基于批生产的逐段式车间作业调度算法

探讨了离散作业型（Job shop）车间中的作业调度的分阶段模型，并根据离散作业调度的阶段性提出了基于作业状态空间的逐段式车间作业调度算法，通过对一个实际车间作业调度仿真比较，此算法运算速度比最短加工时间（SPT）和最少工作量剩余（LWR）算法快，其调度结果在实际作业车间具有可执行性。     

一种新的射频仿真目标位置控制方法与软件研究

针对射频目标仿真系统中目标位置的控制，本文通过对国内外目标位置控制的常用方法进行研究，提出一种新的通用目标位置控制方法，该方法适用于任何天线分布的面阵。利用这种新的方法编写了基于三元阵天线阵面的射频仿真目标位置控制软件，实现对多目标在天线阵面上多种轨迹运动下的高速准确的定位，并能实时监视目标的运动状态和运动轨迹。     

惩罚函数法在发动机性能计算中的应用

按照涡喷发动机工作时遵守的气动热力学定律，建立了发动机的稳定数学模型，并针对双轴涡轮发动机性能计算的非线性数学模型，利用优化和最优控制理论中的惩罚函数法，对发动机性能进行了基于约束的最优求解程序设计，利用程序对某型发动机的稳定飞行特性进行了计算，计算结果表明，使用惩罚函数法求出的特性曲线变化规律正确，发动机平衡方程的解的精度更高，在此基础上得出的发动机飞行特性也更准确。另外惩罚函数法对初值的要求很低，迭代运算不易发散。     

基于LabVIEW平台的数字抽取滤波器的设计与应用

介绍了基于LabVIEW平台的数字抽取滤波器的设计。该方法是对高采样率的数据进行低通数字滤波，然后对结果用1／K倍重新采样，将数字信号频带压缩K倍，从而实现动态测试较大的动态范围要求和划分频带要求，数字抽取滤波器的设计包含调制，数字滤波和抽取三方面，LabVIEW是一种基于图形编程语言（G语言）的开发环境，采用交互界面设计，模块化编程，该滤波器也是作者正在研制的动态测试分析虚拟仪器的一个重要组成部分。本文给出了在LabVIEW平台上所进行数字抽取滤波器的设计原理，仿真结果和在动态数字信号分析中的应用。     

Solar particle events and the International Space Station

The high inclination orbit for the International Space Station poses a risk to astronauts on EVA during occasional periods of enhanced high energy particle flux from the sun known as Solar Particle Events. We are currently unable to predict these events within the few-hour lead time required for evasive action. Compounding the threat is the fact that station construction occurs during increasing solar activity and through the peak of the solar cycle. In this paper we present an overview of the risk, the current methods to provide forecasts of SPEs, and potential risk mitigation options.     

Earth Observation Data Policy and Europe

This paper summarizes the final report of the Earth Observation and Data Policy and Europe (EOPOLE) fixed-term project, set up to review national research on the subject and to make recommendations for its improvement within an EU-wide context. It identifies the major issues to have emerged from the areas of user perspectives, pricing policy, the impact of new technologies on data policy, archiving policy and legal regulation and suggests ways of dealing with them. These include orienting data policies towards specific uses rather than users themselves; presenting a common European voice over the trade and exchange of geo-information via new communication means; and establishing a European-scale think-tank able to provide independent assessments of the economic, legal and international relations questions affecting Earth observation.     

A parametric study of space transfer/upper propulsion stages

For Space Transportation System (i.e. Space Shuttle) launched satellites destined for a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), there is a need for cost-effective, versatile propulsion systems to provide the perigee burn, i.e. to boost the satellite from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Surveys of commercial spacecraft activities and future GEO satellite requirements indicate that a spacecraft propulsion system that will provide the perigee burn for a broad range of future commercial satellites would have an excellent market potential.Parametric studies to investigate and define attractive perigee-burn upper propulsion systems (i.e. an Upper Propulsion Stage, or a UPS) are presented. The feasibility and payload capacilities that could be provided by a UPS assembled from essentially off-the-shelf components and subsystems, and the benefits that could be achieved by using major subsystems specifically tailored for the application are presented. The results indicate that attractive UPS configurations can be defined using either off-the-shelf or optimized major subsystems.     

Modal control of the planar motion of a long flexible beam in orbit

Attitude control techniques for the pointing and stabilization of very large, inherently flexible spacecraft systems are investigated. The attitude dynamics and control of a long, homogeneous flexible beam whose center of mass is assumed to follow a circular orbit is analyzed. In this study, first order effects of gravity-gradient are included, whereas external perturbations and related orbital station keeping maneuvers are neglected. A mathematical model which describes the system deflections within the orbital plane has been developed by treating the beam as having a maximum of three discretized mass particles connected by massless, elastic structural elements. The uncontrolled dynamics of this system are simulated and, in addition, the effects of the control devices are considered. The concept of distributed modal control, which provides a means for controlling a system mode independently of all other modes, is examined. The effect of varying the number of modes in the model as well as the number and location of the control devices are also considered.     

Paxsat and progress in arms control : Canadian research focuses on remote sensing applications

Verification of arms control treaties is essential to provide adequate international confidence in treaty compliance. This Viewpoint underlines the responsibility of non-superpower countries to become more closely involved in space surveillance of treaties to which they are parties. In Canada, Paxsat research has focused on two potential applications of space-based remote sensing to multi-lateral arms control verification. The necessary technology is readily available in non-superpower countries for the Paxsat concept to be put into operation.     

Bubble detector characterization for space radiation

In light of the importance of the neutron contribution to the dose equivalent received by space workers in the near-Earth radiation environment, there is an increasing need for a personal dosimeter that is passive in nature and able to respond to this neutron field in real time. Recent Canadian technology has led to the development of a bubble detector, which is sensitive to neutrons, but insensitive to low linear energy transfer (LET) radiation. By changing the composition of the bubble detector fluid (or “superheat”), the detectors can be fabricated to respond to different types of radiation. This paper describes a preliminary ground-based research effort to better characterize the bubble detectors of different compositions at various charged-particle accelerator facilities, which are capable of simulating the space radiation field.