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Laser Tracking Analysis of Space Debris using SOLT System at Mt. Gamak (감악산 SOLT 시스템을 이용한 우주잔해물 레이저추적 성능분석)

  • Lim, Hyung-Chul;Park, Jong-Uk;Kim, Dong-Jin;Seong, Kipyung;Ka, Neung-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.43 no.9
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    • pp.830-837
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    • 2015
  • Space debris has been a major issue recently for the space-active nations because its growing population is expected to increase the collision risk with operational satellites. Radar and electro-optical system has been used for space debris surveillance, which may cause unnecessary anti-collision manoeuvers due to their low tracking accuracy. So an additional tracking system is required to improve the predicted orbit accuracy and then to jude the anti-collision maneouvers more efficiently. The laser tracking system has been considered as an alternative to decrease these unnecessary manoeuvers. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute has been developing a space object laser tracking system which is capable of laser tracking for satellites with retro-reflectors and for space debris using high power laser, and satellite imaging using adaptive optics. In this study, the tracking capability is analyzed for space debris using high power laser based on link budget, false alarm probability and signal detection probability.

Registration of Aerial Image with Lines using RANSAC Algorithm

  • Ahn, Y.;Shin, S.;Schenk, T.;Cho, W.
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.25 no.6_1
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    • pp.529-536
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    • 2007
  • Registration between image and object space is a fundamental step in photogrammetry and computer vision. Along with rapid development of sensors - multi/hyper spectral sensor, laser scanning sensor, radar sensor etc., the needs for registration between different sensors are ever increasing. There are two important considerations on different sensor registration. They are sensor invariant feature extraction and correspondence between them. Since point to point correspondence does not exist in image and laser scanning data, it is necessary to have higher entities for extraction and correspondence. This leads to modify first, existing mathematical and geometrical model which was suitable for point measurement to line measurements, second, matching scheme. In this research, linear feature is selected for sensor invariant features and matching entity. Linear features are incorporated into mathematical equation in the form of extended collinearity equation for registration problem known as photo resection which calculates exterior orientation parameters. The other emphasis is on the scheme of finding matched entities in the aide of RANSAC (RANdom SAmple Consensus) in the absence of correspondences. To relieve computational load which is a common problem in sampling theorem, deterministic sampling technique and selecting 4 line features from 4 sectors are applied.

Assessment of London underground tube tunnels - investigation, monitoring and analysis

  • Wright, Peter
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.239-262
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    • 2010
  • Tube Lines has carried out a "knowledge and investigation programme" on the deep tube tunnels comprising the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, as required by the PPP contract with London Underground. Many of the tunnels have been in use for over 100 years, so this assessment was considered essential to the future safe functioning of the system. This programme has involved a number of generic investigations which guide the assessment methodology and the analysis of some 5,000 individual structures. A significant amount of investigation has been carried out, including ultrasonic thickness measurement, detection of brickwork laminations using radar, stress measurement using magnetic techniques, determination of soil parameters using CPT, pressuremeter and laboratory testing, installation of piezometers, material and tunnel segment testing, and trialling of remote photographic techniques for inspection of large tunnels and shafts. Vibrating wire, potentiometer, electro level, optical and fibre-optic monitoring has been used, and laser measurement and laser scanning has been employed to measure tunnel circularity. It is considered that there is scope for considerable improvements in non-destructive testing technology for structural assessment in particular, and some ideas are offered as a "wish-list". Assessment reports have now been produced for all assets forming Tube Lines' deep tube tunnel network. For assets which are non-compliant with London Underground standards, the risk to the operating railway has to be maintained as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) using enhanced inspection and monitoring, or repair where required. Monitoring techniques have developed greatly during recent years and further advances will continue to support the economic whole life asset management of infrastructure networks.

Operation of the Radio Occultation Mission in KOMPSAT-5

  • Choi, Man-Soo;Lee, Woo-Kyoung;Cho, Sung-Ki;Park, Jong-Uk
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.345-352
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    • 2010
  • Korea multi-purpose satellite-5 (KOMPSAT-5) is a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite scheduled to be launched in 2010. To satisfy the precision orbit determination (POD) requirement for a high resolution synthetic aperture radar image of KOMPSAT-5, KOMPSAT-5 has atmosphere occultation POD (AOPOD) system which consists of a space-borne dual frequency global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a laser retro reflector array. A space-borne dual frequency GPS receiver on a LEO satellite provides position data for the POD and radio occultation data for scientific applications. This paper describes an overview of AOPOD system and operation concepts of the radio occultation mission in KOMPSAT-5. We showed AOPOD system satisfies the requirements of KOMPSAT-5 in performance and stability.

Moving Window Technique for Obstacle Detection Using Neural Networks (신경망을 사용한 장애물 검출을 위한 Moving Window 기법)

  • 주재율;회승욱;이장명
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.164-164
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    • 2000
  • This paper proposes a moving window technique that extracts lanes and vehicles using the images captured by a CCD camera equipped inside an automobile in real time. For the purpose, first of all the optimal size of moving window is determined based upon speed of the vehicle, road curvature, and camera parameters. Within the moving windows that are dynamically changing, lanes and vehicles are extracted, and the vehicles within the driving lanes are classified as obstacles. Assuming highway driving, there are two sorts of image-objects within the driving lanes: one is ground mark to show the limit speed or some information for driving, and the other is the vehicle as an obstacle. Using characteristics of three-dimension objects, a neural network can be trained to distinguish the vehicle from ground mark. When it is recognized as an obstacle, the distance from the camera to the front vehicle can be calculated with the aids of database that keeps the models of automobiles on the highway. The correctness of this measurement is verified through the experiments comparing with the radar and laser sensor data.

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Surface Type Detection and Parameter Estimation in Point Cloud by Using Orthogonal Distance Fitting (최단거리 최소제곱법을 이용한 측정점군으로부터의 곡면 자동탐색)

  • Ahn, Sung-Joon
    • Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.10-17
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    • 2009
  • Surface detection and parameter estimation in point cloud is a relevant subject in CAD/CAM, reverse engineering, computer vision, coordinate metrology and digital factory. In this paper we present a software for a fully automatic surface detection and parameter estimation in unordered, incomplete and error-contaminated point cloud with a large number of data points. The software consists of three algorithmic modules each for object identification, point segmentation, and model fitting, which work interactively. Our newly developed algorithms for orthogonal distance fitting(ODF) play a fundamental role in each of the three modules. The ODF algorithms estimate the model parameters by minimizing the square sum of the shortest distances between the model feature and the measurement points. We demonstrate the performance of the software on a variety of point clouds generated by laser radar, computer tomography, and stripe-projection method.

Real-time signal processing of LADAR image (LADAR 영상의 실시간 신호 처리)

  • Ha, Choong-lim;Nam, Jai-du;Kim, Young-kil
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.387-390
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    • 2017
  • With the advent of high-resolution sensors in the embedded field, the demand for heterogeneous computing continues to increase. Logic Module is an embedded system for controlling LADAR system components and for real-time 3D imaging of laser radar image data. In this paper, we discuss the design of Logic Module and the signal processing using CPU-GPU heterogeneous computing.

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3D Spatial Database Design for Laser Radar Simulation (레이저레이더 시뮬레이션을 위한 3차원 공간DB 설계)

  • Kim, Geun-Han;Kim, Hye-Young;Jun, Chul-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.497-500
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    • 2008
  • 3차원 오브젝트의 위치 및 정보 획득을 위한 레이저레이더 시뮬레이션의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서는 시뮬레이션의 결과로 획득되는 공간의 범위와 해당 사물의 정보를 정확하고 빠르게 획득해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 레이더 시뮬레이션의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서 3차원 공간 데이터를 공간DB에 저장하고, 질의를 수행하여 해당 3차원 오브젝트의 정보를 효과적으로 추출해내는 방법론을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 시뮬레이션에서 사용되는 3차원 지형지물(지형, 건물 사물 등) 모델의 정보를 데이터모델링을 통해 토폴로지 형태를 갖도록 하였으며, 이를 공간DB에 저장하고, 레이저 신호와의 연산 쿼리를 시행하는 과정을 예시하였다. 이러한 과정을 구현하기 위하여 OGC 기반의 공간 데이터 타입, 함수, 인덱스들을 제공하는 PostgreSQL과 PostGIS를 사용하였다. 지형, 건물, 탱크 등 이렇게 세 가지의 범주의 사물로 나누어 각각을 공간DB로 구현, 쿼리를 실시하였다. 지형정보는 TIN을 사용하였고, 건물의 좌표 값들은 도화원도에서 추출하였으며, 탱크와 같은 사물은 VRML 모델의 좌표 값을 사용하였다.

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Design of Multibeam Laser Radar System for Prevent Automotive Collision (다중 파장을 이용한 차량용 추돌 방지 레이더 시스템 설계)

  • Park, Min-Sheik;Lee, Sung-Ki;You, Kang-Soo
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.207-210
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    • 2006
  • 자동차 추돌 방지용 레이더는 도로 사정이나 기후에 따른 운전자의 인지 및 판단이 불가능한 상황에서도 차량 간의 추돌을 예방할 수 있는 시스템이다. 현재까지 연구 개발된 차량용 레이더는 초음파나 밀리미터 웨이브 등을 이용하므로 가격이나 크기 등에서 경쟁력을 갖추지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 적외선 레이저 다이오드를 매트릭스 형태로 배열한 다중 파장 구조 방식을 제안하였다. 이는 악천후에서의 탐지 능력을 개선시킬 수 있다. 또한 의사 잡음 수열의 상관 특성을 이용하여 인접 차량의 레이저 신호에 의한 간섭 영향을 최소화시킬 수 있기 때문에 차세대 ITS 기술 선점 및 산업 경쟁력을 확보 등의 효과를 기대할 수 있다.

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Biologic Effect of Non-ionizing Radiation (비전리방사선의 생물학적 작용)

  • Huh, Seung-Jae;Wu, Hong-Gyun
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.163-168
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    • 1995
  • The Radio-frequency electromagnetic(RFEM) spectrum is defined as waves that range in frequency from>0 to $3{\times}1012Hz$. Although there are several thousands of reports that present data or opinion of the biological response to RFEM radiation, no consensus has emerged regarding thresholds and mechanisms of injury. This review presents a overview of the subject on mechanisms of interaction of RFEM fields with tissue, chromosomal and mutagenic effect. carcinogenic effects. The scope of the review is expanded to include systemic effects such as those on reproduction, growth, and development, hematological effects. Some biological end points, those with associated with behavior and cataractogenesis is discussed.

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