A Geosynchronous Orbit Search Strategy

Since more than 10 years there is evidence that small-size space debris is accumulating in the geosynchronous orbit (GEO), probably as the result of breakups. Two break-ups have been reported in GEO. The 1978 break-up of an EKRAN 2 satellite, SSN 10365, was identified in 1992, and in 1992 a Titan 3C Transtage, SSN 3432, break-up produced at least twenty observable pieces. Subsequently several nations performed optical surveys of the GEO region in the form of independent observation campaigns. Such surveys suffer from the fact that the field of view of optical telescopes is small compared with the total area covered by the GEO ring. As a consequence only a small volume of the orbital element-magnitude-space is covered by each individual survey. Results from these surveys are thus affected by observational biases and therefore difficult to compare. This paper describes the development of a common search strategy to overcome these limitations. The strategy optimizes the sampling for objects in orbits similar to the orbits of the known GEO population but does not exclude the detection of objects with other orbital planes. A properly designed common search strategy clearly eases the comparison of results from different groups and the extrapolation from the sparse (biased) samples to the entire GEO environment.     

基于神经元的容错组合导航系统设计

本文讨论了容错组合导航系统中的多传感器信息融合问题，提出了一种用于多传感器组合导航系统信息融合的神经元方法。通过仿真实验，验证了这种方法的可行性，并分析了该研究领域所存在的问题，提出了可能解决的技术途径，并预测了未来的发展趋势。     

基于RBF网络的惯导系统初始对准

建立了惯导系统（ＩＮＳ）初始对准的线性和非线性误差模型。分析了径向基函数（ＲＢＦ）网络的结构和工作原理。研究了ＲＢＦ网代替初始对准中的卡尔曼滤波器的实现方法。通过仿真表明，用神经网络进行初始对准，既可获得与卡尔曼滤波相同的对准精度，又提高了系统的实时性。     

Tether Satellite System Collision Study

A study was performed to determine the probability of collision with resident space objects and untrackable debris for the tether component of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) after it broke away from the Space Shuttle orbiter (mission STS-75) in February 1996. Both an analytical and a numerical approach were used in this study, and the results obtained with these two methods were found to be in good agreement. These results show that the deployed tether is expected to have been impacted by several particles 0.1mm or larger in size. The probability of collision with objects 10cm in size or larger was on the order of 10^–3 per month. Since the severed tether reentered within one month after deployment, the collision hazard to other objects while in orbit was small. The analytical methods used in this study are useful for tether collision evaluations in general.     

Representing a stable environment by egocentric updating and invariant representations

To represent a stable environment despite the experience of changes during self movements, one can either develop an invariant allocentric representation, or update the egocentric representations as one moves. Using a disorientation paradigm, three sets of studies investigated these mechanisms in human navigation and scene recognition. Accuracy in the configuration of multiple object localization is impaired by disorientation, an effect not due to artifacts such as memory deterioration over time, intervening physical activities, uncertainty in self position and orientation, etc., suggesting one can locate objects primarily by updating their egocentric positions as she or he moves. Disorientation also impaired the judgment of changes to a scene after viewer movements, suggesting a similar egocentric updating process. On the contrary, representation of the shape of the surroundings is invariant and persists through disorientation. The coexistence of multiple mechanisms may increase the flexibility and robustness of the system.     

Geometric reasoning under uncertainty for map-based localization

Map-based navigation in outdoor terrain lacking man-made structures or other highly distinctive landmarks can produce severe localization problems. This paper presents an approach to navigation which implements high level geometric reasoning and matching strategies based on those used by skilled human navigators. This approach, which is demonstrated on a real example involving imagery of mountainous terrain obtained with a video camera and USGS map data, is designed to avoid many of the pitfalls occurring when an attempt is made to navigate by modeling the environment mathematically. It exploits feature attributes which cannot be easily expressed quantitatively but are central to the successful human navigation process.     

Delta并联微操作手运动学的矢量法分析

利用矢量运算的方法,分析了三维平动Delta并联微操作手的运动学特性.基于雅可比矩阵的可逆性,研究了Delta并联机构的正逆运动奇异性问题. 研究表明,微操作手的雅可比矩阵中存在灵敏参数,灵敏参数的大小及方位影响着位移输入与输出间的关系;利用矢量运算方法进行运动学奇异性问题分析更为简洁和直接.     

奥米伽导航的动态模拟及其应用

为进行奥米伽导航系统地面仿真试飞实验，设计了奥米伽导航系统的信号模拟器，它可模拟静态和动态的奥米伽信号，介绍了其工作原理及组成；分析了模拟器误差；给出了实测误差。最后进行了仿真试飞实验，并经空中试飞验证了该仿真方案。     

捷联惯导系统计算机硬件检测原理与实现

介绍一种实用捷联惯导系统计算机结构。主模块与美国SESCO/TITAN公司的SECS86/20模块兼容,检测软件可以检测板上大中规模集成芯片,具有检测全面、准确的特点,从方法与原理上都具有通用性,可以方便地移植到其它类似的机器上。该软件已用于实际系统。     

基于自适应纹理复杂度的仿生视觉导航方法研究

针对稠密光流在低纹理复杂度时精度较低的问题,提出了一种自适应纹理复杂度的稠密光流优化方法,以提升光流导航精度。根据三种不同大气条件下三种不同图像模糊程度的图像光流精度与纹理复杂度的统计图,推断稠密光流的精度与图像的纹理复杂度呈线性关系。通过建立图像纹理复杂度和稠密光流精度之间的直接联系,利用灰度共生矩阵的对比度参数评价图像纹理复杂度,采用最小二乘法拟合图像纹理复杂度和光流真值优化系数的函数关系,获得自适应纹理复杂度的稠密光流优化模型。基于该优化模型设计了仿真实验,实验结果表明,基于该模型可有效提升稠密光流在低纹理复杂度时的计算精度。