Analysis of the orbit lifetime of CubeSats in low Earth orbits including periodic variation in drag due to attitude motion

It is estimated that more than 22,300 human-made objects are in orbit around the Earth, with a total mass above 8,400,000 kg. Around 89% of these objects are non-operational and without control, which makes them to be considered orbital debris. These numbers consider only objects with dimensions larger than 10 cm. Besides those numbers, there are also about 2000 operational satellites in orbit nowadays. The space debris represents a hazard to operational satellites and to the space operations. A major concern is that this number is growing, due to new launches and particles generated by collisions. Another important point is that the development of CubeSats has increased exponentially in the last years, increasing the number of objects in space, mainly in the Low Earth Orbits (LEO). Due to the short operational time, CubeSats boost the debris population. One of the requirements for space debris mitigation in LEO is the limitation of the orbital lifetime of the satellites, which needs to be lower than 25 years. However, there are space debris with longer estimated decay time. In LEÓs, the influence of the atmospheric drag is the main orbital perturbation, and is used in maneuvers to increment the losses in the satellite orbital energy, to locate satellites in constellations and to accelerate the decay.The goal of the present research is to study the influence of aerodynamic rotational maneuver in the CubeSat?s orbital lifetime. The rotational axis is orthogonal to the orbital plane of the CubeSat, which generates variations in the ballistic coefficient along the trajectory. The maneuver is proposed to accelerate the decay and to mitigate orbital debris generated by non-operational CubeSats. The panel method is selected to determine the drag coefficient as a function of the flow incident angle and the spinning rate. The pressure distribution is integrated from the satellite faces at hypersonic rarefied flow to calculate the drag coefficient. The mathematical model considers the gravitational potential of the Earth and the deceleration due to drag. To analyze the effects of the rotation during the decay, multiple trajectories were propagated, comparing the results obtained assuming a constant drag coefficient with trajectories where the drag coefficient changes periodically. The initial perigees selected were lower than 400 km of altitude with eccentricities ranging from 0.00 to 0.02. Six values for the angular velocity were applied in the maneuver. The technique of rotating the spacecraft is an interesting solution to increase the orbit decay of a CubeSat without implementing additional de-orbit devices. Significant changes in the decay time are presented due to the increase of the mean drag coefficient calculated by the panel method, when the maneuver is applied, reducing the orbital lifetime, however the results are independent of the angular velocity of the satellite.     

基于EGView的SR20飞机的发动机爆震分析

基于EGView软件对SR20飞机出现的多起发动机CHT异常升高故障进行了分析，结果表明出现了早燃引发的爆震，进一步对爆震发生的几率以及如何减小爆震的强度和持续时间进行了研究，并就该机型在运行中减少爆震的发生提出了建议。     

Interstellar hydrogen bonding

This paper reports the first extensive study of the existence and effects of interstellar hydrogen bonding. The reactions that occur on the surface of the interstellar dust grains are the dominant processes by which interstellar molecules are formed. Water molecules constitute about 70% of the interstellar ice. These water molecules serve as the platform for hydrogen bonding. High level quantum chemical simulations for the hydrogen bond interaction between 20 interstellar molecules (known and possible) and water are carried out using different ab-intio methods. It is evident that if the formation of these species is mainly governed by the ice phase reactions, there is a direct correlation between the binding energies of these complexes and the gas phase abundances of these interstellar molecules. Interstellar hydrogen bonding may cause lower gas abundance of the complex organic molecules (COMs) at the low temperature. From these results, ketenes whose less stable isomers that are more strongly bonded to the surface of the interstellar dust grains have been observed are proposed as suitable candidates for astronomical observations.     

基于PCA聚类机场跑道利用率研究分析

机场跑道利用率低一直是制约机场运行效率的主要因素之一.为找出机场跑道利用率低的机场,首先运用数据挖掘的方式,结合国内外相关研究,找到一套适合机场跑道利用率的评价指标体系,利用主成分聚类分析方法,建立基于主成分聚类分析下机场跑道聚类结果;其次对聚类分析得到的相关图表加以说明,并揭示各大机场跑道利用状况的发展趋势并加以分析.结果表明:PCA聚类分析优于聚类分析,具有一定实用性.     

主被动传感器UT-DC目标定位算法

主被动传感器融合定位具有高度非线性,针对采用传统的线性化方法计算变量统计特性,理论定位结果与实际定位结果相差较大的情况,文章提出了基于不敏变换(UT)的数据压缩(DC)融合定位算法。首先,通过不敏变换精确计算了二维变量的统计特性,减小了非线性误差的影响;其次,针对数据压缩过程中量测信息重复利用的问题进行去相关性处理,获得较高的定位精度;最后,通过理论分析和仿真结果验证,相较于传统的线性化处理方式相差较大的情况,基于不敏变换的数据压缩融合定位方法理论结果与实际结果相吻合。     

弹道跟踪数据融合处理的快速算法

针对弹道跟踪数据融合处理中的大计算量环节研究了快速算法。用样条函数表示弹道参数,建立了多测元的联合观测模型和弹道参数的非线性融合计算模型,给出了弹道参数的求解算法,分析了弹道参数融合计算中的大型矩阵运算问题,利用基础线性代数函数库提高了大型矩阵的运算速度。建立了样条模型计算的非线性约束优化模型,给出了确定样条节点位置的优化算法,通过分析样条模型的计算原理设计了并行算法,实现了样条模型的并行化计算。仿真结果表明,弹道参数融合计算和样条模型计算的效率都得到了显著提高,计算时间减少了65.47%,对缩短数据处理周期有重要意义。     

基于声波传播时间估计的气流速度测量方法

 为实现对亚声速和超声速气流速度的统一测量,提出了一种基于声传感器的新型测量方法。首先,根据声波在亚声速和超声速气流中的传播特性,利用特定的测量装置建立了声波传播时间与气流速度之间的数学模型,从而将气流速度的测量问题转化为声波传播时间的测量问题。然后,在此基础上,利用计时法和最大似然估计(MLE)方法来估计声波传播时间;其中,计时法在实时性上优势明显,而MLE方法则在可靠性上优于前者。最后,分别从阵元位置扰动性、计时误差和克拉美-罗界(CRB)3个方面对所提算法的性能进行了分析与仿真验证。结果表明,该算法能够实现对亚声速和超声速气流速度的精确测量。     

Identification and standardization of maneuvers based upon operational flight data

To find a way of loads analysis from operational flight data for advanced aircraft,maneuver identification and standardization jobs are conducted in this paper. For thousands of sorties from one aircraft, after studying the flight attitude when performing actions, the start and end time of the maneuvers can be determined. According to those time points, various types of maneuvers during the flight are extracted in the form of multi-parameters time histories. By analyzing the numerical range and curve shape of those parameters, a characteristic data library is established to model all types of maneuvers. Based on this library, a computer procedure using pattern-recognition theory is programmed to conduct automatic maneuver identification with high accuracy. In that way, operational loads are classified according to maneuver type. For a group of identified maneuvers of the same type, after the processes of time normalization, trace shifting, as well as averaging and smoothing, the idealization standard time history of each maneuver type is established.Finally, the typical load statuses are determined successfully based on standard maneuvers. The proposed method of maneuver identification and standardization is able to derive operational loads effectively, and might be applied to monitoring loads in Individual Aircraft Tracking Program(IATP).     

飞机故障排除专家辅助系统的设计与开发

简要介绍了飞机故障排除的专家辅助系统设计与开发,该系统以飞机专家在维护飞机过程中所积累的经验知识为例,结合故障隔离手册的内容,通过建立数据库的形式,依据人工智能的理论,使其具有查询功能,自动优选排故方法以及对故障内容的添加、修改、删除功能。     

乘波构型的钝化方法及其对性能影响研究

前缘钝化是解决乘波构型飞行器气动热问题的有效方法之一.按照乘波构型的设计特点,对已有的两种钝化方法分别进行了改进.采用CFD方法分析了前缘钝化及不同钝化半径对乘波构型性能的影响,得出了乘波构型气动力和气动热性能参数随钝化半径的变化规律.计算结果表明:在相同的钝化半径下,按改进的Tincher方法钝化后的乘波构型与按改进的Takashima方法钝化后的乘波构型相比:升阻比大、总的表面积小、最大热流密度基本一样,非驻点区乘波构型前缘的热流密度峰值较大.因而按改进的Tincher方法钝化后的乘波构型气动性能明显好于按改进的Takashima方法钝化后的乘波构型,而气动热性能则略差于后者.分析表明:钝化后的乘波构型性能不仅与钝化半径有关,而且受钝化方法的影响也很大.在对高超声速乘波飞行器进行布局设计时,应针对乘波构型的设计特点,采用合适的钝化方法,综合考虑钝化方法和钝化半径对气动力和气动热性能的影响效应,寻找最佳的钝化方案.研究结论可为高超声速乘波飞行器的外形设计提供一定的依据.