非结构化环境下月球车快速即时定位与制图方法

激光雷达的实时环境扫描与已构建环境模型之间的匹配是月球车即时定位与制图(SLAM)过程中的关键步骤,其收敛速度和准确性直接决定了SLAM的成败。月球表面是一种典型非结构化环境,其环境场景特征复杂。若通过三维激光匹配方式则传感器数据量大,特征匹配的难度高,实时性差。针对于此,本文提出了一种基于ICP算法的激光点扫描匹配方法－类等高线匹配方法,将二维激光雷达的实时扫描数据与已构建的三维环境高程图相匹配,利用RBPF粒子滤波实现位姿与地图状态的估计,采用自行研制的小型激光雷达硬件平台,较好地实现了月球车原理样机的快速SLAM过程。实验表明,基于该方法的即时定位与制图过程对于月球车位姿估计的鲁棒性强,实时性好。     

考虑月球扁率修正的月球卫星自主导航

针对月球扁率对月球紫外敏感器的月心方向矢量确定的不利影响,研究了月球紫外敏感器的测量原理和敏感到月平边缘时满足的几何约束,提出了一种考虑月球扁率的月心矢量确定方法。并进一步的结合地球敏感器和太阳敏感器的测量信息,研究了基于日地月方位信息的月球卫星自主轨道算法,并评估了月球方位确定算法对导航精度的影响。仿真结果表明,在太阳敏感器、地球敏感器和月球敏感器的精度分别为0.02°(3σ)、 0.05°(3σ) 和0.1°(3σ)的假设下,考虑月球扁率修正的月球卫星的自主导航位置精度能达到300m(3σ),导航速度误差能达到0.6m/s(3σ), 从而保证了环月卫星的导航精度。     

借助月球引力发射地球静止卫星研究

提出了借助月球引力从高纬度地区发射地球静止卫星的方法.利用圆锥曲线拼接法对地球静止卫星的发射问题作初步分析,然后采用精确数学模型进行精确分析.研究表明,当发射场纬度大于28时,采用借助月球引力的发射方法可以节省能量.发射场的纬度越高,节省得越多.     

MBSE发展趋势与中国探月工程并行协同论证

中国月球探测面临新发展态势,给月球探测任务的规划论证、总体设计、系统研制和在轨探测等提出了更高要求,当前基于模型的系统工程、并行工程等新方法及新手段受到广泛关注。本文从MBSE（基于模型的系统工程）流程、方法、工具及应用层面对MBSE的现状进行研究,分析其发展趋势。结合中国探月工程任务需求和面临的挑战,设计中国探月工程基于模型的并行协同论证框架,论述了基于依赖图的跨专业、层级、地域的模型一致性维护和基于OSLC（面向生命周期协作的开放服务）的一体化协同论证环境构建等技术方案。通过国际月球科研站的论证设计开展初步应用验证,实现多岗位角色的协同论证,为探月工程全面推进基于模型的系统工程实施提供参考。     

行为控制月球车的虚拟主体避障技术

论述了基于行为代理体的月球车避障技术。由月球地形高程图得到当地水平面下二色障碍图及着色障碍图，利用月球车代理体在障碍图及着色障碍图中进行避障学习与控制，将获得的控制量投影到月球车体坐标系下得到真实地形上的控制量，达到避障控制与运动规划的目的。利用障碍入侵月球车安全线的径向距离作为避障控制器输入，并由月球车目标趋向行为及避障行为输出融合突现出趋向目标的避障行为。仿真结果表明基于代理体的避障控制器设计方法使运行于真实环境下月球车的避障具有很高的可靠性。     

月球导航星座轨道的地球GNSS可见性评估

随着月球探索进入一个新的时代,为确保未来月球任务的实时高精度定位,大幅提高登月航天器的自主性,且减少对地球基站的依赖,选取合适的轨道构建月球导航星座,并且实现月球导航星座与地球GNSS的通信链路同步尤为重要.为评估月球导航星座轨道中卫星接收GNSS信号的性能,首先对椭圆形月球冻结轨道(ELFO)、近直线晕轨道(NRHO)、顺行圆形轨道(PCO)和低月球轨道(LLO)4种轨道进行仿真.然后基于天线方向图等指标仿真了 GNSS卫星信号,并依据主旁瓣波束宽度和载噪比等仿真结果评估了 4种不同轨道卫星对GNSS的可见性.结果表明,NRHO和ELFO对GNSS星座有较好的可视效果,最高可见时间占比达99.57％,保障了绝大部分时间内能够稳定接收GNSS信号,有助于实现月球导航星座轨道卫星的轨道和时钟校正,并保证轨道的定位性能.     

月球探测技术--奔月变轨过程自旋稳定指向控制

根据月球探测器奔月变轨过程中自旋稳定各阶段的特点,提出了分阶段进行主动章动、进动控制的策略和方法。对影响自旋稳定指向精度的因素和控制方法进行了研究。数学仿真结果表明:起旋推力器推力偏差是引起章动的主要因素;质量不平衡和能量耗散引起的章动很小,初步设计时可略去不计。采用限制横向角速率以限制最大章动角的控制策略可快速消除章动,便于工程实现。     

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview: The Instrument Suite and Mission

NASA’s Lunar Precursor Robotic Program (LPRP), formulated in response to the President’s Vision for Space Exploration, will execute a series of robotic missions that will pave the way for eventual permanent human presence on the Moon. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is first in this series of LPRP missions, and plans to launch in October of 2008 for at least one year of operation. LRO will employ six individual instruments to produce accurate maps and high-resolution images of future landing sites, to assess potential lunar resources, and to characterize the radiation environment. LRO will also test the feasibility of one advanced technology demonstration package. The LRO payload includes: Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) which will determine the global topography of the lunar surface at high resolution, measure landing site slopes, surface roughness, and search for possible polar surface ice in shadowed regions, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) which will acquire targeted narrow angle images of the lunar surface capable of resolving meter-scale features to support landing site selection, as well as wide-angle images to characterize polar illumination conditions and to identify potential resources, Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND) which will map the flux of neutrons from the lunar surface to search for evidence of water ice, and will provide space radiation environment measurements that may be useful for future human exploration, Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment (DLRE) which will chart the temperature of the entire lunar surface at approximately 300 meter horizontal resolution to identify cold-traps and potential ice deposits, Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) which will map the entire lunar surface in the far ultraviolet. LAMP will search for surface ice and frost in the polar regions and provide images of permanently shadowed regions illuminated only by starlight. Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER), which will investigate the effect of galactic cosmic rays on tissue-equivalent plastics as a constraint on models of biological response to background space radiation. The technology demonstration is an advanced radar (mini-RF) that will demonstrate X- and S-band radar imaging and interferometry using light weight synthetic aperture radar. This paper will give an introduction to each of these instruments and an overview of their objectives.     

Study on JAXA elements for international lunar vicinity mission

JAXA has commenced technical research for contributing as a part of international partnership for the space exploration in Lunar vicinity. One of the candidates is the cargo transport mission with the combination of Cryogenic Propulsion Stage(s) (CPS) and a transfer vehicle derived from Japanese un-manned vehicle used for ISS. The CPS needs advanced technologies to keep the propellant for long mission duration and they will be useful in further missions beyond moon. This paper reports the profile of the mission, vehicle configurations, and the transport capabilities.