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Analyzing Causes of Seasonal Changes Displayed by Primary Teachers at the Equator

  • Chae, Dong-Hyun
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.29 no.7
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    • pp.759-766
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to examine 10 Belizean teachers' conceptions about the causes of seasonal change. This research was conducted with an integrated method using a open ended written test and an interview which included a drawing. There are four categories, explained by the teachers, as the causes of seasonal changes. They are; climate, rotation of the earth on its axis, revolution of the earth around the sun, and the tilting of earth's axis as it revolves. Most teachers misunderstood that the first of three categories was responsible for seasonal change. Second, it is more effective to use the integrated method shown in this research than to use only a written test when seriously investigating the causes and understanding of seasonal change. Third, 8 out of 10 teachers could not correctly explain the causes of seasonal change. The reasons for seasonal change seemed to be hard for the informants to understand even though it was taught in elementary, middle, high school, and college elective classes.

A New Species of Leptostrobus from the Upper Triassic Amisan Formation of the Nampo Group in Korea

  • Kim, Jong-Heon;Kim, Hee-Soo;Lee, Bong-Jae;Kim, Jung-Min;Lee, Hee-Kwon
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.30-37
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    • 2002
  • Leptostrobus myeongamensis sp. nov. is newly described from the well-preserved but broken material occurring in the Upper Triassic Amisan Formation of the Nampo Group in Korea. This species is characterized by its lateral appendages of cone axis, each consisting of a rounded capsule and small scale leaf, and by its cone base covered with small scale leaves, the same size as in cone axis. This species is the first record from the Mesozoic strata in Korea.

A Theoretical Study on Free Gyroscopic Compass

  • Jeong, Tae-Gweon;Park, Sok-Chu
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.30 no.9
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    • pp.729-734
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    • 2006
  • The authors aim to establish the theory necessary for developing the free gyroscopic compass and focus on mainly two points. One is to suggest north-finding principle by the angular velocity of the earth's rotation, and the other is to suggest orthogonal coordinate transformations of the motion rate of the spin axis, which transforms the components of motion rate in the free gyro frame into those in the platform frame and that this transformed rate is, in turn, transformed into the NED(north-east-down) navigation frame. Subsequently, ship's heading is obtained by using the fore-aft and athwartship components of the motion rate of the spin axis in the NED frame. In addition it was found how to solve the transformation matrix necessary for transforming each frame.

A Theoretical Study on Free Gyrocompass

  • Park, Sok-Chu;Jeong, Tae-Gweon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • v.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2006
  • The authors aim to establish the theory necessary for developing the free gyrocompass. The following considerations are taken. One is to suggest north-finding principle by the angular velocity of the earth's rotation, and the other is to suggest that the motion rate of the spin axis in the free gyro frame is transformed into the platform fame and this transformed rate is again transformed into the NED navigation frame. After transformation ship's heading is obtained using the fore-aft and athwartship components of the motion rate of the spin axis in the NED frame In addition it was suggested how to solve the transformation matrix necessary for transforming each frame.

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Extraction of Geomagnetic Field from KOMSAT-1 Three-Axis Magnetometer Data

  • Hwang, Jong-Sun;Lee, Sun-Ho;Min, Kyung-Duck;Kim, Jeong-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.242-242
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    • 2002
  • The Earth's magnetic field acquired from KOMPSAT-1's TAM (Three-Axis Magnetometer) between June 19th and 21st 2000 was analyzed. The TAM, one of the KOMPSAT-1's Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystems, plays an important role in determining and controlling the satellite's attitude. This also can provide new insight on the Earth's magnetic field. By transforming the satellite coordinate from ECI to ECEF, spherical coordinate of total magnetic field was achieved. These data were grouped into dusk (ascending) and dawn (descending) data sets, based on their local magnetic times. This partitioning is essential for performing 1-D WCA (Wavenumber Correlation Analysis). Also, this enhances the perception of external fields in the Kompsat-1's TAM magnetic maps that were compiled according to different local. The dusk and dawn data are processed independently and then merged to produce a total field magnetic anomaly map. To extract static and dynamic components, the 1-D and 2-D WCAs were applied to the sub-parallel neighboring tracks and dawn-dusk data sets. The static components were compared with the IGRF, the global spherical harmonic magnetic field model. The static and dynamic components were analyzed in terms of corefield, external, and crustal signals based on their origins.

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Magnetic Field Correction Method of Magnetometers in Small Satellites

  • Lee, Seon-Ho;Rhee, Seung-Wu;Ahn, Hyo-Sung
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.36-40
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    • 2003
  • The considered satellite is supposed to operate in the earth-point mode and sun-point mode in accordance with the mission requirements. The magnetic field correction is based on the orbit geometry using a set of measured magnetic field data from the three-axis-magnetometer and its algorithm excludes the earth’s magnetic field model. Moreover, the usefulness of the proposed method is investigated throughout the simulation of KOMPSAT-1.

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A Study of the Seepage through Filter Installed Earth Dams (필타설치흙댐의 침수에 관한 연구)

  • Gang, Gwan-Won;Sin, Bang-Ung;Lee, Jae-Gi
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.4417-4422
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    • 1977
  • This thesis is a result of theoretical and electrical experimental studies for the shape of Seepage on various Earth Dams. The decrement method of seepage through of water amount to earth Dam's was tested by means of experiment by the model constructed in the water tank. A study of the seepage through earth Dam's is necessary for a satisfactory of the same. An attempt was made in these investigations to study the problem of the seepage through homogeneous earth dams with filters located near the axis of the dam and filters extending in to upstream portion of the dam by the electrical analogy method. The experimental results were at variance with the graphical solution given by A Casagrande method. Some of the results were checked by relaxation method and by the circle criterion for drawing flow nets.

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SATELLITE ATTITUDE SENSING MODEL AND THEIR S/W DEVELOPMENT (인공위성 자세감지 모델과 그 S/W 개발)

  • 김영신;안웅영;김천휘
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 1999
  • We have developed an attitude sensing S/W system, one of modules of Mission Analysis System(MAS), which simulates attitude sensing data as almost the same as the real sensor of a satellite in orbit. When attitude elements($alpha,delta$) of a satellite and positions of Earth, Moon, and Sun are given, the S/W system calculates look angles and dihedral angles of each celestial bodies relative to the rotations axis of the satellite. It consists of two sub-modules : One is ephemeris service module which consider the perturbations of four planets(Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) for positions of Sun and Moon and 4 $\times$4 earth gravitational potential terms for a satellite's position. The other is attitude simulation module which generates attitude sensing data. Varying the rotational axis of a satellite and it's orbital elements, we simulated the generating attitude sensing data with this S/W system and discussed their results.

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Relationship between Magnetic Torquer Arrangement and Reaction Wheel Momentum Dumping Performance (자기토커 배치와 반작용휠 모멘텀 덤핑 성능 관계)

  • Son, Jun-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.46 no.9
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    • pp.760-766
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    • 2018
  • Due to external disturbances on the satellite, unwanted momentum is accumulated on reaction wheels. To remove this momentum, three magnetic torquers which are installed along the satellite's axes are used. The magnetic torquers generated torque indirectly by interactions with the earth's magnetic field. Thus, during momentum dumping, we should consider both the magnetic torquer and the earth's magnetic field generated on the magnetic torquers at the same time. When low earth orbit satellite with high inclination angle holds nadir pointing attitude, weak earth's magnetic field is generated along the satellite's pitch axis. In this case, one magnetic torquer is overloaded and momentum dumping performance is degraded. This research will review the method to improve the momentum dumping performance by adjusting magnetic torquers arrangement.

Observation of the Earth's Magnetic field from KOMPSAT-1

  • Hwang, Jong-Sun;Kim, Sung-Yong;Lee, Seon-Ho;Min, Kyung-Duck;Kim, Jeong-Woo;Lee, Su-Jin
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1236-1238
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    • 2003
  • The Earth's total magnetic field was extracted from on board TAM (Three Axis Magnetometer) observations of KOMPSAT-1 satellite between June 19th and 21st, 2000. In the pre-processing, the TAM's telemetry data were transformed from ECI (Earth Centered Inertial frame) to ECEF (Earth Centered Earth Fixed frame) and then to spherical coordination, and self-induced magnetic field by satellite bus itself were removed by using an on-orbit magnetometer data correction method. The 2-D wavenumber correlation filtering and quadrant-swapping method were applied to the pre-processed data in order to eliminate dynamic components and track-line noise, respectively. Then, the spherical harmonic coefficients are calculated from KOMPSAT-1 data. To test the validity of the TAM's geomagnetic field, Danish/NASA/French ${\phi}$rsted satellite's magnetic model and IGRF2000 model were used for statistical comparison. The correlation coefficient between ${\phi}$rsted and TAM is 0.97 and IGRF and TAM is 0.96. It was found that the data from on board magnetometer observations for attitude control of Earth-observing satellites can be used to determinate the Earth's total magnetic field and that they can be efficiently used to upgrade the global geomagnetic field coefficients, such as IGRF by providing new information at various altitudes with better temporal and spatial coverage.

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