The efficiency tests of automatic positioning transmitter (APT) using satellite on life jacket were carried out to minimize casualties of fishermen and to make system optimization for effective SAR (Search and Rescue) operation. As the result of the tests, average position was equaled on the comparison between SPOT using low earth orbit satellite and DGPS (Differential Global Positining System), but standard deviation of DGPS for latitude and longitude were 66.4% and 46.3% smaller than those of SPOT. The position precision of SPOT was almost two times lower than LGT using geostationary satellite to compare 95% circular error probability. However, the success rate of receiver for SPOT was revealed as 86.5~94.1% on the experiments in the South Sea and the West Sea and it was 4.5 times higher than LGT. Therefore, SPOT is expected to contribute greatly to the rapid rescue of victim.

Recently, the manufacturers of life-jacket are very interested in the acquisition of USCG(US Coast Guard) approval because the acquisition of USCG approval has an important role in the purchasing decision of the buyer's. Be based on criterion of USCG, we studied how to predict the change of floating position of human model with life-jacket to verify the backside restore. For this, in this study, the human model and the lifejacket was modeled in three dimension, the application program for prediction of floating position was developed, and plugged-in commercial program.

본 논문에서는 어선원 및 일반인들이 해상에서 조난을 당하였을 경우 구조를 위해 조난신호 및 위치정보를 송신할 수 있으면서, 팽창식 구명조끼에 장착이 가능한 유연한 다중대역 안테나를 제안한다. 이 안테나는 VHF-DSC 대역(156MHz), COSPAS-SARSAT 대역 (406MHz) 및 GPS대역(1,575MHz) 에서 동작하는 3중대역 안테나이다. GPS대역은 사각형 슬롯 링(square slot-ring) 형태의 평판 구조로 구 현하였고, COSPAS-SARSAT 대역과 VHF-DSC 대역은 모노폴 구조로 구현을 하였다. 또한 기판은 구명조끼 장착을 위한 유연성 확보를 위 해 0.2mm 두께를 가지는 FR4-epoxy 기판을 사용하였다. 제작된 안테나는 최종적으로 사람이 구명조끼를 장착한 상태에서 VHF-DSC, COSPAS-SARSAT, GPS 대역에서 각각 –8.8dB, -20.4dB, -10.7dB의 반사손실 특성을 나타내었다.