• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.49 no.11
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• pp.953-960
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• 2021

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute has been verifying the multipurpose laser tracking system with three functions of satellite laser tracking, adaptive optics and space debris laser tracking for not only scientific research but also national space missions. The system employs an optical telescope consisting of a 100 cm primary mirror and an altazimuth mount for fast and precise tracking. The precise pointing and tracking capability in a tracking mount is considered as one of important performance metrics in the fields of automatic tracking and precise application research. So it is required to analyze a mount model for investigating pointing error factors and compensating pointing error. In this study, we investigated various factors causing static pointing errors of tracking mount and analyzed the pointing accuracy of the tracking mount at Geochang observatory by estimating mount parameters based on the least square method.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.11
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• pp.1006-1015
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• 2016

This paper presents preliminary design and performance analysis of a fast and high precision Tracking Mount for 1m Satellite Laser Ranging(SLR) which is development by Korea Astronomy and Space science Institute(KASI). SLR is considered to be the most accurate technique currently available for the precise orbit determination of Earth satellites. The SLR technique measures the time of flight between pulses emitted from laser transmitter and pulses returned from satellites with laser retro-reflector array. It provides millimeter level precision of range measurements between SLR stations and satellites. A fast and high precision Tracking Mount for SLR which is proposed in this research should be capable of day and nighttime laser tracking about the satellites with laser reflectors from 200 km to 36,000 km altitude(geosynchronous orbit). In order to meet this requirement, we performed mechanical design and structural analysis for Tracking Mount. Also we designed the motion control system and conducted pre-performance analysis to obtain good performance results for a fast and high precision Tracking Mount.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.219.1-219.1
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• 2012

우주물체 전자광학 감시체계(OWL: Optical Wide-field Patrol)의 50cm급 자동망원경 마운트 시스템은 인공위성 관측을 위해 고속으로 움직이면서도 안정적인 추적이 가능해야 하며, 무엇보다 해외설치를 위한 경량화 및 무인 운영을 위한 신뢰성 있는 시스템이어야 한다. 우리가 개발한 경위대식 마운트는 웜기어가 아닌 마찰구동 방식으로 백래쉬가 없고 소음 및 진동을 최소화할 수 있다. 마운트의 자체 중량은 약 400kg이며 최대 가반하중은 250kg까지 가능하다. 지향정밀도와 밀접한 연관이 있는 절대 반복도는 warm start의 경우 5 acrsec, cold start의 경우 10 arcsec이며, 별관측을 통한 추적오차는 10분동안 2 arcsec이내의 값을 가지는 것으로 확인되었다. 마운트의 최대속도는 약 20deg/sec이며, 해외 환경에서의 작동을 위해 내부 온도제어를 통하여 이슬 및 결빙을 방지하도록 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.132-137
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• 2003

This performance is motivated to develop a tracking antenna system for receive the satellite broadcasting signal in the coast sailing ship. Therefore, this system is made to small size, light weight and simple operation which is must to low cost system for popularization of small size ship and adaptive possibilities with useful on a ship in the coast using 1 axis Az-mount. The antenna mount structure is a compact size and easy operation to the Az-axis type which is operated by step motor. The antenna unit is a domestic made plate type of patch array and ship's moving detection is using the gyro sensor for ship's moving control. We are designed to algorithm, which walking is abreast for step track and ship's moving compensation. Ship's moving compensation is adapted to the closed loop control method by detection from gyro sensor. This system is consisted of micro processor, ADC, comparative amplifier, step motor driver, mount mechanism and algorithm. We have analysised the tracking performance of prototype on sailing ship board.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.1130-1137
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• 2003

This performance is motivated to develop a tracking antenna system for receive the satellite broadcasting signal in the coast sailing ship. Therefore, this system is made to small size, light weight and simple operation which is must to low cost system for popularization of small size ship and adaptive possibilities with useful on a ship in the coast using 1 axis Az-mount. The antenna mount structure is a compact size and easy operation to the Az-axis type which is operated by step motor. The antenna unit is a domestic made plate type of patch array and ship's moving detection is using the gyro sensor for ship's moving control. We are designed to algorithm, which walking is abreast for step track and ship's moving compensation. Ship's moving compensation is adapted to the closed loop control method by detection from gyro sensor. This system is consisted of micro processor, ADC, comparative amplifier, step motor driver, mount mechanism and algorithm. We have analysised the tracking performance of prototype on sailing ship board.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.209-220
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• 1997

DBS offers actual services to mass-media and communication system of very broad region in information society. Especially, the DBS is the only system to access TV broadcasting service on a sailing ship. But the ship's DBS receiver is required a complex antenna tracking system because ships are under complex moving such as pitch, roll, and yaw etc. This study is motivated to develop a tracking antenna system to receive the koreasat on small silo ship. Therefore, this system is researched to small size, light weight, simple operation, and low cost of the product. The mount structure have been a compact size and easy operation to the Az/El 2-axis type which is operated by step motor. And it is very useful on a ship in the around sea of korean peninsula. The antenna has a plate type of micro-strip array, and is a domestic production. The vibration sensor is selected to gyro sensor of ultra-sonic rate type for ship's moving control. Tracking method is used the step-tracking algorithm, and the ship's moving compensation is adapted to the closed loop control method by ship's moving detection of gyro sensor. Tracking test is operated by the ship's moving simulator, we examined the actual receiving state on sailing shipboard in the near sea of korean peninsular.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.1312-1319
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• 2022

This paper defines an effectiveness index for optical continuous observation of unknown space objects and presents a range of design variables combinations that can satisfy the effectiveness index from a telescope/mount control system perspective using integrated simulation. The overall system-level simulation was implemented and the tracking performance was analyzed by considering design variables such as target position prediction and frame rate, image processing time and measurement error, target trajectory characteristics, and maneuver performance of mount gimbal. As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that the continuous tracking performance of the optical observation system is dependent on the combination of frame rate and mount maneuver performance. In a situation where an optical observation system is designed or a similar system is implemented using COTS, an appropriate combination of parameters between design variables can be found through effectiveness analysis simulation as in this study.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.2236-2245
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• 1997

The DBS system is being highlighted as actual area for the information societics. Specially, the DBS have been proposed very useful system to access the broading service in more widely sea. But the antenna tracking system for maritime DBS receiving is requried complicated control system because of the those complex motion represented pitching, rolling and yowing etc. Our resesrch target is a development of tracking system to the KOREASEA(MUGUNGWHA-1,2) for the applicated small size shipping. So our development focus was concentrated the two development direction. The first focus was represented low-cost system for popularization of small-size shipping around sea of the Korea peninsula. The second focus was an adaptive possibilities with domestic eqdupiment which was developed satellite receiving for KOREASAT. The anntenna mount is designed a compact size and easy operation use to the Az/El 2-axis type which is operated by step motor. And this mount type is very useful on a ship in the near sea of Korea peninsula. Basic tracking method is used th step-tracking algorithm, and the ship's moving compensation is adapted to the closed loop control method by ship's moving detection of gyro sensor. Control part is consists of converter, countertime, VCO, micro-computer and it's software. Testing the operation by the ship's moving simulator, and algorithm is designed tracking and moving compensation by receiving state.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.131.1-131.1
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• 2009

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.164.2-164.2
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• 2012

인공위성레이저추적(SLR, Satellite Laser Ranging) 시스템은 인공위성까지 레이저를 발사하여 되돌아오는 시간간격을 측정함으로서 위성까지의 거리를 측정하는 시스템으로 현존하는 인공위성 궤도결정 시스템으로는 가장 정밀하다. 한국천문연구원은 우주추적 및 감시의 필요성이 증가함에 따라 2008년부터 40cm급 이동형 인공위성레이저추적 시스템을 개발을 시작하였고, 현재 개발을 완료하여 시험운영 중에 있다. 시스템 개발 과정 중에 발생할 수 있는 문제점들을 최소화하기 위해, 설계 단계에서 부품을 포함한 광기계 구조물에 대한 구조해석과, 실험실 프로토타입 구성 등을 실시하였다. 제작된 각 서브시스템별 조립 및 평가는 한국천문연구원이 보유한 광학계 조립 및 평가 시설을 이용하였다. 개발된 이동형 레이저 추적 시스템의 광학부는 추적마운트에 장착되었고, 현장 시험관측을 통해 수신광학계 및 광신호유도계의 정렬 및 제어항목 교정 등을 실시하였으며, 성공적으로 시험 영상 관측을 완료하였다. 이 발표에서는 이동형 레이저 추적 시스템 광학계의 개발 과정과 그 결과에 대해 보고한다.