Wireless Sensor Networks – A potential tool to probe for water on Moon

A Wireless Sensor Network for in situ probing of lunar water/ice is proposed. The mission scenario in single and multi-tier architectures for probing water in a permanently shadowed region of the Moon and different scenarios of exploration are discussed. The ideas presented in the paper are a positive assertion of feasibility for the sensor node hardware, given current levels of technological advancements.     

能量有效的无线传感器网络分簇路由协议

无线传感器网络（WSNs）的应用前景非常广阔,得到了越来越广泛的关注,其中网络节能、降低功耗、延长寿命是WSNs必须解决的问题。对WSNs中典型的分簇路由协议进行了详细分析,通过对比研究,提出了一种基于节点间相关性的能量有效分簇路由协议——BCCP协议。在BCCP协议中,能耗均衡分簇算法利用节点间位置相关性与节点剩余能量,降低分簇迭代次数,得到分布均匀的簇首节点,降低簇内成员节点与簇首节点的通信能耗,以此降低网络能耗;降低能耗分簇算法利用节点间数据相似性与节点间协同性,降低簇内通信、簇间通信的数据量,以此降低网络能耗。实验结果表明,BCCP协议在能耗均衡、网络存活节点数、降低能耗方面与其他方法相比均有明显的优势。      

基于活动预测和能耗均衡的WSN路由算法

无线传感网络（WSN,Wireless Sensor Network）中节点触发与数据传输往往会呈现出某种活动模式,基于活动模式特性提出了基于活动的节点分簇算法（AACP,Activity-Aware Clustering Protocol）,将网络中的传感器 节点分成多个活动簇,并通过对节点的历史触发数据进行分析,结合分簇结果对当前发生的活动进行预测.基于活动预测结果,综合能耗均衡、节点剩余能量、传输能耗等影响因素,提出了基于活动预测和能耗均衡的WSN路由算法（AEBRP,Activity-aware and Energy Balanced Routing Protocol）.仿真实验中与低功耗自适应集簇分层型协议（LEACH,Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy）、基于跟踪的动态节点分簇算法（HCMTT,Hybrid Clustering for Multitarget Tracking in wireless sensor networks）和传感器信息系统中的高能效采集算法（PEGASIS,Power Efficient Gathering in Sensor Information System）进行比较,验证了AEBRP算法在维持网络能耗均衡、延长网络生命周期方面具有明显优势.      

基于雾计算的无线传感器网络联合入侵检测算法

为了保障无线传感器网络的安全性,提出一种基于雾计算的联合入侵检测算法Fed-XGB。Fed-XGB算法通过引入雾计算节点扩展网络边缘,减少通信时延,在提升联合学习全局模型和局部模型准确率的同时,降低了传输带宽和隐私泄露风险;通过改进基于直方图的近似计算方法,适应无线传感器网络数据不均衡特征;通过引入TOP-K梯度选择,最小化模型参数上传次数,提高模型参数交互效率。实验结果表明: Fed-XGB算法的检测准确率在0.97以上,误报率在0.036以下,优于其他对比算法;在遭受中毒攻击及数据含噪的情况下,算法检测分类性能依然稳定,具有较强的鲁棒性。      

嫦娥一号卫星紫外月球敏感器

探月工程是我国航天领域的又一项重大工程项目,嫦娥一号卫星是探月工程的第一步。嫦娥一号卫星首次采用了一种全新的光学姿态敏感器——紫外月球敏感器,实现在卫星环月飞行期间的姿态测量任务。紫外月球敏感器是一种以月球为姿态参考源的大视场成像式光学姿态敏感器,本文介绍其工作原理、功能与组成以及在轨飞行试验的相关情况。     

无线传感器网络覆盖质量问题

降低功耗、延长寿命是无线传感器网络的一个重要问题,同时,对监测区域保持一定的覆盖质量才能及时捕捉到目标的状态变化.一种广泛采用的策略是选出能够满足监测区域质量要求的最小节点集作为工作节点,关闭其他冗余节点.因此,传感器网络中控制节点休眠与保持覆盖质量是两个重要方面.提出了一个数学模型,求解满足任意给定覆盖服务质量下所需的最小节点数.实验表明,当监测区域与节点感知区域比值较大时,提出的方法更为准确地计算出所需最小工作节点数,且此方法复杂度低、传感器节点的感知区域可以为任意形状.网络覆盖质量与节点休眠率同时达到最大化是一个NP难问题,采用遗传算法进行仿真实验尝试性解决这一问题,为传感器网络实际应用带来重要意义.     

Gamma-ray spectrometer for Japanese lunar polar orbiter

We review the current status of the development of Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) for the Lunar mission SELENE. The GRS instrument will measure gamma-rays in the energy range from 100 keV to 9 MeV. The instrument is a high-purity Ge detector surrounded by BGO and plastic scintillators which are operated as an anticoincidence shield, and is cooled by a Stirling cycle cryocooler. The primary objective is to provide global maps of the lunar composition. Measurements are anticipated for Fe, Ti, U, Th, K, Si, Mg, Al, O, Ca and Na over the entire lunar surface. The abundance of water ice in the permanently shaded craters at both the lunar poles will be measured with this instrument.     

Wireless sensor networks for planetary exploration: Experimental assessment of communication and deployment

Planetary surface exploration is an appealing application of wireless sensor networks that has been investigated in recent years by the space community, including the European Space Agency. The idea is to deploy a number of self-organizing sensor nodes forming a wireless networked architecture to provide a distributed instrument for the study and exploration of a planetary body. To explore this concept, ESA has funded the research project RF Wireless for Planetary Exploration (RF-WIPE), carried out by GMV, SUPSI and UPM. The purpose of RF-WIPE was to simulate and prototype a wireless sensor network in order to assess the potential and limitations of the technology for the purposes of planetary exploration.     

利用6S进行月光条件下遥感器信号模拟研究

以太阳为光源的卫星遥感器,可以采用6S或MODTRAN等辐射传输计算软件对其入瞳处的辐亮度进行计算。而在微光或月光条件下,遥感器是对观测目标反射的月亮辐射进行遥感观测,因此在进行辐射传输计算时需要代入月球的辐照度数据。可以利用已公布的月球表面反射率和已知的大气层外太阳辐照度来计算月球辐照度,并对6S辐射传输计算进行适当的修改进行计算。通过对月球辐照度计算原理进行了详细的描述并计算得到了波长在0.250μm~1.500μm范围内的月球表面辐照度,并给出了一个宽波段遥感器的微光动态范围。     

月球软着陆动力下降制导控制技术综述与展望

未来的月球着陆任务将着力于开发月球资源、建立月球基地,这些都离不开月球软着陆技术的支持;而要实现探测器在预选点安全精确地着陆,就离不开动力下降制导控制技术的支持。本文系统地总结了两种成功的月球软着陆及其制导方式,对已有的制导控制方案及其研究进展进行了详细的阐述和对比分析。以未来的月球采样返回和月球基地任务为潜在工程目标,对下一代的月球软着陆动力下降的制导控制及其所涉及的关键科学技术问题进行了比较全面的分析和展望。     

月球背面地形对软着陆探测的影响分析

相对于月球正面大面积平坦的月海区域,月球背面地形整体崎岖复杂,因此地形地貌的变化会对探测器的软着陆探测产生一定的影响。从任务设计、着陆器设计和月面工作程序3个方面分析了"嫦娥4号"着陆区南极–艾特肯盆地(South-Pole Aitken Basin,SPA),及其相对于"嫦娥3号"着陆区的变化,主要结论包括:1)着陆区范围缩小,由"嫦娥3号"着陆区经度范围16.4°和纬度范围3°,减小到经度范围约4°和纬度范围约2°;2)动力下降策略更改,动力下降过程主减速段结束后,着陆器由斜向前运动轨迹改为接近垂直向下运动轨迹,同时更改测距敏感器的引入时机;3)提高微波测距测速敏感器信号发射功率和信噪比;4)着陆后需要预测着陆器的光照和测控被地形遮挡的情况,然后制定如休眠或月食模式等相应策略等。通过以上优化设计,"嫦娥4号"任务可适应月球背面地形地貌的变化,有效降低着陆过程和月面工作的风险。     

采用多重交点判别的传感器网络覆盖控制协议

在保证一定的覆盖质量前提下,延长传感器网络生存时间,提出一种以充分必要条件判断网络节点冗余性的分布式覆盖控制协议.该协议通过多重交点判别法则(MIER,Multi-Intersection Estimation Rule)对无线传感器网络进行分布式节点的动态休眠控制,从理论上证明了MIER法则是判断网络节点冗余性的充分必要条件,能保证目标区域不出现覆盖盲点同时使活跃节点数降至最低.实验表明,MIER法则比CCP法则有了很大改进,消除由于法则本身引起的盲点数目,能更好的运用于覆盖控制协议中,更为准确的判断节点是否应该工作或休眠,是判别节点是否冗余的充分必要条件;同时比Ottawa法则更加高效的减少整个网络功耗,延长网络寿命.     

无线传感器网络三维自身定位方法

针对部署在三维空间的无线传感器网络,提出了一种传感器节点自身定位方法APIT-3D(Approximate Point-In-Tetrahedron),通过判断传感器节点是否位于由锚节点组成的四面体的内部,筛选出可能的位置区域,并最终计算这些区域交集部分的重心,作为待定位节点的位置.仿真实验表明,作为一种不基于测量设备的定位方法,APIT-3D可以达到节点通信半径的40%以下的较高精度的三维定位,而且通信开销相比于二维定位方法增幅不明显.APIT-3D定位方法无需复杂的测距设备和昂贵的外部设施,且通信协议相对简单,因此是一种低成本、低功耗的无线传感器网络三维自身定位方法.      

A novel wireless light sensing device for planetary and astronomical observations

A novel and versatile wireless light sensing device has been designed and tested for stellar and planetary photometric observations. The device weighing few 10 s of grams finds a number of potential applications in the fields of astronomy and in situ planetary exploration. A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) using a number of these devices has been deployed to successfully carry out simultaneous photometric observations under different conditions viz. sunlight, twilight, moonlight etc. Observation of a star of known magnitude for flux calibration at low intensity has been carried out by coupling the device to a 1.2 m telescope which demonstrates its sensitivity. A WSN using these devices is further capable of spatio-temporal investigations of sky background intensities. Such a network can also be used to effectively monitor certain astronomical events (lunar eclipse, asteroid occultation etc.) simultaneously from several locations. The capability of the device, level of miniaturization and its versatility makes it a potential tool for many photometric applications.     

无线传感器网络中的跨层路由协议

为了减少无线传感器网络中的干扰产生,降低由此引起多次重传后的分组丢弃从而导致的额外重传时延和能量消耗,改善网络的传输效率和能量效率,提出了一种基于跨层设计的干扰感知路由(IAR,Interference-Aware Routing)协议.与现有的基于竞争的路由协议不同,IAR协议引入节点干扰度和能量度作为选路代价,通过干扰和能量感知的路由选择机制实现路由建立.利用节点收到的发送请求、清除发送和应答分组的计数作为干扰度的计算依据,从而在路由选择中避开了干扰易发生区域;利用下一跳候选节点的初始和剩余能量作为能量度的计算依据,从而均衡了各节点的能量消耗,延长了整个网络的寿命.仿真结果表明,与动态码字路由和ad-hoc按需距离矢量路由协议相比,IAR协议提高了能量效率、改善了网络的吞吐量、分组投递率和时延等性能.     

月球车地球敏感器图像地心位置提取算法

地球是月球上可视半径最大的天体,且在天球上运动范围较小,不存在升降现象.当月球车在月球对地面区域活动时,利用地球敏感器对地球成像可实现月球车长期自主天文导航.地球图像地心位置提取是利用地球敏感器进行天文导航的关键技术之一,直接决定了地球敏感器的观测精度.本文通过研究地球敏感器镜头投影模型分析地球成像规律,提出一种不受地相变化约束的地球敏感器图像地心位置提取算法,采用取半搜索法和循环搜索法两步实现地球真实边缘线的充分筛选,并基于此拟合地心位置.半物理仿真实验校验结果表明,本算法能针对不同地相图像有效提取地球中心,外符合平均精度约为9.78"~16.68",在实验条件随机改变的情况下,地心位置外符合精度标准差互差最大不超过0.98".      

月表磁异常影响的太阳风电子反射运动

模拟太阳风电子向月表运动的轨迹, 研究由于月表磁异常的存在造成的电子反射运动. 首先设定行星际磁场Bsw 指向月球并与月表垂直, 将月表的磁异常区看成是一个磁偶极子, 偶极矩大小为Mcb; 然后分别考察该偶极矩与行星际磁场方向平行, 反平行以及±90° 的情形, 通过计算发现, 被反射的电子数目会随着磁偶极矩和行星际磁场的方向改变而改变. 在偶极矩与行星际磁场平行的情况下, 反射率最大; 随着夹角的增大, 反射率减小. 这些结果为利用电子反射法高精度遥测月表磁场提供了很重要的信息.      

Computer modelling of a penetrator thermal sensor

The Philae lander is part of the Rosetta mission to investigate comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will use a harpoon like device to anchor itself onto the surface. The anchor will perhaps reach depths of 1–2 m. In the anchor is a temperature sensor that will measure the boundary temperature as part of the MUPUS experiment. As the anchor attains thermal equilibrium with the comet ice it may be possible to extract the thermal properties of the surrounding ice, such as the thermal diffusivity, by using the temperature sensor data. The anchor is not an optimal shape for a thermal probe and application of analytical solutions to the heat equation is inappropriate. We prepare a numerical model to fit temperature sensor data and extract the thermal diffusivity. Penetrator probes mechanically compact the material immediately surrounding them as they enter the target. If the thermal properties, composition and dimensions of the penetrator are known, then the thermal properties of this pristine material may be recovered although this will be a challenging measurement. We report on investigations, using a numerical thermal model, to simulate a variety of scenarios that the anchor may encounter and how they will affect the measurement.     

无线传感网的分布式非测距三维定位算法

为解决三维空间无线传感器网络节点定位问题,基于区域立体网格化表示的思想,提出一种分布式非测距三维定位算法3D-DRL(three-Dimensional Distributed Range-free Localization).通过对立体网格投票,选取得票值最高的所有网格的质心作为未知节点的估计位置.3D-DRL无需未知节点间相互通信,具有较小的通信开销,不依赖于锚节点比例,且对网络拓扑结构具有鲁棒性.仿真结果表明,在无线传播环境理想、未知节点通信半径R=50 m、所有节点均随机部署在100 m×100 m×100 m三维区域的情况下,定位误差小于未知节点通信半径的8%,且通过调整VANR,能够实现所有节点的定位.     

Gas permeability and flow characterization of simulated lunar regolith

Recent discoveries of water ice trapped within lunar topsoil (regolith) have placed a new emphasis on the recovery and utilization of water for future space exploration. Upon heating the lunar ice to sublimation, the resulting water vapor could theoretically transmit through the lunar regolith, to be captured on the surface. As the permeability of lunar regolith is essential to this process, this paper seeks to experimentally determine the permeability and flow characteristics of various gas species through simulated lunar regolith (SLR). Two different types of SLR were compacted and placed into the permeability setup to measure the flow-rate of transmitted gas through the sample. Darcy’s permeability constant was calculated for each sample and gas combination, and flow characteristics were determined from the results. The results show that Darcy’s permeability constant varies with SLR compaction density, and identified no major difference in permeable flow between the several tested gas species. Between the two tested SLR types, JSC-1A was shown to be more permeable than NU-LHT under similar conditions. In addition, a transition zone was identified in the flow when the gas pressure differential across the sample was less than ∼40 kPa.