Nonlinear 6-DOF control of spacecraft docking with inter-satellite electromagnetic force

Compared to traditional docking systems, spacecraft docking with inter-satellite electromagnetic mechanism has distinct advantages. However, its 6-DOF control problem has not been adequately investigated. From our knowledge, this paper attempts to study the 6-DOF control problem for the first time. Based on the far-field electromagnetic force model and Hill's model, the dynamic model of translational motion is derived; using tracking control strategy, LQR method and estimate of Extended State Observer (ESO), an optimal and robust translational controller is designed to satisfy relative position/velocity requirements of soft docking. Representing the attitude of the docking spacecraft pair by unit quaternion, the attitude dynamic and kinematic models with quaternion expression are derived; using behavior-based coordinated control approach and ESO, a decentralized attitude controller is designed to simultaneously align one spacecraft with its absolute desired attitude and with the other spacecraft of the docking pair, requiring no angular velocity measurement and exhibiting better robust capability. The feasibility and performance of this proposed 6-DOF controller are validated by theoretical deduction and simulation results.     

A systems engineering environment for integrated satellite development

Space mission implementation faces a very dynamic environment with fast-paced information technology advancement and shrinking space budgets. A more focused use of decreasing public investments in space requires a cost reduction over their entire life cycle, up to the end of the useful life of a spacecraft. The anticipation of cost, schedule, risk and performance requirements from all over the product life cycle to the early stages of product development is generally recognised as a necessary condition to reduce life cycle cost. In order to cope with the intrinsic functional complexity of space products, such requirements engineering activity must be performed in a structured way within a systems engineering approach. This paper aims to describe how Cradle, a commercial systems engineering environment software package, can be used for integrated satellite development, taking into consideration functional and life cycle process requirements. Cradle has requirements management, system modelling, performance modelling, configuration management and document generation capabilities integrated in the same environment. Also, the paper provides some examples of application and highlights how Cradle can enhance the satellite development related activities performed by the Brazilian Institute for Space Research (INPE).     

航天器中频力学环境预示研究进展

中频声振力学环境严重影响着航天器的可靠性和安全性,具有响应复杂、预示难的特点,因此航天器结构的中频动力学问题是当前研究的难点和热点。文章介绍了三类主要的中频预示方法,即改进的确定性方法、改进的统计能量法和混合法的基本理论和应用现状。结合航天器工程需求,对比和分析了几类中频预示方法的计算效率、应用前景和理论局限。最后,提出采用有限元与统计能量分析(FE-SEA)混合法作为国内航天器中频力学环境预示方法,并指出了FE-SEA混合法的研究方向。     

基于HLA的载人航天器飞行任务仿真平台研究与实现

面向载人航天器飞行任务仿真需求,根据载人航天器的特点以及高层体系结构(HLA)技术,提出了基于高层体系结构的载人航天器飞行任务仿真平台方案,设计实现了由运行管理、飞行指令、数据记录、数据可视化等功能,以及涵盖轨道、姿态、能源、动力学等多个专业仿真模型组成的仿真平台,给出了应用实例,并就仿真平台开发中的联邦开发过程、仿真模型接口软件、飞行场景三维可视化等关键部分进行了探讨。与单一的飞行任务仿真软件相比,该分布式仿真平台覆盖的专业面更全,验证内容更丰富,可扩展性更强。随着载人航天器系统飞行任务复杂程度的提高,通过对仿真平台的扩展和重用,可适应新的任务验证需求。该仿真平台可为复杂载人航天器的飞行任务设计验证提供依据,并对基于HLA的其他航天器仿真系统的联邦设计与开发具有一定的参考价值。     

橡胶减振垫在航天器中的应用及验证

文章针对某航天器振动试验过程中出现的自锁阀及其安装支架振动响应放大问题,提出了一种采用橡胶减振垫的解决措施,给出了增加减振垫后设备安装的刚度模型及其分析,并通过振动试验验证了这种方法的有效性。试验结果表明:采用橡胶减振垫可以较好地解决部分航天器上仪器设备在振动环境条件下响应超标的问题,措施简单有效,满足使用要求,具有一定的推广应用价值。     

基于MSC.PATRAN/NASTRAN的结构优化程序系统

自行开发结构优化软件存在着人机界面和结构分析功能不足等弱点。在有限元软件MSC．PATRAN／NASTRAN平台上，用PATRAN的二次开发工具PCL建立了结构优化系统，此系统由NASTRAN作结构分析和敏度分析，采用自主开发的基于二级多点逼近算法的程序模块进行寻优计算，并且特别增加针对空间飞行器结构优化的特殊功能和相应前后置界面，使PATRAN／NASTRAN具有的结构优化功能得以扩展。典型算例和实际工程的应用结果表明，本程序系统计算准确快捷，使用方便，适用于航天器的结构优化。     

航天器热模型蒙特卡罗法修正论述

对近年来国外应用较多的航天器热模型蒙特卡罗修正法进行了分析和介绍;引入了航天器热模型修正的反问题理论,给出了基于蒙特卡罗法的反演解算方法。在Thermal Desktop+Sinda Fluint软件平台上实现了该算法,分析结果表明此方法无需人工干预,可以得出较好的反演效果,适合于在今后的航天器热模型修正工作中开展应用。     

The Use of Quaternions in the Optimal Control Problems of Motion of the Center of Mass of a Spacecraft in a Newtonian Gravitational Field: I

The problem of optimal control is considered for the motion of the center of mass of a spacecraft in a central Newtonian gravitational field. For solving the problem, two variants of the equations of motion for the spacecraft center of mass are used, written in rotating coordinate systems. Both the variants have a quaternion variable among the phase variables. In the first variant this variable characterizes the orientation of an instantaneous orbit of the spacecraft and (simultaneously) the spacecraft location in this orbit, while in the second variant only the instantaneous orbit orientation is specified by it. The suggested equations are convenient in the respect that they allow the general three-dimensional problem of optimal control by the motion of the spacecraft center of mass to be considered as a composition of two interrelated problems. In the first variant these problems are (1) the problem of control of the shape and size of the spacecraft orbit and (2) the problem of control of the orientation of a spacecraft orbit and the spacecraft location in this orbit. The second variant treats (1) the problem of control of the shape and size of the spacecraft orbit and the orbit location of the spacecraft and (2) the problem of control of the orientation of the spacecraft orbit. The use of quaternion variables makes this consideration most efficient. The problem of optimal control is solved on the basis of the maximum principle. Several first integrals of the systems of equations of the boundary value problems of the maximum principle are found. Transformations are suggested that reduce the dimensions of the systems of differential equations of boundary value problems (without complicating them). Geometrical interpretations are given to the transformations and first integrals. The relation of the vectorial first integral of one of the derived systems of equations (which is an analog of the well-known vectorial first integral of the studied problem of optimal control) with the found quaternion first integral is considered. In this paper, which is the first part of the work, we consider the models of motion of the spacecraft center of mass that employ quaternion variables. The problem of optimal control by the motion of the spacecraft center of mass is investigated on the basis of the first variant of equations of motion. An example of a numerical solution of the problem is given.     

航天器系统工程技术发展思路

系统工程技术水平是航天器系统研制和创新能力的重要体现。对我国航天器系统工程技术发展问题进行了思考。首先对比分析了国内外航天器系统工程技术发展差距,阐述了国内面临的空间任务形势及系统工程技术发展要求;然后,研究构建了以系统工程过程和活动为核心,并包含任务能力支撑要素、发展基础要素和发展保障要素的航天器系统工程技术体系框架;随后,提出了航天器系统工程技术发展目标,并从专业技术发展、经验继承、活动过程研究、工具方法完善、标准规范开发和发展机制健全等方面梳理了航天器系统工程技术建设内容;此外,还探讨了航天器系统工程技术发展的实施途径。     

Optimal Control of a Spatial Turn of a Spacecraft with Minimal Loading of Construction

The problem of optimal control of a three-dimensional turn of a spacecraft is considered and solved. The turn is performed from an initial angular position into the required final angular position in a specified time and with a minimum value of the functional that represents the degree of loading of the construction. An analytical solution to the formulated problem is presented. It is demonstrated that the optimal (in this sense) control of the spacecraft reorientation can be determined in the class of a regular precession executed by the spacecraft. The instant when braking begins is determined based on the principles of terminal control using the actual kinematical parameters of the spacecraft motion, which substantially increases the accuracy of transferring the spacecraft to a specified position. Data of mathematical modeling are also presented that confirm the efficiency of the described method of controlling the spacecraft's three-dimensional turn.     

MSC.NASTRAN子结构法在航天器结构动力学分析中的应用

航天器结构系统日趋庞大和复杂,为实现对复杂系统的高效分析和计算,同时为解决不同研制单位之间的模型传递和交互中的技术保护问题,文章介绍了一种基于MSC.NASTRAN软件的子结构分析方法（MSC.NASTRAN超单元法）,可用于复杂航天器的系统级动力学分析,并给出航天器结构分析实例。实际应用表明,该方法能够有效屏蔽结构设计参数,显著提高复杂航天器系统分析效率。     

载人航天器的精细化软件研制技术管理方法

载人航天器软件研制具有技术新、难度大、新研配置项多等特点,必须研究一种新型的软件技术管理方法,以确保软件产品质量受控。文章介绍的精细化管理方法是在现有软件研制规范的基础上,通过软件研制工作的阶段化以及软件管理工作的划分,实现了软件的精细化管理。“天宫一号”目标飞行器软件研制工作的实践证明:该方法符合载人航天器型号研制的实际,可保证软件产品质量满足飞行任务要求。     

航天器器一地对应仪表显示系统软件的设计与实现

仪表显示系统作为航天器性能参数、导航参数显示及航天员人机交互的窗口,在航天飞行任务中发挥着重要作用.针对依据工程遥测源码值监视航天器状态的传统方法直观性差、不便于地面人员监控的特点,文章设计并开发了一套基于VC++和OpenGL的航天器器一地对应仪表显示系统软件,并对其实现进行了分析和说明.该软件仿真了多功能仪表显示器...     

微重力下球形贮箱内液体晃动有限元模拟

以卫星球形贮箱为研究对象,用任意拉格朗日-欧拉(ALE)法建立了数学模型,给出了计算的基本方程,并基于MSC-Dytran有限元程序,对常重力和微重力环境中贮箱内推进剂的晃动进行了数值模拟。结果表明,微重力环境中液体更易发生大幅晃动,甚至产生飞溅,工程中常用的等效力学模型已不再适用,而有限元数值模拟方法可较好地解决该问题,为卫星及大充液复杂结构航天器控制系统的设计和分析提供理论参考。     

航天器微振动稳态时域响应分析方法

由于航天器在轨工作时处于无约束状态,采用传统的时程积分法分析微振动响应会受到刚体"漂移"和弹性体瞬态效应的影响,难以获得满足实际工程需要的分析结果。文章提出了基于复频理论的航天器稳态时域响应分析方法,介绍了该方法的实现途径,并应用于某航天器微振动问题。研究结果表明:该方法对于航天器在谐波形式干扰源作用下的微振动时域响应计算,可以完全消除刚体"漂移"和弹性体瞬态效应的影响,直接获得稳态时域响应。     

How we will go to Mars

This article studies the efficiency of ejecting waste generated by the life support system (LSS) of a manned spacecraft to reduce initial mass on low earth orbit. The spacecraft is used for a long-duration interplanetary mission and is equipped with either a chemical or a nuclear-thermal propulsion system. For this study we simulate an optimal control problem for a given spacecraft maneuver. An impulsive approximation of the optimal interplanetary spacecraft trajectory is assumed, which allows us to reduce the general optimal control problem to hierarchic structure of 'outer' and 'inner' subproblems. This structure is analyzed using the Pontryagin's Maximum principle. Numerical results, illustrating the efficiency of waste ejection are shown for typical Earth-Mars transfer trajectories. This results confirm in theory that using a waste ejection system makes an early manned Mars mission possible without having to design and build new, advanced biological LSS.     

基于LabWindows动态链接库技术的航天器有效载荷通用测试系统的开发研究

航天器有效载荷产品的生产研制具有种类多、批次多、批量小等特点。为了提升有效载荷产品自动测试系统的软件灵活性,以应对测试项目复杂性增加所带来的挑战,提出了一种基于动态链接库技术的测试系统软件架构。该架构具备线程管理、仪器资源管理和测试序列编辑的功能,通过三层动态链接库的关联结构设计实现了自动测试系统中用户管理、业务逻辑和仪器控制的软件功能,同时给出了系统架构中各个模块的详细设计方案,最后通过产品测试验证了系统功能。提出的基于动态链接库技术组成的系统架构具有更小的程序粒度和良好的扩展性。通过三层动态链接库模块之间的灵活配置与重构,使得测试系统软件整体功能得到不断升级,极大地满足了当前航天有效载荷产品生产研制对于集成测试系统的需求,从而为航天器测试系统架构设计提供了的一种新思路。     

航天器部件真空检漏试验管理系统的设计

航天器部件真空检漏试验管理系统是航天器件特殊环境试验管理系统的一个重要组成部分。文章根据航天器部件真空检漏试验管理的需求,结合软件设计开发流程规范,对试验技术流程进行了分析,设计出系统总体框架和功能模块:系统总体框架分为数据资源层、业务逻辑层和客户层;功能模块分为试验任务管理模块、个人任务管理模块、试验数据管理模块、试验归档管理模块、试验资源管理模块、基础配置管理模块和系统管理模块。该试验管理系统将使航天器部件真空检漏试验管理工作更加高效、合理。     

国外中继卫星对航天器交会对接的测控通信支持

中继卫星系统的天基测控通信是近代航天技术的重大突破,它能够有效地满足航天器交会对接的测控通信需要。文章分析了美国＂跟踪与数据中继卫星系统＂（TDRSS）和欧洲＂阿特米斯＂（ARTEMIS）中继卫星对＂自动转移飞行器＂（ATV）与＂国际空间站＂（ISS）交会对接任务的测控通信支持,总结了国外中继卫星系统支持航天器交会对接...     

基于自抗扰技术的挠性航天器高精度指向控制

针对存在外部干扰和模型不确定性的挠性航天器,提出了一类新颖的基于自抗扰技术的控制方案,实现无姿态角速度反馈的航天器对目标高精度姿态指向控制。对目标相对姿态指向控制系统进行建模,引入一光滑连续秦函数,构造三阶扩张观测器,观测系统姿态角速度和总扰动,并利用其实现动态补偿线性化及扰动抑制。针对单框架控制力矩陀螺群作为执行机构常存在的奇异,引入零空间空转指令设计了一类奇异避免操纵律。将控制系统方案用于某挠性航天器模型,仿真结果验证了方案的有效性、合理性。