The plasma sheet and boundary layers under northward IMF: A multi-point and multi-instrument perspective

During conditions of northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), the near-tail plasma sheet is known to become denser and cooler, and is described as the cold-dense plasma sheet (CDPS). While its source is likely the solar wind, the prominent penetration mechanisms are less clear. The two main candidates are solar wind direct capture via double high-latitude reconnection on the dayside and Kelvin–Helmholtz/diffusive processes at the flank magnetopause. This paper presents a case study on the formation of the CDPS utilizing a wide variety of space- and ground-based observations, but primarily from the Double Star and Polar spacecraft on December 5th, 2004. The pertinent observations can be summarized as follows: TC-1 observes quasi-periodic (∼2 min period) cold-dense boundary layer (compared to a hot-tenuous plasma sheet) signatures interspersed with magnetosheath plasma at the dusk flank magnetopause near the dawn-dusk terminator. Analysis of this region suggests the boundary to be Kelvin–Helmholtz unstable and that plasma transport is ongoing across the boundary. At the same time, IMAGE spacecraft and ground based SuperDARN measurements provide evidence of high-latitude reconnection in both hemispheres. The Polar spacecraft, located in the southern hemisphere afternoon sector, sunward of TC-1, observes a persistent boundary layer with no obvious signature of boundary waves. The plasma is of a similar appearance to that observed by TC-1 inside the boundary layer further down the dusk flank, and by TC-2 in the near-Earth magnetotail. We present comparisons of electron phase space distributions between the spacecraft. Although the dayside boundary layer at Polar is most likely formed via double high-altitude reconnection, and is somewhat comparable to the flank boundary layer at Double Star, some differences argue in favour of additional transport that augment solar wind plasma entry into the tail regions.     

Chinese Space Experts Awarded with Honors at IAC

On October 3 – 7, the 62nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) was held in Cape Town,South Africa. Chinese aerospace expert Liu Jiyuan was given the Von Karman Award, the highest such prize presented by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). Liu Jiyuan is the first Chinese     

空间大型结构体组装接口设计及装配性能分析

为满足超大型(公里级)空间结构在轨组装的需求,设计了一种全新的空间大型结构体组装接口并对其装配性能进行了详细的分析。首先,详细设计了一种纯机械式双锁定组装接口。其次,通过建立接口运动学模型,对组装接口的容差性能进行了分析,得出 X 方向容差为14.25 mm, Z 方向容差为15.84 mm,绕 X,Y,Z 三个轴的角度容差分别为5.65°、5.51°和5.34°。最后,对对接接口进行了ADAMS仿真分析,验证了容差分析的正确性,得到了对接机构接触力与静摩擦系数、机械臂推力、碰撞锥角之间的非线性影响关系,为空间对接机构的设计奠定了基础。     

电爆元件测试仪检室装置

介绍了电爆元件测试仪检定装置的组成和电爆元件测试仪的检定方法，并对检 定装置进行了误差分析。     

非定常空气动力最小状态拟合方法的应用研究

用两个典型的对象，研究了非定常空气动力最小状态拟合方法应用中的问题，并给出了相应的结论。     

用于检测操纵面损伤的故障检测滤波器

针对飞行中典型的操纵面损伤故障,以故障检测滤波器为基础,开发了一种建立在离散模型上的快速、稳定的故障检测及诊断算法,可以在几个采样周期内同时精确检测出多个操纵面的损伤程度,故障检测滤波器的稳定性、收敛性也得到证明,具有较好的实用性。几种组合故障下的仿真研究证实了上述结论。     

注射模具中排气系统的设计

简要叙述注射模具中排气系统的作用,重点介绍在实际生产中排气系统几种切实可行的结构设计方法。     

基于NCCO的十字图像特征亚像素定位

利用标准互相关算子(NCCO)对机器视觉领域常用的十字图像特征进行匹配运算,发现相似函数在峰值区域的分布特征为4个互相对称的双曲面.据此提出一种基于NCCO图像匹配的双曲面拟合亚像素精密定位方法:首先进行粗定位,确定整像素级的相似函数峰值点;然后使用伪逆法对峰值区域的4个卦限分别进行最小二乘拟合;最后求解4个拟合双曲面的交点,得到图像特征的亚像素定位坐标.在微装配显微视觉系统上实现了该算法并进行了实验验证.实验表明:与常用的高斯拟合或二次曲面拟合方法相比,双曲面拟合方法在定位精度上为0.25个像素,而计算量大为减少.     

Energetic oxygen ions in the magnetosheath in the negative BZ phase of the CME on January 10, 1997

Energetic oxygen ion flux intensifications were observed by the HEP/LD instrument on board the GEOTAIL satellite thoughout the Bz negative phase of the CME event on January 10, 1997. At this time, the spacecraft was moving in the magnetosheath at 1500 LT on a magnetopause skimming segment of its orbit. The very steady southward magnetic field in the magnetosheath (negative Bz of the CME) was highly inclined forming an angle of 45° with respect to the north direction. The observed oxygen enhancements in the magnetosheath show anisotropic angular distributions which occupy a varying fraction of the unit sphere. These distributions became particularly narrow during the passage of a solar wind pressure pulse between between 1050 and 1113 UT. The details of the angular distributions in the magnetosheath favour a leakage model, although the reconnection model cannot be denied.     

液氧／煤油燃气发生器的试验研究

介绍了液氧／煤油为工质的燃气发生器试验研究方法和结果，着重讨论了发生器在低混合比条件下点火，起动方案和性能参数。