Improving dUT1 from VLBI intensive sessions with GRAD gradients and ray-traced delays

Exact knowledge of the angle of Earth rotation UT1 with respect to coordinated time UTC, dUT1, is essential for all space geodetic techniques. The only technique which is capable of determining dUT1 is Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). So-called Intensive VLBI sessions are performed on a daily basis in order to provide dUT1. Due to the reduced geometry of Intensive sessions, there is however no possibility to estimate tropospheric gradients from the observations, which limits the accuracy of the resulting dUT1 significantly. This paper deals with introducing the information on azimuthal asymmetry from external sources, thus attempting to improve the dUT1 estimates. We use the discrete horizontal gradients GRAD and the empirical horizontal gradients GPT3 as well as ray-traced delays from the VieVS ray-tracer for this purpose, which can all be downloaded from the VMF server of TU Wien (http://vmf.geo.tuwien.ac.at). The results show that this strategy indeed improves the dUT1 estimates when compared to reference values from multi-station VLBI stations, namely by up to 15%. When converted to length-of-day (LOD), the estimates can be compared to LODs from global analyses of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Here, the improvement amounts to up to 7% compared to neglecting a priori information on azimuthal asymmetry.     

X射线脉冲星动态信号处理方法研究

X射线脉冲星导航是一种基于X射线脉冲星观测的新型天文自主导航方法,脉冲星在轨动态信号处理技术一直是脉冲星导航的难点和重点,特别是低轨高动态条件下的信号处理比高轨低动态情况更加困难。针对动态信号处理中实测数据信噪比偏低的问题,提出了一种适用于低轨高动态情况的脉冲星动态信号处理方法,并对其原理进行了分析,建立了相关数学模型,并使用HXMT卫星和XPNAV-1卫星的实测数据验证了算法性能,实验结果表明:该方法有效提高了导航观测量处理精度。     

空间目标距离像畸变分析及运动参数估计

针对卫星目标的宽带雷达回波信号,从理论上详细分析了目标运动产生的多项式相位模型,指出三次以上的相位对一维距离像的畸变可以忽略。以频谱主瓣的展宽程度为判据,推导了二次相位需补偿时的目标速度边界条件。结果表明,在典型参数条件下卫星目标的径向速度远大于该临界速度（约560m/s）,需在成像前予以补偿。最后,结合雷达目标散射中心的稀疏分布特性,提出了基于L1范数的空间目标运动参数估计算法。结果表明,该算法对速度的估计误差接近克拉美-罗下界,且远小于临界速度,可用于卫星目标成像。     

Severe disruption of the cytoskeleton and immunologically relevant surface molecules in a human macrophageal cell line in microgravity—Results of an in vitro experiment on board of the Shenzhou-8 space mission

During spaceflight the immune system is one of the most affected systems of the human body. During the SIMBOX (Science in Microgravity Box) mission on Shenzhou-8, we investigated microgravity-associated long-term alterations in macrophageal cells, the most important effector cells of the immune system. We analyzed the effect of long-term microgravity on the cytoskeleton and immunologically relevant surface molecules. Human U937 cells were differentiated into a macrophageal phenotype and exposed to microgravity or 1g on a reference centrifuge on-orbit for 5 days. After on-orbit fixation, the samples were analyzed with immunocytochemical staining and confocal microscopy after landing. The unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft was launched on board a Long March 2F (CZ-2F) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) and landed after a 17-day-mission. We found a severely disturbed actin cytoskeleton, disorganized tubulin and distinctly reduced expression of CD18, CD36 and MHC-II after the 5 days in microgravity. The disturbed cytoskeleton, the loss of surface receptors for bacteria recognition, the activation of T lymphocytes, the loss of an important scavenger receptor and of antigen-presenting molecules could represent a dysfunctional macrophage phenotype. This phenotype in microgravity would be not capable of migrating or recognizing and attacking pathogens, and it would no longer activate the specific immune system, which could be investigated in functional assays. Obviously, the results have to be interpreted with caution as the model system has some limitations and due to numerous technical and biological restrictions (e.g. 23 °C and no CO₂ supply during in-flight incubation). All parameter were carefully pre-tested on ground. Therefore, the experiment could be adapted to the experimental conditions available on Shenzhou-8.     

含热诱发扰动的挠性卫星L_1自适应控制

为了揭示挠性帆板的热诱发运动机理及其对卫星本体姿态机动的影响,采用拉格朗日能量法建立了主刚体带挠性梁模型受到突加热流时系统的动力学模型,分析了帆板热诱发运动的特性。假设系统的模型参数未知,设计了L1自适应控制器,仅卫星的姿态角和姿态角速度作为反馈量,将帆板热致振动和变形作为未建模动力学特性,实现卫星考虑帆板热扰动力矩的快速姿态机动控制。数值仿真结果表明,环境温度突然变化引起的帆板运动包括准静态变形和振动两部分,同时引起的姿态误差也包括常值偏差和姿态振动,所设计的控制器在系统考虑热引起的扰动时仍可以有效地实现卫星的快速姿态机动,且系统各阶挠性模态稳定,参数估计收敛。     

定向片模型描述的“天绘一号”卫星影像区域网平差

针对三线阵相机的成像特点,文章利用卫星辅助数据建立了"天绘一号"卫星三线阵影像的严密成像模型,在常规定向片模型描述外方位元素变化特征的基础上,考虑定向片间的连续平滑制约条件,并将其引入摄影测量光束法平差中,从而构建"天绘一号"卫星三线阵影像光束法平差模型,最后利用真实影像数据进行实验验证。结果表明,在一定数量地面控制点参与条件下,合适的定向片数目选取并顾及定向片间的连续平滑制约条件,检查点能够达到平面方向约为1.5个像元、高程方向优于1个像元的定位精度,验证了该文所建模型的正确性和有效性。     

便携式多功能校准仪在专用测试设备现场校准中的应用

航天工程专用测试设备具有系统复杂、参数多、不易移动的特点,常用校准方法复杂度高、效率低、成本高。为保证航天工程科研生产的顺利进行,专用测试设备的准确可靠及可溯源性越来越受到研制、生产和使用方的重视,并介绍了五种常用的专用测试设备校准方法。并针对目前常用校准方法的不足,提出将便携式多功能校准仪应用在专用测试设备现场校准的新方法,给出了不确定度分析。     

提高静压气浮陀螺加表K0、K1项精度的工艺研究

本文通过对影响静压气浮陀螺加表K0、K1项精度的因素分析,从加表及其重要组件的工作原理、结构特点、工艺过程等方面展开研究,总结出经过工艺试验及生产过程验证提高加表K0、K1项精度的关键技术,提高了加表验收合格率。     

用CST软件仿真替代部分卫星RM测试的可行性研究

环境减灾-1A、1B卫星采用CST-MWS软件完成了RM星仿真分析,快、好、省地完成了天线分系统设计验证任务。文章通过某卫星全向天线CST-MWS软件分析结果与RM测试结果的比较,表明软件分析结果的准确性满足RM验证的要求,验证了环境减灾-1A、1B卫星RM星仿真结果的正确性。进而也论证了软件仿真替代部分RM测试的可行性。     

CBERS-1卫星CCD相机绝对辐射校正试验

文章在阐述中国CBERS_1卫星对绝对辐射校正需求的基础上 ,论述了CBERS_1卫星的辐射校正方法和技术流程 ,着重阐述星地同步观测前的技术准备、星地同步观测中测量参数的数据采集方法和数据处理分析。最后计算出CBERS_1卫星CCD相机的绝对辐射校正系数和误差分析 ,对CBERS_1卫星和类似的其他遥感卫星有示范作用