Occurrence of sporadic-E layer over the ionospheric station of Rome: Analysis of data for thirty-two years

Hourly systematic measurements of the highest frequency reflected by the sporadic-E layer (foEs) recorded at the Rome ionospheric observatory (Italy, 41.8° N, 12.5° E), were considered during the period January 1976–December 2007, to calculate the percentage of occurrence of sporadic-E layer with frequencies foEs greater than a given threshold value f_T, P(foEs > f_T).     

"神舟七号"飞船热控分系统设计和在轨性能评估

针对出舱活动飞船热控设计难点,简要介绍了其热控方案,并对热控分系统在轨飞行数据进行了深入分析,综合评估其在轨工作性能.飞行试验表明,飞船在待发及上升段、自主运行段、出舱活动段、返回再入段,热控分系统均具有良好的温度调控能力和适应能力,整船仪器设备温度及密封舱空气温湿度均满足指标要求.     

Observations of Irradiance Variations

Since November 1978 a complete set of total solar irradiance (TSI) measurements from space is available, yielding a time series of 21 years. From measurements made by different space radiometers (HF on NIMBUS-7, ACRIM I on SMM, ACRIM II on UARS and VIRGO on SOHO) a composite record of TSI can be compiled. The corrections which are needed for each radiometer, mainly to compensate for degradation, but also for operational influences are described. ACRIM I (1980–1989) and ACRIM II (1992–1995) are taken as reference because their degradation was monitored by inflight comparisons with spare radiometers; since 1996 VIRGO is used as reference. The scale of ACRIM II is adjusted to ACRIM I by comparison with NIMBUS-7 and ERBE. The reliability of this adjustment depends strongly on the stability of the HF and ERBE radiometer during the period of the gap between the ACRIMs which is discussed in detail together with an assessment of the overall precision of the composite.     

First-order feasibility analysis of a space suit radiator concept based on estimation of water mass sublimation using Apollo mission data

Thermal control of a space suit during extravehicular activity (EVA) is typically accomplished by sublimating water to provide system cooling. Spacecraft, on the other hand, primarily rely on radiators to dissipate heat. Integrating a radiator into a space suit has been proposed as an alternative design that does not require mass consumption for heat transfer. While providing cooling without water loss offers potential benefits for EVA application, it is not currently practical to rely on a directional, fixed-emissivity radiator to maintain thermal equilibrium of a spacesuit where the radiator orientation, environmental temperature, and crew member metabolic heat load fluctuate unpredictably. One approach that might make this feasible, however, is the use of electrochromic devices that are capable of infrared emissivity modulation and can be actively controlled across the entire suit surface to regulate net heat flux for the system. Integrating these devices onto the irregular, compliant space suit material requires that they be fabricated on a flexible substrate, such as Kapton film. An initial assessment of whether or not this candidate technology presents a feasible design option was conducted by first characterizing the mass of water loss from sublimation that could theoretically be saved if an electrochromic suit radiator was employed for thermal control. This is particularly important for lunar surface exploration, where the expense of transporting water from Earth is excessive, but the technology is potentially beneficial for other space missions as well. In order to define a baseline for this analysis by comparison to actual data, historical documents from the Apollo missions were mined for comprehensive, detailed metabolic data from each lunar surface outing, and related data from NASA’s more recent “Advanced Lunar Walkback” tests were also analyzed. This metabolic database was then used to validate estimates for sublimator water consumption during surface EVAs, and solar elevation angles were added to predict the performance of an electrochromic space suit radiator under Apollo conditions. Then, using these actual data sets, the hypothetical water mass savings that would be expected had this technology been employed were calculated. The results indicate that electrochromic suit radiators would have reduced sublimator water consumption by 69.0% across the entire Apollo program, for a total mass savings of 68.5 kg to the lunar surface. Further analysis is needed to determine the net impact as a function of the complete system, taking into account both suit components and consumable mass, but the water mass reduction found in this study suggests a favorable system trade is likely.     

亚暴偶极化中近地磁尾质子的非绝热加速

亚暴偶极化过程中离子加速是亚暴粒子注入的重要产生机制. 通过试验粒子的方法模拟研究了亚暴偶极化期间磁尾等离子体片-8R_e～-5R_e处超低频电磁波对质子的加速过程. 研究表明, 质子在大尺度偶极化电磁场的作用下向内磁层注入, 与质子回旋频率相近的超低频电磁波能够引起低能质子发生非绝热加速. 质子在偶极化前后的能量变化与质子的初始能量密切相关, 初始能量远小于截止能量的质子, 末能量要比初始能量显著增加, 其值与扰动波频率相关, 且量级与偶极化造成的低能氧离子能量增加量级基本相当; 初始能量在截止能量以上的质子受超低频电磁波影响不大, 注入过程能量基本保持不变.      

基于改进遗传算法的移动目标成像侦测任务规划问题研究

基于先验信息调用成像侦察卫星监控陆地或海洋移动目标动态信息是卫星成像侦察面临的新 课题。在已知移动目标位置等先验信息基础上,动态构造目标可变潜在区域及其运动预测模 型,利用STK辅助构造其候选成像观测活动集合;在此集合及目标运动预测模型基础上 对动态可变区域成像卫星调度问题进行建模,并设计了一种基于模拟退火算法及遗传算法的 改进遗传算法对问题进行求解,得到近最优的移动目标成像侦测方案。最后通过实例及算法 对比验证了规划模型及算法对解决该类问题的合理性和有效性。
     

“国际空间站”建造十年经验初探

就＂国际空间站＂边建造、边应用十年来所获得的经验与教训,从系统设备、居住环境、物资补给、作息制度、健康保障、人的作用、出舱活动及国际合作8个方面进行了简要的论述,对后来的空间站建设及未来的长期载人航天飞行具有重要的参考价值。     

A brief overview of the School of Aerospace Engineering of Tsinghua University

This article provides a brief overview of the teaching and research at the School of Aerospace Engineering (SAE) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of aeronautics as a discipline at Tsinghua University. The evolution of the school, undergraduate/graduate students and faculty members, and research activities and achievements have been described. The research input including research funding and research projects are summarized, showing a diversity of funding sources and a significant growth in either sum total or spending per researcher. The achievements including publications and inter/national academic awards are also introduced. It can be seen that the level of academic publications has been growing over the past decades. In addition, four representative research achievements have been briefly described to show the scientific contributions of the school.     

Geoeffectiveness of interplanetary shocks controlled by impact angles: A review

The high variability of the Sun’s magnetic field is responsible for the generation of perturbations that propagate throughout the heliosphere. Such disturbances often drive interplanetary shocks in front of their leading regions. Strong shocks transfer momentum and energy into the solar wind ahead of them which in turn enhance the solar wind interaction with magnetic fields in its way. Shocks then eventually strike the Earth’s magnetosphere and trigger a myriad of geomagnetic effects observed not only by spacecraft in space, but also by magnetometers on the ground. Recently, it has been revealed that shocks can show different geoeffectiveness depending closely on the angle of impact. Generally, frontal shocks are more geoeffective than inclined shocks, even if the former are comparatively weaker than the latter. This review is focused on results obtained from modeling and experimental efforts in the last 15?years. Some theoretical and observational background are also provided.     

太阳F10.7指数准27天振荡的小波分析

利用1956-2003年的F10.7日均值数据,采用Morlet小波变换方法,分析了准27天振荡的特征及与太阳活动11年周期(Schwabe周期)的关系.结果表明,F10.7的准27天振荡的幅度和周期存在明显的短期变化现象,不同年里变化的程度差别很大,有些年里起伏非常剧烈,在几天到几十天的很短时间里,幅度变化达十几倍,周期可变化数天,甚至发生十几天的突变;有些年里,幅度变化很大但起伏很小,周期也比较稳定.准27天振荡的年平均幅度存在明显的逐年变化,与太阳活动显著相关.一般说来,F10.7越高,准27天振荡的幅度就越大,然而在太阳活动19周峰年,F10.7比其他活动周的值都高,但准27天振荡的幅度却比其他活动周低.准27天振荡的周期也有明显的逐年变化,除了个别年(如1987年),年平均周期在24至31天之间变化,与太阳活动周期没有明显的关系.48年的平均周期为27.3天.从总体看,周期有逐渐缩短的趋势,48年里周期大约减少了1.5天.造成准27天振荡起伏的因素非常复杂,有待深入研究.