星载SAR成像处理系统中多线程矩阵转置的设计和实现

矩阵转置被广泛地应用在星载合成孔径雷达的地面成像处理中,由于对原始回波数据快速成像的需求,根据现有共享内存系统的特点,提出利用多线程矩阵转置的并行处理方法。在Linux环境下,利用基于Pthread的线程调度方法和封装类,在研究和分析矩阵转置的几种处理方法的基础上,设计和实现多线程矩阵转置。通过在HP Proliant DL580平台上的实验证明,多线程矩阵转置与传统的矩阵转置相比,能充分利用处理器的资源,具有良好的并行扩展性,有利于进行快速成像处理。     

空间飞行器交会对接相对位置和姿态的在轨自检校光学成像测量算法

空间飞行器交会对接的最后逼近阶段，通常采用光学成像敏感器来测量跟踪飞行器和目标飞行器之间的相对位置和姿态。考虑到飞行器在轨运行期间，CCD相机受空间环境的影响，其内参数会发生变化的实际情况，提出了一种单CCD在轨自检校光学测量方案，其主要特点是飞行器在执行测量任务时，可同时进行相机内参数的自检校。首先根据严格的中心投影共线条件方程，推导出目标飞行器光学特征点坐标和对应的像点坐标与内参数及相对位置和姿态的严格解析关系；然后建立了内参数及相对位置和姿态的解析表达式；提出了目标航天器上光学特征点的布设要求。通过严格的理论分析和数值仿真，单CCD在轨自检校光学测量方案具有可靠性高、精度高、算法易实现、适应能力强等优点。     

W波段FMCW体制ISAR系统成像及试验验证

毫米波雷达具有高分辨率、小型化、轻型化等特点,是现代雷达应用的一个重要发展方向。随着W波段元器件的突破,W波段逆合成孔径雷达(ISAR)系统的研究引起了世界发达国家的重视。W波段ISAR图像分辨率高,目标散射细节更丰富,可提高目标分类、识别精度,在军民领域均有很大的应用价值。介绍了一种W波段调频连续波(FMCW)体制ISAR系统,探讨了该体制ISAR系统性能并介绍了W波段FMCW ISAR成像处理算法。该系统发射信号中心频率为94 GHz,带宽为5 GHz。利用该系统开展了ISAR转台试验,并利用RD算法得到了ISAR系统初步成像结果。     

基于脉冲交错的数字阵列雷达任务优化调度算法

针对数字阵列雷达搜索、跟踪和成像任务的资源调度问题,提出一种数字阵列雷达(DAR)任务的优化调度算法。该算法以脉冲交错技术为基础,在对目标搜索与跟踪的同时,利用基于压缩感知的稀疏孔径认知逆合成孔径雷达(ISAR)成像方法对部分精密跟踪目标成像,并采用观测时间动态调整策略以提高雷达系统的自适应能力。仿真结果表明,与传统雷达资源调度算法相比,该算法可以将成像任务考虑到优化调度模型中并合理分配资源,实现雷达多任务并行的调度,获得更高的资源利用率与期望的成像质量。     

紫外CCD敏感器头部电路系统的研究

介绍了我国探月工程之嫦娥一号卫星的紫外CCD敏感器系统的CCD电路的软硬件的开发研究.紫外CCD敏感器由光学结构、CCD及处理线路、数据处理单元及其软件组成.入射光经光学系统后,照射在CCD敏感元件,经视频处理电路处理后形成数字图像信号.数字图像信号保存在数据存储器中,由数据处理器进行分析处理.计算得到月球的中心并转换为探测器对月姿态角,其中紫外CCD敏感器头部电路包括CCD电路、时序电路、驱动电路、视频处理电路和电源电路.核心器件CCD采用E2V公司的CCD48-20芯片,文中重点介绍该CCD的时序、驱动和Smear等难点问题.      

环境减灾-1A、1B卫星光学载荷在轨运行情况分析

环境减灾-1A、1B卫星于2008年9月6日发射升空,至2013年7月20日,2颗卫星的4台宽覆盖多光谱CCD相机、1台超光谱成像仪(HSI)和1台红外相机(IRS)已在轨稳定工作近5年,共获取超过61万景2级地面遥感图像数据。文章对在轨运行的光学载荷遥测参数进行了统计和分析,结果表明:DC/DC电压遥测变化量不超过5%,关键光机部位温度遥测变化量小于2.25℃,转动部件电压和电流遥测变化量小于1%,遥测参数均在设计范围内,显示光学载荷在轨稳定正常工作。最后,综合分析了光学载荷图像数据应用情况,分析表明:光学载荷图像数据具有较强的地物影像分类、提取和分辨能力,与国外同类卫星比较,水体识别符合度达到90%以上,旱情分级符合度大于66%,光谱分辨率达到5nm,积雪范围提取精度达到90%以上,在各类应用领域发挥了较大的效能。     

星载SAR在轨成像实时处理算法研究

星载合成孔径雷达(SAR)分辨率和幅宽的不断提高,其产生的原始数据率越来越大,采用在轨实时成像处理形成图像,在图像域再进行传统的图像数据处理和传输,有助于降低星-地数据传输速率,为了提高星载SAR在轨成像处理的实时性,文章分析了星上特殊条件对星载SAR处理算法实时性所提出的约束,对RD、波束域、CS等经典的星载SAR成像处理算法的运算量进行了比较,以CS算法为例,研究了相位补偿因子对CS成像处理算法的实时性影响,提出了一种补偿因子区域不变的CS成像算法,它极大地减少了成像处理算法的运算量,并通过仿真实验结果验证了该算法的有效性。     

三维激光成像系统的点云模型真彩色处理方法

三维激光成像系统获得的点云数据精度高并且保有高精度的高程信息,然而特征信息不明显,没有保留全部的点和点的拓扑关系,无法直接判读地面物体;影像数据空间分辨率和精度低,并且缺少高程信息,然而其影像的特征连续,光谱信息丰富.因此,进行点云数据与影像数据融合方法的研究是目前三维激光成像系统研制的前沿性课题.针对点云数据与影像数据融合方法的研究,提出了一种三维激光成像系统点云模型真彩色处理的方法.实验结果显示,采用所提出的方法,不仅能够获得被扫描物体的位置信息和大小信息,而且能够得到被扫描物体的表面纹理细节信息.     

Analysis of total visual and CCD V-broadband observations of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp): 1995–2001

We developed a general method for determination of water production rates from groundbased visual observations and applied it to Comet Hale–Bopp. Our main objective is to extend the method to include total visual magnitude observations obtained with CCD detector and V filter in the analysis of total visual magnitudes. We compare the CCD V-broadband careful observations of Liller [Liller, W. Pre-perihelion CCD photometry of Comet 1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp). Planet. Space Sci. 45, 1505–1513, 1997; Liller, W. CCD photometry of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp): 1995–2000. Int. Comet Quart. 23(3), 93–97, 2001] with the total visual magnitude observations from experienced international observers found in the International Comet Quarterly (ICQ) archive. A data set of ∼400 CCD observations covering about the same 6 years time span of the ∼12,000 ICQ selected total visual magnitude observations were used in the analysis. A least-square method applied to the water production rates, yields power laws as a function of the heliocentric distances for the pre- and post-perihelion phases. The average dimension of the nucleus as well as its effective active area is determined and compared with values published in the literature.     

Cost-driven design of small satellite remote sensing systems*

Earth remote sensing (alongside communications) is one of the key application of Earth-orbiting satellites. Civilian satellites in the LANDSAT and SPOT series provide Earth images which have been used for a vast spectrum of applications in agriculture, meteorology, hydrology, urban planning and geology, to name but a few. In the defence sector, satellite remote sensing systems are a critical tool in strategic and tactical planning – for the countries which can afford them. To date, remote sensing satellites have fallen into one of these two categories: military missions driven by the requirement for very high resolution and orbital agility; and multipurpose civil satellites using general purpose sensors to serve a diverse community of end users. For military-style missions, the drive to high resolution sets the requirements for optics, attitude control and downlink data bandwidth. For civil missions, the requirement to satisfy multiple, diverse user applications forces compromises on spectral band and orbit selection. Although there are exceptions, many small satellite remote sensing missions carry on in this tradition, concentrating on ultra high resolution products for multiple user communities. This results in satellites costing on the order of US $100 M, not optimised for any particular application. This paper explores an alternative path to satellite remote sensing, aiming simultaneously to reduce cost and to optimise imaging products for specific applications. By decreasing the cost of the remote sensing satellite system to a critical point, it becomes appropriate to optimise the sensor's spectral and temporal characteristics to fit the requirements of a small, specialised user base. The critical engineering trade-off faced in a cost driven mission is how to reduce mission cost while still delivering a useful product to the selected user. At the Surrey Space Centre, we have pursued an engineering path using two dimensional CCD array sensors, commercial off-the-shelf lenses and gravity-gradient stabilised microsatellites. In spite of the inherent limitations of such systems, recent successes with the Thai Microsatellite Company's Thai-Phutt satellite show that a system costing in the region of US $3 million, can approach the spectral and spatial characteristics of LANDSAT. Surrey's UoSAT-12 minisatellite (to be launched April, 1999) will further develop this cost-driven approach to provide 10 m panchromatic resolution and 30 m multi-spectral resolution. This paper describes the Thai-Phutt and UoSAT-12 imaging systems, explaining the engineering methods and trade-offs. Although Surrey is presently the only centre presently pursuing such implementations, our paper shows that they deserve wider consideration.