Shape control of spacecraft formation using a virtual spring-damper mesh

This paper derives a distance-based formation control method to maintain the desired formation shape for spacecraft in a gravitational potential field. The method is an analogy of a vir-tual spring-damper mesh. Spacecraft are connected virtually by spring-damper pairs. Convergence analysis is performed using the energy method. Approximate expressions for the distance errors and control accelerations at steady state are derived by using algebraic graph representations and results of graph rigidity. Analytical results indicate that if the underlying graph of the mesh is rigid, the convergence to a static shape is assured, and higher formation control precision can be achieved by increasing the elastic coefficient without increasing the control accelerations. A numerical exam-ple of spacecraft formation in low Earth orbit confirms the theoretical analysis and shows that the desired formation shape can be well achieved using the presented method, whereas the orientation of the formation can be kept pointing to the center of the Earth by the gravity gradient. The method is decentralized, and uses only relative measurement information. Constructing a distributed virtual structure in space can be the general application area. The proposed method can serve as an active shape control law for the spacecraft formations using propellantless internal forces.     

Deflecting APOPHIS with a flotilla of solar shields

The possibility to use the photonic pressure from the Sun for acting upon the orbit of a man-made object is well known.     

Laboratory Experiments on Preplanetary Dust Aggregation

For a better understanding of the processes which lead to the formation of planetesimals in the early solar nebula, we performed an extensive series of laboratory experiments. We find that the capture velocities in collisions between spherical grains are more than one order of magnitude higher than predicted by Chokshi et al (1993). In contrast, irregular grains have no capture threshold and can be better described by a sticking probability which is typically a few 10%, even for velocities exceeding 10 m/s. However, adhesion forces between spherical, micron-sized particles match the theoretical predictions very well, although contact areas and deformations are of the order of inter-atomic distances only. Aggregation experiments in rarefied turbulent gases reveal the fractal nature of dust aggregates. Mass distribution functions are bell-shaped. Similar behaviour can be found in aggregation experiments with sedimenting particles. Experiments on collision-induced aggregate compaction and fragmentation match the numerical simulations by Dominik and Tielens (1997) very well if revised experimental values of the break-up energy (from our impact experiments) and the rolling-friction force (from our AFM measurements on particle chains) are used. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

星载编队飞行InSAR地形图生成方法研究

研究了星载编队飞行InSAR的空间几何关系及特点,给出了编队飞行InSAR的回波信号模型和高度计算公式,给出了相位与地形图高度的换算方法。对于InSAR系统特有的迎坡缩短等现象给出了有效的斜距地距变换方法,提出了几何作图实现方法和编程实现方法。根据真实地貌,分三种情况讨论了几何作图与编程实现。在仿真实验中,设置了圆锥体地面场景验证算法,校正后的图形能够反映地面真实场景。     

业务发展与企业持续成长分析

过去,在业务的研究中,人们更多的是从业务选择来分析问题,而忽视了一个重要视角:业务本身的发展过程.从业务的三个层次:现有业务、新的业务及业务退出对企业持续成长的作用分析中,得出只有保持业务发展的三个层次协调平衡,才能实现企业持续成长的结论.     

基于自组网策略的多机编队与防撞任务研究

近年来多旋翼无人机编队飞行技术取得了巨大的突破,将无人机技术与自组网技术相结合将会促进无人机集群技术的发展。为了促进无人机编队飞行技术的发展,以5架六旋翼无人机为研究对象,重点研究了基于自组网策略的多旋翼无人机队形组成、队形保持、队形重构以及飞行过程中的避碰策略,设计了数据闭环的地面编队控制软件并进行试飞验证。测试结果表明,该数据闭环地面编队控制软件稳定可靠,实现了编队队形组成、保持、重构以及在队形变换过程中的机间避碰等功能,对多旋翼无人机编队飞行工程化实现具有一定的参考价值。     

摄动对编队飞行星座相对构型的影响分析

在近圆轨道编队飞行的假设条件下，根据动力学关系推导出了环绕卫星相对参考卫星的运动学简化模型，并以此简化模型为基础，分别研究了大气阻力摄动、日月引力摄动、太阳光压摄动和地球扁率摄动对编队飞行星座的构型影响，着重分析了地球扁率摄动周期项和长期项对构型的影响，并以此对编队轨道设计提出建议。     

航天器稀疏编队飞行的概念及其设计方法

提出了航天器稀疏编队飞行的概念及其设计方法，阐明了它与通常的紧密编队飞行的区别及其在应用上的前景。采用了一个比Hill解更为广泛的新公式来设计稀疏编队，并列举了若干稀疏编队的阵形。当各航天器距离很近时，该公式自然退化为与Hill解相同的形式。通过与Hill解的设计相比较，表明了新公式用于稀疏编队设计的优越性。     

基于旋转矩阵的预设时间航天器编队姿态协同控制

由多个航天器组成的编队系统对复杂的环境往往具有较高的适应性和容错性,能更高效率地完成单航天器难以完成的任务。因此主要针对多航天器系统的姿态协同控制问题,提出一种基于旋转矩阵的预设时间控制算法。首先,为了避免航天器姿态建模的奇异性和模糊性问题,采用旋转矩阵对航天器的姿态进行统一描述,同时结合有向的通信拓扑对航天器姿态协同控制系统进行建模。其次,为赋予系统可控的收敛速度,提出一种基于滑模的预设时间控制算法。该算法的引入使得航天器编队系统的收敛时间可以在合理的范围内任意给定。此外,为了实现系统对参数摄动和外部干扰的鲁棒性,采用神经网络和自适应算法对不确定性进行在线估计与补偿。最后,通过理论分析和数值仿真验证了所提预设时间控制算法的有效性。     

基于加权最小二乘法的椭圆轨道编队飞行设计

提出了一种不依赖于相对运动描述的偏心率编队飞行设计方法。利用加权最小二乘法,根据事先所确定的理想相对运动轨迹,就能设计出与之最接近的相对运动轨道。这种方法适用于任意偏心率,并能很容易地加入各种摄动力的影响。仿真验证了其有效性。