• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2024

Galileo is a European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) that has offered the Galileo Open Service since 2016. Consequently, the standardization of GNSS augmentation systems, such as Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS), and Aircraft Based Augmentation System (ABAS) for Galileo signals, is ongoing. In 2023, the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA) released prior probabilities of a satellite fault and a constellation fault for Galileo, which are 3×10^-5 and 2×10^-4 per hour, respectively. In particular, the prior probability of a Galileo constellation fault is significantly higher than that for the GPS constellation fault, which is defined as 1×10^-8 per hour. This raised concerns about its potential impact on GBAS integrity monitoring. According to the Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Positioning Service Performance Standard (SPS PS), a constellation fault is classified as a wide fault. A wide fault refers to a fault that affects more than two satellites due to a common cause. Such a fault can be caused by a failure in the Earth Orientation Parameter (EOP). The EOP is used when transforming the inertial axis, on which the orbit determination is based, to Earth Centered Earth Fixed (ECEF) axis, accounting for the irregularities in the rotation of the Earth. Therefore, a faulty EOP can introduce errors when computing a satellite position with respect to the ECEF axis. In GNSS, the ephemeris parameters are estimated based on the positions of satellites and are transmitted to navigation satellites. Subsequently, these ephemeris parameters are broadcasted via the navigation message to users. Therefore, a faulty EOP results in erroneous broadcast ephemeris data. In this paper, we assess the conventional ephemeris fault detection monitor currently employed in GBAS for wide faults, as current GBAS considers only single failure cases. In addition to the existing requirements defined in the standards on the Probability of Missed Detection (PMD), we derive a new PMD requirement tailored for a wide fault. The compliance of the current ephemeris monitor to the derived requirement is evaluated through a simulation. Our findings confirm that the conventional monitor meets the requirement even for wide fault scenarios.

• 천문학논총
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.593-594
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• 2015

We present our analysis results for an updated orbital ephemeris for the dipping low mass X-ray binary 4U 1624-49, using the light curve collected by the All Sky Monitor (ASM) on board the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) and the Monitor of All-Sky X-ray Image (MAXI). To make clear dip profiles, the light curve from the ASM and the MAXI were divided into ten 500d segments and four 400d segments for ASM and MAXI light curves, respectively, and folded with the linear ephemeris proposed by Smale et al. (2001). The phases of dip centers were determined by the method adopted from Hu et al. (2008). The phase drift was then fitted with a linear function. We obtained an updated orbital period of 0.869896(1) d and a phase zero epoch of JD 2450088.6618(57). No clear orbital period derivative is detected with a 2-sigma upper limit of $1.4{\times}10^{-6}(yr)^{-1}$ from a quadratic curve fitting of the dip phase evolution.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2006년도 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS Vol.1
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• pp.235-240
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• 2006

The paper will give an overview of the mission of GalTeC and then concentrate on two main aspects. The first more detailed aspect, is the analysis of the key performance parameters for the Galileo system services and presenting a technical overview of methods and algorithms used. The second more detailed aspect, is the service volume prediction including service dimensioning using the Prediction tool. In order to monitor and validate the Galileo SIS performance for Open Service (OS) and Safety Of Life services (SOL) regarding the key performance parameters, different analyses in the SIS domain and User domain are considered. In the SIS domain, the validation of Signal-in-Space Accuracy SISA and Signal-in-Space Monitoring Accuracy SISMA is performed. For this purpose first of all an independent OD&TS and Integrity determination and processing software is developed to generate the key reference performance parameters named as SISRE (Signal In Space Reference Errors) and related over-bounding statistical information SISRA (Signal In Space Reference Accuracy) based on raw measurements from independent sites (e.g. IGS), Galileo Ground Sensor Stations (GSS) or an own regional monitoring network. Secondly, the differences of orbits and satellite clock corrections between Galileo broadcast ephemeris and the precise reference ephemeris generated by GalTeC will also be compared to check the SIS accuracy. Thirdly, in the user domain, SIS based navigation solution PVT on reference sites using Galileo broadcast ephemeris and the precise ephemeris generated by GalTeC are also used to check key performance parameters. In order to demonstrate the GalTeC performance and the methods mentioned above, the paper presents an initial test result using GPS raw data and GPS broadcast ephemeris. In the tests, some Galileo typical performance parameters are used for GPS system. For example, the maximum URA for one day for one GPS satellite from GPS broadcast ephemeris is used as substitution of SISA to check GPS ephemeris accuracy. Using GalTeC OD&TS and GPS raw data from IGS reference sites, a 10 cm-level of precise orbit determination can be reached. Based on these precise GPS orbits from GalTeC, monitoring and validation of GPS performance can be achieved with a high confidence level. It can be concluded that one of the GalTeC missions is to provide the capability to assess Galileo and general GNSS performance and prediction methods based on a regional and global monitoring networks. Some capability, of which first results are shown in the paper, will be demonstrated further during the planned Galileo IOV phase, the Full Galileo constellation phase and for the different services particularly the Open Services and the Safety Of Life services based on the Galileo Integrity concept.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.187-197
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• 2019

The Optical Wide-field patroL-Network (OWL-Net) is a Korean optical space surveillance system used to track and monitor objects in space. In this study, the characteristics of four Initial Orbit Determination (IOD) methods were analyzed using artificial observational data from Low Earth Orbit satellites, and an appropriate IOD method was selected for use as the initial value of Precise Orbit Determination using OWL-Net data. Various simulations were performed according to the properties of observational data, such as noise level and observational time interval, to confirm the characteristics of the IOD methods. The IOD results produced via the OWL-Net observational data were then compared with Two Line Elements data to verify the accuracy of each IOD method. This paper, thus, suggests the best method for IOD, according to the properties of angles-only data, for use even when the ephemeris of a satellite is unknown.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.373-378
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 위성항법시스템(GNSS)의 다양화에 따른 DGNSS 기준국(RSIM, Reference Station and Integrity Monitor)의 재구축을 위하여, 유럽연합(EU) 위성항법시스템인 Galileo의 E1 의사거리 보정정보 생성 알고리즘과 GPS/Galileo 시뮬레이션을 통한 성능검증에 대해 다룬다. 먼저 DGPS RSIM에서 DGNSS RSIM으로 전환을 위한 운영적 측면에서의 기술 및 메시지 표준과 사용자 방송 측면에서의 메시지 표준에 대해 살펴본다. 일반적으로 GNSS의 의사거리 보정을 위해서는 정확한 GNSS 위성위치와 사용자 위치를 알아야만 한다. 그러므로 Galileo 위성위치를 정확하게 계산하기 위해서, Galileo ICD 문건의 위성위치 계산식을 이용하여 사용자 수신기에서 제공하는 궤도력 정보를 기반으로 해당 위성 위치를 추정한다. 그리고 위성시계 옵셋과 사용자 수신기의 시각오차, GPS와 Galileo 위성의 시스템 타임 옵셋을 계산하여 GPS/Galileo 의사거리 보정정보를 생성한다. GPS/Galileo 시뮬레이터를 연동한 성능검증 플랫폼을 기반으로 GPS/Galileo 보정정보의 오차를 분석하고, 측위정확도를 분석하여 그 성능을 검증하였다. 국제기구(RTCM)에서 요구하는 기준국 운영을 위한 측위 성능을 충족할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2014

인공위성은 예측 가능한 데이터를 이용하여 자신의 상태를 스스로 파악하며, 자연적으로 발생할 수 있는 일시적인 문제가 아니거나 오류가 전이되어 더 큰 문제를 발생시킬 수 있다고 판단될 경우를 대비하여 지상국과의 접속이 없는 상태에서도 스스로 고장 관리를 수행할 수 있도록 설계되어 있다. 태양 센서를 이용한 정상상태에서의 자세 오류 감지도 이러한 고장관리 항목 중의 하나로 사용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 회전하는 태양전지판에 장착되어 있는 태양 센서 데이터를 이용한 오류 감지 방법을 제안하였다. 태양전지판의 운용 방법에 따라 정상적인 상태에서 발생할 수 있는 태양 센서의 오차를 예측하고 이 예측된 값으로부터 벗어나는 정도를 파악하여 오류를 감지하도록 하였다. 또한, 식구간 존재 시에는 태양센서가 그 출력을 내지 못하므로 오류 감지에 문제가 없도록 보정하였다. 마지막으로 궤도 상 데이터를 이용하여 제안된 방법의 타당성을 검증하였다.