M. Pollina, O. Desenfans, Raffaele Fiengo, B. Eged
{"title":"Software Designed GNSS system emulator","authors":"M. Pollina, O. Desenfans, Raffaele Fiengo, B. Eged","doi":"10.1109/TIWDC-ESAV.2014.6945465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TIWDC-ESAV.2014.6945465","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present an open Software Designed GNSS Simulator that is not only capable to simulate GNSS signals according to user defined scenario but that also provides the capabilities to support record & replay “real signal” and to support performance evaluation ranging from low level signal processing to statistics on trajectories. Thanks to the software radio approach, the GNSS signal generator becomes a highly configurable tool that can support multiple test & measurement applications dedicated to GNSS community. With a single platform the user can access all generic and custom functions he needs ensuring long term evolution and optimized return on investment.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129991341","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":"Noise estimate of pendular Fabry-Perot through reflectivity change","authors":"P. Addesso, V. Pierro, G. Filatrella","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865970","url":null,"abstract":"A key issue in developing pendular Fabry-Perot interferometers as very accurate displacement measurement devices, is the noise level. The Fabry-Perot pendulums are the most promising device to detect gravitational waves, and therefore the background and the internal noise should be accurately measured and reduced. In fact terminal masses generates additional internal noise mainly due to thermal fluctuations and vibrations. We propose to exploit the reflectivity change, that occurs in some special points, to monitor the pendulums free oscillations and possibly estimate the noise level. We find that in spite of long transients, it is an effective method for noise estimate. We also prove that to only retain the sequence of escapes, rather than the whole time dependent dynamics, entails the main characteristics of the phenomenon. Escape times could also be relevant for future gravitational wave detector developments.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122576808","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":"Magnetometer data fusion algorithms performance in indoor navigation: Comparison, calibration and testing","authors":"Ariela Busato, P. Paces, J. Popelka","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865955","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes usage of magnetometer sensors in data fusion algorithms for indoor navigation. A wireless sensor device was created to perform experiments. Multiple sensors were tested and their performance is compared among each other. The calibration algorithms are introduced and applied on the measurements while the results are compared. Finally, the magnetometer data are used to control gyroscopically stabilized platform and the performance of the stabilization is discussed. In the article we introduce a method for automatic compensation of the magnetometer induced errors and provide data which led to the method definition.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"371 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122835496","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. Antonacchio, M. di Bisceglie, C. Galdi, V. Galdi, F. Gerace, A. Mennella
{"title":"PEGASO for low-cost Payload Data Transmission services","authors":"F. Antonacchio, M. di Bisceglie, C. Galdi, V. Galdi, F. Gerace, A. Mennella","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865993","url":null,"abstract":"An architectural design of a Payload Data Transmission (PDT) unit is presented for Earth Observation (EO) data handling and transmission, addressing low cost space missions. The proposed design is based on an hybrid chain-star architecture providing an high level of flexibility with respect to a typical high data rate space mission, allowing a fast time to market and wide possibility of customization for new concepts of space services.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122788315","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. Esposito, S. Debei, C. Bettanini, C. Molfese, I. A. Rodríguez, G. Colombatti, A. Harri, F. Montmessin, Colin Wilson, A. Aboudan, M. Zaccariotto, S. Abbaki, V. Apéstigue, G. Bellucci, J. Berthelier, J. Brucato, S. Calcutt, F. Cortecchia, F. Cucciarrè, G. D. Achille, F. Ferri, F. Forget, E. Friso, M. Genzer, P. Gilbert, J. Goutail, H. Haukka, J. J. Jiménez, S. Jiménez, J. Josset, Ö. Karatekin, G. Landis, Ralph D. Lorenz, Jean-Marc Martinez, L. Marty, V. Mennella, D. Möhlmann, E. Palomba, M. Patel, J. Pommereau, C. Popa, S. Rafkin, P. Rannou, N. Rennó, P. Schipani, Walter Schmidt, E. Segato, F. Simões, A. Spiga, Francisco Valero, L. Vázquez, F. Vivat, O. Witasse, S. Yahi, R. Mugnuolo, S. Pirrotta
{"title":"The DREAMS experiment on the ExoMars 2016 mission for the study of Martian environment during the dust storm season","authors":"F. Esposito, S. Debei, C. Bettanini, C. Molfese, I. A. Rodríguez, G. Colombatti, A. Harri, F. Montmessin, Colin Wilson, A. Aboudan, M. Zaccariotto, S. Abbaki, V. Apéstigue, G. Bellucci, J. Berthelier, J. Brucato, S. Calcutt, F. Cortecchia, F. Cucciarrè, G. D. Achille, F. Ferri, F. Forget, E. Friso, M. Genzer, P. Gilbert, J. Goutail, H. Haukka, J. J. Jiménez, S. Jiménez, J. Josset, Ö. Karatekin, G. Landis, Ralph D. Lorenz, Jean-Marc Martinez, L. Marty, V. Mennella, D. Möhlmann, E. Palomba, M. Patel, J. Pommereau, C. Popa, S. Rafkin, P. Rannou, N. Rennó, P. Schipani, Walter Schmidt, E. Segato, F. Simões, A. Spiga, Francisco Valero, L. Vázquez, F. Vivat, O. Witasse, S. Yahi, R. Mugnuolo, S. Pirrotta","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999574","url":null,"abstract":"The ExoMars programme, which is carried out by European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Russian federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), foresees a two-steps mission to Mars. The first mission consists of an orbiter and an Entry Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM) to be launched in January 2016 and is scheduled to land on the planet during the statistical dust storm season; the second mission includes a descent module, a surface platform and a rover and will be launched in 2018. The DREAMS (Dust characterization, Risk assessment and Environment Analyser on the Martian Surface) experiment for ExoMars 2016 is an autonomous meteorological station designed to study the effect of dust on Martian environment which will operate for two Martian days (sols) relying on its own power supply after landing. DREAMS includes a suite of sensors able to analyse temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction and solar irradiance as well as an electric field probe which will perform the first electrical characterization of Mars surface atmosphere.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130241059","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":"Minimum noise optical coatings for interferometric detectors of gravitational waves","authors":"M. Principe","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865971","url":null,"abstract":"Coating Brownian noise is the dominant noise term, in a frequency band from a few tens to a few hundreds Hz, for all Earth-bound detectors of gravitational waves. Minimizing such noise is mandatory to increase the visibility distance of these instruments, and eventually reach their quantum limit. Several strategies are possible to achieve this goal. Layer thickness optimization is the simplest option, yielding a sensible noise reduction with limited technological challenges. Experimental results confirm the accuracy of the underlying theory, and the robustness of the design.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115528952","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":"Highly Accelerated Life Testing for avionics devices","authors":"M. Catelani, L. Ciani","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865961","url":null,"abstract":"In avionics application one of the most important competition factors is the reliability, given that the failure occurrence may leads to a critical state for the functioning of the aircraft. Some avionics apparatus are intolerant of failures, as lives may depend on the reliable functioning of equipment. Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) is a time compression testing protocol that utilizes a step stress approach in subjecting products to varied thermal and vibration stresses. It is used to uncover design limitations and weaknesses in the preliminary design phase, helping designers to find and fix errors before they occur during the application in the field. The goal of HALT testing is to break the product by subjecting the test unit to progressively higher stress levels, incorporating thermal dwells, rapid temperature transitions, varied vibration stresses, and a combination of temperature and vibration to precipitate inherent defects. In this paper the HALT process related to an avionic equipment is described and a specific test plant is discussed.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116700263","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}
G. Andria, A. Di Nisio, V. Scarano, M. Spadavecchia, M. Bregoli, M. Franceschi, Nicola Tavernini
{"title":"Accelerated life tests of a new optocoupler for aerospace application","authors":"G. Andria, A. Di Nisio, V. Scarano, M. Spadavecchia, M. Bregoli, M. Franceschi, Nicola Tavernini","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865978","url":null,"abstract":"The research activity presented in this paper deals with accelerated reliability tests on a new electronic device, which is an optocoupler designed and manufactured in Italy for aerospace application. In the paper a complete approach for the experimental evaluation of the device reliability performance is proposed. A reliability test plan was designed and implemented, considering the application of different thermal severities (maximum and minimum temperatures, dwell time and thermal rate). The description of the new device, the test plan and its implementation as well as preliminary results will be presented.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"36 20","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120857880","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}
L. Presti, Politecnico di Torino, E. Falletti, M. Nicola, M. Gamba
{"title":"Software Defined Radio technology for GNSS receivers","authors":"L. Presti, Politecnico di Torino, E. Falletti, M. Nicola, M. Gamba","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865941","url":null,"abstract":"The Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology, applied to the reception of Global Navigation Satellite Signals (GNSS), allows the implementation of a positioning device with a high flexibility level. The advantage is twofold: not only the GNSS SDR receiver can be easily updated during its operational life, but it becomes an outstanding tool in prototyping innovative algorithms for signal processing and signal quality monitoring. These aspects have been the key-drivers to the implementation of the NGene fully software receiver, developed by the NavSAS group in Torino. This paper exemplifies some of the opportunities opened by SDR in the field of GNSS receivers.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115255767","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}
Veronica Palma, P. Salvatori, C. Stallo, A. Coluccia, A. Neri, F. Rispoli
{"title":"Performance evaluation in terms of accuracy positioning of local augmentation and integrity monitoring network for railway sector","authors":"Veronica Palma, P. Salvatori, C. Stallo, A. Coluccia, A. Neri, F. Rispoli","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865956","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a local augmentation and integrity monitoring network for railway and shows the obtained performances in terms of accuracy positioning in case of satellite faults. The simulations results show that the system can detect and discard the faulty satellite, still maintaining the accuracy on positioning acceptable. The work is inserted in the scenario of introduction and application of space technologies based on the ERTMS (European Railways Train Management System) architecture. It foresees to include the EGNOS-Galileo infrastructures in the train control system, with the aim at improving performance, enhancing safety and reducing the investments on the railways circuitry and its maintenance.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114139676","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}