Discrete time multiple spacecraft formation flying attitude optimal control in presence of relative state constraints

This paper addresses the challenge of synchronized multiple spacecraft attitude reorientation in presence of pointing and boundary constraints with limited inter-spacecraft communication link. Relative attitude pointing constraint among the fleet of spacecraft has also been modeled and considered during the attitude maneuvers toward the desired states. Formation fling control structure that consists of decentralized path planners based on virtual structure approach joint with discrete time optimal local controller is designed to achieve the mission’s goals. Due to digital computing of spacecraft’s onboard computer, local optimal controller based on discrete time prediction and correction algorithm has been utilized. The time step of local optimal algorithm execution is designed so that the spacecraft track their desired attitudes with appropriate error bound. The convergence of the proposed architecture and stability of local controller’s tracking error within appropriate upper bound are proved. Finally, a numerical simulation of a stereo imaging scenario is presented to verify the performance of the proposed architecture and the effectiveness of the algorithm.     

单组元300N发动机低温试验研究

为探究低温环境下单组元300N发动机的工作特性，揭示影响发动机低温性能的主要影响因素，以300N发动机为试验对象，开展了模拟飞行工况的发动机低温试验。给出了低温试验研究方法，分别从温度差异对发动机性能影响、催化剂活性差异对发动机低温启动特性影响和低温对电磁阀响应特性影响等方面获得研究结果。结果表明，低温是影响发动机低温性能的主要影响因素，-48℃条件催化剂无法完成推进剂的催化分解，发动机发生爆炸；-30℃条件下起活时间为80.5～87.5ms，发动机可正常启动，且启动温度与起活时间呈指数关系；催化剂批次差异也对发动机低温工作性能产生一定影响，不同批次催化剂低温起活时间的差异可达91ms；低温试验过程中，电磁阀的关闭受到低温推进剂粘性和背压的影响，产生了明显的迟滞现象，延迟时间约100ms，对发动机在轨的精准控制存在一定影响。     

Evaluation of SARAL/AltiKa performance using GNSS/IMU equipped buoy in Sajafi,Imam Hassan and Kangan Ports

Performance of SARAL/AltiKa mission has been evaluated within 2016 altimeter calibration/validation framework in Persian Gulf through three campaigns conducted in the offshore waters of Sajafi, Imam Hassan and Kangan Ports, while the altimeter overflew the passes 470, 111 and 25 on 13 Feb, 7 March and 17 June 2016, respectively. As the preparation, a lightweight buoy was equipped with a GNSS receiver/choke-ring antenna and a MEMS-based IMU to measure independent datasets in the field operations. To obtain accurate sea surface height (SSH) time series, the offset of the onboard antenna from the equilibrium sea level was predetermined through surveying operations as the buoy was deploying in the onshore waters of Kangan Port. Accordingly, the double-difference carrier phase observations have been processed via the Bernese GPS Software v. 5.0 so as to provide the GNSS-derived time series at the comparison points of the calibration campaigns, once the disturbing effects due to the platform tilt and heave have been eliminated. Owing to comparing of the SSH time series and the associating altimetry 1?Hz GDR-T datasets, the calibration/validation of the SARAL/AltiKa has been performed in the both cases of radiometer and ECMWF wet troposphere corrections so as to identify potential land contamination. An agreement of the present findings in comparison with those attained in other international calibrations sites confirms the promising feasibility of Persian Gulf as a new dedicated site for calibration/validation of ongoing and future altimetry missions.     

一种起落架载荷谱相似性判别方法

起落架结构的寿命监控对保障其安全性与经济性具有重要作用，但由于地面谱复杂的高低载荷非线性交互作用，难以准确计算单机谱的损伤。以当量损伤计算方法为基础，通过对寿命监控中的单机谱进行初步筛选，判别单机谱与基准谱的相似程度，进而分析损伤计算方法的适用性。提出了一种基于时间序列分析中的动态时间弯曲方法的起落架载荷谱相似性判别方法，进行了基准谱与4个单机谱下的疲劳实验，通过分析损伤计算误差与起落架载荷谱相似距离的关系，验证所提载荷谱相似性判别方法的合理性。      

Aerial-BiSeNet: A real-time semantic segmentation network for high resolution aerial imagery

The aircraft system has recently gained its reputation as a reliable and efficient tool for sensing and parsing aerial scenes. However, accurate and fast semantic segmentation of high-resolution aerial images for remote sensing applications is still facing three challenges: the requirements for limited processing resources and low-latency operations based on aerial platforms, the balance between high accuracy and real-time efficiency for model performance, and the confusing objects with large intra-class variations and small inter-class differences in high-resolution aerial images. To address these issues, a lightweight and dual-path deep convolutional architecture, namely Aerial Bilateral Segmentation Network (Aerial-BiSeNet), is proposed to perform real-time segmentation on high-resolution aerial images with favorable accuracy. Specifically, inspired by the receptive field concept in human visual systems, Receptive Field Module (RFM) is proposed to encode rich multi-scale contextual information. Based on channel attention mechanism, two novel modules, called Feature Attention Module (FAM) and Channel Attention based Feature Fusion Module (CAFFM) respectively, are proposed to refine and combine features effectively to boost the model performance. Aerial-BiSeNet is evaluated on the Potsdam and Vaihingen datasets, where leading performance is reported compared with other state-of-the-art models, in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.     

Statistical study of the time delay of ionospheric TEC storms to geomagnetic storms in Taoyuan,Taiwan

We have studied the time delay of ionospheric storms to geomagnetic storms at a low latitude station Taoyuan (25.02°N, 121.21°E), Taiwan using the Dst and TEC data during 126 geomagnetic storms from the year 2002 to 2014. In addition to the known local time dependence of the time delay, the statistics show that the time delay has significant seasonal characteristics, which can be explained within the framework of the seasonal characteristics of the ionospheric TEC. The data also show that there is no correlation between the time delay and the intensity of magnetic storms. As for the solar activity dependence of the time delay, the results show that there is no relationship between the time delay of positive storms and the solar activity, whereas the time delay of negative storms has weakly negative dependence on the solar activity, with correlation coefficient −0.41. Especially, there are two kinds of extreme events: pre-storm response events and long-time delay events. All of the pre-storm response events occurred during 15–20 LT, manifesting the Equator Ionospheric Anomaly (EIA) feature at Taoyuan. Moreover, the common features of the pre-storm response events suggest the storm sudden commencement (SSC) and weak geomagnetic disturbance before the main phase onset (MPO) of magnetic storms are two main possible causes of the pre-storm response events. By analyzing the geomagnetic indices during the events with long-time delay, we infer that this kind of events may not be caused by magnetic storms, and they might belong to ionospheric Q-disturbances.     

机翼用铝合金材料原始疲劳质量对比

当前航空工业的发展对于超高强铝合金材料的需求十分迫切，实现该材料的国产化并达到良好的质量效果至关重要。为了对中国航空工业中常用的7XXX新型铝合金材料的原始疲劳质量（IFQ）进行评估，选取裂纹萌生时间（TTCI）和当量初始缺陷尺寸（EIFS）作为对比参量，分别对中国飞机机翼用7XXX紧固孔试件和俄系BXXX紧固孔试件开展了低、中、高3种应力水平下的疲劳试验，通过对比分析得到了两种试件在不同应力水平下的TTCI趋于一致，最大仅相差3.71%；得到了每个试件的EIFS，应用疲劳统计学方法验证了两种试件材料各自的EIFS值无显著性差异；提出了一种不同超越概率下的结构细节当量初始缺陷模型，直接有效地对飞机结构细节的质量风险进行了评估；建立并对比分析了两种试件结构细节的通用EIFS分布，结果均小于中国军用手册规定的0.125 mm，且在超越概率为5%时，7XXX材料的通用EIFS值要小于BXXX材料的通用EIFS值。     

考虑星历误差的天文测角/时间延迟量测组合导航方法

基于太阳震荡的时间延迟是一种新型天文导航量测量，可以提供探测器相对反射天体的距离信息，与星光角距量测量结合，可以提高导航性能。然而，星光角距量测模型与时间延迟量测模型均含有火卫一相对火星的位置矢量，火卫一的星历误差将影响导航精度。针对这一问题，提出了一种基于在线估计的天文测角/时间延迟量测组合导航方法，建立了包含火卫一位置及速度的状态模型，利用星光角距及时间延迟量测量同时对火卫一的位置和速度进行在线估计，仿真结果表明，提出的方法可以有效抑制火卫一星历误差对组合导航精度的影响，为探测器提供高精度的自主导航信息。     

动态真空校准装置的设计

动态真空校准装置由供气系统、抽气系统、校准系统、烘烤系统、测控及分析系统五部分组成。利用快开超高真空插板阀与限流元件组合的方法，在20ms至1s的时间范围内实现标准压力10⁵Pa至100Pa范围的瞬态阶跃变化。采用稀薄流下DSMC法与连续流下Navier-Stokes方程相结合的模型，确定快速膨胀过程中标准压力时间常数。动态真空校准装置预计达到的技术指标为校准范围10^-1Pa～10⁵Pa，合成标准不确定度小于15%。