Power anomaly effects and costs in low-voltage mobile power systems

Electric power anomalies or disturbances can disrupt the normal operation of equipment, accelerate aging, or even cause outright failures thus resulting in increased costs of maintenance and reduced system reliability. Past research on the effects caused by power anomalies has been mostly focused on industrial, commercial, or residential systems, or on power distribution equipment. A literature survey reveals that there is no comprehensive review related to low-voltage (LV) power systems and utilization equipment applicable to military combat vehicles, such as aircraft and ships. This paper summarizes the results of a new literature survey that focused on the causes, effects, and mitigation methods for power anomalies typical of LV mobile power systems. Electric power anomaly cost data collected from the literature are also presented, from which the costs of anomalies to the national defense are estimated using some simple rationales.     

Relationship between daily variation of cosmogenic nuclide Be-7 concentration in atmosphere and solar activities

Daily Be-7 concentrations in air at the height of 15 m are continuously observed at 38°15.2′N, 140°20.9′E, between 2000 and 2001. The average concentration and the relative standard deviation were 4.0 mBq/m³ and 50% in 2000–2001, respectively. The Be-7 concentrations increased 2.5% with the decrease in the sunspot numbers by 6.7% for the term of two years. From the power spectral analysis, the periodicity of 26 days is shown for the daily Be-7 concentrations. The folding analysis indicates that the time variation of the Be-7 concentration is similar to that of the ground-based neutron counting rate, and the phase delay for the minimum portion of Be-7 concentration was roughly 8 days to the maximum sunspot number. These results indicate that the Be-7 concentrations in the air at ground level have 26 day periodicity as a component of time variations and the time variation is caused by the solar modulation of galactic cosmic rays, which corresponds to the variation of the sunspot number due to the rotation of the sun.     

The conceptual design of a hybrid life support system based on the evaluation and comparison of terrestrial testbeds.

This report summarizes a trade study of different options of a bioregenerative Life Support System (LSS) and a subsequent conceptual design of a hybrid LSS. The evaluation was based mainly on the terrestrial testbed projects MELISSA (ESA) and BIOS (Russia). In addition, some methods suggested by the Advanced Life Support Project (NASA) were considered. Computer models, including mass flows were established for each of the systems with the goal of closing system loops to the extent possible. In order to cope with the differences in the supported crew size and provided nutrition, all systems were scaled for supporting a crew of six for a 780 day Mars mission (180 days transport to Mars; 600 days surface period) as given in the NASA Design Reference Mission Scenario [Hoffman, S.J., Kaplan, D.L. Human exploration of Mars: the Reference Mission of the NASA Mars Exploratory Study, 1997]. All models were scaled to provide the same daily allowances, as of calories, to the crew. Equivalent System Mass (ESM) analysis was used to compare the investigated system models against each other. Following the comparison of the terrestrial systems, the system specific subsystem options for Food Supply, Solid Waste Processing, Water Management and Atmosphere Revitalization were evaluated in a separate trade study. The best subsystem technologies from the trade study were integrated into an overall design solution based on mass flow relationships. The optimized LSS is mainly a bioregenerative system, complemented by a few physico-chemical elements, with a total ESM of 18,088 kg, which is about 4 times higher than that of a pure physico-chemical LSS, as designed in an earlier study.     

Progress in space weather predictions and applications

The methods of today’s predictions of space weather and effects are so much more advanced and yesterday’s statistical methods are now replaced by integrated knowledge-based neuro-computing models and MHD methods. Within the ESA Space Weather Programme Study a real-time forecast service has been developed for space weather and effects. This prototype is now being implemented for specific users. Today’s applications are not only so many more but also so much more advanced and user-oriented. A scientist needs real-time predictions of a global index as input for an MHD model calculating the radiation dose for EVAs. A power company system operator needs a prediction of the local value of a geomagnetically induced current. A science tourist needs to know whether or not aurora will occur. Soon we might even be able to predict the tropospheric climate changes and weather caused by the space weather.     

四维下降飞行技术的研究与仿真：定常航迹角法下降剖面解算

本文研究的是四维飞行性能管理系统的核心环节－飞机在终端区域内的四维下降技术，首先探讨了基于常值航迹角的定常Ｍ数／指示空速下降飞行技术，论述了其高度剖面的构成与特点，通过尤拉积分方法求解飞机运动方程，实现了高度冲面的解算。其次开发了对速度剖面的迭代过程，选取原则及方法。本文在进行理论分析的同时，还开发了满意的仿真软件，一了其应用价值。     

航天火工装置推力测量的干扰分析

航天火工装置种类很多,性能各异。文章仅对广泛使用的弹射器和解锁器类火工装置的推力测量系统进行论述,分析测量过程中的干扰环节,说明不同干扰类型对测量结果的影响。并提出测试改进建议。     

航天火工装置推力测量的干扰分析

航天火工装置种类很多，性能各异。文章仅对广泛使用的弹射器和解锁器类火工装置的推力测量系统进行论述，分析测量过程中的干扰环节，说明不同干扰类型对测量结果的影响。并提出测试改进建议。     

基于PCI总线的石英晶体元件电参数测试仪

首先介绍PCI总线控制专用芯片S5920的组成,Mailboxs、FIFO、Pass-Thru的基本概念、性能和使用方法。其次介绍测量石英晶体元件参数的阻抗计法和π网络法。对基于PCI总线控制器S5920为核心的π网络法石英晶体元件电参数测试仪的设计和实现作了说明。该方法测量的频率可达2005MHz。利用GPs高精度的授时信号作为频率校准信号校准信号源的精度。     

卫星定位导航系统中各因素对D-R定位算法精度的影响

D- R定位算法在理论上可以用于定位。在实际工作中 ,用户的定位精度是进行定位时首先需要考虑的问题。文中主要讨论 D- R算法本身固有的定位误差。首先根据 D- R算法的定位公式推导出算法的精度误差因子。然后根据卫星定位导航系统的工作过程 ,确定了影响用户定位精度误差因子的因素并对这些因素对精度误差因子的影响进行了计算机仿真。仿真结果证明 D- R定位算法在一定条件下可以满足用户对定位精度的要求 ,用户精度误差因子可与现有的 GPS系统相当。     

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。