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CORRECTION OF THE TRACKING DATA OF AN ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE CONSIDERING THE EARTH ATMOSPHERE AND LIGHT TIME EFFECTS (지구 대기와 광시간 효과를 고려한 인공위성 추적자료의 보정 S/W 개발)

  • 김경희;김천휘;김성규
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 1995
  • We developed a S/W system to simulate the orbit tracking data as nearly equal as the real data obtained at the tracking antenna by modeling various causes that could have effects on the tracking data (range, range rate, azimuth, elevation) of an artificial satellite. Using the S/W developed we produced delay values of tracking data due to the light-time effect and the terrestrial atmosphere. According to the simulation results due to the Earth atmosphere, the values delayed by the troposhpere were increased as the temperature, relative humidity, and pressure of the troposphere are more larger. However, delay values due to the ionosphere were dependent on both the maximum electron density and the frequencies used. They are more and more increased as the maximum electron density and frequency are more larger. And the delaying values by the light-time effect are more larger by the fast orbital motion as the altitude of an artificial satellite is more lower.

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Efficient Multicasting Mechanism for Mobile Computing Environment (물류트랙킹 장비에 활용되는 WCDMA/GSM 이중 대역 안테나 설계 및 성능 검증)

  • Lee, Eun-Kyu;Choi, Sung-Pill;Moon, Young-Sik;Jeon, Mi-Jin;Jo, Jae-Hui;Kim, Jae-Joong;Choi, Hyung-Rim
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.10a
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    • pp.896-897
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, logistics tracking Device using GSM & WCDMA to improve logistics efficiency are being extensively researched. The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance development antenna usable cargo container security transport. Antenna developed by study were optimized to match logistics environment apply to GSM & WCDMA dual frequency for monitering system. The measure of antenna have confirmation VSWR is 3:1 measured in return loss -10dB. Reliability of this antenna has been verified about GSM & WCDMA through test-operation between the south korea and Russia.

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A Study on the Optimum Synthesis of Beam Patterns and Excitation Current Weights for Monopulse Tracking Linear Array Antennas (모노펄스 추적용 선형 배열 안테나 빔 패턴 및 여기 전류 가중치들의 최적 합성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Eui-Joon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.533-540
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    • 2008
  • In the sum and difference pattern synthesis problem of the equi-spaced monopulse tracking linear array antennas, an efficient numerical approach to deriving the relative excitation current weights of antenna elements is presented for the desired patterns. This method is based on the optimum perturbation of null points which are inherent to the Schelkunoffs polynomial representing the pattern array factor. Accordingly, opposite to the conventional method in which the excitation weights are directly optimized, this method is advantageous in that the patterns with the desired individual sidelobe levels(SLLs) and the corresponding excitation weights are easily synthesized by the control of null points. Furthermore, it is showed that two types of difference patterns can be synthesized as imposing the different initial values of null points in the optimization process. The proposed method is numerically validated by synthesizing the patterns with the arbitrary SLLs and substituting the extracted results into the array factor equation.

Real-time monitoring of ship's dynamic behavior characteristics by AIS (AIS에 의한 선박거동의 실시간 모니터링)

  • Lee, Dae-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.218-228
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    • 2008
  • This paper describes on the real-time tracking of ship's dynamic behavior by AIS information in the coastal waters. The AIS data was received at a land station by using the antenna of AIS receiver mounted on the rooftop of the laboratory, Pukyong National University (PKNU), Busan, Korea, and stored as a NMEA format of serial output sentence of VDM(VHF Data-Link Message) and displayed on the ENC(Electronic Navigational Chart) of a PC-based ECDIS. In this study, the AIS receiver was mainly used to obtain the dynamic information that is necessary to evaluate and track the movement situation of training ship "KAYA" of PKNU in the coastal waters. The change of position with time for the ship turning under the rudder angle of port $30^{\circ}$ was correctly tracked with the turning circle of 940 m in diameter on the ENC of a PC-based ECDIS. Then, the dynamic information of the AIS system was updated every 6.29 seconds under the turning situation for the speed of 10.9 knots and every 21.65 seconds under the situation running at the speed of 11.05 knots on the straight line route of $155^{\circ}$, respectively. In case of AIS target tracking in the inshore zone behind large topographical obstructions, such as mountain and apartment buildings, the update rate of dynamic information was irregularly changed by the existence of land obstacles. However, the position tracking by AIS information under the situation existing no sea obstructions was achieved in real or near real-time and the instant presentation of course alternations for the ship was correctly monitored by using a PC-based ECDIS. From these results, we concluded that the PC-based ECDIS technology and methodology combined with the AIS information can be easily extended and applied to the surveillance and management for the fishing operation of fishing vessels in the coastal zone and in the EEZ fishing grounds.

Development of a Comprehensive Performance Test Facility for Small Millimeter-wave Tracking Radar (소형 추적 레이다용 종합성능시험 시설 개발)

  • Kim, Hong-Rak;Kim, Youn-Jin;Woo, Seon-Keol;An, Se-Hwan
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.121-127
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    • 2020
  • The small tracking radar targets the target in a real-time, fast-moving, fast-moving target against aircraft with a large RCS that is maneuvering at low speed and a small RCS aircraft maneuvering at high speed (fighters, drones, helicopters, etc.) It is a pulsed radar that detects and tracks. Performing a performance test on a tracking radar in a real environment is expensive, and it is difficult to quantitatively measure performance in a real environment. Describes the composition of the laboratory environment's comprehensive performance test facility and the main requirements and implementation of each configuration.Anechoic chambers to simulate the room environment, simulation target generator to simulate the signal of the room target, target It is composed of a horn antenna driving device to simulate the movement of a vehicle and a Flight Motion Simulatior (FMS) to simulate the flight environment of a tracking radar, and each design and implementation has been described.

K-Band Radar Development for the Ground Moving Vehicle (지상 이동 차량용 K-대역 레이다 개발)

  • Lee, Jong-Min;Cho, Byung-Lae;Sun, Sun-Gu;Lee, Jung-Soo;Park, Sang-Soon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.362-370
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents a K-band radar system installed on the ground moving vehicle to detect and track a high-speed target. The presented radar is separated into three search regions to satisfy a wide area detection and a limitation of the installing space of the radar, and each region performs detecting the target independently and tracking the detected target automatically. The presented radar radiating K-band FMCW waveform acquires range and velocity information of the target at the every dwell and receiving antenna of the radar is applied the multiple baseline interferometer to extract the precise angle information of the target. 3-dimensional tracking accuracy of the radar is 0.25 m RMSE measured actually through a fire experiment of an imitation target.

Robust Location Tracking Using a Double Layered Particle Filter (이중 구조의 파티클 필터를 이용한 강인한 위치추적)

  • Yun, Keun-Ho;Kim, Dai-Jin;Bang, Sung-Yang
    • Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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    • v.33 no.12
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    • pp.1022-1030
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    • 2006
  • The location awareness is an important part of many ubiquitous computing systems, but a perfect location system does not exist yet in spite of many researches. Among various location tracking systems, we choose the RFID system due to its wide applications. However, the sensed RSSI signal is too sensitive to the direction of a RFID reader antenna, the orientation of a RFID tag, the human interference, and the propagation media situation. So, the existing location tracking method in spite of using the particle filter is not working well. To overcome this shortcoming, we suggest a robust location tracking method with a double layered structure, where the first layer coarsely estimates a tag's location in the block level using a regression technique or the SVM classifier and the second layer precisely computes the tag's location, velocity and direction using the particle filter technique. Its layered structure improves the location tracking performance by restricting the moving degree of hidden variables. Many extensive experiments show that the proposed location tracking method is so precise and robust to be a good choice for implementing the location estimation of a person or an object in the ubiquitous computing. We also validate the usefulness of the proposed location tracking method by implementing it for a real-time people monitoring system in a noisy and complicate workplace.

Genetic algorithm-based scheduling for ground support of multiple satellites and antennae considering operation modes

  • Lee, Junghyun;Kim, Haedong;Chung, Hyun;Ko, Kwanghee
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.89-100
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    • 2016
  • Given the unpredictability of the space environment, satellite communications are manually performed by exchanging telecommands and telemetry. Ground support for orbiting satellites is given only during limited periods of ground antenna visibility, which can result in conflicts when multiple satellites are present. This problem can be regarded as a scheduling problem of allocating antenna support (task) to limited visibility (resource). To mitigate unforeseen errors and costs associated with manual scheduling and mission planning, we propose a novel method based on a genetic algorithm to solve the ground support problem of multiple satellites and antennae with visibility conflicts. Numerous scheduling parameters, including user priority, emergency, profit, contact interval, support time, remaining resource, are considered to provide maximum benefit to users and real applications. The modeling and formulae are developed in accordance with the characteristics of satellite communication. To validate the proposed algorithm, 20 satellites and 3 ground antennae in the Korean peninsula are assumed and modeled using the satellite tool kit (STK). The proposed algorithm is applied to two operation modes: (i) telemetry, tracking, and command and (ii) payload. The results of the present study show near-optimal scheduling in both operation modes and demonstrate the applicability of the proposed algorithm to actual mission control systems.

THE PERFOMANCE OF GROUNDBASE MOBILE PLATFORM FOR C-BAND MICROWAVE SCATTEROMETER SYSTEM

  • Aziz H.;Mahmood N.N.;Ali A.;Jamil H.;Mahmood K.A.;Ahmad Z.;Ibrahim N.;Brevern P.V.;Chuah H.T.;Koo V.C.;Sing L.X.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.61-63
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    • 2004
  • The procurement of a mobile microwave scatterometer platform involved the consideration to ensure a mobile platform and equipment selected full-filled technical requirement and safety standard in Malaysia. Designing, and modification works involved engineering methodology in determining and selecting a suitable hydraulic telescopic boom that suit a selected mobile platform available locally. The mobile platform is a delivery system for microwave remote sensing microwave scatterometer and other accessories to any locations in Malaysia. Total loading to be carried by the mobile platform is 4500 kg and its overall weight must be 16,000 kg as recommended by hydraulic telescopic boom manufacturers. The telescopic boom will elevate microwave scatterometer system including the antenna to a maximum height of 27 m, and can also be rotated through $3600^{\circ}$. A mechanism is incorporated in the system to enable tracking or monitoring angular movement of the hydraulic telescopic boom when positioned towards predetermined target.

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RF Power Detector for Location Sensing

  • Kim, Myung-Sik;Kubo, Takashi;Chong, Nak-Young
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1771-1774
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    • 2005
  • Recently, RFID has become popular in the field of remote sensing applications. Location awareness is one of the most important keys to deploying RFID for advanced object tracking. Generally, multiple reference RF stations or additional sensors are used for the location sensing with RFID, but, particularly in indoor environments, spatial layout and cost problems limit the applicability of those approaches. In this paper, we propose a novel method for location sensing with active RFID systems not requiring the need for reference stations or additional sensors. The system triangulates the position of RF signal source using the signal pattern of the loop antenna connected to the power detector. The power detector consists of a signal strength detector and a signal analysis unit. The signal analysis unit indicates the signal strength and serial number using the signal from the strength detector, and provides the direction of the signal to the application target. We designed three different signal analysis units depending on the threshold type. The developed system can sense the direction to the transponder located over 10 m away within the maximum error of $5^{\circ}$. It falls within a reasonable range in our normal office environment.

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