Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly (EIA) and comparison with IRI model during descending phase of solar activity (2005–2009)

The ionospheric variability at equatorial and low latitude region is known to be extreme as compared to mid latitude region. In this study the ionospheric total electron content (TEC), is derived by analyzing dual frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) data recorded at two stations separated by 325 km near the Indian equatorial anomaly region, Varanasi (Geog latitude 25°, 16^/ N, longitude 82°, 59^/ E, Geomagnetic latitude 16°, 08^/ N) and Kanpur (Geog latitude 26°, 18^/ N, longitude 80°, 12^/ E, Geomagnetic latitude 17°, 18^/ N). Specifically, we studied monthly, seasonal and annual variations as well as solar and geomagnetic effects on the equatorial ionospheric anomaly (EIA) during the descending phase of solar activity from 2005 to 2009. It is found that the maximum TEC (EIA) near equatorial anomaly crest yield their maximum values during the equinox months and their minimum values during the summer. Using monthly averaged peak magnitude of TEC, a clear semi-annual variation is seen with two maxima occurring in both spring and autumn. Results also showed the presence of winter anomaly or seasonal anomaly in the EIA crest throughout the period 2005–2009 only except during the deep solar minimum year 2007–2008. The correlation analysis indicate that the variation of EIA crest is more affected by solar activity compared to geomagnetic activity with maximum dependence on the solar EUV flux, which is attributed to direct link of EUV flux on the formation of ionosphere and main agent of the ionization. The statistical mean occurrence of EIA crest in TEC during the year from 2005 to 2009 is found to around 12:54 LT hour and at 21.12° N geographic latitude. The crest of EIA shifts towards lower latitudes and the rate of shift of the crest latitude during this period is found to be 0.87° N/per year. The comparison between IRI models with observation during this period has been made and comparison is poor with increasing solar activity with maximum difference during the year 2005.     

基于WiFi指纹库的室内定位研究进展和展望

首先简要说明了室内定位技术中WiFi定位的优势;然后通过梳理WiFi指纹库的室内定位相关技术研究,简要阐述了WiFi信号的相关特性,并以实验作为佐证,重点介绍了信号传播模型、指纹库构建方法、指纹信号匹配准则和不同手机对WiFi信号敏感差异的标校等相关技术进展;最后,简要介绍了WiFi室内定位技术的未来发展趋势。     

基于萤火虫算法的磁信标自主定位方法

传统定位和跟踪应用(如雷达和GPS等)受天气、地域的限制,无法适应室内、地下、水下等应用场合,对此研究了一种低频磁信标定位方法,可穿透土壤、岩石、海水、建筑物和许多其他类型的介质,不受恶劣的天气条件或昼夜变化的直接影响,在许多室内和室外环境中应用十分方便。针对传统磁信标定位存在的问题,分析了分离式磁信标定位的原理,给出了萤火虫算法在磁信标定位中的数学模型,提出了一种基于萤火虫算法的磁信标自主定位方法,该方法适应性更强,更易于工程实现,最后通过仿真和实验验证了该方法的可行性。     

Prospects of sea launches for Chinese cryogenic liquid-fueled medium-lift launch vehicles

This paper introduces the sea-launch technology of a cryogenic liquid-fueled medium-lift rocket. It first reviews the current state of sea launch technology, and then gives a brief introduction of China’s New Generation Medium-lift Launch Vehicle (NGMLV). The innovations in the NGMVL, such as responsive test and launch control, a H³ launch model, and unmanned operations, provide convenience for sea launches. Based on these innovations, this paper proposes a sea launch scheme, including the system configuration, test and launch processes, and an improved adaptive design for the rocket. Then, the launch platform is discussed in detail, which integrates the functions of sea transportation, assembly and test, as well as technical and launch areas. The layout and function divisions, fluid filling, gas supply and distribution systems, and lossless storage technology of LH2 are described in order. This breakthrough in sea launch technology will enable China to launch medium and large satellites and constellations ‘both on land and sea’, especially into low-inclination Low-Earth Orbits (LEOs), and it allows China to remain competitive in the fast-paced space industry.     

A Carrier Synchronization Algorithm for Autonomous Radio Receiver in Deep Space

The carrier synchronization algorithm of the autonomous radio for deep space is studied. When the signal modulation is unknown, this paper improves the existing universal carrier synchronization loop for multiple modulations, expands the frequency tracking range of the loop, proposes a Tong detection-based M-ary Phase Shift Keying (M-PSK) signal locking detection algorithm to rapidly and effectively determine whether the current phase discrimination mode matches the modulation mode, so as to independently choose whether to switch the phase discrimination mode. Through theoretical analysis and comparison, it is described that the total detection probability of the algorithm proposed in this paper is significantly higher than the probability of single lock detection. Simulation results show that the algorithm has high detection probability and low computational complexity at a low signal to noise ratio.      

UAV navigation in high dynamic environments: A deep reinforcement learning approach

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) navigation is aimed at guiding a UAV to the desired destinations along a collision-free and efficient path without human interventions, and it plays a crucial role in autonomous missions in harsh environments. The recently emerging Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) methods have shown promise for addressing the UAV navigation problem, but most of these methods cannot converge due to the massive amounts of interactive data when a UAV is navigating in high dynamic environments, where there are numerous obstacles moving fast. In this work, we propose an improved DRL-based method to tackle these fundamental limitations. To be specific, we develop a distributed DRL framework to decompose the UAV navigation task into two simpler sub-tasks, each of which is solved through the designed Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) based DRL network by using only part of the interactive data. Furthermore, a clipped DRL loss function is proposed to closely stack the two sub-solutions into one integral for the UAV navigation problem. Extensive simulation results are provided to corroborate the superiority of the proposed method in terms of the convergence and effectiveness compared with those of the state-of-the-art DRL methods.     

NPF算法在X射线脉冲星导航中的应用研究

针对X射线脉冲星导航中航天器模型的强非线性、高阶模型不确定性等问题,提出应用非线性预测滤波(NPF)算法实时估计航天器的轨道信息。首先,建立具有模型不确定性的X射线脉冲星导航定轨指标函数,优化得到满足指标函数最小的系统模型误差值,通过降低模型不确定性的影响来提高航天器自主定轨精度。对STK生成的“火星探路者”和“金星快车”及“北斗一号”三种航天器轨道数据进行分析,仿真结果表明,该算法比EKF算法具有更高的定轨精度,能够满足深空以及近地轨道航天器的自主定轨精度指标要求。     

短基线高准确度时间传递研究

为了实现守时系统与授时系统的高准确度时间同步,通过搬运钟法对微波时间传输系统的可测量时延部分进行准确测量,应用测量结果对微波时间传输系统进行校准,将GPS共视比对结果与微波时间传输系统的单、双向比对结果进行分析研究,并用BIPM(BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES)给出的结果进行验证,得出两种不同时间同步方法的同步误差和两种不同方法产生误差的主要原因,给出了两种不同方法在时间统一系统中的的最佳应用模式。     

一种姿态机动辅助下的天文导航系统偏差自校准方法

基于成像型紫外敏感器的自主导航是一种典型的天文导航方法,其精度不仅取决于敏 感器的测量噪声,而且与系统性误差的大小密切相关。针对成像型紫外地球敏感器的特点, 建立了紫外敏感器测量模型。为消除系统误差对自主导航精度的影响,提出了一种姿态机动 辅助下的偏差自校准导航滤波方法,并以紫外地球敏感器测量偏差为例,设计了导航滤波算 法。数学仿真和半物理仿真结果表明,该方法能显著地提高自主导航精度。
     

考虑时间因素的敏捷自主航天器四维姿态运动规划方法研究

为解决敏捷自主航天器在轨灵巧、精确姿态运动问题,针对复杂空间环境与其自身运动特点,提出了基于改进的快速搜索随机树的四维姿态运动规划方法。仿真算例检验了该规划方法的有效性,结果表明它不仅满足敏捷自主航天器在一定约束条件下指定时间到达指定地点的四维运动要求,而且对四维姿态运动离线与在线规划两种模式也具备较强的适应性。