空间科学实验机器人辅助遥操作系统

建立了一个面向空间舱内晶体生长科学实验的地面模拟机器人遥操作系统。该系统通过基于虚拟现实的预测仿真来克服通讯时延的影响，并通过仿真图形和实际视频图像的叠加来对虚似仿真环境进行校准，以提高预测仿真的保真性。操作员利用空间鼠标等人机交互工具实时控制仿真机器人系统的运动，通过遥控与自主相结合的方式，并借助全局和局部视觉信息，完成了在空间晶体生长科学实验中更换晶体炉料棒的作业任务。     

中国返回式卫星的搭载任务—空间材料科学试验

１９８７年以来，为充分利用中国返回式卫星的剩余载荷能力，有计划地以搭载形式进行了一系列空间科学和技术试验，取得了较好的结果。文章简要地介绍在空间材料科学试验方面取得的成果。     

On the correlation of the solar wind observed at the L5 point and at the Earth

The L5 point is a promising location for forecasting co-rotating high-speed streams in the solar wind arriving at the Earth. We correlated the solar wind data obtained by the Nozomi spacecraft in interplanetary space and by the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) at the L1 point, and found that the correlation is significantly improved from that of the 27-day recurrence of ACE data. Based on the correlation between the two spacecraft observations, we estimated the correlation of the solar wind velocity between the L5 point and at the Earth, and found that the correlation coefficient was about 0.78 in late 1999, while that of the 27-day recurrence was 0.51. Eighty-eight percent of the velocity difference falls within 100 km/s between the L5 point and the Earth. This demonstrates the potential capability of solar wind monitoring at the L5 point to forecast the geomagnetic disturbances 4.5 days in advance.     

液体镜头技术应用于空间探测的初步探讨

文章介绍了一种方兴未艾的镜头技术——液体镜头技术，分析了几种典型液体镜头的工作原理和控制方法，并初步探讨了其在空间探测领域应用的可能性。     

基于虚拟现实的空间机器人共享控制系统及其仿真

研究了一种基于虚拟现实的空间机器人共享控制系统及其仿真。首先提出了一种增强型虚拟现实仿真系统方案，并建立了空间机器人仿真的虚拟环境。其次开发了基于此虚拟环境的自主与遥控相结合的共享控制系统，最后进行了计算机仿真研究。     

航天电连接器及其组件失效分析

介绍了航天电连接器及其组件失效分析中初步分析、详细分析、故障假设和最终鉴定四个阶段的内容及方法。阐述了断路、接触不良、瞬断、绝缘不良、短路、误配线、固定不良和密封不良等常见失效模式和失效机理。给出了失效分析的程序和若干检验方法。     

空间机器人地面实验系统的一种鲁棒自适应控制方法

基于李亚普诺夫稳定性直接方法, 针对具有参数及模型不确定性的空间机器人地面实验系统, 提出了一种新的鲁棒自适应控制器。该控制器由三部分组成: 线性PD反馈项, 补偿动力学的自适应控制项, 补偿建模不确定性的鲁棒控制项。控制策略能有效地克服未建模的摩擦力和外部扰动以及吊丝配重系统未补偿掉的重力影响, 并且能保证全局最终一致有界。仿真表明了算法的可行性和有效性     

Cubesats: Cost-effective science and technology platforms for emerging and developing nations

The development, operation, and analysis of data from cubesats can promote science education and spur technology utilization in emerging and developing nations. This platform offers uniquely low construction and launch costs together with a comparative ubiquity of launch providers; factors that have led more than 80 universities and several emerging nations to develop programs in this field. Their small size and weight enables cubesats to “piggyback” on rocket launches and accompany orbiters travelling to Moon and Mars. It is envisaged that constellations of cubesats will be used for larger science missions. We present a brief history, technology overview, and summary of applications in science and industry for these small satellites. Cubesat technical success stories are offered along with a summary of pitfalls and challenges encountered in both developed and emerging nations. A discussion of economic and public policy issues aims to facilitate the decision-making process for those considering utilization of this unique technology.     

Surface shape control of integrated paraboloid space reflector consisting of sub-reflectors exploiting modulated solar pressure

Reflectors are very critical space elements and can be used not only as solar collectors/reflectors, telecommunication radio antennas and telescopes but also for dual-usage such as solar sails and solar concentrators to probe and sublimate materials from asteroids when actively controlling the surface shape. In this paper, the surface shape of a slack reflector with negligible elastic deformations will be controlled to be a paraboloid by actively modulating the solar radiation pressure (SRP) force using reflectivity control devices (RCDs) across the reflector. Nonlinear static equilibrium equations for an arbitrary infinitesimal within the reflector along the radial, circumferential and transverse directions are established considering the external modulated SRP force and internal tensions respectively. The coupled radial stress differential governing equation and reflectivity algebraic equation are obtained for the paraboloid reflector by the help of the formulation of an inverse problem based on equilibrium equations previously established. Some analytical and numerical analysis for reflectors with ideal and non-perfect SRP force models are performed respectively. The conclusions concerning about how to control the reflector’s surface shape successfully using allowed reflectivity, resulting in reasonable stress range, moreover, how to get the feasible solutions influenced by the reflector’s size parameters, are all based on the presented analytical and numerical analysis.