微波在液体火箭发动机真空羽流中的衰减

为研究液体火箭发动机真空羽流对微波的衰减作用,以某双组元液体火箭发动机为对象,使用热力计算程序对燃烧室内的电子数密度进行了计算,使用冻 结假设和有限化学反应速率假设两种情况对喷管内带电粒子的电离和再结合过程进行了模拟,并对羽流中带电粒子数密度和5~30GHz微波穿过羽流的衰减量进行了估算.研究结果显示:该发动机燃烧室和喷管出口的电子数密度量级分别为 1013~1014cm-3和1010~1011cm-3,K,Na等碱金属为主要电子释放剂,Cl-,OH-等基团为主要电子吸收剂;低频微波在羽流中衰减更严重,5GHz微波的衰减可达4.5dB;微波斜穿羽流的衰减通常大于横穿情况.      

基于卫星自旋的纯引力轨道万有引力干扰抑制

一个称为“内卫星”的验证质量块位于外卫星的内部空腔中,不与外卫星接触而自由飞行,由于外卫星的屏蔽,其不受大气阻力、太阳光压等干扰作用,沿着纯引力轨道飞行。外卫星会对内卫星产生万有引力作用,是内卫星纯引力轨道的主要残余干扰。根据卫星相对运动动力学方程,建立了万有引力干扰对内卫星纯引力轨道影响的分析模型;基于将外卫星绕轨道面法向旋转以调制万有引力的策略,建立了外卫星自旋对万有引力干扰影响的抑制模型。以内编队纯引力飞行系统为例,对比计算了外卫星有无自旋时万有引力干扰对内卫星纯引力轨道的影响。基于模型的分析表明,外卫星自旋能够显著抑制万有引力干扰对内卫星纯引力轨道的长期影响;实例计算表明,万有引力干扰的天长期影响能够降低5~7个数量级。     

基于离子推进技术的轨道转移设计

将太阳能离子推力器应用于卫星的推进系统,完成从地球同步转移轨道(GTO)到地球同步轨道(GEO)转移任务;建立任务模型,设计基于纬度幅角的反馈控制策略,对发动机开关时间进行优化.采用图形处理器（GPU, graphic processing unit）加速的遗传算法(GA,genetic algorithm)对卫星转移轨道任务进行优化设计.仿真结果表明：通过对该闭环控制器的定常参数进行优化,可将轨道导引至目标轨道附近;采用太阳能离子推力器可减少燃料消耗.基于GPU加速的遗传算法,可缩短算法运算时间.     

地月平动点拟周期轨道探测器自主导航方法研究

地月L2点的拟周期轨道可以用于实现与月球背面的持续通信,具有重要的科学研究价值和广阔的应用前景。针对地月L2点探测器所处的弱稳定拟周期轨道,论证了基于日地月信息的自主导航方法的可行性,并进行了深入分析。首先,推导了会合坐标系下带有星历的精确导航动力学方程;其次,针对弱稳定轨道不同于近地强稳定轨道的特性,在基于日地月方位信息导航的基础上,提出了三种敏感器组合方案。使用迭代最小二乘方法给出导航仿真结果,并结合非线性可辨识性理论对这三种情况下历元状态的可辨识性及可辨识度进行分析。最后,仿真结果表明,使用日地月敏感器以及对地多普勒雷达可以满足历元状态的可辨识性、导航的收敛性以及系统经济性的要求。     

不完备轨道信息下的LEO轨道面内机动检测方法

针对某些因轨道信息不完整而无法直接外推的LEO轨道飞行器的机动检测问题,提出了一种基于轨道摄动影响的面内机动检测方法。该方法将半长轴和偏心率作为检测量,通过分析大气阻力摄动和J 2 项摄动对 LEO 飞行器轨道的影响,从而确定目标飞行器的轨道参数允许边界值,再通过和实际轨道参数进行比较来判定被检测数据点参数是否超出正常范围。最后,采用这种方法对X\|37B飞行器轨道数据进行了仿真验证,共检测出10个机动点,结果表明该方法可以较为准确地利用有限轨道信息检测目标的轨道机动情况。     

一种针对分离模块航天器系统的分层优化方法

针对分离模块航天器系统优化中存在计算量大、算法复杂度高的问题,提出了一种基于分层的分离模块航天器系统优化方法。该方法将系统优化问题分解为三个层次进行,顶层规划模块数和轨道高度,中间层优化组件配置,底层优化运载发射方案。其中顶层嵌套调用中间层,中间层嵌套调用底层,底层直接计算求解最优运载发射方案,避免了直接基于分离模块航天器全寿命周期仿真来优化运载发射方案。应用该方法对虚拟对地遥感分离模块航天器进行优化,结果表明,优化过程简单,计算量小,算法复杂度低,优化效果显著。     

基于主任务零空间的空间机械臂重复运动规划

针对空间机械臂执行封闭在轨操作任务时,终止时刻机械臂关节角与基座位姿发生漂移的问题,提出一种基于主任务零空间的空间机械臂重复运动规划方法。结合在轨操作任务特点,分析了空间机械臂重复运动要求,将重复运动问题转化为关节构型、末端姿态与基座姿态复位优化问题并设计了空间机械臂重复运动优化算子;在此基础上,引入任务优先级概念,将重复运动优化算子引入主任务的零空间,保证主任务完成的同时机械臂重复运动得以优化;进而为增强重复运动优化能力,空间机械臂基座姿态保持算子也被引入。仿真结果表明,新算法能够减小关节角与基座位姿的漂移,实现空间机械臂重复运动规划,可以应用于实际的控制系统中。     

Space radiation environment in low earth orbit during influences from solar and geomagnetic events in December 2006

In low earth orbit, the SAA region is the dominant contributor to both proton environment and electron environment from the standpoint of radiation dose for spacecraft lifetime. However, the polar region and the horn region are sometimes strongly disturbed due to large solar and geomagnetic events. During large disturbances, enhancements in proton flux are measured in the polar region, which gives temporary more severe space radiation environment than that given in the SAA region. On the other hand, enhancements in electron flux are measured mainly in the horn region corresponding to the outer radiation belt, which are likely sources of high-energy electrons in the inner radiation belt. These short-term disturbances have another radiation hazard to spacecraft such as single event and electrostatic discharge.     

Precise orbit determination using the batch filter based on particle filtering with genetic resampling approach

In this study, genetic resampling (GRS) approach is utilized for precise orbit determination (POD) using the batch filter based on particle filtering (PF). Two genetic operations, which are arithmetic crossover and residual mutation, are used for GRS of the batch filter based on PF (PF batch filter). For POD, Laser-ranging Precise Orbit Determination System (LPODS) and satellite laser ranging (SLR) observations of the CHAMP satellite are used. Monte Carlo trials for POD are performed by one hundred times. The characteristics of the POD results by PF batch filter with GRS are compared with those of a PF batch filter with minimum residual resampling (MRRS). The post-fit residual, 3D error by external orbit comparison, and POD repeatability are analyzed for orbit quality assessments. The POD results are externally checked by NASA JPL’s orbits using totally different software, measurements, and techniques. For post-fit residuals and 3D errors, both MRRS and GRS give accurate estimation results whose mean root mean square (RMS) values are at a level of 5 cm and 10–13 cm, respectively. The mean radial orbit errors of both methods are at a level of 5 cm. For POD repeatability represented as the standard deviations of post-fit residuals and 3D errors by repetitive PODs, however, GRS yields 25% and 13% more robust estimation results than MRRS for post-fit residual and 3D error, respectively. This study shows that PF batch filter with GRS approach using genetic operations is superior to PF batch filter with MRRS in terms of robustness in POD with SLR observations.     

A comparison of radiation shielding effectiveness of materials for highly elliptical orbits

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has proposed a Polar Communications and Weather (PCW) satellite mission, in conjunction with other partners. The PCW will provide essential communications and meteorological services to the Canadian Arctic, as well as space weather observations of in situ ionizing radiation along the orbit. The CSA has identified three potential Highly Elliptical Orbits (HEOs) for a PCW satellite constellation, Molniya, Modified Tundra and Triple Apogee (TAP), each having specific merits, which would directly benefit the performance/longevity of a PCW spacecraft. Radiation shielding effectiveness of various materials was studied for the three PCW orbit options to determine the feasibility of employing materials other than conventional aluminium to achieve a specified spacecraft shielding level with weight savings over aluminium. It was found that, depending on the orbit-specific radiation environment characteristics, the benefits of using polyethylene based materials is significant enough (e.g., 22% in Molniya for PE at 50 krad TID) to merit further investigation.