Detailed Description
In the following description, the present invention is described with reference to examples. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the embodiments can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other alternative and/or additional methods.
In the present invention, the embodiments are only intended to illustrate the aspects of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting.
In the present invention, the terms "a" and "an" do not exclude the presence of a plurality of elements, unless otherwise specified.
Reference in the specification to "one embodiment" or "the embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
It is also to be noted here that, within the scope of the present invention, the expressions "identical", "equal" and the like do not mean that the two values are absolutely equal, but allow a certain reasonable error, that is, the expressions also cover "substantially identical", "substantially equal".
Reliable inter-satellite communication links are the key to implementing on-orbit networking of satellites. The switching strategy of the satellite communication antenna is reasonably designed, the inter-satellite communication can be realized by the antenna at any time, and the continuity of the inter-satellite communication can be ensured. Based on the above, the invention provides an antenna switching method for inter-satellite networking, which determines the turning on and off of an antenna according to the relative direction between the antenna and an opposite satellite. The solution of the invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of embodiments.
Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an antenna switching method for inter-satellite networking according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, an antenna switching method for inter-satellite networking includes:
real-time calculation of direction vector included angle psi between each antenna i and each other satellite on satellite i (ii) a In one embodiment of the invention, the angle Ψ to the direction vector of the opposite satellite i The calculation is carried out according to the received orbit position information of the opposite satellite, and the specific calculation is as follows:
wherein, the first and the second end of the pipe are connected with each other,
V
i_J2000 is axial to the antenna iThe direction vector in the J2000 coordinate system,
wherein, A
bi Is a J2000 system to body system attitude transformation matrix, and V
i_body The axial system vector of the antenna i is a known quantity; and
V df_J2000 is a direction vector, V, of the opposite satellite relative to the satellite in the J2000 coordinate system df_J2000 =R df_J2000 -R wx_J2000 Wherein:
R df_J2000 =(R df_J2000_x ,R df_J2000_y ,R df_J2000_z ) T in one embodiment of the present invention, the orbit position of the opponent satellite in the J2000 coordinate system at the current moment is determined by using the mature J orbit information of the opponent satellite according to the opponent satellite orbit information recently and sequentially received by the satellite 2 Calculating by a model orbit extrapolation algorithm; and
R wx_J2000 =(R wx_J2000_x ,R wx_J2000_y ,R wx_J2000_z ) T the orbit position of the satellite at the current moment under a J2000 coordinate system; and
calculating the included angle psi of the direction vectors i And (3) comparing with a preset value:
and if any antenna L in the closed state has an included angle with the direction vector of the opposite satellite within the continuous specified time length and is smaller than or equal to a preset value, the antenna L is opened, and the currently opened antenna is closed. In one embodiment of the invention, the specified time period is 3 seconds, and/or the preset value is 45 °. At this point, the antenna switching is completed once, and the process is repeated continuously during the satellite in-orbit period. It should be understood that, in other embodiments of the present invention, the specified time duration and/or the preset value of different values may also be set according to requirements.
In order to quickly reestablish the communication link after the inter-satellite link is interrupted, in an embodiment of the present invention, if the inter-satellite communication link interruption event exceeds a threshold, the search for establishing the link is restarted, where the threshold may be, for example, 1 minute or set to another value as needed. Wherein the searching and establishing the link comprises:
sequentially starting each antenna on the satellite, and keeping a second designated time length to search for signals of the satellite, wherein when any antenna is in an open state, the other antennas are all closed, wherein the second designated time length can be 15 seconds, or set as other values according to requirements; and
after the opposite satellite signal is searched, a communication link is established.
The antenna switching method for the inter-satellite networking is particularly suitable for switching the communication antennas between member satellites and central node satellites in a satellite cluster with the same orbital plane, wherein the inter-satellite distance between the member satellites and the central node satellites is not more than 1500km. To better explain the antenna switching method, a specific process of using the antenna switching method between a member satellite and a central node satellite in a satellite cluster of the same orbital plane is described in detail below.
The member satellite runs on a sun synchronous orbit, the orbit height is 500km, and 12 points are needed when the intersection point is descended. The member stars adopt a windsurfing board to orient the sun during the non-mission period to supplement energy, and switch to the flying ground for observation during the mission period. To orient the coordinate system O to the sun c -X sun Y sun Z sun As the system, wherein the center of mass of the member star is used as the origin O c Z axis O c Z sun Parallel to the vector of the member star pointing towards the sun, but opposite to it, the X-axis O c X sun Multiplying O by + Y-axis cross of orbit coordinate system (VVLH coordinate system) c Z sun Obtained, and Y-axis O c Y sun Determined according to the right hand rule. Wherein the orbit coordinate system takes the centroid of the member star as an origin, the Z-axis is directed to the earth center by the member star, the Y-axis is directed to the negative normal direction of the orbit plane, and the X-axis is determined by the right-hand rule, and generally, for a circular orbit, the X-axis direction is directed to the flight direction. Based on the systemThe member star is flying to the ground so that the attitude is: + Z points to the center of the earth and + X points to the direction of flight.
4 pairs of inter-satellite communication antennas are mounted on the member satellite and are respectively mounted in the +/-X and +/-Z directions of the member satellite, and the beam half-cone angle of each antenna is 46 degrees. Fig. 2a-2b show schematic diagrams of the member on-board antenna beams. As shown, the axially corresponding main system direction vectors of the four antennas are as follows:
+ X antenna: axially along the + X direction of the member star body, the unit direction vector in the system is V txXpos_body =(1,0,0) T ;
-an X antenna: axially along said member star body-X direction, with a unit direction vector in the system of V tx_Xneg_body =(-1,0,0) T ;
+ Z antenna: the unit direction vector in the system is V along the + Z direction of the member star body tx_Zpos_body =(0,0,1) T (ii) a And
-a Z antenna: axially along the member star body-Z direction, the unit direction vector in the system is V tx_zneg_body =(0,0,-1) T 。
The inter-satellite communication antenna of the member satellite has two states: firstly, the +/-X antenna is turned on, and the +/-Z antenna is turned off; second, the + -X antenna is closed, and the + -Z antenna is opened.
The member satellites need to communicate with a central node satellite, the central node satellite is located at a distance of about 1000km in front of the member satellites and continuously broadcasts real-time track position and speed information of the member satellites under a ground fixed system, and the broadcasting period is better than 1 minute. In one embodiment of the present invention, the member star may periodically receive the track position and speed information with time stamp broadcast by the central node star, wherein the information format of the track position is shown in table 1.
TABLE 1
Based on this, the switching method of the antenna of the inter-satellite networking provided by the invention comprises the following steps:
firstly, the member star searches and establishes a link for the broadcast signal of the central node star. Sequentially switching four antennas + X, + Z, -X and-Z of the member star, switching once every 15s, searching a central node star signal, and establishing a communication link after the signal is searched;
next, the member star calculates the direction vector included angles between the + X antenna, -X antenna, + Z antenna, and-Z antenna of the member star and the central node star at the current time, which are respectively: Ψ tx_Xpos 、Ψ tx_Xneg 、Ψ tx_Zpos And Ψ tx_zneg The specific calculation method is as follows:
first, the central node satellite orbit extrapolates. After the member star receives the track position and speed information with the timestamp broadcast by the central node star, the member star takes the recently received central node star track as a starting point and utilizes mature J 2 Model orbit extrapolation algorithm for calculating current time T * Track position R of the central node star under the J2000 coordinate system ZS_J2000 :
R ZS_J2000 =(R zS_J2000_x ,R ZS_J2000_y ,R ZS_J2000_z );
Next, the direction of the central node star is determined. Knowing the orbit position R of the member satellite itself in the J2000 coordinate system at the current moment GP_J2000 :
R GP_J2000 =(R GP_J2000_x ,R GP_J2000_y ,R GP_J2000_z ) T ,
Then, the direction vector of the central node star relative to the member star at the current time under the J2000 coordinate system
The amount was calculated as follows:
and finally, calculating the included angle between the star direction of the central node and each antenna. J2000 system attitude transformation matrix A to the body system bi Is a known quantity, and the vectors of the + X, -X, + Z and-Z antenna in the axial direction of the system are respectively V tx_Xpos_body 、V tx_Xneg_body 、V tx_Zpos_body And V tx_Zneg_body Then, the direction vectors of the + X, -X, + Z, -Z antenna axial directions in the J2000 coordinate system are respectively:
then, the vector included angles between the + X, -X, + Z, -Z antenna axial direction and the central node star direction are calculated as follows:
and finally, determining antenna switching logic according to the calculated direction vector included angles between the + X antenna, the-X antenna, the + Z antenna and the-Z antenna and the central node star, wherein the specific steps are as follows:
if the current + -Z antenna is turned on, min (psi) is set within 3 seconds tx_Xpos ,Ψ tx_Xneg ) When the angle is less than or equal to 45 degrees, cutting to the +/-X antenna, namely opening the +/-X antenna, closing the +/-Z antenna at the same time, and keeping the +/-Z antenna open under other conditions; and
if the current + -X antenna is turned on, min (psi) is set within 3 seconds tx_Zpos ,Ψ tx_Zneg ) And (4) cutting to the +/-Z antenna when the angle is less than or equal to 45 degrees, namely, opening the +/-Z antenna, closing the +/-X antenna at the same time, and keeping the +/-X antenna open under other conditions.
In addition, once the inter-satellite communication link interruption time exceeds 1 minute, the searching and link establishment process is restarted according to the steps, namely the four antennas + X, + Z, -X and Z of the member satellite are switched in sequence, the switching is carried out once every 15s, the satellite signal of the central node is searched, and after the signal is searched, the communication link is established.
According to the antenna switching method for the inter-satellite networking, the antennas are switched on and off according to the direction between the antennas and the opposite satellite, so that the switching of the antennas is realized, and the continuity of an inter-satellite communication link is effectively ensured.
While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. It will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art that various combinations, modifications, and changes can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present invention disclosed herein should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.