Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor
In this study, we propose a thermal design for an on-board blackbody (BB) for spaceborne infrared (IR) sensor calibration. The main function of the on-board BB is to provide highly uniform and precise radiation temperature reference sources from 0 °C to 40 °C during the calibration of the IR sensor....
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| author | Hye-In Kim Bong-Geon Chae Pil-Gyeong Choi Mun-Shin Jo Kyoung-Muk Lee Hyun-Ung Oh |
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| description | In this study, we propose a thermal design for an on-board blackbody (BB) for spaceborne infrared (IR) sensor calibration. The main function of the on-board BB is to provide highly uniform and precise radiation temperature reference sources from 0 °C to 40 °C during the calibration of the IR sensor. To meet the functional requirements of BB, a BB thermal design using a heater to heat the BB during sensor calibration and heat pipes to transfer residual heat to the radiator after calibration is proposed and investigated both numerically and experimentally. The main features of the proposed thermal design are a symmetric temperature gradient on the BB surface with less than 1 K temperature uniformity, ease of temperature sensor implementation to estimate the representative surface temperature of the BB, a stable thermal interface between the heat pipes and BB, and a fail-safe function under one heat pipe failure. The thermal control performance of the BB is investigated via in-orbit thermal analysis, and its effectiveness is verified via a heat-up test of the BB under ambient conditions. These results indicate that the temperature gradient on the BB surface was obtained at less than 1 K, and the representative surface temperature could be estimated with an accuracy of 0.005 °C via the temperature sensor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-229cfe744dc04d01a6f604ce6523a6b52023-11-23T09:38:08ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102022-05-019526810.3390/aerospace9050268Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging SensorHye-In Kim0Bong-Geon Chae1Pil-Gyeong Choi2Mun-Shin Jo3Kyoung-Muk Lee4Hyun-Ung Oh5Department of Smart Vehicle System Engineering, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, KoreaSTEP Lab Ltd., 40-37, Daehwa-dong, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon 306-020, KoreaMechatronics Groups, Hanwha Systems, 491-23, Gyeonggidong-ro, Namsa-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin 272-210, KoreaMechatronics Groups, Hanwha Systems, 491-23, Gyeonggidong-ro, Namsa-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin 272-210, KoreaMechatronics Groups, Hanwha Systems, 491-23, Gyeonggidong-ro, Namsa-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin 272-210, KoreaDepartment of Smart Vehicle System Engineering, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, KoreaIn this study, we propose a thermal design for an on-board blackbody (BB) for spaceborne infrared (IR) sensor calibration. The main function of the on-board BB is to provide highly uniform and precise radiation temperature reference sources from 0 °C to 40 °C during the calibration of the IR sensor. To meet the functional requirements of BB, a BB thermal design using a heater to heat the BB during sensor calibration and heat pipes to transfer residual heat to the radiator after calibration is proposed and investigated both numerically and experimentally. The main features of the proposed thermal design are a symmetric temperature gradient on the BB surface with less than 1 K temperature uniformity, ease of temperature sensor implementation to estimate the representative surface temperature of the BB, a stable thermal interface between the heat pipes and BB, and a fail-safe function under one heat pipe failure. The thermal control performance of the BB is investigated via in-orbit thermal analysis, and its effectiveness is verified via a heat-up test of the BB under ambient conditions. These results indicate that the temperature gradient on the BB surface was obtained at less than 1 K, and the representative surface temperature could be estimated with an accuracy of 0.005 °C via the temperature sensor.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/9/5/268infrared sensornon-uniformity correctionblackbodythermal designfail-safe functionheat pipe |
| spellingShingle | Hye-In Kim Bong-Geon Chae Pil-Gyeong Choi Mun-Shin Jo Kyoung-Muk Lee Hyun-Ung Oh Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor Aerospace infrared sensor non-uniformity correction blackbody thermal design fail-safe function heat pipe |
| title | Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor |
| title_full | Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor |
| title_short | Thermal Design of Blackbody for On-Board Calibration of Spaceborne Infrared Imaging Sensor |
| title_sort | thermal design of blackbody for on board calibration of spaceborne infrared imaging sensor |
| topic | infrared sensor non-uniformity correction blackbody thermal design fail-safe function heat pipe |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/9/5/268 |
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