A bistatic SAR mission for earth observation based on a small satellite

The authors present a new scientific space mission consisting of a satellite carrying a receiving- only SAR which receives the signal transmitted by the ENVISAT-1 SAR. The integration of ENVISAT-1 SAR and bistatic radar data offers an improved potentiality of surface classification, three-dimensional observation, and the opportunity of advanced scientific experiments in the field of bistatic scattering. The small satellite nominal orbit and the attitude manoeuvres are designed in order to maintain an adequate overlap between the two radar swaths along the whole orbit, taking into account the ENVISAT-1 attitude and pointing. A preliminary satellite design (2-year lifetime) is then performed to evaluate the orbit decay and to determine the appropriate orbit manoeuvres (every 4 days) to control the satellites relative phase. The numerical simulation shows that a spacecraft of about 584kg is able to meet the mission requirements.     

Dose equivalent, absorbed dose and charge spectrum investigation in low Earth orbit.

Particle intensity, dose equivalent and absorbed dose have been measured on board the space shuttle Endeavour during STS-108 in December 2001 by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The dose estimates are based on very accurate measurements of recoils produced in CR-39 by cosmic ray primary and secondary protons and heavier nuclei and by secondary neutrons. The corresponding LET spectra were used to determine dose equivalent and absorbed dose values. Estimates of the total flux of Z > or = 2 nuclei have been undertaken and a preliminary charge spectrum was measured. Some comparisons are made with preliminary data obtained on STS-105 (ISS Expedition) and other missions using CR-39 detectors.     

GPS based onboard and onground orbit operations for small satellites

In extension to common applications such as groundtrack displays and antenna steering, the SGP4 orbit model is proposed for operational orbit determination in small satellite missions. SGP4 is an analytical orbit model for Low-Earth orbiting satellites that is widely used for the propagation of NORAD twoline elements. Twoline elements may hence be generated completely independent of NORAD. Their use as exclusive source of orbital information simplifies the operations concept and reduces mission costs through the extensive use of existing low-cost mission support software. Due to small computer resource requirements of 8–10kByte, the SGP4 model may also be applied for onboard orbit computations making use of e.g. a 80186 processor, thus ensuring full compatibility of ground-based and onboard operations. The proposed approach is particularly suited in combination with a space-borne GPS receiver, were the C/A-code navigation solutions are treated as measurements that are adjusted in a least-squares sense using the SGP4 model. As consequence, inherent drawbacks of the pure navigation solutions such as data gaps and scatter as well as limited velocity accuracy are avoided, while the operational navigation activities are kept at a minimum. The feasibility of the concept is illustrated based on real GPS navigation data from the TOPEX/Poseidon and the MIR space station with an inherent data quality of 50–100 m. It is shown that 3 hours of data within a 4 day period are sufficient to keep the position error within 4 km, that is considered sufficient for most applications.     

通用仪器接口总线标准及软件技术的发展

叙述了通用仪器接口总线标准和软件技术的现状和未来。介绍了ＧＰＩＢ、ＶＸＩ总线，程控仪器校准命令和虚拟仪器，给出了ＧＰＩＢ标准关系图，ＧＰＩＢ软件结构以及虚拟仪器框图。     

k-ε-g紊流燃烧模型数值研究

本文对k-ε-g紊流燃烧模型中模型系数C_R,C_(g1),C_(g2)的选定和计算浓度脉动均方值g的不同方法进行数值研究。计算结果表明模型系数值的选定直接与化学反应速率有关,而其中C_R影响最大。g的计算虽然可有不同方法,而其中微分方程求解最佳。并用实验数据来验证计算结果。     

数据采集系统的总体评价

从性能指标出发，综述了数据采集系统总结评价技术的发展状况。并提出了对数据采集系统性能指标的两类分类方法 。     

八丝热线探针制作及其应用

介绍了八丝热线探针的制作工艺,有效地消除了各热丝探头之间的电信号干扰和动力学干扰。实验中使用该探针检测到了湍流边界层内的大尺度旋涡,并测量了它们的强度和尺度。与此同时还获得了速度、湍流强度和功率谱等流场参数,结果与现有典型数据一致。说明本文所述的多丝热线探针具有很强的实用性。     

多相序列的相关性研究

地址码在CDMA通信系统中占有重要地位,它决定着系统的容量、抗干扰性等重要指标。本文在NaokiSuehiro提出的多相序列构造理论的基础上,对其相关性进行分析、研究,并与当前性能较佳的二元序列进行对比。结果表明,多相序列具有优异的性能,适合用作CDMA系统中的地址码。     

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。     

基于DWDM光接入网的波长分配算法

本文介绍了一种基于DWDM光接入网的波长分配算法，该算法在保证基本服务质量的前提下，通过调度共享波长降低业务请求过程中的阻塞率。文中还对该算法进行了计算机仿真实验，仿真结果表明了该算法的有效性。