• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.279-288
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• 2011

This paper will discuss the alignment techniques and measurement results of geostationary satellite communication antennas for correct antenna pointing and also the fixtures. To get the best performance in terms of antenna pointing and fixtures, zero G condition have been simulated and laser tracker and theodolite system have been applied. As a result, alignment stability was verified within the tolerance, ${\pm}\;0.25mm$ and ${\pm}\;0.013^{\circ}$ and finally Ka-band deployable antenna alignment has been accomplished within the tolerance, ${\pm}\;0.5mm$ and ${\pm}\;0.015^{\circ}$.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.327-336
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• 2006

In this paper, gain loss of KVN (Korean VLBI Network) 21-m shaped Cassegrain antenna due to misalignment of antenna optics is calculated using ray-tracing method. It enables us to estimate alignment tolerances of feed and sub-reflector positioning. According to numerical results, KVN 21-m shaped Cassegrain antenna's gain loss is more sensitive to positions of feed and sub-reflector than in case of the equivalent classical Cassegrain antenna. The result of calculation is believed to be utilized as a possible guideline when checking the performance of the antenna system.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.33-48
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• 2018

In this paper, we characterise the joint interference alignment and power allocation strategies for a K-user multicell multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Gaussian interference channel. We consider a MIMO interference channel with a blind interference alignment through staggered antenna switching on the receiver. We explore the power allocation and the feasibility condition for cooperative cell-edge (CE) mobile users (MUs) by assuming that the channel state information is unknown. The new insight behind the transmission strategy of the proposed scheme is premeditated (randomly generated transmission strategy) and partial cooperative CE MUs, where the transmitter is equipped with a conventional antenna, the receiver is equipped with a reconfigurable multimode antenna (staggered antenna switching pattern), and the receiver switches between preset T modes. Our proposed scheme assists and aligns the desired and interference signals to cancel the common interference signals, since the received signal must have a corresponding independent signal subspace. The sum capacity for a K-user multicell MIMO Gaussian interference channel with reconfigurable multimode antennas is completely characterised.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.97-100
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• 2007

Recently, there is developed various antenna's models due to increment of wireless communication the need of quantitative study on antenna's measuring technology gets to highlight. In this paper, we propose algorithm of antenna's edge alignment for making automatic measuring system of antenna's characteristics of near-field measurement system of antenna. The proposed algorithm gets the bottom image of antenna from camera, extracts antenna object, and finds the boundary the object. The proposed algorithm calculates distortion of the object using the extracted boundary and the angle to correct this. The proposed algorithm is applied to the standard gain horn antenna. The results show that antenna's object is efficiently extracted and the angle for correcting the error is calculated.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.168-177
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• 2003

The performance sensitivity analysis due to manufacturing/alignment errors is performed for the Ku-band offset parabola antenna of the domestic Communications and Broadcasting Satellite. The performance variations due to reflector random surface error, which inevitably happens during reflector manufacturing, are statistically analyzed using RMS error and correlation interval. The impact on the antenna performance of the fred hem's position and angular errors is investigated, and the sensitive directions are identified. When the target tolerances are applied, the performance degradations are found to be within the loss budget or corresponding performance margins.

• Journal of Industrial Technology
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• v.22 no.B
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• pp.155-161
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• 2002

As the wireless communications are gradually developed, the higher frequency is demanded and the smaller the size of antenna shall be reduced by the wavelength of the operating frequency. However, the smaller the size of antenna becomes, the less the gain is obtained according to the frequency, so that a new attempt such as an array antenna has been examined to improve the characteristics. Also, for the convenience of communication, the omni-directional property is required. In this paper, two antennas system which is aligned in cross direction in tested and analyzed. The main scope is focused to get an appropriated distance between the two small antennas to get better properties. There are various ways of array arrangement, but in this study, it should be placed on the same PCB for easy implementation and the direction of each antenna are aligned to be a cross($90^{\circ}$) position. The study is carried out by comparing the radiation patterns mainly, and the theoretical expectation and the computer simulation are also executed. The final model is the folded IF-antennas system printed on PCB and the ideal dipole-antenna arrangement in also test to verify the possibility of our implementation. And it is finally proved by measuring experiments.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.134-141
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• 2004

The three-dimensional precision measurement technology for industrial product of middle and/or large scale has been developed. Theodolite measurement system which is one of the technology is widely used in aerospace industry. This paper describes a range alignment method of parabolic antenna to RF probe in the near field range by using the theodolite system, The range alignments of the Ku-band and Ka-band antennas have been accomplished within the requirements, ${\pm}1mm\;and\;{\pm}0.05^{\circ}$.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.1253-1267
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• 2005

Misalignment can be an important problem in the integration of GPS/INS. Observability analysis of the alignment errors in the integration of low-grade inertial sensors and multi-antenna GPS is presented in this paper. A control-theoretic approach is adopted to study the observability of time-varying error dynamics models. The relationship between vehicle motions and the observability of the errors in the lever arm and relative attitude between GPS antenna array and IMU is given. It is shown that alignment errors can be made observable through maneuvering. The change of acceleration makes the components of the relative attitude error that are orthogonal to the direction of the acceleration change observable. The change of angular velocity makes the components of the lever arm error that are orthogonal to the direction of the angular velocity observable. The motion of constant angular velocity has no influence on the estimation of the lever arm.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.535-545
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• 2017

This paper presents a novel K-band (18 GHz) 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based $2{\times}2$ line-of-sight multi-input multi-output communication system. The system can deliver 356 Mbps on a 56 MHz channel. Alignment mismatches, such as amplitude and/or phase mismatches, between the transmitter and receiver antennas were examined through hardware experiments. Hardware experimental results revealed that amplitude mismatch is related to antenna size, antenna beam width, and link distance. The proposed system employs an alignment mismatch compensation method. The open-loop architecture of the proposed compensation method is simple and enables facile construction of communication systems. In a digital modem, 16-QAM OFDM with a 512-point fast Fourier transform and (255, 239) Reed-Solomon forward error correction codecs is used. Experimental results show that a bit error rate of $10^{-5}$ is achieved at a signal-to-noise ratio of approximately 18.0 dB.