Advanced lithium ion battery charger

A lithium ion battery charger has been developed for four and eight cell batteries or multiples thereof. This charger has the advantage over those using commercial lithium ion charging chips in that the individual cells are allowed to be taper charged at their upper charging voltage rather than be cutoff when all cells of the string have reached the upper charging voltage limit. Since 30-60% of the capacity of lithium ion cells may be restored during the taper charge, this charger has a distinct benefit of fully charging lithium ion batteries by restoring all of the available capacity to all of its cells     

The European contribution to a global civil navigation satellite system

Space technology revolutionizes navigation. It will become the method for any task of position, velocity, range determination and time distribution. The existing navigation satellite systems of the USA (GPS) and of Russia (GLONASS) are military systems. They only partly meet the requirements of civil safety critical applications. A global civil navigation satellite system (GNSS) is required. The European Union (EU) has recognized the importance of satellite based navigation and its role for transportation in general and for the development of the Trans-European Network (TEN) in particular. It has therefore decided to become a major partner in the development of the GNSS. In this article a concept is proposed which starts with a European regional segment (ENSS) as an element for the integrated global system. This concept requires the establishment of international standards to enable seamless global service. It has the advantage of meeting both the particular demands of regions and civil user groups.     

MMAE-Based Control with Space-Time Point Process Observations

A multiple model adaptive estimator (MMAE) has been formulated to estimate the state of a dynamic system modeled by a linear stochastic differential equation, from which measurements, described as a noise-corrupted space-time point process functionally related to that state, are extracted. Assumed certainty equivalence is used to combine such an estimator with the LQ full-state feedback controller to synthesize a practical, implementable controller. Performance of the estimator and resultant controller characteristics are investigated via simulation as a function of approximation method used to limit the full-scale estimator to finite dimensionality and also as a function of important parameters defining the dynamics and observation processes.     

基于皮卫星的分布式干扰系统及其关键技术

在对皮卫星的特点总结的基础上,提出了一种基于皮卫星的天基干扰系统,给出了干扰系统的原理性方案,对其中的关键技术进行了分析。     

一种在线神经网络在补偿飞机模型不确定性误差中的应用

讨论了一种基于神经网络动态逆的直接自适应控制方法，并应用于超机动飞机的飞行控制中。基本控制律采用非线性动态逆方法进行设计，对由于模型不准确导致的逆误差采用单隐层神经网络进行在线补偿。仿真结果表明，神经网络通过补偿由于模型不准确引起的逆误差，弥补了非线性动态逆要求精确数学模型的缺点，提高了整个控制系统的鲁棒性，而且可以大大简化动态逆控制律的设计。     

逆合成孔径雷达信号处理方法研究进展

在简要评述国内外现有的逆合成孔径雷达（ISAR）信号处理的运动补偿和成象方法之后，介绍了南京航空航天大学ISAR课题组近年来在ISAR信号处理方法研究中取得的主要进展，包括基于多散射点定位观点的雷达成象观测模型，基于最大似然原理的同时运动补偿和成象方法，基于最大似然原理的多目标成象方法和基于时频分析的多目标成象方法，以及超分辩成象方法，文末指出了在ISAR信号处理方面有待进一步研究的问题。     

神经网络在未来超分辨雷达中的应用

最新的技术发展已为研制超分辨雷达创造了条件。它能够突破普通雷达基于匹配滤波原理的分辨能力,而实现超分辨。超分辨雷达的巨大计算量通常来自求解非线性最小二乘问题时的多维搜索。本文针对这一问题,研究了雷达信号处理中的两个典型例子:(1)利用阵列处理检测个数已知而方向未知的雷达目标;(2)对波音727飞机进行超分辨距离多普勒成像。说明Hop-field神经网络通过集体运算能够求解各种困难的最优化问题,因而在未来的超分辨雷达中有广阔的应用前景。     

Microgravity effects on water supply and substrate properties in porous matrix root support systems.

The control of water content and water movement in granular substrate-based plant root systems in microgravity is a complex problem. Improper water and oxygen delivery to plant roots has delayed studies of the effects of microgravity on plant development and the use of plants in physical and mental life support systems. Our international effort (USA, Russia and Bulgaria) has upgraded the plant growth facilities on the Mir Orbital Station (OS) and used them to study the full life cycle of plants. The Bulgarian-Russian-developed Svet Space Greenhouse (SG) system was upgraded on the Mir OS in 1996. The US developed Gas Exchange Measurement System (GEMS) greatly extends the range of environmental parameters monitored. The Svet-GEMS complex was used to grow a fully developed wheat crop during 1996. The growth rate and development of these plants compared well with earth grown plants indicating that the root zone water and oxygen stresses that have limited plant development in previous long-duration experiments have been overcome. However, management of the root environment during this experiment involved several significant changes in control settings as the relationship between the water delivery system, water status sensors, and the substrate changed during the growth cycles.     

毫米波导引头的技术特点

论述了空空导弹毫米波导引头的主要技术特点及其在工程应用中存在的若干问题。着重讨论了空空导弹毫米波导引头较红外和微波导引头在分辨力、反隐身和抗干扰方面的技术优势，并就毫米波导引头在探测与跟踪、大功率器件研制和毫米波器件的精密加工等关键技术问题进行了分析。