Flight management system of the F-117A

The F-117A night attack aircraft flight management system (FMS) is described. The need for and purpose of the system are described, and the design goals are identified. The various modes and their important features are presented. The pitch and speed control laws are shown     

重力测量稳定平台控制系统设计与实现

介绍了重力测量惯性稳定平台的系统工作原理.设计了一种基于DSP加FPGA架构的嵌入式控制系统.详细描述了控制系统的功能划分以及硬件实现.提出了电流、速度和位置三环回路控制方案.车载测试结果显示稳定平台能实现地垂线跟踪,验证了所设计控制系统的有效性.     

MARC-a system for simulation and visualization of space missionscenarios

MARC (modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing), a system using advanced computer graphics and animation techniques for spacecraft mission simulation, is described. The MARC system provides capabilities for generating complex models of both man-made and natural phenomena. The system models orbital dynamics of terrestrial satellites, supports solid models for the Earth, Sun, and Moon, and simulates the dynamics of terrestrial satellites for arbitrary elliptical orbits. A stellar background including magnitudes and spectral types is generated. The elements of the MARC system, including object modeling tools, orbital animation techniques, the rendering system used to compute individual frames, and the compositing techniques used, are discussed. The software architecture of the MARC system and the hardware used to support the system are described     

Instrumentation for balloon and rocket experiments

A number of plasma, particle and field detectors used on rocket investigations in and above the Earth's atmosphere are described. Emphasis is on magnetospheric and solar-interplanetary studies. A balloon-borne X-ray telescope system with 20 pointing accuracy is discussed. A PCM telemetry system used on both balloons and rockets to handle scientific data is described including a simple Doppler ranging system that gives location to 1.5 km. A system to reduce and analyze PCM data on the ground is discussed.     

A new high performance multipurpose satellite tracking system

The European Space Agency's (ESA) multipurpose satellite tracking system is introduced. The system is able to perform accurate satellite ranging and Doppler measurements for a variety of mission types, i.e., from near-Earth satellites to deep space probes. The ranging signal is analyzed and described in an analytical manner from which the limits of the system performance are derived. A model of the overall system is presented and a few simulation results obtained thereby are compared with measurements performed with the ESA's Giotto and Hipparcos scientific missions     

Radar synthetic vision system for adverse weather aircraft landing

A synthetic vision system (SVS) is described for aid in landing aircraft in poor weather conditions. The system consists of a scanning millimeter wave radar, heads-up display and real-time signal processing hardware. A suite of fast image processing algorithms are used for enhancing and displaying of the imagery. The system has been tested in number of tower and flight demonstration during actual adverse weather conditions. The significance of the work is in both system demonstration of the overall concept and the novelty of its signal processing algorithms     

基于永磁无刷电机磁场定向控制的平台伺服控制设计

介绍了基于永磁无刷电机(Brushless DC Motor,BLDC)和磁场定向控制(FOC)的平台伺服控制系统方案.阐述了一种基于FOC的伺服控制设计方法,描述了嵌入式系统的硬件与软件实现.通过实测对比了BLDC采用FOC方法与三相六拍法时伺服控制系统的转速波动情况,结果显示采用FOC显著提高了基于BLDC的伺服控制系统性能.     

Conical Scanning System for Pioneer Jupiter Spacecraft

The concept, operation, and predicted performance of an RF tracking control system used to point the Pioneer F/G spacecraft at the Earth is described. This system employs a modified conical scanning technique called Conscan. The signal processor, the most interesting unit of the system, is described in detail to show that it approximates a maximum likelihood estimator. The dynamic behavior of the spacecraft and the stability analysis of the system are presented, demonstrating that the system performance is basically determined by the open-loop phase and amplitude errors introduced by the antenna, receiver, and signal processor. A detailed error budget shows that the phase and amplitude errors are small. Finally, closed-loop simulation and test data are presented to verify the error budget.     

基于数字多波束天线的多星测控系统

针对多星测控存在的问题和技术解决途径,提出采用数字波束形成技术实现单站多星测控的方案,简要说明了系统的体系结构和工作原理,指出了系统特点和技术难点。基于数字多波束天线的多星测控系统具有良好的技术基础和应用前景。     

A Boolean algebra approach to multiple sensor voting fusion

A technique for integrating multiple-sensor data using a voting fusion process that combines the individual sensor outputs is described. An important attribute of the method is the automatic confirmation of the target by the fusion processor without the need to explicitly determine which sensors and what level of sensor participation are involved. A three-sensor system, with multiple confidence levels in each sensor, is discussed to illustrate the approach. Boolean algebra is used to derive closed-form expressions for the multiple sensor-system detection probability and false-alarm probability. Procedures for relating confidence levels to detection and false alarm probabilities are described through an example. The hardware implementation for the sensor system fusion algorithm is discussed     

Advances in high voltage power switching with GTOs

A high-voltage opening switch that uses gate-turnoff thyristors (GTOs) in series and successfully operates at voltages higher than the rated voltage of the individual devices has been demonstrated. The switch design and construction are described, and experimental results are given. The demonstration system is rated at 5 kV and uses 1-kV devices. A larger 24-kV system is under design and will use 4.5-kV devices. In order to design the 24-kV switch, the safe operating area of the large devices must be thoroughly known     

Compensators for Bandpass Nonlinearities in Satellite Communications

The characteristics of optimum compensators for bandpass non-linearities are described. A predistortion compensator to reduce the nonlinear phase and envelope distortion at the output of a traveling-wave tube (TWT) is developed, and a possible implementation as a simple network of power law devices in cascade with the input to the TWT is given. The overall compensated characteristic of the TWT approximates that of a piecewise linear limiter with a small phase shift. A computer simulation shows that the compensated system yields 0.3 to 0.5-dB improvement in performance of a 2-phase coherent phase shift keying (CPSK) system over the uncompensated system.     

Neural control of smart electromagnetic structures [patch antennas]

Smart electromagnetic structures (SEMS) are capable of interacting with the surrounding electromagnetic field and responding to it. A system is “smart” when it integrates sensing, processing, and control elements (e.g. antennas, neural networks, diodes) in an autonomous manner. A SEMS capable of tuning frequency autonomously is described. Data are presented showing that the system can extend the useable bandwidth of a microstrip patch antenna in a frequency hop environment to more than twice the static value     

AC/DC converter topologies for the Space Station

A new class of AC/DC converter topologies (Type-1 converters) is described, suitable for use in an advanced single-phase sine-wave voltage, high-frequency power distribution system, of the type that was proposed for a 20 kHz Space Station primary electrical power distribution system. The converter comprises a transformer, a resonant network, a current controller, a diode rectifier, and an output filter. The input AC voltage source is converted into a sinusoidal current source using the resonant network. The output of this current source is rectified by the diode rectifier and is controlled by the current controller. The controlled rectified current is then filtered by the output filter to obtain a constant voltage across the load. Three distinct converter topologies, Type-1A, Type-1B, and Type 1-C, are described, and their performance characteristics are presented. All three types have a close-to-unity rated power factor (greater than 0.98), low total harmonic distortion in input current (less than 5%), and high conversion efficiency (greater than 96%)     

一种新型ZOC智能化测压系统

介绍一种国内最新的智能测压系统,这是一个模块化、小型化的电子压力自动扫描系统。它包括电子扫描阀、工作传感器组合、标准传感器、自动校准单元、放大电路、A/D转换、采样接口及单片微机系统。用它可以实现多点压力的实时数据采集与处理、实时对传感器的零点(Z)、工作点(O)、及标准点(C)等状态进行自动转换,并实时地对传感器的零点、灵敏度、线性度、温漂、时漂等误差进行自动补偿与修正。 对该系统的原理、结构特点及实验结果分析进行了简要叙述。这种系统测量精度高、自动化程度高,特别适用于航空发动机试车台及风洞试验中的压力测量与处理。     

Analysis of Multimodal Systems

The estimation of a multimodal linear system whose mode-to-mode transitions are described by a finite-state Markov chain is described. The problem has application in studying separation standards in an air traffic control environment. An optimal solution is formulated which is computationally infeasible. A suboptimal estimator is then derived which closely approximates the optimal estimator. An example is presented to illustrate the technique.     

Development of wireless strain-gauge measurement system for structural tests

A wireless sensor system for data acquisition and processing during structural and fatigue tests is considered. A prototype of wireless strain-gauge measurement system is used in fatigue tests of a utility helicopter’s main rotor hub. The setup of the test rig and software are described.     

Electrical power distribution on space based radar satellites

The radar payload on a space-based radar (SBR) satellite could require tens of kilowatts of power distributed to many small loads over a large area. This poses special problems for the power distribution and control system (PDCS). A study that examined the power requirements of an SBR spacecraft is reported. A baseline prime power system, generating about 30 kW, was derived. The proposed distribution network would transmit 240 V at 20 kHz. The voltage would be downconverted in one converter for about 100 transmit/receive modules. The design considerations are discussed, and the baseline PDCS is described