Convenient design and implementation of ground calibration experiments of the Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer based on LabVIEW

Qiu Zihao; Sun Zhenyu; Li Yiren; Hao Xinjun; Miao Bin; Shen Chenglong

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-2778.2020.11.008

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Convenient design and implementation of ground calibration experiments of the Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer based on LabVIEW

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CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Hefei 230026, China
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School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Center of Excellence for Innovation in Comparative Planetary Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China

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Qiu Zihao is a postgraduate student from the School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China. He is a member of the Solar-Terrestrial Exploration & Physics team. His current research is mainly focused on designing satellite payload electronics system and ground calibration system software.
Corresponding author: Miao Bin (corresponding author) is a research associate in Space Physics at University of Science and Technology of China, which he joined in 2019. He received his Ph.D. degree in Space Physics from University of New Hampshire, USA (2010), and made a postdoctoral research at University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA. His research has currently focused on space-borne particles detection instruments and ground calibration system. E-mail: miaobin@ustc.edu.cn
Received Date: 10 August 2020
Rev Recd Date: 13 September 2020
Publish Date: 30 November 2020

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The Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer is mounted on a Chinese navigation satellite to detect low-energy (5eV～25 keV) ions in the space near geosynchronous orbit. Before the detector in-flight, the ground calibration experiment is the key step to understand the ion detection results in space. According to the calibration experiment requirements of the Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer, a specific calibration experiment process is designed to manipulate the automation of complex experiments, so as to avoid the error caused by manually operating experiment and improve experimental efficiency. Aiming at the calibration experiment of the Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer, the method and program template of using LabVIEW to quickly design the calibration software system were presented, which provides a reference for the complex experimental design similar to the calibration of an ion analyzer and increases program reusability. The experiment results show that the test software runs stably and reliably, reduces the software development cycle, improves test efficiency, and can accurately control the multi-axis turntable and carry out real-time and accurate information processing.

Abstract

The Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer is mounted on a Chinese navigation satellite to detect low-energy (5eV～25 keV) ions in the space near geosynchronous orbit. Before the detector in-flight, the ground calibration experiment is the key step to understand the ion detection results in space. According to the calibration experiment requirements of the Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer, a specific calibration experiment process is designed to manipulate the automation of complex experiments, so as to avoid the error caused by manually operating experiment and improve experimental efficiency. Aiming at the calibration experiment of the Omnidirectional Ion Analyzer, the method and program template of using LabVIEW to quickly design the calibration software system were presented, which provides a reference for the complex experimental design similar to the calibration of an ion analyzer and increases program reusability. The experiment results show that the test software runs stably and reliably, reduces the software development cycle, improves test efficiency, and can accurately control the multi-axis turntable and carry out real-time and accurate information processing.