The effects of maps and textual information on navigation in a desktop virtual environment

This study presents an experimentthat investigates how individuals perform anavigation test in a desktop virtualenvironment. The participants were randomlyassigned to one of the five test conditions:(C1) a map as information material during theentire test, (C2) the map only visible beforethe test, (C3) textual information during theentire test, (C4) textual information onlybefore the test and (C5) no additionalnavigational cues. The results were thatadditional information during the entire testwas more effective than short periods ofstudying the map or textual information onlybefore the test. However, participants weremore accurate in finding their route when anykind of navigational cues were used than whenno navigational cues were used. The results ofan additional questionnaire indicate thatbetween the test groups there were nodifferences in estimating the travelleddistances. The performance to draw the coveredpath into a sketch map of the landscape did notdiffer significantly between the test groupswith additional navigational cues. Theseresults indicate that in certain environmentstextual information may provide an effectivealternative to navigation training with a map.     

Selecting a reference frame

Reference frames are representations that parse space. In the case of spatial terms, reference frames mediate the mapping of linguistic expressions onto spatial configurations of objects. In the sentence ``The fly is above the cat,' ``above' is defined with respect to a reference frame that is imposed on the cat. Different types of reference frames can be used to define spatial terms, each based on a different source of information. For example, gravity, the orientation of objects in the scene or the orientation of the viewer can all be used to set the orientation of a reference frame. When these reference frames disagree (because the viewer is reclining or because the objects in the scene are overturned), there are competing definitions for the spatial term, resulting in the need for reference frame selection. The purpose of this paper is to review a line of research that examines reference frame selection in the context of spatial language. This work shows that all reference frames are initially active and assign a direction to a spatial term. Moreover, this activation is automatic, and is followed by the selection of a single reference frame, with selection accompanied by inhibition of the non-selected frames. Parallels between reference frame selection in language and in perception and attention are discussed.     

基于Chebyshev正交分解的曲线运动轨迹SAR的Chirp Scaling算法

针对具有三维速度和加速度的曲线运动轨迹合成孔径雷达（SAR），传统的斜距模型无法精确描述其运动特性，曲线历程增加了距离走动现象和方位向时间的高次项，使二维耦合现象更为复杂。本文提出了一种考虑载体平台三维速度和加速度的Chirp Scaling算法以解决曲线运动轨迹SAR成像问题。首先根据运动方程建立斜距表达式，然后对其进行Chebyshev近似，并构造其等效双曲方程形式的斜距模型，推导了具有空变性的距离徙动函数，Chirp Scaling因子以及适用于曲线轨迹的Chirp Scaling成像算法。仿真结果证实了此扩展的等效斜距模型和Chirp Scaling算法在大合成孔径时间下的有效性，并给出了三维加速度的边界值。     

View makes a difference: Presenting human figures from the back or front affects mental spatial transformations of children and adults

Previous research suggested that performance in spatial judgments involving rotated human figures is poorer if these figures are presented from the front than from the back. We further investigated this effect, controlling for visible facial information in front and back view by presenting figures' faces as profile. Children's and adults' judgments were still faster and less error prone if figures were presented from the back. Moreover, reaction times indicated that participants did not mentally rotate figures in front view. Children performed overall more poorly than adults, but there were also qualitative differences suggesting that children are more susceptible to embodiment effects than adults. This study underlines that embodiment may have differential effects in spatial transformation tasks, enhancing or impairing performance.     

亚像素条纹边缘提取技术在型面测量上的应用

三维型面非接触测量在工业领域有着广泛的应用前景.双目视觉是一种有效获取三维轮廓信息的方法,其中对大密度的黑白相间条纹进行精确定位和提取,是基于投影光栅图像的光学三维型面测量的关键技术和难点.利用空间编码技术将被测空间划分为若干区域,每个区域对应一个二进制码.条纹落在区域上与唯一的二进制码相对应,就可以对条纹精确定位.利用边缘提取算法获得像素级条纹后,再利用亚像素技术可以进一步对条纹进行高精度提取.介绍了基于灰度矩的和基于多项式拟合的亚像素边缘检测算法.将空间编码和亚像素条纹提取技术相结合,对光栅条纹进行亚像素级定位和提取的技术,与像素级的定位技术相比,能提高图像的定位精度,有效地改善测量系统的性能.      

GPS接收抗多径效应技术综述

多径效应是GPS测量尤其是差分GPS主要的误差来源,会引起定位精确度的恶化,导致系统性能的下降。分析了多径误差对GPS定位的影响并给出了几种通用的GPS抗多径技术,并分析了其优缺点。     

空间信息支持地面防空作战仿真系统设计

HLA作为新一代分布式仿真技术标准,解决了仿真系统中可重用和互操作等问题,在作战仿真领域有着十分广泛的应用。就空间信息支持地面防空这一新作战样式构建了仿真框架,并利用UML对各仿真联邦成员进行了具体分析,设计了仿真控制流程,其成果对地面防空作战的仿真具有实际的应用价值。     

基于电磁波三维结构向量的飞行器姿态估计

以电磁波三维空间结构向量为参照的飞行器姿态/航向测量研究，可弥补空间参照物缺乏，丰富空间飞行器姿态/航向测量工具。本文根据各缺损电磁矢量传感器姿态位置与接收信号之间的变化规律，建立飞行器载电磁矢量传感器阵列导向矢量。根据协同导航的多个信号空间谱和最大化，实现平台姿态/航向测量。飞行器多位置的多个传感器共同测量姿态可避免遮挡，获得更高姿态精度的同时拓展了系统的适用领域。接收电磁信息完备状态下，不需导航信号，测绘平稳的杂波就能作为姿态基准。仿真试验验证了姿态估计的有效性。