Assessment of the close approach frequency and collision probability for satellites in different configurations of large constellations

The Earth orbital environment is drastically changing due to an intensification of the space activities. In particular, several projects of large constellations, proposed for the next years for communications purpose like global internet access, Internet of Things, or for Earth observations, will lead to the deployment of several thousands of new satellites at an unprecedented rate. It is a crucial challenge for space traffic management, which will deal with a great number of satellite conjunctions, potentially causing a collision with damaging consequences for the constellation itself and the space environment sustainability.In this paper, we investigate the close approach frequency and the cumulative collision probability for each referenced constellation. For this purpose, we compute the orbital evolution of satellites in different constellations during the lifecycle, from the deployment to the decommissioning, and we apply the CUBE algorithm and the Foster method to assess the collision probability with the background space debris population assuming a constant uncertainty in position. We show the variation of risk defined by the close approach frequency and the cumulative collision probability as a function of the proposed configuration. In particular, satellites of the Iridium and Kuiper constellation, but also satellite of the Telesat constellation on polar orbits are the most exposed at a collision. Moreover, the decommissioning phase contribute for a major part to the final cumulative collision probability.     

变势能阱双稳态气动弹性能量收集的性能增强研究

提出一种新型的磁耦合变势能阱双稳态压电颤振能量收集器，设计了外部磁场作用下颤振能量收集系统的双稳态构型，并利用弹性支撑的外部磁铁的运动实现了变势能阱技术，解释了变势能阱双稳态对颤振能量收集系统的性能增强机理。建立了磁力-压电-气动弹性耦合的颤振能量收集系统的动力学分析模型，根据非线性磁偶极模型以及平衡点稳定性理论，讨论了系统出现双稳态构型的参数条件。对磁耦合双稳态颤振能量收集系统的动态特性进行了数值仿真研究，结果显示，双稳态构型能够使无磁力颤振能量收集系统的超临界颤振行为转变为亚临界颤振，发生极限环振动的风速能够降低50%以上，拓宽了能量收集器的有效工作风速范围，并分析了磁铁间距、磁偶极矩对能量收集性能的影响规律。采用弹性支撑的外部磁铁的运动来自适应调节内外部磁铁之间的距离，达到变势能阱的目的，有效地降低了双稳态的势能阱深度，使系统更容易发生双稳态势能阱间的跃迁运动，从而在双稳态的设计基础上，实现了能量收集工作风速范围和输出电功率的同步提升，为低风速下的能量收集提供了一种有效的设计途径。     

Deorbiter CubeSat mission design

This paper presents the mission design for a CubeSat-based active debris removal approach intended for transferring sizable debris objects from low-Earth orbit to a deorbit altitude of 100 km. The mission consists of a mothership spacecraft that carries and deploys several debris-removing nanosatellites, called Deorbiter CubeSats. Each Deorbiter is designed based on the utilization of an eight-unit CubeSat form factor and commercially-available components with significant flight heritage. The mothership spacecraft delivers Deorbiter CubeSats to the vicinity of a predetermined target debris, through performing a long-range rendezvous maneuver. Through a formation flying maneuver, the mothership then performs in-situ measurements of debris shape and orbital state. Upon release from the mothership, each Deorbiter CubeSat proceeds to performing a rendezvous and attachment maneuver with a debris object. Once attached to the debris, the CubeSat performs a detumbling maneuver, by which the residual angular momentum of the CubeSat-debris system is dumped using Deorbiter’s onboard reaction wheels. After stabilizing the attitude motion of the combined Deorbiter-debris system, the CubeSat proceeds to performing a deorbiting maneuver, i.e., reducing system’s altitude so much so that the bodies disintegrate and burn up due to atmospheric drag, typically at around 100 km above the Earth surface. The attitude and orbital maneuvers that are planned for the mission are described, both for the mothership and Deorbiter CubeSat. The performance of each spacecraft during their operations is investigated, using the actual performance specifications of the onboard components. The viability of the proposed debris removal approach is discussed in light of the results.     

基于DLatLRR与VGG Net的红外与可见光图像融合

针对红外与可见光图像融合中特征损失严重、显著目标不突出的问题，提出了一种低秩表示分解与深度神经网络相结合的图像融合算法。首先，对源图像进行潜在低秩表示分解（DLatLRR），得到相应的低秩部分、显著部分及稀疏噪声。然后，分别采用16层的VGG Net模型和联合特征加权算法对低秩部分与显著部分进行融合，舍弃二者的稀疏噪声。最后，对融合得到的低秩部分和显著部分进行图像重建，得到最终的融合图像。实验结果表明:与其他算法进行比较，所提算法能够对图像的深层次细节特征进行融合，突出场景中的感兴趣区域，且融合图像的相关差异和、结构相似性、线性相关度等多种客观指标均有所提升，提升最大值分别为0.73、0.15、0.11，噪声产生率的最大缩减值为0.041 2。      

基于鸽群优化算法的实时避障算法

为保证机器人能安全无碰撞地抵达目标位置，提出一种在改进版圆形扩张（CSE+）法中融合鸽群优化算法的实时避障算法。所提算法引入对障碍物密集程度的判断机制，在障碍分布密集时选择最安全的路径，在障碍物分布稀松的环境中，利用鸽群优化算法在安全范围内寻找下一目标最优位置。此外，还引入了搜索树，可实现死角的检测与避免。仿真结果显示:所提避障算法能提高路径规划的性能，在障碍物分布稀松时效果更加明显，且可实现死角检测并能通过狭长通道。      

基于复杂网络的车载自组织网络脆弱性分析

车载自组织网络(VANET)作为智能交通的重要基础应用，其安全稳定地运行是交通系统乃至社会经济可持续发展的需要。以最大连通度、连通分支平均规模、全局网络效率等参数为脆弱性测度指标，基于复杂网络理论，应用车辆仿真软件(VanetMobiSim)建立了VANET网络拓扑模型，详细研究了在随机攻击和蓄意攻击模式下脆弱性量化指标随节点移除比例的变化关系；通过仿真实验分析了节点密度、信号辐射半径及不同攻击策略对VANET脆弱性的影响。仿真结果表明:VANET在蓄意攻击下比较脆弱，基于节点介数的蓄意攻击效能最强；节点密度、信号辐射半径越小，VANET连通性越差，网络越脆弱。所提方法和结果为VANET拓扑控制优化和网络管理决策提供了理论依据。      

Far-UVC light as a new tool to reduce microbial burden during spacecraft assembly

This work aims to investigate far-UVC light at 222 nm as a new microbial reduction tool for planetary protection purposes which could potentially be integrated into the spacecraft assembly process. The major advantage of far-UVC (222 nm) compared to traditional germicidal UVC (254 nm) is the potential for application throughout the spacecraft assembly process in the presence of humans without adverse health effects due to the limited penetration of far-UVC light into biological materials. Testing the efficacy of 222-nm light at inactivating hardy bacterial cells and spores isolated from spacecraft and associated surfaces is a necessary step to evaluate this technology. We assessed survival of Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 and Acinetobacter radioresistens 50v1 exposed to 222-nm light on proxy spacecraft surfaces simulated by drying the bacteria on aluminum coupons. The survival fraction of both bacteria followed a single stage decay function up to 60 mJ/cm², revealing similar susceptibility of both species to 222-nm light, which was independent of the exposure rate. Irradiation with far-UVC light at 222 nm is an effective method to decontaminate the proxy spacecraft materials tested in this study.