A permanent lunar base : Alternatives and choices

It appears virtually certain that humans will return to the lunar surface to stay and exploit the lunar resources. The only remaining question is who, when and how humankind will go there to establish a permanent lunar base. This article describes the decision-making process of determining the parameters of a lunar base. It offers modelling options as a frame of reference for planning the lunar base and its logistic support, and gives the reasons why a detailed analysis of the options and forward planning should have a high priority now.     

激光光纤准直系统的试验研究

介绍一种新的激光准直系统,该系统通过单模光纤建立新的光发射基准,从而有效地抑制了由于激光腔热变形而产生的光束漂移。另外,该系统采用了标量卡尔曼数字滤波器耒降低大气扰动和其他环境因素对测量的影响,在2.5m的测量范围内,系统稳定性可以控制在±1.5μm以下。该系统适用于作为形状误差和运动误差测量时的直线基准。     

Using TensorFlow-based Neural Network to estimate GNSS single frequency ionospheric delay (IONONet)

In the last 20?years, and in particular in the last decade, the availability of propagation data for GNSS has increased substantially. In this sense, the ionosphere has been sounded with a large number of receivers that provide an enormous amount of ionospheric data. Moreover, the maturity of the models has also been increased in the same period of time. As an example, IGS has ionospheric maps from GNSS data back to 1998, which would allow for the correlation of these data with other quantities relevant for the user and space weather (such as Solar Flux and Kp). These large datasets would account for almost half a billion points to be analyzed. With the advent and explosion of Big Data algorithms to analyze large databases and find correlations with different kinds of data, and the availability of open source code libraries (for example, the TensorFlow libraries from Google that are used in this paper), the possibility of merging these two worlds has been widely opened. In this paper, a proof of concept for a single frequency correction algorithm based in GNSS GIM vTEC and Fully Connected Neural Networks is provided. Different Neural Network architectures have been tested, including shallow (one hidden layer) and deep (up to five hidden layers) Neural Network models. The error in training data of such models ranges from 50% to 1% depending on the architecture used. Moreover, it is shown that by adjusting a Neural Network with data from 2005 to 2009 but tested with data from 2016 to 2017, Neural Network models could be suitable for the forecast of vTEC for single frequency users. The results indicate that this kind of model can be used in combination with the Galileo Signal-in-Space (SiS) NeQuick G parameters. This combination provides a broadcast model with equivalent performances to NeQuick G and better than GPS ICA for the years 2016 and 2017, showing a 3D position Root Mean Squared (RMS) error of approximately 2?m.     

Orbit determination of BDS-3 satellite based on regional ground tracking station and inter-satellite link observations

The BeiDou global navigation satellite system (BDS-3) has established the Ka-band inter-satellite link (ISL) to realize a two-way ranging function between satellites, which provides a new observation technology for the orbit determination of BDS-3 satellites. Therefore, this study presents a BDS satellite orbit determination model based on ground tracking station (GTS) observations and ISL ranging observations firstly to analyze the impact of the ISL ranging observations on the orbit determination of BDS-3 satellites. Subsequently, considering the data fusion processing, the variance component estimation (VCE) algorithm is applied to the parameter estimation process of the satellite orbit determination. Finally, using the measured data from China’s regional GTS observations and BDS-3 ISL ranging observations, the effects of ISL ranging observations on the orbit determination accuracy of BDS-3 satellites are analyzed. Moreover, the impact of the VCE algorithm on the fusion data processing is evaluated from the aspects of orbit determination accuracy, Ka-band hardware delay parameter stability, and ISL ranging observation residuals. The results show that for China’s regional GTSs, the addition of BDS-3 ISL ranging observations can significantly improve the orbit determination accuracy of BDS-3 satellites. The observed orbit determination accuracy of satellite radial component is improved from 48 cm to 4.1 cm. In addition, when the initial weight ratio between GTS observations and ISL ranging observations is not appropriate, the various indicators which include orbit determination accuracy, ISL hardware delay, and ISL observation residuals were observed to have improved after the adjustment of the VCE algorithm. These results validate the effectiveness of the VCE algorithm for the fusion data processing of the GTS observations and ISL ranging observations.     

SSPS-OMEGA超大型球形聚光器结构拓扑构型与设计

为同时兼顾千米量级尺度空间太阳能电站聚光系统的在轨发射安装难度、光学收集效率、稳定性及结构工艺等多方面的因素，提出采用基于球面正多面体的经纬线划分法模块化构建球形聚光器。该方法不仅可实现基础划分单元分布均匀、规格种类少，降低在轨构建与运载发射难度。而且只要合理控制弧高等分数和基础划分单元的口径就可以同时保证聚光系统的光学收集效率。理论与仿真结果显示，当弧高等分数为24时，该划分法共有25种基础单元件，整个球面被分成5762块。并且此时模块化构建的实际球形聚光器的光学收集效率与理想球面相比基本保持不变，解决了太阳能电站聚光系统设计中存在的关键问题。     

空间太阳能电站统一调度设计及电能管理分析

针对多旋转关节空间太阳能电站(Space Solar Power Station, SSPS)，提出一种环形拓扑的电力系统架构。基于功率分层准则对SSPS电力拓扑架构进行设计，提出U1~U7共7个层级、母线电压5000V、功率等级为MW的太阳能电站电力系统。针对分层架构中多太阳电池阵子阵并联(U6层)，提出分层功率平衡统一控制策略，对MPPT控制、MPPT控制+稳定直流母线电压混合控制、MPPT算法+下垂稳定直流母线电压混合控制三种控制方法开展仿真分析。结果表明，提出的基于虚拟阻抗的下垂控制策略可以有效调节、分配功率，解决了空间发电站母线电压无法稳定的问题。     

硝化纤维素溶液冰冻过程中的折光指数增量

用定量体积排斥色谱（ＳＥＣ）的方法,以示差折光检测器的响应为基础,测定了硝化纤维素溶液冰冻及其加热以后的折光指数增量。结果表明：冰冻后,由于分子链发生链内凝聚（缠结）,硝化纤维素分子链周围溶剂化溶剂分子数减少,使硝化纤维素溶液的示差折光指数增量增加。加热后,由于硝化纤维素分子链获得能量,链内缠结点解开,溶剂化溶剂分子数增加,造成硝化纤维素溶液的折光指数增量降低。由此建立了以折光指数增量为基础,估算硝化纤维素分子在溶液中完全伸展时每个链段上的溶剂化溶剂分子数的理论公式,并且估算出常温下每个硝化纤维素链段就吸附有１３个溶剂化溶剂分子,这对建立硝化纤维素这类半刚性高分子链凝聚过程和凝聚态结构的物理图像具有重要意义。     

质子引发的单粒子翻转率估算的研究

根据质子单粒子翻转事件的物理本质,及空间高能质子环境特性,给出了一种基于重离子单粒子翻转实验数据基础之上的估算质子引发的单粒子翻转的方法.利用这种方法计算了几种器件的翻转情况,与地面模拟实验及飞行观测结果符合得非常好.      

小卫星围绕空间站飞行动力学和控制研究

研究微小卫星围绕空间站飞行, 监视空间站运行和外观状态, 减少航天员舱外活动。这是小卫星一种新的应用概念。文章主要研究绕飞轨道动力学和稳定性, 以及在有摄动情况下保持绕飞轨道的控制策略。这种控制策略所消耗燃料非常少, 根据仿真实验结果, 绕飞卫星飞行一个月消耗的燃料可产生速度增量约为３～４ｍ ／ｓ。     

基于FDDI网络的空间站DMS网络可靠性分析

在首先介绍了空间站ＤＭＳ网络结构的基础上,通过对ＤＭＳ网络使用的ＦＤＤＩ、ＭＩＬ－ＳＴＤ－１５３３Ｂ及ＩＥＥＥ８０２．４网络在各种情况下的可靠性分析,应用概率分析的方法得出了系统可靠性的数学模型,通过图示得出ＤＭＳ网络可靠性随站点数及链路失效概率的变化情况,为空间站ＤＭＳ网络可靠性设计提供了依据。