DME Interference mitigation for L-DACS1 based on system identification and sparse representation

L-band digital aeronautical communication system 1 (L-DACS1) is a promising candi-date data-link for future air-ground communication, but it is severely interfered by the pulse pairs (PPs) generated by distance measure equipment. A novel PP mitigation approach is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a deformed PP detection (DPPD) method that combines a filter bank, correlation detection, and rescanning is proposed to detect the deformed PPs (DPPs) which are caused by mul-tiple filters in the receiver. Secondly, a finite impulse response (FIR) model is used to approximate the overall characteristic of filters, and then the waveform of DPP can be acquired by the original waveform of PP and the FIR model. Finally, sparse representation is used to estimate the position and amplitude of each DPP, and then reconstruct each DPP. The reconstructed DPPs will be sub-tracted from the contaminated signal to mitigate interference. Numerical experiments show that the bit error rate performance of our approach is about 5 dB better than that of recent works and is closer to interference-free environment.     

面向立方星的相对位姿测量视觉传感器设计

针对立方星在轨服务任务中的近距离相对导航问题，提出一种相对位姿测量视觉传感器设计。为应对空间复杂的光照条件，设计一种具有多层结构的立体靶标，选取波长为850nm的LED灯作为立体靶标的光源。在相机镜头处安装850nm的红外窄带滤镜以提高立体靶标成像质量。为提高视觉传感器的测量精度，提出一种迭代直接求解(iterative direct solution, IDS)的相对位姿估计算法。该算法直接利用立体靶标上的非共面点提供的深度信息获得初始相对位姿，然后引入Haralick迭代算法来优化初始测量结果。搭建六自由度实验平台对该视觉传感器进行性能测试。实验结果表明,该视觉传感器能克服背景光的干扰，且提出的 IDS相对位姿估计算法的精度优于经典的P3P算法和EPnP算法。     

Reachable domain of spacecraft with a single tangent impulse considering trajectory safety

The reachable domain of the two-body transfer orbit with a single upper-bounded tangent impulse is studied. Three cases are analyzed for either the magnitude of the tangent impulse or the initial impulse point being free, or both being free. For a fixed impulse magnitude and a free initial impulse point, the initial orbit is proved to be one of the envelopes of the reachable domain. Moreover, the trajectory safety for the transfer orbit requires a lower bound on the perigee altitude and an upper bound on the apogee altitude. Then the ranges of the impulse magnitude and the initial true anomaly can be obtained by solving quadratic and cubic inequalities, respectively. If both constraints are required for an arbitrary impulse point, the range of the impulse magnitude is obtained with impulses at the perigee and the apogee. Several numerical examples with different eccentricities are provided to show the geometry of the reachable domain and to verify the proposed method.     

Results of Kirari optical communication demonstration experiments with NICT optical ground station (KODEN) aiming for future classical and quantum communications in space

Bi-directional ground-to-satellite laser communication experiments were successfully performed between the optical ground station developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), located in Koganei City in suburban Tokyo, and a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite, the “Kirari” Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS). The experiments were conducted in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and called the Kirari Optical communication Demonstration Experiments with the NICT optical ground station (or KODEN). The ground-to-OICETS laser communication experiment was the first in-orbit demonstration involving the LEO satellite. The laser communication experiment was conducted since March 2006. The polarization characteristics of an artificial laser source in space, such as Stokes parameters, and the degree of polarization were measured through space-to-ground atmospheric transmission paths, which results contribute to the link estimation for quantum key distribution via space and provide the potential for enhancements in quantum cryptography on a global scale in the future. The Phase-5 experiment, international laser communications experiments were also successfully conducted with four optical ground stations located in the United States, Spain, Germany, and Japan from April 2009 to September 2009. The purpose of the Phase-5 experiment was to establish OICETS-to-ground laser communication links from the different optical ground stations and the statistical analyses such as the normalized power, scintillation index, probability density function, auto-covariance function, and power spectral density were performed. Thus the applicability of the satellite laser communications was demonstrated, aiming not only for geostationary earth orbit-LEO links but also for ground-to-LEO optical links. This paper presents the results of the KODEN experiments and mainly introduces the common analyses among the different optical ground stations.     

基于FPGA的红外目标识别神经网络加速器设计

在红外目标识别领域，基于卷积神经网络的深度学习算法的识别精度已远远超过了传统模式识别算法,但神经网络的实现需要庞大的计算和存储，难以在无人机等嵌入式平台上进行部署。针对此问题，将通道级量化策略和梯度的近似优化训练引入到了低比特神经网络模型的建立中，并提出了一种可充分利用硬件计算资源的FPGA加速器，其整体平均性能为65.6GOPS。与其他相关工作的对比表明，低比特量化方法及其FPGA加速器实现，可以为嵌入式红外目标识别系统提供一种能效高、识别精度高的解决方案。     

一种改进的防空导弹侧向回路稳定控制结构分析

基于复合稳定控制结构,对某防空导弹侧向回路过载反馈通道的结构进行了改进。基于理论分析,结合工程应用实际进行了数学仿真验证。结果表明:在保持足够稳定裕度的前提下,改进结构的系统快速性好,鲁棒性更优。     

Working and walking on small asteroids with circumferential ropes

The low gravity of a small asteroid would present a challenge for an astronaut attempting to work on its surface. Extravehicular activities (EVAs) of the sophistication of the Apollo Moon missions are not likely to be possible if astronauts attempt to walk freely on the asteroid, hover above its surface, or anchor locally into the regolith. Manipulating large rocks, drilling, and excavating at multiple locations is a high priority science objective, but would be difficult without a hold-down mechanism. If the asteroid has even a small rotation rate, maneuvering precisely over its surface could be cumbersome. A plausible means of conducting complex EVAs is to tie ropes entirely around the asteroid, under which the astronaut is pushed downward onto the asteroid surface by the tension in the rope. The downward force provides an artificial gravity that permits the astronaut to drill, excavate, hammer, and carefully document materials on the surface without the worry of being thrown from the asteroid. An astronaut could also use the ropes as handholds or guides to maneuver freely over the surface.     

A strategic flight conflict avoidance approach based on a memetic algorithm

Conflict avoidance （CA） plays a crucial role in guaranteeing the airspace safety. The cur- rent approaches, mostly focusing on a short-term situation which eliminates conflicts via local adjust- ment, cannot provide a global solution. Recently, long-term conflict avoidance approaches, which are proposed to provide solutions via strategically planning traffic flow from a global view, have attracted more attentions. With consideration of the situation in China, there are thousands of flights per day and the air route network is large and complex, which makes the long-term problem to be a large-scale combinatorial optimization problem with complex constraints. To minimize the risk of premature convergence being faced by current approaches and obtain higher quality solutions, in this work, we present an effective strategic framework based on a memetic algorithm （MA）, which can markedly improve search capability via a combination of population-based global search and local improve- ments made by individuals. In addition, a specially designed local search operator and an adaptive local search frequency strategy are proposed to improve the solution quality. Furthermore, a fast genetic algorithm （GA） is presented as the global optimization method. Empirical studies using real traffic data of the Chinese air route network and daily flight plans show that our approach outper- formed the existing approaches including the GA .based approach and the cooperative coevolution based approach as well as some well-known memetic algorithm based approaches.     

面向任务的空间信息网络体系结构可重组设计

针对空间信息网络体系结构设计和其使命任务的多重性、多维性的问题,提出了一种体系结构可重组设计方法。首先,介绍了空间信息网络及其体系结构的国内外发展现状,分析了研究空间信息网络体系结构可重组设计的需求。其次,结合空间信息网络的概念、结构和特征,建立了松耦合、兼容性、隔离性和可解构的可重组设计原则。同时,定义了管理中心（RMC）和资源中心（RRC）的内涵,分析了RMC和RRC的运行机制,从目标、拓扑、实体、数据、方案5个维度出发提出了一种形式化的可重组网络体系结构模型,并给出了可重组网络体系结构的实现算法流程。最后,以某反导作战活动为例进行了体系结构可组构设计的案例分析,基于STK平台进行可重组网络的仿真演示,着重展示和验证了可重组设计思想在实践中的具体应用,达到了预期目的。     

基于UGF-GO法的EWIS退化系统可靠性分析

针对飞机电气线路互联系统（EWIS）差异性大、随时间退化严重、可靠性建模困难等问题,将通用生成函数（UGF）和GO法融合,提出了基于UGF-GO法的EWIS退化可靠性分析方法。首先,考虑EWIS各连接部件使用性能及环境的差异性,利用含随机参数的Wiener退化过程模型建立部件可靠性仿真模型,采用马尔可夫链蒙特卡罗（MCMC）算法对模型中的未知参数进行估计,并与传统二步法参数估计值进行对比,得到较为精确的系统部件退化可靠性曲线。其次,在分析系统退化可靠性时,利用UGF-GO法对某飞机EWIS结构可靠性进行建模及计算。最后,以某飞机电气线路互联系统为例,结合部件退化可靠性计算结果,评估系统在不同给定阈值下可靠性水平。结果表明:UGF-GO法可有效解决系统退化状态的可靠性分析问题。