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Proton Irradiation Effects on GaN-based devices

  • Keum, Dongmin;Kim, Hyungtak;Cha, Ho-Young
    • Journal of Semiconductor Engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.119-124
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    • 2021
  • Along with the needs for feasibility in the field of space applications, interests in radiation-hardened electronics is growing rapidly. Gallium nitride (GaN)-based devices have been widely researched so far owing to superb radiation resistance. Among them, research on the most abundant protons in low earth orbit (LEO) is essential. In this paper, proton irradiation effects on parameter changes, degradation mechanism, and correlation with reliability of GaN-based devices are summarized.

Cross-Point Based Routing Protocol in Low Earth Orbit Communication Networks (저궤도 위성 통신망을 위한 교차지점 기반 라우팅 프로토콜)

  • Lee, Ye-Eun;Kim, Ki-Il
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2021.11a
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    • pp.72-74
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    • 2021
  • 현재의 저궤도 위성 통신망은 일반적으로 지상기반 네트워크와 공중 기반 네트워크로 구성되지만 최근에는 위성들간의 애드 혹 네트워크 기술을 적용하고자 하는 연구가 진행중이다. 이러한 애드 혹 네트워크 구성의 핵심은 라우팅 프로토콜로써 본 논문에서는 송신자와 수신자 위성간의 교차지점을 활용한 라우팅 프로토콜을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 시뮬레이션을 통하여 성능을 평가하였다.

위성 추진시스템의 추력제어밸브 작동에 따른 추진제 비정상 유동 특성

  • Kim, Jeong-Soo;Han, Cho-Young;Lee, Kyun-Ho
    • Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 2002
  • Satellite propulsion system is employed for orbit transfer, orbit correction, and attitude control. The monopropellant feeding system in the low-earth-orbit satellite blowdowns fuel to the thrust chamber. The thrust produced by the thruster depends on fuel amount flowed into the combustion chamber. If the thruster valve be given on-off signal from on-board commander in the satellite, valve will be opened or closed. When the thrusters fire fuel flows through opened thruster valve, instantaneous stoppage of flow in according to valve actuation produces transient pressure due to pressure wave. This paper describes transient pressure predictions of the KOMPSAT-2 propulsion system resulting from latching valve and thrust control valve operations. The time-dependent set of the fluid mass and momentum equations are calculated by MOC.

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Analysis of Orbit Injection Performance of KSLV-II by Weight Reduction (경량화에 의한 한국형발사체 궤도투입성능 향상 분석)

  • Kim, Hye-Sung;Yang, Seong-Min;Choi, Jeong-Yeol
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.141-151
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    • 2018
  • A trajectory analysis program was developed to predict KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II) performance with the reducing weight. The program estimates the LEO (Low Earth Orbit) / SSO (Sun-Synchronous Orbit) injection performance, which is determined as payload weight for the orbits, with decreasing the structural ratio or increasing rocket engine power. It is expected that the KSLV-II can transport up to 4.5 tons, 3 tons of space payloads at LEO, SSO with a reduced structural ratio by 60% of the original. It also shows that the KSLV-II can transport up to 3.65 tons at SSO by applying advanced engines of 90 tonf, 10 tonf class with the reduced structure.

PREPROCESSING OF THE GPS RAW DATA FOR THE PRECISION ORBIT DETERMINATION BY DGPS TECHNIQUE (DGPS 방식에 의한 위성의 정밀궤도 결정을 위한 GPS 원시 자료 전처리)

  • 문보연;이정숙;이병선;김재훈;박은서;윤재철;노경민;최규홍
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.163-172
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    • 2002
  • This article investigates the problem of data preprocessing for the precision orbit determination (POD) of low earth orbit satellite using GPS .aw data. Several data preprocessing algorithms have been developed to edit the GPS data automatically such that outlier deletion, cycle slip identification and correction, and time tag error correction. The GPS data are precisely edited for the accuracy of POD. Some methods of data preprocessing are restricted to the rate of the collections of the pseudorange and carrier phase measurements. This study considers the preprocessing efficiency varied with the rate, the quality of receiver and the altitude of the satellite's orbit. We also propose the proper methods in accordance with the rate for single frequency and dual frequency receivers.

Preliminary Mission Design of Transfer Orbit of a Lunar Lander Launched by a Korean Space Launch Vehicle (국내 발사체를 이용한 달착륙선 발사시 전이 궤도 예비 임무 설계)

  • Song, Eun-Jung;Lee, Sang-il;Choi, iyoung;Sun, Byung-Chan;Roh, Woong-Rae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.50 no.12
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    • pp.867-875
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    • 2022
  • The preliminary mission analysis of a lunar lander, which is mounted on the upper stage of a Korean space launch vehicle, is performed when landing on the moon through a trans-lunar injection maneuver after being injected into the earth's low orbit by th launcher in this paper. Both direct landing and orbital landing methods, which have each advantage and disadvantages, are applied and their transfer orbit characteristics are analyzed according to the launch date when launching in lunar October 2030. We also analyzed the launch dates which satisfying eclipse conditions, solar elevation conditions, and tracking time intervals such as the US lunar lander Surveyor-1. The obtained results show that the most appropriate launch date is the 4th day of lunar October in case of direct landing method, and the 3rd day in case of indirect landing method, since the argument of perigee of the trans-lunar injection orbit and eclipse conditions are favorable in the dates.

Study on spaceborne telescope structure with high stability using new composite materials (신소재 복합재료를 이용한 우주용 카메라 구조의 고안정화 설계에 관한 연구)

  • EUNG-SHIK LEE;SUN-HEE WOO
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.132-136
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    • 2003
  • A Multi-Spectral Camera (MSC) is the payload of KOMPSAT-2 which is designed for earth imaging in visible and near-Infrared region on a sun-synchronous orbit. The telescope in the MSC is a Ritchey-Chretien type with large aperture. The telescope structure should be well stabilized and the optical alignment should be kept steady so that best images can be achieved. However, the MSC is exposed to adverse thermal environment on the orbit which can give impacts on optical performance. Metering structure which is exposed to adverse space environment should have tight requirement of low thermal expansion and hygroscopic stability. In order to meet those stability requirements in addition to fundamental structural ones telescope structure was designed with newly developed graphite-cyanate composite which has high tensile modulus, high thermal conductivity and low moisture absorption compared with conventional graphite-epoxy composite. In this paper, space-borne telescope structure with new composite material will be presented and fulfillment of stability requirements will be verified with designed structure.

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Space Physics Sensor on KOMPSAT-1

  • Min, Kyoung-Wook;Choi, Young-Wan;Shin, Young-Hoon;Lee, Jae-Jin;Lee, Dae-Hee;Kim, Jhoon
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 1998.09a
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    • pp.355-360
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    • 1998
  • A small package of plasma instruments, Space Physics Sensor, will monitor the space environment and its effects on microelectronics in the low altitude region as it operates on board the KOMPSAT-1 from 1999 over the maximum of the solar cycle 23. The Space Physics Sensor (SPS) consists of two parts: the Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS) and the High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD). IMS will make in situ Measurements of the thermal electron density and temperature, and is expected to provide a global map of the thermal electron characteristics and the variability according to the solar and geomagnetic activity in the high altitude ionosphere of the KOMPSAT-t orbit. HEPD will measure the fluxes of high energy protons and electrons, monitor the single event upsets caused by these energetic charged particles, and give the information of the total radiation dose received by the spacecraft. The continuous operation of these sensors, along with the ground measurements such as incoherent scatter radars, digital ionosondes and other spacecraft measurements, will enhance our understanding of this important region of practical use for the low earth orbit satellites.

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Dynamic channel allocation between low-orbit satellite networks and terrestrial services using genetic algorithm (유전 알고리즘을 활용한 저궤도 위성 네트워크와 지상 서비스 간 동적 채널 할당)

  • Yeongi Cho;Han-Shin Jo
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.440-444
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    • 2024
  • This paper presents a solution to the frequency coexistence problem between low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks and other services by utilizing genetic algorithms. Non-terrestrial network (NTN) utilizing LEO satellites have mobility and need to address interference issues that may occur when sharing frequencies with terrestrial services according to propagation rules. In this study, we model the interference scenario based on the NTN operation scenario proposed by 3GPP, and derive the optimal channel allocation scheme for NTNs to protect terrestrial services while satisfying the minimum quality of service (QoS) through genetic algorithm. The simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms the existing fixed assignment method and graph coloring method, and enables efficient frequency sharing.