A neutral gas mass spectrometer to measure the chemical composition of the stratosphere

The Polar Balloon Atmospheric Composition Experiment (P-BACE) is a new generation of neutral gas mass spectrometer based on the time-of-flight principle. P-BACE is the scientific experiment on the Mars Environment Analog Platform (MEAP) flown successfully on a balloon mission in summer 2008. The MEAP mission was flown with a 334,000 m³ helium balloon in the stratosphere on a semicircular trajectory from northern Sweden around the North Pole to Canada using the summer northern hemispheric wind current. The atmospheric conditions at an atmospheric altitude of 35–40 km are remarkably similar to those on the surface of Mars and thus the balloon mission was an ideal testbed for our mass spectrometer P-BACE. Originally this instrument was designed for in situ measurements of the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere.P-BACE has a unique mass range from 0 to 1000 amu/q with a mass resolution m/Δm (FWHM) > 1000, and the dynamic range is at least six orders of magnitude. During this experiment, the acquisition of one mass spectrum is a sum of 65,535 single spectra, recorded in a time frame of 66 s.The balloon mission lasted 5 days and had successfully demonstrated the functionality of the P-BACE instrument during flight conditions. We had recorded more than 4500 mass spectra. With little modifications, P-BACE can be used on a planetary mission for Mars, but for example also for Venus or Mercury, if placed on a satellite.     

长征四号乙／丙运载火箭多星发射技术现状与展望

介绍了长征四号乙／丙（CZ-4B／4C）运载火箭的多星发射技术。给出了整流罩Ф900mm的一箭双星、一箭三星的发射统计与串联发射构型、正在研制的更大包络的双星发射构型,以及并联发射构型。介绍了CZ-4B／4C运载火箭后续多星发射和搭载发射的构型、连接解锁装置和分离程序。     

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.     

基于遗传模拟退火算法的无人机航迹规划

航迹规划技术是无人机任务规划系统中重要的核心技术之一,无人机飞行空间广阔,需要一种快速搜索最佳路径的方法.首先在飞行区域中建立数字地图模型和防空威胁区模型,在满足无人机飞行约束条件的情况下,为无人机航迹规划提供一种遗传模拟退火算法,充分利用模拟退化算法的概率突跳特性和遗传算法强大的快速搜索能力.仿真结果表明,使用该算法无人机能够自动避开模拟数字地图的威胁区,搜索出一条安全有效航迹,并保证航线的完整性和最优性.     

基于三维空域网格的低空飞行航迹战略规划方法

针对复杂低空环境下航空应急救援飞行安全问题,提出了一种基于三维空域网格的飞行航迹战略规划方法。将空域网格化分成多个飞行航迹节点,同时考虑地形、气象、飞行规则以及航空器性能等多种约束,使用改进的A*算法搜索单个航空器的最优飞行航迹。在单个航空器初始飞行航迹基础上,结合时间窗原理,提出两种方法解决了多机无冲突航迹战略规划问题。最后,通过案例仿真验证了方法的有效性。     

民用飞机试飞规划与管理软件适用性研究

飞行试验是民机研制的重要手段,也是飞机取得适航证的必经过程。随着现代大型民用飞机的设计越来越复杂,试飞制约因素越来越多样,任务量越来越庞大。试飞成为制约型号进度和研制成本的重要因素。对于试飞工作者而言,必须采用科学的方法对试飞任务进行合理规划和管理。为此,国内某飞机设计研究院历时三年,开发了一款用于试飞任务管理的软件——民用飞机试飞规划与管理软件(Flight Test Control System,简称FTCS)。以国内某型号飞机试飞为例,对FTCS的适用性进行了分析和评估,为FTCS的应用和发展提供建议。     

载人登月人货分运与人货合运模式对比分析

由于载人航天任务所具有的确保航天员安全的特殊属性,载人登月任务模式往往因此必须考虑救生等多种环节和因素,变得十分复杂。针对目前载人登月人货分运及人货合运两种任务模式,通过比较分析表明,从安全性、任务风险、飞船设计约束、发射窗口、测控支持复杂度方面来看,人货合运模式要优于人货分运模式,但是人货合运模式中的重型火箭如果被要求按照载人火箭标准进行设计和考核,其研制周期、经费方面的投入将会增加。     

基于高斯伪谱法的翼伞系统复杂多约束轨迹规划

翼伞系统在实际环境中飞行时易受到风场以及地形环境等复杂干扰的影响,无法精确归航,控制难度较大。针对该问题,提出了一种针对复杂多约束条件的翼伞系统的最优控制轨迹规划方法,可同时实现翼伞系统在复杂环境下逆风对准、精确着陆以及控制量全局最优的控制目标。首先,建立了风场干扰下的翼伞系统模型;然后,通过引入地形环境曲面,将复杂环境转化为实时路径约束,将轨迹着陆偏差以及逆风雀降转化为终端约束,并考虑控制量消耗最小为目标函数,以此将复杂环境下的翼伞系统的轨迹优化转化为一系列非线性的带有复杂约束的最优控制问题;最后,采用高斯伪谱法将多约束最优控制问题转化为易于求解的非线性规划问题。通过设立3组复杂环境仿真实例和实验验证,表明本文方法使翼伞系统在多种较恶劣的复杂环境中有效应对多类约束条件,规划出控制量全局最优的可行轨迹。与已有的混沌粒子群优化算法相比,本文方法具有较好的最优性和较高的精度。     

基于连接关系稳定性的子装配体识别

产品装配序列规划问题是一个典型的组合优化问题,在求解过程中容易导致组合爆炸。通过将复杂的产品划分成一个个合理的子装配体,可以有效地解决装配序列规划搜索空间过大的问题。本文以产品连接关系图为基础,通过研究产品各个部件之间的连接关系,对连接关系的稳定性进行分类,基于连接关系稳定性建立权重连接关系图,进行子装配体的划分;同时,根据子装配体功能和结构的相似性,构造相似子装配体。本文所求得的子装配体具有较好的稳定性和均衡性。     

一种基于混合规则的作业车间计划调度方法

针对多品种小批量生产车间计划调度存在的复杂度高、实用性差等问题,在分析车间计划调度相关的任务、资源和约束等要素的基础上,提出了一种基于混合规则的计划调度编制算法,该算法综合考虑了零件差异性、工艺差异性、设备差异性、以及交货期约束等因素,使得该方法具有可行性高、实用性强等特点,较好地满足了离散制造车间的实际需求.