• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1991년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 22-24 Oct. 1991
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• pp.1649-1654
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• 1991

In 1995 the VSOP satellite, which is called MUSES-B in Japan, will be launched under the VLBI Space Observatory Programme(VSOP) promoted by ISAS(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) of Japan. We are now developing the GPS Receiver(GPSR) and On-board Orbit Determination System. This paper describes the GPS(Global Positioning System), VSOP, GPSR(GPS Receiver system) configuration and the results of the GPS system analysis. The GPSR consists of three GPS antennas and 5 channel receiver package. In the receiver package, there are two 16 bits microprocessing units. The power consumption is 25 Watts in average and the weight is 8.5 kg. Three GPS antennas on board enable GPSR to receive GPS signals from any NAVSTARs(GPS satellites) which are visible. NAVSATR's visibility is described as follows. The VSOP satellite flies from 1, 000 km to 20, 000 km in height on the elliptical orbit around the earth. On the other hand, the orbit of NAVSTARs are nearly circular and about 20, 000 km in height. GPSR can't receive the GPS signals near the apogee, because NAVSTARs transmit the GPS signals through the NAVSTAR's narrow beam antennas directed toward the earth. However near the perigee, GPSR can receive from 12 to 15 GPS signals. More than 4 GPS signals can be received for 40 minutes, which are related to GDOP(Geometric Dillusion Of Precision of selected NAVSTARs). Because there are a lot of visible NAVSTARs, GDOP is small near the perigee. This is a favorqble condition for GPSR. Orbit determination system onboard VSOP satellite consists of a Kalman filter and a precise orbit propagator. Near the perigee, the Kalman filter can eliminate the orbit propagation error using the observed data by GPSR. Except a perigee, precise onboard orbit propagator propagates the orbit, taking into account accelerations such as gravities of the earth, the sun, the moon, and other acceleration caused by the solar pressure. But there remain some amount of calculation and integration errors. When VSOP satellite returns to the perigee, the Kalman filter eliminates the error of the orbit determined by the propagator. After the error is eliminated, VSOP satellite flies out towards an apogee again. The analysis of the orbit determination is performed by the covariance analysis method. Number of the states of the onboard filter is 8. As for a true model, we assume that it is based on the actual error dynamics that include the Selective Availability of GPS called 'SA', having 17 states. Analytical results for position and velocity are tabulated and illustrated, in the sequel. These show that the position and the velocity error are about 40 m and 0.008 m/sec at the perigee, and are about 110 m and 0.012 m/sec at the apogee, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.271-283
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• 2013

In this paper, a generalized Adams-Moulton method that is a $m$-step method derived by using the Taylor's series is proposed to solve the satellite orbit determination problem. We show that our proposed method has produced much smaller error than the original Adams-Moulton method. Finally, the accuracy performance is demonstrated in the satellite orbit correction problem by giving a numerical example.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.215-228
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• 2023

The State Space Representation (SSR) method provides individual corrections for each Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) error components. This method can lead to less bandwidth for transmission and allows selective use of each correction. Precise Point Positioning (PPP) - Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) is one of the carrier-based precise positioning techniques using SSR correction. This technique enables high-precision positioning with a fast convergence time by providing atmospheric correction as well as satellite orbit and clock correction. Currently, the positioning service that supports PPP-RTK technology is the Quazi-Zenith Satellite System Centimeter Level Augmentation System (QZSS CLAS) in Japan. A system that provides correction for each GNSS error component, such as QZSS CLAS, requires monitoring of each error component to provide reliable correction and integrity information to the user. In this study, we conducted an analysis of the performance of residual error bounding for each error component. To assess this performance, we utilized the correction and quality indicators provided by QZSS CLAS. Performance analyses included the range domain, dispersive part, non-dispersive part, and satellite orbit/clock part. The residual root mean square (RMS) of CLAS correction for the range domain approximated 0.0369 m, and the residual RMS for both dispersive and non-dispersive components is around 0.0363 m. It has also been confirmed that the residual errors are properly bounded by the integrity parameters. However, the satellite orbit and clock part have a larger residual of about 0.6508 m, and it was confirmed that this residual was not bounded by the integrity parameters. Users who rely solely on satellite orbit and clock correction, particularly maritime users, thus should exercise caution when utilizing QZSS CLAS.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.404-411
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• 2022

위성항법시스템 운용 시 주요 기능은 항법위성의 궤도를 정확히 결정하여 항법메시지로 전송하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 확장 칼만필터와 정밀동역학모델을 결합하여 항법위성의 궤도결정을 수행하는 소프트웨어를 개발하였다. IGS (international gnss service) 지상국의 실제 관측값을 사용하여 GPS (global positioning system)와 QZSS (quasi-zenith satellite system)의 궤도결정을 수행하고, IGS 정밀궤도력과 비교하여 항법시스템의 주요 성능지표인 URE (user range error)를 계산하였다. 항법위성에 탑재된 시계오차를 추정할 경우 radial 방향 궤도오차와 시계오차가 높은 역상관 관계를 가지는데 서로 상쇄되어 GPS와 QZSS의 궤도결정 URE 표준편차는 1.99 m, 3.47 m로 낮은 수준을 유지하였다. 항법위성 시계오차를 추정하는 대신 항법메시지의 시계오차를 모델링한 값으로 대체하여 궤도결정을 수행하였으며, URE와 지역적 상관관계 및 지상국 배치에 의한 영향을 분석하였다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2024

The GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) satellite, which was launched in December 2018, carries weather observation payloads and uses the image navigation and registration system to calibrate the observation images. The calibration system requires accurate orbit prediction data and depends on the accuracy of the orbit determination accuracy. In order to find a possible way to improve the current orbit determination accuracy of the GK2A flight dynamic subsystem module, orbit determination software was developed to independently evaluate the orbit determination accuracy. A comprehensive satellite dynamic model is applied for a batch-type least squares filter. When determining the orbit, thrust firing during station-keeping maneuvers and wheel-off loading maneuvers is taken into account. One month of GK2A ranging data were processed to estimate the satellite position on a daily basis. The orbit determination error was evaluated by comparing estimates during overlapping estimation intervals.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.169-180
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• 2019

In this study, a batch least square estimator that utilizes optical observation data is developed and utilized to determine geostationary orbits (GEO). Through numerical simulations, the effects of error sources, such as clock errors, measurement noise, and the a priori state error, are analyzed. The actual optical tracking data of a GEO satellite, the Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), provided by the optical wide-field patrol network (OWL-Net) is used with the developed batch filter for orbit determination. The accuracy of the determined orbit is evaluated by comparison with two-line elements (TLE) and confirmed as proper for the continuous monitoring of GEO objects. Also, the measurement residuals are converged to several arcseconds, corresponding to the OWL-Net performance. Based on these analyses, it is verified that the independent operation of electro-optic space surveillance systems is possible, and the ephemerides of space objects can be obtained.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.87-90
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• 2005

The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC mission is a micro satellite mission to deploy a constellation of six micro satellites at low Earth orbits. The final mission orbit is of an altitude of 750-800 lan. It is a collaborative Taiwan-USA science experiment. Each satellite consists of three science payloads in which the GPS occultation experiment (GOX) payload will collect the GPS signals for the studies of meteorology, climate, space weather, and geodesy. The GOX onboard FORMOSAT -3 is designed as a GPS receiver with 4 antennas. The fore and aft limb antennas are installed on the front and back sides, respectively, and as well as the two precise orbit determination (POD) antennas. The precise orbit information is needed for both the occultation inversion and geodetic research. However, the instrument associated errors, such as the antenna phase center offset and even the different cable delay due to the geometric configuration of fore- and aft-positions of the POD antennas produce error on the orbit. Thus, the focus of this study is to investigate the impact of POD antenna parameter on the determination of precise satellite orbit. Furthermore, the effect of the accuracy of the determined satellite orbit on the retrieved atmospheric and ionospheric parameters is also examined. The CHAMP data, the FORMOSAT-3 satellite and orbit parameters, the Bernese 5.0 software, and the occultation data processing system are used in this work. The results show that 8 cm error on the POD antenna phase center can result in ~8 cm bias on the determined orbit and subsequently cause 0.2 K deviation on the retrieved atmospheric temperature at altitudes above 10 lan.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.888-890
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• 2003

The objective of this investigation is to establish a simple yet effective block adjustment procedure for the orthorectification of multi-orbit satellite images. The major works of the proposed scheme are: (1) adjustment of satellite‘s orbit accurately, (2) calculation of the error vectors for each tie point using digital terrain model and ray tracing technique, (3) refining the orbit using the Least Squares Filtering technique and (4) generation of the orthophotos. In the process of least squares filtering, we use the residual vectors on ground control points and tie points to collocate the orbit. In orthorectification, we use the indirect method to generate the orthoimage. Test areas cover northern Taiwan. Test images are from SPOT 5 satellite. Experimental results indicate that proposed method improves the relative accuracy significantly.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.310-317
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• 2017

오늘날 다양한 나라에서 위성항법시스템을 운용, 개발하고 있다. 또한 GNSS의 성능향상을 위해 정지궤도위성을 이용하는 SBAS가 운용 중에 있다. 가장 대표적으로 사용되는 SBAS는 미국에서 개발한 GPS의 WAAS이다. SBAS에서는 사용자에게 정확성, 가용성, 연속성, 무결성을 보장하기 위해 다양한 알고리즘이 사용되고 있다. 이 중 위성에 대한 무결성을 보장하기 위한 알고리즘이 있다. 이 알고리즘은 위성오차를 추정하고 보정정보를 생성하여 사용자에게 제공한다. 여기서 위성궤도오차를 3차원으로 추정하게 된다. 이렇게 위성궤도오차를 3차원으로 추정하기 위해서는 기준국 배치가 중요하게 된다. 기준국의 배치가 넓을수록 시선각 벡터가 넓게 분포되어 추정 정확도가 향상될 수 있다. 여기서 대표적 SBAS 운영국인 미국과 한국의 지역적 특성으로 인한 분석을 수행하고자 한다. 한국은 미국에 비해 매우 협소한 지리적 특성을 가지고 있다. 따라서 3차원 위성궤도오차 추정 기법을 그대로 사용하기 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 협역지역에서 위성궤도오차를 3차원으로 추정하는 것이 아닌 스칼라로 값으로 사용하는 방식을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법은 기준국(Reference)과 위성간의 시선각 (LOS, Line-Of-Sight) 벡터에 궤도오차를 투영한 스칼라 값을 이용하는 것이다. 이 방식을 이용하여 정상상태, 고장상태의 한국과 미국지역에서 기저선 거리에 따른 오차 변화를 확인하도록 한다. 이 오차변화 차이를 비교하여 제안하는 기법의 사용 가능성을 제시한다.