Patents by Inventor Sung Hyuck Im

Sung Hyuck Im has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11926441
    Abstract: An orbit transition apparatus that transitions an orbit of a payload in outer space includes a rotating body, an adapter disposed on a center part of the rotating body for docking a payload, a launch module disposed outside of the rotating body for launching the payload, and a thruster for rotating the rotating body. The launch module may launch the payload to a target orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUT
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Jun Seong Lee, Kee Joo Lee, Jae Sung Park
  • Patent number: 11691759
    Abstract: A projectile landing apparatus for retrieving a projectile includes a plurality of grippers disposed to be spaced apart. The plurality of grippers may include a support, a guide having one side connected to one end of the support, and a shock absorber having one end connected to the other end of the support and having the other end connected to the guide. The plurality of grippers may guide a projectile, buffer a load, and safely retrieve the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Jun Seong Lee, Kee Joo Lee, Jae Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20220332441
    Abstract: An orbit transition apparatus that transitions an orbit of a payload in outer space includes a rotating body, an adapter disposed on a center part of the rotating body for docking a payload, a launch module disposed outside of the rotating body for launching the payload, and a thruster for rotating the rotating body. The launch module may launch the payload to a target orbit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck IM, Jun Seong LEE, Kee Joo LEE, Jae Sung PARK
  • Publication number: 20220258883
    Abstract: A projectile landing apparatus for retrieving a projectile includes a plurality of grippers disposed to be spaced apart. The plurality of grippers may include a support, a guide having one side connected to one end of the support, and a shock absorber having one end connected to the other end of the support and having the other end connected to the guide. The plurality of grippers may guide a projectile, buffer a load, and safely retrieve the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Jun Seong Lee, Kee Joo Lee, Jae Sung Park
  • Patent number: 11294071
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a precise location including: a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles each having a first broadband signal module and a global position system GPS receiver attached thereonto and flying in the air; and a terminal provided at a location and determining the location by communication with the first broadband signal modules. In addition, a method for determining a precise location including: respective GPS receivers receiving GPS signals from artificial satellites and detecting locations of each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, transmiting locations of the unmanned aerial vehicles and distances between the unmanned aerial vehicles and the terminal and determining a location of the terminal using information received from the first broadband signal modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Moon Beom Heo, Eun Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11194012
    Abstract: Provided is a radio source position estimation system including a plurality of radio transmission devices spaced a predetermined distance apart from one another and configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals received from an arbitrary radio source and a central radio reception device configured to estimate a position of the radio source using the RF signals received from at least three radio transmission devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Moon Beom Heo, Se Bum Chun, Deok Won Lim, Eun Seong Son, Koon Tack Kim
  • Patent number: 11088721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna and a method for operating a navigation satellite. The device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna, according to the present invention, comprises: a code generation unit for allocating a spread spectrum code to each of a plurality of antennas; a determination unit for determining, as transmission-end antennas, at least some of the plurality of antennas, to which different spread spectrum codes are allocated; and a processing unit, which arranges each of the transmission-end antennas at predetermined coordinates such that a plurality of signals transmitted from the transmission-end antennas are transmitted to reception-end antennas through multiple paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Se Bum Chun, Moon Beom Heo
  • Publication number: 20210075466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna and a method for operating a navigation satellite. The device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna, according to the present invention, comprises: a code generation unit for allocating a spread spectrum code to each of a plurality of antennas; a determination unit for determining, as transmission-end antennas, at least some of the plurality of antennas, to which different spread spectrum codes are allocated; and a processing unit, which arranges each of the transmission-end antennas at predetermined coordinates such that a plurality of signals transmitted from the transmission-end antennas are transmitted to reception-end antennas through multiple paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck IM, Se Bum CHUN, Moon Beom HEO
  • Publication number: 20190011525
    Abstract: Provided is a radio source position estimation system including a plurality of radio transmission devices spaced a predetermined distance apart from one another and configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals received from an arbitrary radio source and a central radio reception device configured to estimate a position of the radio source using the RF signals received from at least three radio transmission devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck IM, Moon Beom HEO, Se Bum CHUN, Deok Wo LIM, Eun Seong SON, Koon Tack KIM
  • Publication number: 20190011568
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multiple satellite navigation signal combining device, and a signal processing device comprising same. The multiple satellite navigation signal combining device comprises: a plurality of reception antennas for receiving satellite navigation signals from a satellite; a time delay unit for setting one satellite navigation signal, among the satellite navigation signals received by means of the reception antennas, as a reference satellite navigation signal and time-delaying other satellite navigation signals excluding the reference satellite navigation signal; and a signal combining device for combining the reference satellite navigation signal and other satellite navigation signals that have been time-delayed and transmitting same to a global navigation satellite system receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck IM, Moon Beom HEO, Eun Seong SON, Koon Tack KIM
  • Publication number: 20180356532
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a precise location including: a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles each having a first broadband signal module and a global position system GPS receiver attached thereonto and flying in the air; and a terminal provided at a location and determining the location by communication with the first broadband signal modules. In addition, a method for determining a precise location including: respective GPS receivers receiving GPS signals from artificial satellites and detecting locations of each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, transmiting locations of the unmanned aerial vehicles and distances between the unmanned aerial vehicles and the terminal and determining a location of the terminal using information received from the first broadband signal modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck IM, Moon Beom HEO, Eun Sung LEE
  • Patent number: 8238489
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a signal using a single correlator are provided. The apparatus may include a first storage unit storing satellite signal samples, a correlator receiving the satellite signal samples stored in the first storage unit in units of at least two satellite signal samples and performing correlation, and a controller storing the satellite signal samples received from an RF terminal in the first storage unit and controlling the correlator based on a predetermined control value. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure speed and performance even when tracking a plurality of satellite signals using a single correlator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Core Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Hwi Kim, Sung Hyuck Im, Gyu In Jee
  • Patent number: 8179949
    Abstract: A correlation method of a code division multiple access receiver using mapping. Digital data with each signal composed of two bits are packed by a predetermined packing unit; blocking the packed data into data blocks according to a size corresponding to the repetition period of a C/A code. The packed data are recognized as an index in a correlation value mapping table having ICV and QCV mapped with each of different indexes and the ICV and the QCV are called from the correlation value mapping table. The called ICV and QCV are integrated according to the data blocks; and calculating a phase error of a carrier wave and a phase error of the C/A code using the ICV and the QCV according to the data blocks. A signal processing method is performed using the correlation method to correct phase errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Jun Ko, Sung Hyuck Im, Gyu In Jee, Hak Sun Kim, Sang Do Cho
  • Publication number: 20090207951
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a signal using a single correlator are provided. The apparatus may include a first storage unit storing satellite signal samples, a correlator receiving the satellite signal samples stored in the first storage unit in units of at least two satellite signal samples and performing correlation, and a controller storing the satellite signal samples received from an RF terminal in the first storage unit and controlling the correlator based on a predetermined control value. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure speed and performance even when tracking a plurality of satellite signals using a single correlator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Core Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Hwi Kim, Sung Hyuck Im, Gyu In Jee
  • Publication number: 20080123784
    Abstract: A correlation method of a code division multiple access receiver using mapping. Digital data with each signal composed of two bits are packed by a predetermined packing unit; blocking the packed data into data blocks according to a size corresponding to the repetition period of a C/A code. The packed data are recognized as an index in a correlation value mapping table having ICV and QCV mapped with each of different indexes and the ICV and the QCV are called from the correlation value mapping table. The called ICV and QCV are integrated according to the data blocks; and calculating a phase error of a carrier wave and a phase error of the C/A code using the ICV and the QCV according to the data blocks. A signal processing method is performed using the correlation method to correct phase errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Jun KO, Sung Hyuck IM, Gyu In JEE, Hak Sun KIM, Sang Do CHO