Unequal-thickness billet optimization in transitional region during isothermal local loading forming of Ti-alloy rib-web component using response surface method

Avoiding the folding defect and improving the die filling capability in the transitional region are desired in isothermal local loading forming of a large-scale Ti-alloy rib-web component (LTRC). To achieve a high-precision LTRC, the folding evolution and die filling process in the transitional region were investigated by 3D finite element simulation and experiment using an equal-thickness billet (ETB). It is found that the initial volume distribution in the second-loading region can greatly affect the amount of material transferred into the first-loading region during the second-loading step, and thus lead to the folding defect. Besides, an improper initial volume distribution results in non-concurrent die filling in the cavities of ribs after the second-loading step, and then causes die underfilling. To this end, an unequal-thickness billet (UTB) was employed with the initial volume distribution optimized by the response surface method (RSM). For a certain eigenstructure, the critical value of the percentage of transferred material determined by the ETB was taken as a constraint condition for avoiding the folding defect in the UTB optimization process, and the die underfilling rate was considered as the optimization objective. Then, based on the RSM models of the percentage of transferred material and the die underfilling rate, non-folding parameter combinations and optimum die filling were achieved. Lastly, an optimized UTB was obtained and verified by the simulation and experiment.     

Second order experimental statistics of rain attenuation at Ka band in a tropical location

Some second order rain attenuation statistics such as fade duration and fade slope are investigated on the basis of experimental measurements of received signals using the GSAT-14 satellite beacon signal at 20.2 GHz for three years (2014–2016) over the tropical location Ahmedabad (23.02 ⁰E, 72.51⁰N), India with an Elevation angle of 63⁰. Existing models of fade duration are compared with experimental data in this study and exponent of power law model of fade duration at Ka band is further explored. A new model for fade duration for Ka band for tropical locations is proposed where the constant of exponent of attenuation in the power law is found to be 0.143 instead of 0.055 used in ITU-R. Other relevant parameters for implementation of fade mitigation technique to prevent the link outage like cumulative distribution of signal fade rate, maximum and minimum fade rise and fade fall are also studied. Fade slope asymmetry over tropical region is also investigated. Keeping in view of exploiting the commercial launch of Ka band in Indian region there is an urgent need for validation of the existing models of fade slope (specially looking into fade symmetry) and fade duration. It will help the SATCOM (Satellite Communication) link designer to improve closed loop fade mitigation technique to minimize the possible link failure/link outage over the tropical region.     

现实真比例导引拦截任意机动目标捕获区域

主动机动突防技术的发展给大气层外动能拦截带来了严重困难。假设目标机动加速度方向垂直于弹目视线、形式任意且有界，分析了用于大气层外拦截制导的现实真比例导引律（RTPN）对该任意机动目标的捕获区域。首先在考虑拦截器存在机动过载饱和限制的情况下，推导了比例导引系数的选择范围，可使RTPN的制导指令加速度在拦截过程中不超过拦截器饱和过载；其次基于不等式分析方法，在不考虑拦截器过载限制时，推导了RTPN对任意机动目标的捕获区域；然后结合拦截器机动过载限制，推导了RTPN对任意机动目标的更加实用的捕获区域；最后通过数值仿真算例，验证了所提出的理论。     

跨流区超低轨航天器快速气动力计算方法

超低轨飞行器常工作在过渡流区中,过渡流区中气动特性多变,建模困难,目前缺少较好的快速气动力计算方法。在面元法的基础上,提出了设计迎风单元筛选算法与logistics-log桥函数,对连续流区与自由流区结果进行加权,实现超低轨卫星的气动力估算。在方法验证中,对圆柱与钝头双楔体在宽努森数(Kn)范围下的气动力进行测算,发现结果与直接模拟蒙特卡洛法(DSMC)数据一致。对典型超低轨飞行器地球重力场和海洋环流探测卫星(GOCE)的气动力进行分析,发现GOCE随着姿态变化阻力变化明显,需要舵面或陀螺仪进行姿态控制;在不同高度下的阻力量级变化大,在超低轨运行时需要动力系统维持高度。     

Thermal Stresses and Cracks During the Growth of Large-sized Sapphire with SAPMAC Method

本文利用有限元法对冷心放肩微量提拉法(SAPMAC)生长大尺寸蓝宝石单晶过程中的热应力进行了模拟计算,应用临界缺陷理论解释了裂纹的萌生与扩展机理。研究表明,晶体内的热应力主要与晶体生长速率,环境温度和结晶取向有关;较大热应力多出现在结晶界面,放肩、收尾以及直径急剧变化等位置;最大热应力总是出现在籽晶与新生晶体的界面附近。裂纹将在临界缺陷位置产生,并在应力作用下沿a或m面扩展。计算结果与实验结果基本吻合,通过晶体生长系统和生长工艺的改进,对晶体的开裂问题得到了有效的抑制。     

中性气体释放人工产生气辉

电离层中分子性的离子与电子的复合要比氧离子与电子的辐射性复合快得多,因此火箭发动机产生的尾气和空间等离子体主动实验中主动释放的中性气体会对电离层有很大的影响,这么大的电离层扰动现象在过去的实验中经常可以观测到.根据中性气体在热层背景中的扩散方程,考虑电离层F区主要的离子化学反应,研究了H2,H2O和CO2气体在电离层高度上的扩散过程和电离层对所释放气体的响应,计算了气辉的体发射系数和发射强度.结果表明,中性气体在电离层高度上扩散非常迅速,在F区的一些高度上,主要正离子成分由O+转变为其他分子离子,且在释放过程中伴随气辉发射,发射气辉的波长和特征与释放物质的种类有关.      

Comparative study of foF2 measurements with IRI-2007 model predictions during extended solar minimum

The unusually deep and extended solar minimum of cycle 23/24 made it very difficult to predict the solar indices 1 or 2 years into the future. Most of the predictions were proven wrong by the actual observed indices. IRI gets its solar, magnetic, and ionospheric indices from an indices file that is updated twice a year. In recent years, due to the unusual solar minimum, predictions had to be corrected downward with every new indices update. In this paper we analyse how much the uncertainties in the predictability of solar activity indices affect the IRI outcome and how the IRI values calculated with predicted and observed indices compared to the actual measurements. Monthly median values of F2 layer critical frequency (foF2) derived from the ionosonde measurements at the mid-latitude ionospheric station Juliusruh were compared with the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2007) model predictions. The analysis found that IRI provides reliable results that compare well with actual measurements, when the definite (observed and adjusted) indices of solar activity are used, while IRI values based on earlier predictions of these indices noticeably overestimated the measurements during the solar minimum. One of the principal objectives of this paper is to direct attention of IRI users to update their solar activity indices files regularly. Use of an older index file can lead to serious IRI overestimations of F-region electron density during the recent extended solar minimum.     

SOFT IMAGE SEGMENTATION BASED ON CENTER-FREE FUZZY CLUSTERING

Image segmentation remains one of the major challenges in image analysis.And soft image segmentation has been widely used due to its good effect.Fuzzy clustering algorithms are very popular in soft segmentation.A new soft image segmentation method based on center-free fuzzy clustering is proposed.The center-free fuzzy clustering is the modified version of the classical fuzzy C-means ( FCM ) clustering.Different from traditional fuzzy clustering , the center-free fuzzy clustering does not need to calculate the cluster center , so it can be applied to pairwise relational data.In the proposed method , the mean-shift method is chosen for initial segmentation firstly , then the center-free clustering is used to merge regions and the final segmented images are obtained at last.Experimental results show that the proposed method is better than other image segmentation methods based on traditional clustering.     

基于仅光学观测的短弧关联分析方法

初始轨道确定是空间目标编目的一个重要部分,尤其在光学仅角度观测下是极具挑战性的.光学观测在短弧的情况下很难进行有效的初轨确定,解决短弧问题的一个重要手段是将不同时刻获取到的短弧数据进行关联匹配,找到属于同一个目标的观测数据.以容许域的方法为基础,通过找到拟合多组观测数据的最优轨道的方式来确定角度预测值和角度测量真实值之...     

基于小波域贝叶斯估计模糊萎缩的SAR图像降斑算法

提出了基于小波域高斯混合模型贝叶斯估计模糊萎缩的SAR图像降斑算法.该算法分析了SAR图像在平稳小波变换(SWT)域中的统计模型,并用高斯混合模型对其进行描述,推导出基于贝叶斯估计的信号最小均方误差(MMSE)的模糊萎缩因子.籍此再根据小波域相邻尺度间小波系数的相关性,采用分区域模糊萎缩思想,很好地得到无斑点真实信号小波系数的估计值.仿真结果表明该算法在大大抑制斑点噪声的同时,有效地保持了边缘,其性能优于改进Lee滤波、小波软阈值和SWT萎缩降斑算法.