Multi-body dynamic system simulation of carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff

The flight safety is threatened by the special flight conditions and the low speed of carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff. The aircraft carrier motion, aircraft dynamics, landing gears and wind field of sea state are comprehensively considered to dispose this multidiscipline intersection problem. According to the particular naval operating environment of the carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff, the integrated dynamic simulation models of multi-body system are developed, which involves the movement entities of the carrier, the aircraft and the landing gears, and involves takeoff instruction, control system and the deck wind disturbance. Based on Matlab/Simulink environment, the multi-body system simulation is realized. The validity of the model and the rationality of the result are verified by an example simulation of carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff. The simulation model and the software are suitable for the study of the multidiscipline intersection problems which are involved in the performance, flight quality and safety of carrier-based aircraft takeoff, the effects of landing gear loads, parameters of carrier deck, etc.     

Evaluation of simulation-based training for aircraft carrier marshalling with learning cubic and Kirkpatrick’s models

Simulation-based training is a promising way to train a carrier flight deck crew because of the complex and dangerous working environment. Quantitative evaluation of simulation-based training quality is vital to make simulation-based training practical for aircraft carrier marshalling.This paper develops a personal computer-based aircraft carrier marshalling simulation system and a cave automatic virtual environment(CAVE)-based immersive environment. In order to compare the training effectiveness of simulation-based training and paper-based training, a learning cubic model is proposed and a contrast experiment is carried out as well. The experimental data is analyzed based on a simplified Kirkpatrick’s model. The results show that simulation-based training is better than paper-based training by 26.80% after three rounds of testing, which prove the effectiveness of simulation-based aircraft carrier marshalling training.     

Behavior and functional modeling methods of doubly salient electromagnetic generators for aircraft electrical power system applications

The Doubly Salient Electromagnetic Generator(DSEG) is a promising candidate in aircraft generator application due to the simplicity, robustness and reliability. However, the field windings and the armature windings are strongly coupled, which makes the inductance characteristics non-linear and too complex to model. The complex model with low precision also leads to difficulties in modeling and analysis of the entire aircraft Electrical Power System(EPS). A behavior level modeling method based on modified inductance Support Vector Machine(SVM) is proposed. The Finite Element Analysis(FEA) inductance data are modified based on the experiment results to improve the precision. A functional level modeling method based on input–output characteristics SVM is also proposed. The two modeling methods are applied to a 9 kW DSEG prototype. The steady state and transient process precision of the proposed methods are proved by comparing with the experiment results. Meanwhile, the modeling time consumption, the application time consumption and the calculation resource demand are compared. The DSEG behavior and functional modeling methods provide precious results with high efficiency, which accelerates theoretical analysis and expands the application foreground of the DSEG in the aircraft EPS.     

A multi-agent based intelligent configuration method for aircraft fleet maintenance personnel

A multi-agent based fleet maintenance personnel configuration method is proposed to solve the mission oriented aircraft fleet maintenance personnel configuration problem. The mainte- nance process of an aircraft fleet is analyzed first. In the process each aircraft contains multiple parts, and different parts are repaired by personnel with different majors and levels. The factors and their relationship involved in the process of maintenance are analyzed and discussed. Then the whole maintenance process is described as a 3-layer multi-agent system （MAS） model. A com- munication and reasoning strategy among the agents is put forward. A fleet maintenance personnel configuration algorithm is proposed based on contract net protocol （CNP）. Finally, a fleet of 10 aircraft is studied for verification purposes. A mission type with 3 waves of continuous dispatch is imaged. Compared with the traditional methods that can just provide configuration results, the proposed method can provide optimal maintenance strategies as well.     

Safety modeling and simulation of multi-factor coupling heavy-equipment airdrop

Heavy-equipment airdrop is a highly risky procedure that has a complicated system due to the secluded and complex nature of factors＇ coupling. As a result, it is difficult to study the modeling and safety simulation of this system. The dynamic model of the heavy-equipment airdrop is based on the Lagrange analytical mechanics, which has all the degrees of freedom and can accurately pinpoint the real-time coordinates and attitude of the carrier with its cargo. Unfavorable conditions accounted in the factors＇ models, including aircraft malfunctions and adverse environments, are established from a man-machine-environment perspective. Subsequently, a virtual simulation system for the safety research of the multi-factor coupling heavy-equipment airdrop is developed through MATLAB/Simulink, C language and Flightgear software. To verify the veracity of the theory, the verification model is built based on dynamic software ADAMS. Finally, the emulation is put to the test with the input of realistic accident variables to ascertain its feasibility and validity of this method.     

Design for aircraft engine multi-objective controllers with switching characteristics

The aircraft engine multi-loop control system is described and the switching control theory is introduced to solve the regulating and protecting control problems in this paper. The aircraft engine multi-loop control system is firstly described and the control problems are formulated. Secondly, the theory of the smooth switching control is devoted and a new extended scheme for the smooth switching of a switched control system is introduced. Then, for the key technologies of aero-engines switching control, a design algorithm is presented which can determine which candidate controller should be put in feedback with the plant to achieve a desired performance and the procedure to design the aircraft engine multi-loop control system is detailed. The switching performance objectives and the switching scheme are given and a family of PID controllers and compensators is designed. The simulation shows that using the switching control design method can not only improve the dynamic performance of the aircraft engine control system and reduce the switching times, but also guarantee the stability in some peculiar occasions.     

Modeling and simulation of a time-varying inertia aircraft in aerial refueling

Studied in this paper is dynamic modeling and simulation application of the receiver aircraft with the time-varying mass and inertia property in an integrated simulation environment which includes two other significant factors, i.e., a hose–drogue assembly dynamic model with the variable-length property and the wind effect due to the tanker's trailing vortices. By extending equations of motion of a fixed weight aircraft derived by Lewis et al., a new set of equations of motion for a receiver in aerial refueling is derived. The equations include the time-varying mass and inertia property due to fuel transfer and the fuel consumption by engines, and the fuel tanks have a rectangle shape rather than a mass point. They are derived in terms of the translational and rotational position and velocity of the receiver with respect to an inertial reference frame. A linear quadratic regulator(LQR) controller is designed based on a group of linearized equations under the initial receiver mass condition. The equations of motion of the receiver with a LQR controller are implemented in the integrated simulation environment for autonomous approaching and station-keeping of the receiver in simulations.     

A new adaptive Kalman filter for navigation systems of carrier-based aircraft

The features of carrier-based aircraft’s navigation systems during the approach and landing phases are investigated. A new adaptive Kalman filter with unknown state noise statistics is proposed to improve the accuracy of the INS/GNSS integrated navigation system. The adaptive filtering algorithm aims to estimate and adapt the unknown state noise covariance Q in high dynamic conditions, when the measurement noise covariance R is assumed to be known empirically in advance. The new adaptive Kalman ...     

An experimental analysis of situation awareness for cockpit display interface evaluation based on flight simulation

Aircraft cockpit display interface (CDI) is one of the most important human-machine interfaces for information perceiving. During the process of aircraft design, situation awareness (SA) is frequently considered to improve the design, as the CDI must provide enough SA for the pilot to maintain the flight safety. In order to study the SA in the pilot-aircraft system, a cockpit flight simulation environment is built up, which includes a virtual instrument panel, a flight visual display and the corresponding control system. Based on the simulation environment, a human-in-the-loop experiment is designed to measure the SA by the situation awareness global assessment technique (SAGAT). Through the experiment, the SA degrees and heart rate (HR) data of the subjects are obtained, and the SA levels under different CDI designs are analyzed. The results show that analyzing the SA can serve as an objective way to evaluate the design of CDI, which could be proved from the consistent HR data. With this method, evaluations of the CDI design are performed in the experimental flight simulation environment, and optimizations could be guided through the analysis.     

舰载机机身加筋壁板屈曲疲劳试验

舰载机弹射起飞和拦阻着舰的张力场屈曲波在机身壁板上产生附加的拉伸或弯曲应力，从而显著降低结构疲劳强度、改变疲劳破坏部位。以张力场梁形式的三点弯曲试验开展了反复屈曲下的疲劳特性研究。通过疲劳试验测得的临界屈曲载荷与按工程张力场理论得到的临界屈曲载荷对比，吻合较好。根据3级不同载荷水平下的疲劳试验结果，给出了张力场梁屈曲疲劳试件的无量纲载荷比-寿命曲线及载荷比-张力场系数曲线。根据张力场系数与载荷关系、载荷寿命曲线及飞机寿命指标可控制张力场的严酷程度来开展机身壁板轻量化设计。本项工作为舰载机机身壁板在弹射起飞和拦阻着舰过程中的反复屈曲疲劳问题评定积累了数据。     

Dynamics Model of Carrier-based Aircraft Landing Gears Landed on Dynamic Deck

In order to study the carrier-based aircraft landing laws landed on the carrier, the dynamics model of carrier-based aircraft landing gears landed on dynamic deck is built. In this model, the interactions of the carrier-based aircraft landing attitude and the damping force acting on landing gears are considered, and the influence of dynamic deck is introduced into the model through the deck normal vectors. The wheel-deck coordinate system is put forward to solve the complex simulation problem of force-on-wheel which comes from the dynamic deck. At last, by simulation, it is demonstrated that the model can be applied to landing attitude when the carrier-based aircraft is landing on the dynamic deck, it is also proved that the model is comprehensive and suitable for any abnormal landing situation.     

舰载机弹射起飞前起落架牵制载荷突卸动力学分析

舰载机弹射起飞过程中,由于牵制载荷突卸而产生的前起落架沿航向的快速振动会给机体结构和设备都带来严重的疲劳问题,为研究该振动现象并提出解决方案,建立了舰载机弹射起飞动力学模型,分析计算了前起落架的受载情况,并详细论述其动力学成因,推导了消除前起落架振动现象的充分必要条件.研究结果表明:牵制载荷沿下扭力臂轴向的载荷分量所造...     

面向机舰适配的舰载飞机起降特性分析

机舰适配性是舰载飞机总体设计的核心内容之一,通常包括性能适配和保障适配两部分,是舰载飞机总体设计特有的阶段;其内涵是指舰载飞机充分、高效利用航母的特性,使用其设备和装置的固有能力。以舰载飞机的使用环境为切入点,定义了有人驾驶陆基飞机改舰载机设计所需考虑的机舰适配的诸多方面;以滑跃起飞/拦阻着舰型舰载机为实例,突出性能适配,对滑跃起飞和拦阻着舰的过程进行物理分解,探求舰机以及环境参数对其性能的影响,建立了相关性能的计算方法,并结合国外典型航母的数据进行了计算分析,定量评估了甲板风对滑跃起飞和拦阻着舰的作用。同时,从保证着舰安全性的角度给出了建议的着舰方式、标准拦阻程序和安全逃逸的最短甲板长度需求。最后,给出了滑跃起飞/拦阻着舰飞机设计的关注点。     

应用电磁弹射器的舰载机起飞性能分析

针对应用电磁弹射器的舰载机弹射起飞过程,综合考虑了电磁弹射器的推力、舰载机前起落架突伸力和载舰的运动,建立了舰载机弹射起飞的数学模型,并据此,分析了上述各种因素对舰载机弹射起飞安全性的影响,计算得到在满足舰载机弹射起飞安全准则的条件下,各种起飞因素应该满足的适应范围。研究分析表明：在风浪较大的恶劣天气条件下,通过适当地增加电磁弹射器的电磁推力和前起落架的突伸力,可以有效抑制舰载机的航迹下沉现象,确保舰载机的安全起飞过程。     

舰载机蒸汽弹射起飞数值计算分析

为得到舰载机蒸汽弹射起飞过程中速度和加速度等参数的变化规律,在考虑弹射系统的特性参数、蒸汽泄漏、风速和风向等因素的基础上,构建了蒸汽弹射起飞数学模型。利用所建立的数学模型对弹射起飞过程进行了数值模拟计算。分析结果表明:所建立的数学模型合理可靠,数值计算与试验结果之间的误差小于0.92%;蒸汽初始压力、蒸汽泄漏量、汽缸半径和汽缸数等参数对飞机起飞速度和加速度影响明显;逆风条件对起飞有利,且风速越大飞机起飞所需的推力越小。     

舰载机斜板／弹射综合起飞的性能收益与关键问题

弹射起飞技术难度大、能量消耗大,弹射系统质量体积大,而滑跃起飞又无法使推重比小的舰载机起飞,难以形成强大战斗力,针对这一问题,提出将弹射起飞和滑跃甲板结合起来的斜板／弹射综合起飞方式。针对这种起飞方式的特点进行了分析,并通过数值仿真,说明了这种起飞方式预期的性能收益以及存在的关键问题。     

基于模糊推理的舰载机进舰过程安全性仿真分析

 舰载机进舰过程复杂,驾驶员对舰载机的控制是影响进舰安全的重要因素,驾驶员操作的偏差受到人员自身状态、环境状态以及设备(舰载机)状态的综合影响。以国外某型舰载机为例,提出了基于模糊推理的舰载机进舰过程安全性建模与仿真方法。考虑舰载机进舰过程中驾驶员控制的不确定性,分析了引起驾驶员不确定性的人-机-环因素,基于模糊推理建立不确定因素引起的驾驶员控制偏差模型,并在此基础上建立了舰载机进舰过程安全性仿真模型。通过仿真分析明确危险模式、危险程度以及危险发生的时刻点等关键因素的影响程度,为进一步保证舰载机进舰安全提供基础。     

舰载机偏中心定位弹射起飞弹射杆载荷分析

 考虑舰载机偏中心定位,建立了六自由度弹射起飞动力学模型,对偏中心弹射过程中弹射杆受载情况进行了分析计算,讨论了初始偏心距离和起飞重量对弹射杆载荷的影响,并详细论述了其动力学成因。研究结果表明：飞机的滚转运动是导致弹射杆承受较大弯矩和扭矩的主要原因;弹射杆弯矩和扭矩随初始偏心距离的增大而迅速增大,但其轴向拉力受初始偏心距离影响较小;在弹射滑跑初始阶段,弹射杆的轴向拉力、弯矩以及扭矩随起飞重量的减小而增大,而在弹射滑跑后期,弹射杆所受载荷则随起飞重量的减小而减小。