Relative amplitude of the total electron content variations depending on geomagnetic activity

We developed a method of estimation of a relative amplitude dI/I of the total electron content (TEC) variations in the ionosphere as deduced from the data of the global GPS receivers network. To obtain statistically significant results we picked out three latitudinal belts provided in the Internet by the maximum number of GPS sites. They are high-latitudinal belt (50–80°N, 200–300°E; 59 sites), mid latitude belt (20–50°N, 200–300°E; 817 sites), and equatorial belt (±20°N, 0–360°E; 76 sites). The results of the analysis of the diurnal and latitudinal dependencies of dI/I and dI/I distribution probability for 52 days with different levels of geomagnetic activity are presented. It was found that on average the relative amplitude of the TEC variations varies within the range 0–10% proportionally to the value of the K_p geomagnetic index. In quiet conditions the relative amplitude dI/I of the TEC variations at night significantly exceeds the daytime relative amplitude. At high levels of magnetic field disturbances, the geomagnetic control of the amplitude of TEC variations at high and middle latitudes is much more significant than the regular diurnal variations. At the equatorial belt, on average, the amplitude of TEC variations in quiet and disturbed periods almost does not differ. The obtained results may be useful for development of the theory of ionospheric irregularities.     

基于数值分析的空速-动压信息处理方法

从数值计算方法的角度对大气数据校验系统设计中空速、指示空速与动压、静压转换关系进行研究,提出了一种新的转换方法。在PC计算机和ARM嵌入式计算机S3C2410上进行了模拟仿真,给出了计算程序和分析结果,与传统方法相比,具有转换速度快、程序简捷、精度高的特点,该方法用软件容易实现,可以很方便地应用到其它传感器的研究与设计中。     

Analysis of the ionosphere/plasmasphere electron content variability during strong geomagnetic storm

The ionosphere/plasmasphere electron content (PEC) variations during strong geomagnetic storms in November 2004 were estimated by combining of mid-latitude Kharkov incoherent scatter radar observations and GPS TEC data derived from global TEC maps. The comparison between two independent measurements was performed by analysis of the height-temporal distribution for specific location corresponding to the mid-latitudes of Europe. The percentage contribution of PEC to GPS TEC indicated the clear dependence from the time with maximal values (more than 70%) during night-time. During day-time the lesser values (30–45%) were observed for quiet geomagnetic conditions and rather high values of the PEC contribution to GPS TEC (up to 90%) were observed during strong negative storm. These changes can be explained by the competing effects of electric fields and winds, which tend to raise the layer to the region with lower loss rate and movement of the ionospheric plasma to the plasmasphere.     

Real-time mosaicking for infrared videos from an oblique sweeping camera

Image mosaicking is widely used in Geographic Information Systems (GISs) for large-scale ground surface analysis. However, most existing mosaicking methods can only be used in offline processing due to the enormous amounts of computation. In this paper, we propose a novel and practical algorithm for real-time infrared video mosaicking. To achieve this, a novel fast template matching algorithm based on Sum of Cosine Differences (SCD) is proposed to coarsely match the sequential images. The high speed of the proposed template matching algorithm is obtained by computing correlation with Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). We also propose a novel fast Least Squares Matching (LSM) algorithm for inter-frame fine registration, which can significantly reduce the computation without degrading the matching accuracy. In addition, the proposed fast LSM can effectively adapt for noise degradation and geometric distortion. Based on the proposed fast template matching algorithm and fine registration algorithm, we develop a practical real-time mosaicking approach which can produce seamless mosaic image highly efficiently. Experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is not just computationally efficient but also robust against various noise distortions.     

光机热集成分析中数据转换接口的研究

光机热集成分析中的数据转换接口是实现光、机、热各分析软件间数据有效传递的重要手段。Zernike多项式的优点决定了它作为各分析软件间的数据接口工具是非常方便和成熟的。以一种数据处理算法和最小二乘法为Zernike多项式拟合的基础,编制了数据转换接口,实现了分析模块间数据的转换,并在某空间遥感器主镜系统的光机热集成分析中得到应用。     

基于推力器的组合航天器质量特性辨识方法研究

组合航天器的质量特性辨识对提高其姿态轨道控制的精度和快速性有至关重要的作用。对基于推力器的总质量、质心位置和惯量矩阵的在轨辨识进行了研究。基于推力作用下的平动方程可得到质心位置和总质量的耦合辨识方程,基于转动方程可得到转动惯量和质心位置的耦合辨识方程,通过对角速度和线加速度进行多次采样,利用最小二乘法求解这2类辨识方程可完成总质量、质心位置和惯量矩阵的在轨辨识。基于上述辨识原理,提出一种闭环稳定的解耦质量特性辨识方法,通过设计合适的推力器工作策略,实现总质量、质心位置和惯量矩阵的解耦辨识,并采用一种不依赖于转动惯量的控制算法,使组合航天器的姿态在辨识结束后恢复到稳定状态。仿真表明,采用闭环稳定的解耦质量特性辨识方法,可保证组合航天器在推力器激励后的姿态稳定性。在仿真采用的动力学干扰、推力器误差和敏感器误差下,总质量、质心位置和惯量矩阵的辨识精度可达到10-3量级。     

最小二乘支持向量机的在线学习算法研究

针对最小二乘支持向量机在线逼近过程中求解矩阵维数逐渐扩大的问题,提出了一种最小二乘支持向量机的在线学习算法。借助滚动窗口的思想,建立一个随时间滑动的建模数据区间,在线逼近中通过接受新数据删除旧数据来保持数据区间长度不变,同时数据不断更新,从而实现模型的在线学习。仿真结果表明了这种学习算法的有效性。     

Xilinx SRAM型FPGA抗辐射设计技术研究

针对Xilinx SRAM型FPGA在空间应用中的可行性，分析了Xilinx SRAM型FPGA的结构，以及空间辐射效应对这种结构FPGA的影响，指出SRAM型的FPGA随着工艺水平的提高、器件规模的增大和核电压的降低，抗总剂量效应不断提高，抵抗单粒子效应，尤其是单粒子翻转和单粒子瞬态脉冲的能力降低。分析了FPGA综合后常见的Half-latch在辐射环境中的影响并结合实际工程实践给出了解决上述问题的一些有用办法和注意事项，如，冗余设计、同步设计、算术逻辑运算结果校验、白检等。最后还提出一种基于COTS器件的“由顶到底”的星载信号处理平台结构，分析了这种结构在抵抗辐射效应时的优势。有关FPGA抗辐射的可靠性设计方法已经在某卫星通信载道中成功应用，并通过了各种卫星环境试验，该技术可以为有关航天电子设备设计提供参考。     

一种适用于椭圆轨道的新型偏航导引规律

多普勒特性是星载合成孔径雷达(SAR)数据处理中关键参数之一,对方位向性能以及成像精度都有着非常重要的影响。基于轨道动力学理论,该文简要论述了传统偏航导引方法和全零多普勒方法,并分别分析了它们应用于椭圆轨道时的不足之处,提出了一种新的适用于椭圆轨道的偏航导引方法。利用TerraSAR\|X卫星轨道参数,分别使用这三种方法进行了数值仿真,仿真结果表明,使用新的偏航导引方法后,多普勒中心频率被减小到不超过5Hz,比传统的偏航导引方法缩小了约一百倍,比基于瞬时圆轨道的全零多普勒方法缩小了超过5倍,表明了该方法的优势及有效性。     

场协同原理在高超声速化学非平衡流动中的推广

应用理论分析与数值模拟方法,将对流传热的场协同原理从不可压缩流动推广至高超声速化学非平衡流动中。结果表明,高超声速化学非平衡层流与湍流的热流密度取决于流动的当地单位体积的动量与单位质量总焓梯度的协同。用当地单位体积的动量与单位质量总焓梯度的协同研究高超声速化学非平衡流动的壁面传热问题,对层流流动下的对流传热,不但计及了高超声速化学非平衡流的密度变化对热流密度的影响,而且包括了静焓梯度、压力梯度、边界层内的分子黏性剪切效应对热流密度的作用;对湍流问题,除了上述层流流动各项对热流密度的影响外,还计及了雷诺剪切应力对热流密度的作用。考虑到高超声速化学非平衡流静焓的定义,高超声速化学非平衡层流及湍流的场协同同时计及所有组分的平动能、转动能、振动能及电子能等梯度的贡献。