• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.59 no.2
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• pp.417-422
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• 2010

When memory devices are exposed to space environments, they suffer various effects such as SEU(Single Event Upset). Memory systems for space applications are generally equipped with error detection and correction(EDAC) logics against SEUs. In this paper, several error detection and correction codes - RS(10,8) code, (7,4) Hamming code and (16,8) code - are analyzed and compared with each other. Each code is implemented using VHDL and its performances(encoding/decoding speed, required memory size) are compared. Also the failure probability equation of each EDAC code is derived, and the probability value is analyzed for various occurrence rates of SEUs which the STSAT-3 possibly suffers. Finally, the EDAC algorithm for STSAT-3 is determined based on the comparison results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.95-102
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• 2006

The PPT being currently developed for the flight model represents a significant leap in techniques and technology compared to the previous flight ones. The electrical energy to be charged in the pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) is a very important aspect to provide an uniform impulse bit ,, and a specific impulse ,, for satellite attitude control. In this paper, we propose a nonlinear control technique and a stability analysis based on the Lyapunov function for the pulsed plasma thruster. Specifically, the proposed control law guarantees to charge and discharge the electrical energy generated from the power processing unit (PPU) within the specified time.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.124.2-124.2
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• 2012

위성체의 전위는 위성 주변의 우주 환경에 크게 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 과학기술위성 1호(STSAT-1)에 탑재된 LP(Langmuir Probe)와 ESA(Electro-Static Analyzer) 관측 자료를 이용하여 위성체의 전위에 위성 주변 고에너지 입자들이 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 일반적으로 위성체가 대전되어 위성체의 부동전위가 감소할 때 위성 주변의 플라즈마 밀도는 감소하고 온도는 증가한다. 또한 DMSP 위성 등을 비롯한 이전 관측에서는 고에너지 입자의 플럭스가 증가하는 지역을 위성이 통과할 때 위성체의 전위가 감소하였다. 본 연구에서는 위성이 수 ~ 수 십 keV 정도의 고에너지 입자 플럭스가 증가한 후 감소하는 지역을 통과할 때에도 위성체의 전위가 감소하는 현상을 관측하였다. 고에너지 입자의 플럭스가 감소하는 지역에서 일어나는 위성의 대전현상을 통계적으로 분석해 보고 이러한 결과를 토대로 위성체 전위 변화에 우주환경 변화가 어떤 영향을 주는지 연구하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.195-199
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• 2010

(255,223) RS(Reed-Solomon) code which is the CCSDS(Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems) standard was used in the STSAT-3 to correct errors during the downlink of payload data. The RS encoder developed by VHDL was implemented in MMU(Mass Memory Unit). Moreover, the RS decoder developed by C-language was implemented in the DRS(Data Receiving System) of ground station. In this paper, we reported the design and analysis results of RS(255,223) for STSAT-3. The BER(Bit Error Rate) performance from MMU to DRS was confirmed through the downlink test at 16 Mbps. Also, the error correction performance and capability of RS(255,223) was tested by the manual attenuation of the RF(Radio Frequency) signal in the X-band transmitter resulting in putting some errors in the communication line.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.1-2
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.363-364
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• 2009

초소형 영상 분광기 COMIS는 과학기술위성3호에 탑재되어 지표면 및 대기의 분광 촬영을 할 예정으로 개발되고 있다. COMIS는 궤도 700km 상공에서 약 30m의 해상도 및 30km의 관측 폭을 갖고 있으며, 가시광 및 근적외선 영역에서 $16{\sim}62$대역($2{\sim}15nm$ 파장 분해능)의 초분광 관측을 수행할 수 있다. COMIS는 CCD 등의 일부 전자 부품 단위에서의 수입을 제외하곤 설계, 제작 및 평가를 포함한 모든 개발이 국내의 연구진 및 업체에 의하여 진행되고 있다. COMIS는 2010년 말 발사를 목표를 개발되고 있으며, 현재 시험 모델 개발이 진행 중에 있다. 본 논문에서는 현재 진행 중인 시험 모델의 개발 현황을 보고한다.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.519-524
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• 2007

The OBC(on-board computer) of a satellite which plays a role of the controller for the satellite should be equipped with preventive measures against transient errors caused by SEU(single event upset). Since memory devices are pretty much susceptible to these transient errors, it is essential to protect memory devices against SFU. A common method exploits an error detection and correction code and additional memory devices, combined with periodic memory scrubbing. This paper proposes an effective memory scrubbing scheme for the OBC of STSAT-2. The memory system of the OBC is briefly mentioned and the reliability of the information stored in the memory system is analyzed. The result of the reliability analysis shows that there exist optimal scrubbing periods achieving the maximum reliability for allowed overall scrubbing overhead and they are dependent on the significance of the information stored. These optimal scrubbing periods from a reliability point of view are derived analytically.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.184-190
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• 2011

A compact imaging spectrometer (COMIS) was developed for a microsatellite STSAT-3. The satellite is now rescheduled to be launched into a low sun-synchronous Earth orbit (~700 km) by the end of 2012. Its main operational goal is the imaging of the Earth's surface and atmosphere with ground sampling distance of 27 m and 2 - 15 nm spectral resolution over visible and near infrared spectrum (0.4 - 1.05 ${\mu}m$). A flight model of COMIS was developed following an engineering model that had successfully demonstrated hyperspectral imaging capability and structural rigidity. In this paper we report the environmental test results of the flight model. The mechanical stiffness of the model was confirmed by a small shift of the natural frequency i.e., < 1% over 10 gRMS random vibration test. Electrical functions of the model were also tested without showing any anomalies during and after vacuum thermal cycling test with < $10^{-5}$ torr and $-30^{\circ}C\;-\;35^{\circ}C$. The imaging capability of the model, represented by a modulation transfer function (MTF) value at the Nyquist frequency, was also kept unvaried after all those environmental tests.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.57-57
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• 2004

과학기술위성 1호(STSAT-1)는 지난 9월 러시아에서 성공적으로 발사되었으며 on-orbit calibration 및 performance check을 위하여 표준 target 및 diffuse source를 관측하였다. 본 발표에서는 G1919B2B, AlF CAM 등의 관측자료를 모델과 비교함으로써 bore-site calibration 및 effective area 등 초기 on-obrit calibraiton 결과를 소개하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.167-171
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• 2012

This paper reports on the stray light analysis results of a compact imaging spectrometer (COMIS) for a microsatellite STSAT-3. COMIS images Earth's surface and atmosphere with ground sampling distances of 27 m at the 18~62 spectral bands (0.4 ~ 1.05 ${\mu}m$) for the nadir looking at an altitude of 700 km. COMIS has an imaging telescope and an imaging spectrometer box into which three electronics PCBs are embedded. The telescope images a $27m{\times}28km$ area of Earth surface onto a slit of dimensions $11.8{\mu}m{\times}12.1mm$. This corresponds to a ground sampling distance of 27 m and a swath width of 28 km for nadir looking posture at an altitude of 700 km. Then the optics relays and disperses the slit image onto the detector thereby producing a monochrome image of the entrance slit formed on each row of detector elements. The spectrum of each point in the row is imaged along a detector column. The optical mounts and housing structures are designed in order to prevent stray light from arriving onto the image and so deteriorating the signal to noise ratio (SNR). The stray light analysis, performed by a non-sequential ray tracing software (LightTools) with three dimensional housing and lens modeling, confirms that the ghost and stray light arriving at the detector plane has the relative intensity of ${\sim}10^{-5}$ and furthermore it locates outside the concerned image size i.e. the field of view of the optics.