This paper presents flight results and lessons learned from the Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment （SAFE） conducted by the German Space Operations Center in the frame of the Swedish PRISMA technology ...This paper presents flight results and lessons learned from the Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment （SAFE） conducted by the German Space Operations Center in the frame of the Swedish PRISMA technology demonstration mission. PR1SMA involves two fully autonomous formation-flying spacecraft which have been launched in June 2010 in a dawn/dusk orbit at an altitude of 750 km. SAFE represents one of the first demonstrations in low Earth orbit of an advanced guidance, navigation and control system for dual-spacecraft formations. Innovative techniques based on carrier-phase differential GPS （Global Positioning System）, relative eccentricity/inclination vectors and impulsive maneuvering are validated and tuned in orbit to achieve centimeter accurate real-time relative navigation, reliable formation keeping at the meter level and flexible formation reconfiguration capabilities. The technologies demonstrated within SAFE are considered as key precursors of future distributed satellite systems for unrivaled remote sensing and space exploration.展开更多
The problem of navigation for the distributed satellites system using relative range mea- surements is investigated. Firstly, observability for every participating satellites is analyzed based on the nonlinear Kepleri...The problem of navigation for the distributed satellites system using relative range mea- surements is investigated. Firstly, observability for every participating satellites is analyzed based on the nonlinear Keplerian model containing J2 perturbation and the nonlinear measurements. It is proven that the minimum number of tracking satellites to assure the observability of the distributed satellites system is three. Additionally, the analysis shows that the J2 perturbation and the nonlinearity make little contribution to improve the observability for the navigation. Then, a quasi-consistent extended Kalman filter based navigation algorithm is proposed, which is quasi-consistent and can provide an on- line evaluation of the navigation precision. The simulation illustrates the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed navigation algorithm for the distributed satellites system.展开更多
The Inner Formation Flying System （IFFS） consisting of an freely flying in the shield cavity can construct a pure gravity outer satellite and an inner satellite which is a sphere proof mass orbit to precisely detect...The Inner Formation Flying System （IFFS） consisting of an freely flying in the shield cavity can construct a pure gravity outer satellite and an inner satellite which is a sphere proof mass orbit to precisely detect the earth gravity field. The residual gas in the cavity is a significant disturbance source due to the temperature inhomogeneity and relative motion of the inner satellite. The expressions of the disturbance forces were derived based on the property of rarefied gas, including the radiometer effect and the damping force. According to the current design of IFFS, heat transfer analysis of the cavity and the inner satellite was carried out, and the surface temperature distribution of the cavity and the inner satellite was given. The relative motion of the inner satellite was obtained from the formation control simulation of IFFS. Then the residual gas disturbance was calculated. The disturbance acceleration acting on the inner satellite due to the radiometer effect was on the order of 10^-11 m s^-2 and the damping acceleration was on the order of 10^-15 m s^-2.展开更多
In this work, predictions of the spectral energy distribution from populations of single and binary stars are incorporated into a galactic chemical and color evolution model to explore the significance of the effects ...In this work, predictions of the spectral energy distribution from populations of single and binary stars are incorporated into a galactic chemical and color evolution model to explore the significance of the effects of the binary interactions on the color evolution of M33. We first constructed a model without binary interactions, and the model is able to reproduce most of the available observational constraints on the distribution of stellar parameters. We then run simulations with the same set of model parameters but with binary interactions considered. By comparing the results for the populations with and without binary interactions, we find that the inclusion of binary interactions makes the surface brightness greater (~0.1 mag arcsec 2) in FUV-band but smaller (~0.7 mag arcsec 2) in K-band, while it results in the FUV K color bluer (~0.8 mag). To reproduce the observations, a model that considers the binary interactions should make more gas fall onto the disk in the early time of the galaxy evolution, or increase the total stellar mass, or both.展开更多
文摘This paper presents flight results and lessons learned from the Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment （SAFE） conducted by the German Space Operations Center in the frame of the Swedish PRISMA technology demonstration mission. PR1SMA involves two fully autonomous formation-flying spacecraft which have been launched in June 2010 in a dawn/dusk orbit at an altitude of 750 km. SAFE represents one of the first demonstrations in low Earth orbit of an advanced guidance, navigation and control system for dual-spacecraft formations. Innovative techniques based on carrier-phase differential GPS （Global Positioning System）, relative eccentricity/inclination vectors and impulsive maneuvering are validated and tuned in orbit to achieve centimeter accurate real-time relative navigation, reliable formation keeping at the meter level and flexible formation reconfiguration capabilities. The technologies demonstrated within SAFE are considered as key precursors of future distributed satellite systems for unrivaled remote sensing and space exploration.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No.2014CB845303the National Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The problem of navigation for the distributed satellites system using relative range mea- surements is investigated. Firstly, observability for every participating satellites is analyzed based on the nonlinear Keplerian model containing J2 perturbation and the nonlinear measurements. It is proven that the minimum number of tracking satellites to assure the observability of the distributed satellites system is three. Additionally, the analysis shows that the J2 perturbation and the nonlinearity make little contribution to improve the observability for the navigation. Then, a quasi-consistent extended Kalman filter based navigation algorithm is proposed, which is quasi-consistent and can provide an on- line evaluation of the navigation precision. The simulation illustrates the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed navigation algorithm for the distributed satellites system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11002076)
文摘The Inner Formation Flying System （IFFS） consisting of an freely flying in the shield cavity can construct a pure gravity outer satellite and an inner satellite which is a sphere proof mass orbit to precisely detect the earth gravity field. The residual gas in the cavity is a significant disturbance source due to the temperature inhomogeneity and relative motion of the inner satellite. The expressions of the disturbance forces were derived based on the property of rarefied gas, including the radiometer effect and the damping force. According to the current design of IFFS, heat transfer analysis of the cavity and the inner satellite was carried out, and the surface temperature distribution of the cavity and the inner satellite was given. The relative motion of the inner satellite was obtained from the formation control simulation of IFFS. Then the residual gas disturbance was calculated. The disturbance acceleration acting on the inner satellite due to the radiometer effect was on the order of 10^-11 m s^-2 and the damping acceleration was on the order of 10^-15 m s^-2.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11033008 and 10821061)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-YW-T24)
文摘In this work, predictions of the spectral energy distribution from populations of single and binary stars are incorporated into a galactic chemical and color evolution model to explore the significance of the effects of the binary interactions on the color evolution of M33. We first constructed a model without binary interactions, and the model is able to reproduce most of the available observational constraints on the distribution of stellar parameters. We then run simulations with the same set of model parameters but with binary interactions considered. By comparing the results for the populations with and without binary interactions, we find that the inclusion of binary interactions makes the surface brightness greater (~0.1 mag arcsec 2) in FUV-band but smaller (~0.7 mag arcsec 2) in K-band, while it results in the FUV K color bluer (~0.8 mag). To reproduce the observations, a model that considers the binary interactions should make more gas fall onto the disk in the early time of the galaxy evolution, or increase the total stellar mass, or both.
