A fast pulse phase estimation method for X-ray pulsar signals based on epoch folding

X-ray pulsar-based navigation (XPNAV) is an attractive method for autonomous deep-space navigation in the future. The pulse phase estimation is a key task in XPNAV and its accuracy directly determines the navigation accuracy. State-of-the-art pulse phase estimation techniques either suffer from poor estimation accuracy, or involve the maximization of generally non-convex object function, thus resulting in a large computational cost. In this paper, a fast pulse phase estimation method based on epoch folding is presented. The statistical properties of the observed profile obtained through epoch folding are developed. Based on this, we recognize the joint prob-ability distribution of the observed profile as the likelihood function and utilize a fast Fourier transform-based procedure to estimate the pulse phase. Computational complexity of the proposed estimator is analyzed as well. Experimental results show that the proposed estimator significantly outperforms the currently used cross-correlation (CC) and nonlinear least squares (NLS) estima-tors, while significantly reduces the computational complexity compared with NLS and maximum likelihood (ML) estimators.     

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.     

波音737NG飞机大气数据探头自动加温功能测试的替代方法研究

根据波音AMM手册要求,在更换波音737NG飞机上的大气数据系统传感器后,需通过试车测试其自动加温功能。本文研究了波音737NG飞机大气数据系统探头自动加温的工作原理,并提出避免试车的解决方案。     

Electric potential structures of auroral acceleration region border from multi-spacecraft Cluster data

This paper studies an auroral event using data from three spacecraft of the Cluster mission, one inside and two at the poleward edge of the bottom of the Auroral Acceleration Region (AAR). The study reveals the three-dimensional profile of the region’s poleward boundary, showing spatial segmentation of the electric potential structures and their decay in time. It also depicts localized magnetic field variations and field-aligned currents that appear to have remained stable for at least 80?s. Such observations became possible due to the fortuitous motion of the three spacecraft nearly parallel to each other and tangential to the AAR edge, so that the differences and variations can be seen when the spacecraft enter and exit the segmentations, hence revealing their position with respect to the AAR.     

Spectroscopy peculiarities of thermal plasma of electric arc discharge between electrodes with Zn admixtures

Plasma of the free burning electric arc between Ag–SnO₂–ZnO composite electrodes as well as brass electrodes were investigated. The plasma temperature distributions were obtained by Boltzmann plot method involving Cu I, Ag I or Zn I spectral line emissions. The electron density distributions were obtained from the width and from absolute intensity of spectral lines. The laser absorption spectroscopy was used for measurement of copper atom concentration in plasma. Plasma equilibrium composition was calculated using two independent groups of experimental values (temperature and copper atom concentration, temperature and electron density). It was found that plasma of the free burning electric arc between brass electrodes is in local thermodynamical equilibrium. The experimental verification of the spectroscopic data of Zn I spectral lines was carried out.     

基于PCI-6232和LabVIEW的发动机防喘振性能试验数据采集系统设计

介绍了一种基于图形化虚拟仪器编程软件LabVIEW 的防喘性能试验数据采集系统设计方案,并且详细论述了性能测试的实现方法。本系统以美国NI公司的数据采集卡PCI-6232为硬件平台,采用连续采集方式进行数据采集,并将数据存储到文本文件中。试验结果表明,该系统能够有效地完成对信号数据的采集和及时图形显示,并能够准确的产生脉冲输出信号。     

自动导引车在工业4.0 中的应用

随着工业4.0概念的逐步成熟,智能化工厂、智能化生产以及智能化物流将是未来很长一段时间的发展模式,传统的制造企业会面临智能化的升级和转型.在此背景下,从提高工业化生产自动化程度的角度入手,在生产流水线中引入自动导引车.然后针对每一种导航方式分析其优缺点,并且结合现代化生产方式的特点,通过对具体的应用案例进行分析,从原理上重点阐述了激光导引的情况,同时分析了自动导引车(AGV)的发展趋势,为企业后续在选择适合自身特点的自动导引车方面提供了参考.     

基于卫星和星敏感器的冗余激光惯组在轨标定

采用高精度卫星导航速度、位置信息以及星敏感器提供的姿态信息设计十表冗余捷联惯组的标定模型,包含陀螺和加速度计的零次项和标度因数,对卫星和星敏感器辅助的冗余激光陀螺捷联惯组进行实时在轨标定.利用标准Kalman滤波和Sage-Husa自适应滤波作为估计算法,对十表冗余捷联惯组参数进行在线估计.数值仿真结果表明:参数标定精度均在7％以内,是一种实时的在轨标定方法,满足误差补偿要求.冗余惯组在轨标定方法为航天器高精度定姿和定轨提供了一种理论参考.     

DE历表的结构、计算与比较

在详细介绍美国JPL(Jet Propulsion Laboratory,喷气推进实验室)发布的DE (Development Ephemerides,行星/月球展开历表)系列历表的基本情况、头文件和数据文件的结构、历表计算原理等内容的基础上,以DE405、DE421、DE431为例,分别计算了1900-2200年间月球、太阳、行星等天体在地心天球参考系中的坐标及速度,并由此得到3个历表间的差异,结果表明DE431与DE421之间的差异,整体而言要小于二者同DE405之间的差异.最后以引潮力的计算为例,表明历袁更新对于引潮力的影响基本可忽略不计,验证了IERS(International Earth Rotation and reference systems Service,国际地球自转与参考系服务)规范中关于历表更新对相关地球科学影响十分有限的结论.