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Development of Ground System to Improve Link Reliability of Flight Termination System for Guided Missiles

유도무기 비행종단시스템의 통신 신뢰도 향상을 위한 지상국 시스템 개발

  • Yoon, Dongsik (The 5th R&D Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
  • Received : 2020.03.11
  • Accepted : 2020.04.28
  • Published : 2020.07.31
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Abstract

A flight termination system, which consists of ground and vehicle systems, forcibly terminates flight if it is deemed dangerous. In order to accomplish this, the system should maintain the link reliability above a certain level throughout the whole flight. However, the national proving ground for guided missiles could not fully meet that condition because of the gradually improving performance criteria. In this paper, we have analyzed the link budget for the flight termination system. Furthermore, we have designed and developed an emergency destruction command transmitter system, which is a ground system of the flight termination system, to provide the necessary link margin. Afterwards, we measured the received signal strength at the vehicle system and compared it with that of the existing transmitter system. We hereby confirmed that the link reliability of the flight termination system improved.

비행종단시스템은 지상국과 탑재체로 구성되며, 발사체가 계속 비행하는 것이 위험하다고 판단할 경우 강제로 비행을 종단시키는 역할을 한다. 이를 위해서는 비행 구간 내내 일정 수준 이상의 통신 신뢰도를 유지하여야 하나, 국내 유도무기 시험장에서는 점차 요구 성능이 늘어남에 따라 해당 조건을 일부 충족하지 못했다. 본 논문에서는 비행종단시스템의 링크 버짓을 분석하였고, 필요한 링크 마진을 확보할 수 있도록 지상국에 해당하는 비상종료 명령 송신시스템을 설계 및 개발하였다. 이후 탑재체에서의 수신 신호세기를 측정하여 기존 송신시스템과의 성능을 비교하였으며, 이로써 비행종단시스템의 통신 신뢰도가 향상되었음을 확인하였다.

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