“航天器回收技术”在兵器上的应用

作为“航天器回收技术”在兵器上的应用事例,对一种水雷降落伞系统进行简略的介绍。     

国外海军卫星通信系统发展综述

文章全面介绍了西方主要国家的海军卫星通信系统的发展及其应用历程．重点叙述了几个现役的和在研的通信卫星系统和应用情况,并对其海军卫星通信系统的未来发展方向进行了探讨。     

网络中心战对导弹关键技术发展的影响

＂网络中心战＂是未来信息化作战的发展趋势。首先介绍了＂网络中心战＂的基本概念及其作战结构模式,在此基础上,主要以美国海军在网络中心战中使用的导弹武器为例,阐述了网络中心战对于导弹关键技术的影响,可为今后导弹关键技术的发展提供参考。     

基于二次质心干扰的编队质心干扰方法研究

质心干扰是水面舰艇对抗反舰导弹的重要手段之一。分析了单舰质心干扰对编队的影响,提出了采用二次质心干扰提高编队条件下质心干扰效果的途径,通过仿真说明了方法的有效性。     

海军飞机反舰作战能力评估方法研究

阐述了海军作战飞机反舰作战能力评估的目的及其定义。介绍了常用的ADC法、层次分析法(AHP)、指数法、解析法、作战仿真模拟法、统计性能法和专家评估法等效能评估方法，以及它们的应用特点。给出了评估准则和指标体系的确定方法，以及作战能力因素的量化分解和综合模型。     

基于GPS相位法对舰船等大型载体定姿中的模糊数求解方法

本文讨论采用四天线GPS载波相位接收机对舰船等大型载体的定姿方案，提出用数据平滑与空间几何约束相结合的方法来解决快速确定定姿方程中模糊数的难题。提高了定姿成功率，并通过实测数据进行了验证及精度分析。     

舰载武器多通道快速测试发射系统方案研究

为满足舰艇空间窄小的要求,地面测发控系统设备的结构体积受到严格限制.本文阐述了一种舰载武器多通道快速测试发射的测发控系统方案,以实现武器的点选、组选和全选,同时对多发武器进行监控、测试,并快速实施发射.该方案的应用,将大大提高舰载武器的战斗能力和反应速度,给我国武器发射技术带来飞速发展.     

A review of lighter-than-air progress in the United States and its technological significance

Lighter-than-air vehicles are being studied and developed as solutions to problems in transportation and in communications and service. These vehicles include balloons, balloon-airship systems and airships. Tethered balloons of streamline form have been developed for both military (surveillance) and civil (telecommunications) applications. These are capable of flying at 4600 m altitude in 100 km/hr winds and supporting payloads up to 1678 kg. Other applications include use of natural shaped balloons for logging in forested areas and for transport of cargo from ship-to-shore. Free balloons have been flown up to 51, 812 m and 7624 kg have been carried to 34,440 m. Balloon-like remotely piloted airships are being studied and developed as high altitude geo-stationary platforms for telecommunication and surveillance. Many new and lower cost benefits would result from the successful development of this type. The carrying of heavy large-volume cargoes promises to be an important and unique application for airships which are designed to achieve precise hovering while being loaded or unloaded. Several types are being studied for this purpose. Other new applications include use of airships for airport feeder passenger transport, and as large long endurance naval patrol vehicles. Technology programs must be developed which will enable new airships to be designed and built. These would include studies in aerodynamics, materials, structures, propulsion, and operational techniques. The advancement of these new concepts is handicapped by the lack of an established industry, confidence, and the complexity and cost of development. Yet where success has been achieved, it has been worth the risk. Government support is required to achieve these goals.     

Sunspot oscillations as derived from the <Emphasis Type="Italic">SOHO</Emphasis>/MDI magnetograms

As a result of processing long (up to 144 h) series of sunspot magnetograms obtained on the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft with the MDI (Michelson Doppler Imager) instrument it is shown that the mode with a period of 800–1300 min is a limiting low-frequency oscillation mode of the magnetic field of a sunspot as a whole. Its period is essentially and nonlinearly depends on the sunspot magnetic field strength. In addition to this mode, higher harmonics are also revealed in the sunspot oscillation spectra in the bands 40–45, 60–80, 135–170, 220–250, and 480–520 min. The oscillation power in these bands monotonically and rapidly decreases with increasing frequency, which is characteristic for overtones arising due to the nonlinear nature of oscillations. The limiting oscillation mode stably exists in sunspots for 1.5–2 days, which coincides with the average lifetime of a supergranular cell. The mode with the period of 35–48 h observed in the power spectrum is not an eigen mode of sunspots, because its period is independent of its magnetic field strength. Probably, it occurs as a quasiperiod of an external exciting force caused by disturbances from supergranular cells surrounding the sunspot.     

The ‘promise’ of smart materials for small satellites

In this paper the potential use of ‘smart’ materials to improve the performance and cost efficiency of small satellites is introduced. The basic operating performance of the structural smart materials are reviewed as are some of the foreseen application areas. The state of the art in applying smart materials for use in space is then discussed with a focus on areas where information is lacking. A series of actions to alleviate these shortcomings are proposed and some current activities of the DLR-Institute of Structural Mechanics to answer these calls for action are highlighted.     

Design of satellite constellations with continuous coverage on elliptic orbits of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Molniya</Emphasis> type

New methods of choosing the structures of satellite constellations (SC) on elliptical orbits of the Molniya type are presented. The methods, using critical inclination and putting the orbit apogee in the Earth’s hemisphere with an area of continuous coverage, are based on geometrical analysis of two-dimensional representation of the coverage conditions and SC motion in the space of inertial longitude of the orbit ascending node and time. The coverage conditions are represented in the form of a certain region. Dynamics of all satellites in this space is represented by uniform motion along a straight line approximately parallel to the ordinate axis, while the satellite system forms a grid. The problem of choosing a minimal (as far as the number of satellites is concerned) SC configuration can be formulated as a search for the most sparse grid. The contemporary advanced methods of computational geometry serve as an algorithmic basis for the problem solution. Design of SC for continuous coverage of latitude belts with the use of kinematically regular systems is considered. A method of analyzing single-track systems for continuous coverage of arbitrary geographic regions is described, which makes a region at any time instant observable by at least one satellite of the system. As an example, SC on elliptical orbits are considered with periods of ～4, 12, and 24 hours.     

Design of meo constellations for galileo: towards a “design to cost” approach

GALILEO aims at involving Europe in a new generation of satellite navigation services. In the context of the phase A of this programme, many system options are still widely open: detailed requirements, constraints and hypotheses are not yet fully stabilised.In order to design a satellite constellation satisfying civil aviation and other users needs in this early stage of the system definition, it is necessary not only to take into account classical performance aspects, such as accuracy and availability of accuracy, but also cost constraints. The paper describes the design and dimensioning method which has led ALCATEL to propose a set of MEO constellations in the frame of the GALILEO project for ESA. It especially places emphasis upon the sensitivity of the system design to numerous parameters as well as its sensitivity to performance requirements.Potential candidate constellations obviously need to meet given performance specifications which are determined by operational aspects such as: satellite reliability, maintenance strategy (spare in orbit, launch on schedule, launch on need), deployment strategy (launcher choice, etc.). The estimated cost of a potential solution is mainly derived from the number of satellites and the deployment/maintenance strategy, but it is representative of the whole life-cycle of the constellation. Furthermore, the exhibited solution shall be “as robust as” possible to requirement or assumption changes. So, it should be a baseline solution that could be easily updated in order to take into account small upgrades.This has led to the performance of some trend analyses to understand the actual influence of some constraints or requirements on the system design, and to see how initial requirements can be efficiently relaxed in order to obtain the maximum system cost diminution for a minimum constraint relaxation. This will be very useful, if cost reduction is necessary, to quickly propose alternative or sub-solutions to the baseline one.     

Determination of parameters of rotational motion of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Monitor-E</Emphasis> spacecraft from the telemetry data on solar batteries’ current

The Monitor-E spacecraft executed uncontrolled flight due to emergency situation, no telemetry information on parameters of the spacecraft’s attitude motion being available. So, the problem arose to determine the spacecraft’s rotational motion from the accessible indirect information—the electric current provided by solar batteries. In this paper the integrated statistical technique is described, that allows one to solve this problem. The values of current, obtained over the time interval some tens of minutes long, have been processed simultaneously by the least squares method using the integration of the equations of spacecraft’s rotational motion. As a result of processing, the initial conditions of motion were estimated, and the spacecraft’s moments of inertia were updated, as well as the angles, specifying solar batteries position in the spacecraft-fixed coordinate system. The results of processing of 12 data sets are presented, which allowed us to reconstruct the actual rotational motion of the spacecraft.     

Eugen Sänger: Eminent space pioneer

In international literature on astronautics, three main space pioneers are mentioned: Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky, Robert H. Goddard and Hermann Oberth. There are other two space pioneers that are very rarely mentioned: Robert Esnault-Pelterie and Eugen Sänger. Pelterie is known particularly in Europe, and Sänger is mentioned in the second half of the 20th century normally only in connection with space shuttle flights.Taking a look at Sänger's work and heritage, it is obvious that he greatly influenced the development of astronautics in terms of purely theoretical dissertations on achievable limits of space research as well as in terms of technical approaches to achieving the short- and long-term goals of astronautics, and in terms of setting tasks for organizing mankind to achieve these goals. Sänger's book “The Technology of Rocket Flight” was the first study based not only on basic research, but also on the applied research that he conducted and the findings of which he published in various papers. Sänger was clearly connected with and influenced the development of two experimental research groups in the US in the 1930s, which resulted in two of the most significant companies in the US in the 1950s that manufactured liquid propellant rocket engines. Basic and applied research in the field of space planes resulted in construction of rocket planes such as the US space shuttle and Soviet Buran shuttle.Sänger's research on subsonic and supersonic ramjets in combination with a turbojet engine provided a basis for developing this promising propulsion for use in subsequent space planes designed for flights into low Earth orbits. His pioneering work on the photon rocket represents human achievements in reaching almost unimaginable limits of space research.By striving for a peaceful international approach to space research, Sänger participated in establishing the non-governmental organization IAF (International Astronautical Federation) and realized his idea that space research is a concern for all mankind. He was therefore appointed the first president of the IAF.The paper presents how Sänger influenced the development of rocket technology and astronautics, which definitely ranks him with the first three space pioneers.     

Microperturbations on the <Emphasis Type="Italic">International Space Station</Emphasis> during physical exercises of the crew

The results of a preliminary analysis of microperturbations on the International Space Station during physical exercises of the crew are presented. The goal of this paper is to identify the parameters of perturbations when physical exercises are performed. The results of measurements by sensors of microaccelerations of both Russian and American segments during physical exercises in the service module of the Russian segment are analyzed.     

Space education policy — a global imperative

The discoveries and knowledge gained from space exploration and technology development are valuable scientific education tools which are not being adequately used in the classroom. Moreover, the increasing application of space technology to everyday life and industry requires a work force educated to be able to work productively in this field and to take advantage of all it has to offer. This article provides a survey of what is presently being done in the field of space education in Europe and the USA. Although encouraging, it is not nearly enough to meet the needs of 21st century society, principally because current efforts lack government or industry support. The author argues that this state of affairs must change, and proposed an international symposium as a first step towards this goal.     

Time and energy characteristics of UV flashes in the atmosphere: Data of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Universitetsky-Tatiana</Emphasis> satellite

Using a detector of near ultra-violet (UV) emission (wavelength range 300–400 nm) [1] onboard the Universitetsky-Tatiana satellite with an orbit height of 950 km and inclination of 81° we have detected and studied short UV flashes [2–5]. In this paper the observed UV flashes are classified according to the type of their time profiles, and the times of emission intensity rise and decay are investigated in every flash. Using the data on time profiles it turned out to be possible to estimate the flash energy in the atmosphere even in case of saturation of a signal measuring channel at the maximum of emission. The energy spectrum of observed flashes is estimated. Time and energy characteristics of the flashes are important for choosing a model of development of electric discharges in the upper atmosphere that are responsible for observed emission.     

Ukrainian space policy — contributing to national economic development

Following Ukraine's 1991 declaration of independence and the disintegration of the USSR, Ukraine inherited a third of the Soviet Union's space industry. This paper presents an overview of the main features of Ukraine's current policy on the exploitation of this capability as a factor in the transformation of its economy. It illustrates how the policy is being realized in the areas of launch systems, Earth observation, satellite communications and international relations, and concludes that Ukraine's strengths in the space field are counterbalanced by obstacles which must be faced, both within the country and externally.     

载荷—火箭分离导向机构参数设计及动力学分析

针对载荷—火箭分离中易碰撞以及载荷部姿态的问题,以多体系统动力学理论为基础,在ADAMS中建立了针对一种新型分离导向机构的载荷—火箭分离虚拟样机模型,分别就分离导向机构支柱刚度、高度、滚轮与载荷部之间预载对分离结果的影响进行了计算分析。结果表明：刚度与高度的取值越大,分离过程中的分离最小间隙就越大,越有利于火箭与载荷部的成功分离;预载主要影响载荷部的姿态。基于此结果,设计了一套分离导向机构的匹配参数,并结合姿态控制律,利用ADAMS与Simulink软件包进行联合仿真,校验了这套设计参数可以保证火箭与载荷部的正常分离,姿控系统可以纠正载荷部的姿态偏差。本文采用的研究方法以及所获得的结论对采用该形式分离导向装置的载荷—火箭分离问题具有普适性。     

Single-impulse transfers from orbits of artificial satellites to orbits around <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>1</Subscript> or <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript> libration points

In the context of the restricted circular three-body problem a method for constructing families of periodic orbits is described. Each orbit contains a segment of transfer from artificial satellite orbit of a smaller body to an orbit around L ₁ or L ₂ points of the Sun-Earth and Earth-Moon systems, a segment of multiple flyby of this libration point, and a segment of return to the artificial satellite orbit. Dependences of velocities at the pericenter on the pericenter radius are given.