Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 12, 20220200(2022)

Implementation method of range gating for mobile satellite laser ranging system

Jianchun Zhu1, Xin Li1,2,3,4, and Wei Zhu2,3,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic Science and Control Engineering, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Langfang 065201, China
  • 2Institute of Seismology, China Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Earthquake Geodesy, China Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China
  • 4Hubei Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Application of range gating in satellite laser ranging field
    Schematic diagram of range-gate
    Schematic diagram of ajisai satellite backscattering avoidance
    Block diagram of range gating generator
    Technology roadmap of range gating
    Diagram of hardware connection for testing
    Experimental chart of fitting precision analysis
    Analysis of laser pulse processing time
    Output sequence of RGG
    Experimental diagram of resolution measurement of range gating module
    Result of range-gate signal jitting
    • Table 1. Comparison of fitting results of lageos1, ajisai and compassi3 satellites

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      Table 1. Comparison of fitting results of lageos1, ajisai and compassi3 satellites

      GroupFitting parameters lageos1ajisaicompassi3
      Theoretical fitting value Actual fitting value Theoretical fitting value Actual fitting value Theoretical fitting value Actual fitting value
      1 p012246910.7712246910.777866493.987866493.9842388583.2142388583.21
      p1−23.797102532−23.797123−4.807358846−4.807383−2.133913994−2.133917
      p20.0026950520.002655−0.000652222−0.000652−0.000601398−0.000601
      2 p012242715.6212242715.627866056.247866056.2442386175.9742386175.97
      p1−22.801517445−22.801567−4.914551171−4.914567−3.214461718−3.214467
      p20.0031102830.003111−0.000310122−0.000310−0.000593678−0.000594
      3 p012238713.0912238713.097865611.637865611.6342382802.6442382802.64
      p1−21.657421675−21.657433−4.959844197−4.959833−4.28035888−4.280350
      p20.0035089740.0035080.00003786680.000038−0.000583463−0.000584
      4 p012234929.3712234929.377865165.767865165.7642378478.4242378478.42
      p1−20.37088313−20.370850−4.942574962−4.942633−5.327123541−5.327133
      p20.0038888140.0038280.0003835030.000384−0.000570796−0.000571
      5 p012231389.4912231389.497864724.247864724.2442373222.5242373222.52
      p1−18.948802236−18.948832−4.863308719−4.863317−6.350358818−6.350400
      p20.0042481040.0042500.0007205870.000721−0.000555738−0.000556
      6 p012228117.1712228117.177864292.577864292.5742367058.0442367058.04
      p1−17.39867698−17.398653−4.723849386−4.723800−7.345782716−7.345750
      p20.0045844250.0045850.0010417870.001041−0.000538352−0.000538
      7 p012225134.7112225134.717863876.057863876.0542360011.9142360011.91
      p1−15.728883909−15.728876−4.527048447−4.527033−8.309222925−8.309267
      p20.004895880.0048970.0013403250.001340−0.000518728−0.000519
      8 p012222462.8412222462.847863479.647863479.6442352114.742352114.70
      p1−13.948542867−13.948517−4.277132092−4.277150−9.236671378−9.236650
      p20.0051802770.0051790.0016136310.001614−0.000496926−0.000497
      9 p012220120.5812220120.587863107.937863107.9342343400.5842343400.58
      p1−12.067513153−12.067517−3.97890934−3.978917−10.12425534−10.124233
      p20.0054353280.0054350.0018580810.001858−0.000473061−0.000473
      10 p012218125.112218125.107862765.017862765.0142333907.0842333907.08
      p1−10.096478712−10.096483−3.637756603−3.637767−10.96827452−10.968250
      p20.0056589210.0056600.0020686470.002069−0.000447229−0.000447
    • Table 2. Test results of firing frequency of backscat-tering avoidance

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      Table 2. Test results of firing frequency of backscat-tering avoidance

      SecondActual firing times Number of firing loss Loss rate of firing
      11 984160.80%
      21 986140.70%
      31 985150.75%
      41 986140.70%
      51 984160.80%
      61 986140.70%
      71 985150.75%
      81 986140.70%
      91 985150.75%
      101 986140.70%
      111 984160.80%
      121 986140.70%
      131 985150.75%
      141 986140.70%
      151 985150.75%
      161 986140.70%
      171 984160.80%
      181 986140.70%
      191 985150.75%
      201 986140.70%
    • Table 3. Test results of range-gate signal jitting

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      Table 3. Test results of range-gate signal jitting

      PointsRange gating output epoch/sRange gate generation epoch/sDifference/s
      120778.0231426703920778.023142634260.00000003613
      220778.0236427803720778.023642744270.00000003610
      320778.0241428902520778.024142854160.00000003609
      420778.0246430000720778.024642963970.00000003610
      520778.0251431098920778.025143073780.00000003611
      620778.0256432208920778.025643184770.00000003612
      $\vdots $$\vdots $$\vdots $$\vdots $
      574520780.8957745108120780.895774474330.00000003648
      574620780.8962746194020780.896274582890.00000003651
      574720780.8967747283720780.896774691870.00000003650
      574820780.8972748384720780.897274801850.00000003662
      574920780.8977749439820780.897774907760.00000003622
      575020780.8982750541520780.898275017570.00000003658
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    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Mar. 21, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220200

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