Modifying the atlas of low lunar orbits using inert tethers

For long enough tethers, the coupling of the attitude and orbital dynamics may show non-negligible effects in the orbital motion of a tethered satellite about a central body. In the case of fast rotating tethers the attitude remains constant, on average, up to second order effects. Besides, for a tether rotating in a plane parallel to the equatorial plane of the central body, the attitude–orbit coupling effect is formally equal to the perturbation of the Keplerian motion produced by the oblateness of the central body and, therefore, may have a stabilizing effect in the orbital dynamics. In the case of a tethered satellite in a low lunar orbit, it is demonstrated that feasible tether lengths can help in modifying the actual map of lunar frozen orbits.     

Tether-platform coupled control

From the control point of view, tethered systems pose several challenges, the major one pertaining to the regulation of the unstable system dynamics during the retrieval phase. On the other hand, the system configuration permits design of controllers using length rate, tension and offset schemes, which are not feasible with other satellites. Here “offset” refers to the time dependent variation of the tether attachment point at the platform end. The present paper studies several applications of the offset scheme in controlling the tethered systems. To that end, planar equations of motion of a space platform based Tethered Satellite System (TSS) are derived by the Lagrangian procedure. This is followed by representative results aimed at the offset control of platform pitch, tether attitude and vibration motions. The offset scheme is used for simultaneous control of platform and tether pitch motion. Finally the attention is directed towards simultaneous regulation of the platform pitch and longitudinal tether vibration. The numerical results clearly show considerable promise for the offset control scheme in regulating tether, platform and combined tether-platform dynamics.     

高超声速导弹多场耦合仿真

为准确预测高超声速导弹气动力与气动热环境，采用分区求解方法，实现气动力/热/结构多场耦合计算，并通过与试验值对比确立了耦合仿真方法的有效性。建立大长细比高超声速导弹仿真计算模型，对导弹弹体结构变形、温度场和压力场进行了数值模拟。仿真结果表明：弹体结构随着攻角增加发生轴向拉伸和横向弯曲；拉伸变形主要由气动热引起，弯曲变形主要由气动力引起；导弹头部气动热与气动力载荷大；耦合效应随着导弹攻角增加更加明显，造成导弹气动热力学环境更加严酷。     

Chaotic oscillations of spacecraft with an elastic radially oriented tether

A mechanical system consisting of a spacecraft with weightless elastic tether and load is considered in the paper. The spacecraft motion under the action of tensile force of a radially oriented tether is investigated. It is shown that elastic tether oscillations can result in appearance of chaotic modes of spacecraft motion. By means of the Melnikov method a condition is obtained, allowing one to determine the measure of damping sufficient for prevention of these chaotic modes. The influence of system’s mass-geometric and elastic characteristics on the form of phase portrait and on the value of periodic disturbance, caused by oscillations of the elastic vertical tether, is studied.     

航天器挠性附件刚柔耦合动力学建模与仿真

大型挠性航天器在进行轨道机动或姿态调整等大范围刚体运动时,将与其挠性附件的变形运动发生强烈的耦合,传统的零次近似动力学模型已不能正确揭示此时系统的动力学行为。现针对带梁式挠性附件的航天器,在计及挠性附件变形位移场耦合作用的基础上,通过Lagrange方程建立了航天器的刚柔耦合一次近似动力学模型,并利用Wilson-θ方法进行了数值仿真。仿真结果说明,在航天器经历大范围刚体运动时,该动力学模型能够正确预示挠性附件的动力学行为;挠性附件的振动频率随着大范围刚体运动速度的增加而增大,出现了动力刚化现象。     

Motion of a descent capsule relative to its center of mass when deploying the orbital tether system

The spatial motion relative to the center of mass is considered for a capsule on an elastic tether, when it is unrolled from a spacecraft by a special program. The spacecraft is in a circular orbit and oriented relative to the local vertical, which is guaranteed by operation of its own stabilization system. Angular motion of the capsule relative to the tether direction is studied, and the main factors influencing the stability of this motion are analyzed. An approximate quasi-linear mathematical model of the capsule attitude motion is obtained, which allows one to estimate the influence of major disturbances of its motion. The results of numerical simulations are presented for characteristic cases of the capsule motion.     

绳系卫星系统复杂模型研究

对绳系卫星系统提出一种仿真度更高的动力学模型，着重研究状态保持阶段的子星的振荡与姿态运动。主星设为质点，与系统质心相合，作圆轨道运动；子星取为三维刚体，系绳采用株式模型。除绳系统动能、引力位能及系绳弹性势能外，还考虑了系绳的结构阻尼，以及由系绳外皮包引起的弯曲力矩与扭转力矩。计算机辅助推导参与模拟计算程序设计。     

空间太阳能电站姿态运动-结构振动耦合建模与分析

针对多旋转关节空间太阳能电站构型，利用基于能量等效原理的连续体等效方法将其等效为柔性梁模型，并考虑重力梯度影响，建立了姿态运动与结构振动的耦合动力学模型；结合Runge-Kutta 法和Newmark法的优点，提出了适用于求解姿态运动与结构振动耦合动力学方程的改进算法，相比于经典Runge-Kutta 法大幅提高了效率；利用改进算法得到了不同参数下的动力学响应。在此基础上，推导了结构振动量级随结构尺寸的六次方量级增加的规律，仿真结果表明尺寸过大引发不稳定现象；分析了姿态运动和重力梯度对结构振动频率和振幅的影响；发现了姿态运动周期受结构柔性影响而增大的现象，这种现象在低轨以及大初始姿态角下影响更为明显。     

基于磁悬浮控制力矩陀螺的航天器姿态高精度高带宽测量方法

针对航天器姿态测量精度和带宽之间相互制约问题,提出一种基于磁悬浮陀螺的航天器姿态高精度、高带宽测量方法。根据刚体动力学和坐标变换原理建立磁悬浮转子径向转动合外力矩模型。在框架静止条件下,通过实时检测磁悬浮控制力矩陀螺（MSCMG）中的磁轴承电流、磁悬浮转子位移,计算出磁悬浮转子径向转动所受合外力矩以及磁悬浮转子径向偏转信息,间接得到航天器运动对磁悬浮转子径向转动作用力矩,进而求出航天器单轴姿态角速度和姿态角加速度。不同带宽下的仿真结果表明,本测量方法能同时检测出航天器单方向的姿态角速度和角加速度,并且满足高精度高带宽要求。     

Stability of a ring of connected satellites

The motion of a large number of artificial satellites connected in a ring one after another by tethers of variable length is considered. Every satellite is supposed to have a control system programmed according to some tether tension law as a function of the distance between tethered satellites. The effect of the tension control law on the stability of stationary rotation of this ring is investigated. The final stability condition includes two requirements: 1) the nominal tether tension should be less than a definite limit equal, up to numerical coefficient, to one satellite weight divided by the number of satellites; 2) tether tension should decrease (or remain constant) with the increase of the distance between tethered satellites. In dynamics the artificial rings of this kind are much like their natural prototype—meteor rings. On the other hand, the investigation of the artificial rings contributes to developing an unexpected view upon meteor rings, suggesting a model of an imaginary equivalent string.     

空间站大型伸展机构的运动稳定性分析

从空间站大型伸展机构的运动特点和系统动力学方程出发，着重分析了该系统的稳定性判据。这一问题又可分为五个方面：姿态-伸展-振动耦合系统的分析方法，复杂大系统的分解集结方法，时滞系统和滞后系统的稳定性问题，Stick-Ship运动对系统对系统稳定性的影响，非线性非定常系数稳定性的一般解。其中还对接触、摩擦、碰撞问题，变拓扑系统，非光滑动力学系统等进行了专门的研究，分析了Lyapunov指数方法在这些特殊系统中的适应性。本文对空间站大型伸展机构的稳定性问题进行了较全面的分析，指出了目前在处理这类复杂大系统时存在的一些难点问题，为其设计和研制工作提出了理论基础。     

Behavior of tethered debris with flexible appendages

Active exploration of the space leads to growth of a near-Earth space pollution. The frequency of the registered collisions of space debris with functional satellites highly increased during last 10 years. As a rule a large space debris can be observed from the Earth and catalogued, then it is possible to avoid collision with the active spacecraft. However every large debris is a potential source of a numerous small debris particles. To reduce debris population in the near Earth space the large debris should be removed from working orbits. The active debris removal technique is considered that intend to use a tethered orbital transfer vehicle, or a space tug attached by a tether to the space debris. This paper focuses on the dynamics of the space debris with flexible appendages. Mathematical model of the system is derived using the Lagrange formalism. Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the mutual influence of the oscillations of flexible appendages and the oscillations of a tether. It is shown that flexible appendages can have a significant influence on the attitude motion of the space debris and the safety of the transportation process.     

TATB、DATB热分解动力学和机理研究

采用DSC、PDSC、TG、TG-FTIR联用技术和热裂解原位快速扫描-FTIR联用技术,研究TATB和DATB热分解全过程,获得了TATB和DATB的热分解反应动力学参数,并提出TATB和DATB的热分解机理。研究结果表明,TATB和DATB热分解的初始过程存在苯并呋咱或苯并氧化呋咱中间产物。     

Satellite pitch and roll attitude maneuvers through very short tethers

Explored here is the feasibility of achieving satellite pitch and roll attitude maneuvers through tethers. The proposed tethered satellite system (TSS) comprises of four identical tethers connecting the auxiliary mass to the satellite at its four distinct off-centered and equiangularly spaced points. The open-loop tether length control laws have been developed in order to achieve arbitrary pitch and roll attitude slewing maneuvers. Numerical simulation of the nonlinear governing equations of motion for these tether length variations establishes the feasibility of executing fixed as well as chase-slewing maneuvers. Nearly passive nature of the proposed mechanism using very short tethers along with small auxiliary mass needed makes the concept particularly attractive for future space missions.     

Spatial orbital tether constructions

This paper is concerned with the problem of shape-retaining spatial tether configurations in a circular Keplerian orbit. Sufficient conditions of shape retention are described, which are imposed on the geometry of the structure, distribution of mass in the nodes, and parameters of rotation. The paper also mentions classes of structures with different properties of symmetry and motion, as well as specific examples of shaperetaining structures.     

绳系太阳能发电卫星姿态机动的主动振动控制

针对绳系太阳能发电卫星大角度回转机动时太阳能板的振动抑制问题,提出了主姿态控制和基于绳中张力的主动振动控制技术相结合的复合控制方法。建立了绳系太阳能发电卫星系统的动力学方程,并基于任务函数控制算法设计了主控制器保证卫星姿态的渐近稳定和挠性结构振动的衰减性;考虑到绳的非线性特性,基于任务函数控制算法设计了绳系卫星系统的主动振动抑制辅助控制器来抑制挠性结构的振动。设计的同时证明了系统的稳定性。将该方法应用于绳系卫星的大角度单轴回转机动的仿真研究,结果表明:该方法不仅能够使绳系卫星完成姿态机动,而且能够有效地抑制太阳能板的振动。     

刚柔耦合状态下索杆式伸展臂多体动力学研究

索杆式伸展臂在展开过程中,其斜拉索存在大运动和大变形问题,运用传统分析方法进行仿真分析难度较大.文章基于非线性弹性理论的绝对节点坐标方法,描述了斜拉索的空间运动和变形,研究了横向框架在贮存段、消旋段、提升段和套筒外的动力学特性,实现了索-刚体组成耦合系统的多体动力学数值仿真.     

一类挠性航天器的变结构控制

本文研究在控制器能量受限条件下，一类挠性航天器的姿态控制问题。考虑刚性主体上带有挠性梁的航天器，并假定系统在一平面内作旋转运动。针对航天控制工程中执行机构的工作模式，基于系统的无穷维模型，本文设计了简单易行的变结构控制方案，并证明了相应的闭环系统的渐近稳定性。数值仿真和物理实验结果显示了所设计的控制算法的有效性。     

Orbital and relative motion of a tethered satellite system

A simplified model for the orbital and relative motion of a tethered satellite system is presented. The tether acts as a light elastic string with small structural damping but without bending stiffness. Its mass is taken into account in the calculation of the total kinetic and potential energies of the tethered system. This formulation allows the inclusion of the complete gravity gradient influence on the dynamics of the system. The resulting three-dimensional motion is separated in the centre of mass orbital motion on the one hand and the relative motion of the end-bodies on the other. No restrictions on length of the tether or on mass ratio of the end-masses are imposed. It is found that the frequencies and amplitudes of the longitudinal tether oscillations are realistic as long as the tether mass is less than that of the subsatellite.     

火箭末级离轨系统中电动力绳系释放条件分析与控制设计

绳系释放过程是电动力绳系火箭末级离轨技术的关键,开展了绳系释放条件分析及控制方案设计。首先,基于"珠式"思想,建立离轨系统绳系释放过程的刚-柔耦合动力学模型。随后,基于数值仿真开展绳系释放条件分析。仿真结果分析发现,释放时火箭末级初始姿态对绳系释放稳定性影响较大,仅靠绳系拉力控制,系统稳定裕度较小,很难保证绳系释放稳定性。据此,进一步提出了一种绳系稳定释放控制方案,并通过数值仿真验证了控制方案的有效性。