卫星应用一百例

七十八、用GPS测量珠峰高度 1993年9月28～30日,国家测绘局和意大利科学院派出的登山运动员,对世界第一高峰——珠穆朗玛峰的高度进行了复测。 这次复测首次采用了GPS卫星定位和激光测距等现代技术,同时配置以天文、三角、重力、精密水准测量、高空探测等常规大地测量方法,其误差为0.2～0.3米。     

气象火箭探测的降落伞

高空气象火箭把有效载荷送到所需高度后,拉出降落伞携带探测仪器下降.利用降落伞缓慢下降过程来探测大气的风速、风向参数.在高空一般降落伞的稳定性比较差,会影响高层大气的探测工作,因此,改进降落伞减速器的性能,可提高大气探测数据的质量.在高层大气的降落伞的研究中,用盘缝带伞成功地作了飞行试验,为改善伞的稳定性获得了一定的成果.本文对改进高空降落伞的性能进行讨论.     

2006年12月13日太阳射电暴对GPS观测的影响

日地空间环境不仅影响航天器运行和安全, 也是导航、定位和通信等无线 电应用系统主要的误差源. 其中来自太阳L波段的射电暴被认为是全球导航卫星 系统(GNSS)稳定和性能的潜在威胁因素, 当L波段射电爆发达到一定阈值时, 将给用户带来不同程度的射电噪声干扰, 严重时会引起接收机失锁和定位服务 中断. 本文对2006年12月13日太阳射电暴对GPS造成的影响进行了研究, 利用太阳射电 观测数据、L波段闪烁观测数据和向阳面不同区域的GPS观测网数据, 分析 GPS观测对射电暴的响应. 结果表明, 此次事件对GPS观测产生了明显的影响, 射 电暴期间GPS发生幅度闪烁事件和明显失锁现象, 多个台站上空的多颗GPS 卫星 信号完全中断长达6min左右, 且多个台站上空锁定的卫星数目小于4颗, 使 得GPS定位完全失效. 相对而言, 射电暴期间日下点附近的GPS台站受到的影响 比远离日下点的大.      

星载FPI探测低热层温度的研究

80～350km高度区域的大气温度与风场探测研究对于认识全球性空间动力学和日地耦合机制具有重要科学意义.法布里-珀罗干涉仪(FPI)能够通过分析接收光的干涉环反演计算出一定高度大气层的风场和温度.近年来,中国利用多种地基探测设备对中高层大气进行了观测研究,对于温度反演和星载探测技术的研究开始起步.本文基于系统传输函数和发射谱线函数的卷积,讨论了利用FPI探测高空大气温度反演计算的原理;分析了星载FPI探测的方法,根据星载FPI探测与地基探测的不同点,仿真了星载探测干涉图;结合中国观测技术现况及空间探测需要,讨论了发展星载空间环境探测仪的可行性.      

基于GPS/北斗组合系统的高轨卫星定位技术研究

针对目前高轨GPS信号可用性差及定位精度低的特点, 对GPS/北斗组合系统的 高轨卫星定位技术进行研究, 对比分析了单GPS系统与GPS/北斗组合系统的卫 星可见性和几何精度因子. 结果表明, GPS/北斗组合系统比单GPS系统的卫星可 见性好, 且定位精度高. 同时通过提出在星载接收机上采用高精度原子钟, 可实现三星定位, 降低对接收机的技术要求.      

基于GPS遥感的延迟映射接收机关键技术

全球卫星定位系统GPS(Global Positioning System)广泛应用于定位和导航,还可利用海面对GPS信号产生的散射效应进行微波遥感,是一种新型微波遥感手段.首先介绍了GPS海洋遥感测风技术产生背景及特点,给出了GPS散射信号测量技术理论基础,重点分析了延迟映射接收机设计中提高采样信号信噪比、双射频前端电路设计、计算反射点延迟、接收机工作模式、内嵌软件处理等5项关键技术.设计的延迟映射接收机样机在天津近海完成了首次搭载飞行试验,试验结果表明,延迟映射接收机可同时接收直射和海面散射卫星信号并输出导航定位解,正确计算镜面散射点码延迟,准确接收海面散射的GPS卫星信号,且散射信号信噪比达到了14.9 dB以上,接收机输出为反演海面风场提供了准确的基础数据,这种方式可推广到遥感探测陆地土壤湿度、海冰厚度、海浪高度等领域.      

基于PC／104的GPS定位定向仪设计

将PC/10 4嵌入式计算机应用到GPS定位定向系统中 ,设计了一套完整的软硬件系统 ,完成了小型化、实时性、高可靠的样机设计和调试。解决了GPS定向系统研制工作中的软硬件设计问题 ,为进一步提高GPS定向或定姿准确度提供了保障。     

空间探测学术研讨会

中国空间科学学会空间探测专业委员会第十五次学术研讨会将于2002年10月在安徽召开,会议研讨的主要内容;神舟号飞船;小卫星、气象卫星、地球资源卫星、海洋卫星研制及其探测成果;科学卫星前期研究;科学气球、火箭探测;星载探测仪器;地面接收与处理;遥控遥测系统及GPS技术在空间飞行器和空间探测中的应用.空间探测学术研讨会~~     

利用可编程超声阵列准确定位目标点位置

设计和制作了一种用于移动机器人环境探测的可编程设定工作模式的超声波传感器阵列,阵列中的每个超声传感器都可以被编程设定为发射/接收器或接收器.当某个传感器是发射/接收器时,其它传感器都设定为接收模式,使系统在探测过程中始终工作于单发/多收的状态,能够比传统的多超声传感器系统获得更多的冗余信息.利用几何学的相交定位法融合每次探测所得到的数据,实现对目标点的准确定位,通过衡量目标点之间的欧式距离来区分多个目标.实验结果表明,这种新的探测系统只需要一个探测周期,就可以实现对单目标和多目标的准确定位,比传统的多超声系统具有更高的探测效率.     

一阶扩展差分方法在测站GPS时间误差修正中的应用

分析了全球定位系统（简称GPS）时间测量原理、时间测定误差和差分误差消除模型,给出了在航天测控站两套GPS授时系统应用一阶差分方法,即站间单差定位方法,减小误差,提高时间准确度的思路方法,并提出了多站站间单差定位的一阶扩展差分模型。该模型可以用来获取测站多套GPS授时系统的精确时间和任意2个系统时钟同步误差比对。     

The investigation of the ionospheric variability by the radiotranslucence method

To provide a continuous single-point sounding of a large-scale region of the ionosphere the translucence method of studying the ionosphere utilizing satellite navigation system signals has been used. Simultaneous receiving the signals of GPS Navstar and GLONASS from different azimuths gives information on variations of the ionosphere in almost real time. Using measured data the reconstruction of the electron density profiles in the regions of intersection of a sounding ray with the ionosphere has been carried out. The translucence method was used to investigate the ionosphere effects of a partial solar eclipse (PSE) that occurred on 11.08 1999 by probing of the ionosphere with different GPS system signals in the Zwenigorod region.     

General aspect of GPS data use for atmospheric science

The radio link between a GPS satellite and a GPS receiver is appropriate for bistatic radar sounding of the Earth's atmosphere, ionosphere, and ocean surface (latter in case of GPS reflection). Measurements of GPS phases and amplitudes are currently performed by spaceborne, airborne, mountain- and ground-based GPS receivers. In the present paper, an uniform approach based on geometrical optics and spherical symmetry of the atmosphere is applied to various GPS observation configurations. Atmospheric mapping function, influence and retrieval of ionospheric layers/disturbances, tropospheric water vapor, and possible measurement of vertical winds and wave velocities are investigated by use of simulation data of GPS phase path excess and bending angle.     

Remote sounding of atmospheric gravity waves with satellite limb and nadir techniques

Recent advances in satellite techniques hold great potential for mapping global gravity wave (GW) processes at various altitudes. Poor understanding of small-scale GWs has been a major limitation to numerical climate and weather models for making reliable forecasts. Observations of short-scale features have important implication for validating and improving future high-resolution numerical models. This paper summarizes recent GW observations and sensitivities from several satellite instruments, including MLS, AMSU-A, AIRS, GPS, and CLAES. It is shown in an example that mountain waves with horizontal wavelengths as short as 30 km now can be observed by AIRS, reflecting the superior horizontal resolution in these modern satellite instruments. Our studies show that MLS, AMSU-A and AIRS observations reveal similar GW characteristics, with the observed variances correlated well with background winds. As a complementary technique, limb sounding instruments like CRISTA, CLAES, and GPS can detect GWs with better vertical but poorer horizontal resolutions. To resolve different parts of the broad GW spectrum, both satellite limb and nadir observing techniques are needed, and a better understanding of GW complexities requires joint analyses of these data and dedicated high-resolution model simulations.     

Extending multipath hemispherical model to account for time-varying receiver code biases

Multipath effects on code observables account for one of the major error sources in high-accuracy Global Positioning System (GPS)-based positioning, atmosphere sounding and timing applications. The multipath hemispherical model (MHM) represents one of the most widely used methods of mitigating code multipath effects by taking advantage of their spatial repeatability. The use of MHM usually assumes that the receiver code biases (RCBs) are time-invariant; however, this assumption is not always valid, as RCBs and linear combinations thereof (differential code biases, for instance) have long been found to be time-varying over a period of one day. In this contribution, we propose an extended multipath hemispherical model (EMHM) that is capable of mitigating the code multipath effects in the presence of time-varying RCBs. Consequently, the proposed EMHM has two advantages. First, the EMHM gives rise to code multipath corrections with improved reliability because it addresses the intraday variability of RCBs. Second, more interestingly, the EMHM allows easy and effective calibration of short-term temporal variations, if any, in the RCB on each frequency. These advantages are hopeful to benefit GPS code-related applications.     

Global monitoring of tropospheric water vapor with GPS radio occultation aboard CHAMP

The global positioning system radio occultation (GPS RO) technique provides a powerful tool for atmospheric sounding which requires no calibration, is not affected by clouds, aerosols or precipitation, and provides an almost uniform global coverage. The paper deals with application of GPS RO measurements from CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) for the retrieval of tropospheric water vapor profiles. CHAMP RO data are available since 2001 with up to 200 high resolution atmospheric profiles per day. We introduce a new direct method for water vapor retrieval from GPS RO data. Additionally, a 1Dvar algorithm is used for this purpose. The so derived CHAMP water vapor profiles are validated with radiosonde data on a global scale. Here, both methods come to statistically comparable results revealing a negative bias of less than 0.1 g/kg and a standard deviation of less than 1 g/kg specific humidity in the mid troposphere. Potentials of CHAMP RO retrievals for monitoring the mean tropospheric water vapor distribution on a global scale are presented.     

Higher order ionospheric propagation effects on GPS radio occultation signals

With the increasing number of remote sensing satellites using the GPS radio occultation technique for atmospheric sounding, the estimation of higher order ionospheric effects and their mitigation have become relevant and important. Due to long ionospheric limb paths, GPS signals are strongly affected by ionospheric refraction during radio occultation. Standard dual-frequency GPS measurements may be used to estimate the first order term of the refractive index. However, non-linear terms such as the second and third order ionospheric terms and ray path bending effects are not considered in occultation measurements so far. Analysing selected CHAMP–GPS occultation events different higher order ionospheric terms are estimated and their effects on dual-frequency range estimation and total electron content (TEC) estimation are discussed. We have found that the separation between the GPS L1 and L2 ray paths exceeds the kilometer level during occultation for a vertical TEC level of more than 160 TEC units. Corresponding errors in the GPS dual-frequency range estimation and TEC estimation are found to exceed the meter and 10 TEC units level, respectively.     

Validation of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC radio occultation electron density profiles by incoherent scatter radar data

Low Earth Orbiting satellites carrying a dual frequency GPS receiver onboard offer a unique opportunity to remote sensing of the global ionosphere on a continuous basis. No other profiling technique unifies profiling through the entire F2-layer with global coverage. The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC data can make a positive impact on the global ionosphere study providing essential information about the height electron density distribution and particularly over regions that are not accessible with ground-based measuring instruments such as ionosondes and GPS dual frequency receivers. Therefore, it is important to verify occultation profiles with other techniques and to obtain experience in the reliability of their derivation. In the given study we present results of comparison of the electron density profiles derived from radio occultation measurements on-board FS-3/COSMIC and from the Kharkov incoherent scatter radar sounding.     

Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables

Ground-based vertical incidence soundings are well suited to model the bottom-side ionosphere but are not so good for dependably modelling the topside ionosphere. This study aims to combine vertical incidence sounding and dual-frequency GPS measurements to reconstruct the topside profile. The reconstruction technique relays on the use of the so-called vary-Chap approach that use an α-Chapman function with a continuously varying scale height.     

利用GPS进行时间传递与频率比对

全面介绍了ＢＩＲＭＭ从１９８６～１９９２年间从事利用时间ＧＰＳ进行时间传递与频率比对技术研究方面的情况，包括所建立的ＣＰＳ定时校频系统、单站定时、ＳＡ对定时精度的影响、ＧＰＳ定时信号噪声模型、卡尔曼滤波、电离层时延估算、ＧＰＳ共视试验、ＣＰＳ校频、接收系统差测量等。     

SINS/GPS组合系统姿态角误差可观测性研究

首先建立起捷联惯导系统（ＳＩＮＳ）与全球定位系统（ＧＰＳ）相结合系统的数学模型,从研究ＳＩＮＳ／ＧＰＳ组合系统的可观测性出发,通过理论分析得出了组合系统姿态角误差可观测性很差的结论,并给出使可观测阵满秩的条件。对３种飞行条件所做仿真分析验证了理论分析的正确性。