Multi- GNSS reflectometry performance evaluation for coastal sea level monitoring: A case study in Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctica is a continent that crucial for studying climate change and its progression across time, as well as analyzing and forecasting local and global change. In this environment, due to the challenges caused by sea-level rise, storm surges, and tsunamis, sustainability is a critical concern, particularly for coastal regions. As a result, the long-term observations that will be conducted in Antarctica are critical for monitoring the adverse impacts of climate change. In recent years, many monitoring approaches, both space, and ground-based are performed to monitor sea/ice level trends in space-based scientific investigations conducted in and around the region. In the study, based on one year of observations from the Palmer GNSS Station, the GNSS Reflectometry technique was used to measure the sea level on the Antarctic Peninsula (PALM). GNSS Station observations were analyzed with a Lomb-Scargle periodogram to monitor sea-level changes, and results were validated with data from a co-located tide gauge (TG). The results show that the correlation between GNSS-R sea-level changes and tidal sea-level changes is found as 0.91.     

GNSS接收机中采样率对时间鉴别力的影响

探讨了GNSS系统中,伪码跟踪环的时间鉴别力与采样率之间的定量关系,提出了时间鉴别力的性能评估准则及其计算方法。然后以GPS L5信号为例,重点考察多普勒效应对采样系统时间鉴别力的影响。实验表明,一般来说,随着采样率的增加,采样系统的时间鉴别力也会随之提高。但是当采样率接近或者恰好等于码片速率的整数倍时,采样系统的时间鉴别力会陡然下降。虽然多普勒效应能够显著改善等量采样系统的时间鉴别力,但是与设计良好的非等量采样率相比,其改善程度十分有限。本文提出的算法可以应用于GNSS数字接收机设计工作,以选择“较优”的采样率,即以较低的硬件成本实现较高的时间鉴别力。
     

适用于微纳卫星的USB测控应答机:设计与性能分析

提出一种适用于微纳卫星的统一S波段测控通信一体化应答机的设计方案,重点介绍其中数字化的中频与基带信号处理模块解决方案。对系统的测试结果显示,系统的占用带宽为241kHz、发射杂散为-47dBc,转发延迟为2μs,其关键指标均能满足测控标准。     

传感器射频综合技术探讨

分析了射频综合的频段划分和各传感器内部功能模块的横向划分;讨论了美国国防部开放式系统联合任务组(OS-JTF)提出的RF开放式系统实现方法;并对在国内开展射频综合技术研究提出了初步想法。     

应答机测距转发性能分析

分析了采用视频AGC（自动增益控制）、射频AGC和限幅器等3种测距转发模式的应答机性能,分析结果表明：视频AGC模式下,应答机测距通道的输出功率恒定,测距转发性能不随上行信号强度变化而变化;射频AGC模式下,应答机测距通道的输出功率不恒定,测距转发性能随着上行信号强度变化而变化;而限幅器模式可看作射频AGC的一种特殊情况。仿真分析了我国研制的限幅器和射频AGC两种模式应答机的性能,结果表明理论计算的性能与实测结果一致,理论分析正确且理论分析结果可作为链路计算的依据。     

一种改进的GNSS整周模糊度解相关算法

GNSS整周模糊度解相关算法的性能直接影响到整周模糊度的搜索速度和解算成功率。为了在不降低GNSS整周模糊度解相关算法解相关程度的前提下,提高解相关算法的计算效率,在深入分析典型解相关方法优缺点的基础上,提出基于对角线预排算的解相关算法。该方法源于对直接对角线排序解相关算法的预排序思想,采用矩阵分解后对角线元素中最小值并将其转换到对应对角线位置的方式,用更少的迭代次数达到比直接对角线排序更好的解相关效果。将新算法与其他算法进行仿真比较得出,其性能优于直接对角线排序算法,解相关功能与联合解相关算法等效,且计算效率略占优势。     

强信号下GNSS接收机前端处理引起的相关损耗

在全球导航卫星系统（GNSS）信号质量监测及GNSS射频（RF）信号模拟器测试等应用中,有用信号功率往往远高于噪声功率。针对二进制相位移位键控（BPSK）和二进制偏移载波（BOC）调制信号,首次研究了这种强信号条件下接收机带限滤波、采样和量化（BSQ）引起的相关损耗。首先分析了不考虑量化作用时由滤波和采样引起的损耗;然后分析了不考虑前端滤波时由量化和采样引起的损耗,推导了相关损耗的解析表达式并得到了量化器的最佳量化间隔;最后,对于滤波、采样、量化共同作用引起的损耗,采用蒙特卡罗方法仿真分析了GPS L1 C/A信号在不同滤波带宽和量化比特数下的归一化相关功率,探讨了根据仿真结果拟合相关损耗解析表达式的方法以简化分析。      

The multi-source data fusion global ionospheric modeling software—IonoGim

We introduce a new global ionospheric modeling software—IonoGim, using ground-based GNSS data, the altimetry satellite and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) occultation data to establish the global ionospheric model. The software is programmed by C++ with fast computing speed and highly automatic degree, it is especially suitable for automatic ionosphere modeling. The global ionospheric model and DCBs obtained from IonoGim were compared with the CODE (Center for Orbit Determination in Europe) to verify its accuracy and reliability. The results show that IonoGim and CODE have good agreement with small difference, indicating that IonoGim owns high accuracy and reliability, and can be fully applicable for high-precision ionospheric research. In addition, through comparison between only using ground-based GNSS observations and multi-source data model, it can be demonstrated that the space-based ionospheric data effectively improve the model precision in marine areas where the ground-based GNSS tracking station lacks.     

GNSS弱信号两级快速傅里叶变换捕获方法

高动态弱信号条件下,为了提高捕获过程实现的灵活性,提出了两级快速傅里叶变换(FFT)多普勒频率捕获方法,第一级FFT使用较短的相干积分时间将多普勒频率搜索范围划分为多个粗分格,第二级FFT在每一个分格内对多普勒频率进行更精细的搜索.采用文章提出的捕获方法,可以降低FFT点数,简化实现复杂度;另一方面,计算第一级FFT时可通过流水线操作提高资源利用率.为了验证所提方法的正确性,仿真实现了两级FFT捕获方法.结果表明,两级FFT方法能在高动态弱信号条件下正确捕获多普勒频率.     

Interplanetary CubeSats system for space weather evaluations and technology demonstration

The paper deals with the mission analysis and conceptual design of an interplanetary 6U CubeSats system to be implemented in the L₁ Earth–Sun Lagrangian Point mission for solar observation and in-situ space weather measurements.