Civilian Remote Sensing Satellite HY-2 Widely Applied for Oceanography

The HY-2 satellite is China’s first ocean dynamic environmental satellite for all-weather,all-time space observation of the nation’s offshore and global sea surface wind field,sea surface height,significant wave height and sea surface temperature.The HY-2 satellite project was approved by China National Space Administration(CNSA)and the Ministry of Finance of China in January 2007.China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation(CASC)subsid-     

Vision and Voyages for Deep Space Exploration

More than 50 years of space exploration has not only satisfied human curiosity and built up international cooperation, but also improved life on Earth. Space exploration is an open-ended process which started 50 years ago. It enables access to unknown terrains with robots and humans, thereby opening new frontiers. Progress of goal deep space exploration was reviewed. China's current deep space missions are also briefly introduced. Focused on the vision and voyages for China's deep space exploration in 5 or 10 years. Like the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), we embark on a journey to Mars. We will spend few decades on Mars with the robotic explorers. Unlike CLEP, scientists proposed to build Moon research station by 2030.      

Effects of sintering temperature and time on defect evolution and compression properties of Ti-Al3Ti laminated composites

For metal-intermetallic laminated composites, various types of defects often occur during the preparation process. This paper studied the evolution and formation mechanism of defects,such as pores, tunnel cracks, and delamination cracks in Ti-Al₃Ti laminated composites prepared by vacuum hot-pressing method. Moreover, quasi-static and dynamic compression tests were performed to study the effects of pores and delamination cracks on the compression properties of the composites. The resu...     

High-precision shape approximation low-thrust trajectory optimization method satisfying bi-objective index

The shape approximation method has been proven to be rapid and practicable in resolving low-thrust trajectory; however, it still faces the challenges of large deviation from the optimal solution and inability to satisfy the specific flight time and fuel mass constraints. In this paper, a modified shape approximation low-thrust model is presented, and a novel constrained optimization algorithm is developed to solve this problem. The proposed method aims at settling the bi-objective optimization o...     

卫星位置和速度的Lagrange插值算法分析

导航接收机中通常采用开普勒轨道参数法计算卫星的三维位置和速度.这种算法计算量较大,在资源有限的廉价用户机或要求高频度输出卫星位置和速度的高动态接收机中会使处理器资源非常紧张.采用Lagrange插值算法可以获得相同精度的卫星位置和速度,且大大降低计算量.利用GPS数据对不同插值区间长度和插值阶数的Lagrange插值法的计算精度和处理时延进行了定量分析.结果表明,Lagrange插值算法计算卫星位置和速度可以使处理时延降低十几倍,这在每个历元的导航解算需要同时计算多颗卫星位置和速度的接收机中具有重要意义.     

Bioinspired polarized light compass in moonlit sky for heading determination based on probability density estimation

Bioinspired polarized skylight navigation, which can be used in unfamiliar territories, is an important alternative autonomous navigation technique in the absence of Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS). However, the polarization pattern in night environment with noise effects and model uncertainties is a less explored area. Although several decades have passed since the first publication about the polarization of the moonlit night sky, the usefulness of nocturnal polarization navigation is ...     

Lock-in phenomenon of tip clearance flow and its influence on aerodynamic damping under specified vibration on an axial transonic compressor rotor

In this study, the lock-in phenomenon of Tip Clearance Flow(TCF) instabilities and their relationship to blade vibration are investigated numerically on an axial transonic rotor with a large tip clearance. The capabilities of simulating instability flow and lock-in phenomenon are verified on a transonic rotor and a NACA0012 airfoil by comparing with the test data, respectively.The lock-in phenomenon is first numerically confirmed that may occur to TCF instabilities when its frequency is close to...     

Interconnected Ni（OH）2 and polyether amine on carbon fiber surface for simultaneously improving interfacial adhesion of epoxy composites and electrochemical properties

Interconnected Ni（OH）₂ nanoflakes and polyether amine（PEA） were deposited on carbon fiber tows via a facial and effective process of chemical bath deposition and dip coating. Based on this, a win–win benefit of simultaneously improvements in interfacial shear strength（IFSS） of carbon fiber/epoxy composites and the electrochemical activity has been achieved. Compared with CF and CF-Ni（OH）₂ composites, the IFSS of CF-Ni（OH）₂-PEA/epoxy composite respectively increas...     

Influence and optimization of parameters of prepreg viscosity during placement

This paper tested the viscosity of prepreg in the automatic placement process, and conducted the probe and placement-90° peel tests through the test systems. The law of variation of prepreg viscosity during the laying process was studied through these tests under different conditions by taking the peel force to intuitively and quantitatively characterise the viscosity of the prepreg.The results show that this viscosity is inversely proportional to the laying rate, proportional to the laying pres...     

Variational Bayesian Kalman filter using natural gradient

We propose a technique based on the natural gradient method for variational lower bound maximization for a variational Bayesian Kalman filter. The natural gradient approach is applied to the Kullback-Leibler divergence between the parameterized variational distribution and the posterior density of interest. Using a Gaussian assumption for the parametrized variational distribution, we obtain a closed-form iterative procedure for the Kullback-Leibler divergence minimization, producing estimates of...