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The Time Synchronization Signals of the GNSS Receiver for KSLV-II and Their Performance Assessment

한국형발사체 위성항법수신기의 시각동기신호 생성 및 성능 평가

  • Received : 2019.07.15
  • Accepted : 2019.10.07
  • Published : 2019.11.01
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Abstract

The GNSS receiver for KSLV(Korea Space Launch Vehicle)-II provides real-time navigation data as well as precise time and time interval. The precise time signals provided by the GNSS receiver that can be used for the time synchronization between onboard systems, and between the onboard systems and ground stations have the forms of the 1PPS(One Pulse Per Second) and IRIG-B(Inter-Range Instrumentation Group Time Code B) which are synchronized with UTC(Coordinated Universal Time). A signal for timing faults also informs whether the time synchronization signals are available or not. This paper describes the time synchronization signals of the GNSS receiver for KSLV-II and their performance assessment.

한국형발사체에 탑재되는 위성항법수신기는 발사체의 실시간 항법정보와 함께 정확한 시간정보를 제공한다. 한국형발사체에 탑재된 다른 시스템간의 시각동기나 온보드 측정데이터의 정확한 측정시간 분석 및 온보드와 지상국간의 시각동기 등에 활용하기 위해 제공되는 위성항법수신기의 시각동기신호에는 UTC(Coordinated Universal Time)에 동기된 1PPS(One Pulse Per Second) 신호와 직렬시각코드인 IRIG-B(Inter-Range Instrumentation Group Time Code B) 신호 및 제공되는 시각동기신호의 유효성을 알려주는 신호가 있다. 본 논문에서는 한국형발사체 위성항법수신기에서 제공되는 시각동기신호와 그에 대한 성능 평가에 대하여 설명한다.

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