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How are multiple satellites seen from the ground? Relative apparent motion and formation stabilization
No full textThis paper answers how multiple satellites are seen from the ground. This question is inspired by space-advertising, a public exhibition in the night sky using a dot matrix of satellites that are bright enough to be seen by the naked eye. Thus, it is important for space advertisement that the specific dot matrix is seen. Moreover, the stability of the dot matrix during a visible span is very valuable. To stabilize the dot matrix, this study formulates an apparent position of a dot from a representative dot seen from the ground. The formulation, linear functions of a set of relative orbital elements, reveals the appearance of the dot matrix. The proposed relative variable in the formulation drives the instability of the dot matrix, thereby revealing an initial stable configuration of deputies from a chief. The arbitrary dot matrix designed using the configuration is stable even at low elevations without orbital control during the visible span. (Figure presented.)</p
Close approach analysis method considering attitude and shape using dual quaternions
No full textThis paper proposes a close approach analysis method considering object attitude change. Implementing a detailed close approach analysis is important for space situational awareness. Conventional conjunction assessment methods assume the shape of the object as a encompassing sphere, which excludes considering the attitude change. However, most of the spacecraft are not spherical, and conventional methods result in overestimation. The proposed method in this paper consists of two steps: 1) calculation of the time of close approach with two objects as point masses and 2) interpolation of the first and last states in the time duration when the close distance is less than a given threshold. Dual quaternions are employed to express the translational and rotational motions, which ensures the uniqueness of the interpolation. Numerical simulations are performed to verify the proposed method and compare it with a conventional method.</p
Estimation of orbital parameters of broken-up object using in-situ debris measurement satellite
No full textCollisions and explosions of satellites generate a large amount of sub-millimeter-size debris, which can cause fatal damage to a spacecraft. However, such tiny debris cannot be tracked from the ground. Therefore, an in-situ debris measurement satellite, which can detect impacts with sub-millimeter-size debris, has been proposed. Based on this concept, previous studies proposed the method to estimate some orbital parameters of the broken-up object. In those studies, it is assumed that the measurement satellite detects impacts at the intersection of the orbital planes of the measurement satellite and the broken-up object. However, simulated measurement data includes fragments contrary to this assumption. Thus, this study introduces a new approach to estimating the orbital parameters of the broken-up object from simulated measurement data. In this study, the inclination, the right ascension of the ascending node, and the nodal precession rate are estimated from the history of geocentric declination using the iteratively reweighted nonlinear least square method.</p
Origin identification of sub-millimeter-sized debris from in-situ debris measurements
No full textThis study introduces a new method to estimate the orbital parameters (inclination, nodal precession rate, and right ascension of the ascending node) of the broken-up object using in-situ debris measurements. To reduce collision probability with tiny debris generated from breakups of satellites, it is required to identify the origin of breakups and predict the orbit of debris. In general, small debris cannot be tracked from the ground, thus an in-situ measurement is an effective method to detect sub-millimeter-sized debris. Previous studies developed a method to identify the location of breakup origin from an in-situ measurement, however, it can be applied to an ideal situation where the detection occurs at the intersection of the orbit planes. This study introduces a new method to estimate the orbital parameters by fitting the model of geocentric declination to the measurement data. This method can be applied to practical situations that cannot be validated in previous studies. This paper also adopts iteratively reweighted least squares to improve estimation accuracy and mitigate initial value dependencies.</p
Stabilization of space-advertisement satellite formation
No full textSpace-advertisement is getting closer with advances in satellite formation flying, which displays an artificial constellation in the night sky. The formation shape composed of pixels of satellites equipping light sources is observed from the ground and different from formation in relative orbits. For realizing the advertisement shape of high quality, there are two requirements, placing the pixels of the advertisement shape properly and keeping the shape during a visible span. It is not enough to satisfy the requirements by the usual coordinate systems and equations. Considering a topocentric coordinate system, the new transforming equations are derived so that an arbitrary advertisement shape is designed at the target time. Also, stable orbits that keep the formation shape without control are found and an example of stable orbits is presented.</p
Dynamics of spacecraft attitude considering high-fidelity solar radiation pressure
No full textSolar radiation pressure (SRP) is a major disturbance for a spacecraft operated in deep space missions, affecting its orbit and attitude, and high accuracy of the SRP calculation is required. The accuracy of SRP calculation is affected by the shape and surface characteristics of the satellite. However, existing computational models do not sufficiently take into account the exact reflective properties of the satellite surface. A detailed reflection model and considering the optical characteristics yield a different SRP and its torque from the conventional ones, resulting in a different attitude motion. In this study, an SRP calculation method that considers the exact reflective properties is applied to investigate the attitude dynamics.</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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