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THERMAL MODELING TECHNIQUE FOR A SATELLITE IMAGER (인공위성 영상기의 열모델링 방법)

  • Kim, Jung-Hoon;Jun, Hyoung-Yoll;Yu, Myoung-Jong;Kim, Byoung-Soo
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.174-180
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    • 2010
  • Conductive and radiative thermal model configurations of an imager of a geostationary satellite are presented. A two-plane method is introduced for three dimensional conductive coupling which is not able to be treated by thin shell plate thermal modeling technique. Especially the two-plane method is applied to massive matters and PIP(Payload Interface Plate) in the imager model. Some massive matters in the thermal model are modified by adequate correction factors or equivalent thickness in order to obtain the numerical results of thermal modeling to be consistent with the analytic model. More detailed nodal breakdown is specially employed to the object which has the rapid temperature gradient expected by a rule of thumb. This detailed thermal model of the imager is supposed to be used for detailed analyses and test predictions, and be correlated with the thermal vacuum test results before final in-flight predictions.

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System-Level Saturation Modeling of Thermal Imager (열상장비의 포화 현상에 대한 시스템 모델링)

  • Han, Seungoh;Park, Seung-Man
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.698-702
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    • 2016
  • Thermal imager is now regarded as one of the key observation devices for ISR activities and getting important more and more. As other detectors, however, the thermal detectors also have maximum input and therefore they will be saturated if the input IR energy exceeds the allowed range. The saturation in the thermal detector makes it impossible to distinguish the target from background, as a result, the thermal imager does not perform its own mission anymore. In order to get an insight related with the image saturation, this paper develops a saturation model for a thermal imaging system, not a thermal detector. The proposed modeling starts from analyzing the specification of a thermal imager. Coupled with the characteristic parameters of the object, the saturation model can be used to predict the distance on which the detector is saturated. The proposed saturation model prove its validity by applying it for the case of observing a flash-bang.

THERMAL MODELING TECHNIQUE FOR GEOSTATIONARY OCEAN COLOR IMAGER (정지위성 해색 촬영기의 열모델링 기술)

  • Kim, Jung-Hoon;Jun, Hyoung-Yoll;Han, Cho-Young;Kim, Byoung-Soo
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2010
  • Conductive and radiative thermal model configurations of an imager of a geostationary satellite are presented. A two-plane method is introduced for three dimensional conductive coupling which is not able to be treated by thin shell plate thermal modeling technique. Especially the two-plane method is applied to massive matters and PIP(Payload Interface Plate) in the imager model. Some massive matters in the thermal model are modified by adequate correction factors or equivalent thickness in order to obtain the numerical results of thermal modeling to be consistent with the analytic model. More detailed nodal breakdown is specially employed to the object which has the rapid temperature gradient expected by a rule of thumb. This detailed thermal model of the imager is supposed to be used for analyses and test predictions, and be correlated with the thermal vacuum test results before final in-flight predictions.

Electronic Processor Design for Thermal Imager with Serial/Parallel Scan type (직병렬 주사방식 일정장비의 신호처리기 설계 연구)

  • 송인섭;유위경;윤은석;홍영철;홍석민
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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    • v.31B no.1
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 1994
  • This paper describes the design principles and methods of electronic processor for thermal imager with the SPRITE detector, operating in the 8-12 micron band. The thermal imager consists of a optical scanner containing the detector and an electrical signal processor. The optical scanner utilizing rotating polygon and oscillating mirror, is 2-dimensional serial/parallel scan type using 5 elements of the detector. And the electronic processor has pre-processing of 5 chnanel's thermal signal from the detector, and performs digital scan conversion to reform the parallel data stream into serial analog data compatible with conventional RS-170 video. Through the designed electronic processor, we have acquired a satisfactory thermal image. And the MRTD (Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference) is 0.5$^{\circ}$K at 7.5 cycles/mm.

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High Resolution Electronic Processor Design for Thermal Imager with 320x240 Staring Array Infrared Detector (320x240 적외선 배열검출기를 이용한 고분해능 열상 신호처리기 구현)

  • Hong, Seok-Min;Yu, Wee-Kyung;Yoon, Eun-Suk
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.2 s.25
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    • pp.111-117
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    • 2006
  • This paper describes the design principles and methods of electronic processor for thermal imager with 320$\times$240 staring array infrared detector. For the detector's nonuniformity correction and excellent image quality, we have designed the multi-point correction method using the defocusing technique of the optics. And to enhance the image of low contrast and improve the detection capability, the new technique of histogram processing has been designed. Through these image processing techniques, we have developed the high quality thermal imager and acquired a satisfactory thermal image. The result of MRTD(Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference) is $0.1^{\circ}C$ at 4cycles/mard.

Numerical Study on the Thermal Design of Lunar Terrain Imager System Loaded on the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (시험용 달 궤도선의 광학탑재체 시스템 열설계에 대한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Kim, Taig Young;Chang, Su-Young;Heo, Haeng-Pal
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.309-318
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    • 2019
  • The thermal design of the Lunar Terrain Imager (LUTI) on the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) was performed and the soundness of the thermal design was verified by thermal analysis. The thermal environment of the lunar mission orbit should be reflected in the thermal design because the IR radiation of the lunar surface is important, unlike the earth orbit. The components or modules exposed to the outside of the satellite are insulated with MLI as much as possible, but the camera tube and the radiator are functionally exposed, so the thermal shield using the concept of radiation shape factor is mounted on the front to mitigate IR radiation. The IR emissivity is important in the front side of the radiator that receives little solar radiation, and components that are susceptible to thermal deformation such as the tube use a radiation heater to minimize the temperature gradient. Through the investigation of computational results, it was confirmed that the thermal design of LUTI is stable in various situations.

A Study of Characteristics Comparison with Polyimide in LCOS Microdisplay

  • Kim, Su-Gun;Kim, Ji-Hyun;Lee, Sang-Shin;Kim, Joo-Hyung;Cho, Chul-Shik
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.891-894
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    • 2002
  • We studied characteristics of polyimide (PI) about Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) microdisplay. In order to compare two kinds of PI and choose one PI, we measured some items. First, we measured thermal imidization of SE-7492, SE-5291 (Nissan) PI using FT-IR. The results of thermal imidization are same 85%for SE-7492 and 86% for SE-5291. The second, we measured voltage-holding ratio (VHR) of LCOS imager using two kinds PI and one liquid crystal (LC) that is a mixture developed by Merck. The third, we measured contrast ratio (C/R) of LCOS imager using function generator from ov to 4V. The results of VHR and C/R are higher LCOS imager using SE-7492 than LCOS imager using SE-5291. And last we measured response time and the result is same two types LCOS Imagers. So, we choose PI of LCOS imager and concluded that LC is much better matched of PI using SE-7492.

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ON-ORBIT THERMAL ANALYSIS FOR THE GEOSTATIONARY OCEAN COLOR IMAGER OF A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE (정지궤도위성의 해양관측센서 임무 궤도 열해석)

  • Kim, Jung-Hoon;Jun, Hyoung-Yoll
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.135-141
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    • 2009
  • A preliminary thermal analysis is performed for the optical payload system of a geostationary satellite. The optical payload considered in this paper is GOCI(Geostationary Ocean Color Imager) of COMS of Korea. The radiative and conductive thermal models are employed in order to predict thermal responses of the GOCI on the geostationary orbit. According to the results of this analysis are as follows: 1) the GOCI instrument thermal control is satisfactory to provide the temperatures for the GOCI performances, 2) the thermal control is defined and interfaces are validated, and 3) the entrance baffle temperature is found slightly out its specification, therefore further detailed analyses should be continued on this element.

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PRELIMINARY ON-ORBIT THERMAL ANALYSIS FOR THE GEOSTATIONARY OCEAN COLOR IMAGER OF COMS (통신해양기상위성 해양탑재체 정지궤도 예비 열해석)

  • Kim, Jung-Hoon;Jun, Hyoung-Yoll;Han, Cho-Young
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 2010
  • A preliminary thermal analysis is performed for the optical payload system of a geostationary satellite. The optical payload considered in this paper is GOCI(Geostationary Ocean Color Imager) of COMS of Korea. The radiative and conductive thermal models are employed in order to predict thermal responses of the GOCI on the geostationary orbit. The results of this analysis are as follows: 1) the GOCI instrument thermal control is satisfactory to provide the temperatures for the GOCI performances, 2) the thermal control is defined and interfaces are validated, and 3) the entrance baffle temperature and shutter wheel motor gradient are found slightly out their specification, therefore further detailed analyses should be continued on these elements.