• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.293-304
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 2002년 하반기에 발사 예정인 과학로켓 3호에 탑재되어 있는 자력계의 비행모델(flight model) 제작 모델의 디지털 회로 설계와 부품선정 및 Fluxgate 자력계 AIM(Attitude Information Magnetometer)과 지구 자기장 섭동 측정용 Search-Coil 자력계 SIM(Scientific Investigation Magnetometer)의 검교정시험 수행 결과에 대해 기술하였다. 초기 설계된 자력계 디지털 회로는 자료의 샘플링 속도가 낮고, 잡음이 많이 발생되어 이를 향상시켰으며, 자료의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해 부품 재선정 및 회로를 다시 설계하였다. 재구성이후 자력계의 디지털 검교정시험을 실시하였고, 그 결과, 최초 아날로그 검교정시험때 설정한 AIM 센서의 InT의 분해능보다 실제 측정된 분해능 값이 떨어졌음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이를 보정하기 위해 수치계산법을 이용하여 보정치와 오차값을 계산하였으며, 이 보정치들을 과학로켓 3호 발사 이후 얻어지는 자력계 자료에 적용할 예정이다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.819-822
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• 2012

This paper describes an on-line magnetic distortion calibration procedure for a magnetometer. The horizontal magnetic field is calculated through the earth magnetic field sensed by 3-axes magnetometer. The ellipse equation is derived from a set of horizontal magnetic field data using least square method and calibration parameters are determined. The calibration process is performed iteratively until parameters are not renewed, and experimental results show the effectiveness of the devised method.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2017

Magnetometer calibration must be performed before the use of three-axis magnetometers to ensure the accuracy of orientation estimation. Recently, one of the most popular calibration approaches is the ellipsoid fitting technique due to its high performance in calibration. To date, in fact, performances of the existing ellipsoid fitting methods have been evaluated with full range rotation data. However, in case of the calibration of magnetometers attached to vehicles, ships, and planes, it is very difficult to collect the full range rotation data since their allowable ranges in terms of roll and pitch are limited to small. This constraint may result in serious performance degradation of some ellipsoid fitting algorithms. Therefore, to be practical, this paper proposes a weighted least square-based magnetometer calibration method that is robust in roll-pitch limited conditions. Furthermore, the proposed method is a linear approach and thus is free from the well-known initial value issue in nonlinear approaches. Experimental results show the superiority of the proposed method to other ellipsoid-fitting calibration methods.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2021

We describe a method for the in-orbit calibration of body-mounted magnetometers based on the CHAOS-7 geomagnetic field model. The code is designed to find the true calibration parameters autonomously by using only the onboard magnetometer data and the corresponding CHAOS outputs. As the model output and satellite data have different coordinate systems, they are first transformed to a Star Tracker Coordinate (STC). Then, non-linear optimization processes are run to minimize the differences between the CHAOS-7 model and satellite data in the STC. The process finally searches out a suite of calibration parameters that can maximize the model-data agreement. These parameters include the instrument gain, offset, axis orthogonality, and Euler rotation matrices between the magnetometer frame and the STC. To validate the performance of the Python code, we first produce pseudo satellite data by convoluting CHAOS-7 model outputs with a prescribed set of the 'true' calibration parameters. Then, we let the code autonomously undistort the pseudo satellite data through optimization processes, which ultimately track down the initially prescribed calibration parameters. The reconstructed parameters are in good agreement with the prescribed (true) ones, which demonstrates that the code can be used for actual instrument data calibration. This study is performed using Python 3.8.5, NumPy 1.19.2, SciPy 1.6, AstroPy 4.2, SpacePy 0.2.1, and ChaosmagPy 0.5 including the CHAOS-7.6 geomagnetic field model. This code will be utilized for processing NextSat-1 and Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment (SNIPE) data in the future.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2000년도 International Symposium on Magnetics The 2000 Fall Conference
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• pp.563-564
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• 2000

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.47-50
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• 2000

We have constructed a multi-channel SQUID magnetometer system. The system is designed to operate normally with 10 high temperature direct coupled SQUIDs. The main features of the system include a remote control by serial communication, low noise with wide bandwidth and high slew rate by several MHz modulation, signal conditioning and calibration by digital signal processing.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2008년도 Asian Magnetics Conference
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• pp.181.2-181.2
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• 2008

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.190-197
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• 2018

Geomagnetic field signals have potential for use in underwater navigation and geophysical surveys. To map underwater geomagnetic fields, we propose a method that exploits an autonomous surface vehicle. In our system, a magnetometer is rigidly attached to the vehicle and not towed by a cable, minimizing the system's size and complexity but requiring a dedicated calibration procedure due to magnetic distortion caused by the vehicle. Conventional 2D methods can be employed for the calibration by assuming the horizontal movement of the magnetometer, whereas the proposed 3D approach can correct for horizontal misalignment of the sensor. Our method does not require a supporting crane system to rotate the vehicle, and calibrates and maps simultaneously by exploiting data obtained from field operation. The proposed method has been verified experimentally in inland waters, generating a magnetic field map of the test area that is of much higher resolution than the public magnetic field data.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.199-215
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• 2023

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), the first South Korea lunar exploration probe, successfully arrived at the Moon on December, 2022 (UTC), following a 4.5-month ballistic lunar transfer (BLT) trajectory. Since the launch (4 August, 2022), the KPLO magnetometer (KMAG) has carried out various observations during the trans-lunar cruise phase and a 100 km altitude lunar polar orbit. KMAG consists of three fluxgate magnetometers capable of measuring magnetic fields within a ± 1,000 nT range with a resolution of 0.2 nT. The sampling rate is 10 Hz. During the originally planned lifetime of one year, KMAG has been operating successfully while performing observations of lunar crustal magnetic fields, magnetic fields induced in the lunar interior, and various solar wind events. The calibration and offset processes were performed during the TLC phase. In addition, reliabilities of the KMAG lunar magnetic field observations have been verified by comparing them with the surface vector mapping (SVM) data. If the KPLO's mission orbit during the extended mission phase is close enough to the lunar surface, KMAG will contribute to updating the lunar surface magnetic field map and will provide insights into the lunar interior structure and lunar space environment.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.312-319
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• 1997

과학적 목적으로 탑재되는 자력계(magnetometer)는 지구 근접 우주환경을 관측하는데 있어서 필수적인 탑재 체이다. 우주환경의 직접적인 전자기적 변화는 자기장과 전기장의 측정으로 알 수 있다. 실제 관측에 있어서 전기장의 관측은 기술적으로 어렵지만 자기장은 비교적 관측이 용이하다. 따라서 자기장을 측정하는 자력계는 과학위성의 기본적인 탑재 체들의 하나로 인식되어왔다. 본 연구에서는 1998년 7월경에 발사 예정인 우리별 3호의 과학 탑재체인 fluxgate 자력계를 개발한 결과를 보고한다. 우리별 1, 2호에 탑재된 자력계는 단순히 위성의 자세 제어를 위해 제작되었으나, 우리별 3호에서는 자세 제어뿐만 아니라 우주과학 적인 측정을 위한 자력계가 탑재될 예정이다. 우리별 3호는 1998년 7월경에 발사 예정이며 고도는 720km, 궤도는 원형 태양 동기 궤도, 무게는 약 100kg, 전력은 최대 150W이다. 그리고 과학 탑재 체로는 우주복사영향 측정기(Radiation Effect Microelectronics), 고 에너지 입자 검출기 (High Energy Particle Telescope), 정밀 자력계(Scientific Magnetometer), 전자 온도 측정기(Electron Temperature Probe)가 있다. 우리별 3호에 탑재 예정인 정밀 자력계는 기본적으로 우리별 1, 2호에 탑재된 자력계의 회로를 추가 보정 하여 넓은 우주 공간에서 일어나는 자기장 변화 현상을 관측하기에 적절한 분해능인 5nT를 기준으로 개발하였다. 일본의 자력계 전문 회사인 Tierra Tecnica사에서 자력계의 보정(calibration)과 잡음 레벨 시험(noise level test)을 수행하였다.