Interface Familiarity Restores Active Advantage in a Virtual Exploration and Reconstruction Task in Children

Abstract

Active exploration is reportedly better than passive observation of spatial displacements in real environments, for the acquisition of relational spatial information, especially by children. However, a previous study using a virtual environment (VE) showed that children in a passive observation condition performed better than actives when asked to reconstruct in reality the environment explored virtually. Active children were unpractised in using the input device, which may have detracted from any active advantage, since input device operation may be regarded as a concurrent task, increasing cognitive load and spatial working memory demands. To examine this possibility, 7–8-year-old children in the present study were given 5 minutes of training with the joystick input device. When compared with passive participants for spatial learning, active participants gave a better performance than passives, placing objects significantly more accurately. The importance of interface training when using VEs for assessment and training was discussed.     

Environmental reference systems for large-scale spaces

Human navigation in well-known environments is guided by stored memory representations of spatial information. In three experiments (N = 43) we investigated the role of different spatial reference systems when accessing information about familiar objects at different locations in the city in which the participants lived. Our results indicate that two independent reference systems underly the retrieval of spatial knowledge. Environmental characteristics, e.g., the streets at an intersection, determine which headings are easier to imagine at a given location and lead to differences in accessibility of spatial information (orientation-specific behavior). In addition, access to spatial information depends on the relative direction of a location with respect to the imagined heading, such that information about locations imagined in front of oneself is easier to access than about locations towards the back. This influence of an egocentric reference system was found for environmental knowledge as well as map-based knowledge. In light of these reference system effects, position-dependent models of spatial memory for large-scale environments are discussed. To account for the simultaneous effect of an environmental and an egocentric reference system, we present a 2-level model of spatial memory access.     

不同重力环境下间隙铰链关节磨损分析

为研究不同重力环境对空间机构间隙铰链关节磨损的影响，将机械系统摩擦学行为和动力学行为相耦合，建立了磨损与动力学耦合分析模型和数值计算框架。首先采用非线性弹簧阻尼模型作为间隙处接触碰撞力的计算模型，同时采用Coulomb 法来计算运动副间隙处的摩擦力，进而建立了含间隙的机构动力学模型；然后通过基于Archard磨损模型二次开发的ANSYS程序来计算磨损，其中运用节点位移的方法来描述磨损过程。结果表明：当间隙关节转速较低时，重力对于关节轴承的磨损分布和磨损程度的影响很大，轴承出现集中磨损现象，磨损间隙急剧增加，严重影响机构的性能和精度；随着关节转速升高，重力对间隙关节磨损的影响逐渐减弱，轴承的磨损分布、磨损程度和关节最大磨损间隙的增长率将逐渐与微重力环境下趋同。     

空间辐射器热分析

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A distributed approach for lidar-based relative state estimation of multi-UAV in GPS-denied environments

In this paper, we present a distributed framework for the lidar-based relative state estimator which achieves highly accurate, real-time trajectory estimation of multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) in GPS-denied environments. The system builds atop a factor graph, and only onboard sensors and computing power are utilized. Benefiting from the keyframe strategy, each UAV performs relative state estimation individually and broadcasts very partial information without exchanging raw data. The com...     

无人机复杂环境中跟踪运动目标的实时航路规划

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航天器材料空间环境适应性评价与认定准则研究

航天器材料空间环境适应性是指航天器材料适应空间环境的能力,同时又是航天器系统级空间环境适应性的基础。确保航天器材料空间环境适应性是航天器研制初期重要环节。文章首先介绍了航天器材料的空间环境适应性类型;其次列举了材料空间环境适应性评价试验标准体系;然后分析了空间环境适应性评价手段与认定准则,包括选材阶段的评价试验、采购和使用阶段的验收试验以及空间环境适应性的认定。文章对我国航天器材料空间环境适应性评价与认定工作提出若干建议,为航天器材料选择和空间环境适应性控制提供参考。     

深空辐射环境及其效应的分析与比较

深空辐射环境对深空探测活动将带来严重的威胁。文章首先对深空辐射环境及效应进行了分析,接着对月球、火星、木星和土星等不同星体的辐射环境及效应进行了详细的探讨及比较。文章得到的结论可为深空探测器的设计和航天员的防护设计提供重要的指导与帮助。     

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。     

未来太空气象预报系统一瞥

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