• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.10 no.2 s.21
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• pp.61-67
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• 2004

The development motive and maintenance of navigation system were military strategy purpose since middle of 20th century. During cold war period between the United States and the Soviet since the Second World War, advanced navigation system that two countries are responded individually have done development competitively. These systems are exhibited on general except military purpose gradually and are taking charge of point role in economy transport activity such as transportation of logistics between the country. Navigation system can divide into ground system and satellite system. Representative system of ground system is Loran-C(Long Range Navigation), and representative system of satellite system is GPS(Global Position System). Loran-C system is a system that use much in all the world country sea and ground, but GPS and DGPS that present is a satellite navigation system are used much. According to development of satellite system, examine about actual conditions of Loran-C navigation system and practical use plan in this paper because there is controversy about role of Loran-C navigation device along with Loran-C's operation and user decrease, and discusses for Loran-C's development direction.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2004

This paper deals with Reed-Solomon Coding for EUROFIX system EUROFIX is an integrated navigation and communication system, which combines Differential GNSS and Loran-C EUROFIX transmits DGNSS(Differential Global Navigation Satellite Systems) (data by pulse position modulation of Loran-C pulses. Loran-C system is regarded as a satellite backup system in recent. And now, it is important to detect and correct much errors in communication systems. Error corrections or correction algorithm is actively studied nowadays because of this. In this paper, we study and design encoder and decoder of Reed Solomon Code using Finite Galois Field Fourier Transformation for error corrections in EUROFIX data transmission. Through extensive simulation, the designed Reed Solomon code is shown to be effective for error correction in EUROFIX data transmission.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.123-130
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• 1985

This paper was conducted for the purpose of evaluating the accuracy of the observed time difference in Loran-C when the ground wave propagated on the surface included both land sea. The time difference of X and Y station in North East Pacific Chain GRI 5970 was measured at 25 points in Cheju areas. The results obtained are as follows: (1) The errors of time difference for M-X pair are increased when the Loran-C wave propagates above 500m heights of Hanla mountain on propagation path between the observed point and master or X, Y slave station. (2) The errors of time difference for M-X pair are able to decrease by way of correction for the propagation velocity and the geodetic datum, but errors of the time difference for M-Y pair very irregularly because irregular terrain include in propagation path from X station and propagation path from Y station is twice longer than X station. (3) It is confirmed that accuracy of Loran-C fix can elevate by the way of all correction for a geodetic datum transformation, the propagation velocity with refractive index of radio wave and the propagation velocity over land.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.73-74
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• 2019

We are developing a receiver that integrates eLoran and GNSS for navigation. The receiver shows similar performance to LORADD receiver in single navigation using Loran-C. In the case of GNSS navigation, the receiver uses GPS and GLONASS or GPS and BDS, so it has better navigation performance than the LORADD receiver using only GPS. Therefore, it is possible to expect better performance than the LORADD receiver in the integrated navigation which can complete the time synchronization between the chains later and obtaion the TOA. Loran data channel decoding function is implemented for eLoran navigation and the function of eliminating error factors such as interference is being implemented.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.12
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• pp.2326-2332
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• 2011

eLoran is enhanced Loran-C and eLoran is researched for as GPS backup system because this system is resistant to signal interference and has high accuracy. TOA measurements of eLoran include errors proportional to the range such as PF, SF, ASF and EF. Therefore these error factors must be compensated for improved accuracy of position. Generally, error models or GPS aided compensation methods are used, but these methods are limited by lack of infrastructure or system performance. Therefore, this paper proposes new model of error factors included in eLoran TOA measurements and navigation algorithm using this model. Error factors in this model are sum of a certain size of error and error proportional to the range. And feasibility and performance of proposed navigation algorithm are verified by using raw measurements.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.71-76
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• 1990

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.941-946
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• 2011

The Loran-C, a radio navigation system based on TDOA measurements is enhanced to eLoran using TOA measurements instead of TDOA measurements. Many error factors such as PF, SF, ASF, clock errors and unknown biases are included in eLoran TOA measurements. Because these error factors can cause failure in eLoran navigation algorithm, these errors must be compensated for high accuracy eLoran navigation results. Compensation of ASF and unknown biases are difficult to calculate, while the others such as PF and SF are relatively easy to eliminate. In order to compensate all errors in eLoran TOA measurements, a simple GPS aided bias compensation method is suggested in this paper. This method calculates the bias as the difference of TOA measurement and the range between eLoran transmitters and the receiver whose position is determined using GPS. The real data measured in Europe are used for verification of suggested method and navigation algorithm.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.75-80
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• 2013

This article presents the design of long range navigation (LORAN)-disciplined oscillator (LDO), employing the timing information of the LORAN system, which was developed as a backup system that corrects the vulnerability of the global positioning system (GPS)-based timing information utilization. The LDO designed on the basis of hardware generates a timing source synchronized with reference to the timing information of the LORAN-C receiver. As for the LDO-based timing information measurement, the Kalman filter was applied to estimate the measurement of which variance was minimized so that the stability performance could be improved. The oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) was employed as the local oscillator of the LDO. The controller was operated by digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controlling method. The LDO performance evaluation environment that takes into account the additional secondary factor (ASF) of the LORAN signals allows for the relative ASF observation and data collection using the coordinated universal time (UTC). The collected observation data are used to analyze the effect of ASF on propagation delay. The LDO stability performance was presented by the results of the LDO frequency measurements from which the ASF was excluded.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.9-16
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• 1998

Loran C is a low frequently , pulsed. hyperbolic radio aid to navigation system, which operates in the 90 to 110 kHz frequency band. The position accuracy is not excellent but the repeatable and relative accuracy is very good, and it is very useful for fishing vessel in coastal waters. The operation of China north sea chain9GRI 7430) was begun on January, 1996, and in order to evaluate the accuracy of this chain, it was observed with Loran C receiver (LC-90, Furuno) in July 9 and December 30, 1997 at the fixed position of Kunsan national university. The obtained results were as follows : The time difference error of M-X, M-Y pair were $0.5{\mu}s$, $4.4{ \mu}s$ respectively and the mean time difference of M-X, M-Y pair were $15120.4{,\mu}s$ $32085.4{\mu}s$ respectively. The Loran C signals were received steadily and the daily fluctuation of time difference was very small. The longitudinal position error was very much than latitudinal position error, and the mean position error was about 1091.8m.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.196-198
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• 2017

미국, 러시아, 중국 등 선진국에서는 GNSS와 같은 위성항법시스템의 취약성에 대한 대비하기 위한 고정밀도의 지상파 전파항법시스템을 독자적으로 개발하여 운영 중에 있지만, 우리나라는 1979년도에 도입한 외산장비로 포항 및 광주 송신국을 구축하여 Loran-C 체인으로 지상파 전파항법시스템을 운영 중에 있다. 특히 위성항법시스템이 없는 우리나라 입장에서는 어느 위성항법시스템에 종속되지 않는 고정밀도의 지상파 eLoran 전파항법시스템 개발이 더욱 절실히 요구되고 있다. 본 연구 개발에서는 고정밀도의 eLoran 지상파 항법시스템 개발에 앞서 eLoran 송수신 시스템을 검증하고, 실제 공간상의 채널환경을 모사할 수 있는 eLoran emulator를 개발하였다.