X射线脉冲星导航半物理仿真实验系统研究

由于费用巨大,X射线脉冲星导航初步研究阶段不可能进行空间搭载实验.为此,文章设计了一种X射线脉冲星导航半物理仿真实验系统.该系统由脉冲星信号模拟部分和导航参数解算部分组成.模拟部分采用非齐次泊松过程对光子到达太阳系质心的时间建模,时间转换后,模拟X射线探测器观测脉冲星时输出的脉冲信号.导航参数解算部分利用Delta-Correction方法解算模拟信号中蕴含的导航信息.该系统可同时模拟4颗脉冲星信号,成本低,精度高,可对脉冲星导航的信号处理和参数解算过程进行光子级仿真研究,并为后续空间搭载实验中原理样机的设计提供一定的参考. 关键词： X射线脉冲星 导航 仿真实验系统 非齐次泊松过程

X-ray pulsar-based navigation semi-physical simulation experiment system

For the huge costs, the space flight experiment cannot be realized in the preliminary step of X-ray pulsar based navigation (XPNAV) research. So, a kind of XPNAV semi-physical simulation experiment system is designed in this paper. This system is composed of two parts: the simulation of pulsar signal and the calculation of navigation parameters. In the first part, the time when X-ray photon arrives at the solar system barycenter is modeled by non-homogeneous Poisson process, then the output pulse of X-ray detector can be simulated by time transformation. In the second part, the navigation information included in the pulses which have been simulated in the first part can be reached by using the Delta-Correction method. This system can be used to simulate four pulsar signals simultaneously, and to study the process of signal processing and parameters calculation of XPNAV at photo level. This system has the advantage of low costs and high simulation accuracy, and provides a reference for the design of prototype in space flight experiment.