• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제48권10호
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• pp.791-799
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• 2020

2019년 10월 발사된 Northrop Grumman사의 MEV-1(Mission Extenstion Vehicle)은 세계 최초의 무인임무로서 궤도상 유지보수(On-Orbit Servicing)가 실질적으로 가능함을 보였다. 물론 궤도상 유지보수 임무는 수십 년 전부터 제안된 개념으로 운영 중인 위성에 대한 궤도수정 및 유지, 추진제/장비 보급 및 업그레이드, 수리, 궤도상 조립 및 제작, 우주잔해 처리 등 다양한 임무개념으로 발전되고 있으며, 이번 MEV-1 임무의 성공으로 향후 세계적으로 정부기관 및 민간분야 위성사업에서의 시장이 확대될 것으로 예상된다. 궤도상 유지보수 임무는 임무의 특성상 기본적으로 고효율의 전기추진시스템의 활용은 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 전기추진시스템 중 홀추력기를 활용한 간단한 궤도상 유지보수 임무에 대한 임무해석 내용을 소개하고자 한다. 임무사례로서 정지궤도위성의 수명연장 임무에 대해 다양한 홀추력기 설계변수조합에 대한 설계공간탐색을 수행하고, 설계공간분석 및 최적화를 통해 고려하는 임무에 적합한 홀추력기의 설계 및 운용 파라미터를 제안함과 동시에 임무성능을 도출하였다. 추가적으로 현재 궤도상 유지보수 임무해석 시 개선점과 홀추력기를 활용한 우주임무해석에서의 발전방향을 고찰하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1999년도 제17회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.216-216
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• 1999

The usage of a stationary plasma thruster (SPT) ion source, invented previously for space application in Russia, in experiments with surface modifications and film deposition systems is reported here. Plasma in the SPT is formed and accelerated in electric discharge taking place in the crossed axial electric and radial magnetic fields. Brief description of the construction of specific model of SPT used in the experiments is presented. With gas flow rate 39ml/min, ion current distributions at several distances from the source are obtained. These was equal to 1~3 mA/$\textrm{cm}^2$ within an ion beam ejection angle of $\pm$20$^{\circ}$with discharge voltage 160V for Ar as a working gas. Such an extremely high ion current density allows us to obtain the Ti metal films with deposition rate of $\AA$/sec by sputtering of Ti target. It is shown a possibility of using of reactive gases in SPT (O2 and N2) along with high purity inert gases used for cathode to prevent the latter contamination. It is shown the SPT can be operated at the discharge and accelerating boltages up to 600V. The results of presented experiments show high promises of the SPT in sputtering and surface modification systems for deposition of oxide thin films on Si or polymer substrates for semiconductor devices, optical coatings and metal corrosion barrier layers. Also, we have been tried to establish in application of the modeling expertise gained in electric and ionic propulsion to permit numerical simulation of additional processing systems. In this mechanism, it will be compared with conventional DC sputtering for film microstructure, chemical composition and crystallographic considerations.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2016

NEXTSat-1 is the next-generation small-size artificial satellite system planed by the Satellite Technology Research Center(SatTReC) in Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST). For the control of attitude and transition of the orbit, the system has adopted a RHM(Resisto-jet Head Module), which has a very simple geometry with a reasonable efficiency. An axisymmetric model is devised with two coil-resistance heaters using xenon(Xe) gas, and the minimum required specific impulse is 60 seconds under the thrust more than 30 milli-Newton. To design the module, seven basic parameters should be decided: the nozzle shape, the power distribution of heater, the pressure drop of filter, the diameter of nozzle throat, the slant length and the angle of nozzle, and the size of reservoir, etc. After quasi one-dimensional analysis, a theoretical value of specific impulse is calculated, and the optima of parameters are found out from the baseline with a series of multi-physical numerical simulations based on the compressible Navier-Stokes equations for gas and the heat conduction energy equation for solid. A commercial code, COMSOL Multiphysics is used for the computation with a FEM (finite element method) based numerical scheme. The final values of design parameters indicate 5.8% better performance than those of baseline design after the verification with all the tuned parameters. The present method should be effective to reduce the time cost of trial and error in the development of RHM, the thruster of NEXTSat-1.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2021

소형위성의 궤도조정 및 궤도유지에 활용될 수 있는 700 W급 홀추력기 랩모델을 개발하였다. 스케일링 방정식을 사용하여 방전채널의 크기를 선정하였으며, 자기장이 방전채널 중심선을 기준으로 대칭성을 가지면서 방전채널 바깥에서 최대가 되도록 설계하였다. 개발된 홀추력기의 방전시험은 2.0×10^-5 Torr 이하의 배경압력을 갖는 진공 환경에서 수행되었으며 추력 스탠드를 이용하여 추력을 측정하였다. 양극전압을 300 V로 고정하고 양극유량과 코일전류를 변수로 하여 추력을 측정하였으며, 양극유량 2.36 mg/s, 코일전류 2.4 A 조건에서 양극전력 620 W에서 추력 38 mN, 통합비추력 1,540 s, 양극효율 50 %로 가장 높은 성능을 보였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.557-560
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• 2008

A two-dimensional particle-in-cell(PIC) simulation with a Monte-Carlo Collision(MCC) has been developed to investigate the discharge characteristics of the acceleration channel of a HET. The dynamics of electrons and ions are treated with PIC method at the time scale of electrons in order to investigate the particle transport. The densities of charged particles are coupled with Poisson's equation. Xenon neutrals are injected from the anode and experience elastic, excitation, and ionization collisions with electrons, and are scattered by ions. These collisions are simulated by using an MCC model. The effects of control parameters such as magnetic field profile, electron current density, and the applied voltage have been investigated. The secondary electron emission on the dielectric surface is also considered.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1203-1211
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• 2009

무인잠수정의 동역학은 추진체의 동력학에 의해 큰 영향을 받는다. 무인잠수정의 호버링 또는 저속 상태의 움직임을 제어하는 것은 자동 도킹 혹은 잠수정의 매니퓰레이터의 제어에 있어서 매우 중요하다. 모터기반의 추진체 동역학은 비선형적이며 불확실한 매개변수를 가지고 있다. 결국, 추진기와 동적 커플링을 이루는 무인잠수정의 운동역학도 매우 비선형적이며 불확실한 매개변수를 가지고 있기 때문에 강인제어기가 무인잠수정의 모션제어에 있어서 효과적이라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 전기 추진체에 의해 추진되는 무인잠수정의 저속 또는 호버링 상태를 제어하기 위한 강인제어 기법을 보인다. 또한, 비선형성과 불확실한 매개변수가 결합된 무인잠수정의 상태도 강인제어를 이용하여 동시에 제어한다. 강인제어 방법 중에서 슬라이딩 모드 제어기를 설계하여 추진체와 무인잠수정의 불확실한 변수와 비선형성들을 보상하며 원하는 위치를 유지하는 제어방법을 제안하였다. 모의실험을 통하여 제안한 슬라이딩 모드 제어기는 선형제어기인 PD제어기 보다 성능이 우수함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2015

Dynamic Positioning System(DPS)은 동력, DP control 장치, DP 컴퓨터, 위치참조시스템(PRS), 센서, thruster 시스템 및 DP 운용자(DPO) 7가지로 구성되어 있다. DP 선박은 이들 구성요소들에 문제가 발생하면 그 기능을 상실할 수 있는데 이러한 DP 선박의 위치손실사고(Loss of Position, LOP)는 선주가 자발적으로 매년 IMCA에 보고하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 2001~2010년까지 10년 동안 IMCA 보고된 DP 선박 관련사고 612건에 대한 분석을 바탕으로 DPS의 7가지 구성요소와 관련된 사고 원인을 파악하고 이들 중 높은 비율을 차지하는 요인의 정성적, 정량적 분석을 통한 DP 선박의 안전운항 방안을 모색하고자 한다. 10년 평균 가장 높은 비율을 차지한 DPS 사고원인 요소는 PRS였다. 이를 전문가들의 브레인스토밍을 통해 작성된 flowchart를 바탕으로 베이지안 네트워크 분석을 시행한 결과 PRS 각 요소별 조건부 확률을 확인할 수 있었다. DP 선박의 drive off를 발생시키는데 주요한 영향을 미치는 것은 DGPS, microwave radar 및 HPR 이었고 DGPS에 주요한 영향을 미치는 에러 요인은 signal blocked, electric components failure, relative mode error 및 signal weak or fail이라는 것도 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.271-277
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• 2004

As one of the concepts of the laser/electric hybrid propulsion system, a feasibility study on possibilities of electrostatic acceleration of a laser ablation plasma induced from a solid target was conducted. Energy distributions of accelerated ions were measured by a Faraday cup. A time-of-flight measurement was also conducted for ion velocity measurement. It was found that an average speed of ions from a pure laser ablation in this case was about 20 km/sec for pulse energy of 40 $\mu$J/pulse with pulse width of 250 psec. On the other hand, through an electrostatic field with a + I ,000 V electrode, the speed could be accelerated up to 40 km/sec. It was shown that the electrode with positive potential was more effective than that with negative potential for positive-ion acceleration in laser induced plasma, or pulsed plasma, in which ions were induced with the Coulomb explosion following electrons. In addition, the ion-acceleration or deceleration strongly depended on conditions of pairs of inner diameter and electrodes gap.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.287-295
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• 2018

This paper presents the results of an exploration of the ferromanganese crusts of Western Pacific Seamount registered by the Korean government. This area has been surveyed with a deep-sea camera and crust samples have been acquired by deep-sea dredging since 2013. On October 18-19, 2017, a united research team from KIOST and KRISO explored two blocks, OSM11 and OSM07, on the seamount using Hemire ROV. A precise survey was conducted on the ferromanganese crusts and sediments covering the slope/top of OSM11 and the middle flat area of OSM07. Rock samples were collected with precise positioning, and HD videos were recorded for 7 hours. This paper discusses the technical issues of this exploration in terms of (1) how to deal with an emergency situation during an electric power blackout, (2) the improvement of the thruster power by adding cooling plugs to the housings of the thruster amplifiers, (3) the relative motion of the depressor by changing the fixing method of the cable terminator, which affects the service life of the cable, (4) a sampling technique for the steep slope of the seamount, (5) integrated navigation under a USBL blackout, and (6) a 3-dimensional image mosaic for visualizing the distribution state of the crusts.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.195-215
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• 2022

The increasing interest in CubeSat platforms ant their capability of enlarging the frontier of possible missions impose technology improvements. Miniaturized electrical propulsion (EP) systems enable new mission for multi-unit CubeSats (6U+). While electric propulsion systems have achieved important level of knowledge at equipment level, the investigation of the mutual impact between EP system and CubeSat technology at system level can provide a decisive improvement for both the technologies. The interaction between CubeSat and EP system should be assessed in terms of electromagnetic emissions (both radiated and conducted), thermal gradients, high electrical power management, surface chemical deposition, and quick and reliable data exchanges. This paper shows how a versatile CubeSat Test Platform (CTP), together with standardized procedures and specialized facilities enable the acquisition fundamental and unprecedented information. Measurements can be taken both by specific ground support equipment placed inside the vacuum facility and by dedicated sensors and subsystems installed on the CTP, providing a completely new set of data never obtained before. CTP is constituted of a 6U primary structure hosting the EP system, representative CubeSat avionics and batteries. For the first test campaign, CTP hosts the ambipolar plasma propulsion system, called Regulus and developed by T4I. After the integration and the functional test in laboratory environment, CTP + Regulus performed a Test campaign in relevant environment in the vacuum chamber at CISAS, University of Padua. This paper is focused on the test campaign description and the main results achieved at different power levels for different duration of the firings.