Sumbandilasat—An operational technology demonstrator

Technology advances in sensor, digital technology and a standardised modular satellite bus are enabling a new generation of 80 kg micro-satellites with a better than 6.5 m GSD multi-spectral performance, to be specified, built and deployed with a dedicated launch within 12 months. The result of the standardised modular bus is lower cost, higher reliability and fast deployment. Operational remote sensing with a micro-satellite is thus within reach of individual organisations for dedicated missions. Sumbandilasat (pioneer in the Venda language) is a second generation satellite technology building on the expertise obtained in the Sunsat small satellite programme. The components used to build Sumbandilasat are the result of a technology development program of more than 3 years. Sumbandilasat is an operational technology demonstrator with more than 90% newly developed or improved subsystems and a compact refractive imager as a precursor to the MSMISat satellite with the same multi-spectral band set. The scalable, standardised modular satellite bus architecture enables satellites with a mass of 80–450 kg to be adapted to the specific mission requirements with minimum new engineering effort.     

碳纳米管薄膜传感器及其应变传感特性

碳纳米管薄膜可作为应变传感器用于结构损伤的健康监测。采用机械搅拌、超声处理和高速离心等分散工艺将多壁碳纳米管单分散后,通过真空吸滤法制备碳纳米管薄膜。对碳纳米管薄膜传感器进行了深入的研究,设计了一种高灵敏度的碳纳管薄膜应变传感器,与结构基体一体成型。弯曲应变传感实验表明碳纳米管薄膜传感器在不同的应变范围、不同的循环次数、不同的温度范围等条件下都具有良好的应变传感特性。结果表明碳纳米管薄膜传感器灵敏度较高,灵敏度系数为188.31(0~22 500 με),且具有较好的应变传感可逆性和可重复性。      

基于优化字典学习算法的压缩数据收集

为了提高压缩数据收集对多样化传感数据的适应能力,同时抑制环境噪声对数据收集精度的影响,提出了一种优化字典学习算法来构造压缩数据收集中的稀疏字典。理论分析表明在压缩数据收集中由环境噪声导致的数据收集误差和稀疏字典的自相干程度正相关。为此在字典学习的过程中引入了自相干惩罚项来抑制环境噪声对数据收集精度的影响。该惩罚项还能减少字典学习过程中对训练数据的过拟合,从而进一步提高了该算法的稀疏表示能力。实验表明,该算法的稀疏表示能力高于同类字典学习算法,而且能有效地抑制环境噪声对压缩数据收集精度的影响。      

基于RIPless理论的层析SAR成像航迹分布优化方法

层析合成孔径雷达成像(TomoSAR)是通过同一观测区域不同入射角的多幅二维合成孔径雷达(SAR)图像在高程向进行孔径合成,从而实现三维成像。近年来,压缩感知(CS)被用于高程向稀疏场景的重建,高程向重建质量取决于观测矩阵的性质,而航迹分布是影响观测矩阵重构性能的重要因素。相比于度量观测矩阵重构性能的其他约束条件,RIPless理论具有有效、直观和计算简单等优点。提出了一种基于RIPless理论的压缩感知层析SAR成像航迹分布优化准则,从而在航迹数目一定的情况下,获取最优分布以实现高程向优化重建。最后,通过仿真和实验验证了所提优化准则的有效性。     

一种步进频率信号认知雷达波形优化设计方法

认知雷达常用于完成探测、跟踪、成像及识别等多重任务,为提高其综合性能,需兼顾多方面因素研究其波形优化设计问题。基于此,提出一种基于压缩感知（CS）RIPless准则的步进频率信号认知雷达波形优化设计方法。首先,建立了目标回波信号稀疏模型,分析了其与发射信号模糊函数之间的关系。其次,根据模型中观测矩阵的构造,基于RIPless准则,将波形设计问题转化为概率分布的互相干参数及其协方差矩阵的条件数的优化问题,从而通过自适应寻优算法,获得优化的步进频率信号脉冲重复时间间隔序列和子脉冲频率序列。相较于传统方法,所提方法在信号发射与接收之间形成了信息实时反馈和信号优化重构的闭环,在高概率准确重构目标径向一维距离像的同时,也实现了发射信号模糊函数的优化。最后,仿真计算验证了所提方法的有效性。     

基于TC35i和C8051F020的远程数据采集系统

本文提出了一种用混合信号系统级单片机C8051F020控制GSM网络引擎TC35i实现远程数据采集的方案。在描述了远程数据采集系统原理、构成和功能的基础上，对无线通讯模块及硬件和软件设计部分也进行了详细介绍。     

高性能飞行器大气数据传感技术研究进展

大气数据是飞行器导航和控制的重要参数，大气数据传感技术是实现飞行器飞行安全及性能发挥的重要保障。针对高性能飞行器对大气数据传感技术的发展需求进行分析，重点介绍了传统大气数据传感技术、嵌入式大气数据传感技术、光学大气数据传感技术及虚拟大气数据传感技术的发展和特点，并对推动嵌入式大气数据传感技术发展的相关技术问题进行了分析和总结，最后对大气数据传感技术的发展进行展望。     

基于DCT-CS的脉冲星周期超快速估计方法

受快速傅里叶变换（fast Fourier transform，FFT）的影响，基于FFT和压缩感知（compressive sensing, CS）的脉冲星周期快速估计算法的计算量大。为进一步减小计算量并提高计算精度，利用离散余弦变换（discrete cosine transform，DCT)取代FFT，提出了一种基于DCT-CS的脉冲星周期超快速估计算法。在该方法中，利用DCT提取脉冲星信号的低频部分构建低频DCT矩阵；构建畸变轮廓字典并获取累积轮廓；提出了利用最大值超分辨率稀疏恢复估计脉冲星周期的方法。仿真结果表明，DCT-CS的脉冲星周期估计精度达到了3.82×10-12 s，计算时间达到了9.31 ms。与FFT-CS相比，周期估计精度提高了约16%，计算时间缩短了约37.5%，实现了实时高精度的脉冲星周期估计。     

Detrend effect on the scalograms of GPS power scintillation

The study of amplitude scintillation on GPS radio links is usually done after detrending the time series of the transmitted power so to define scintillations as the chaotic fluctuation around a unitary value. In a sense, the choice of how to detrend the time series is part of the definition of scintillation.     

Distribution of chlorophyll and harmful algal blooms (HABs): A review on space based studies in the coastal environments of Chinese marginal seas

Monitoring of spatial and temporal distribution of chlorophyll (Chl-a) concentrations in the aquatic milieu is always challenging and often interesting. However, the recent advancements in satellite digital data play a significant role in providing outstanding results for the marine environmental investigations. The present paper is aimed to review ‘remote sensing research in Chinese seas’ within the period of 24 years from 1978 to 2002. Owing to generalized distributional pattern, the Chl-a concentrations are recognized high towards northern Chinese seas than the southern. Moreover, the coastal waters, estuaries, and upwelling zones always exhibit relatively high Chl-a concentrations compared with offshore waters. On the basis of marine Chl-a estimates obtained from satellite and other field measured environmental parameters, we have further discussed on the applications of satellite remote sensing in the fields of harmful algal blooms (HABs), primary production and physical oceanographic currents of the regional seas. Concerned with studies of HABs, satellite remote sensing proved more advantageous than any other conventional methods for large-scale applications. Probably, it may be the only source of authentic information responsible for the evaluation of new research methodologies to detect HABs. At present, studies using remote sensing methods are mostly confined to observe algal bloom occurrences, hence, it is essential to coordinate the mechanism of marine ecological and oceanographic dynamic processes of HABs using satellite remote sensing data with in situ measurements of marine environmental parameters. The satellite remote sensing on marine environment and HABs is believed to have a great improvement with popular application of technology.