月面特征稀疏环境下的视觉惯性SLAM方法

月球车在执行科学探测任务过程中，其自身的高精度定位是一项亟需解决的关键问题。针对在特征稀疏的月面环境下的定位问题，提出一种视觉惯性融合的SLAM方法，将视觉测量与惯性传感器的信息利用位姿图优化方法融合，实现高精度的联合定位。针对特征稀疏环境下的前端视觉数据关联误差较大的问题，提出了一种基于四元树的光流跟踪算法，能够有效地跟踪鲁棒的特征点，提升了关键帧之间相对位姿估计的准确性。并且针对月面环境特有的恒星无穷远点干扰问题，提出一种高效的恒星点剔除算法，能够有效改善无穷远点导致的定位精度下降的问题。搭建了一套模拟月面环境的计算机仿真系统，并构建了多个月面环境视觉惯性SLAM仿真数据集，在不同的模拟月面场景下进行定位性能仿真验证，仿真测试结果表明本文算法的鲁棒性更强，具有更高的定位准确度。     

An error analysis and optimization method for combined measurement with binocular vision

The accurate measurement of surfaces of large aviation components is vital for the assessment of manufacturing and assembly quality of such components. To satisfy the measurement requirement of large-size components, most current researches pay more attention to combined measurement methods utilizing different measuring instruments, but the related researches on error analysis and optimization methods are not taken enough attention. This paper proposes a combined laser-assisted measurement method with feature enhancement techniques, and it also develops an error propagation model of the main factors affecting the overall measurement error in detail. Firstly, the surface of a large-size component is measured by the measurement system at multiple stations. Secondly, a control point coordinate system is established as a bridge to unify all local measurement data into the global coordinate system. To improve the overall measurement accuracy, the pixel extraction error as a key factor causing the overall measurement error is analyzed in detail. Next, the error propagation model is established, and some optimization strategies of layout for minimizing measurement error and transformation error are researched. Finally, experiments are carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results show that the measurement error of the proposed method reaches 0.073% and 0.14% with a 1D standard ruler and a flat plate, respectively.     

A tip clearance prediction model for multistage rotors and stators in aero-engines

Tip clearances of multistage rotors and stators greatly affect aero-engines’ aerodynamic efficiency, stability and safety. The inevitable machining and assembly errors, as well as the complicated error propagation mechanism, cause overproof or non-uniform tip clearances. However, it is generally accepted that tip clearances are difficult to predict, even under assembly state. In this paper, a tip clearance prediction model is proposed based on measured error data. Some 3D error propagation sub-models, regarding rotors, supports and casings, are built and combined. The complex error coupling relationship is uncovered using mathematical methods. Rotor and stator tip clearances are predicted and analyzed in different phase angles. The maximum, minimum and average tip clearances can be calculated. The proposed model is implemented by a computer program, and a case study illustrates its performance and verifies its feasibility. The results can be referred by engineers in assembly quality judgement and decision-making.     

Civil unmanned aircraft system operation in national airspace: A survey from Air Navigation Service Provider perspective

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) have advanced technologically and surged exponentially over recent years. Currently, due to safety concerns, most civil operations of UAS are conducted in low-level uncontrolled area or in segregated controlled airspace. As the industry progresses, both operational and technological capabilities have matured to the point where UASs are expected to gain greater freedom of access to both controlled and uncontrolled airspace. Extensive technical and regulatory surveys have been conducted to enable the expanded operations. However, most surveys are derived from the perspective of UAS own operating mechanism and barely consider interactions of their non-segregated activities with the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. Hence, to fill the gap, this paper presents a survey conducted from the perspective of Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), which serves to accommodate these new entrants to the overall national airspace while continuing flight safety and efficiency. The primary objectives of this paper are to: (A) describe what typical ANSP-supplied UAS Traffic Management (UTM) architecture is required to facilitate all types of civil UAS operations; (B) identify three major ANSP considerations on how UAS can be accommodated safely in civil airspace; (C) outline future directions and challenges related with UAS operations for the ANSP.     

Aerodynamic design of tractor propeller for high-performance distributed electric propulsion aircraft

Aiming to maximize the aerodynamic performance of the Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) aircraft, a hybrid design framework which focuses on the aerodynamic performance of the propeller/wing integration has been developed and validated numerically. Variable-fidelity modelling for propeller aerodynamics has been used to achieve computational efficiency with reasonable accuracy. By optimizing the aerodynamic loading distributions on the tractor propeller disk, the induced slipstream is redistributed into a form that is beneficial for the wing downstream, based on which the propeller blade geometry is generated through a rapid inversed design procedure. As compared with the Minimum Induced Loss (MIL) propeller at a specified thrust level, significant improvements of both the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing and the propeller/wing integrated aerodynamic efficiency is achieved, which shows great promise to deliver aerodynamic benefits for the wing within the propeller slipstream without any additional devices.     

基于光场成像的快照式气膜孔三维测量技术

叶片气膜孔的几何参数对其冷却效率具有十分重要的影响，需采取有效手段对加工的气膜孔几何参数进行检测。基于光场成像原理，初步探索了单光场相机快照式三维测量技术在气膜孔检测上的应用。与其他光学测量技术相比，该技术仅通过一次拍摄，即可快速从捕获的单张原始光场图像中计算得到气膜孔的三维点云数据，其数据采集效率很高。实验中对一组标准量块进行了测量，展示了单光场相机应用于工业级精密测量的潜力。对实际叶片上气膜孔几何参数的检测结果初步表明了该技术应用于气膜孔三维测量的可能性。由于单光场相机成像系统的结构简单，易于操作且便于与其他传感器设备集成，可为气膜孔三维测量问题提供一种新的解决方案。     

一种中心型间断有限元MMALE方法

针对多介质可压缩流体动力学问题,提出了一种单元中心型二维MMALE(Multi-Material Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian)方法。在拉氏步,流体力学方程组采用中心型间断有限元方法求解。对于混合网格,采用Tipton压力松弛模型更新物理量,用等参坐标法更新物质中心点坐标。界面重构采用一种健壮的MOF(Moment of Fluid)方法。在重映步提出了基于多边形相交的二阶积分守恒重映方法。该方法分为四个部分:多项式重构、多边形相交、积分和后验校正。多边形相交使用"剪裁投影"算法,显著降低了多边形相交算法的复杂度。后验校正是基于MOOD (Multi-dimensional Optimal Order Detection)限制策略,并做了一些改动以适应多介质的计算。数值算例表明,该方法具有二阶的精度和较好的鲁棒性。     

面向航天器微低重力仿真的大型超平支撑平台精密装配技术研究

大型超平支撑平台作为航天器微低重力仿真的大型精密试验设备,具备大尺寸、高承载刚度、全自动精密调节等特点。通过对大型超平支撑平台装配要求及难点分析,构建装配系统组成,制定装配工艺流程,设计调节机构及调节工艺流程,并针对虚拟轮廓构建、精密测量、装配路径规划、调控策略等数字化自动装配关键技术进行研究,最终实现大型超平支撑平台的快速、精密测量与调节,高效率、高质量地完成200块平台的精确装配。     

2021 Turkey mega forest Fires: Biodiversity measurements of the IUCN Red List wildlife mammals in Sentinel-2 based burned areas

Mega wildfires are one of the environmental disasters worldwide. This study evaluates the pre-fire species diversity and the indirect effects, including habitat loss for one of the largest wildfires in Manavgat (Antalya-Turkey) in 2021, with a two-step methodology. Here, (1) burnt areas in the Manavgat district (2021) were detected with remote sensing data from Sentinel-2A by delta Normalized Burn Ratio calculation for a selected area in Google Earth Engine, and (2) mammals' habitat vector data of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List were integrated into Habitat and Biodiversity modelling of Terrset to analyze the alpha, beta, gamma diversity and Range Restriction Index for the wildfire region. In the total 4210 km² study area, 696 km² of the area was damaged by different fire severity; also, there were 56 mammal species' habitats here. These species include bats (i.e. Nyctalus leisleri), felids (i.e. Felis chaus), rodents (i.e. Rattus norvegicus) and large mammals (i.e. Ursus arctos). 88 % of these species are in IUCN's Least Concern category. The remaining classes are Near Threatened (3.7 %) and Vulnerable (7.4 %). This study also indicated that the burnt area's species richness does not totally consist of endemic species. Therefore, pre-fire species richness analyses of this study can be a base for further studies about the species' post-fire activity and occupancy.Furthermore, the 2021 mega wildfires show us the necessity of wildfire monitoring and risk studies in the entire Mediterranean ecosystem to evaluate the risks to the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, post-fire spatial data, fire migration monitorization, and recording of the species' activities should be performed temporally. In this way, the ability of wildlife's recovering, and the direct and indirect effects of the fire will be examined for ecosystems in the long term.     

重复使用运载器制导与控制技术综述

本文对重复使用运载器制导与控制技术进行综述。随着航天技术的发展，对航天运载器重复使用的需求也日益剧增，具备可复用的天地往返运输能力也一直是航天工业追求的重要目标之一，而制导与控制将发挥重要的作用。首先回顾了全球范围内重复使用运载器的研究进展，随后从不同的维度对其发展途径进行分类和分析，并从垂直起飞垂直着陆（VTVL）、垂直起飞水平着陆（VTHL）、水平起飞水平着陆（HTHL）等3个方面对制导与控制的需求进行了梳理。针对不同的起降模式，详细构建了完整的制导与控制模型、约束与目标函数，从而对比在不同场景下制导与控制的特点和挑战。在此基础上，对在VTVL、VTHL、HTHL 3种工作方式下制导与控制理论研究与工程实践中所取得的研究成果进行分析，并对各种方法的特点进行了论述和比对。最后对本领域当前亟待突破的技术难点和发展趋势进行了讨论，并对推动重复使用运载器应用的重点研究方向进行了归纳和展望。