Study of satellite retrieved CO2 and CH4 concentration over India

This paper reports a study of spatial and temporal variations of columnar averaged concentration of CO₂ and CH₄ over India using SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) and Greenhouse gas Observing SATellite (GOSAT) data. Comparison of these data with the global view National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) land data and also location specific flask data is made. The temporal variation in column averaged global CO₂ is similar to that over India and it is also similar to the NOAA surface flask data and global view. The variation in NOAA surface CH₄ is location dependent and its global view appears to vary seasonally in opposite phase with the column averaged CH₄ values from satellites, reflecting the limited comparability of surface and column averaged data. Over India the CO₂ maximum is in May and minimum in August/September while for CH₄ the maximum is in September and minimum in February/March. The seasonal variation of CH₄ over India is correlated with the eastern coastal rice cultivation.     

GNSS carrier phase ambiguity resolution based on integrity restriction in ambiguity domain

Carrier phase ambiguity resolution of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a key technology for high-precision navigation and positioning, and it is a challenge for applications which require both high accuracy and high integrity. This paper proposes efficient ambiguity resolution methods based on integrity restriction using Fixed Failure rate Ratio Test (FF-RT) and Doubly Non-central F-distribution Ratio Test (DNF-RT), and derives the related processing models and numerical algorithms compared with the traditional Ratio Test (RT) method. Firstly, the integer ambiguity resolution and validation procedures, especially the Least squares AMBiguity Decorrelation Adjustment (LAMBDA) estimation and RT validation are analyzed. Then the quality evaluation using success rate, the FF-RT method using Integer Aperture (IA) estimation and the NDF-RT method are proposed. Lastly, the simulation and analysis for LAMBDA using RT, FF-RT and DNF-RT methods are performed. Simulation results show that in case of unbiased scenario FF-RT and DNF-RT have similar performances, which are significantly better than RT. In case of biased scenario it is difficult for FF-RT to predict the biased success rate thus it should not be used for bias detection, while DNF-RT can detect biases in most cases except for the biases are approximate or equal to integer, which has the important benefit for early detection of potential threat to the position solution.     

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.     

卫星姿态控制系统在轨实时健康评估

面向航天器在轨智能自主管控的技术需求,提出一种基于多级模糊综合评价架构的卫星姿态控制系统的在轨实时健康评估方法.根据卫星姿态控制系统的性能特点,按实际功能将其划分为姿态测量、控制器和执行机构3个部分.在确定各部分单元部件健康信息的基础上,基于模糊综合评价算法对各部分的健康度分别进行评估.基于评估所得到的姿态测量、控制器和执行机构3部分健康信息,根据各部分对系统健康的影响情况结合变权综合原理确定健康影响权重,采用模糊综合评价算法实现对姿态控制系统整体健康性能的综合评估.仿真实验结果表明,所提出的方法能够有效实现卫星姿态控制系统的在轨实时健康评估.     

Cubature Kalman filtering for relative spacecraft attitude and position estimation

A novel relative spacecraft attitude and position estimation approach based on cubature Kalman filter is derived. The integrated sensor suit comprises the gyro sensors on each spacecraft and a vision-based navigation system on the deputy spacecraft. In the traditional algorithm, an assumption that the chief?s body frame coincides with its Local Vertical Local Horizontal (LVLH) frame is made to construct the line-of-sight observations for convenience. To solve this problem, two relative quaternions that map the chief?s LVLH frame to the deputy and chief body frames are involved. The general relative equations of motion for eccentric orbits are used to describe the positional dynamics. The implementation equations for the cubature Kalman filter are derived. Simulation results indicate that the proposed filter provides more accurate estimates of relative attitude and position over than the extended Kalman filter.     

卫星编队飞行相对位置自适应协同控制

针对卫星编队飞行相对位置协同控制问题,基于编队卫星相对运动非线性动力学方程和一致性理论设计了两种自适应协同控制器。首先,在卫星质量不确定和星间信息交互存在通信时延的条件下,设计了一种全状态反馈自适应协同控制器,并证明了该控制策略对空间摄动力的鲁棒性。其次,进一步考虑速度信息不可测的条件下,采用滤波器设计了一种无速度反馈的自适应协同控制器。最后,以编队构型重构为例对两种自适应协同控制器进行了仿真校验。仿真结果表明：两种自适应协同控制器均可有效应用于卫星编队飞行相对位置的协同控制,能够保证编队卫星对各自期望轨迹跟踪的同时暂态保持编队构型的稳定,具有较高的控制精度。     

卫星通信频谱监测中的一种形态学滤波预处理方法

针对卫星信号监测中监视频带宽、背景噪声非平坦造成的信号漏检和误检的问题,结合卫星通信信号的特点提出了一种频谱校正的新方法。该方法将接收的频谱信号视为一维灰度图像,通过改进的形态学滤波检测法,估算出信号中非平坦的背景噪声基底,利用估计的噪声基底完成对原频谱信号的修正,可提高信号检测的准确性。仿真结果表明,该方法降低了信号带宽对传统形态学滤波中结构元素长度选择的影响,计算量小,能高效地实现非平坦频谱信号的底噪校正。     

多星与上面级非对称分离技术研究

对多星与上面级非对称分离技术进行了研究。针对上面级多星非对称分离存在较大偏心的特点,通过优化调整,使用不同大小弹簧力的匹配抵消上面级转动的影响,减小了因卫星相对上面级偏心布置导致的分离力对卫星和上面级姿态的干扰。根据总体偏差量的概率模型,用蒙特卡洛仿真法统计出卫星姿态角和角速度的概率分布规律。     

空间目标编目维持中的观测需求确定方法研究

针对空间目标探测中观测计划制定业务面临的目标观测需求确定问题,首先分析影响目标观测需求确定的因素,据此进行精度指标确定分析,然后结合一类目标,在进行“圈／站／天”组合精度分析的基础上,提出动态观测需求确定方法,并阐述其运行机制。     

基于STK的小卫星轨道交会设计研究

利用球面三角形的几何关系进行了基于STK(卫星工具包)的小卫星轨道交会的规划和设计。采用一种较为方便的轨道交会设计方法,并使用功能强大的专业STK软件来仿真和演示,取得了良好的仿真效果,能够较好地满足航天器轨道交会设计的要求,对于其它类型的轨道规划有一定的借鉴作用,为各种航天器的仿真研究提供了一种新的方法。