Design and performances of laser retro-reflector arrays for Beidou navigation satellites and SLR observations

Beidou is the regional satellite navigation system in China, consisting of three kinds of orbiting satellites, MEO, GEO and IGSO, with the orbital altitudes of 21500–36000 km. For improving the accuracy of satellites orbit determination, calibrating microwave measuring techniques and providing better navigation service, all Beidou satellites are equipped with laser retro-reflector arrays (LRAs) to implement high precision laser ranging. The paper presents the design of LRAs for Beidou navigation satellites and the method of inclined installation of LRAs for GEO satellites to increase the effective reflective areas for the regional ground stations. By using the SLR system, the observations for Beidou satellites demonstrated a precision of centimeters. The performances of these LRAs on Beidou satellites are very excellent.     

一种地标点修正的高精度双目视觉导航方法

自主导航技术是无人机、智能机器人以及智能车辆等技术领域中的一项关键技术。为了克服传统视觉导航方法存在的不足,以摄像机自运动估计为理论基础,提出了一种使用地标点修正的高精度双目视觉导航方法。该方法从连续图像序列的帧间变化中提取摄像机自运动信息,再通过速度、角速度积分求得载体的位置姿态等参数。同时,通过引入地标点提供的绝对定位信息,进一步提高了长时间导航的精度。将地标点绝对定位与双目视觉相对定位相结合,并对双目视觉量测噪声建模和解相关,抑制了单纯使用双目视觉长时间导航时误差的积累发散。仿真结果表明此方法具有精度高、自主性强、导航信息完备等优点。     

An innovative high accuracy autonomous navigation method for the Mars rovers

Autonomous navigation is an important function for a Mars rover to fulfill missions successfully. It is a critical technique to overcome the limitations of ground tracking and control traditionally used. This paper proposes an innovative method based on SINS (Strapdown Inertial Navigation System) with the aid of star sensors to accurately determine the rover?s position and attitude. This method consists of two parts: the initial alignment and navigation. The alignment consists of a coarse position and attitude initial alignment approach and fine initial alignment approach. The coarse one is used to determine approximate position and attitude for the rover. This is followed by fine alignment to tune the approximate solution to accurate one. Upon the completion of initial alignment, the system can be used to provide real-time navigation solutions for the rover. An autonomous navigation algorithm is proposed to estimate and compensate the accumulated errors of SINS in real time. High accuracy attitude information from star sensor is used to correct errors in SINS. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed methods can achieve a high precision autonomous navigation for Mars rovers.     

A six-degree-of-freedom hardware-in-the-loop simulator for small spacecraft

This paper presents a novel six degree of freedom, ground-based experimental testbed, designed for testing new guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for the relative motion of nano-satellites. The development of innovative guidance, navigation and control methodologies is a necessary step in the advance of autonomous spacecraft. The testbed allows for testing these algorithms in a one-g laboratory environment. The system stands out among the existing experimental platforms because all degrees of freedom of motion are controlled via real thrusters, as it would occur on orbit, with no use of simulated dynamics and servo actuators. The hardware and software components of the testbed are detailed in the paper, as is the motion tracking system used to perform its navigation. A Lyapunov-based strategy for closed loop control is used in hardware-in-the loop experiments to successfully demonstrate the full six-degree-of-freedom system׳s capabilities. In particular, the test case shows a two-phase regulation experiment, commanding both position and attitude to reach specified final state vectors.     

采用连续旋转检偏器的天空偏振光探测装置设计与实现

为了实现对运动目标与天空散射光的偏振分布模式进行快速、有效的探测,根据连续旋转检偏器光强度透射的数学模型,利用光电传感器的积分特性,设计并构建了采用连续旋转检偏器的偏振成像探测装置。测试结果表明,该装置对偏振光的角度的测量精度优于0.069°（3σ）,偏振度的测量精度优于0.12%（3σ）。一幅偏振图像的探测时间达到0.7s。在偏振度低于4%的情况下,仍可以探测到有规律的偏振分布模式,其抵抗恶劣天气的性能优于现有的偏振导航探测装置。     

国外自主交会测量敏感器技术发展趋势

基于空间任务的高可靠性要求,在传统传感器通过技术改进等方式提升性能的同时,新型探测传感器逐渐进入人们的视野。结合国外自主交会任务,通过介绍自主交会敏感器的发展历程,分析了未来交会对接敏感器的发展方向。     

目标光学有效反射面积计算模型研究

随着对飞行器测控要求的提高,测控应用中一些重要参数的定性估计或概略计算模型已不能满足要求。改进飞行器测控工作中目标的“光学有效反射面积”参数计算模型,根据目标有效反射面积的定义建立面元模型,在此基础上建立若干典型形状目标的计算模型以及日照约束模型,并对所建立的新模型进行了实例计算和分析,计算结果和试验数据一致。     

基于北斗的机载终端完好性算法仿真研究

国内外关于接收机自主完好性算法的理论研究已经成熟,但缺乏依据北斗实测数据的算法性能分析。根据北斗Ⅱ代卫星导航系统14颗星的星座状态及其公开的服务性能,结合民航非精密进近的应用需求,对机载端嵌入自主完好性算法进行仿真研究。首先通过理论仿真,分析了亚太区之内算法的可用性。其次,利用NovAtel接收机实测的北斗数据,设定不同的场景和故障类型,对算法故障检测和识别的性能进行了研究分析。通过仿真,北斗系统在亚太区之内的平均可见星个数大于7颗,平均水平保护限值小于500m,能够满足算法的要求。另通过实测研究,算法可以有效地检测并识别出异常的伪距误差（即故障卫星）。结果表明：接收机自主完好性算法适用于当前北斗Ⅱ代卫星导航系统,能够为民用航空非精密进近提供具备完好性保证的服务。     

长期贮存平台惯导系统壳体效应变化行为模型

长期贮存条件下平台惯导系统壳体效应具有与使用状态不同的漂移特性,其漂移规律与各性能参数退化及其相互耦合特性相关,在工程应用中往往难以分析贮存条件下壳体效应稳定性水平和合理配置标定维护资源。本文通过全面分析伺服电路零位和框架轴上干扰力矩引起壳体效应漂移的原理及其漂移表达式,在此基础上深入挖掘了表达式中漂移参数的变化特性,综合给出了伺服电路零位和框架轴上干扰力矩引起壳体效应漂移的变化行为模型,并结合实际贮存环境剖面对其进行了长期漂移特性、加速特性和稳定性分析,分析表明在现有贮存条件下,伺服电路零位和框架轴上干扰力矩引起的壳体效应在X、Y和Z轴的长期漂移特性相近,与实际使用状态的响应特性不同,且无加速特性,具有较好的稳定性水平,从而为合理安排标定维护资源提供了依据。      

多基线组合求解深空航天器载波相位模糊方法

针对深空航天器高精度定位需求,提出多基线组合求解载波相位模糊方法,获得比群时延更精确的相时延,极大地提高无线电干涉测量精度。首先建立多基线组合求解载波相位模糊的数学模型,推导该方法对长短基线组合的约束条件。然后利用美国甚长基线阵(VLBA)对本文方法进行仿真校验,结果表明航天器定位精度可以达到纳弧度量级。最后结合我国已有干涉测量网,分析在我国未来深空探测任务中采用多基线组合测量载波相时延的可行性,给出满足方法约束的站址选择建议,可为我国深空导航无线电干涉测量技术的发展和深空测控网的完善提供参考。