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Space Debris Tracking Coverage Analysis of Spinning Disk for Optical Path Switch of Geochang Laser Tracking System

거창 레이저 추적 시스템의 광 경로 전환을 위한 회전 디스크의 우주쓰레기 레이저 추적 성능 분석

  • Received : 2020.01.07
  • Accepted : 2020.04.10
  • Published : 2020.05.01
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Abstract

KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) has been developing the multipurpose laser tracking system with three functions of satellite laser tracking, adaptive optics and space debris laser tracking for scientific research and national space missions. The space debris laser tracking system provides the distance to space debris without a laser retro-reflector array by using a high power pulse laser, which employs a spinning disk to change the optical path between the transmit and receive beams. The spinning disk causes the collision band which is unable to reflect the returned signal to a detector and then has an effect on the tracking coverage of space debris. This study proposed the mathematical model for tracking coverage by taking into account the various specifications of spinning disk such as disk size, spinning velocity and collision rate between the disk and hole. In addition, the spinning disk specifications were analyzed in terms of tracking coverage and collision band based on the mathematical model to investigate tracking requirements of the Geochang laser tracking system.

한국천문연구원은 인공위성 레이저 추적, 적응광학, 우주쓰레기 레이저 추적 등 과학 연구 및 국가적 미션을 수행하기 위해 다목적 레이저 추적 시스템 개발을 추진해 오고 있다. 지상에서 고출력 펄스 레이저를 발진하여 우주쓰레기로부터 반사된 신호를 바탕으로 거리를 측정하는 우주쓰레기 레이저 추적 시스템은 광 경로 전환을 위해 회전 디스크 방식을 이용한다. 이러한 방식은 수신 검출기로 반사시킬 수 없는 충돌 영역이 발생하여 우주쓰레기 추적 성능에 영향을 미친다. 본 논문에서는 회전 디스크가 추적 성능에 영향을 미치는 홀 크기, 홀 개수, 회전 속도, 레이저와 홀의 중첩 비율, 레이저 빔 반경을 고려하여 추적 성능 분석 모델을 제시하였다. 제시된 성능 분석 모델을 이용하여 추적 범위 및 충돌 영역을 분석하고 거창 레이저 추적 시스템의 요구 조건을 만족하는 회전 디스크 사양을 제시하였다.

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