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Measurement of Reference Phase Offset for the Loran-C Transmitting Signal of Pohang

포항 로란-C 송신 신호의 기준위상 오프셋 측정

  • 이창복 (한국표준과학연구원 기반표준본부) ;
  • 원성호 (한국표준과학연구원 기반표준본부) ;
  • 이종구 (한국표준과학연구원 기반표준본부) ;
  • 김영재 (한국표준과학연구원 기반표준본부) ;
  • 이상정 (충남대학교 전기정보통신공학부) ;
  • 양성훈 (한국표준과학연구원 기반표준본부)
  • Received : 2012.08.07
  • Accepted : 2012.08.16
  • Published : 2012.08.31

Abstract

In order to establish eLoran (enhanced Long Range Navigation) system, it needs the advancement of receiver, transmitter, data channel addition for Loran information, differential Loran sites for compensating Loran-c signal and ASFs (Additional Secondary Factors) database, etc. In addition, the precise synchronization of transmitting station to the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is essential if Loran delivers the high absolute accuracy of navigation demanded for maritime harbor entrance. For better timing synchronization to the UTC among transmitting stations, it is necessary to measure and monitor the transmission delay of the station, and the correction information of the transmitting station should be provided to the user's receivers. In this paper we presented the measurement method of absolute delay of Pohang Loran transmitting station and developed a time delay measurement system and a phase monitoring system for Loran station. We achieved -2.23 us as a result of the absolute phase delay of Pohang station and the drift of Loran pulse of the station was measured about 0.3 us for a month period. Therefore it is necessary to measure the delay offset of transmitting station and to compensate the drift of the Loran signal for the high accuracy application of PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing).

eLoran (enhanced Long Range Navigation)의 구축을 위해서는 로란시스템 설비업그레이드, 시스템 정보데이터 채널추가, dLoran (differential Loran) 사이트, ASF(Additional Secondary Factor) 데이터베이스 등이 필요하다. 특히 eLoran 송신국들의 정확한 UTC (세계협 정시, Coordinated Universal Time) 동기는 eLoran 시스템의 항법성능 향상을 위해 필수적이다. 따라서 송신국들의 정확한 UTC 동기를 위해서는 송신국의 절대 지연시간 측정 및 모니터링이 필요하며, 측정된 송신국 지연시간의 변화량을 보정정보로 이용자에게 제공하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 포항 LORAN-C 송신국(9930M)을 대상으로 수신지점에서의 TOA(Time of Arrival) 산출을 위한 송신신호의 기준시점을 측정하는 방법을 제시하였고 지연측정 시스템 및 송출신호 위상 모니터링 시스템을 개발하여 포항 송신국의 기준시점을 평가하였다. 측정결과 포항 송신국의 기준점 오프셋은 $-2.23{\mu}s$로 측정되었으며 송신 로란펄스의 위상을 관측한 결과 1 개월간에 약 $0.3{\mu}s$ 정도 흐르는 것이 관측되어 로란의 PNT(Positioning, Navigation and Timing) 활용을 위해 위상 모니터링과 보상이 필수적임을 알 수 있었다.

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