• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.77-82
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• 2010

The tracking performance of the big tracking antenna system using Radio Frequency is very important for the tracking and position measuring for the flight vehicle, but the precise measuring of the tracking performance is not easy, especially for the big antenna system such as ground telemetry antenna or tracking radar in space application because it's characteristics could be different in accordance with the antenna direction. In this paper, the error factors impacting on the tracking performance (pointing accuracy and tracking accuracy) and the ranges of each factor are reviewed, and the simple and efficient method to measure the tracking performance is introduced which using low earth orbit as the signal source. Finally, the measurement results for the telemetry ground antenna in NARO Space Center are reviewed.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.413-416
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• 2004

The tracking antenna system must be always pointed to a satellite for data link among moving vehicles. Especially, for an antenna mounted on a moving vehicle, it needs the stabilized the antenna system. So, software and hardware, signal processing of motion detection sensors, real-time processing of vehicle dynamics, trajectory estimation of satellite, antenna servo mechanism, and tracking algorithm, are unified in the antenna system. The purpose of this paper is to design the embedded tracking antenna control system for satellite communication. The embedded OS(Operating System) based stabilization and tracking algorithm was implemented. The performance of the designed embedded control system was verified by the real satellite communication test.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.1178-1184
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• 2004

This paper presents the development of a satellite antenna tracking control system using a plane antenna for mobile DAB(Digital Audio Broadcasting) reception. To track more rapidly in the antenna of this system, this simple tracking system only tracks a direction of azimuth using pendulum in the direction of elevation. This system should track using the AGC(Automatic Gain Control) of the signal level which can receive DAB in spite of the changing of point and movement of the mobile. The directional gyro sensor is attached to solve the delay time in the Proposed tracking algorithm. The effectiveness of both the stabilization and tracking algorithm is demonstrated through experiment measuring AGC signal level. The implemented satellite antenna tracking control system is shown to be excellent for mobile DAB reception.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.128-128
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• 2000

An antenna tracking technique, referred to as "step track", is commonly used in communication applications. In this paper, an algorithm to improve the step-tracking technique for satellite tracking is proposed. We suggest a method by which the antenna scans the azimuth, detects the satellite signal without the position information, and points quickly to the direction receiving the signal of peak level. After reaching the peak level, the step-track system maintains enough signal levels to receive satellite broadcasting normally. Performance of the Tracking Algorithm proposed in this paper are verified with simulation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.275-278
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• 2012

This paper has been studied about implementation of mono-pulse tracking antenna using flat-antenna. Mono-pulse tracking antenna consists of four flat-antenna, comparators, tracking receiver, controller. We analyzed magnitude and phase of radio wave that according to antenna array. In addition, We analyzed output signal of tracking receiver so that we could present the tracking range. Tracking receiver was designed in one path instead of two path of azimuth and elevation in order to minimize the difference occurred in two path. We hadResults of -3~+3degrees of tracking range.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.10b
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• pp.304-307
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• 2004

Satellite orbit determination using angles only data from single ground station is carried out. The KOMPSAT-1 satellite mono-pulse angle tracking data from 9-meter S-band antenna at KARI site in Daejeon are used for the orbit determination. Various angle tracking arcs from one-day to five-day are processed and the orbit determination results are analyzed. Antenna pointing data are predicted based on the orbit determination results to check the possibility of re-acquisition and tracking of the satellite signal. Normal satellite mission operations including orbit determination, antenna prediction, satellite re-acquisition and automatic tracking from predicted antenna angle pointing data are concluded to be possible when three-day angle tracking data from single tracking station are used for the orbit determination.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.2139-2144
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• 2013

This paper has analyzed the possibility about implementation of the low-cost, high-efficiency tracking antenna using flat panel antenna. Tracking antenna is consisted of four flat-antenna, comparators, tracking receiver, controller. We analyzed input signal of antenna array about the magnitude and phase of radio wave. In addition, We suggested the available tracking range through the analysis of output signal. We have minimized the error rate that happened on two path through design two path of the azimuth and elevation. Analysis results has a tracking range of ${\pm}3$ degrees, it is possible to implement.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.1115-1121
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• 2001

This paper presents the development of a tracking algorithm for shipborad satellite antenna systems which can enhance the tracking performance. In order to overcome some drawbacks of the conventional step tracking algorithm a new tracking algorithm is proposed. The proposed algorithm searches for the best tracking angles using gradient-based formulae and signal intensities measured according to a search pattern. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated through simulation using real data.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.44-54
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• 2001

This paper describes the antenna alignment method of the tracking antenna system for LEO satellite. The purpose of the antenna alignment is to reduce the angular error due to the structural alignment and the monopulse null point alignment error. The angular error of 3 axis tracking system is the key performance parameter that should be minimized to accurately track satellite movement. The angular error is analyzed via a simulation and boresight measurement. The simulation is done with formulas to be derived from vector concept for 3-axis movement. The formulas of the structural alignment are verified by comparing the formula result with the field measurement. Also, the angular error due to monopulse null shift is obtained via boresight measurement. Based on the analyzed and measured results, the antenna alignment was performed and was verified via tracking test of operating LEO satellite.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.219-224
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• 2001

This paper presents the development of a tracking algorithm for shipboard satellite antenna systems which can enhance the tracking performance. In order to overcome some drawbacks of the conventional step tracking algorithm, the proposed algorithm searches for the best tracking angles using gradient-based formulae and signal intensities measured according to a search pattern. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated through simulation using real-world data.