摘要:
A propellant tank assembly (100) for a spacecraft comprises a body (101) for containing propellant, and a plurality of tomography elements (201) disposed around the body (101) for detecting a distribution of the propellant inside the body (101). In an embodiment, the propellant tank body (101) includes a propellant management device (110) inside the body (101) and the tomography elements (201) are disposed in proximity to the propellant management device (110). Tomography data can be obtained from the plurality of tomography elements (201), and a distribution of propellant within the propellant tank body (101) can be determined based on the obtained tomography data. When the plurality of tomography elements (201) are thermal tomography elements including a plurality of temperature-control elements, the temperature-control elements can be controlled to redistribute the propellant inside the propellant tank body by heating and/or cooling the propellant.
摘要:
Apparatus for processing a sequence of samples of a received signal R reflected by a target surface and having a delay and a frequency shift relative to a reference signal D to obtain a delay Doppler map for the reflected signal, the apparatus comprising: a first correlation module (9) for obtaining a plurality of partial correlations z(n', k) between the sequence of samples x r (n) corresponding to the reflected signal R and a sequence of samples x d (n) corresponding to the reference signal D, across a set of delays, the first correlation module being configured to obtain a number of partial correlations z(n', k) of said plurality of partial correlation, providing one partial correlation sample for each delay, by obtaining a DFT of at least a first sequence of samples and a DFT of at least a second sequence of samples, the first sequence comprising at least one subsequence of samples of the reflected signal and the second sequence comprising at least one associated subsequence of samples of the reference signal, and to obtain an inverse DFT of a sequence of samples derived from at least said DFTs of the first and second sequences; a memory (10) for storing a plurality of sets of partial correlation samples, the samples of each set corresponding to the partial correlations for a different delay; and a second correlation module (11) for obtaining a DFT of the samples in each set to determine the correlation between the sequences of samples of the reflected and the reference signals across a plurality of frequency shifts at each delay of the set of delays.
摘要:
A structure for guiding electromagnetic radiation, comprising: a substrate (230); a waveguide (220) provided on the substrate and having a first end (220a) for receiving electromagnetic radiation and a second end (220b); and an anti-reflection region (270) provided at the second end (220b) of the waveguide on the substrate, the length and the width of the anti-reflection region being optimised to suppress back reflection of radiation that reaches the second end.
摘要:
A device comprising: a substrate (110); a plurality of resonators (130) on the substrate, each of the resonators of the plurality of resonators being resonant at a predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation and at least some of the resonators being arranged to operate in different resonance orders; a waveguide (120) on the substrate, the waveguide being coupled to the plurality of resonators for guiding the electromagnetic radiation to the plurality of resonators, wherein the resonance order of each resonator along the waveguide is optimised to maximise the coupling of light into the resonators.
摘要:
A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation comprises a waveguide and at least one resonator on a substrate, and a low-refractive index region between each resonator and the substrate. The low-refractive index region has a lower refractive index than a material of the resonator. The low-refractive index region may be annular, and may have a width corresponding to a width of a region in which electromagnetic radiation is concentrated in a whispering-gallery resonant mode. The low-refractive index region may be an air gap between the substrate and the resonator. The device may be a spectrometer for detecting a plurality of predetermined wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
摘要:
Feedback loops are used within a Multiport Amplifier (MPA) of a communications satellite to maintain phase and amplitude tracking and hence isolation and combining performance. at Ku and Ka-bands, for which there is increasing interest in MPA applications, and where wavelengths are short and maintenance of phase/amplitude tracking becomes highly challenging. Feedback loops are located at strategic points within the MPA Output Network (ONET) to detect tracking errors and provide compensation. Errors are detected through power measurements at “null points”, with zero power corresponding to accurate tracking. The feedback loops adjust the MPA phase/gains such that the levels at these points are maintained at zero. The scheme operates with a pilot signal for measurement of nulls, injected at one of the MPA inputs.
摘要:
A spectrometer comprises a substrate and a waveguide on the substrate, the waveguide including an elongate part and a tapered input for guiding electromagnetic radiation to the elongate part. The tapered input includes an input end for receiving the electromagnetic radiation and an output end coupled to the elongate part, the input end being wider than the output end. The spectrometer may further comprise a plurality of resonators coupled to the elongate part of the waveguide.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a pseudo-noise generator comprising a plurality of pseudo-random number generators and an averaging unit. The averaging unit is arranged to receive a plurality of pseudo-random numbers from the plurality of pseudo-random number generators, calculate a mean value of the plurality of pseudo-random numbers, and output said mean value as a digital pseudo-noise signal.
摘要:
A terminal for communicating with a communication satellite A terminal comprising: a first transceiver for communicating with at least one device in a short range network; a second transceiver for communicating with a geostationary communication satellite in a network deploying a plurality of forward channels for the communication satellite to transmit data to said terminal and a plurality of return channels for the terminal to transmit data to said communication satellite, the second transceiver being configured to transmit data from said at least one device in one of said plurality of return channels. The at least one device may comprise a plurality of utility meters and other sensors. A large system comprising a plurality of the terminals, a communication satellite and a data authority may provide a system for collecting utility meter readings across a geographical region.