A. Delfini, Roberto Pastore, D. Micheli, M. Lustrino, F. Piergentili, M. Marchetti, Marco Costanzi
{"title":"The Influence of Humidity on the Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Parameters in Moon Soil Surface Used for Future Habitats","authors":"A. Delfini, Roberto Pastore, D. Micheli, M. Lustrino, F. Piergentili, M. Marchetti, Marco Costanzi","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189950","url":null,"abstract":"Main subject of the work is the characterization of an enclosed environment representative of future lunar habitats in terms of microwave chaotic propagation, focusing on how the EM scattering and absorption comes to be affected by the increasing of moisture level within the inner atmosphere. The rationale of the study lies in a wider research project which aims at performing a Moon feasibility investigation in terms of using lunar soil (regolith) for cultivation and building purpose, as well as to identify possible interferences for TLC systems due to its specific mineral and chemical composition. Thus, the issue of the influence of humidity on the microwave behavior detected inside regolith-based infrastructures should be worth of investigation, especially if remote monitoring and controlling operations to run a space farming greenhouse are envisaged. The study is performed by means of a space environment simulator connected to a microwave characterization equipment in order to evaluate the electromagnetic field attenuation inside a reverberating chamber in the range 1–6 GHz: the several materials and structures filling the chamber are conceived on the base of literature data regarding the lunar regolith composition, while the atmosphere conditions - in terms of pressure, temperature and moisture - are set-up to assess the dependence of the chamber microwave absorbing effectiveness on the varying environmental parameters. The preliminary measurements show that the effects of the surroundings on the microwave propagation must be strictly taken into account in order to design efficiently mobile telecommunications systems operating inside lunar habitats.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128267018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nitride Semiconductors Realizing Sustainable Society","authors":"T. Matsuoka, T. Suemitsu","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189994","url":null,"abstract":"The history, current status, and future of nitride semiconductors, which are famous for blue light-emitting diodes, are described, including the technology of their epitaxial growth. As game-changing topics in the realization of a sustainable society, laser diodes, solar cells, and high-power and high-frequency transistors are introduced.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126969204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhuoyao He, David Martín Gómez, A. de la Escalera Hueso, Xingcai Lu, José María Armingol Moreno, P. F. Peña
{"title":"Real-time battery SOC estimation under hybrid power conditions using fast-OCV curve with unscented Kalman filters","authors":"Zhuoyao He, David Martín Gómez, A. de la Escalera Hueso, Xingcai Lu, José María Armingol Moreno, P. F. Peña","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189947","url":null,"abstract":"Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are drawing more and more attentions recent years and widely applied. Nevertheless, it is generally challenged by short time of duration because of the lack of energy density for battery. A robust power supply is indispensable for advanced UAVs thus hybrid-power might be a promising solution. State of charge (SOC) estimation is essential for power system of UAVs. While, accurate SOC estimation always challenged partly ascribed to accurate open circuit voltage identification. Considering the actual working condition of battery under hybrid condition, this paper proposed a novel method “fast-OCV” for obtaining open circuit voltage of battery. It is proved that fast-OCV showed great advantages related to simplicity and time cost over traditional way for obtaining OCV. Moreover, fast-OCV also showed better accuracy over traditional OCV. As a supplementary, this paper also proved that limited memory recursive least square algorithm was a good way for parameter estimation. With such algorithm, distinct noise was encountered when using single-mode. In compare, batch mode for parameter estimation showed much better performance with distinctively weaker noise.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125464746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Carere, A. Bernieri, L. Ferrigno, M. Laracca, S. Sangiovanni
{"title":"A Novel multi-excitation ECT Probe for Deep Defects with any Orientation","authors":"F. Carere, A. Bernieri, L. Ferrigno, M. Laracca, S. Sangiovanni","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189952","url":null,"abstract":"The paper proposes a novel 4-quarter probe for Eddy Current (EC) nondestructive testing on conductive materials. The innovative aspect consists of the possibility to detect small superficial and buried defects with arbitrary orientation. The EC induced in the conductive plate is rotated by means of an amplitude modulation of two currents that generate two orthogonal magnetic fields in order to obtain a suitable detection of arbitrary oriented cracks. The probe performance is evaluated by means of Finite Element Analysis in the simulation environment of the software COMSOL Multiphysics. The goodness of the proposed probe was analyzed considering a defect with a length of 5 mm, height of 1 mm and thickness of 0.1 mm, positioned at different depths in an aluminum plate, showing good detection capabilities.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123320486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the scalability of experimentally determined aerodynamic model for model-based navigation on a delta-wing UAV","authors":"P. Longobardi, J. Skaloud","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189996","url":null,"abstract":"Model-based navigation is a promising approach for autonomous navigation of small drones in challenging conditions such as GNSS denied flight scenarios. However, the lack of analysis of aerodynamic model structure for model-based navigation applications on delta-wing UAVs, characterized by a reduced number of control surfaces, has hindered its practical implementation. In this study, we propose a methodology for generalizing an aerodynamic model experimentally determined for a specific platform to a family of platforms sharing comparable physical characteristics by employing in-flight tuning. The experimental results show that the proposed methodology significantly improves navigation performance under GNSS outage, compared to traditional autonomous navigation approaches, for the model adapted to a second delta-wing platform. This indicates that the proposed methodology can be used to adapt aerodynamic models to different delta-wing UAV platforms of similar size, enabling reliable model-based navigation in challenging environments. This work contributes to the advancement of autonomous navigation technology for small drones, particularly in applications where GNSS signals are unavailable or unreliable.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116587627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Spiridonov, V. Baranova, Dmitrii Ushakov, V. Saetchnikov, V. Cherny
{"title":"Small Satellite Identification for multi-payload launch using Doppler Measurements","authors":"A. Spiridonov, V. Baranova, Dmitrii Ushakov, V. Saetchnikov, V. Cherny","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189953","url":null,"abstract":"An unknown small satellite from a multi-payload launch on 04/01/2022 was identified using the processing of Doppler measurements of telemetry radio signals on 11 passes received by the Belarusian State University ground station for the period from 04/14/2022 to 04/15/2022. Using a statistical analysis of the small satellite elevation angle and the Doppler frequency shift of its radio signals in the model of perturbed circular motion, the most probable estimate of the four-parameter state vector of the unknown small satellite was obtained. On the basis of the obtained state vector, subsequent radio communication sessions with an unknown small satellite were predicted, radio signals of its telemetry were received and decoded. The decoded telemetry packets made it possible to identify the Chilean university's PlantSat nanosatellite. After the publication by the NORAD system of an updated database of averaged orbital parameters in the TLE format, the antenna pointing parameters and the Doppler frequency shift at the time of receiving telemetry radio signals for each of the satellites from multi-payload launch on 04/01/2022 were numerically simulated. Based on a probabilistic estimate of the elevation angle and Doppler frequency shift, the PlantSat nanosatellite built by students and engineers of the University of Chile was uniquely identified using the NORAD system database.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122780069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Castrillo, I. Iudice, Domenico Pascarella, Gianpaolo Pigliasco, A. Vozella
{"title":"A Real-Time Simulation Framework for Powerline Communications in More-Electric Aircraft and Spacecraft","authors":"V. Castrillo, I. Iudice, Domenico Pascarella, Gianpaolo Pigliasco, A. Vozella","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189965","url":null,"abstract":"Aeronautical research is pushing toward the electrification of aircraft to achieve more electric aircraft and all-electric aircraft. The same trend is reflected into aerospace research for all-electric spacecraft. Nevertheless, aircraft and spacecraft electrification requires additional data networks and cables, increasing the complexity and the weight of wiring. Powerline communications (PLCs) solve such wiring issue by exploiting the vehicle power network for data transmission in order to remove the onboard data network. Within the ORCHESTRA project, PLCs are one of the building blocks of a “much more electric aircraft”. An accurate PLC channel model and the related software simulator allow: an early prediction of data transmission performance; more adequate adaptation to avoid impedance mismatches. This work proposes the development of a real-time simulation framework for PLC channels encompassing two phases: evaluation of the channel frequency response of a PLC network topology; performance evaluation of PLC receivers by means of the Software-Defined Radio (SDR) paradigm. The framework may be applied for PLC networks in both aircraft and spacecraft.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"507 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131477944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Simple Digitizing Front-end for Plasma Diagnostic Probes","authors":"S. B. Nair, C. Anoop, R. Kaarthik","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190012","url":null,"abstract":"A simple and low-cost digitizer front-end for plasma diagnostic probes is presented. The circuit, featuring three operational amplifier stages, is capable of digitizing low-currents spanning over a wide range with minimal effects of analog to digital converter's quantization noise. The circuit also features compensation techniques to account for offset errors due to circuit non-linearities and temperature drifts. The error analysis of the proposed circuit is also presented. The scheme was tested for a current range of 500 pA to 5 $mu A$. A nonlinearity of 0.534 % was obtained from the hardware prototype. The circuit is ideal for interfacing amperometric sensors in space applications, such as, the Retarding Potential Analyzers and Langmuir Probe, where high-speed measurement is required.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"73 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131846856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chiara Martina, B. Saggin, E. Palomba, E. Zampetti, Maria Aurora Mancuso, D. Scaccabarozzi
{"title":"Finite element modelling of thermoelastic behavior for high-temperature quartz crystal microbalance","authors":"Chiara Martina, B. Saggin, E. Palomba, E. Zampetti, Maria Aurora Mancuso, D. Scaccabarozzi","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190026","url":null,"abstract":"This work focuses on the study of high-temperature microbalances to be used in space, exploring the feasibility of reaching relatively high working temperatures, i.e up to 300°C. The studied microbalance, based on a quartz crystal sensor, is equipped with an integrated heater on the crystal surface that provides localized heating on the sensor, thus achieving the operative temperature more efficiently than by using external heaters. A finite element model of the crystal assembly was developed and tuned by thermal testing in a vacuum chamber aimed to identify equivalent thermal resistance and at the same time, verify the mechanical resistance of the crystal assembly when heated at high temperatures. The tuned model allowed evaluation of the thermo-elastic stress state on the crystal, showing that the achieved operative condition is critical for the quartz crystal mechanical resistance.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116261148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pietro Valnegri, D. Scaccabarozzi, F. Capaccioni, G. Bellucci, G. Rinaldi, B. Saggin
{"title":"DORA Telescope Breadboard Experimental Verification","authors":"Pietro Valnegri, D. Scaccabarozzi, F. Capaccioni, G. Bellucci, G. Rinaldi, B. Saggin","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189936","url":null,"abstract":"This work aims at characterizing the breadboard of the DORA telescope deployment mechanism designed to set in position the secondary mirror of a Cassegrain optical telescope. The goal of the testing campaign is the tuning of the system to match the positioning. In parallel, the forces required during the deployment have been measured, being a relevant input for the following development phases where the design of a space-qualified actuation system must be performed","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124784528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}