用于航天器的GPS姿态和轨道确定技术

ＧＰＳ接收机的进展已可用于空间导航和姿态确定。正在研制的ＧＰＳＴｅｎｓｏｒ＾ＴＭ将作为空间固态ＧＰＳ姿态和轨道确定接收机，并将进行质量合格检验。     

EVA-related activities in Japan

Recognizing the importance and fertility of the extra vehicular activity technologies in future space development and utilization, some related research activities have been conducted in Japan, though it has not committed itself to developing its own manned space flight capability. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and evaluate these EVA-related activities and to indicate the next step for Japan to get into the era of manned space activities including EVA in reality.     

Comparison of gradual and rapid onset runs in a short-arm centrifugation

A gradual onset run (GOR) in a short-arm centrifugation was performed on ten healthy students. The centrifuge had a 1.8 m radius, and the subjects sat on a chair in a cabin. The Gz force increased to 2.2 Gz at 0.1 °/sec² for 32 min. and the same Gz-level was maintained for 20 min. Three out of ten subjects completed the whole protocol; the load on the others was terminated because of symptoms or increased heart rate. There were few symptoms such as vertigo, that was a common problem with a rapid onset run (ROR) in former experiments, due to the short-arm centrifugation. The changes of the flicker test after the load were much less in the GOR protocol than in the ROR protocol, even in the terminated group. GOR seemed preferable to ROR in preventing vertigo even though it took longer to reach the necessary G load.     

Drilling systems for extraterrestrial subsurface exploration

Drilling consists of 2 processes: breaking the formation with a bit and removing the drilled cuttings. In rotary drilling, rotational speed and weight on bit are used to control drilling, and the optimization of these parameters can markedly improve drilling performance. Although fluids are used for cuttings removal in terrestrial drilling, most planetary drilling systems conduct dry drilling with an auger. Chip removal via water-ice sublimation (when excavating water-ice-bound formations at pressure below the triple point of water) and pneumatic systems are also possible. Pneumatic systems use the gas or vaporization products of a high-density liquid brought from Earth, gas provided by an in situ compressor, or combustion products of a monopropellant. Drill bits can be divided into coring bits, which excavate an annular shaped hole, and full-faced bits. While cylindrical cores are generally superior as scientific samples, and coring drills have better performance characteristics, full-faced bits are simpler systems because the handling of a core requires a very complex robotic mechanism. The greatest constraints to extraterrestrial drilling are (1) the extreme environmental conditions, such as temperature, dust, and pressure; (2) the light-time communications delay, which necessitates highly autonomous systems; and (3) the mission and science constraints, such as mass and power budgets and the types of drilled samples needed for scientific analysis. A classification scheme based on drilling depth is proposed. Each of the 4 depth categories (surface drills, 1-meter class drills, 10-meter class drills, and deep drills) has distinct technological profiles and scientific ramifications.     

Experiment LEND of the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for high-resolution mapping of neutron emission of the Moon

The scientific objectives of neutron mapping of the Moon are presented as 3 investigation tasks of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. Two tasks focus on mapping hydrogen content over the entire Moon and on testing the presence of water-ice deposits at the bottom of permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles. The third task corresponds to the determination of neutron contribution to the total radiation dose at an altitude of 50 km above the Moon. We show that the Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND) will be capable of carrying out all 3 investigations. The design concept of LEND is presented together with results of numerical simulations of the instrument's sensitivity for hydrogen detection. The sensitivity of LEND is shown to be characterized by a hydrogen detection limit of about 100 ppm for a polar reference area with a radius of 5 km. If the presence of ice deposits in polar "cold traps" is confirmed, a unique record of many millions of years of lunar history would be obtained, by which the history of lunar impacts could be discerned from the layers of water ice and dust. Future applications of a LEND-type instrument for Mars orbital observations are also discussed.     

Effect of Interplanetary Transients on Cosmic Ray Anisotropic Variations

In the present work the cosmic ray intensity data recorded with ground-based neutron monitor at Deep River has investigated taking into account the associated interplanetary magnetic field and solar wind plasma data during 1981—1994.A large number of days having abnormally high/low amplitudes for successive number of five or more days as compared to annual average amplitude of diurnal anisotropy have been taken as high/low amplitude anisotropic wave train events(HAE/LAE).The amplitude of the diurnal anisotropy of these events is found to increase on the days of magnetic cloud as compared to the days prior to the event and it found to decrease during the later period of the event as the cloud passes the Earth.The High-Speed Solar Wind Streams(HSSWS)do not play any significant role in causing these types of events. The interplanetary disturbances(magnetic clouds)are also effective in producing cosmic ray decreases.Hαsolar flares have a good positive correlation with both amplitude and direction of the anisotropy for HAEs, whereas PMSs have a good positive correlation with both amplitude and direction of the anisotropy for LAEs. The source responsible for these unusual anisotropic wave trains in CR has been proposed.     

美国教育资金渠道与管理体制

对美国教育资金来源渠道和管理体制加以介绍,以作者在美国见闻和感受,详细介绍了美国教育的地方管理、校区划分、融资渠道、资金使用与管理体制诸方面的真实情况,通过对美国教育资金管理的实地考察,对我国目前舆论界所关注的教育产业化问题提出了质疑。     

供测量高阻率材料电压、电流和电阻用的前置放大器

本文介绍一种供测量高阻率材料直流电压、电流和电阻用的前置放大器,其测量范围分别为:电压:30μv～10v;电流:10~(-2)～10~(-13)A;电阻:10~3～10~(13)Ω。若在反馈回路中接入适当的电容器还可测量电荷。本前置放大器采用市场上供应的运算放大器制成,其体积较小,并可与市场上大量供应的电压表或记录器联合使用,适用于无定形的(非晶体的)半导体薄膜电气性能的就地测量。     

量子霍尔效应在计量学中的应用

在强磁场和低温下测量二维电子气的霍尔效应(Hall effect)时,可以观察到量子霍尔效应现象(QHE)。该系统在极限零温度下的实验结果表明:随磁场 B 而变的霍尔电阻呈现出台阶式平稳变化。在实验的不确定度范围内,其每一台阶的平稳值与器件的材料、几何尺寸以及其它参数无关。对于理想系统,R_H 仪与基本常数有关。量子霍尔效应应用于计量学时,应对实际系统的实验结果进行必要的修正。     

在线测量表面粗糙度的传感器及其应用

介绍用于表面粗糙度在线测量的各种非接触光学法,包括反射光位置检测法、聚焦误差检测法、使用光纤和光杠杆的方法。其结果和机械式表面粗糙度轮廓仪所得十分吻合。然而、切屑、润滑液和机床振动会影响在线测量的精度或可行性。