MIT Lincoln Laboratory Journal: fifty years of radar

This review assumes that many non-US readers may not be well-informed about the steps and work in radar development in the US after WW II to the present. Many know MIT by name and recall the famous Radiation Laboratory Series. But the more recent technical history has been less in the "public domain." In an attempt to correct this, one of the key institutions in the field, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory two years ago produced a special issue of their regular publication. Although the document currently at hand is not a book in the strict sense, the size, shape, and editorial comprehensiveness of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Journal's Fifty-Year Anniversary Issue (12, 2, 2000) justifies calling this article being treated as a book review.     

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.     

侧链含硝基氮杂基团的聚醚粘合剂的性能及应用──新型硝基粘合剂研究Ⅲ

对新型的侧链含硝基氨杂基因的富能聚醚粘合剂──端羟基２─甲硝胺基乙基缩水甘油醚均聚醚（ＮＰＥ—Ａ）和端羟基共聚醚（ＮＰＥ—Ｂ）的性能进行了研究。结果表明，ＮＰＥ的热稳定性和化学稳定性良好，优于普通碳氢聚醚粘合剂（ＨＣＰＥ）和新型氟碳聚醚粘合剂（ＦＣＰＥ）；其固化后的力学性能良好。简要地叙述了以ＮＰＥ—Ｂ为粘合剂的固体火箭推进剂的配方和性能。     

基于多相正交序列移位序列的CDMA通信系统

介绍多相正交序列的构造方法,对多相正交序列的自相关和互相关特性进行分析。提出采用多相正交序 列的移位序列作为扩频序列的通信方式,并给出接收端序列同步的实现方法。这种方式能解决低相数多相正交序列互 相关特性不理想,而高相数多相正交序列难以搜索的困难。     

载人航天可靠性与空间环境试验

文章通过对国外载人航天事故统计,分析各种空间环境条件对航天器及航天员的影响,阐述了空间环境试验对提高载人航天可靠性的重要意义,提出为了提高载人航天的可靠性,应进行充分和严格的空间环境模拟试验。     

Kevlar/Nomex蜂窝夹层结构表面粘贴镀铜箔聚酰亚胺薄膜的工艺研究

文章对Kevlar面板Nomex蜂窝夹层结构表面粘贴镀铜箔聚酰亚胺薄膜的工艺进行了研究,分析了工艺特点、工艺流程、工艺难点,以及针对工艺难点所采取的工艺措施,最后根据产品的研制情况给出结论。     

正—反激组合式变换器与单端式变换器的比较

以５０Ｗ变换器为例，分别从磁性元件的大小，功率管上的电应力、磁恢复问题，输出纹波及输出特性等方面，详细分析比较了组合式变换器与单端式变换器的优缺点，并给出了具体数据，提出了正－反激组合式变换器具有电压应力低，磁性元件小，体积小，重量轻，输出纹波小及可靠性高的结论。