空间目标轨道确定专家系统

空间目标轨道确定专家系统的面向空间监测需求开发的大型交互式应用软件。它的功能面向空间监测和信息分析中广泛的业务需求,基础是轨道计算软件,数据库支持和一些辅助支持软件。本文详细地介绍了空间目标轨道确定专家系统软件的设计方案。     

空间监视中设备级数据-目标对应关系确定方法

基于各测量弧段的方位、俯仰,通过数学变换和多项式拟合,实现以拟合系数为特征量表征该弧段的观测。进而通过比较观测值与理论值的拟合系数,完成数据-目标对应关系的确定,达到简化设备级数据-目标对应关系快速确定的目的。     

The Climate Response to the Astronomical Forcing

Links between climate and Earth’s orbit have been proposed for about 160 years. Two decisive advances towards an astronomical theory of palæoclimates were Milankovitch’s theory of insolation (1941) and independent findings, in 1976, of a double precession frequency peak in marine sediment data and from celestial mechanics calculations. The present chapter reviews three essential elements of any astronomical theory of climate: (1) to calculate the orbital elements, (2) to infer insolation changes from climatic precession, obliquity and eccentricity, and (3) to estimate the impact of these variations on climate. The Louvain-la-Neuve climate-ice sheet model has been an important instrument for confirming the relevance of Milankovitch’s theory, but it also evidences the critical role played by greenhouse gases during periods of low eccentricity. It is recognised today that climatic interactions at the global scale were involved in the processes of glacial inception and deglaciation. Three examples are given, related to the responses of the carbon cycle, hydrological cycle, and the terrestrial biosphere, respectively. The chapter concludes on an outlook on future research directions on this topic.     

空间目标编目维持中的观测需求确定方法研究

针对空间目标探测中观测计划制定业务面临的目标观测需求确定问题,首先分析影响目标观测需求确定的因素,据此进行精度指标确定分析,然后结合一类目标,在进行“圈／站／天”组合精度分析的基础上,提出动态观测需求确定方法,并阐述其运行机制。     

The Modelling of Background Noise in Astronomical Gamma Ray Telescopes

Gamma ray photons interact with matter through a wide variety of complex physical mechanisms, which can be readily imitated by other particle processes. Unfortunately since γ-ray telescopes are obliged to function in a hostile radiation environment above the earth's atmosphere the net result is low signal to noise observations and a corresponding loss in sensitivity. Consequently, understanding the generation of the systematic background noise is crucial if the full performance of a γ-ray instrument is to be realised. In the past it was not possible to reliably estimate the background levels in a fully quantitative manner; semi-empirical methods were employed. Although the basic underlying sources of the background noise were reasonably well understood, and the spectral intensities of the associated particles were reasonably well known, it was not possible to associate resultant noise components with the input source of that noise with any real degree of accuracy. The advent of sophisticated and accurate computer programmes capable of dependably representing the requisite particle physics processes and interactions coupled with the advances made in the context of high power/low cost computers has revolutionised the situation. The so-called ‘mass modelling’ technique is a truly physics-based approach, which takes the input particle spectra of the local radiation environment together with a computer representation of the mechanical structure and chemical composition of the instrumentation and associated spacecraft to trace the trajectories and interactions of all the incident particles throughout the system. All energy deposits from the various interactions and likewise those from the prompt and delayed secondary products are also accurately recorded. Subsequent energy discriminators and time coincidences can be applied to the event arrays with additional software to simulate on-board electronics systems. Internal spectral counting rates may be readily derived and analysed in terms of a wide variety of desired purposes. The impact of an accurate physics-based mass modelling technique has been to expand application of the procedure to effectively all the main aspects of a space γ-ray astronomy mission: instrument design; internal counting rates and spectral sensitivity estimates; optimisation of the design of the on-board processing electronics; operational planning and mission optimisation; estimation of radiation damage and its limitation; calibration planning and interpretation; the production of accurate instrumental response matrices; data analysis software; normalisation of astronomical results across instrument and instrumental degradation boundaries; and data archiving. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

一种改进的空间目标接近分析快速算法

Alfano-Negron(1993)提出的空间目标接近分析算法将最小相对距离及其对应时刻和进出误差椭球时刻的求解问题均转化为插值多项式求根问题.A-N算法在判断三次多项式根的存在性、筛选合理实根时存在缺陷,可能导致多余计算.由A-N算法提出的准则不能直接计算插值时间步长并可能导致丢根,对此根据多项式插值误差理论提出了一种自适应的插值时间步长选取方法.相比原始A-N算法,完善后的A-N算法计算结果更加可靠.与精确的逐秒比较结果相比,改善后的A-N算法计算速度远高于逐秒比较,具有较高精度,更适合于有实时计算要求的任务.     

The light of the night sky: Astronomical,interplanetary and geophysical

Summary We bring together our general results in two figures. Figure 14 portrays the resolution of the light of the night sky into its three principal components based on a series of zenith observations extending over a year at the two stationse: Fritz Peak in Colorado, U.S.A., (latitude N 39°.9, longitude W 105°.5) and Haleakala in Hawaii, U.S.A. (latitude N 20°.7, longitude W 156°.3). The observations are from a current study by Roach and Smith (1964a) using photometers centered on wavelength 5300 Å. With respect to sidereal time the airglow continuum is a constant. The two Milky Way traverses are conspicuous features of the integrated starlight curves. The variation of the zodiacal light is the result of the variable ecliptic latitude of the zenith throughout the year. A refined analysis of the data, not shown in the plot, gives a further variation of the zodiacal light as a function of - _bd, the differential ecliptic longitude between the zenith and the sun. The zodiacal light is the brighter of the three components except when the Milky Way is in the zenith. The zodiacal light tends to be systematically brighter toward the horizon so that it is definitely the most prominent of the three for the sky as a whole.The interrelationships of the constituents of the light of the night sky are shown from a different point of view in Figure 15 where the ordinate is logarithm of the surface brightness and the abscissa is logarithm of the distance or extent. Moving downward in the plot the features of the night sky appear below the line corresponding to the end of twilight. The brightness of the nightglow, the zodiacal light and gegenschein, the integrated starlight and galactic light are comparable (on the logarithm scale) but one is impressed with the vastly different linear distances in connection with the several phenomena. The nightglow is a terrestrial phenomenon having a thickness of about one atmospheric scale height (log R 7). The zodiacal light is an interplanetary phenomenon with a characteristic dimension of one astronomical unit (log R 13). The integrated starlight from our galaxy has a characteristic maximum dimension of some 30 kpc (log R 23). Finally the extra galactic nebulae which collectively contribute much less than 1% of the light of the night sky are at distances as much as log R 28. They can be photographed individually in spite of the competition of the sky background and in spite of the hazard of extinction by intervening dust.In the preparation of this report the writer has been impressed with the confluence of several circumstances that make possible the observation of the universe in the visible part of the spectrum. Any one of several contingencies might have made such observations impossible.Let us consider the matter of contrast. The prime example here is the bright (but beautiful!) day sky which prohibits serious daytime study of the astronomical sky. There follows, during a diurnal terrestrial rotation the period of twilight which under the best of circumstances lasts a little less than 1 1/2 hours but which, during the local summer, in the vicinity of polar regions persists all night. The obliquity of the ecliptic is sufficient to make a stimulating annual sequence of seasons but small enough to keep the twilight period of reasonable duration over a good portion of the earth.A hazard narrowly averted is that due to the interplanetary dust cloud leading to the zodiacal light. The concentration of dust is very small indeed (Figure 10) so that an increase by a factor often would be trivial in terms of the constitution of the solar system. But such an increase would result in a night sky so bright (average zodiacal light 2000 S₁₀ (vis) instead of 200) that the Milky Way would be difficult to see and the airglow difficult to measure. The aesthetic gain in a rather spectacular zodiacal light pattern over the sky would hardly compensate for the loss from the absence of the details of our galactic universe. The effect of such an enhanced zodiacal light would correspond to that experienced in a planetarium when the operator adjusts the rheostats to bring on dawn and the celestial objects disappear.A permanent twilight that would have the same effect would be due to the hydroxyl nightglow if (a) it were concentrated in the visible part of the spectrum rather than in the near infra red or if (b) the human eyes were sensitive in the near infrared.The narrow escape from the cosmic ignorance that would have resulted from a situation in which the observer found himself in a less favorable environment is well illustrated by the zone of avoidance of extra galactic nebulae in the vicinity of the Milky Way plane. If our galaxy were not highly flattened so that its extent perpendicular to the plane is sufficiently small to permit an observational window outward we would not have been able to photograph the extra-galactic objects and we would have been content with a rather restricted concept of a universe consisting of a single galaxy. The same dire result would have occurred if the sun to which our planet is attached were more deeply embedded in the galactic dust near the galactic center. Thus we find compensation for our non-central location.There can be little doubt that human ingenuity would in time have overcome any or all of the above circumstances as the radio astronomers have done by changing the exploring frequency so as to avoid the difficulties. But this would have taken time, especially in the absence of the stimulation of the knowledge gained by visual and photographic observations. It is likely that the time lag would have been sufficient that the present review could not have been written by the present author. It may be conjectured whether other astronomers on other planets are as fortunate or whether, after all, this is the best of all possible worlds.Contribution number 73. The report was written while the author was a Senior Specialist at the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii — on leave of absence from the Central Radio Propagation Laboratory of the U.S. National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.

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Determination of the Equivalence Principle Violation Signal for the MICROSCOPE Space Mission: Optimization of the Signal Processing

The MICROSCOPE space mission aims at testing the Equivalence Principle (EP) with an accuracy of 10^?15. The test is based on the precise measurement delivered by a differential electrostatic accelerometer on-board a drag-free microsatellite which includes two cylindrical test masses submitted to the same gravitational field and made of different materials. The experiment consists in testing the equality of the electrostatic acceleration applied to the masses to maintain them relatively motionless at a well-known frequency. This high precision experiment is compatible with only very little perturbations. However, aliasing arises from the finite time span of the measurement, and is amplified by measurement losses. These effects perturb the measurement analysis. Numerical simulations have been run to estimate the contribution of a perturbation at any frequency on the EP violation frequency and to test its compatibility with the mission specifications. Moreover, different data analysis procedures have been considered to select the one minimizing these effects taking into account the uncertainty about the frequencies of the implicated signals.     

Space Weather in the Equatorial Ionosphere

The ‘scintillations’ observed on signals received in the equatorial region from GPS satellites are due to plasma instabilities in the F region of the ionosphere, also detected as spread F. These instabilities give rise to depletions of ionisation or ‘bubbles’. The occurrence of these events and their relation to the equatorial electrojet are reviewed. Possibilities of short-term forecasting are examined with particular attention to problems encountered in modelling the equatorial electrojet. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Space robotics in the '90s

This article describes the use of robots to perform work in space. In particular, telerobotics, which uses human operators to control the movement and operation of the robots, are explored. The relationship between the human operator and the robot is very complex but these systems are being used to explore planetary surfaces and will also be used in the construction of the space station. Research being conducted at NASA facilities is described, providing a picture of the future of space robotics.     

J. Andersen (ed.), Transactions of the International Astronomical Union,Volume XXIIIB

Space Science Reviews -     

大圆距离及大圆航向的计算

在飞机选型中对各机型进行性能分析、经济性评估或编制飞行计划软件时,常需要根据航段两端点的经纬度坐标计算该航段的大圆距离及航向,在沿大圆航线飞行时也需要知道航路上各点的真航向及磁航向。本文用矢量方法导出了根据起止点的经纬度坐标计算该航段大圆距离及大圆航向的公式以及沿大圆航线飞行时根据给定点的经度计算其纬度和真航向的公式,并且用算例做了验证,结果表明这些公式是正确的。     

影响远程教育发展的几个关键问题

近年来中国远程教育稳步向前发展,然而也出现了一些令人担忧的问题,这些问题制约着远程教育健康有序的发展.研究中国现代远程教育所存在的几个关键问题,并根据远程教育的特点提出了解决的可行性方案.     

TWT Reliability in Space

The question of Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) reliability in space poses some unique problems. First, since tube reliability has a tremendous impact on system design and overall cost, if problems do occur, they are highly visible. Second, attaining high reliability is made difficult by small production runs and short delivery schedules. Finally, the now-common 10 year life specification is combined with state-of-the-art performance requirements, forcing design changes and adding risk. To meet these requirements, we emphasize certain design and manufacturing ground rules. When orbital TWT problems do occur, our experience is that they are usually caused by infant mortality, not wearout. Data based on operation in space show that with close attention to the details of design and manufacturing, reliability exceeding the 500,000 hours MTBF normally specified is achieved. Traveling Wave Tube reliability and overall performance have a tremendous impact on system design and the overall cost of a satellite. TWT reliability determines the amount of redundancy needed to meet a given satellite mission objective. Increased redundancy means increased complexity and weight of the spacecraft. The TWTs, with their Electronic Power Conditioners, also dissipate over 80% of all spacecraft power. Increased tube efficiency will therefore simplify matters all around. Because of the critical impact of tubes, if technical problems do occur, they are highly visible at the system level, where rumors of failure spread like wildfire in the fairly small space community. Attaining high reliability is difficult because of the many conflicting requirements.     

机场近距平行跑道间距和入口错开的选择研究

研究了近距平行跑道规划中的两个关键问题,即跑道中心线间距和端部入口错开。根据不同跑道基准代字组合,给出了近距平行跑道间距的建议值。讨论了跑道入口错开及其不同实现方式对相关平行进近、跑道运行模式、地面运行与效率的影响,给出了入口错开的决策建议。     

美军加大未来航天装备投资力度

美国军方认为,"如果没有航天部队或者军事航天力量,就根本谈不上加强全球的战略稳定".航天力量建设业已成为美军信息化建设的新重点.根据美国防部近期制定的《2006～2011财年未来防御计划》(FYDP),2006财年国防部整个航天计划预算将达到223亿美元.     

Execute Command in Space Communications

Two types of feedback systems for a command channel are described. a) Complex Feedback?where, for each command, an identification is relayed back over the feedback channel. b) Decision Feedback?where the feedback channel is used only to state whether the satellite recognized the transmission as a command word. For a), the decision as to whether a command was properly received at the satellite is made on the ground, while for b), the decision is made at the satellite, the only purpose of the feedback channel being to cause the ground station to retransmit the command word if the satellite did not recognize the initial transmission. The decision feedback system then amounts to a one-way channel, since the satellite makes a decision after the initial transmission as to whether or not a command word was sent. If the transmitted command word is interpreted as a command, whether correct or not, the ground station has no further control. The following theorem is proved rigorously: ``It is always possible to specify a decision feedback system which gives the same error performance as a given complex feedback system.'     

Project Space Vision in retrospective

Project Space Vision aimed to influence long-term space policy-makers through documenting visions and fundamental priorities, as seen through the eyes of the post-Apollo generation, for the coming 50 years of space activities. Within a strict thirty-day project time limit, several thousand potential target contributors were addressed using the Internet. Within a few weeks time, resulting inputs were received internationally from young professionals linked to space to form the basis of the final analysis. The results fundamentally showed that some historically driving motivations, such as national security, prestige and technology development, were not well supported as major rationale for space activities. General misconceptions regarding the magnitude of space expenditures were further highlighted. Together with identification of the main perceived barriers for progress and specific priorities in more detailed areas, a set of basic components of a fundamental space policy for the future were eventually formulated