• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2013

ARGO-M is a satellite laser ranging (SLR) system developed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute with the consideration of mobility and daytime and nighttime satellite observation. The ARGO-M optical system consists of 40 cm receiving telescope, 10 cm transmitting telescope, and detecting optics. For the development of ARGO-M optical system, the structural analysis was performed with regard to the optics and optomechanics design and the optical components. To ensure the optical performance, the quality was tested at the level of parts using the laser interferometer and ultra-high-precision measuring instruments. The assembly and alignment of ARGO-M optical system were conducted at an auto-collimation facility. As the transmission and reception are separated in the ARGO-M optical system, the pointing alignment between the transmitting telescope and receiving telescope is critical for precise target pointing. Thus, the alignment using the ground target and the radiant point observation of transmitting laser beam was carried out, and the lines of sight for the two telescopes were aligned within the required pointing precision. This paper describes the design, structural analysis, manufacture and assembly of parts, and entire process related with the alignment for the ARGO-M optical system.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.52-55
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• 2011

We discuss the effect of stray light on a high-precision camera in an LEO(Low Earth Orbit) satellite. The critical objects and illumination objects were sorted to discover the stray light sources in the optical system. Scatter modeling was applied to determine a noise effect on the surface of a detector, and the relative flux of a signal and noise were also calculated. The stable range of reflectivity of the beam splitter was estimated for various scattering models.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2023

The structural design of an optical-telescope assembly (OTA) for satellite laser ranging (SLR) is conducted in two steps. First, the results of a parametric study of the major design variables (e.g. dimension and shape) of the OTA part are explained, and the detailed structural design of the OTA is derived, considering the design requirements. Among the structural-shape concepts of various OTAs, the Serrurier truss concept is selected in this study, and the collimation of the telescope according to the design variables is extensively discussed. After generating finite-element models for different structural shapes, self-gravity analyses are performed. To minimize the deflection and tilt of the mirror and frame for the OTA under the limited design requirements, a parametric study is conducted according to design variables such as the shapes of the upper and lower struts and the spider vane. The structural features found in the parametric study are described. Finally, the OTA structure is designed in detail to maintain the optical alignment by balancing the gravity deflections of the upper and lower trusses using the optimal combination of the parameters. Additionally, thermal analysis of the optical telescope design is evaluated.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.372-375
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• 2006

The MSC is a high resolution multi-spectral camera system which is mounted on the KOMPSAT-II satellite. The electro-optic camera system has a refocusing mechanism which can be used in-orbit by ground commands. By adjusting locations of some elements in optics, the system can be focused precisely. The focus mechanism in MSC is implemented with stepper motor and potentiometer. By reading the value of the potentiometer, rough position of the motor can be understood. The exact location of the motor can not be acquired because the information from the potentiometer can not be so accurate. However, before and after certain events of the satellite, like a satellite launch, the direction of the movement or order of the magnitude of the movement can be understood. In this paper, the trend analysis of the focus motor position during the ground test phase is introduced. This result can be used as basic information for the focus calibration after launch. By studying the long term trend, deviation from the best focal point can be understood. The positions of the focus motors after launch are also compared.

• International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2018

For small earth observation satellites, alignment between the optical components is important for precise observation. However, satellite cameras are structurally subject to misalignment in the launch environment where vibration excitations and impacts apply, and in space environments where zero gravity, vacuum, radiant heat and degassing occur. All of these variables can cause misalignment among the optical components. The misalignment among optical components results in degradation of image quality, and a re-alignment process is needed to compensate for the misalignment. This process of re-alignment between optical components is referred to as a refocusing process. In this paper, we proposed a 3 - axis focusing mechanism to perform the refocusing process. This mechanism is attached to the back of the secondary mirror and consists of three piezoelectric inertia-friction actuators to compensate the x-axis, y-axis tilt, and de-space through three-axis motion. The fabricated focus mechanism demonstrated excellent servo performance by experimenting with PD servo control.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2012

현재까지 한국의 자국 우주기반 지역위성항법시스템은 개발되거나 구체적으로 계획되어 있지 않다. 그러나 국내 지역위성항법시스템의 개발요구는 여러 가지 수요 외적인 요인으로도 결정될 수 있으며, 커져가는 국내의 위성항법시스템에 대한 의존도는 결국 자국 위성항법시스템의 개발 및 보유를 궁극적으로 요구할 것으로 사료된다. 한반도 주변을 활용서비스 대상으로 설정하는 지역위성보강항법 시스템 또는 지역위성항법 시스템 둘 다 설계 궤도나 시스템 설계개념은 그리 선택의 여지가 많지 않다. 또한 우주감시 분야는 국내에서 막 태동하는 연구개발 분야이며 미래 한국형항법위성시스템을 보유했을 때 항법시스템의 유지와 항법메세지의 생성을 위해서 반드시 필요한 기술 분야이기도 하다. 이 연구에서는 한국보다 먼저 구축이 기대되는 일본의 준천정위성시스템의 한국 지역 활용도를 분석하고, 유사한 시스템을 한국에 적용했을 때의 활용도 분석, 독자적인 위성항법시스템을 도입했을 때 사용가능한 궤도 얼개 분석, 그리고 이차적인 추적시스템으로서 지상기반 광학추적시스템의 가관측성 등을 분석하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2023

Surveillance and reconnaissance intelligence in the space domain will become increasingly important in future battlefield environments. Moreover, to assimilate the military provocations and trends of hostile countries, imagery intelligence of the highest possible resolution is required. There are many methods for improving the resolution of optical satellites when observing the ground, such as designing satellite optical systems with a larger diameter and lowering the operating altitude. In this paper, we propose a method for improving ground observation resolution by using an optical system for a previously designed low orbit satellite and lowering the operating altitude of the satellite. When the altitude of a satellite is reduced in a circular orbit, a large amount of thrust fuel is required to maintain altitude because the satellite's altitude can decrease rapidly due to atmospheric drag. However, by using the critical inclination, which can fix the position of the perigee in an elliptical orbit to the observation area, the operating altitude of the satellite can be reduced using less fuel compared to a circular orbit. This method makes it possible to obtain a similar observational resolution of a medium-sized satellite with the same weight and volume as a small satellite. In addition, this method has the advantage of reducing development and launch costs to that of a small-sized satellite. As a result, we designed an elliptical orbit. The perigee of the orbit is 300 km, the apogee is 8,366.52 km, and the critical inclination is 116.56°. This orbit remains at its lowest altitude to the Korean peninsula constantly with much less orbit maintenance fuel compared to the 300 km circular orbit.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.633-636
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• 2005

An electro-optical camera system consists of many subsystems such as the optics, the detector, and the electronics and so on. They may create variations in the processed image that were not present original scene. The performance analysis of the electro-optical camera system is a mathematical construct that provides an optimum design through appropriate trade off analysis. The SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio) is one of the most important performance for the electro-optical camera system. The SNR analysis shown in this paper is performed based on the practical high resolution satellite camera design. For the purpose of the practical camera design, the analysis assumes that the defined radiance, which is calculated for the Korean peninsula, reached directly to the telescope entrance. In addition, the actual operation concept such as integration time and the normal operation altitude is assumed. This paper compares the SNR analysis results according to the various camera characteristics such as the optics, the detector, and the camera electronics. In detail, the optical characteristics can be split into the focal length, F#, transmittance, and so on. And the system responsivity, the quantum efficiency, the TDI stages, the quantization noise and the analogue noise can be used for the detector and the camera electronics characteristics. Finally this paper suggests the optimum design to apply the practical electro-optical system.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2018

지구 관측용 소형 위성카메라의 경우, 중대형 위성에 비해 상대적으로 약한 구조 안정성으로 인해 열악한 발사환경 및 우주환경에서 광부품의 정렬오차가 발생하기 쉽다. 발생한 정렬오차는 위성카메라의 광학 성능 저하를 유발시킨다. 본 연구에서는 소형 위성 카메라의 정렬오차를 보상하기 위하여 3축 포커스 메커니즘을 제안하였다. 이 메커니즘은 3개의 압전 작동기로 구성되어 x-축, y-축 틸트 및 디스페이스(De-space) 보정을 수행할 수 있다. 포커스 메커니즘의 설계 요구조건은 슈미트-카세그레인(Schmidt-Cassegrain) 타입의 목표 광학계 설계에서 도출되었다. 부경 정렬오차 보상을 위하여 부 반사경의 뒤에 포커스 메커니즘을 부착하여 부경의 3축 운동을 제어하였다. 이 때 파면오차로 인한 광학 성능 저하를 최소화하기 위한 플렉셔를 Box-Behnken 실험계획법을 통하여 설계하였으며, ANSYS를 이용하여 파면오차 해석을 수행하였다. 제작된 포커스 메커니즘은 작동기의 수학적 모델링, PID 제어기 설계, 서보 제어실험을 통해 서보성능을 검증하였다.

• 항공우주산업기술동향
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2010

광학위성영상의 다양한 활용성을 바탕으로 위성영상에 대한 다양하고 많은 수요가 지속적으로 증대되고 있다. 그러나, 태양광에 의한 영상획득을 기반으로 하는 광학영상의 획득은 기상상황 및 밤낮에 대한 제약을 가지고 있을 수 밖에 없다. 이에 따라 전파를 이용한 영상레이더(Synthetic Aperture Radar; SAR)를 통한 영상획득은 위성영상 수요 활성화 및 다양한 활용분야에 수요를 증가시키고 있다. 본 논문에서는 고품질의 레이더영상을 획득하기 위해 반드시 필요한 영상레이더의 검보정을 위한 시스템을 논의하고자 한다.