• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.448-451
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• 2004

MSC (Multi-Spectral Camera) system is an electro-optical camera system which is being developed to be installed on KOMPSAT-2 satellite. High resolution image data from MSC system will be transmitted to the ground-station through x-band antenna called APS (Antenna Pointing System). APS is a directional antenna which will point to the receiving antenna at ground station while the satellite is passing over it. The APS needs to be controlled accurately to provide the reliable communication with big RF link margin. The APS is controlled by ATS (Antenna Tracking Software) which is included in the MSC software. ATS uses the closed loop control algorithm which will use TPF (Tracking Parameter File) as an input for antenna position, and will use two resolve readings from APS as a feedback. ATS has been developed and verified using APS QM (Qualification Model) and all the control parameters for ATS have been tested and verified. Various kinds of maximum, nominal and realistic dynamics for the APS movement have been simulated and verified. In this paper, closed loop servo control algorithm and obtained APS position error from the verification test with APS QM will be presented in detail

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.440-443
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• 2004

As a main management unit of MSC, PMU controls the MSC payload operation by issuing commands to other subunit and PMU internal modules. One of these main control functions is to drive the APS(Antenna Pointing System) when APS motion is required. For this purpose, SBC(Single Board Computer) for calculating motor commands and APDE for driving APM(Antenna Pointing Mechanism) by PWM signal operate inside PUM. In this paper, details on APDE design shall be described such as electronic board architecture, primary and redundant design concept, Cross-Strap, FPGA contents and latch-up immune concept, etc., which shall show good practices of electronic board design for space program.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.221-228
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• 2005

In this study, orbit prediction accuracy of the MPAS for the KOMPSAT-2 was analyzed in order to verify the TPF accuracy and operate the APS of the KOMPSAT-2 successfully. The analysis was performed using flight data of the KOMPSAT-1 in that the KOMPSAT-2 will be operated in the same orbit of the KOMPSAT-1. The periods to analyze were selected according to the solar activity. The results in this study verified the requirement for the TPF accuracy and will be used for the successful operation of the KOMPSAT-2.