YingHuo-1——Martian Space Environment Exploration Orbiter

This paper gives a brief introduction of YingHuo-1 (YH-1), a Chinese Martian Space Environment Exploration Orbiter. YH-1 is a micro-satellite developed by Chinese Aerospace Industry,and will be launched together with Russian spacecraft, Phobos-Grunt, to orbit Mars in September,2009. Four payloads are selected for the mission, plasma package, including of electron analyzer, ion energy and mass analyzer; sat-sat occultation receiver; flux-gate magnetometer; and optical monitor.YH-1 mission focus on the investigation of the characteristics and its evolution of the Martian space Environment, and identifying major plasma processes, which provide channels for Martian volatiles escaping.     

Seasonal patterns of condensation and sublimation cycles in the cryptic and non-cryptic regions of the South Pole

The South Pole of Mars is characterized by an asymmetric residual ice cap composed of water ice and CO₂ ice. On the opposite side of the residual cap, there exists an area called cryptic region which is relatively free of ice during summer time. Many fan-shaped km-scale structures apparently caused by a wind-blown system of dust-laden gas jets occurred dozens degrees of Ls before the complete sublimation of the CO₂ frost layer. We have examined the seasonal cycles of condensation and sublimation in the cryptic and non-cryptic regions by using the topographic data from the MOLA/MGS measurements. Using the MOLA topography data collected over one Martian year (1999–2001), we have studied the temporal elevation change and the seasonal cycle of the carbon dioxide frost on the southern polar caps. We have produced mapping of the seasonal CO₂ frost thickness variation for seven Ls (30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°, 210°, 240°, 270° and 330°). It is found that the time variations of the CO₂ frost thickness in these two regions are quite similar. The greatest thickness of the CO₂ frost layer is about 0.76–0.78 m in both places occurs at Ls = 150°.     

The X-TRACK/ALES multi-mission processing system: New advances in altimetry towards the coast

In the context of the ESA Climate Change Initiative project, a new coastal sea level altimetry product has been developed in order to support advances in coastal sea level variability studies. Measurements from Jason-1,2&3 missions have been retracked with the Adaptive Leading Edge Subwaveform (ALES) Retracker and then ingested in the X-TRACK software with the best possible set of altimetry corrections. These two coastal altimetry processing approaches, previously successfully validated and applied to coastal sea level research, are combined here for the first time in order to derive a 16-year-long (June 2002 to May 2018), high-resolution (20-Hz), along-track sea level dataset in six regions: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, West Africa, North Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and Australia. The study demonstrates that this new coastal sea level product called X-TRACK/ALES is able to extend the spatial coverage of sea level altimetry data ~3.5 km in the land direction, when compared to the X-TRACK 1-Hz dataset. We also observe a large improvement in coastal sea level data availability from Jason-1 to Jason-3, with data at 3.6 km, 1.9 km and 0.9 km to the coast on average, for Jason-1, Jason-2 and Jason-3, respectively. When combining measurements from Jason-1 to Jason-3, we reach a distance of 1.2–4 km to the coast. When compared to tide gauge data, the accuracy of the new altimetry near-shore sea level estimations also improves. In terms of correlations with a large set of independent tide gauge observations selected in the six regions, we obtain an average value of 0.77. We also show that it is now possible to derive from the X-TRACK/ALES product an estimation of the ocean current variability up to 5 km to the coast. This new altimetry dataset, freely available, will provide a valuable contribution of altimetry in coastal marine research community.     

Effect of mixing section configurations on combustion efficiency of Mg-CO2 Martian ramjet

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of the mixing section configurations on the Mg-CO₂ Martian ramjet combustion efficiency. It was carried out at a mainstream mass flow rate of 110 g/s and a temperature of 810 K. The chamber pressure was measured under different configurations and Oxidizer to Fuel(O/F) ratios. Results showed that the engine achieved self-sustaining combustion and worked stably during experiments. The pre-combustion chamber is needed to increase the co...     

海洋波浪能量采集技术研究进展与展望

叙述了海洋波浪能量特点及海洋波浪能量采集的重要意义。介绍了几种典型波浪能量采集系统的结构形式、特点和应用情况。重点阐述了作者提出的一种蛇形直接式波浪能量采集装置的结构及特点,并以此为例,分析了海洋波浪能量采集装置设计中的一些难点和关键问题,包括波浪建模、结构参数选择、优化、适应波浪变化的自动调节等。最后,结合当前研究和工程应用中的问题,对波浪能量采集技术的发展趋势进行了展望。     

一种基于纯天文观测的火星车自主导航方法

提出了一种基于纯天文观测的火星车自主天文导航新方法.该方法仅需利用由星敏感器视场内测量得到的火星卫星(火卫一、火卫二)和某一恒星之间的星光角距,结合火星车的运动模型,通过Unscented粒子滤波方法,即可获得高精度的火星车实时位置信息.计算机仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性,同时对几个关键的精度影响因素进行了仿真分析.     

Multifunctional Martian habitat composite material synthesized from in situ resources

The two primary requirements for a Martian habitat structure include effective radiation shielding against the Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) environment and sufficient structural and thermal integrity. To significantly reduce the cost associated with transportation of such materials and structures from earth, it is imperative that such building materials should be synthesized primarily from Martian in situ resources. This paper illustrates the feasibility of such an approach. Experimental results are discussed to demonstrate the synthesis of polyethylene (PE) from a simulated Martian atmosphere and the fabrication of a composite material using simulated Martian regolith with PE as the binding material. The radiation shielding effectiveness of the proposed composites is analyzed using results from radiation transport codes and exposure of the samples to high-energy beams that serve as a terrestrial proxy for the GCR environment. Mechanical and ballistic impact resistance properties of the proposed composite as a function of composition, processing parameters, and thermal variations are also discussed to evaluate the multifunctionality of such in situ synthesized composite materials.     

国外海洋盐度与土壤湿度探测卫星的发展

文章调查研究了国外海洋盐度与土壤湿度探测卫星发展情况、探测机理;重点对SMOS、Aquarius、SMAP等三颗最具代表性的土壤湿度和海洋盐度探测卫星进行了研究分析,比对了三颗卫星的主要技术指标,并总结了其技术发展特点和关键技术;最后结合我国技术基础对发展我国盐度与湿度卫星提出了建议。     

海洋温度剖面最优插值及其效果分析

声纳探测距离受海洋声速梯度影响很大,而温度是影响声速梯度的重要因素。为了更真实地反映海洋环境,尤其是声场分布,对海温进行同化研究就显得十分必要。文章提出了一种评估同化算法效果的方法,并分别用最优插值、反距离加权、Kriging插值3种算法对垂直温度剖面进行同化处理。仿真结果表明,最优插值算法的同化结果更接近真实数据,对温度剖面的最优插值有助于预测声纳探测距离。     

火星土壤物理力学特性分析

火星土壤既是火星表面探测活动的主要探测对象,也是表面探测器设计中需考虑的重要因素之一。火壤的物理力学特性将直接影响着陆器着陆缓冲系统、火星车移动系统等的设计。此外,在着陆器和火星车等表面探测器的地面研制过程中,需要研制模拟火壤,形成模拟的火星表面环境,开展相关的着陆器着陆缓冲性能、火星车移动性能等验证试验。迄今为止,人类已经有多个探测器登陆火星,获取了大量的有关火壤的信息,也研制了多种模拟火壤。通过对已有火壤和模拟火壤的物理力学特性分析,梳理出火壤物理力学特性的参数范围,可为我国火星探测器的研制提供参考。