Radiation analysis for manned missions to the Jupiter system.

An analysis for manned missions targeted to the Jovian system has been performed in the framework of the NASA RASC (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts) program on Human Exploration beyond Mars. The missions were targeted to the Jupiter satellite Callisto. The mission analysis has been divided into three main phases, namely the interplanetary cruise, the Jupiter orbital insertion, and the surface landing and exploration phases. The interplanetary phase is based on departure from the Earth-Moon L1 point. Interplanetary trajectories based on the use of different propulsion systems have been considered, with resulting overall cruise phase duration varying between two and five years. The Jupiter-approach and the orbital insertion trajectories are considered in detail, with the spacecraft crossing the Jupiter radiation belts and staying around the landing target. In the surface exploration phase the stay on the Callisto surface is considered. The satellite surface composition has been modeled based on the most recent results from the GALILEO spacecraft. In the transport computations the surface backscattering has been duly taken into account. Particle transport has been performed with the HZETRN heavy ion code for hadrons and with an in-house developed transport code for electrons and bremsstrahlung photons. The obtained doses have been compared to dose exposure limits.     

Statistical analysis of real clutter at different range resolutions

A statistical analysis is presented of real radar clutter data collected using the McMaster I FIX radar in 1998 and stored in the Grimsby database. We first show the deviations of the amplitude statistics from the Rayleigh model and the suitability of the K- and Weibull-distribution for the first-order amplitude statistical characterization. Thus we focus on the I and Q components of the available data and study their statistical compatibility with the compound Gaussian model. Towards this goal it has been necessary devising appropriate testing procedures; in particular, with reference to the higher order statistics agreement, we have designed a validation procedure involving the clutter representation into generalized spherical coordinates. Remarkably the results have confirmed the suitability of the spherically invariant random processes (SIRPs) for the correct modeling of the radar clutter. Finally we have performed a spectral analysis highlighting the close matching between the estimated clutter spectral density and the exponential model.     

Real time estimator for control of an orbiting single tether system

A real-time estimator is developed for the control of the Tether Dynamics Explorer (TDE) system. TDE is being used in a series of tethered satellite flight experiments whose purpose is to validate existing system models and test proposed control laws. Each experiment consists of an orbiting Delta II second stage which deploys toward the Earth a small box-shaped passive endbody at the end of a flexible tether. A discrete extended Kalman filter (DEKF) is presented which can operate in real time and in conjunction with control laws. This filter estimates the in-plane and out-of-plane tether libration angles and their rates from a proposed three-axis tether tension measurement device in the Delta second stage. The simulation results indicate that the DEKF can estimate the libration angle and their rates from a three-axis tension and length measurement with an acceptable error. The relatively simple computations required make this algorithm particularly well suited for real-time operation.<>     

Vlasov theory of the equilibrium structure of tangential discontinuities in space plasmas

Extensive theoretical work has been performed on the equilibrium structure of tangential discontinuities (TDs) in collisionless plasmas. This paper reviews kinetic models based on steady-state solutions of the Vlasov equation. It is shown that most of the existing models are special cases of a generalized multi-species model. In this generalized model all particle populations -from both outer regions and from inside the layer — are described using a unique formalism for the velocity distribution functions. Because of their historical importance, the Harris and Sestero models are reviewed and deduced from the generalized model. The Lee and Kan model is also a special case of the generalized model. The generalized model, however, is also able to describe TDs with velocity shear and large angles of magnetic field rotation. Such a multi-species model with a large number of free parameters and different gradient scales illustrates many observable features of TDs, including their multiscale fine structure. Particular attention is paid to the magnetopause. Observed magnetopause crossings are simulated. The effects of the relative flow velocity and asymmetrical magnetic field profiles on the structure of the magnetopause and on its stability with respect to tearing perturbations are discussed. We also present calculations that demonstrate the potential of the generalized model in explaining the origin of discrete auroral arcs. Numerical simulations of solar wind TDs with heavy ions and a large spectrum of thicknesses are also feasible. This indicates that such a model is of fundamental importance for understanding the detailed structure of solar wind TDs, like those observed by the interplanetary spacecraft ULYSSES. The problems associated with the one-dimensional, time-independent Vlasov approach are discussed and a variational principle is suggested to reduce the arbitrariness resulting from the large number of free parameters.     

在HP VEE环境下仪器程控功能的检查方法

本文介绍了在Agilent HP VEE开发环境下，依据仪器驱动程序实现的仪器程控功能检测方法。这种方法可广泛地应用于军内外仪器仪表检测部门。     

SPRI: simulator of polarimetric radar images

Simulator of polarimetric radar images (SPRI) consists of a suite of image processing programs for producing realistic millimeter-wave (MMW) radar images artificially on a workstation. The heart of the simulation approach is a polarimetric Rayleigh clutter simulator coupled to a clutter database. The simulator produces high resolution single-look polarimetric images. Hard targets can then be embedded into this clutter map, and the resultant image can be degraded in resolution, number of looks, polarization, etc. to match that which would be observed by a real sensor. Examples of simulated images, and comparisons of these simulations to actual images, are presented. The MMW Clutter Database is the most comprehensive to-date database of over 3500 Mueller matrices for many kinds of terrestrial clutter measured at 35 and 95 GHz, many of which are at incidence angles close to grazing. The database can be accessed via a World Wide Web flexible interface that enables data to be combined in new and unique ways specified by the user, and displayed in either tabular or graphical format. The structure and access procedure to the database are described     

非圆实信号MIMO雷达中基于实值ESPRIT的角度估计

研究单基地多输入多输出(MIMO)雷达中的波达角(DOA)估计问题,提出了一种基于非圆(NC)实信号的实值旋转不变性信号参数估计(ESPRIT)算法.首先对接收信号进行降维变换,降低运算复杂度;之后根据非圆实信号特性构造中心Hermitian对称矩阵,通过酉(Unitary)变换将复数运算转为实数,进一步降低复杂度;最后根据ESPRIT得到角度估计.该算法无需谱峰搜索,运算复杂度较NC ESPRIT和Unitary ESPRIT大大降低,且该算法的角度估计性能优于后两种算法.论文分析了所提算法的复杂度,并推导了克拉美-罗界(CRB).仿真结果验证了该算法的有效性.     

面向卫星电源系统的一种新颖异常检测方法

面向卫星电源高维周期性时序遥测数据，提出了一种新颖的代表性特征自编码器（RFAE）模型，并用于无监督的异常检测。RFAE采用改进的堆叠自编码器损失函数和训练算法，从而使模型可以学习到相位相同样本的代表性特征；然后根据代表性特征重构样本，根据重构误差来判断样本是否异常。在试验部分首先通过模拟数据校验了RFAE算法能够有效地检测出高维周期性时序数据的异常，然后又采用某卫星电源系统2014年1~12月真实遥测数据进行试验，RFAE异常检测准确率达到99%，检测效果明显优于目前的其他异常检测算法，具有较高应用价值。