A data transmission scheduling algorithm for rapid-response earth-observing operations

With the development of rapid-response Earth-observing techniques, the demand for reducing a requirements-tasking-effects cycle from 1 day to hours grows rapidly. For instance, a satellite user always wants to receive requested data in near real-time to support their urgent mis- sions, such as dealing with wildfires, volcanoes, flooding events, etc. In this paper, we try to reduce data transmission time for achieving this goal. The new feature of a responsive satellite is that users can receive signals from it directly. Therefore, the traditional satellite control and operational tech- niques need to be improved to accommodate these changes in user needs and technical upgrading. With that in mind, a data transmission topological model is constructed. Based on this model, we can deal with the satellite data transmission problem as a multi-constraint and multi-objective path- scheduling problem. However, there are many optional data transmission paths for each target based on this model, and the shortest path is preferred. In addition, satellites represent scarce resources that must be carefully scheduled in order to satisfy as many consumer requests as possible. To efficiently balance response time and resource utilization, a K-shortest path genetic algorithm is proposed for solving the data transmission problem. Simulations and analysis show the feasibility and the adaptability of the proposed approach.     

我国中继卫星系统在交会对接任务中的应用

我国中继卫星系统在交会对接任务中得到了成功应用,显著提升了测控通信覆盖率,充分体现了中继卫星系统在交会对接任务测控通信中发挥的重要作用.结合中继卫星系统特点,分析交会对接任务对中继卫星系统的任务需求;探讨了中继卫星捕获跟踪用户目标、对用户目标测定轨、着陆场直升机缝隙通信等关键技术;最后总结了中继卫星系统抗雨衰影响、多目标支持能力、应急支持能力等方面的经验做法,并提出了后续改进和完善的建议.     

接收机自主完好性监测技术研究

对卫星接收机完好性监测技术进行了简单的介绍,以最小二乘法对接收机自主完好性监测(Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring,RAIM)的基本公式进行了详细的推导和分析,以奇偶矢量法在实际工程应用中验证了RAIM算法的正确性和可行性。在此基础上,提出一种新的故障卫星排除算法－均方根（Root Mean Square,RMS）比较法,工程验证了算法的有效性,具有较强工程应用价值。     

Determination of window frequency in the millimeter wave band in the range of 58° north through 45° south over the globe

The radiosonde data available from British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) for the latitudinal occupancy of 58° north through 45° south were analyzed to observe the variation of temperature and water vapor density. These two climatological parameters are largely assumed to be the influencing factors in determining the millimeter wave window frequencies over the chosen range of latitudes in between the two successive maxima occurring at 60 and 120 GHz. It is observed that between temperature and water vapor density, the later one is influencing mostly in determining the window frequency. It is also observed that the minima is occurring at 75 GHz through 94 GHz over the globe during the month January–February and 73 GHz through 85 GHz during the month July–August, depending on the latitudinal occupancy. It is observed that the large abundance of water vapor is mainly held responsible for shifting of minima towards the low value of frequencies. Hence, it is becoming most important to look at the climatological parameters in determining the window frequency at the place of choice.     

Link budget and background noise for satellite quantum key distribution

Optical quantum communication exploiting satellites is the most promising field to enable global quantum communication.     

基于WGS-84地球模型的单星测向定位方法

在考虑卫星姿态和WGS-84椭球地球模型条件下,提出了一种基于目标卯酉圈半径迭代的测向定位新方法,并推导了存在测向误差条件下定位误差的克拉美-罗下限(CRLB).仿真表明,该方法的定位性能在测向误差不是特别大时可以达到CRLB,而且卫星的姿态对定位误差的几何精度因子(GDOP)有一定影响.     

高精度卫星光学遥感器辐射定标技术

随着长期气候变化等观测新需求和高分辨对地观测等新手段的发展,空间光学仪器面临进一步提高辐射定标精度的要求。文章从空间光学仪器定标精度的制约因素和全过程定标的实现等方面,分析了国际相关领域的技术进展,并就新型定标技术的研究和应用提出建议与展望。     

The use of ionospheric tomography and elevation masks to reduce the overall error in single-frequency GPS timing applications

Signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites at the horizon or at low elevations are often excluded from a GPS solution because they experience considerable ionospheric delays and multipath effects. Their exclusion can degrade the overall satellite geometry for the calculations, resulting in greater errors; an effect known as the Dilution of Precision (DOP). In contrast, signals from high elevation satellites experience less ionospheric delays and multipath effects. The aim is to find a balance in the choice of elevation mask, to reduce the propagation delays and multipath whilst maintaining good satellite geometry, and to use tomography to correct for the ionosphere and thus improve single-frequency GPS timing accuracy. GPS data, collected from a global network of dual-frequency GPS receivers, have been used to produce four GPS timing solutions, each with a different ionospheric compensation technique. One solution uses a 4D tomographic algorithm, Multi-Instrument Data Analysis System (MIDAS), to compensate for the ionospheric delay. Maps of ionospheric electron density are produced and used to correct the single-frequency pseudorange observations. This method is compared to a dual-frequency solution and two other single-frequency solutions: one does not include any ionospheric compensation and the other uses the broadcast Klobuchar model. Data from the solar maximum year 2002 and October 2003 have been investigated to display results when the ionospheric delays are large and variable. The study focuses on Europe and results are produced for the chosen test site, VILL (Villafranca, Spain). The effects of excluding all of the GPS satellites below various elevation masks, ranging from 5° to 40°, on timing solutions for fixed (static) and mobile (moving) situations are presented. The greatest timing accuracies when using the fixed GPS receiver technique are obtained by using a 40° mask, rather than a 5° mask. The mobile GPS timing solutions are most accurate when satellites at lower elevations continue to be included: using a mask between 10° and 20°. MIDAS offers the most accurate and least variable single-frequency timing solution and accuracies to within 10 ns are achieved for fixed GPS receiver situations. Future improvements are anticipated by combining both GPS and Galileo data towards computing a timing solution.     

Optical response of nanosatellite BLITS measured by the Graz 2 kHz SLR system

The nanosatellite BLITS (Ball Lens In The Space) is the first object designed as a passive, spherical retroreflector of the Luneburg type, dedicated for Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR). The optical response of BLITS has been measured by the Graz 2 kHz SLR station and compared with the response of the classical retroreflector arrays (RRA) of the Low Earth Orbiting satellites such as ERS-2 and Stella. This work demonstrates that the optical response of BLITS is flat and featureless, comparable with the signature of a point-source or a flat target, and suggests that this innovative design will deliver a higher normal point (NP) accuracy (2.55 mm) than any other SLR target currently in orbit. The high reflectivity of the glassy BLITS (about 60% of the return rate from the multi-reflector Stella) is found to be decreasing by about 30% per year, probably due to the solar irradiation. Detailed analysis of the reflective half-shell demonstrates that a high return rate of SLR measurements can be achieved regardless of the incident angle of the laser beam, thus making the spherical lens a perfect successor of the classical RRA panels mounted on active satellites such as CHAMP, GOCE and GRACE.     

LabVIEW Web Server在非正弦电能远程测控系统中的应用

针对目前电力系统电压、电流畸变,当前电能质量检测技术的现状及传统仪器测试系统存在的问题,开发一种基于虚拟仪器技术的非正弦电能检测系统;非正弦电能检测系统的远程控制,设计采用了基于网络通信的LabVIEW Web Server远程监控技术。介绍了非正弦电能检测系统的总体结构和软件结构、LabVIEW Web Server通信技术,叙述了分布式大型非正弦电能测控系统及LabVIEW Web Server通信技术在远程测控系统中的应用。