吸气式电推进系统可行条件分析

吸气式电推进系统作为有可能实现长寿命超低轨飞行的技术而被关注。根据不同轨道环境条件,采用管状结构进气道、以及机械增压的吸气方式,讨论了吸气式电推进系统所需的可行条件。分析表明,在轨高度180~240km,航天器所需总功耗与迎风面之比需要大于2kW/m2,电推力器比冲需大于4×104m/s,方可满足推阻平衡需求。分析得出,实现吸气式系统在地球轨道的运用,关键技术在于增加气体收集效率并且降低收集功耗,同时电推力器的效率还需进一步提升。     

Development of a thin section device for space exploration: Overview and system performance estimates

In this paper we present a conceptual design of a spaceborne instrument for the in situ production of rock thin sections on planetary surfaces. The in situ Automated Rock Thin Section Instrument (IS-ARTS) conceptual design demonstrates that the in situ production of thin sections on a planetary body is a plausible new instrument capability for future planetary exploration. Thin section analysis would reduce much ambiguity in the geological history of a sampled site that is present with instruments currently flown. The technical challenge of producing a thin section device compatible with the spacecraft environment is formidable and has been thought too technically difficult to be practical. Terrestrial thin section preparation requires a skilled petrographist, several preparation instruments that individually exceed typical spacecraft mass and power limits, and consumable materials that are not easily compatible with spaceflight. In two companion papers we present research and development work used to constrain the capabilities of IS-ARTS in the technical space compatible with the spacecraft environment. For the design configuration shown we conclude that a device can be constructed that is capable of 50 sample preparations over a 2 year lifespan with mass, power, and volume constraints compatible with current landed Mars mission configurations. The technical requirements of IS-ARTS (mass, power and number of samples produced) depend strongly on the sample mechanical properties, sample processing rate, the sample size and number of samples to be produced.     

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron resonance heating in the VASIMR

Plasma physics has found an increasing range of practical industrial applications, including the development of electric spacecraft propulsion systems. One of these systems, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) engine, both applies several important physical processes occurring in the magnetosphere. These processes include the mechanisms involved in the ion acceleration and heating that occur in the Birkeland currents of an auroral arc system. Auroral current region processes that are simulated in VASIMR include lower hybrid heating, parallel electric field acceleration and ion cyclotron acceleration. This paper will focus on using a physics demonstration model VASIMR to study ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH). The major purpose is to provide a VASIMR status report to the COSPAR community. The VASIMR uses a helicon antenna with up to 20 kW of power to generate plasma. This plasma is energized by an RF booster stage that uses left hand polarized slow mode waves launched from the high field side of the ion cyclotron resonance. The present setup for the booster uses 2–4 MHz waves with up to 20 kW of power. This process is similar to the ion cyclotron heating in tokamaks, but in the VASIMR the ions only pass through the resonance region once. The rapid absorption of ion cyclotron waves has been predicted in recent theoretical studies. These theoretical predictions have been supported with several independent measurements in this paper. The ICRH produced a substantial increase in ion velocity. Pitch angle distribution studies show that this increase takes place in the resonance region where the ion cyclotron frequency is equal to the frequency on the injected RF waves. Downstream of the resonance region the perpendicular velocity boost should be converted to axial flow velocity through the conservation of the first adiabatic invariant as the magnetic field decreases in the exhaust region of the VASIMR. In deuterium plasma, 80% efficient absorption of 20 kW of ICRH input power has been achieved. No evidence for power limiting instabilities in the exhaust beam has been observed.     

Simulation of optical response of retroreflectors for future lunar laser ranging

We numerically examined various retroreflectors as laser ranging targets for future missions to the Moon. The geometric conditions, such as the angle of incidence and velocity aberration, with lunar targets are much more restricted than those with most of the earth-orbiting artificial satellites. The numerical optical response simulation carried out in this study indicates that a single retroreflector with a diameter of 150–250 mm performs similar to the existing Apollo retroreflector arrays. Further, no dihedral angle is required for small retroreflectors with diameters below 150 mm for uncoated ones and below 100 mm for coated and hollow ones. Retroreflectors with larger diameters require dihedral angles of 0.20, 0.25, and 0.35 arcsec for coated, uncoated and hollow types, respectively. The objective of this fundamental study is to underlie the development of future laser ranging targets that are to be placed on the Moon.     

The feasibility of using an L1 positioned dust cloud as a method of space-based geoengineering

In this paper a method of geoengineering is proposed involving clouds of dust placed in the vicinity of the L₁ point as an alternative to the use of thin film reflectors. The aim of this scheme is to reduce the manufacturing requirement for space-based geoengineering. It has been concluded that the mass requirement for a cloud placed at the classical L₁ point, to create an average solar insolation reduction of 1.7%, is 7.60 × 10¹⁰ kg yr⁻¹ whilst a cloud placed at a displaced equilibrium point created by the inclusion of the effect of solar radiation pressure is 1.87 × 10¹⁰ kg yr⁻¹. These mass ejection rates are considerably less than the mass required in other unprocessed dust cloud methods proposed and are comparable to thin film reflector geoengineering requirements. Importantly, unprocessed dust sourced in-situ is seen as an attractive scheme compared to highly engineered thin film reflectors. It is envisaged that the required mass of dust can be extracted from captured near Earth asteroids, whilst stabilised in the required position using the impulse provided by solar collectors or mass drivers used to eject material from the asteroid surface.     

Comparison of self-healing ionomer to aluminium-alloy bumpers for protecting spacecraft equipment from space debris impacts

This paper discusses the impact behavior of a self-healing ionomeric polymer and compares its protection capability against space debris impacts to that of simple aluminium-alloy bumpers. To this end, 14 impact experiments on both ionomer and Al-7075-T6 thin plates with similar surface density were made with 1.5 mm aluminium spheres at velocity between 1 and 4 km/s.     

鱼类摆动推进的双涡模型及实验研究

通过对鱼类摆动推进的观测、实验和分析研究、从仿生学、运动学和涡动力学等方面综合研究了鱼类游动的机理，提出双涡结构模型，理论分析认为“８”字涡的存在与相互作用是一种动力机制，是鱼类摆动产生推力的原因，以此模型为指导设计了刚性仿鱼尾摆动翼的有关实验，实验结果得到启发性的有力证据，在不同流速的水洞中摆动翼均产生一定的推力，并且在水介质中的耗功率明显低于在空气中的耗功率，由此得了出结论：“８”字涡具有储能     

碳纳米管薄膜传感器及其应变传感特性

碳纳米管薄膜可作为应变传感器用于结构损伤的健康监测。采用机械搅拌、超声处理和高速离心等分散工艺将多壁碳纳米管单分散后,通过真空吸滤法制备碳纳米管薄膜。对碳纳米管薄膜传感器进行了深入的研究,设计了一种高灵敏度的碳纳管薄膜应变传感器,与结构基体一体成型。弯曲应变传感实验表明碳纳米管薄膜传感器在不同的应变范围、不同的循环次数、不同的温度范围等条件下都具有良好的应变传感特性。结果表明碳纳米管薄膜传感器灵敏度较高,灵敏度系数为188.31(0~22 500 με),且具有较好的应变传感可逆性和可重复性。      

氮氢混合气电弧加热发动机的性能试验

概述了用自制的脉宽调制电源供电，以氮氢混合气（模拟肼的分解产物）作推进剂的电弧加热发动机性能试验的情况及初步结果，试验表明，自制的脉宽调制电源工作稳定；在混合气作推进剂的情况下，DHSL－1和DHSL－2 发动机可以正常运行，但由于发动机的高温密封性能不好（漏气），测得的性能数据偏小。     

SPC-II机器鱼平台及其自主航行实验

SPC-II型仿生机器鱼是利用尾鳍推进机理,实现机器鱼稳定、高速游动和验证机动性的一个实验平台.SPC-II不模仿某种特定鱼类的外形,而是把游动稳定性作为仿生水下航行器设计首要考虑的因素,有效克服艏摇的鱼体,使得尾鳍推进器的运动不受到干扰,同时也降低航行阻力.SPC-II长度约1.2?m,采用完全刚体耐压舱,内部安装了电池、GPS(Global Position System)和罗盘组合导航系统、2关节伺服电机推进系统,能在深度5?m内进行定深的自主航行,速度达到了2.8?kn,功耗小于250?W.对直线航行速度,转弯机动性进行了测试,并进行了长距离风浪条件下的海试.与国内外相关实验平台进行了对比,在外形、航行速度方面展现出优越性.     

大功率轨道转移航天器全电推进系统研究

采用基于电推进的空间运输系统(转移级)完成使命,相对于采用化学推进可节省大量的推进剂,能够显著降低航天器的发射重量或者把更多的有效载荷送达探测目标地。调研了国外大功率电推力器的研究情况,针对近地空间的大功率轨道转移航天器任务需求,给出了电推进系统方案设计,并对采用不同性能指标推力器的多种方案进行对比,得到综合最优的方案。最后针对我国电推进技术发展现状,给出了我国大功率电推力器的关键技术和发展建议。     

深空探测磁动力技术研究进展

开展深空探测对人类研究宇宙起源与发展、生命存在与进化等重大科学问题具有重要的意义。深空探测有很多关键技术有待突破,先进推进技术是其中最为重要的一个。而可用于深空探测的无需携带推进剂的磁动力推进技术,是利用太阳系和宇宙中广泛存在的等离子体流,使探测器所携带的低密度超导材料制作的线圈通电,在探测器周围形成一个磁场区域,通过该磁场与太阳风等离子流相互作用产生推动力的一种先进技术。文章介绍了磁动力技术的国内外发展现状、磁帆与等离子体流增强型磁帆的基本原理、技术特点以及在未来深空探测中的潜在应用,为我国未来深空探测任务的工程实施提供一种新的方法。     

A Novel Magnetic Configuration for Space Radiation Active Shielding

Space radiation has been identified as the main health hazard to crews involved in manned Mars missions. Active shielding is more effective than passive shielding to the very energetic particles from cosmic rays. Particle motion in a magnetic field is studied based on the single-particle theory and Monte Carlo method. By comparing the shielding efficiency of different magnetic field configurations, a novel active magnetic shielding configuration with lower mass cost and power consumption is proposed for manned Mars missions. The new magnetic configuration can shield 92.8% of protons and 84.4% of alpha particles with E < 4 GeV·n-1, when considering the passive shielding contribution of 10.0 g·cm-2 Al Shielding, the required magnetic stiffness can be reduced from 27 Tm to 16 Tm. The detailed analysis of mass cost and power consumption shows that active shielding will be a promising means to protect crews from space radiation exposure in manned Mars missions.      

喷气飞机等高度飞行的航程与航时计算

当燃油消耗率的推力系数为常数时,运用解析方法给出了分别要求远航、久航性能时最佳巡航状态(飞机姿态、速度)的计算方法,并给出了飞机采取等姿态或等速度飞行策略下的航程与航时计算方法.结论是,为得到远航性能要求飞机采取变姿态、变速度飞行策略,为得到久航性能要求飞机采取等姿态、变速度的飞行策略.通过算例表明,只要选取的飞行参数接近最佳飞行状态,当采取等姿态、变速度飞行策略时,也能得到接近最佳远航的航程.当燃油消耗率的推力系数不为常数时,也对上述问题进行了研究,并给出了主要计算过程.      

刚性太阳电池阵基板的研究

文章简要地叙述碳纤维复合材料刚性太阳电池阵基板的结构设计,理论分析,模态试验和振动试验。理论分析和试验结果比较一致。通过试验还解决了基板各种复合材料的力学性能测试问题,取得了必要的数据。     

原子磁强计原子气室无磁加热温控系统设计

介绍一种用于原子磁强计原子气室的无磁加热温控系统设计。针对温控系统加热电流产生的磁场干扰,设计了双层加热丝加热膜结构的加热器件,该加热器件利用同层平行反向电流和层间平行反向电流产生的磁场相互抵消以减小加热电流磁场噪声;设计了滑动平均滤波器对采集的温度信号实施滤波以减小随机噪声的干扰;结合设计的高频加热信号的产生电路、幅度控制电路和功率放大电路开展了实验测试。测试结果表明,研制的双层加热丝加热膜结构加热器件相比单层加热丝加热膜结构加热器件的电流磁场噪声抑制能力提高了约16倍,实现的无磁加热温控系统的温控能力达到1. 2‰。     

原子磁强计原子气室无磁加热温控系统设计

介绍一种用于原子磁强计原子气室的无磁加热温控系统设计。针对温控系统加热电流产生的磁场干扰，设计了双层加热丝加热膜结构的加热器件，该加热器件利用同层平行反向电流和层间平行反向电流产生的磁场相互抵消以减小加热电流磁场噪声；设计了滑动平均滤波器对采集的温度信号实施滤波以减小随机噪声的干扰；结合设计的高频加热信号的产生电路、幅度控制电路和功率放大电路开展了实验测试。测试结果表明，研制的双层加热丝加热膜结构加热器件相比单层加热丝加热膜结构加热器件的电流磁场噪声抑制能力提高了约16倍，实现的无磁加热温控系统的温控能力达到1.2‰。     

热管辐射器设计,试验及其在通信广播卫星上的应用

首先介绍了热管辐射器的计算及优化设计的理论。制作了两个铝蜂窝板热管辐射器单元试件，一个是热管预埋的，一个是热管外贴的。通过试验比较了这两种形式辐射器，并验证了理论计算。还介绍了用于广播通信卫星行波管散热用热管辐射器的设计及太阳模拟热平衡试验结果。     

一种用于图像翘曲变换的高速缓冲存储器设计

车载平视显示（HUD）系统通过图像翘曲变换将原始平面图像信息显示在挡风玻璃曲面上，原始图像数据的非线性访问会造成存储器访问效率下降。为此，设计了一种高速缓冲存储器（Cache），以最大程度保证像素数据访问的连续性，减少存储器访问次数并提高带宽资源利用率。为优化Cache性能，提出存储空间分离管理技术和地址分级比较技术，提高图像像素在Cache中的存储密度，并节省逻辑资源。此外，提出一种Cache容量动态调整的方法，在保证命中率前提下减少Cache存储资源的使用、降低功耗。实验结果显示，存储空间分离管理技术使存储资源节省25%，地址分级比较技术使逻辑资源节省近10%，Cache容量可以减少75%，且动态功耗减少67.578%，静态功耗减少14.060%。