Displacement monitoring performance of relative positioning and Precise Point Positioning (PPP) methods using simulation apparatus

Besides the classical geodetic methods, GPS (Global Positioning System) based positioning methods are widely used for monitoring crustal, structural, ground etc., deformations in recent years. Currently, two main GPS positioning methods are used: Relative and Precise Point Positioning (PPP) methods. It is crucial to know which amount of displacement can be detected with these two methods in order to inform their usability according to the types of deformation. Therefore, this study conducted to investigate horizontal and vertical displacement monitoring performance and capability of determining the direction of displacements of both methods using a developed displacement simulator apparatus. For this purpose, 20 simulated displacement tests were handled. Besides the 24?h data sets, 12?h, 8?h, 4?h and 2?h subsets were considered to examine the influence of short time spans. Each data sets were processed using GAMIT/GLOBK and GIPSY/OASIS scientific software for relative and PPP applications respectively and derived displacements were compared to the simulated (true) displacements. Then statistical significance test was applied. Results of the experiment show that using 24?h data sets, relative method can determine up to 6.0?mm horizontal displacement and 12.3?mm vertical displacement, while PPP method can detect 8.1?mm and 19.2?mm displacements in horizontal and vertical directions respectively. Minimum detected displacements are found to grow larger as time spans are shortened.     

Preliminary analysis of the quality and positioning performance of BDS-3 global interoperable signal B1C&B2a

BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) satellites are equipped with the new generation GNSS signals B1C and B2a, which support the interoperability with GPS and Galileo systems. In this study, the pseudo-range multipath error and carrier phase observation noise of the BDS-3 B1C and B2a signals were evaluated based on zero baseline measurements from the day of year (DOY) 113 to 116, 2020. Further, the precision and performance of the single point positioning (SPP) and precise point positioning (PPP) are assessed at 9 stations. This assessment manifests that the standard deviations (STDs) of the pseudo-range multipath error are about 0.09 ~ 0.22 m, while STDs of the carrier phase observation noise are about 0.075 mm. For the single-frequency SPP, its positioning precision is about 2.03 ~ 4.85 m and 3.29 ~ 10.73 m at the 99.99% confidence level in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively, while the dual-frequency SPP precision is about 1.92 ~ 8.02 m and 4.81 ~ 12.77 m in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. For the daily static PPP, the convergence time is about 20 ~ 30 min, while the daily positioning precision can reach 1.38 ~ 4.42 cm and -1.31 ~ 4.34 cm in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. In general, the quality and the SPP and PPP performance of the BDS-3 B1C&B2a signals are comparable to the GPS and Galileo.     

PDE model-based boundary control of a spacecraft with double flexible appendages under prescribed performance

This paper investigates a boundary control scheme of a spacecraft with double flexible appendages under prescribed performance. The flexible spacecraft system comprises a rigid central hub and two flexible appendages regarded as continuum models, so that the motion of the system can be portrayed by using partial differential equations (PDEs). In this paper, only one control torque and two control forces are applied to guarantee the desired attitude angle of the spacecraft and simultaneously suppress the vibration of the two flexible appendages. Moreover, the angle tracking error of the spacecraft can be restricted in a small residual set under a minimum convergence rate by adopting the prescribed performance technique (PPT). The stability of the boundary control is analyzed by employing LaSalle’s invariance principle. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed controller is verified through numerical results.     

Didactic satellite based on Android platform for space operation demonstration and development

Space technology plays a pivotal role in society development. It offers new methods for telemetry, monitoring and control. However, this sector requires training, research and skills development but the lack of instruments, materials and budgets affects the ambiguity to understand satellite technology. The objective of this paper is to describe a demonstration prototype of a smart phone device for space operations study. Therefore, the first task was carried out to give a demonstration for spatial imagery and attitude determination missions through a wireless communication. The smart phone’s Bluetooth was used to achieve this goal inclusive of a new method to enable real time transmission. In addition, an algorithm around a quaternion based Kalman filter was included in order to detect the reliability of the prototype's orientation. The second task was carried out to provide a demonstration for the attitude control mission using the smart phone’s orientation sensor, including a new method for an autonomous guided mode. As a result, the acquisition platform showed real time measurement with good accuracy for orientation detection and image transmission. In addition, the prototype kept the balance during the demonstration based on the attitude control method.     

特殊复合球铰3-RPS并联机构及其连续刚度模型

采用矢量微分法研究了在大载荷作用下,兼顾支链和铰链刚度以及雅克比矩阵变化等影响因素的3-RPS并联机构完整连续刚度模型.基于螺旋理论分析了3-RPS并联机构支链及铰链构件所受作用力与机构外载荷之间的力平衡关系.采用矢量微分法分析了3-RPS并联机构动平台位姿变化与支链及铰链构件变形之间的关系.采用矢量微分法对机构的力学平衡方程进行微分,建立了完整的连续刚度模型,最后进行了数值模拟分析,结果表明并联机构刚度受载荷和位姿变化影响,简化刚度模型与完整刚度模型在工作空间边界处差值较大.     

四元数UKF超紧密组合导航滤波方法

针对GPS/SINS(Global Positioning System/Strapdown Inertial Navigation Sys-tem)超紧密组合导航系统线性化滤波在高动态、弱GPS信号等环境下性能下降严重的问题,提出了一种以四元数UKF(Unscented Kalman Filter)为基础的GPS/SINS超紧密组合导航系统非线性滤波方法.通过分析GPS与SINS在超紧密组合导航系统中的关系,提出了一种利用SINS信息来估计、修正GPS载波信号的方法,在此基础上建立了组合导航滤波的状态方程和量测方程;以四元数乘性误差模型为基础,提出了一种可应用于UKF滤波的求解四元数加权均值的方法;提出了基于四元数UKF的GPS/SINS超紧密组合导航滤波方法.仿真实验表明:在高动态环境下,四元数UKF滤波方法增强了GPS/SINS超紧密组合导航系统的定位精度和抗干扰能力.     

飞向晕轨道的探测器轨道优化

晕轨道的稳定流形为从地球到晕轨道的转移轨道设计提供了便利．以往都采用在晕轨道上的目标点施加脉冲,这样,稳定流形只是为转移轨道的设计提供一个初始猜想,探测器并没有运行在稳定流形上,因而并未真正利用稳定流形节省燃料的优势．利用基于序优化理论的微分修正法,研究从晕轨道近地点稳定流形上不同点进入稳定流形所需要的燃料消耗,寻找燃耗最少的转移轨道．仿真表明,对于晕轨道近地点入轨,找到的稳定流形射入点机动比以往的晕轨道入轨点机动节省约33％的燃料消耗．此外,还对晕轨道上不同入轨点的入轨代价进行了研究,得到了晕轨道近地点入轨的最小燃耗解．     

自适应中心变异差分进化算法及其在涡轮叶型优化设计中的应用

为了更好地求解多维复杂函数优化问题,提出了自适应中心变异差分进化算法(SCDE),并以低温火箭发动机多级氧涡轮叶片的高精度气动型面优化设计为例进行了验证.使用商业软件进行三维叶片几何造型和单通道流场分析,计算得到涡轮效率作为优化设计评价指标.最终得到了合理的优化结果,涡轮效率相比初始设计提高了5.25%.      

Constructing G~2 Continuous Curve on Freeform Surface with Normal Projection

This article presents a new method for G～2 continuous interpolation of an arbitrary sequence of points on an implicit or parametric surface with prescribed tangent direction and curvature vector,respectively,at every point.First,a G～2 continuous curve is constructed in three-dimensional space.Then the curve is projected normally onto the given surface.The desired interpolation curve is just the projection curve,which can be obtained by numerically solving the initialvalue problems for a system of first-order ordinary differential equations in the parametric domain for parametric case or in three-dimensional space for implicit case.Several shape parameters are introduced into the resulting curve,which can be used in subsequent interactive modification so that the shape of the resulting curve meets our demand.The presented method is independent of the geometry and parameterization of the base surface.Numerical experiments demonstrate that it is effective and potentially useful in numerical control (NC) machining,path planning for robotic fibre placement,patterns design on surface and other industrial and research fields.     

基于DE算法的共轴直升机模型辨识及精度分析

由于共轴直升机特有的旋翼布局引发了上下旋翼间强烈的气动干扰,采用传统的理论分析和风洞试验的方法难以获得适用于共轴直升机控制系统的飞行动力学模型.为此,设计了飞行扫频试验,根据飞行试验数据得到了悬停状态下包含共轴直升机飞行动力学模型耦合特性的非参数频率响应,运用仿生智能计算方法中的微分进化(DE,Differential Evolution)算法拟合频率响应建立了悬停状态下的共轴直升机状态空间模型.利用Cramer-Rao边界和不灵敏度的相关理论进行分析计算,说明辨识得到的参数具有较高的精度和可信度.通过比较辨识模型的输出和实际飞行数据的结果,说明辨识得到的模型能充分反映共轴直升机的飞行动力学特性,可用于飞行品质评估和飞控系统设计.