Advanced Pulsed Plasma Thrusters and Their Application as a Part of Small Spacecraft Propulsion Systems

The paper presents the research results of the effect of a capacitor energy storage device configuration on the specific characteristics of advanced modern propulsion systems based on the ablative pulsed plasma thrusters (APPT). These thrusters are designed to perform specific tasks within the small spacecrafts with the onboard power capacity up to 200 W.     

Efficiency Estimation of Electrothermal Thrusters Use in the Control System of the Technological Spacecraft Motion

The influence of various control systems of the orbital motion of a technological spacecraft on the level of microacceleration of its internal environment is simulated. Conclusions are drawn about the effectiveness of control systems with different actuators for realization of certain gravitationally sensitive processes onboard a spacecraft.     

新型宽带宽波束圆极化卫星导航终端天线的设计与实现

卫星通信与卫星定位系统的应用发展，对终端设备天线的性能提出了更高的应用需求。为实现宽频带宽波束圆极化天线的设计，采用正交移相馈电网络对含有背腔的交叉偶极子天线馈电，实现了宽带圆极化单向辐射特性，同时利用磁电偶极子对交叉偶极子进行加载，展宽了天线的波束宽度，促使天线在50.7%的相对带宽内S11＜-10dB，在1.3~1.75GHz的频带内轴比小于3dB，轴比小于3dB的圆极化波束宽度可达180°，增益不小于6.6dB。经实测验证，所设计的天线具有宽频带宽波束特性，同时具有结构紧凑、性能稳定的优点，适用于卫星通信与导航终端系统。     

首颗自主地月转移微卫星“龙江二号”

本文对世界首颗独立完成地月转移、近月制动、环月飞行的微卫星“龙江二号”进行了介绍。首先阐述了龙江二号的任务目标和总体方案；然后重点分析了轨道设计与控制、复杂电磁干扰的标定与抑制、宽视场三维基线干涉测量等关键技术难点；接着回顾了任务的实施过程；最后详细介绍了低频射电探测仪、沙特光学相机和VHF/UHF通信模块与学生微型CMOS相机等有效载荷，并展示了上述载荷获取的初步成果。     

基于有限Fourier级数的航天器转移轨迹设计

针对航天器小推力转移轨迹的初始设计问题，利用基于三阶Fourier级数的设计方法实现了航天器小推力的多圈转移。同时，基于有限Fourier级数的形状法，对具有多个约束条件的小推力多圈转移轨迹进行了优化设计。选取了共面同轴同偏心率的初始和末端轨道位置，对所提出的方法进行了仿真验证。结果表明：与改进逆五阶多项式形状法相比，所提出的方法虽然增加了转移时间，但当转移圈数为5圈、有限Fourier级数的项数为10时，可减少将近75%的转移速度增量，同时大大减小了所需的最大推力加速度的值。     

载人航天器体装太阳电池阵有效发电面积计算方法

航天器的发电能力与太阳电池阵有效发电面积成正比。针对圆柱形载人航天器，提出了一种体装太阳电池阵有效发电面积计算方法。首先，将太阳电池阵沿圆周方向划分为多个子阵，通过坐标变换，计算太阳矢量与每个子阵法线的夹角（即太阳入射角）；然后，将每个子阵面积与对应太阳入射角的余弦相乘并求和，得到体装太阳电池阵的有效发电面积。对不同轨道日照角、不同飞行姿态下体装太阳电池阵有效发电面积进行仿真分析，仿真结果表明:三轴对地姿态下平均有效发电面积为安装面积的25%~32%，通过固定角度偏航可将有效发电面积提高至安装面积的30%~44%。      

同轴离心式喷嘴热声不稳定性递归分析

为获得同轴离心式喷嘴燃烧动力学特性，开展了喷注单元稳定性试验研究。试验中燃料流量不变，随氧化剂流量增加，热声系统依次经历了燃烧噪声状态、阵发状态和准周期振荡状态。采用递归方法对实验结果进行分析。首先，利用交互信息法和虚假最邻近法分别求解最优延迟时间和嵌入维数，获得了典型工况下的相空间轨迹图。其次，递归图分析表明系统出现了第II类阵发现象，意味着系统发生了亚临界Hopf分叉，与实验结果一致。最后，递归量化分析表明，确定率可以将阵发状态和准周期振荡状态与燃烧噪声状态区分出来，并可以对热声振荡进行预报。     

The Delivery of Water During Terrestrial Planet Formation

The planetary building blocks that formed in the terrestrial planet region were likely very dry, yet water is comparatively abundant on Earth. Here we review the various mechanisms proposed for the origin of water on the terrestrial planets. Various in-situ mechanisms have been suggested, which allow for the incorporation of water into the local planetesimals in the terrestrial planet region or into the planets themselves from local sources, although all of those mechanisms have difficulties. Comets have also been proposed as a source, although there may be problems fitting isotopic constraints, and the delivery efficiency is very low, such that it may be difficult to deliver even a single Earth ocean of water this way. The most promising route for water delivery is the accretion of material from beyond the snow line, similar to carbonaceous chondrites, that is scattered into the terrestrial planet region as the planets are growing. Two main scenarios are discussed in detail. First is the classical scenario in which the giant planets begin roughly in their final locations and the disk of planetesimals and embryos in the terrestrial planet region extends all the way into the outer asteroid belt region. Second is the Grand Tack scenario, where early inward and outward migration of the giant planets implants material from beyond the snow line into the asteroid belt and terrestrial planet region, where it can be accreted by the growing planets. Sufficient water is delivered to the terrestrial planets in both scenarios. While the Grand Tack scenario provides a better fit to most constraints, namely the small mass of Mars, planets may form too fast in the nominal case discussed here. This discrepancy may be reduced as a wider range of initial conditions is explored. Finally, we discuss several more recent models that may have important implications for water delivery to the terrestrial planets.