运输类飞机防冰除冰适航取证分析

飞机的防冰除冰能力对飞机在恶劣天气下的飞行安全有重要影响,是适航审定中十分重要的一环。通过对运输类飞机防冰除冰系统有关适航标准、相关技术性文件、咨询通报及运输类飞机防冰除冰系统适航符合性验证方法的研究,介绍了CCAR25R4（草案）中对飞机不同部件、系统的除冰防冰要求,适航性验证时对大气结冰环境参数的要求;并对几类常规的飞机防冰系统试验进行综述,对大飞机防冰除冰系统的适航取证工作提供一定的指导意义。     

轴径流组合压气机中动叶尾迹与势流叠加特性的数值研究

对一级轴流和离心叶轮组成的组合压气机非定常流场进行模拟,通过影响因素分组法,讨论了上游轴流叶轮尾迹与下游离心叶轮势流共同对中间静叶气流非定常流动的干涉特性及离心叶轮势流单独对静叶气流非定常流动造成的影响,并得到轴流叶轮与静叶间、轴流叶轮与离心叶轮间和静叶与离心叶轮间的干涉现象对下游离心叶轮进口气流产生的影响.结果表明:当上游轴流叶轮叶片尾迹和下游离心叶轮势流在中间静叶流道内发生耦合叠加时,会导致两种影响因素出现彼此相互激励或抑制现象;在离心叶轮进口处,轴流叶轮与静叶间、轴流叶轮与离心叶轮间和静叶与离心叶轮间的叠加干涉相位不同,将会导致此处气流产生畸变,直接影响离心叶轮进口气流角的非定常波动幅值.      

涡轴发动机监视参数选择与诊断方法研究

介绍了涡轴发动机性能参数与监测参数选取的依据和方法 ,建立了利用故障因子概念诊断发动机故障的数学模型 ,给出了亚定型故障诊断方程组的解法及其发动机健康状况判定依据和故障诊断有效性的评价指标。运用发动机的实际无故障数据和模拟故障数据进行了仿真。结果表明 :建立的诊断模型可信 ;选取不同的测量参数可诊断不同的发动机故障 ;减少系统测量误差可以提高诊断的有效性。该系统对在役涡轴发动机的健康监视具有实用性 ,对其它发动机具有参考价值。     

测速雷达的电波折射简易修正方法及精度分析

为尽量简化多测速雷达定轨系统的气象测量，探讨了采用Hopfield对流层折射指数模型代替探空气象测量的适用性。主要分析了采用Hopfield模型与采用实际探空测量数据的折射误差修正量差别，目标轨迹误差对修正量的影响，以及气象参数对修正量的影响。     

A call for proactive xenoarchaeological guidelines – Scientific, policy and socio-political considerations

As planetary exploration advances, the likelihood of encountering suspected artifacts of astrobiological activity increases, which, it is argued, should be investigated under the auspices of proto-scientific xenoarchaeology. Considering both the unfavorable conditions under which such an investigation may be undertaken (e.g., while observing international planetary protection protocols, utilizing remote sensing techniques in exotic pressure, temperature, chemical, and gravity environments, or adhering to stringent terrestrial biological quarantine and security measures) as well as the demonstrated propensity of the social mind to romanticize or mythologize even the most benign planetary landforms, it is clear that a reactive and poorly preconceived xenoarchaeological methodology will be plagued by inaccuracies, rushed judgments, unrealized bias, misinformation, and erroneous conclusions, along with the negative socio-political impacts that accompany them. Central principles for establishing a rigorous xenoarchaeological methodology are proposed, scientific and technical difficulties are discussed, pertinent international protocols and agreements are reviewed, and sociological and historical considerations are explored.     

Science and technology for national development: The case of Israel's space program

In the last 25 years Israel developed highly advanced space industry and capable indigenous infrastructure of space technology. The special interconnections between the academia, the industry and different government agencies had a valuable influence on this successful process. This paper identifies and analyzes the characteristics of this partnership. It addresses the issue of sustaining this partnership and maintain it as a major driving force of the Israeli space program in order to provide some conclusions for similar actors, seeking to enhance their space activities and capabilities.     

Modelling the effects of microgravity on the permeability of air interface respiratory epithelial cell layers

Although it has been suggested that microgravity might affect drug absorption in vivo, drug permeability across epithelial barriers has not yet been investigated in vitro during modelled microgravity. Therefore, a cell culture/diffusion chamber was designed specifically to accommodate epithelial cell layers in a 3D-clinostat and allow epithelial permeability to be measured under microgravity conditions in vitro with minimum alteration to established cell culture techniques. Human respiratory epithelial Calu-3 cell layers were used to model the airway epithelium. Cells grown at an air interface in the diffusion chamber from day 1 or day 5 after seeding on 24-well polyester Transwell cell culture inserts developed a similar transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) to cells cultured in conventional cell culture plates. Confluent Calu-3 layers exposed to modelled microgravity in the 3D-clinostat for up to 48 h maintained their high TER. The permeability of the paracellular marker ¹⁴C-mannitol was unaffected after a 24 h rotation of the cell layers in the 3D-clinostat, but was increased 2-fold after 48 h of modelled microgravity. It was demonstrated that the culture/diffusion chamber developed is suitable for culturing epithelial cell layers and, when subjected to rotation in the 3D-clinostat, will be a valuable in vitro system in which to study the influence of microgravity on epithelial permeability and drug transport.     

Application of neural networks to South African GPS TEC modelling

The propagation of radio signals in the Earth’s atmosphere is dominantly affected by the ionosphere due to its dispersive nature. Global Positioning System (GPS) data provides relevant information that leads to the derivation of total electron content (TEC) which can be considered as the ionosphere’s measure of ionisation. This paper presents part of a feasibility study for the development of a Neural Network (NN) based model for the prediction of South African GPS derived TEC. The South African GPS receiver network is operated and maintained by the Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping (CDSM) in Cape Town, South Africa. Vertical total electron content (VTEC) was calculated for four GPS receiver stations using the Adjusted Spherical Harmonic (ASHA) model. Factors that influence TEC were then identified and used to derive input parameters for the NN. The well established factors used are seasonal variation, diurnal variation, solar activity and magnetic activity. Comparison of diurnal predicted TEC values from both the NN model and the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2001) with GPS TEC revealed that the IRI provides more accurate predictions than the NN model during the spring equinoxes. However, on average the NN model predicts GPS TEC more accurately than the IRI model over the GPS locations considered within South Africa.     

Didactic satellite based on Android platform for space operation demonstration and development

Space technology plays a pivotal role in society development. It offers new methods for telemetry, monitoring and control. However, this sector requires training, research and skills development but the lack of instruments, materials and budgets affects the ambiguity to understand satellite technology. The objective of this paper is to describe a demonstration prototype of a smart phone device for space operations study. Therefore, the first task was carried out to give a demonstration for spatial imagery and attitude determination missions through a wireless communication. The smart phone’s Bluetooth was used to achieve this goal inclusive of a new method to enable real time transmission. In addition, an algorithm around a quaternion based Kalman filter was included in order to detect the reliability of the prototype's orientation. The second task was carried out to provide a demonstration for the attitude control mission using the smart phone’s orientation sensor, including a new method for an autonomous guided mode. As a result, the acquisition platform showed real time measurement with good accuracy for orientation detection and image transmission. In addition, the prototype kept the balance during the demonstration based on the attitude control method.     

Outer space,Geneva and the Conference on Disarmament: Future directions

Global dependence on the space sector is increasing rapidly. However, the growing challenges outer space poses to international security have not, as yet, been effectively addressed in the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) or in other multilateral fora. This paper briefly reviews the current state of affairs of international security and outer space and explores the challenges the international community faces in building international agreements for improved space security and global stability. It examines some of the hurdles that are faced in tackling space security issues are and provides some thinking on ways to overcome them. The paper concludes that there is a potential role for the disarmament community and the CD in particular. As potential conflicts in outer space emerge, having invested bodies and communities such as the CD and a strong cadre of disarmament diplomats and NGOs to act as an informed hub on space and disarmament issues is essential.