The displacement discontinuity method(DDM) is a kind of boundary element method aiming at modeling two-dimensional linear elastic crack problems. The singularity around the crack tip prevents the DDM from optimally co...The displacement discontinuity method(DDM) is a kind of boundary element method aiming at modeling two-dimensional linear elastic crack problems. The singularity around the crack tip prevents the DDM from optimally converging when the basis functions are polynomials of first order or higher. To overcome this issue,enlightened by the mapped finite element method(FEM) proposed in Ref. [13], we present an optimally convergent mapped DDM in this work, called the mapped DDM(MDDM). It is essentially based on approximating a much smoother function obtained by reformulating the problem with an appropriate auxiliary map. Two numerical examples of crack problems are presented in comparison with the conventional DDM. The results show that the proposed method improves the accuracy of the DDM; moreover, it yields an optimal convergence rate for quadratic interpolating polynomials.展开更多
Signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System （GNSS） scatter over the sea surface resulting in relatively low Signal-to-Noise Ratios （SNR）. A differential coherent algorithm is given here to improve the SNR ...Signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System （GNSS） scatter over the sea surface resulting in relatively low Signal-to-Noise Ratios （SNR）. A differential coherent algorithm is given here to improve the SNR and reduce the performance degradation due to the Squaring-Loss and the navigation-bit effect. The algorithm uses fast navigation-bit correction for Delay-Doppler Maps （DDM） in airborne Global Navigation Satellite Signal Reflectometry （GNSS-R） software receivers. The system model is introduced with an analysis of the statistical properties with simulations to support the theoretical analysis. Field experiments with real airborne receivers then demonstrate the effectiveness of this algorithm. Comparisons with test results show that this algorithm offers a significant SNR gain over conventional algorithms.展开更多
This paper presents the TDS-1 GNSS reflectometry wind Geophysical Model Function(GMF)response to GPS block types.The observables were extracted from Delay Doppler Maps(DDMs)after taking the receiver antenna gains effe...This paper presents the TDS-1 GNSS reflectometry wind Geophysical Model Function(GMF)response to GPS block types.The observables were extracted from Delay Doppler Maps(DDMs)after taking the receiver antenna gains effects and GNSS-R geometry effects into account.Since the DDM is affected by GPS EffectiveIsotropic Radiated Power(EIRP),we first investigate the sensitivity of observables to the GPS block.Additionally,the observables at high SNRs are more sensitive to wind speed,but the spatial coverage at high signal to noise ratios(SNRs)is lower,while DDMs at low SNRs have the opposite characteristics.To balance the accuracy and spatial coverage,the DDM datasets are divided into two parts:high SNR(>0 dB)and low SNR(>−10 dB and≤0 dB)to develop wind GMF.Then,the influences of GPS block on wind speed retrieval both at high and low SNR is analyzed.Results show that the block types have impacts on wind GMF and the use of a prior GPS block can contribute to a better wind speed retrieval both at high and low SNR.Compared with ASCAT,the Root Mean Square Error(RMSE)value of wind speed retrieval at high and low SNR are 2.19 m/s and 3.13 m/s,respectively,when all TDS data are processed without distinguishing GPS block types.However,if the TDS data are separately processed and used to develop wind GMF through different blocks,both the accuracy and correlation coefficient can be improved to some extent.Finally,the influence of significant height of the swell(Hs)on SNR observables is analyzed,and it is demonstrated that there is no obvious linear or nonlinear relationship between them.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11402146)the Young 1000 Talent Program of China
文摘The displacement discontinuity method(DDM) is a kind of boundary element method aiming at modeling two-dimensional linear elastic crack problems. The singularity around the crack tip prevents the DDM from optimally converging when the basis functions are polynomials of first order or higher. To overcome this issue,enlightened by the mapped finite element method(FEM) proposed in Ref. [13], we present an optimally convergent mapped DDM in this work, called the mapped DDM(MDDM). It is essentially based on approximating a much smoother function obtained by reformulating the problem with an appropriate auxiliary map. Two numerical examples of crack problems are presented in comparison with the conventional DDM. The results show that the proposed method improves the accuracy of the DDM; moreover, it yields an optimal convergence rate for quadratic interpolating polynomials.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61171070)the National High-Tech Research and Development Program (863) of China(No.2011AA120501)
文摘Signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System （GNSS） scatter over the sea surface resulting in relatively low Signal-to-Noise Ratios （SNR）. A differential coherent algorithm is given here to improve the SNR and reduce the performance degradation due to the Squaring-Loss and the navigation-bit effect. The algorithm uses fast navigation-bit correction for Delay-Doppler Maps （DDM） in airborne Global Navigation Satellite Signal Reflectometry （GNSS-R） software receivers. The system model is introduced with an analysis of the statistical properties with simulations to support the theoretical analysis. Field experiments with real airborne receivers then demonstrate the effectiveness of this algorithm. Comparisons with test results show that this algorithm offers a significant SNR gain over conventional algorithms.
基金supported by the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China[Grant no.41721003]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant nos.41825009 and 41774034].
文摘This paper presents the TDS-1 GNSS reflectometry wind Geophysical Model Function(GMF)response to GPS block types.The observables were extracted from Delay Doppler Maps(DDMs)after taking the receiver antenna gains effects and GNSS-R geometry effects into account.Since the DDM is affected by GPS EffectiveIsotropic Radiated Power(EIRP),we first investigate the sensitivity of observables to the GPS block.Additionally,the observables at high SNRs are more sensitive to wind speed,but the spatial coverage at high signal to noise ratios(SNRs)is lower,while DDMs at low SNRs have the opposite characteristics.To balance the accuracy and spatial coverage,the DDM datasets are divided into two parts:high SNR(>0 dB)and low SNR(>−10 dB and≤0 dB)to develop wind GMF.Then,the influences of GPS block on wind speed retrieval both at high and low SNR is analyzed.Results show that the block types have impacts on wind GMF and the use of a prior GPS block can contribute to a better wind speed retrieval both at high and low SNR.Compared with ASCAT,the Root Mean Square Error(RMSE)value of wind speed retrieval at high and low SNR are 2.19 m/s and 3.13 m/s,respectively,when all TDS data are processed without distinguishing GPS block types.However,if the TDS data are separately processed and used to develop wind GMF through different blocks,both the accuracy and correlation coefficient can be improved to some extent.Finally,the influence of significant height of the swell(Hs)on SNR observables is analyzed,and it is demonstrated that there is no obvious linear or nonlinear relationship between them.
