利用条件平差实现导航星座自主守时方法

针对导航星座自主导航系统的重要组成部分———自主守时系统,提出了一种简便易行的新算法:根据星间测距数据,采用条件平差进行自主守时计算;并且介绍了此方法基本原理和实现思路。自主守时仿真计算表明,此方法守时同步误差不累积,距离测量误差0.1m时,时间同步误差均方根小于0.4m。     

星间测距对小卫星编队相对轨道状态的修正

相对轨道状态确定是小卫星编队正常工作的基础和重要保障.针对小型化、低成本的星载GPS接收机定轨精度较低的情况,提出一种利用单纯星间测距信息对卫星编队相对轨道进行修正的方法.引入星间测距信息,采用扩展卡尔曼滤波算法提高编队的相对轨道估计精度.通过仿真验证,证实了该方案的有效性.     

联合北斗导航与星间链路的大椭圆卫星定轨方法

传统的地面测控和GNSS均无法实现HEO卫星全弧段的跟踪观测.在分析北斗导航信号及其星间链路信号对典型HEO的观测几何及覆盖特性的基础上,利用北斗导航及其星间链路对HEO测控支持形成互补的特点,提出了一种卫星导航与星间链路相结合的自主导航方法.对HEO定轨进行分段划分并基于EKF设计了卫星导航与星间链路数据融合定轨的自主导航算法.分析结果表明,本文提出的方法能够从全弧段上改善HEO的观测几何,定轨精度比仅使用卫星导航提高了2个数量级,并且仅需较少的星间链路资源.      

北斗导航星座星间通信速率控制方法

北斗导航星座可以通过星间测距和传输链路实现自主定轨和性能增强。导航卫星间进行数据传输时,卫星相对位置时变,传输信道特性也随之不断发生变化。针对导航卫星间传输链路时变特性,提出了一种基于星历的星间通信速率控制方法。在满足传输服务质量的需求下,根据导航卫星自有的高精度星历资源定量计算星间最优通信速率,通过速率的动态调整提高星座的传输效能。仿真结果表明,采用所提方法,北斗导航星座星间传输效能可以提高1.92倍,验证了方法的有效性。      

高中低轨导航星座混合体制星间链路规划

针对北斗系统加入低轨增强星座后的高中低混合星座特点,为了满足下一代导航星座主要的星间链路业务需求,提出了一种分级规划的混合星座星间链路规划方案。优先为激光星间链路的MEO、LEO、MEO-LEO建立拓扑,基于此拓扑提出了时分体制的分组拓扑规划算法。针对导航星座高中低速混合星间网络不同体制的路由提出了2种不同的改进路由算法,并对混合体制星间链路进行了仿真和规划。对规划结果进行了统计分析,验证了混合网络规划方法的正确性和混合网络在低轨监测数据回传、层间数据传输、导航信息上注3个典型导航业务场景的数据传输效能。低轨监测数据回传和连续体制节点导航信息上注时延均在1s之内,在94%的时间里有5~8条层间星间链路,时分体制节点在92%的时间里可以在12s内完成上行注入,为下一代导航系统规划设计提供参考建议。     

基于星间链路的导航卫星时间自主恢复策略

基于北斗导航卫星星间链路的测距与数传功能，针对自主导航时卫星时频子系统异常导致载荷系统断电重启的情况，提出了一种基于星载计算机自主计时及星间链路误差校正的策略.在载荷系统重启时间内，利用星载计算机守时，并通过十秒稳定度预报晶振频率漂移量的方法，维持星钟在重启时间内的稳定.载荷系统重启后，星载计算机授时给导航任务处理机，通过误差分析计算出总误差.该误差在星间链路建链误差允许范围内，然后通过星间链路对星钟误差进行校正恢复，重新实现星地时间同步.      

基于星间距离测量的高精度自主导航

研究利用地球卫星和月球卫星之间的测距信息进行自主导航的方法.基于三体摄动轨道动力学方程和星间测距信息,可以同时确定参与导航的地球卫星和月球卫星的绝对位置;但是在初始位置误差较大的情况下,导航系统的定位性能会受到影响.为了解决这一问题,提出基于"星间测距+紫外导航敏感器"的组合导航方法.采用该导航方法,能够在初始位置误差和紫外导航敏感器测量误差较大的情况下实现高精度自主导航.基于Cramer-Rao下界(CRLB)分析了组合导航系统的性能,并通过数学仿真验证了该导航方法的有效性.     

一种多步的基于切换星间测量的多星自主导航算法

针对基于星间测量的多星自主导航问题,从载荷优化和节约成本考虑,提出了一种单套敏感器切换测量的导航方案。建立了该导航方案下的系统状态空间模型,并基于扩展卡尔曼滤波方程给出了导航估计算法。基于多步卡尔曼滤波方法,将集中的滤波算法解耦为多个平行的子滤波器,使计算量降低到原算法的50%以下,并且在切换测量的导航方案下,部分解耦出的子滤波器可以只预测不更新,能够进一步地降低计算负担。给出了多步滤波算法的推导过程,证明了其与标准卡尔曼滤波的数学等价性,故算法的估计性能及计算结果与标准卡尔曼滤波一致,但计算速度有明显提升。最后,通过具体算例给出了算法的仿真验证。     

基于视线测量和轨道预报高轨非合作目标相对导航方法

对于非合作目标,由于中远距离星上相对测量手段有限,大多情况仅能获得视线角信息.仅视线测量相对导航方法在GEO轨道条件下滤波精度低、可观测性差.提出一种基于星间视线方位测量和轨道预报信息结合的非合作目标相对导航方法.建立基于星间相对运动模型的状态方程和基于星间视线测量和轨道预报信息的观测方程,分别选取了扩展卡尔曼滤波和无迹卡尔曼滤波两种方法,仿真分析了轨道预报信息精度和滤波方法对导航精度的影响.     

基于最小PDOP准则的星间链路拓扑方案

星间链路是卫星导航系统实现自主运行的一项关键技术.研究了一种 Walker(24/3/2) 星座,通过对卫星间可见性以及星间链路相关约束条件的分析,计算并确定了同轨卫星的A,B类排列方案,探索了建立位置精度因子(PDOP,Position Dilution Of Precision)值最小,即测距精度最高的星间链路拓扑结构的方法,并在此基础上利用Dijkstra算法计算出卫星之间以及卫星与地面站之间的最优路径.通过对星间数据传输时间延迟和星座网络卫星节点数据流量的统计,表明这种链路生成方案切实可行,能够满足预先设定的技术指标要求.同时对最短路径、最小跳数和网络流量均衡3种不同的计算策略进行了仿真,验证了这3种策略所造成的结果差异.      

一种非线性不确定系统的鲁棒H∞滤波方法研究

考虑EKF滤波方法的线性化过程对估计误差的影响,提出一种非线性不确定系统的鲁棒H∞滤波方法．基于H∞理论,该算法将滤波模型和观测模型在线性化过程中所产生的误差作为系统的不确定部分,力求此误差对导航精度的影响最小,并且利用李亚普诺夫方法证明了该滤波算法的稳定性．利用所提算法对月球环绕段自主导航系统进行滤波估计,仿真结果证实了算法的有效性．     

星间链路联合磁测约束的低轨星座自主导航

为解决星座仅依靠星间链路测量进行自主导航时的整体旋转和漂移问题,提出一种星间链路联合磁测约束的低轨星座自主导航方法.通过星间观测相机和磁强计,获得同轨道相邻卫星视线矢量与地磁场方向之间的角距和地磁场模值,为低轨星座引入空间基准信息.在非秩亏性分析的基础上,分别建立状态方程和量测方程,利用扩展卡尔曼滤波方法进行整星座的最优状态估计.仿真结果表明,星座卫星自主导航位置精度优于20m,速度精度优于0.05m·s-1,自主导航运行时间维持180天,能够满足低轨卫星星座自主导航的应用需求.      

A variational Bayesian-based robust adaptive filtering for precise point positioning using undifferenced and uncombined observations

In the application of precise point positioning (PPP), especially in the dynamic mode, the classical Kalman filter (KF) usually produces a large number of estimation errors or diverges when there are gross errors in the observation data or unexpected turbulences occur in target motion state or both of them. For such problem, a variational Bayesian (VB)-based robust adaptive Kalman filtering (VB-RAKF) is proposed in this paper. This filter introduces a classification robust equivalent weight function to resist observation gross error and the inverse Wishart prior to model inaccurate process noise covariance matrix (PNCM). To improve the instantaneous accuracy of state estimation, the VB approach is used to obtain better estimations of inaccurate PNCM. Several sets of observation data collected by IGS reference stations and vehicles are employed to check the robustness and positioning accuracy of the VB-RAKF model. The results show that the VB-RAKF algorithm is more robust than the KF, and can effectively resist the gross error in observation data and control state disturbance. In the IGS reference station tests, when compared to the KF, the static positioning accuracies of the VB-RAKF in the north, east and up directions are improved by 13%, 8% and 22%, respectively, and the simulated dynamic positioning accuracies of the VB-RAKF in the north, east and up directions are improved by 19%, 9% and 21%, respectively. The in-vehicle dynamic test verifies that the VB-RAKF outperforms the KF, and shows that the VB-RAKF has better performance than the KF when dealing with observation data which has obvious gross errors, and similar performance as the KF when gross errors are small.     

Cooperative augmented proportional navigation and guidance for proximity to uncooperative space targets

Navigation and proximity to non-cooperative targets have garnered the interest of both academia and industry. This paper proposes a new space operation concept that would enable two CubeSats equipped with only optical sensor to achieve autonomous and robust proximity with uncooperative satellites. This is a novel strategy for distributed spacecraft missions and applications.Because optical sensors are lightweight and therefore reduce reliance on external measurement sources, the case for their use is compelling. Designing robust guidance and control algorithm is the greatest challenge for optical sensors because relative distance information is unavailable, whereas range information is required for safe proximity. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel concept in which two CubeSats cooperate and share angle measurement data to approach uncooperative targets despite their maneuverability.This paper introduces a new guidance scheme for proximity operations, namely cooperative augmented proportional navigation (CAPN). Modern control law is applied along line-of-sight (LOS) while classical proportional navigation is applied in the normal direction of LOS. By measuring only elevation and azimuth angles between each chaser and the target, the algorithm can account for a maneuvering target. The cooperative scheme offers estimation-based distance measurement, which enhances the observability of angle-only navigation.Target’s maneuverability and different control parameter settings have been considered in simulation scenarios. The degree of observability (DOO) is then introduced as the quantitative observability analysis metric to validate the effectiveness of the guidance scheme and precision of the estimation. The results of simulations have demonstrated that the CAPN proposed in this paper is capable of completing challenging proximity missions.     

基于SRCKF的多传感器融合自适应鲁棒算法

为解决模型误差和异常量测值发生时平方根容积卡尔曼滤波（SRCKF）算法滤波性能下降甚至滤波发散的问题,提出了一种多传感器融合自适应鲁棒算法。基于新息协方差匹配原则设计了鲁棒子系统以抑制量测异常值,同时为克服模型误差使用基于新息修正的低复杂度自适应SRCKF(LCASRCKF)算法设计了自适应子系统,根据2种子系统的特点和局限提出全局融合架构,使系统可以充分平衡并利用滤波过程中先验的模型预测值信息和后验的量测值信息,最终降低估计误差。仿真结果表明：相比鲁棒多渐消因子容积卡尔曼滤波（RMCKF）等算法,所提融合算法在滤波精度、稳定性和收敛速度等方面有明显优势。     

基于SSUKF的航天器自主导航算法

针对航天器自主导航系统对稳定性、精确性和实时性的要求,将超球面分布采 样点变换SSUT(Spherical Simplex Unscented Transformation)和Unscented卡尔曼滤波(UK F)相结合,研究了基于SSUT的UKF(SSUKF)导航滤波算法.由于SSUT减少了采样点个 数,在保证滤波精度和标准UKF相当的条件下减轻了计算负担.根据UKF和扩展卡尔曼滤波(E KF)计算过程相似的特点,设计了SSUKF和EKF相结合的混合卡尔曼滤波算法.算法通过能够 度量估计误差的模式切换函数,可以自适应地在SSUKF和EKF之间切换,避免了UKF计算效率低 以及EKF对滤波参数敏感、容易发散的缺点.数值仿真结果表明,混合卡尔曼滤波器提高了 计算效率,保证了估计精度,具有良好的鲁棒性,适合于航天器自主导航系统.      

PROBA-3 mission and the Shadow Position Sensors: Metrology measurement concept and budget

PROBA-3 is a space mission of the European Space Agency that will test, and validate metrology and control systems for autonomous formation flying of two independent satellites. PROBA-3 will operate in a High Elliptic Orbit and when approaching the apogee at 6·10⁴ Km, the two spacecraft will align to realize a giant externally occulted coronagraph named ASPIICS, with the telescope on one satellite and the external occulter on the other one, at inter-satellite distance of 144.3 m. The formation will be maintained over 6 hrs across the apogee transit and during this time different validation operations will be performed to confirm the effectiveness of the formation flying metrology concept, the metrology control systems and algorithms, and the spacecraft manoeuvring. The observation of the Sun’s Corona in the field of view [1.08;3.0]R_Sun will represent the scientific tool to confirm the formation flying alignment. In this paper, we review the mission concept and we describe the Shadow Position Sensors (SPS), one of the metrological systems designed to provide high accuracy (sub-millimetre level) absolute and relative alignment measurement of the formation flying. The metrology algorithm developed to convert the SPS measurements in lateral and longitudinal movement estimation is also described and the measurement budget summarized.     

小视场星敏感器量测延时滤波算法

针对小视场（NFOV）星敏感器用于姿态估计时存在的量测延时情况,提出了一种用于解决量测延时的鲁棒扩展卡尔曼滤波（REKF）算法。根据最小方差准则的思想求解各方差的最小上界,通过最小上界确定滤波增益,设计的REKF算法可以有效解决量测延时问题,提高了姿态估计的精度。对REKF算法进行了仿真验证,结果表明:该算法优于常规加性扩展卡尔曼滤波（AEKF）算法、鲁棒有界时域滤波（RFHF）算法及鲁棒卡尔曼滤波（RKF）算法,能较好解决非线性系统存在的量测延时问题,验证了该算法的有效性。