• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.40-47
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• 2009

In this paper, current industrial trend of simulator development which is widely spreaded and performed in globally is introduced. Usage of satellite simulator is becoming an essential choice since the complexity of satellite and mission is being continuously increased. Satellite simulation brings reduction of satellite development cost and of period which is consumed by test on satellite development for various phases. Further more, it can be used to reduce the development period of satellite since developed resource and knowledge is possible to be delivered to next program effectively.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.69-79
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• 2008

As the cost of the operational spacecraft simulator is a large portion of the spacecraft cost and its requirements increase, it is given the pressures to reduce the cost and the development period. For that reason, the space industry with the coordination of ESA has made a study of the reuse in a wide scope across space projects. Its scope includes not only simulation software itself but also software requirements, design, work experience and developing process/methodology. The standard for simulator model portability and the efficiency enhancement of the development process as a result have been successfully applied to several projects. This paper describes the recent trend of the spacecraft simulator in Europe and the present status of its the study and the development.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.16-21
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• 2007

Various perturbations by the sun, the moon and the earth itself cause a continuous change in nominal position of a geostationary satellite. In order to maintain the satellite within a required window, north-south station keeping for controlling inclination and right ascension of ascending node, and east-west station keeping for controlling eccentricity and longitude are required. In this paper, station keeping maneuver simulation for Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS) was performed using COMS Flight Dynamics Software(FDS) and the results were analyzed. COMS performs weekly based east-west/north-south station keeping to maintain satellite within ${\pm}0.05^{\circ}$ at the nominal longitude of $128.2^{\circ}E$. In addition, COMS performs wheel off-loading maneuver twice a day to eliminate attitude error caused by one-solar wing in the south panel of the satellite. In this paper, station keeping maneuver considering wheel off-loading maneuver was performed and the results showed that COMS can be maintained well within ${\pm}0.05^{\circ}$ window using COMS FDS.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.179.2-179.2
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• 2012

과학기술위성 3호는 우리 은하계의 근적외선 관측, 우주 배경복사 관측 및 지구 지표면의 적외선 영상 획득을 임무로 하는 우주관측용 적외선카메라와 지구 지표면의 적외선 영상획득을 임무로 하는 지구관측용 적외선카메라 그리고 한반도 지역의 다중 스펙트럼 영상을 획득함으로써 대기관측 및 환경감시의 임무를 가지는 소형분광영상카메라를 장착한 우주 및 지구과학 연구용 위성이다. 2007년 개발을 시작하여 시험인증모델(EQM, Engineering& Qualification Model) 개발과 열구조모델 (STM, Structure and Thermal Model)을 개발 완료하였고, 2012년 하반기에 발사를 앞두고 2010년 비행모델 유닛들이 납품되기 시작하여 위성체 시스템 레벨에서의 조립 및 시험을 진행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 조립 및 기능시험 중 발견된 유닛의 문제들을 해결 과정과 시스템 레벨에서의 전기접합시험, 극성시험, 비행소프트웨어 기능시험, 종합기능시험 및 ETE 시험등 기능 시험의 종류, 목적 그리고 검증 결과를 발표하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.79-86
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• 2010

This paper presents implementation of a system for effective visualizing flight information of aircraft using Google Earth. This system in order to use a detailed satellite image which provide from Google Earth used COM API. This system appeared the various flight information of the aircraft in the instrument panel using OpenGL and the aircraft flight condition is visible in the Google Earth Map. This research result used to flight evaluation and improvement. In future will be able to apply to flight software development.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.63-72
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• 2022

As interest in microsatellites increases, research has been actively conducted recently on the performance and use, as well as the orbital design and deployment techniques, for the microsatellite constellations. The purpose of this study was to investigate orbital deployment techniques using thrust and differential atmospheric drag control (DADC) for the Walker-delta constellation. When using thrust, the time and thrust required for orbital deployment vary, depending on the separation speed and direction of the satellite with respect to the launch vehicle. A control strategy to complete the orbital deployment with limited performance of the propulsion system is suggested and it was analyzed. As a result, the relationship between the deployment period and the total thrust consumption was derived. It takes a relatively longer deployment time using differential air drag rather than consuming thrusts. It was verified that the satellites can be deployed only with differential air drag at a general orbit of a microsatellite constellation. The conclusion of this study suggests that the deployment strategy in this paper can be used for the microsatellite constellation.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.110-118
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• 2011

In this paper, design techniques and technological trends applied on simulator development, which are based on Model Driven Architecture, are described. The methodology, process and modeling support tools for development of simulation software are introduced with both satisfaction of user's requirements and benefit to simulator developers of reducing cost. In addition, contents in ECSS standard for reusability of simulation model and its usages applied on industries are presented and major features of current technological changes with highlights of key-word are discussed.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.14-23
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• 2013

Fault management design of the satellite describes preparations for failures which can occur during operational phase. Fault management design contains detection and isolation function of anomaly, and also it contains function to maintain the satellite in safe condition until the ground station finds out a cause of failure and takes a countermeasure. Unlike normal operation, safing operation is automatically performed by Power Control and Distribution Unit and Integrated Bus Management Unit which loads Flight Software without intervention of ground station. Since fault management operation is automatical, fault management logic and functionality of relevant hardware should be thoroughly checked during ground test phase, and error which is similar to actual should be carefully applied without damage. Verification test for fault management design is conducted for various subsystems of satellite. In this paper, we show the design process of fault management design verification test for Electrical Power Subsystem and Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem of Low Earth Orbit satellite flight model and the test results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.9
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• pp.814-824
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• 2016

The mission objective of STEP Cube Lab. (Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project) classified as a pico-class satellite is to find space core technologies researched at domestic industry or university and to verify these technologies on mission orbit. To implement this objective, system level electrical integration and function test (EIT) by using developed flight software were performed in compliance with system requirements. And the effectiveness of the flight model (FM) was verified through launch and thermal vacuum test at acceptance level. This paper will introduce a series of process of electrical function tests for FM EIT, launch and thermal vacuum tests.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.121-130
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• 2009

In this paper, the attitude and orbit control subsystem technology of new GEO communication and observation satellite using Sun sensors are introduced and analyzed. COMS is new GEO communication and Earth observation satellite based on EUROSTAR 3000 space bus technology. The attitude and orbit control subsystem of COMS adopts a configuration using three BASS and three LIASS Sun sensors to acquire the attitude error information in the specific reference frames. These Sun sensors are used to acquire Sun direction and to control the spacecraft to keep the relative attitude with respect to a reference Sun direction in both transfer and operational orbits. In this paper, the mathematical models of BASS and LIASS are described as well as their operational implementation in the flight software.