LARES successfully launched in orbit: Satellite and mission description

On February 13th 2012, the LARES satellite of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) was launched into orbit with the qualification flight of the new VEGA launcher of the European Space Agency (ESA). The payload was released very accurately in the nominal orbit. The name LARES means LAser RElativity Satellite and summarises the objective of the mission and some characteristics of the satellite. It is, in fact, a mission designed to test Einstein's General Relativity Theory (specifically ‘frame-dragging' and Lense-Thirring effect). The satellite is passive and covered with optical retroreflectors that send back laser pulses to the emitting ground station. This allows accurate positioning of the satellite, which is important for measuring the very small deviations from Galilei–Newton's laws. In 2008, ASI selected the prime industrial contractor for the LARES system with a heavy involvement of the universities in all phases of the programme, from the design to the construction and testing of the satellite and separation system. The data exploitation phase started immediately after the launch under a new contract between ASI and those universities. Tracking of the satellite is provided by the International Laser Ranging Service. Due to its particular design, LARES is the orbiting object with the highest known mean density in the solar system. In this paper, it is shown that this peculiarity makes it the best proof particle ever manufactured. Design aspects, mission objectives and preliminary data analysis will be also presented.     

基于有向图模型的卫星任务指令生成算法

面向任务的卫星操控模式具有操作简便、星载资源使用效率高的优点,正在取代指令序列注入成为遥感卫星运控的新模式。文章提出一种基于有向图模型的遥感卫星任务指令序列生成算法,具有线性存储复杂度和计算复杂度,适合存储资源和计算资源受限的星载计算机应用。此算法已在某遥感卫星应用,测试试验表明,采用3个面向任务的高级指令即可生成52种指令序列,任务上行注入效率提升了5倍。本文方法根据有效载荷的使用约束条件,配置有向图模型参数,即可满足各种类型卫星使用。     

航迹规划中雷达探测空间的生成

从飞机突防习行任务规划出发，综合考虑地球曲率、陆地（或海洋）的反射和杂波干扰、大气折射和吸收损耗等因素的影响，采用临界散射截面法生成了对空警戒雷达在不同地貌、发现概率下，对不同雷达散射截面的目标的探测空间。计算并分析了飞行高度、目标雷达散射截面、发现概率和地貌等因素对雷达探测空间的影响，以便选择低探测概率的飞行走廓，这对制定和实施安全突防飞行策略有实际意义。     

Deep Impact Mission Design

The Deep Impact mission is designed to provide the first opportunity to probe below the surface of a comet nucleus by a high-speed impact. This requires finding a suitable comet with launch and encounter conditions that allow a meaningful scientific experiment. The overall design requires the consideration of many factors ranging from environmental characteristics of the comet (nucleus size, dust levels, etc.), to launch dates fitting within the NASA Discovery program opportunities, to launch vehicle capability for a large impactor, to the observational conditions for the two approaching spacecraft and for telescopes on Earth.     

Current status of the BepiColombo/MMO spacecraft design

This paper shows the current baseline of the conceptual design of the BepiColombo/MMO (mercury magnetospheric orbiter) spacecraft, which is conducted by the ISAS Mercury Exploration Working Group. The MMO is a spinning spacecraft of 200 kg mass whose spin axis is nearly perpendicular to the Mercury orbital plane. The current status of the overall MMO system and subsystems such as thermal control, communication, power, etc. are described. The latest status of the development of critical technologies for the MMO and the outline of the international cooperation between ESA and ISAS are also presented.     

改进的遥感卫星成像任务单轨最优团划分聚类方法

针对遥感卫星成像任务规划时对点目标的聚类效果不佳的问题,提出了一种改进的单轨最优团划分聚类方法。根据聚类约束条件,构建任务聚类图模型,并为图模型中的每一条边赋权值;根据图模型中边的权值,构建权值矩阵P;以卫星单轨姿态机动的最大次数作为聚类任务的数量限制,由P依次计算每个聚类任务所有可能的最优聚类方案,并生成对应的收益矩阵M和终点矩阵N;通过循环遍历的方式计算各个聚类方案下的总收益,其中总收益最大的方案即为最优团划分聚类方案。仿真结果表明:提出的改进的团划分聚类方法,能将点目标有效聚类,与传统任务聚类方法相比,可明显提高遥感卫星对点目标的观测效率。研究结果可为我国遥感卫星自主任务规划技术研究提供参考。     

基于任务段的航空发动机载荷谱聚类方法

针对航空发动机飞行任务剖面分类问题,对发动机31个飞行任务剖面进行了聚类分析。选取飞行高度和飞行马赫数作为划分飞行任务剖面的参数, 依据其对应的飞行任务段均值生成聚类散点图,将剖面类型划分为5大类。结果表明:低空低速剖面在无量纲飞行高度为0~0.2、飞行马赫数为0.4~0.6区间,均值最低;高空高速剖面在无量纲飞行高度为1.2~2.2、飞行马赫数为1.0~1.8区间,均值最高;飞行任务剖面在无量纲飞行高度为0.2~1.2、飞行马赫数为0.6~1.0区间内最为集中;针对散点密集区域,可依据剖面特征进一步划分剖面类型;不同剖面间,飞行高度与飞行马赫数差异性强,利于剖面划分,而法向过载与转速差异性小,不利于剖面的划分。所提出的方法可以快速有效的对航空发动机飞行任务剖面进行聚类分析。      

Mission segment division of the whole aeroengine loading spectrum based on flight actions

This paper studies on a division method of the whole aeroengine loading spectrum flight mission segment and rotor speed mission segment, which is based on the actual flight actions and related to the flight operations of aeroengine and is suitable for the variable-speed aeroengines such as turbojet and turbofan. Through the research, the aeroengine loading spectrum operation-related mission segments can be divided, which can provide important data basis for the life research on the structures wh...     

无人机编队飞行技术的研究现状与展望

无人机编队飞行是无人机及其应用技术发展研究的新热点.在分析无人机编队飞行特点的基础上,阐述了无人机编队飞行原理与方法的研究现状,并展望了其今后的主要应用前景.     

机上电缆分布参数干扰设备精度检测分析

在某型飞机的试飞过程中，发现大气数据传感器的输出信号在传输线上，有分布电容对其进行干扰而产生自激，影响了传感器的数据精度。经过分析和对比试验，提出了在成品设备直流输出高、低端各接一级消激电路，来消除分布电容引起的自激干扰，提高成品设备的抗干扰能力。通过机上试验，验证了该方法的有效性。