Evaluation and improvement of coastal GNSS reflectometry sea level variations from existing GNSS stations in Taiwan

Global sea level rise due to an increasingly warmer climate has begun to induce hazards, adversely affecting the lives and properties of people residing in low-lying coastal regions and islands. Therefore, it is important to monitor and understand variations in coastal sea level covering offshore regions. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) data of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) have been successfully used to robustly derive sea level heights (SLHs). In Taiwan, there are a number of continuously operating GNSS stations, not originally installed for sea level monitoring. They were established in harbors or near coastal regions for monitoring land motion. This study utilizes existing SNR data from three GNSS stations (Kaohsiung, Suao, and TaiCOAST) in Taiwan to compute SLHs with two methods, namely, Lomb–Scargle Periodogram (LSP)-only, and LSP aided with tidal harmonic analysis developed in this study. The results of both methods are compared with co-located or nearby tide gauge records. Due to the poor quality of SNR data, the worst accuracy of SLHs derived from traditional LSP-only method exceeds 1?m at the TaiCOAST station. With our procedure, the standard deviations (STDs) of difference between GNSS-derived SLHs and tide gauge records in Kaohsiung and Suao stations decreased to 10?cm and the results show excellent agreement with tide gauge derived relative sea level records, with STD of differences of 7?cm and correlation coefficient of 0.96. In addition, the absolute GNSS-R sea level trend in Kaohsiung during 2006–2011 agrees well with that derived from satellite altimetry. We conclude that the coastal GNSS stations in Taiwan have the potential of monitoring absolute coastal sea level change accurately when our proposed methodology is used.     

ASTROSAT

The ASTROSAT satellite is an Indian National Space Observatory under development in India. Due for launch in 2010, ASTROSAT will carry a complement of five scientific instruments enabling simultaneous observations from the optical through to the hard X-ray energy band. This capability will enable broad-band spectroscopy and high time-resolution monitoring of both galactic and extra-galactic targets, such as X-ray binaries and AGN. One of the instruments is being built in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency and another in collaboration with the University of Leicester. ASTROSAT also carries a scanning sky monitor to observe the variable X-ray sky. After an initial period of science verification and guaranteed time, a certain fraction of ASTROSAT observing time will also be made available to the community via a call for proposals. Here I summarise the instrument complement and principle scientific objectives of the mission.     

Wrinkling analysis for small solar-photon sails: An experimental and analytic approach for trajectory design

A good model of solar-radiation pressure induced thrust is one of the key points in sailcraft trajectory design. The sail membrane’s local topographic deformations, i.e. wrinkles and creases, are among the main aspects that such a model should include. We have analyzed the influence of wrinkles/creases, as a whole, by measuring the related deformations on small samples of sail membrane, 2.5?μm thick, consisting of CP1 and physical-vapor-deposition Aluminum. Experimental outcomes from our laboratory facility have been processed, statistically investigated, and inserted into the lightness vector formalism. We have used such formalism for accurate sailcraft trajectory computation via a non-ideal reflection sail thrust model. Finally, we computed the deviations of wrinkled-sail sailcraft final orbital states with respect to the no-wrinkle sail final orbital ones for a circular to circular 2D inward transfer. The radii of the orbits are 1?AU and the semi-major axis of Mercury, respectively. It appears that sail wrinkles and creases are no longer negligible in the sailcraft trajectory design.     

一种基于Socket通信及PCIe的机载计算机设备测试管理技术研究

本文针对当前复杂机载计算机设备后期维护管理中存在的问题,提出了一种利用机箱内总线PCIe技术,将机箱设备视为整体进行一体化管理的设计方案,并结合Socket通信机制,设计出一种能够利用上位机软件完成机箱一体化管理的处理方法。     

复杂电磁环境下无线接收机电磁兼容快速测试技术应用CSCD

复杂射频电磁环境下,无线接收机作为主要的敏感设备,其电磁兼容性直接影响着整个武器装备的电磁兼容特性. 本文针对GJB 151B中对于接收机非线性测试方法的局限性,引入了一种利用自动双频测试系统对接收机干扰响应的快速测试方法;并搭建了实验室半实物仿真测试平台,检测了某接收机在（ 4-6 ） GHz组合频率干扰下的所有非线性的干扰响应通道. 测试结果对于评估接收机及其所在系统的外部电磁环境适应性具有重要参考价值.     

基于Visual Basic的互感器负荷箱测量仪校准系统的实现

为解决互感器负荷箱测量仪同相分量和正交分量的校准问题,在分析互感器负荷箱测量仪工作原理的基础上,设计了基于电子/电工组合式的互感器负荷箱测量仪校准装置,并简要说明装置电工部分、电子部分以及上位机软件的实现。经省级计量研究院验证结果表明,该装置校准结果符合0.2级要求,可作为标准装置解决1级互感器负荷箱测量仪量值溯源问题。     

微分法在定位误差分析与计算中的应用

介绍了微分法分析计算定位误差的原理和适用范围,通过生产实例分析,证明了该方法在解决多误差因素定位误差分析与计算中的简便与快捷,从而有效简化了复杂定位方案定位误差的分析与计算,提高了夹具的设计效率。     

Application of small-size antennas for estimation of angles of arrival of HF signals scattered by ionospheric irregularities

A modification of the Doppler Interferometry Technique is suggested to enable estimating angles of arrival of comparatively broadband HF signals scattered by random irregularities of the ionospheric plasma with the use of small-size weakly directional antennas. The technique is based on the measurements of cross-spectra phases of the probe radiation recorded at least in three spatially separated points. The developed algorithm has been used to investigate the angular and frequency-time characteristics of HF signals propagating at frequencies above the maximum usable one (MUF) for the direct radio path Moscow-Kharkiv. The received signal spectra show presence of three families of spatial components attributed, respectively, to scattering by plasma irregularities near the middle point of the radio path, ground backscatter signals and scattering of the sounding signals by the intense plasma turbulence associated with auroral activations. It has been shown that the regions responsible for the formation of the third family components are located well inside the auroral oval. The drift velocity and direction of the auroral ionosphere plasma have been determined. The obtained estimates are consistent with the classical conception of the ionospheric plasma convection at high latitudes and do not contradict the results of investigations of the auroral ionosphere dynamics using the SuperDARN network.     

ZYTC600专用镗床精密转台微调机构设计与分析

为解决框架类零件的高位置度孔的精密镗削加工问题,研发了ZYTC600专用镗削机床.其精度指标优于现有的通用镗床(包括进口镗床),尺寸在500mm范围内,同轴度优于2μm,垂直度优于5μm,其中的关键部件双回转轴系分度精密转台采用了一套精密调整机构,可以实现0.2s”的精密调整,通过有限元分析得到其驱动刚度可达到800N/μm,可以满足加工需求.     

基于液体静压导轨的大行程快刀伺服系统设计

采用了理论设计和有限元仿真分析相结合的方法,设计了基于液体静压导轨的大行程快刀伺服系统(最大加工行程30mm,行程4mm时频响不低于50Hz).首先,设计得到了基于液体静压导轨的大行程快刀伺服系统的结构模型和相关参数;接着,利用ANSYS/FLUENT软件对液体静压导轨的变形、模态以及油膜压力分布进行仿真分析,并且将油膜刚度的理论计算值和仿真计算值进行比较,验证了导轨设计的可靠性;最后,选用能够满足要求的音圈电机、位置反馈装置以及功能强大的MPAC运动控制器等完成了控制系统的搭建.