Autonomous satellite navigation using starlight refraction angle measurements

An on-board autonomous navigation capability is required to reduce the operation costs and enhance the navigation performance of future satellites. Autonomous navigation by stellar refraction is a type of autonomous celestial navigation method that uses high-accuracy star sensors instead of Earth sensors to provide information regarding Earth’s horizon. In previous studies, the refraction apparent height has typically been used for such navigation. However, the apparent height cannot be measured directly by a star sensor and can only be calculated by the refraction angle and an atmospheric refraction model. Therefore, additional errors are introduced by the uncertainty and nonlinearity of atmospheric refraction models, which result in reduced navigation accuracy and reliability. A new navigation method based on the direct measurement of the refraction angle is proposed to solve this problem. Techniques for the determination of the refraction angle are introduced, and a measurement model for the refraction angle is established. The method is tested and validated by simulations. When the starlight refraction height ranges from 20 to 50 km, a positioning accuracy of better than 100 m can be achieved for a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite using the refraction angle, while the positioning accuracy of the traditional method using the apparent height is worse than 500 m under the same conditions. Furthermore, an analysis of the factors that affect navigation accuracy, including the measurement accuracy of the refraction angle, the number of visible refracted stars per orbit and the installation azimuth of star sensor, is presented. This method is highly recommended for small satellites in particular, as no additional hardware besides two star sensors is required.     

垂向对称的四陀螺冗余式单轴旋转捷联惯导方法

针对现有惯导正交配置方案在高海况下存在可靠性不高以及导航误差随时间累积快的问题,提出一种四陀螺冗余配置的单轴旋转捷联惯导新方案。通过器件级冗余技术,依据冗余数目等同时可靠性最大,导航特性更优的原则,设计了一种四陀螺圆锥垂向对称配置方案。以此为基础,考虑单轴旋转调制转轴垂直方向上器件误差的优势,提出将冗余配置和单轴旋转调制相结合的冗余式单轴旋转捷联惯导技术,并给出了具体的设计方法和过程。仿真结果表明:惯导系统可靠性较传统无冗余方案提升75%,定位精度较无旋转调制方案提升26%。新方法能够实现可靠性和精度的综合提升,且配置结构体积增加不多,安装方便,工程实现性较强。     

Error modeling and compensating of a novel 6-DOF aeroengine rotor docking equipment

In the docking process of aeroengine rotor parts, docking accuracy that indicates the gaps between the end faces is strictly required. A key issue is improving docking accuracy using automated docking equipment. In this paper, a systematic study is carried out on the error modeling and compensation of a novel six-degrees-of-freedom(6-DOF) docking equipment for aeroengine rotors. First, a new model for indicating the main indexes of docking accuracy is proposed. Then, the error model of a special...     

有限元仿真模型V&V技术研究

仿真模型建模过程存在多种误差输入，将引起仿真预测结果的不精确性。采用仿真模型V&V（Verification and Validation,验证与确认）技术，进行仿真模型的建模误差分析与控制。利用物理试验数据进行仿真模型的精度评估，基于模型修正算法进行仿真建模参数的自动修正，提升仿真和试验结果的一致性，帮助设计师基于精确的仿真模型进行产品的虚拟性能预示，提升仿真技术在产品研制流程中的地位和作用。阐述了模型V&V的概念和流程，对模型V&V的关键技术和原理进行了详细论述,以NASA Rotor37转子验模为例进行了V&V案例说明。     

北斗/GPS双频载波相位单点定位模型及精度分析

针对海洋工程实时米级绝对定位需求,利用双频伪距、载波相位观测量和同时估计接收机位置、接收机钟差和载波相位模糊度,构建了一种双频载波相位实时单点定位方法.亚太区域14个测站试验结果显示:北斗水平和高程定位RMS分别为1.33m和1.81m,GPS为0.60m和0.85m,北斗/GPS组合为0.56m和0.72m;船载动态试验结果显示:北斗水平和高程定位RMS分别为1.40m 和2.46m,GPS为0.69m 和0.90m,北斗/GPS组合为0.65m和0.83m.