Real-time Closed-loop Active Surface Technology of a Large Radio Telescope

The surface accuracy of a large radio telescope’s primary reflector is easily affected by gravity and temperature change during observations. An active surface system is crucial to ensure the regular operation and high-quality data output of the radio telescope. We propose a real-time closed-loop active surface system including two components. The first component, a new type of photoelectric edge sensor, detects the angle change of the adjacent panels. The second component, the displacement actuator, adjusts the panels’ position and posture to compensate for the angle changes. So, over the entire observation, the closed-loop surface control system with these two components could actively maintain the primary reflector’s accuracy in real time. Using this approach, we constructed an experimental active surface system for the Xinjiang Qitai 110 m Radio Telescope (QTT) to test the maintenance of the surface accuracy. The angle measurement accuracy is better than 0.″2, and the positioning accuracy of the displacement actuator could achieve ±15 μm over the whole 50 mm stroke. The preliminary test results show that the accuracy requirements of the QTT’s primary reflector surface can be met using the active surface system we propose.

PEMODELAN SEISMIK PADA STRUKTUR GEOLOGI KOMPLEKS MENGGUNAKAN METODE COMMON REFLECTION SURFACE (CRS)

Pemodelan seismik merupakan tahap penting untuk memahami respon bawah permukaan bumi terhadap gelombang seismik yang digambarkan dalam bentuk energi seismik refleksi. Walaupun saat ini teknologi pengolahan data seismik telah meningkat dengan pesat, ketidakakuratan posisi reflektor dalam penampang seismik yang dihasilkan tetap saja sering ditemukan, terutama pada daerah dengan struktur geologi kompleks. Model geologi struktur kompleks pada penelitian ini mengacu pada arsitektur glasiotektonik di daerah Fur Knudeklint, Denmark yang memiliki banyak patahan dan lipatan dengan skala kecil. Hasil simulasi perambatan gelombang dengan metode penjalaran sinar dilakukan dari dua arah akuisisi berbeda menggunakan perangkat lunak Norsar 2D untuk mendapatkan seismogram sintetik. Data yang dihasilkan kemudian digunakan sebagai masukan untuk pengolahan data seismik secara konvensional maupun menggunakan metode Common Reflector Surface (CRS) Stack. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa akuisisi data dari arah foot wall memberikan citra reflektor yang lebih representatif dibandingkan dari arah sebaliknya. Penegasan kualitas reflektor terlihat jelas di tiga area utama, yaitu CDP 20-100, CDP 120-180 dan CDP 160-330. Dengan demikian, metode CRS Stack berhasil merekonstruksi reflektor-reflektor berupa lipatan kecil dan perlapisan tipis pada struktur geologi kompleks dengan kualitas lebih baik dibandingkan metode konvensional.

Deep Quality Assessment of a Solar Reflector Based on Synthetic Data: Detecting Surficial Defects from Manufacturing and Use Phase

Vision technologies are used in both industrial and smart city applications in order to provide advanced value products due to embedded self-monitoring and assessment services. In addition, for the full utilization of the obtained data, deep learning is now suggested for use. To this end, the current work presents the implementation of image recognition techniques alongside the original the quality assessment of a Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) reflector surface to locate and identify surface irregularities by classifying images as either acceptable or non-acceptable. The method consists of a three-step solution that promotes an affordable implementation in a relatively small time period. More specifically, a 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) of the PTC was used for the pre-training of neural networks, while an aluminum reflector surface was used to verify algorithm performance. The results are promising, as this method proved applicable in cases where the actual part was manufactured in small batches or under the concept of customized manufacturing. Consequently, the algorithm is capable of being trained with a limited number of data.

A high gain wideband circularly polarized microstrip antenna

In this paper, a high gain wideband circularly polarized (CP) microstrip antenna is presented for broadband operation. The proposed structure comprised of a partially grounded printed monopole antenna loaded with a split ring resonator and a metallic reflector. By using the metallic reflector surface underneath the patch radiator results in the reflected waves in the same phase with main lobe radiation, thereby improving the gain and it also acts like a secondary radiator to generate wideband CP behavior in the proposed design. A gain enhancement of 4.3 dBi is achieved in the operating frequency band as compared with the design without a metallic reflector. The maximum gain achieved in the presented method is 8.6 dBic over the entire operating range. The proposed design shows a wideband behavior ranging from 4.30 to 9.10 GHz with the 10-dB impedance bandwidth of 71.64%. In addition, the proposed design yielded a broadside right hand CP radiation with a 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth of 33.88% from 4.98 to 7.01 GHz. The proposed antenna is fabricated and experimental results on reflection coefficient, gain, axial ratio, and radiation patterns concede well with simulation results.