Past, present and future implications of human supervisory control in space missions

Achieving the United States’ Vision for future Space Exploration will necessitate far greater collaboration between humans and automated technology than previous space initiatives. However, the development of methodologies to optimize this collaboration currently lags behind development of the technologies themselves, thus potentially decreasing mission safety, efficiency and probability of success. This paper discusses the human supervisory control (HSC) implications for use in space, and outlines several areas of current automated space technology in which the function allocation between humans and machines/automation is sub-optimal or under dispute, including automated spacecraft landings, Mission Control, and wearable extra-vehicular activity computers. Based on these case studies, we show that a more robust HSC research program will be crucial to achieving the Vision for Space Exploration, especially given the limited resources under which it must be accomplished.     

Space Astronomy in China： 2006-2008

In 2006 to 2008,the main activities in Chinese space astronomy focus on:(1)undertaking some missions set by CNSA,like HXMT,SMESE,wso/vv,SST,KUAFU,and so on;(2)drawing up a long-term plan of Chinese space astronomy.This paper summarizes in brief all these activities.     

MESSENGER and the Chemistry of Mercury’s Surface

The instrument suite on the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is well suited to address several of Mercury’s outstanding geochemical problems. A combination of data from the Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer (GRNS) and X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) instruments will yield the surface abundances of both volatile (K) and refractory (Al, Ca, and Th) elements, which will test the three competing hypotheses for the origin of Mercury’s high bulk metal fraction: aerodynamic drag in the early solar nebula, preferential vaporization of silicates, or giant impact. These same elements, with the addition of Mg, Si, and Fe, will put significant constraints on geochemical processes that have formed the crust and produced any later volcanism. The Neutron Spectrometer sensor on the GRNS instrument will yield estimates of the amount of H in surface materials and may ascertain if the permanently shadowed polar craters have a significant excess of H due to water ice. A comparison of the FeO content of olivine and pyroxene determined by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS) instrument with the total Fe determined through both GRNS and XRS will permit an estimate of the amount of Fe present in other forms, including metal and sulfides.     

Space Environment Deteation of Chinese Meteorological Satellites

This paper presents the space environment detection of Chinese geosynchronous and sun-synchronous meteorological satellites and gives a short perspective of space environment observations on board meteorological satellites.     

空间站的混合自适应控制

本文推导出两板空间站的连续传递矩阵左分解模型;在此基础上,建立了该空间站的一种极点配置混合自适应控制算法,通过计算机仿真验证了该算法的有效性和鲁棒性。     

Better ways of getting into the space business: microeconomic reform in Australian space affairs

This personal view of trends in global space enterprise suggests that, unless they adapt and re-structure, large-scale national and regional space agencies built on traditional lines may struggle to survive, at least in the developed world. With the growing maturity of speculative private sector space initiatives, the role of traditional space agencies as project managers and mediators between providers and the market may become redundant, while in the absence of a cogent national security argument, public interest in space is no longer to be relied upon to deliver large national space budgets. Australia’s newest space mission, the FedSat scientific microsatellite, was announced at the same time as the former national space program was terminated. This process and its consequences are examined as an instance of microeconomic reform, which seeks to improve productivity and competitiveness by producing a regulatory and infrastructure environment that gives business more flexibility. Historical circumstances unique to Australia may have contributed to this change of direction, but many contributing elements also apply elsewhere. The features of the new approach are identification of public sector space needs; selecting the most suitable team from both public and private sectors to manage the project; and the acceptance of a large proportion of the risk by the proponents.     

应用“出汗”暖体假人设计,评价航天服调温功能

详细地论述了“出汗”暖体假人在设计与评价防护服中的应用，包括通风服、液冷服及防寒服中关于身体各节段的流量分布、服装隔热值与表面热流以及进口液温和流率对服装致冷能力的影响等问题。目的是为使用“出汗”暖体假人技术在设计与评价航天服调温功能研究中提供启示和借鉴     

Kevlar BF—2及GD414材料充电性能研究

Kevlar作为最新型的航天结构材料,BF-2作为太阳电池盖片玻璃,GD414作为航天器材料粘接剂,都是空间技术必不可少的重要而基本的材料。因而它们在空间电环境条件中的表面电荷积累性质受到极大注意。该文就此三种材料在综合模拟空间环境条件下,进行了材料表面电导和环境诱发电导的实验研究,并给出了实验结果的分析。     

航天器装配工艺流程可视化系统的研究

文章分析了航天器工艺技术的重要性,提出了采用装配流程图的方式加强工艺工作对总装现场的指导。详细阐述了装配流程图的工作机理,以流程图的方式,直观地描述产品装配的过程和顺序,以及每一过程所涉及的物料、工装、技术文件等,与生产反馈数据有机结合,形成完整的总装工艺,为操作者提供更加直观、有效的指导。并给出了辅助装配工艺设计的实现方案。     

压力服受力层强度研究

以薄壁压力容器强度计算理论为基础,对原料、织物组织结构、裁剪、缝合工艺及环境等影响压力服受力层强度的相关因素,进行了科学分析与大量试验研究。为压力服受力层织物的选择,加工制作工艺的确定及适宜使用环境等,给出了明确的研究结论,为保障压力服受力层的研制及加压时具有良好的安全性奠定了基础。