A novel target detection approach based on adaptive radar waveform design

To resolve problems of complicated clutter, fast-varying scenes, and low signal-clutterratio (SCR) in application of target detection on sea for space-based radar (SBR), a target detection approach based on adaptive waveform design is proposed in this paper. Firstly, complicated sea clutter is modeled as compound Gaussian process, and a target is modeled as some scatterers with Gaussian reflectivity. Secondly, every dwell duration of radar is divided into several sub-dwells. Regular linear frequency modulated pulses are transmitted at Sub-dwell 1, and the received signal at this sub-dwell is used to estimate clutter covariance matrices and pre-detection. Estimated matrices are updated at every following sub-dwell by multiple particle filtering to cope with fast-varying clutter scenes of SBR. Furthermore, waveform of every following sub-dwell is designed adaptively according to mean square optimization technique. Finally, principal component analysis and generalized likelihood ratio test is used for mitigation of colored interference and property of constant false alarm rate, respectively. Simulation results show that, considering configuration of SBR and condition of complicated clutter, 9 dB is reduced for SCR which reliable detection requires by this target detection approach. Therefore, the work in this paper can markedly improve radar detection performance for weak targets.     

Aeroservoelastic modeling and analysis of a canard-configured air-breathing hypersonic vehicles

Air-breathing hypersonic vehicles (HSVs) are typically characterized by interactions of elasticity, propulsion and rigid-body flight dynamics, which may result in intractable aeroservoelastic problem. When canard is added, this problem would be even intensified by the introduction of low-frequency canard pivot mode. This paper concerns how the aeroservoelastic stability of a canard-configured HSV is affected by the pivot stiffnesses of all-moveable horizontal tail (HT) and canard. A wing/pivot system model is developed by considering the pivot torsional flexibility, fuselage vibration, and control input. The governing equations of the aeroservoelastic system are established by combining the equations of rigid-body motion, elastic fuselage model, wing/pivot system models and actuator dynamics. An unsteady aerodynamic model is developed by steady Shock-Expansion theory with an unsteady correction using local piston theory. A baseline controller is given to provide approximate inflight characteristics of rigid-body modes. The vehicle is trimmed for equilibrium state, around which the linearized equations are derived for stability analysis. A comparative study of damping ratios, closed-loop poles and responses are conducted with varying controller gains and pivot stiffnesses. Available bandwidth for control design is discussed and feasible region for pivot stiffnesses of HT and canard is given.     

Geomagnetic activity and solar cycles

Multiple linear regression method is used to estimate the total number of geomagnetic storms per solar cycle and to predict cycle 23’s maximum amplitude. A recurrence trend of 7 and 12 cycles are used as lagged values to estimate the amplitude of the current cycle, which resulted to be equal to 137 (±65) smoothed monthly mean sunspots.     

无人机中翼与尾撑之间易损连接结构研究

针对伞降回收双尾撑后推式气动布局的中小型无人机在非正常着陆情况下中翼损伤的问题,分析了中翼损伤的原因及减少其受损的途径,论证了在尾撑上设置易损连接结构的可行性,给出了在尾撑上设置易损连接结构的原理和方法,有效地解决了此问题.     

Formation tracking control for time-delayed multi-agent systems with second-order dynamics

In this paper, formation tracking control problems for second-order multi-agent systems (MASs) with time-varying delays are studied, specifically those where the position and velocity of followers are designed to form a time-varying formation while tracking those of the leader. A neigh-boring relative state information based formation tracking protocol with an unknown gain matrix and time-varying delays is presented. The formation tracking problems are then transformed into asymptotically stable problems. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach, condi-tions sufficient for second-order MASs with time-varying delays to realize formation tracking are examined. An approach to obtain the unknown gain matrix is given and, since neighboring relative velocity information is difficult to measure in practical applications, a formation tracking protocol with time-varying delays using only neighboring relative position information is introduced. The proposed results can be used on target enclosing problems for MASs with second-order dynamics and time-varying delays. An application for target enclosing by multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is given to demonstrate the feasibility of theoretical results.     

寻的导弹制导中距离测量可能错误时的多模型滤波

寻的制导雷达在电子干扰条件下可能测得错误的距离信息，以切换系统模型来描述此问题，并提出了一种新的多模型跟踪滤波器来实现制导信息的估计。该滤波器分两步序贯处理角度测量和距离测量数据，从而有效地改进了距离测量修正中的线性化参考点。仿真结果表明，这种估计方法使得距离测量正确情况下的滤波精度得到提高，并且能以很高的概率消除错误的距离测量数据对滤波的影响。     

Modified rolling guidance law for single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle against maneuvering target with impact angle constraints

This paper deals with the problem of guidance law design for the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle when impact angle constraints and maneuvering target are taken into consideration. More specifically, a modified rolling guidance law is proposed with the interactive virtual target and the landing point prediction strategy. First, considering the fact that the roll channel can be controlled directly, the relative motion between the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle and the ...     

不确定环境下多无人机任务分配

针对复杂战场环境下无人机与攻击目标之间距离的不确定性,将该距离抽象为一个区间数。在此基础上,构建了不确定环境下多无人机任务分配的数学模型。根据多无人机任务分配问题的特殊性,重新设计了差分进化算法的编码方式、变异操作、交叉操作等。其中,选择操作中,在区间数排序方法的基础上,依照可能度来计算候选解被选中的概率。鉴于差分进化算法中不同变异策略的内在特点和适用场合不尽相同,提出了 3种多变异策略的差分进化算法,以便最大限度地发挥各种变异策略的技术优势。针对 CEC2013测试函数和多无人机任务分配问题分别开展仿真实验,实验结果表明,多变异策略的差分进化算法其性能改进显著,非常适合于求解多无人机任务分 配问题。     

无人作战飞机目标价格参数化估算方法初探

通过收集整理国外10余种大型无人侦察机和察打一体无人机的技术数据和成本数据,建立了无人机平台机体、雷达系统、光电/红外传感器和地面控制站的目标价格估算模型,并以X-47B作为算例,验证了该模型用于估算无人作战飞机系统目标价格的适用性。