• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.66-76
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• 2005

In this study, star visibility analysis of a star tracker is performed by using a statistical apprach. The probability of the Sun and the Earth proximity, the solar array masking probability, and the solar array blinding probability by the Sun light are obtained from the arbitrary chosen satellite positions as a function of a line of sight vector of the star tracker in several satellite attitude modes. This analysis demonstrates that the optimized star tracker accomodations can be determined to be an elevation angle -40o and two azimuth angles $-35^{circ}$ and $-150^{circ}$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.68-68
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• 2003

본 논문은 별 추적기의 여러 가지의 성능변수 중에 광행차가 성능에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 일반적으로 광행차는 별 추적기의 저주파오차로 작용하며, 별 추적기 좌표계에서 최대 27" 정도의 성능을 감소시킨다. 지구가 태양 주위를 공전함으로써 야기되는 광행차는 약 21"이며, 줄리안 데이트를 통해서 보정이 가능하며, 관성 좌표계에서 지구 저궤도 위성이 궤도운동을 함으로 야기되는 광행차 오차는 약 6" 이며, 궤도정보를 통해서 보정이 가능하다. 이를 보정하기 위해서, 보정 알고리즘을 구현하여 다목적 실용위성 자세제어계 성능해석 소프트웨어를 통해서 검증을 하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.96-100
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• 2006

We develop the Dual Head Star Tracker (DHST) to obtain the attitude information of science and Technology Satellite2 (STSAT-2). Because most of star sensor has only one head camera, star recognition is impossible when camera point to sun or earth. We therefore considered the DHST which can obtain star images from two spots simultaneously. That is, even though we fail a star recognition from an image obtained by one camera, it is possible to recognize stars from an image obtained by the other camera. In this paper, we introduce engineer model (EM) of the DHST and propose a star recognition and a star track algorithm.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.90-101
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• 2006

In this paper, the calibration parameters of the gyros and star hackers are estimated by using an on-orbit AOCS sensor calibration algorithm. The calibration algorithm was implemented by Kalman filter. In order to estimate gyro calibration parameters, the calibration algorithm requires calibration maneuver and it was analyzed whether the star trackers are protected by Sun, Moon and Earth or not. Also the star tracker calibration algorithm used the camera image information. This kinds of camera image information simulated ground control point and orbit information. The estimated accuracy of star tracker calibration parameters depends on camera image information.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.172.1-172.1
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• 2012

위성은 발사 후 임무수행을 위하여 필수적인 자세정보를 획득해야 한다. 별 추적기는 궤도상에서 별의 위치를 파악하여 상대적인 위성의 위치를 확인하는 데에 사용하는 감지기이다. 별 추적기는 태양, 지구, 달 등의 광원으로부터 오는 빛을 차단해 주는 시야각제한기(baffle), 광학계소자(CCD) 및 렌즈, 열제어소자(cooler) 그리고 전원 및 전자박스 등으로 구성된다. 위성은 발사 전 조립시험 기간 동안 전자파, 진동, 열/진공 등의 환경시험 통하여 수차례의 성능 유무를 확인한다. 이 환경시험 전과 후에는 위성의 모든 전장품의 기능시험을 수행하여, 각 전장품의 환경영향 유무를 판별한다. 특히 벌 추적기 관련시험으로, 광학계 성능 검증을 위한 광학적 자극시험과 전자박스의 구동확인을 위한 전자박스 점검시험이 있다. 본 논문에서는 지상에서 수행한 별 추적기의 기능시험 결과를 분석하여 건정성 동향을 분석하였다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.87-95
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• 2012

This technical paper describes the analysis results of telemetry data for the initial activation of star trackers for an agile high accuracy low earth orbit satellite. The satellite was recently launched and is in the Launch and Early Operation Phases. It uses two SED36 star trackers manufactured by SODERN. The star tracker is separated by three parts, an optical head, an electronics box, and a baffle with maintaining optical head base plate temperature 20 degC in order to achieve the better performance in low frequency error. This paper presents the initial activation status, requirements and performance, anomaly occurrence, and noise equivalent angle performance analysis during the mission mode by processing the telemetry data.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.49-49
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• 2005

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.89-101
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• 2006

This paper addresses Electrical Power Subsystem(EPS) design and verification of HAUSAT-2 small satellite through energy balance analysis(EBA) depending on individual operation modes. GaAs solar cells are used for satellite power generation and digital peak power tracking is implemented for EPS architecture. One battery pack is consisted of 4 Li-Ion cells. Battery charge is accomplished by peak power tracker and battery charge regulator. Power conditioning assembly uses three DC-DC converters, and power distribution assembly which consists of commercial IC and MOSFET switch distributes power to subsystems and payloads. The altitude of 650km and sun-synchronous LEO with various local time ascending node(LTAN) are considered in EBA.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.56-56
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• 2005

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.63-63
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• 2006