• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2015

극초소형 위성은 극히 제한적인 크기로 인하여 태양전지판 장착을 위한 표면적이 제한적이다. 또한 자세제어 방식에 따라서는 태양전지판에 대한 태양 입사각이 계속적으로 변화하며 이는 전력생성에 있어 주요 변수이다. 본 논문에서는 태양전지판에 대한 태양입사각이 전력생성에 불리한 조건에도 프레넬렌즈를 이용해 전력생성효율 향상이 가능한 극초소형 위성용 집광형 태양전력시스템을 제안하였다. 제안된 집광형 태양전력시스템의 전력생성효율 극대화 가능성 입증을 위하여 태양광 모사기와 상용 프레넬렌즈를 이용한 전력측정시험을 수행하였으며, 시험결과를 기반으로 상용 S/W인 STK를 활용해 영구자석 안정화 자세제어 방식이 적용된 극초소형 위성의 궤도 전력생성효율 분석을 수행하였다.

• International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2016

STEP Cube Lab (Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project) is a 1U standardized pico-class satellite. Its main mission objective is an on-orbit verification of five fundamental core space technologies. For assuring a successful missions of the STEP Cube Lab with five payloads, electrical power subsystem (EPS) shall sufficiently provide an electrical power to payloads and bus systems of the satellite during an entire mission life. In this study, a design process of EPS system was introduced including power budget analysis considering a mission orbit and various mission modes of the satellite. In conclusion, adequate EPS hardware in compliance with design requirements were selected. The effectiveness and mission capability of EPS architecture design were confirmed through an energy balance analysis (EBA).

• International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.34-43
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• 2014

The STEP Cube Lab (Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Projects) is a 1U cube satellite developed by the Space Technology Synthesis Laboratory of Chosun University to be launched in 2015. Its mission objective is twofold: to determine which of the fundamental space technologies researched at domestic universities, will be potential candidates for use in future space missions and to verify the effectiveness of the technologies by investigating mission data obtained from on-orbit operation of the cube satellite. In this paper, a structural design concept based on the 1U standard to achieve the mission objective is introduced. The validity of the design has been demonstrated by quasi-static analysis and modal analysis. In addition, a non-explosive separation device triggered by burn wire heating, which is one of the main mission payloads is introduced.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.601-604
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• 2004

Precise position and attitude control of pico-satellite requires huge number of impulses of the order of 10$^{-6}$ Ns. MEMS solid rocket array is a promising propulsion system but the higher degree of miniaturization causes unreliable operation mainly due to quenching. In order to breakthrough this situation, a novel design of solid micro-rocket is proposed, which generates tiny impulses repetitively from a single rocket not from array. This unique micro-rocket is based on the utilization of quenching, which causes propellant reaction to sustain only in a small area. A test chip of a micro solid propellant tank and micro heater array is fabricated and ignition test is conducted. Obtained results show the feasibility of this concept and future direction of this quenching-based propulsion is discussed.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2013

This work investigates the orbital perturbations of the cubesats that lie on LEO due to Earth albedo. The motivation for this paper originated in the investigation of the orbital perturbations for closed- Earth pico-satellites due to the sunlight reflected by the Earth (the albedo). Having assumed that the Sun lies on the equator, the albedo irradiance is calculated using a numerical model in which irradiance depends on the geographical latitude, longitude and altitude of the satellite. However, in the present work the longitude dependency is disregarded. Albedo force and acceleration components are formulated using a detailed model in a geocentric equatorial system in which the Earth is an oblate spheroid. Lagrange planetary equations in its Gaussian form are used to analyze the orbital changes when $e{\neq}0$ and $i{\neq}0$. Based on the Earth's reflectivity data measured by NASA Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS project), the orbital perturbations are calculated for some cubesats. The outcome of the numerical test shows that the albedo force has a significant contribution on the orbital perturbations of the pico-satellite which can affect the satellite life time.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권9호
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• pp.795-801
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• 2014

STEP Cube Lab.은 조선대학교 항공우주공학과 우주기술융합연구실에서 개발 중인 극초소형 위성으로 구분되는 1U 큐브위성으로, 논문 연구 실적으로만 그친 우주핵심기술을 발굴 및 탑재하여 궤도 검증 실시 및 해당 분야 기술의 지적 저변확대에 공헌을 목표로 한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 주요 탑재체인 가변방사율 라디에이터, 무충격 구속분리장치 그리고 MEMS 고체추진로켓 등을 탑재하여 극한 우주 열환경에서의 위성 시스템과 탑재 체의 안정적인 궤도 운용 및 기술 검증을 위해 시스템 통합 열해석 및 열제어를 실시하였으며, 이를 통해 해석결과 분석 및 열제어 설계의 타당성을 입증하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권7호
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• pp.622-627
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• 2014

극초소형 위성으로 분류되는 큐브위성의 경우, 표준화된 위성의 크기로 인하여 위성의 전력생성을 목적으로 하는 태양전지판 장착을 위한 공간이 극히 제한적이며, 자세제어 적용 방식에 따라서는 태양전지판에 입사되는 태양광의 각도가 변화하고 이는 태양전지의 전력생성 양을 결정하는 주요 요인으로 작용한다. 본 논문에서는 극초소형 위성 적용을 목적으로 태양광과 태양전지판이 이루는 각도가 $0^{\circ}$인 조건에서도 태양전지판 외곽에 배치된 렌즈어레이를 통해 태양광을 효율적으로 조사하여 전력생성 효율 향상이 가능한 우주용 집광형 태양전력 시스템을 제안하였으며, 극초소형 위성으로의 적용 가능성 검토를 위해 상용 렌즈어레이를 적용한 기능시험을 통해 유효성을 입증하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.814-821
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• 2015

극초소형 위성으로 분류되는 큐브위성 STEP Cube Lab.(Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project)은 우주기반 핵심기술들의 궤도검증을 주 임무로 2015년 발사를 위해 최종 비행모델의 개발을 완료하였다. 상기 임무를 위해 STEP Cube Lab.은 수동 열제어를 기반으로 최적화된 열제어 설계를 수행하였으며, 수락(acceptance) 수준의 열진공시험을 통해 위성 성능 및 열제어 설계의 검증을 완료하였다. 또한 열평형 시험을 통해 위성 열-수치 모델의 신뢰도 향상을 위한 보정 작업을 수행하였다. 본 논문에서는 STEP Cube Lab. FM의 열진공시험을 통한 일련의 검증 과정에 대해 서술하고자 한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.201-218
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate climatological variations from the sea surface temperature (SST), chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl-a), and phytoplankton size class (PSC), using NOAA AVHRR, SeaWiFS, and MODIS data in the South Sea of Korea (SSK) and East China Sea (ECS). 26-year monthly SST and 13-year monthly Chl-a and PSC data, separated by whole and nine-different areas, were used to understand seasonal and inter-annual variations. SST and Chl-a clearly showed seasonal variations: higher SST and Chl-a were observed during the summer and spring, and lower values occurred during the winter and summer. The annual and monthly SST over 26 years increased by $0.2{\sim}1.0^{\circ}C$. The annual and monthly Chl-a concentration over 13 years decreased by $0.2{\sim}1.1mg/m^3$. To determine more detailed spatial and temporal variations, we used the combined data with monthly SST, Chl-a, and PSC. Between 1998 and 2010, the inter-annual trend of Chl-a decreased, with decreasing micro- and nano-size plankton, and increasing pico-size plankton. In regional analysis, the west region of the study area was spatially and temporally correlated with the area dominated by decreasing micro-size plankton; while the east region was less sensitive to coastal and land effects, and was dominated by increasing pico-size plankton. This phenomenon is better related to one or more forcing factors: the increased stratification of ocean driven by changes occurring in spatial variations of the SST caused limited contributions of nutrients and changed marine ecosystems in the study area.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2012

CubeSats classified as pico-class satellite require a ground station to track the satellite, transmit a command, and receive an on-orbit data such as SOH (State-of-Health) and mission data according to the operation plan. For this, ground station system has to be properly designed to perform a communication to with the satellite with enough up- and down-link budgets. In this study, a conceptual design of the ground station has been performed for the CubeSat named as STEP Cube Lab. (Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project). The paper includes a ground station hardware interface design, link budget analysis and a ground station software realization. In addition, the operation plan of the ground station has been established considering the STEP Cube Lab. mission requirements.