A comprehensive survey on the methods of angle of attack measurement and estimation in UAVs

Angle of Attack (AOA) is a crucial parameter which directly affects the aerodynamic forces of an aircraft. The measurement of AOA is required to ensure a safe flight within its designed flight envelop. This paper intends to summarise a comprehensive survey on the measurement techniques and estimation methods for AOA, specifically in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. In the case of UAVs, weight constraint plays a major role as far as sensor suites are concerned. This results in selecting a suitable estimation method to extract AOA using the available data from the autopilot. The most feasible and widely employed AOA measurement technique is by using the Multi-Hole Probes (MHPs). The MHP measures the AOA regarding the pressure variations between the ports. Due to the importance of MHP in AOA measurement, the calibration methods for the MHP are also included in this paper. This paper discusses the AOA measurement using virtual AOA sensors, their importance and the operation.     

Effect of bristle pack position on the rotordynamic characteristics of brush-labyrinth seals at various operating conditions

Over the last few decades, the research on the effect of bristle pack position on the rotordynamic characteristics of the brush-labyrinth seals is not sufficient. To this end, two kinds of brush-labyrinth seals for the bristle pack element installed upstream of the labyrinth teeth named BSU and installed downstream of the labyrinth teeth called BSD were used to investigate the effect of bristle pack position on the rotordynamic characteristics of the brush-labyrinth seals. Using the numerical model combining the porous medium model and the whirling rotor method, the rotordynamic characteristics of the BSU and BSD at various operating conditions including four kinds of pressure ratios, five kinds of inlet preswirl speeds and four kinds of rotor spinning speeds were conducted. The obtained results show that the effects of operating conditions on rotordynamic coefficients for the different seal configurations are different. The direct stiffness, cross-coupled stiffness and direct damping of the BSU are lower than those of the BSD. The rotordynamic coefficients of the BSU are more insensitive to the operating conditions variation. From the perspective of the seal stability, the BSU is a better brush-labyrinth seal configuration at high pressure ratio, high positive preswirl or high rotor spinning speed conditions. While in the case of low pressure ratio, low positive preswirl or low rotor spinning speed conditions, the BSD is a better choice.     

基于单目视觉原理的空间位置测量技术研究

为了提升空间位置测量的自动化程度，采用单目视觉原理建立空间成像方程，将三维的空间坐标转换为两维的图像坐标，由此实现单目视觉的空间位置测量。本文推导了单目视觉定位的基本成像方程，对建立的定位装置，进行了实际定位实验，实现了预期的测量结果。基于视觉原理的空间位置测量技术，具有良好的推广应用价值。     

A systematic spatial bias in remembering eye positions

Categorical bias in location memory in geometric spaces is well established. The present study assessed the presence of the bias in locating eyes in images of human faces. Participants were presented with digital faces and indicated the position of one of the eyes in both upright and inverted orientations. Biases resulted from participants using multiple sources of accessible information. No differences were found for upright vs. inverted face images. Overall, the data were consistent with the retrieval category adjustment model. These distortions may be considered within the forensic context, when eyewitnesses work with a sketch artist or use a computer program to generate an image of the culprit.     

热防护材料高温异型传感器校准技术研究

高温异型传感器广泛应用在热防护材料研究领域，因其测温部分比通用温度传感器尺寸短，现有的校准装置无法满足该类传感器的校准需求。针对高温异型传感器无法校准的问题，提出了一种应用专用高温恒温炉、基于比较法的校准方法，研制了高温异型传感器校准装置，实现了该类温度传感器的量值溯源，并进行了不确定度分析。     

ZSGA?2型重力敏感器关键技术分析与试验验证

与国外主流海洋重力仪相比，国产海洋重力仪的分辨率低一个数量级，这制约了国产海洋重力仪的应用。针对国产海洋重力仪亟需提高分辨技术的需求，根据ZSGA-2型重力敏感器的工作原理，建立了弹性系统的力学模型，并开展了样机的静态性能测试。测试结果表明，经零位漂移和大地固体潮汐修正后的静态精度达到了0.03mGal，样机随重力仪进行楼层高差测量的重复性为0.15mGal。该型重力敏感器的分辨率已经达到了国外同类产品的技术水平，并具备了一定的动态适应性，为该型高分辨率零长弹簧重力敏感器开展高动态环境适应性技术研究奠定了坚实基础。     

某机载探测系统自主回收技术的实现

针对某机载探测系统探头回收自动化程度低的问题，提出了在无需操作员干预情况下实现探头自主回收的技术方法。采用了先进的控制算法，将缆位角与探头、缆长进行结合并引入了绞车控制系统，使绞车对探头的回收速度及缆长可进行实时调整，并给出了3种不同缆位角摆动条件下缆长与探头回收速度的控制曲线关系。研发了自主回收装置，设计了能够实现自主回收功能的探头回收机构。实验验证表明：在无需人为干预的条件下，在缆位控制系统及自主回收机构的配合下，系统实现了对探头快速、安全的回收。     

A two-step weighted least-squares method for joint estimation of source and sensor locations: A general framework

It is well known that the Two-step Weighted Least-Squares(TWLS) is a widely used method for source localization and sensor position refinement. For this reason, we propose a unified framework of the TWLS method for joint estimation of multiple disjoint sources and sensor locations in this paper. Unlike some existing works, the presented method is based on more general measurement model, and therefore it can be applied to many different localization scenarios.Besides, it does not have the initialization and local convergence problem. The closed-form expression for the covariance matrix of the proposed TWLS estimator is also derived by exploiting the first-order perturbation analysis. Moreover, the estimation accuracy of the TWLS method is shown analytically to achieve the Cramér-Rao Bound(CRB) before the threshold effect takes place. The theoretical analysis is also performed in a common mathematical framework, rather than aiming at some specific signal metrics. Finally, two numerical experiments are performed to support the theoretical development in this paper.     

基于电阻法的工艺液位传感器测量系统及其校准装置的研制

介绍了一种基于电阻法的工艺液位传感器测量系统的设计与实现，该传感器测量系统包括利用液位传感器、点式液位传感器、耗尽关机液位传感器与剩余液位传感器及对应的变送器。设计了相应的半自动校准系统对传感器的精度进行标定，分析了测量结果的不确定度。经过测试，所有传感器各项指标均满足设计要求。该传感器的研制解决了现有容积计量及液压试验系统不能对贮箱各不同部位进行容积和高度监测的问题。     

基于马鞍形磁场的永磁直线电机位置解算方法

针对直线电机转子位置检测低成本和较高精度的要求,提出了一种基于马鞍形磁场来获得位置信息的方法及实现过程。分析了永磁体表面的磁场分布特征,指出了利用马鞍形磁场分布曲线来解算位置信息的优点,提出了根据马鞍形磁场推算位置信息的算法流程:先测得错开相位的2条马鞍形曲线数据,划分为4个象限后建立数据库；位置检测时,运用区间搜索算法寻得实际角度所在区间；再根据精度要求,采用合适的插值算法计算得到待解算的角度。仿真结果表明:基于马鞍形磁场的位置解算,能较好地得到直线电机转子的位置信息。