Satellite Tracking System Research Articles

Major Development Mechanisms for the Infrastructure of the Transport and Logistics Complex in Kazakhstan

The transport and logistics complex of Kazakhstan, international transport corridors and bridges provide a linkage in the formation of the Eurasian transcontinental bridge and ensuring the sustainable development of Kazakhstan. A modern transport and logistics system provides a highly efficient transport network within the country, an increase in cargo traffic in the territory of Kazakhstan, coordination of all modes of transport, development of the local transport infrastructure in the regions and integration of Kazakhstan transport infrastructure into the global transport system.
 Currently, the logistics sector has accumulated a set of problems. This problem concerns the technical and technological modernization of the transport system, which implies the reequipment of transport fleet and, accordingly, the technical and technological improvement of transport infrastructure. Kazakhstan adopts the experience of foreign countries, which use innovative transport technologies. Innovative technologies allow reducing transport costs and expanding regional cooperation. Kazakhstan has implemented an effective satellite tracking and monitoring system of transport and the latest information technologies. Kazakhstan cooperates with China in the field of transport and logistics, and develops transport and transit infrastructure, which makes it possible to service cargo flows with Europe.
 According to the Government Program of Development and Integration of Transport System Infrastructure until 2020, Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the development and renewal of rail, road, air, and water transport. Therefore, we propose to implement a set of measures aimed at developing the infrastructure of the transport and logistics complex in Kazakhstan. It is necessary to reequip the transport fleet, improve the technical and technological characteristics of transport infrastructure, develop multimodal transport technologies and improve roadside service. Based on public-private partnership, it is necessary to form a fund that would support the development of the national transport and logistics complex, the growth of transit traffic and the growth of tourism in the country. We propose to develop transit transport, logistics enterprises, logistics centers, warehouses, to implement national standards for logistics services. The United Transport and Logistics Company of Kazakhstan is required to establish a unified platform for transport and logistics services both in Kazakhstan and abroad. Such a company will provide data on transport routes, which will allow a client to choose the fastest route, improve the service of logistic services and shorten the delivery time, cost, safety and stability of cargo.

Drogue-Loss Detection for Surface Drifters during the Lagrangian Submesoscale Experiment (LASER)

AbstractThe Lagrangian Submesoscale Experiment (LASER) was designed to study surface flows during winter conditions in the northern Gulf of Mexico. More than 1000 mostly biodegradable drifters were launched. The drifters consisted of a surface floater extending 5 cm below the surface, containing the satellite tracking system, and a drogue extending 60 cm below the surface, hanging beneath the floater on a flexible tether. On some floats, the drogue separated from the floater during storms. This paper describes methods to detect drogue loss based on two properties that distinguish drogued from undrogued drifters. First, undrogued drifters often flip over, pointing their satellite antenna downward and thus intermittently reducing the frequency of GPS fixes. Second, undrogued drifters respond to wind forcing more than drogued drifters. A multistage analysis is used: first, two properties are used to create a preliminary drifter classification; then, the motion of each unclassified drifter is compared to that of its classified neighbors in an iterative process for nearly all of the drifters. The algorithm classified drifters with a known drogue status with an accuracy of virtually 100%. Drogue loss times were estimated with a precision of less than 0.5 and 3 h for 60% and 85% of the drifters, respectively. An estimated 40% of the drifters lost their drogues in the first 7 weeks, with drogue loss coinciding with storm events, particularly those with steep waves. Once the drogued and undrogued drifters are classified, they can be used to quantify the differences in material dispersion at different depths.

Sliding-Mode-Based Observer–Controller Structure for Fault-Resilient Control in DC Servomotors

This paper presents a robust observer–controller scheme for sensor fault-resilient control in dc servomotor drive-based applications (such as antennae control for satellite tracking, radio telescopes, and conveyor belt systems). In contrast to the earlier works on abrupt faults, this paper considers incipient sensor faults and detects using the higher order sliding mode (HOSM) observer, followed by a tracking controller, which maintains the acceptable drive performance. A robust output tracking controller based on fractional integral terminal sliding mode surface with HOSM terms is developed to ensure faster and finite-time convergence of the error trajectory. Moreover, various slopes of incipient faults are considered to analyze the detection delay, and switching strategy reconfigures the system with the estimated speed whenever the residual crosses the threshold. The closed-loop performance in the presence of most common faults (abrupt, incipient, and intermittent) is experimentally validated on a dc motor-based industrial mechatronic drives unit with belt-drive inertial load (which exhibits nonlinear friction, torque variations, and other disturbances).

Ku 대역 다중모드 모노펄스 위성추적시스템을 위한 커플러 구현 및 안테나 추적정확도 분석

This paper proposes a Ku-band multi-mode coupler and its monopulse tracking system, which can be applied to a unmaned aircraft vehicle(UAV) platform. In general, the carrier-to-noise(C/N) level of the beacon signal from a Ku-band commercial satellite is relatively weak compared to that of a military satellite because the Ku-band satellite has been designed for commercial services. Therefore, this paper proposes a coupler and its multi-mode monopulse tracking system satisfying the tracking accuracy under a low C/N environment and analyzes the tracking accuracy. After that, we perform a real satellite tracking test and compare the accuracy of the test with the analysis result before validating the performance of the architecture of the proposed satellite tracking system.

무인기용 Ku 대역 위성추적 시스템의 동축구조 도파관 고차모드 커플러에 대한 연구

In this paper, higher order coupler using small size waveguide which applicable for mobile Ku-band multimode monopulse satellite tracking antenna system, has been designed, implemented and tested. Proposed higher order mode coupler adopts a coaxial structure for low profile characteristic considering installation property to mobile satellite terminal system. In addition, by using proposed coupler, extracted tracking error signal pattern has measured and confirmed that required tracking accuracy is satisfied in desired frequency band. In the future, proposed coupler could utilize for multimode monopulse satellite tracking system for high tracking accuracy.

Spatial variability of jumbo flying squid (Dosidicus gigas) fishery related to remotely sensed SST and chlorophyll-a concentration (2004-2012)

An analysis was performed on the spatial distribution of the industrial Jumbo flying squid fishery within and outside the Peruvian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in relation to sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a). The locations of vessels were derived from the satellite tracking system (SISESAT) of the Instituto del Mar del Perú. Monthly environmental information came from the MODIS sensor of 4km spatial resolution for the period 2004–2012.Fishing operations data were divided into three periods based on their distance to shore consequential to the fishing regulations from January 2004 to October 2010, November 2010 to December 2011 and 2012. During the first period, two monthly patterns of spatial distribution were identified; from January to July fishing was along the coast from Paita (05°S) to San Juan de Marcona (15° 22′S) and later it was more concentrated in the northern area between Chimbote and Paita from August to December. In the second period, fishing operations formed small concentrations and widely dispersed points of fishing as a result of fishing restrictions within 80 nautical miles introduced in November 2010. In 2012 the fleet was located outside the EEZ. The highest concentrations of the fleet were found between 30 and 90 nautical miles offshore.The highest concentrations of squid were located from Paita-Chimbote (05°–09°S) and Callao–San Juan de Marcona (12° 03′–15° 22′S). Fishing operations were conducted in a wide range of SST between 14.1° and 26.8°C, with the highest incidence in temperatures between 18.4 to 22°C and with a tendency to be located more frequently in areas with higher temperatures in recent years. Regarding chlorophyll-a, the fleet fished between chlorophyll-a concentrations of 0–9.5mg/m3 within the EEZ, and from 0.2 to 0.5mg/m3 outside the EEZ. Distribution patterns of the fleet in relation to anomalies of sea surface temperature in the area El Niño 1+2, with respect to latitude and cyclic monthly SST variability, were also observed.

Special issue on main results of Call‐off Order 3 (CoO3) in SatNEx III

Special issue on main results of Call‐off Order 3 (<scp>CoO3</scp>) in <scp>SatNEx</scp> III

The Research on Phantom-Bit Technology of Digital Phase Shifters for Satellite Tracking System of Phase Array

Phased array satellite platform self-tracking system is for the stability between the missiles and other high-speed movement of the platform and the relay satellite two-way information transmission needs to carry out the self-tracking technology research of onboard platform-dimensional active phased array satellite. The system uses a sub-array correlation method for accurate measurement of the angle of the satellite signal. Receiving array is divided into four 4 * 4 sub-array, each antenna signal combining unit 4 sub array for 4-way A / D to be converted, through down-conversion, filtering, extraction and other processes to get a digital baseband signal, the baseband digital signal processing is to extract the angle error information into digital beam orientation system for tracking filtering operation, thereby ensuring that the transceiver has been aligned with the satellite antenna beam direction. In this paper ,phantom-bit technology for satellite tracking system under the condition of minimum beam displacement is researched for satellite tracking system.

Ka대역 위성통신용 fly-away 터미널 안테나 &amp; RF 시스템 설계

An Antenna & RF system for a fly-away satcom terminal application on ka-band is presented in this paper. The Fly-away satellite terminal can be moved and operated by two person and adapt automatic satellite tracking system in order to decrease the tracking time. Additionally, for low-power consumption, compact size and light-weight, a dual reflector antenna is constructed using dual-offset gregorian antenna structure. For minimize weight, the reflector of the antenna is made of Magnesium. For low-power consumption and light-weight, the pHEMT MMIC compound devices is utilized. The Electronic Band-Gap(EBG) Low-Pass Filter(LPF) is designed for harmonic rejection. In the receiving part, Low-Noise Block converter(LNB) structure is designed for compact and lightweight. In this paper, fly-away satcom terminal with low-power consumption, compact size and light-weight is described with antenna system and RF system performances. Through the experimentation, fly-away terminal's EIRP is more than 50dBW, G/T is more than <TEX>$17dB/^{\circ}K$</TEX>.

Ku대역 모노펄스 위성추적을 위한 동축구조 도파관 고차모드 커플러 설계

본 논문은 Ku대역 모노펄스 위성추적을 위한 동축구조 도파관 고차모드 커플러를 제안하였다. 제안된 고차모드 커플러는 이동체 탑재용 위성추적시스템에 적용 가능하도록 소형/경량화를 위하여 동축구조의 도파관을 이용하였다. 기본모드 신호 추출을 위해 내측 원형도파관을 이용하였고, 고차모드 신호 추출을 위해 외측 원형도파관에 내어진 4개의 슬롯과 스텝 구조의 직사각형 도파관을 이용하였다. 제안된 고차모드 커플러의 모의실험 결과는 반사손실 및 삽입손실이 약 250 MHz의 대역폭(12.75~13.00 GHz)을 만족하며, 모노펄스 추적에 적용 가능한 기본모드 패턴 및 고차모드 패턴이 만족스럽게 생성된 결과를 확인하였다. 제안된 Ku대역 동축구조 도파관 고차모드 커플러는 고속 정밀추적이 요구되는 모노펄스 위성추적시스템에 이용될 것으로 기대된다. In this paper, a higher-order mode coupler using coaxial-structure waveguide for Ku-band monopulse satellite tracking is proposed. The proposed higher-order mode coupler is built in a coaxial structure for compactness and weight reduction, making it suitable for mobile tracking systems. The inner circular waveguide of coaxial-structure is used to extract the fundamental mode signal and the high-order mode signal is extracted from the four slots of the outer circular waveguide and then transmitted via given stepped rectangular waveguide structure. The simulated results show that proposed higher-order mode coupler covers 250 MHz(12.75 GHz ~ 13.00 GHz) bandwidth with return loss and insertion loss characteristics. The antenna patterns of fundamental mode and higher-order mode applicable to monopulse tracking are generated successfully. Designed higher-order mode coupler using coaxial waveguide structure for Ku-band is expected to be used for high precision monopulse satellite tracking systems.

A Hybrid PSO-PI Controller for the LEO Satellite Tracking System

This paper presents a smart-routing mechanism of a control system to track Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Satellite tracking mainly relies on the antenna pointing database generated by SGP4 orbit forecasting model and follow the point coordinates to command the rotation of the axes. Gears rotation gaps will affect the strength of the received signal; the Proportional Integral (PI) controller is used to adjust the error values caused by the drive shaft mechanism. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm has fewer parameter settings and the advantages of fast convergence, which is adopted for variable selection and optimization for the parameters kp and ki of PI controller. The resolver feedback mechanism of actual angle indicator is using as a basis for performance adjustment in the search process. The experimental results of a three axes tracking system demonstrate the reliability and better performance of the proposed PSO-PI satellite tracking system.

Density Map Visualization for Overlapping Bicycle Trajectories

The trajectories of moving object include useful information on the traffic situation and user behavior. The visualization of vehicle trajectories aims to provide enhanced understanding of the given data. Recently, technological advances in the satellite tracking system and handheld device facilitated personal log tracking which shows different properties compared to the trajectories of motor-assisted vehicles. In this study, we propose a trajectory visualization method based on the density map which highlights the areas where the trajectories with different kinematic properties are intersecting each other. The proposed method divides trajectories into several groups according to the kinematic properties of the given trajectories and generates the density map for each group. Based on the density map, the intersection map which visualizes the area that the groups are intersecting was constructed. The intersection map was combined with the density map to show the influence of the intersected area. In order to evaluate proposed method, we collected the bicycle trajectories and visualized them. The results showed that our visualization method was able to provide some visual insights which is hard to be noted from previously proposed visualization methods.

Space Target Tracking by Variance Detection

Detecting and tracking small targets in the aerospace is both a significant and difficult issue for the satellite tracking system. It is fundamentally challenging due to the existence of strong noise in captured images, the few characteristics of spot-like target, the simultaneous multiple targets, the real-time requirements, and so on. To address these challenges, we respectively design the detector and tracker who coordinate with each other. We formulate the detection stage as a two-step problem, which integrates the variance vector detection and 2th variance detection. The pixels of images are projected to the variance subspace of two-dimension. In the first step, the candidate targets are extracted with the optimal threshold achieved by K-means and proposed Weighted Maximum Right Probability, namely WMRP. In the second step, the true targets are checked out by adopting the proposed 2th variance feature and multi-scale threshold. In the tracking stage, the Markov based dynamic model forecasts the probable area of the target in next time which is presented to the variance detector. Then the real location of the target estimated by the detector is transmitted to the tracker to generate the next probable area. Experiments demonstrate the proposed two-step framework can efficiently and rapidly detect the small multiple targets, and the cooperative working of the detector and tracker can satisfy the conventional application of space target tracking.

Effective Position Tracking Using B-Spline Surface Equation Based on Wireless Sensor Networks and Passive UHF-RFID

Wireless position tracking systems can be used in applications, such as mobiles, robot tracking systems, and Internet location-based service (LBS) applications. The GPS system is the best-known position tracking system for use in outdoor locations through satellite tracking systems. Cost-effective radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking methods for indoor systems have also been developed. However, most of these systems use active RFID tags that use expendable batteries. We develop a low-cost indoor position tracking system that uses passive RFID. The proposed indoor tracking system, using a precise tracking algorithm, is applied to various locations. The system is tested by validating the signal-to-noise level caused by errors. B-spline surfaces generated by an approximation formula are used as baseline data. This proposed system can also be applied to mobile robot systems, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and phone LBSs.

Simulation of Orbit Determination of HaiYang-2 Satellite on DORIS

DORIS is a kind of advanced space-geodetic techniques applied in satellite orbit tracking and measuring. As the first ocean dynamic environmental satellite in China, the HY-2 satellite is equipped with the Doppler orbitography and radiopositioning integrated by satellite (DORIS) tracking system for the precise orbit determination. In particular, the investigation of our work has focused on accuracy analysis of orbit determination using simulated DORIS data given different observation noises, besides the relationship is investigated between accuracy and computation time and the number of ground beacons evenly distributed around the world. Experiment results show that observation noises can affect the accuracy of orbit determination directly, and the number of DORIS ground beacons decides the accuracy and computation time of obit determination in the condition of ground beacons are evenly distributed around the world, therefore, during the process of obit determination, we should optimize the ground beacon station distribution to achieve the best accuracy of obit determination using DORIS tracking data.

Satellite Tracking on the Flyways of Brown-Headed Gulls and Their Potential Role in the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus

Brown-headed gulls (Larus brunnicephalus), winter visitors of Thailand, were tracked by satellite telemetry during 2008–2011 for investigating their roles in the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus spread. Eight gulls negative for influenza virus infection were marked with solar-powered satellite platform transmitters at Bang Poo study site in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand; their movements were monitored by the Argos satellite tracking system, and locations were mapped. Five gulls completed their migratory cycles, which spanned 7 countries (China, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) affected by the HPAI H5N1 virus. Gulls migrated from their breeding grounds in China to stay overwinter in Thailand and Cambodia; while Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam were the places of stopovers during migration. Gulls traveled an average distance of about 2400 km between Thailand and China and spent 1–2 weeks on migration. Although AI surveillance among gulls was conducted at the study site, no AI virus was isolated and no H5N1 viral genome or specific antibody was detected in the 75 gulls tested, but 6.6% of blood samples were positive for pan-influenza A antibody. No AI outbreaks were reported in areas along flyways of gulls in Thailand during the study period. Distance and duration of migration, tolerability of the captive gulls to survive the HPAI H5N1 virus challenge and days at viral shedding after the virus challenging suggested that the Brown-headed gull could be a potential species for AI spread, especially among Southeast Asian countries, the epicenter of H5N1 AI outbreak.

Determination of troposphere characteristics using signals of satellite navigation systems

Based on two-frequency phase measurements of GNSS signals by ground-based receivers, zenith delays of radio signals in the troposphere are estimated. These estimates are compared with the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data on weather fields. It is shown that the standard deviation in the values of zenith delays obtained in both ways is about 1 cm on average. According to our calculations, such a level of accuracy permits one to study the interday and intraday dynamics of the troposphere. The temporal resolution of estimates based on the GNSS data is 2 h, which makes it possible to organize atmosphere monitoring using a ground-based network of satellite tracking systems.

GIScience Research at the Thirty‐second Annual Esri International User Conference

GIScience Research at the Thirty‐second Annual Esri International User Conference

Home Range and Ranging Behaviour of Bornean Elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) Females

BackgroundHome range is defined as the extent and location of the area covered annually by a wild animal in its natural habitat. Studies of African and Indian elephants in landscapes of largely open habitats have indicated that the sizes of the home range are determined not only by the food supplies and seasonal changes, but also by numerous other factors including availability of water sources, habitat loss and the existence of man-made barriers. The home range size for the Bornean elephant had never been investigated before.Methodology/Principal FindingsThe first satellite tracking program to investigate the movement of wild Bornean elephants in Sabah was initiated in 2005. Five adult female elephants were immobilized and neck collars were fitted with tracking devices. The sizes of their home range and movement patterns were determined using location data gathered from a satellite tracking system and analyzed by using the Minimum Convex Polygon and Harmonic Mean methods. Home range size was estimated to be 250 to 400 km2 in a non-fragmented forest and 600 km2 in a fragmented forest. The ranging behavior was influenced by the size of the natural forest habitat and the availability of permanent water sources. The movement pattern was influenced by human disturbance and the need to move from one feeding site to another.Conclusions/SignificanceHome range and movement rate were influenced by the degree of habitat fragmentation. Once habitat was cleared or converted, the availability of food plants and water sources were reduced, forcing the elephants to travel to adjacent forest areas. Therefore movement rate in fragmented forest was higher than in the non-fragmented forest. Finally, in fragmented habitat human and elephant conflict occurrences were likely to be higher, due to increased movement bringing elephants into contact more often with humans.

Design of Computer Communication and Network in APOSOS Project

Asia-Pacific Optical Satellite Observation System (APOSOS) is based on members of Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO). Its aim is to develop a regional or even global satellite tracking system basically composed of optical trackers. The system will be used to track objects of interest or space-debris for the safety of spacecraft launch mission or the intactness of operational satellites. APOSOS is composed of Asia-Pacific optical satellite observation center, APSCO member state node, sub-node and observation telescope. Asia-Pacific optical satellite observation center manage the whole observation network. Every member state node answers for the organization of observation with their country’s facility according to the observation plan released by observation center. The sub-node transmits observational data to corresponding member state node first. Then the member state node transmits the data summarized to the observation center. This paper will briefly introduce the APOSOS project first and present the design of computer communication and network in APOSOS project in detail.