Velocity distribution of elliptical galaxies in the framework of Non-local Gravity model

We investigate the velocity distribution of elliptical galaxies in the framework of Non-local Gravity. According to this approach, it is possible to recover the fundamental plane of elliptical galaxies without the dark matter hypothesis. Specifically, we compare theoretical predictions for circular velocity in Non-local Gravity context with the corresponding values coming from a large sample of observed elliptical galaxies. We adopt the surface brightness, effective radius and velocity dispersion as structural parameters for the fundamental plane. As final result, it is possible to show that non-local gravity effects can reproduce the stellar dynamics in elliptical galaxies and fit consistently observational data.     

月表陨坑检测轻量化深度学习方法

针对目前基于深度学习的陨坑检测方法存在的模型参数量大和检测速度慢的问题，提出了一种轻量化的深度学习陨坑检测方法。首先，采用通道剪枝方法删减卷积神经网络中冗余的卷积核，得到结构紧凑高效的陨坑检测模型。然后，使用轻量化的深度可分离卷积操作替换基础陨坑检测模型中的标准卷积操作，进一步降低了模型的复杂度。仿真实验结果表明，所提出的轻量化陨坑检测模型能够保证较高的像素预测精度，并且能够适应亮度、图像噪声等干扰因素的影响。同时，与轻量化处理前的模型相比，参数量减少了99.2%，检测速度提升了94%。     

我国未来探月工程任务对材料需求展望

月球是深空探测的热点,也是美、欧等国家航天技术的竞技场。随着我国"绕、落、回"探月工程的成功实施,建设月球基地和月球空间站已成为新任务的论证热点,这将对材料提出新的需求和发展方向。本文在概述月球环境对航天材料的影响的基础上,分析我国未来探月工程的任务难点,并从轻量化结构、高效热管理、先进热防护、低温润滑、防尘、缓冲吸能等不同角度提出了探月工程对航天材料的新需求,最后给出了后续如何发展探月工程新材料新技术的建议。     

Influence of lunar regolith compressibility on sampling performance of thick wall spiral drills

A 2 m class robotic drill was sent to the Moon and successfully collected and returned regolith samples in late 2020 by China. It was a typical thick wall spiral drill (TWSD) with a hollow auger containing a complex coring system to retain subsurface regolith samples. Before the robotic drill was launched, a series of laboratory tests were carried out to investigate and predict the possible drilling loads it may encounter in the lunar environment. This work presents how the sampling performance of the TWSD is affected by the regolith compressibility. Experiments and analysis during the drilling and sampling process in a simulated lunar regolith environment were conducted. The compressibility of a typical lunar regolith simulant (LRS) was measured through uni-directional compression tests to study the relationship between its inner regolith stress and bulk density. A theoretical model was established to elucidate the cutting discharge behavior by auger flights based on the aforementioned relationship. Experiments were conducted with the LRS, and the results show that the sampling performance is greatly affected by the flux of the drilled cuttings into the spiral flight channels. This work helped in scheduling reasonable drilling parameters to promote the sampling performance of the robotic drill in the Chinese Chang'E 5 mission.     

Finite time non-singular sliding mode control for spinning tether system with prescribed performance under artificial gravity mission

In this paper, the spinning tether system (STS) is applied to produce the artificial gravity overload with a proposed spin-up scheme in elliptical transfer orbits. To improve the comfort of the astronauts during spinning, the combined control scheme with tension and thrust is designed for spin-up. Then, based on the novel performance function and sliding mode technology, a finite time prescribed performance controller is proposed to track angular velocity for the desired artificial gravity overload. Compared with the existing works, the tracking error is controlled within the preset transient performance and converged to the origin within finite time even in the presence of unknown external disturbance. The stability of closed-loop tracking system is proved by Lyapunov theorem. Finally, the numerical simulations are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controllers in the artificial gravity mission.     

An improved altimeter-derived gravity anomaly from shipborne gravity based on the mean sea surface height constraint factors method

Coastal marine gravity modeling faces challenges due to the degradation of the quality and poor coverage of altimeter data in coastal regions. The effective fusion of shipborne gravity data and altimeter-derived marine gravity data can make shipborne gravity data more useful for the accurate estimation of altimeter-derived coastal marine gravity. A mean sea surface height constraint factor (MSSHCF) method based on the ordinary kriging method and the remove-restore technique is proposed to fuse altimeter-derived gravity model with shipborne gravity data. In this method, all data are standardized during the interpolation process to reduce the error and mean sea surface as a vertical variable is added to the semi-variance function in ordinary kriging to obtain the residual shipborne gravity as corrected data source. The coastal marine gravity models V2.1 and V3.1 which fused altimeter-derived gravity data with shipborne gravity data and V1.1 without shipborne gravity data at a spatial resolution of 1′×1′ can be obtained. Validation experiments show that the accuracy of the gravity model V3.1 obtained by the MSSHCF method more closely agrees with the validated gravity model DTU17 and SS V31 than the model V2.1 obtained by the ordinary kriging interpolation method and the V1.1 model. Our results were validated against shipborne gravity data; the accuracy of model V3.1 was 4.95 % higher than the model V1.1 in South China Sea area A and 2.48 % higher in South China Sea area B. Meanwhile, the accuracy of model V3.1 was 2.07 % higher than model V2.1 in South China Sea area A and 2.42 % higher in South China Sea area B. The effects of distance from the coast and sea depth on the marine gravity model were also evaluated. The results show that the gravity model V3.1 has higher accuracy with the change in ocean distance and depth than the V2.1 and V1.1 gravity models. Thus, our study shows that the MSSHCF method effectively refines coastal altimeter-derived gravity using shipborne gravity data.     

地外天体着陆巡视探测自主智能技术进展

以月球、火星和小行星等地外天体着陆巡视探测任务为背景，对自主智能技术的发展现状、应用情况与未来趋势进行了分析研究。回顾了目前国内外地外天体着陆巡视探测任务的实施情况；从导航定位与环境感知、轨迹优化与制导控制、自主探测与路径规划、故障诊断与自主处理等四个方面，阐述了该领域自主智能技术的研究现状，并对未来发展态势进行了展望。     

Autonomous navigation for lunar final approach based on gravity gradient measurements

Lunar final approach navigation is critical for pin-point lunar landing in future missions. This study investigates the use of lunar gravity gradient measurements for autonomous navigation of a lunar probe during the final approach phase. As the spacecraft approaches the Moon, the strength of gravity gradient signals improves. A spaceborne gravity gradiometer can precisely measure local gravity gradients, and the latest lunar gravity model GL1500E is used to provide reference values. The employed truncation degree and order of the gravity model are increased stepwise considering the decreasing altitude of the spacecraft in order to reach a compromise between computational costs and model accuracy. An iterative Kalman filter is developed for coupled orbit and attitude estimation using gravity gradient measurements and attitude quaternions obtained from star sensors. A simulated spacecraft with a gradiometer noise level of 0.01 E is considered. Simulation results show that the spacecraft’s position converges rapidly and achieves an accuracy of less than 100 m at the last epoch.     

Ground-based investigations on phase-moving phenomenon with space sublimation cooling for lunar exploration missions

The lunar surface is a typical vacuum environment, and its harsh heat rejection conditions bring great challenges to the thermal control technology of the exploration mission. In addition to the radiator, the sublimator is recommended as one of the promising options for heat rejection. The sublimator makes use of water to freeze and sublimate in a porous medium, rejecting heat to the vacuum environment. The complex heat and mass transfer process involves many physical phenomena such as the freezing and sublimation phase change of water in the porous medium and the movement of the phase-change interface. In this paper, the visualized ground-based experimental approaches of space sublimation cooling were presented to reveal the moving law of three-phase point and the growth phenomenon of ice-peak and icicle in microchannels under vacuum conditions. The visualized experiments and results prove that the freezing ice is divided into the porous ice-peak and the transparent icicle. As the sublimation progresses, the phase-change interface moves downward steadily, the length of the ice-peak increases, but the icicle decreases. The visualized experiments of space sublimation cooling in the capillary have guiding significance to reveal the sublimation cooling mechanism of water in the sublimator for lunar exploration missions.     

弱全局信息下月面超远距离保通行性移动规划

针对月面超远距离移动规划任务因缺乏精确全局信息而导致的规划路径可通行性不足问题，提出了月面道路拓扑网的构建设想及相应路径规划技术，凭借复杂道路网络的连通能力确保巡视器超远距离规划路径的可通行性。首先进行月面道路拓扑网的设计方法研究，分别提出了基于滑动最优泊松采样算法的网络节点设计方法和基于均匀领邻网络拓扑模型网络结构设计方法，使月面道路网网络节点分布均匀、密度适中且覆盖完整，网络连接合理且各路径尽量远离障碍区域。然后进行基于月面道路拓扑网的超远距离移动规划研究，分析了基于月面道路拓扑网路径规划技术的概率完备性和整体可通行概率，并提出了基于月面道路拓扑网的K优路径规划方法，通过道路网的连通性来提高超远距离移动探测任务的整体可通行概率。最后以阿波罗两次登月任务的着陆点之间进行超远距离转移任务为仿真场景，验证了本方法的有效性。