• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.127-133
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• 2014

In this paper, we present the design, functions and performance analysis of the virtual machine (VM) based on the Lua interpreter for On-Board Control Procedure Execution Environment (OEE). The development of the OEE has been required in order to operate the lunar explorer mission autonomously which is planned by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) autonomously. The concept of On-Board Control Procedure (OBCP) is already being applied to the deep space missions with a long propagation delay and a limited data transmission capacity since it ensure he autonomy of the mission without the ground intervention. The interpreter is the execution engine in the VM and it interpreters high-level programming codes line by line and executes the VM instructions. So the execution speed is very more slower than that of natively compiled codes. In order to overcome it, we design and implement OEE using register-based Lua interpreter for execution engine in OEE. We present experimental results on a range of additional hardware configurations such as usages of cache and floating point unit. We expect those to utilized to the OBCP scheduling policy and the system with Lua interpreter.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.8
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• pp.702-709
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• 2016

By means of the our satellite development for the past 20 years, it ensure us to obtain domestic independent development capabilities. In the case of practical-class Low-Earth Orbit(LEO) remote sensing satellites, we become a world-class developer. Furthermore, we acquire the technology to develop domestic-leading geostationary satellites, depending on the mission. Currently, we proceed with the next-generation mid-size satellite development program featuring standard bus for the expansion of the world market and has embarked on the development of lunar orbiter from this year.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.29-34
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• 2020

On 21 August 2017, during 16:49 UT and 20:02 UT period, a total solar eclipse started. The totality shadow occurred over the United States in time between ~17:15 UT and ~18:47 UT. When the solar radiation is blocked by the moon, observations of the ionospheric parameters will be important in the space weather community. Fortunately, during this eclipse, two Swarm satellites (A and C) flied at about 445 km through lunar penumbra at local noon of United States in the upper ionosphere. In this work, we investigate the effect of the solar eclipse on electron density, slant total electron content (STEC) and electron temperature using data from Swarm mission over United States. We use calibrated measurements of plasma density and electron temperature. Our results indicate that: (1) the electron density and STEC have a significant depletion associated with the eclipse; which could be due to dominance of dissociative recombination over photoionization caused by the reduction of ionizing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation during the eclipse time (2) the electron temperature decreases, compared with a reference day, by up to ~150 K; which could be due to the decrease in photoelectron heating from reduced photoionization.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.108.2-108.2
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• 2014

과거 달 탐사 미션으로 달에는 global magnetic fields는 존재하지 않고 표면에 국부적으로 자기장이 존재함이 확인되었다. 그러나 이렇게 측정된 자기장 데이터는 일정 고도 (> 20 km) 이상에서 측정되었기 때문에, 지표에 비해 그 세기가 매우 약해 자기장의 형태와 분포를 연구하는데 한계가 있다. 보다 자세한 연구를 위해서는 표면에서부터 다양한 고도에 이르는 위치에서 측정된 자기장 데이터가 필요하며, 이는 달 표토의 자화나 Swirl 형성 메커니즘을 이해하는데 중요한 정보이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 큐브위성을 이용하여 저궤도부터 지표까지의 자기장을 측정하는 방안을 소개한다. 큐브위성은 달 궤도 모선에서 사출되어 자기이상 지역 표면에 충돌하는 임무를 가진다. 자력계는 모선과 큐브위성에 각각 탑재되어 자기장을 측정하며, 모선으로 부터 사출된 큐브위성은 충돌 직전까지 자기장을 측정하고 모선에 습득한 데이터를 실시간으로 전송한다. 이렇게 측정된 자기장 데이터는 모선의 궤도부터 표면에 이르기까지 여러 고도에서 측정되었기 때문에 자기이상 지역의 자기장 구조를 파악하는데 중요한 자료로 활용할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 달의 자기이상 지역과 큐브위성 임무 설계에 대하여 기술하였다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.88.2-88.2
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• 2014

경희대학교 천문대는 한국과학창의재단에서 후원하는 2013년 과학문화 민간활동 지원사업의 일환으로 "청소년, 우주를 향해 미래를 쏘다!"라는 멘토링 프로그램을 2013년 7월 23일부터 2014년 2월 28일까지 진행하였다. 본 프로그램의 참가대상은 경기지역 고등학교 1, 2학년 학생 32명이 참가하였고, 대학생 멘토 8명과 팀으로 활동하였다. 본 프로그램의 목적은 달 탐사를 주제로 한 체험프로그램을 통해 청소년들의 우주개발의 현황을 체험할 수 있는 기회를 제공하고, 체험 프로그램을 활용하여 창의력, 협동심, 자신감을 함양시키며 이공계 분야의 비젼과 진로 방향을 제시하는 것이다. 본 프로그램은 6개의 주제로 총 10회 동안 진행되었으며, 각각의 주제는 우리나라 우주개발 현장체험, 달탐사의 필요성 체험, 발사체 및 탑재체의 이해와 체험, 청소년이 바라본 우리나라 달탐사의 미래, '우주로' 체험 캠프, 최종발표회이다. 프로그램은 체험, 조사, 발표 및 토의 형식으로 진행되었다. 본 프로그램에서 기대되는 성과는 조별 활동 및 다양한 체험 실습으로 협동심 및 인성을 함양하고, 천문학/공학 분야의 전공 대학생의 멘토링으로 논리적, 체계적, 비판적인 사고를 유도하고, 학연 협력을 활용한 현장학습으로 청소년들의 이공계에 대한 흥미를 유발하고 진로 방향을 제시하며, 다양한 체험 실습 및 미래 지향적인 컨텐츠를 활용하여 천문학 및 우주과학에 대한 호기심을 자극하는 것이다. 본 프로그램에서의 최종 성과물은 기존의 달탐사와 차별적인 주제와 방법론을 고안하여 논리적이고 창의적으로 우리나라의 달탐사에 대한 방법론적인 아이디어를 유도하는 것에 중점을 두었다.

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.26-43
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• 2023

As Korean first lunar probe, Danuri, succeeded in entering lunar orbit, Korean new space exploration plans such as Mars exploration can be expected. Korean space exploration payload is developed only in a limited field, so there is a need to create a new space exploration payload. In foreign countries, there is a mass spectrometer as a basic equipment for space exploration, and it is a very useful payload that encompasses the exploration of life through the analysis of organic matter as well as the observation of the atmosphere and volatile substances of the exploration target. However, Korea has never developed a mass spectrometer payload for space exploration, so it is necessary to secure technology in preparation for future space exploration. Before that, we look at the scientific achievements of foreign mass spectrometer payloads for space exploration and identify trends.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.57.4-58
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• 2021

Asteroids have undergone various processes such as impacts, space weathering, and thermal evolution. Because they expose their surfaces to space without atmosphere, these evolutional processes have been recorded directly on their surfaces. The remote-sensing observations have been conducted to reveal these evolutional histories of the target asteroids. For example, crater and boulder distributions are unambiguous evidence for past nondestructive impacts with other celestial bodies. Multiband and spectroscopic observations have revealed space-weathering history (as well as compositions). Whereas most physical quantities have been examined intensively using spacecraft and telescopes, only a little has been studied on "the grain size". It is one of the fundamental physical quantities for diagnosing the collisional and thermal history of asteroids. Our group has conducted polarimetric research of asteroids (as well as Moon [1]) to determine the particle size and further investigate the evolutional histories of target asteroids [2],[3]. For example, the existence of regolith on an S-type asteroid, Toutatis, was suggested almost twenty years before space exploration [4]. Moreover, we reported that near-Sun asteroids indicate a signature of submillimeter grains, which could be created by a thermal sintering process by solar radiation [5]. However, it is important to note that in-situ polarimetry has not been reported on the asteroid surface, although the Korean Lunar Exploration Program aims to do polarimetry on the lunar surface [6]. Therefore, it is expected that the polarizer mounted on the Korean Apophis spacecraft can make the first estimate of the grain size and its regional variation over the Apophis surface. In this presentation, we outline research of S-type asteroid surfaces through remote-sensing observations and consider the role of polarimetry. Based on this review, we consider the purpose, potentiality, and strategy of the polarimetry using the onboard device for the Apophis spacecraft. We will report a possible polarization phase curve of Apophis estimated from ordinary chondrites and past observational data of S-type asteroids, taking account of the space weathering effect. Based on this estimation, we will consider the strategy of how to determine the particle size (and space weathering degree) of the Apophis surface. We will also mention the detectability of dust hovering on the surface.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.267-280
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• 2014

A spacecraft placed in an Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit can maintain constant communication between the Earth and the far side of the Moon. This quasi-halo orbit could be used to establish a lunar space station and serve as a gateway to explore the solar system. For a mission in an Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit, a spacecraft would have to be transferred from the Earth to the vicinity of the Earth-Moon L2 point, then inserted into the Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit. Unlike the near Earth case, this orbit is essentially very unstable due to mutually perturbing gravitational attractions by the Earth, the Moon and the Sun. In this paper, an insertion maneuver of a spacecraft into an Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit was investigated using the global optimization algorithm, including simulated annealing, genetic algorithm and pattern search method with collision avoidance taken into consideration. The result shows that the spacecraft can maintain its own position in the Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit and avoid collisions with threatening objects.

• Journal of National Security and Military Science
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• s.7
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• pp.155-231
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• 2009

Xu-Jing(徐競) an official of the Song(宋), a medieval Kingdom of China, wrote a book titled $\ll$Koryo Tu Jing(高麗圖經)$\gg$ which explains his travel to the Koryo as a member of diplomatic mission in 1123. $\ll$Koryo Tu Jing$\gg$ is the record of his personal experience in Koryo with many explanatory illustrations and especially contains 5 months' voyage record of his diplomatic fleet. His fleet set sail at a port located in the Ding Hai Xian(定海縣), Ming Zhou(明州) via a few islands of Koryo [Hyup Kye San(俠界山) , the Kun San Do(群山島) , the Ja Yon Do(紫燕島) , the Keup Su Mun(急水門) in Kang Hwa Gun(江華郡) and the Hap Gul(蛤窟) ] and finally arrived the Port Ye Song Hang(禮成港) . According to the Xu-Jing's record his fleet sailed the sea with the help of the favorable seaward winds and tides as the usual way of ancient sailing. The Xu- Jing's Fleet sailed the sea between the Mei Cen(梅岑), Ming Zhou(明州) of China and the Hyup Kye San(俠界山) of Koryo from about 5:00 a.m., May 24th(of the lunar calendar) to about 5:00 p.m., June 2nd. At this section, the average speed of the seaward winds was 19.45km/h and the average speed of the fleet which sailed only by the power of the winds was 6.29km/h. This means that 32.3% of the favorable seaward winds' speed was equal to the speed of the ancient fleet which sailed only by the power of the favorable seaward winds. The fleet sailed the sea between the Ja Yon Do(紫燕島) and the Keup Su Mun(急水門) from about 9:00 a.m., June 10th to about 1:00 p.m., the same day. At this section the fleet sailed by the power of tides in addition to the favorable seaward winds without oaring. The average speed of the winds was not different from that of former section and the average speed of the tides was 1.937km/h. And at this section the average speed of the fleet increased by 0.41km/h than that of the former section. This means that 21.1% of the speed of the tides was equal to the increased speed of the ancient fleet by virtue of the tides. The fleet sailed the sea between Keup Su Mun(急水門) and the Hap Gul(蛤窟) from about 1:00 p.m., June 10th to about 3:00 p.m., the same day. At this section, there were no seaward winds and the fleet sailed only by the powers of tides and oaring. And at this section, the tide increased the average speed of the fleet by 0.3114km/h and the fleet could sail at the speed of 4.3km/h. So we can conclude that the average speed of ancient fleet without any influences of the seaward winds and tides was 3.98 km/h. We can make use of the various sailing speeds of ancient fleets when judging their maritime activities. If we make use of the various sailing speeds of the ancient fleets as calculated in this article, we will be able to get various important informations about the certain ancient fleet's maritime maneuver. For example, we can infer the sailing routs of a certain fleet and the time when the fleet passed a certain spot by making use of the various sailing speeds of the ancient fleet. In this article I did not take account of the shapes of ships that consist of the ancient fleets and the sizes of the various ships and fleets. It was because that such factors would not change the foresaid conclusions seriously.