• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.104-113
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• 2006

Satellites have provided the impetus for the orderly development of reliability engineering research and analysis because they tend to have complex systems and hence acute problems. They were instrumental in developing mathematical models for reliability, as well as design techniques to permit quantitative specification, prediction and measurement of reliability. Reliability engineering is based on implementing measures which insure an item will perform its mission successfully. The discipline of reliability engineering consists of two fundamental aspects; $(1^{st})$ paying attention to details, and $(2^{nd})$ handling uncertainties. This paper uses some of the basic concepts, formulas and examples of reliability theory in application. This paper emphasizes the practical reliability analysis of a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Micro-satellite power subsystem. Approaches for specifying and allocating the reliability of each element of the power system so as to meet the overall power system reliability requirements, as well as to give detailed modeling and predicting of equipment/system reliability are introduced. The results are handled and analyzed to form the final reliability results for the satellite power system. The results show that the Electric Power Subsystem (EPS) reliability meets the requirements with quad microcontrollers (MC), two boards working as main and cold redundant while each board contains two MCs in a hot redundant.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2019

As a way to further expand and enable the 5G ecosystem, the $3^{rd}$ Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is considering the development of a 5G new radio (NR)-based non-terrestrial network (NTN). These NTNs are expected to provide ubiquitous 5G services to user's equipment (especially, in Internet of Things/machine-type communications (IoT/MTC) public safety, and critical communications) by extending service coverage to areas not covered by 5G terrestrial networks. To this end, this NTN is developing scenarios to provide 5G services using spaceborne vehicles, such as geosynchronous and low-Earth orbit satellites, and airborne vehicles, such as unmanned aircraft systems, including high-altitude pseudo-satellites. In addition, various technologies are being studied to satisfy new requirements not considered in 5G NR, such as long propagation delay time, large cell coverage, large Doppler effect, and base station movement. In this paper, we present the scenarios, requirements, technical issues and solutions, and standardization planning for NR-based NTN in 3GPP.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2010

한국형발사체(KSLV-II)는 소형위성발사체(KSLV-I)의 후속으로 개발되는 1.5톤급 지구 저궤도 위성 발사체이다. 한국형발사체를 위해 75톤급 액체로켓엔진을 자력 개발할 예정이며, 이 엔진은 선행 연구로 수행된 30톤급 액체엔진 기술에 기반을 두고 있다. 액체로켓엔진 연소기는 높은 연소안정성과 구조적 건전성, 열적 내구성을 요구한다. 본 논문에서는 75톤급 액체로켓엔진 연소기의 설계요구조건과 이를 구현하기 위한 설계 과정에서 해석적 기반을 활용하여 수행한 제반 기술적 검토 사항을 제시하였다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 SAR 탑재체의 운용모드 설계방안 및 설계결과 그리고 주요성능에 대한 분석 결과를 제시하였다. SAR 시스템 설계는 요구사항을 만족하는 주요변수의 설계값 도출로 진행된다. 저궤도에서 운용하는 100kg 미만의 초소형위성을 가정하고 고해상의 영상을 위하여 X-대역의 주파수를 선정하였다. 주어진 설계 요구사항을 반영하여 주파수 대역폭, 관측영역 설계, 안테나 설계를 진행하고, 설계결과를 반영하여 목표 영상품질인 NESZ 만족여부를 확인하였다. 또한 설계값을 반영하여 관측영역별로 최적의 PRF를 설계하였다. 또한 소형, 경량화를 위한 안테나 형태를 제안하였다. 또한 설계된 변수를 적용하여 체계성능을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.382-388
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• 2022

Satellite communication for high altitude platform stations (HAPS) and low earth orbit (LEO) systems suffer from dust and sand (DU&SA) storms in the desert regions such as Saudi Arabia. These attenuations have a distorting effect on signal fidelity at high frequency of operations. This results signal to noise ratio (SNR) to dramatically decreasing and leads to wireless transmission error. The main focus in this paper is to propose common relations between HAPS and LEO for the atmospheric impairments affecting the satellite communication networks operating above Ku-band crossing the propagation path. A double phase three dimensional relationship for HAPS and LEO systems is then presented. The comparison model present the analysis of atmospheric attenuation with specific focus on sand and dust based on particular size, visibility, adding gaseous effects for different frequency, and propagation angle to provide system operations with a predicted vision of satellite parameters' values. Skillful decision and control system (SD&CS) is proposed to control applied parameters that lead to improve satellite network performance and to get the ultimate receiving wireless signal under bad weather condition.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.543-559
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• 2022

To determine a suitable waveform for Internet of Things (IoT) transmission over low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, this paper reports the results of a performance comparison between chirp spread spectrum (CSS)-based LoRa and direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)-based Ingenu. The performance of both waveforms was measured in terms of the packet error rate, throughput, and packet loss rate, considering the Doppler effect caused by the high speed of LEO satellites and the interference among multiple terminals. Simulation results indicate that the DSSS scheme is more suitable than the CSS scheme for high-traffic IoT services because of its robustness against interference among multiple terminals. However, the CSS scheme is more suitable than the DSSS scheme for high-mobility IoT services because of its robustness against the Doppler effect. We discuss various solutions, such as the preprocessing of Doppler effect and avoidance of packet collision, to enhance the performance of the DSSS and CSS schemes. The simulation results of the proposed solution show that the enhanced DSSS scheme can be a proper waveform in IoT transmission over LEO satellites for both the high-traffic and high-mobility services.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.525-536
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• 2022

The current state of telecommunications infrastructure in the Arctic does not allow providing a wide range of required services for people, businesses and other categories, which necessitates the use of non-traditional approaches to its organization. The paper proposes an innovative approach to building a combined communication network based on tethered high-altitude platform station (HAPS) located at an altitude of 1-7 km and connected via radio channels with terrestrial and satellite communication networks. Network configuration and composition of telecommunication equipment placed on HAPS and located on the terrestrial and satellite segment of the network was justified. The availability of modern equipment and the distributed structure of such an integrated network will allow, unlike existing networks (Iridium, Gonets, etc.), to organize personal mobile communications, data transmission and broadband Internet up to 100 Mbps access for mobile and fixed subscribers, rapid transmission of information from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). A substantiation of the possibility of achieving high network capacity in various paths is presented: inter-platform radio links, subscriber radio links, HAPS feeder lines - terrestrial network gateway, HAPS radio links - satellite retransmitter (SR), etc. The economic efficiency of the proposed solution is assessed.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.323-332
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• 2023

Today, services using Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology are provided in various fields, such as smartphone Location-Based Service (LBS) and autonomous driving. Generally, outdoor positioning techniques depend on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and the need for positioning techniques that guarantee positioning accuracy, availability, and continuity is emerging with advances in service. In particular, continuity is not guaranteed in urban canyons where it is challenging to secure visible satellites with standalone GNSS, and even if more than four satellites are visible, the positioning accuracy and stability are reduced due to multipath channels. Research using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites is already underway to overcome these limitations. In this study, we conducted a trend analysis of LEO-PNT research, an LEO satellite-based navigation and augmentation system. Through comparison with GNSS, the differentiation of LEO-PNT was confirmed, and the system design and receiver processing were analyzed according to LEO-PNT classification. Lastly, the current status of LEO-PNT development by country and institution was confirmed.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.483-496
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• 2024

본 논문은 위성 네트워크에서 단말의 서비스 품질을 향상시키기 위하여 단말의 이동성을 고려한 위치 정보 기반 빔 간 핸드오버 이벤트를 제안한다. 단말은 서빙 셀과 이웃 셀 중심 사이의 거리를 실시간으로 측정하고 단말의 이동 속도를 고려하여 핸드오버 이벤트 조건을 만족하는지 확인한다. 성능 분석 결과 기존의 수신 신호 세기 기반 핸드오버 이벤트보다 제안하는 위치 정보 기반 핸드오버 이벤트가 불필요한 핸드오버 트리거 이벤트 발생 빈도를 감소시켜 단말의 서비스 지속성을 향상하는 것을 확인하였다.