Zenith Pass Problem of Inter-satellite Linkage Antenna Based on Program Guidance Method

While adopting an elevation-over-azimuth architecture by an inter-satellite linkage antenna of a user satellite, a zenith pass problem always occurs when the antenna is tracing the tracking and data relay satellite （TDRS）. This paper deals with this problem by way of, firstly, introducing movement laws of the inter-satellite linkage to predict the movement of the user satellite antenna followed by analyzing the potential pass moment and the actual one of the zenith pass in detail. A number of specific orbit altitudes for the user satellite that can remove the blindness zone are obtained. Finally, on the base of the predicted results from the movement laws of the inter-satellite linkage, the zenith pass tracing strategies for the user satellite antenna are designed under the program guidance using a trajectory preprocessor. Simulations have confirmed the reasonability and feasibility of the strategies in dealing with the zenith pass problem.     

国际眺览

世界最大的射电望远镜阵列将于2016年开建据英国《每日邮报》3月26日报道,全球最大、最灵敏的"平方公里级射电望远镜阵列"(SKA)项目将于2016年开始建设。据悉,这个耗资13亿英镑(约合人民币130.5亿元)的项目有助于解开宇宙本源之谜。该阵列由数千个巨大的碟型天线组成,地区跨度达1 900英里(约3 057 km)。项目负责人米歇     

微波／毫米波相控阵中使用的光纤

低成本、高性能的光纤中继线和光纤器件已在阵列天线中用于远距离搜索和假目标识别波束形成以及其它一些用途中.先进的微波/毫米波(M/MMW)卫星通信、电子战和雷达系统都采用相控阵和旁瓣补偿天线,以降低噪声和提高抗干扰能力.这些天线都需要配有移相器、延迟线和用于波束形成、换向、消除的成套设备,以提高扫描灵活性,降低空间波瓣和减少主功     

航天器大功率天线部件的微放电试验方法

微放电效应是制约航天器系统功率容量的重要因素,为了精确获得微波产品的微放电性能,有必要提高微放电测试方法的性能.研究了不同天线馈源产品的微放电测试需求,提出了两种典型的辐射式微放电测试架构.这两种测试的典型构架分别为采用透波真空系统方式和采用非透波真空系统与大功率真空吸波箱相结合的实现方式.透波真空系统的微放电测试系统保证了真空测试环境,以常压环境大型吸波暗室作为功率吸收载体,保证了更高的功率吸收、更好的散热和驻波性能,适用于尺寸小的天线产品;非透波真空系统的微放电试验系统在常规的非透波真空罐中实现,不受透波真空系统尺寸限制,实现了大型天线的微放电测试.这两种微放电试验方法性能良好,覆盖了各种尺寸天线的微放电性能测试需求,顺利完成西安分院多型号天线微放电试验任务,包括国内首例大尺寸天线的微放电试验,获得了良好的效果,有力提升了我国航天器的设计研制和试验验证能力.     

Optimization of beamforming and path planning for UAV-assisted wireless relay networks

Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles （UAVs） acting as relay platforms have attracted considerable attention due to the advantages of extending coverage and improving connectivity for long-range communications. Specifically, in the scenario where the access point （AP） is mobile, a UAV needs to find an efficient path to guarantee the connectivity of the relay link. Motivated by this fact, this paper proposes an optimal design for beamforming （BF） and UAV path planning. First of all, we study a dual-hop amplify-and-forward （AF） wireless relay network, in which a UAV is used as relay between a mobile AP and a fixed base station （BS）. In the network, both of the AP and the BS are equipped with multiple antennas, whereas the UAV has a single antenna. Then, we obtain the output signal~to-noise ratio （SNR） of the dual-hop relay network. Based on the criterion of maximizing the output SNR, we develop an optimal design to obtain the solution of the optimal BF weight vector and the UAV heading angle. Next, we derive the closed-form outage probability （OP） expression to investigate the performance of the dual-hop relay network conveniently. Finally, computer simulations show that the proposed approach can obtain nearly optimal flying path and OP performance, indicating the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. Furthermore, we find that increasing the antenna number at the BS or the maximal heading angle can significantly improve the performance of the considered relay network.     

波束波导馈电系统在深空探测天线应用中的关键技术研究

针对波束波导馈电系统在深空探测天线应用中存在的电小尺寸镜面绕射引起波束波导传输效率降低,不同极化工作时波束指向不一致,以及TE21模跟踪时坐标转换等问题,进行深入研究并给出相应的解决方案或数学模型.通过优化椭球镜M5的曲率,解决了电小尺寸镜面绕射使波束波导传输效率下降问题,使S频段的传输效率提高约4％,35 m天线副反射面的截获效率增加约11％,天线增益提高0.7 dB;给出天线束峰值位置随方位、俯仰角变化的数学模型,提出了中值补偿方法,使天线左右旋极化峰值不一致增益损失减小约0.16 dB,并给出TE21模跟踪时的坐标转换数学模型.这些方法和数学模型已成功应用于实际工程中,并取得了良好的效果.