• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.133-139
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• 2005

Resonant-Type Magnetometer(RM) using high permeability isotropic magnetic material is designed to implement Smart Digital Compass. Theoretically, the inductance L of a coil, winding on the magnetic core, is proportion to the change of permeability $\mu(H)$ and, the change values of L can be obtain as the change of frequency by simple Schmitt Trigger circuit. By the use of integrated circuit switch, the RM can be designed with simple circuit and it can provide overcoming the drift by temperature and the variation of operating points in $\mu(H)$ curve. The facts that Metglas 2705M is an optimum magnetic material and ship's permanent magnetism can be obtain from measured values of RM are also known in this study.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.413-424
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• 2003

Up to now it has been widely conceived that mariner's compass was introduced to Europe from China via the Arabic people. But the proofs to support the above orthodox dissertation have not been found yet. In general it has been approved that the Chinese used the compass for navigation in the 11th century and European did in the 12th century. During the above period the communication between the Europe and the China was made only by the mediation of the Arabic people. But it is known that the beginning of Arabic people's compass usage was one century later than that of the European. It may raise a historical question about ‘was mariner's compass introduced to Europe from China via the Arabic people\ulcorner’ In this paper the authors tried to prove the simultaneity of the mariner's compass usage by the European with the Chinese by reviewing historical materials and modern researches. The results are as following; The first, there is a strong similarity in the evolving steps of compass appliance of both civilizations, such as from using magnetized and pivoted needle to fixing card thereto. Second, the Chinese and the European started to use the mariner's compass almost at the same time, and they developed it independently.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.07a
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• pp.124-126
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• 1996

In this paper, the driving systems of the Fiber Optic Gyrocompass absolutely required a constant speed and a precise position control with fine step angle, are presented. One of the proposed systems is a stepping motor system with microstep driver, another one is a DC servo motor. Experimental results indicate that a low cost and simple FOG driving system using a stepping motor is capable of a satisfactory operation.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.59-67
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• 1997

This paper describe the method and the result of making a fiber optic gyrocompass measuring the heading angles of a ship with a fiber optic sensor. As the method seeking for the heading angles, it is possible to get the heading angles by measuring the output signals from a stationary fiber optic sensor in at least three directions such as a heading direction and other two directions having phase difference ${\phi}1$ and ${\phi}2$ to the heading. We made the static fiber optic gyrocompass by a high performance fiber optic sensor having scale factor of 210mV/deg/s and resolution of 0.5deg/hr using this principle. The accuracy of this system was $0.29^{\circ}$ from 20 numbers of data measuring the arbitrary heading angle.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07b
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• pp.553-555
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• 1999

In this paper, we developed the new-type digital gyrocompass for ship. This is made of DTG(Dynamically Tuned Gyro) and two accelerometers. The simple structure of two-axis free gimbals and the digital precession by CPU unit are main differences from Sperry or Anschutz type gyrocompass. As experimental results, the developed gyrocompass seeks the true north within 1 hour and support maximum speed 100[knot], maximum latitude $75[^{\circ}]NS$. By the comparison with other company's Products, we show the uniqueness and the excellence of the proposed gyrocompass.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07d
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• pp.2218-2220
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• 2004

조종사 없이 사전에 입력된 프로그램 또는 인공지능에 의해 기체 스스로 판단하여 자율비행하는 비행체를 무인 항공기라 한다.[6] 이러한 비행을 위해서는 기체의 위치, 자세, 속도 등의 정보가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 3축 가속도센서 1개 및 1축 자이로센서 3개를 서로 수직으로 구성하는 관성항법 시스템에 자기콤파스, 고도센서, GPS등의 비관성센서를 추가로 구성하여 시스템을 설계하였으며 칼만필터를 이용하여 시스템의 오차를 추정하고 이를 되먹임 시킴으로써 오차를 정정한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.56-63
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• 1998

A fiber optic gyrocompass for ships was made in consideratino of cost, reliability and convenience. In order to reduce the cost a cheaper fiber sensor was used inthis system. The accuracy was increased by replacing a 180ppr-slit disk with a 1000ppr-encoder. The reliability was also increased by improving the signal processing electronics. This system was made as a heading angle display type for convenience. Although more inexpensive FOG than that of the previous system was used , the accuracy of this compass was increased about 0.5$^{\circ}$. Moreover, it has a very fast warm-up time of about 5minutes. Therefore, this compass can show the prospect of proactical use on ships if it is installed ona stabilizer against the dynamic motion such as rolling and pitching.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.35-45
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• 1992

In this study, an interface is developed in compliance with the standards which is made by National M.E.A in U.S.A for transmitting the Marine Gyrocompass information. The interface consists of Bearing Signal Transfer, Bearing Signal Demodulator, Bearing Signal Discriminator, Bearing Counter and, Informatioin Tranmitter. The results are as follows : The transmission of bearing information was achieved successfully on the Marine RADAR by the interface tranmitting for the Marine Gyrocompass. And, newly proposed phase-detector in Bearing Signal Discriminator which method is forcibly reset the previous data of D-T Flip Flop can be solved the problems of the delay in phase discrimination and the unstableness in the boundary areas of input signal.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.132-138
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• 2009

In this paper, control of an omni-directional mobile robot is presented. Relying on encoder measurements to define the azimuth angle yields the dead-reckoned situation which the robot fails in localization. The azimuth angle error due to dead-reckoning is compensated and corrected by the magnetic compass sensor. Noise from the magnetic compass sensor has been filtered out. Kinematics and dynamics of the omni-directional mobile robot are derived based on the global coordinates and used for simulation studies. Experimental studies are also conducted to show the correction by the magnetic compass sensor.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 1992

In this study, the self test-system for the marine Gyrocompass was developed and the obtained results are summarized as follows : 1) Utilizing the newly developed self-test system, the time length for observing the transient state of Gyrocompass reading which has been over 4 hours can be reduced to less than 20 minutes. In addition, the dynamic characteristics of the Gyrocompass can be measured within 2 hours after starting the system. 2) Prior test and diagnosis was done by checking all parameters recurrently with period of 2.5minutes. 3) Testing and diagnosis results was shown in graphic mode and could be transmitted to INMARSAT unit using personal computer. 4) The results of the newly designed trouble algorithm for the system was found to be applicable under arbitrary given conditions.