Do drones have a realistic place in a pandemic fight for delivering medical supplies in healthcare systems problems?

The advancement of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in terms of industrial processes and communication and networking technologies has led to an increase in their use in civil, business, and social applications. Global rules in most countries had previously limited the use of drones to military applications due to their deployment in the open air, drones are likely to be lost, destroyed, or physically hijacked. However, more recently, the presence of COVID-19 has forced the world to present new implementing measures which will also widen the use of drones in civil and commercial and social applications, especially now in the delivery of medicines for medical home care. In the period of required public isolation as a consequence of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, this knowledge has become one of the principal partners in the fight against the coronavirus. This paper offers a summary of the medical drone manufacturing, with a specific emphasis on its approval by the pharmaceutical sector to solve logistical problems in healthcare during times of sensitive need. We also discuss the numerous challenges to be met in the integration of drones to save our lives and suggest future research directions. The question that arises for this problem, how to optimize delivery medical supplies times in-home health care made up of drones? We conducted a synthesis literature review devoted to the use of UAVs in healthcare with their different aspects. A total of different research made are given to describe the role of UAV in Home healthcare with the presence of SARS-COV-2. We conclude that the drones will be able to optimize the way of eliminating contamination with a very high percentage (through the reduction of human contact) with the increase of the flexibility of the flight (reaching the less accessible regions every hour of the day).     

Trajectory optimization of aerial slung load release for piloted helicopters

This study aims to provide the pilot with optimal control time histories for stabilization of a helicopter after releasing the slung load in aerial delivery missions. A model with 21 degrees of freedom (21-DOF) has been developed and validated for a helicopter slung load system. The control history is generated with detailed procedure based on trajectory optimization. Effects of the objective function formulation on the results are discussed and rules are obtained to assist in the objective function determination. We conclude that the pilot should first decrease and then increase the collective control and adjust the longitudinal control to stabilize the helicopter after the in-hover slung load release. The obtained control history is reasonable and helpful for safety and efficiency improvement. Effects of path constraints and the Flight Control System (FCS) are studied. More stringent path constraints will lead to longer time spent and more controls. Stronger stiffness and weaker damping from the FCS will cause milder control histories but sharper on-axis state histories.     

考虑低空运行环境求解无人机任务分配问题的研究

在低空救援中如何合理的分配无人机的搜救任务长期以来都是研究的重点。本文在分层级分布式分配方法的基础上建立多目标多无人机任务分配模型,在模型中以搜救费用、无人机使用数量、完成任务的均衡性为目标函数,并且采用改进的NSGA-Ⅱ算法进行求解。结果表明：本文建立的模型有效,能在不同搜救环境下给出合理有效的分配方案;在搜救中考虑以搜救效率最高为导向时,带来无人机成本和数量的增加;当实际搜救的无人机非常有限时,则需要时间成本的投入;以经济利益为导向时,则会导致搜救时间的增加。     

Optimization and analysis of composite sandwich box beam for solar drones

Solar drones have garnered considerably research attention in recent years due to their continuous cruising capability, and the feasibility of design schemes is sensitive to the weight of structure. Sandwich box beam composed of carbon fiber and polymethacrylimide (PMI) foam is conducive to realize the lightweight of structure. In this study, a two-stage optimization design methodology for sandwich box beam is proposed. This methodology is primarily based on a low-order analytical method for evaluating stress/deflection and the linear buckling analysis method combined with experimental correction factor for predicting the buckling eigenvalues. Subsequently, a case study was conducted using an 18-m wingspan solar drone, where the results of mechanical test verified the optimization results. For validating the use of sandwich box beam in solar drones of other scales, additional analysis was conducted based on three aspects: (A) effects of stiffness and stability constraints on the design of sandwich box beam; (B) crucial role of the weight of foam inter layer and application scope of sandwich box beam; (C) best method to improve the buckling eigenvalue of sandwich box beam. Overall, the methodology and general rules presented in this paper can support the design of light wing beam for solar drones.     

基于Gauss伪谱法的UCAV对地攻击武器投放轨迹规划

研究无人作战飞机(UCAV)在对地攻击阶段的武器投放轨迹规划问题.针对传统方法在处理复杂的飞行器运动学、动力学约束上存在的困难,提出了一种基于Gauss伪谱法(GPM)的求解策略.首先,为了最大程度地逼近实际飞行环境,对UCAV的气动力特性、发动机推力特性、油耗特性及大气环境特性进行了高精度拟合,并充分考虑了飞行器各种...     

一种全天时星跟踪器相对惯导的安装阵在线快速估计方法

全天时星跟踪器与捷联惯导组成的惯性/天文组合导航系统具有精度高、自主性强等优点，在飞机、无人机、船舶等领域具有广泛的应用前景。组合导航系统长时间工作中力热变化导致安装矩阵漂移进而影响导航系统精度，全天时星跟踪器由于天空光影响视场小，一次只能观测一颗恒星，无法根据一副星图直接进行安装阵估计。提出了一种基于Levenberg-Marquart （L-M）算法的捷联惯性/天文组合导航系统安装阵在线快速高精度估计方法，利用捷联惯导姿态测量值，将不同时刻的观测星矢量转移到同一时刻同一坐标系中，构造多颗观测星的观测矢量误差与导航星矢量最小二乘目标函数，利用自适应步长的L-M算法对其进行迭代求解，实时得到系统安装矩阵的变化量。试验结果表明，使用该方法后星跟踪器在捷联惯导本体坐标系的输出恒星投影矢量精度提升了1倍以上，在线估计时间优于5 ms，满足用户实时性和高精度要求。     

Discrete time multiple spacecraft formation flying attitude optimal control in presence of relative state constraints

This paper addresses the challenge of synchronized multiple spacecraft attitude reorientation in presence of pointing and boundary constraints with limited inter-spacecraft communication link. Relative attitude pointing constraint among the fleet of spacecraft has also been modeled and considered during the attitude maneuvers toward the desired states. Formation fling control structure that consists of decentralized path planners based on virtual structure approach joint with discrete time optimal local controller is designed to achieve the mission’s goals. Due to digital computing of spacecraft’s onboard computer, local optimal controller based on discrete time prediction and correction algorithm has been utilized. The time step of local optimal algorithm execution is designed so that the spacecraft track their desired attitudes with appropriate error bound. The convergence of the proposed architecture and stability of local controller’s tracking error within appropriate upper bound are proved. Finally, a numerical simulation of a stereo imaging scenario is presented to verify the performance of the proposed architecture and the effectiveness of the algorithm.     

High-precision shape approximation low-thrust trajectory optimization method satisfying bi-objective index

The shape approximation method has been proven to be rapid and practicable in resolving low-thrust trajectory; however, it still faces the challenges of large deviation from the optimal solution and inability to satisfy the specific flight time and fuel mass constraints. In this paper, a modified shape approximation low-thrust model is presented, and a novel constrained optimization algorithm is developed to solve this problem. The proposed method aims at settling the bi-objective optimization o...     

Kalman filtering with state equality constraints

Kalman filters are commonly used to estimate the states of a dynamic system. However, in the application of Kalman filters there is often known model or signal information that is either ignored or dealt with heuristically. For instance, constraints on state values (which may be based on physical considerations) are often neglected because they do not fit easily into the structure of the Kalman filter. A rigorous analytic method of incorporating state equality constraints in the Kalman filter is developed. The constraints may be time varying. At each time step the unconstrained Kalman filter solution is projected onto the state constraint surface. This significantly improves the prediction accuracy of the filter. The use of this algorithm is demonstrated on a simple nonlinear vehicle tracking problem     

无人机车辆组合物流配送路径规划探讨

近年来无人机在各个领域的应用逐渐兴起,尤其是在物流运输领域发展迅速。在物流运输领域的应用主要是与车辆进行组合运输,国内外的学者针对无人机和车辆组合运输的路径规划问题进行了许多研究。主要论述了目前车辆和无人机组合运行的4种模式,包括车辆支持无人机运行模式、无人机支持车辆运行模式、无人机与车辆独立的运行模式、无人机和车辆同步的运行模式。探究了目前无人机和车辆组合路径规划问题考虑的因素,包括无人机电池电量、运送包裹数量和时间窗等。对有无人机参与的车辆路径规划问题的目标优化进行了总结,目前的研究主要分为3类,包括考虑最短配送时间、最小总成本和多目标规划。这些研究对未来无人机配送问题的研究具有重要的指导意义。     

粒子群算法在求解航空项目资源均衡优化问题中的应用

为了解决航空项目多任务多层级嵌套带来的资源利用率低、需求量集中等问题,将粒子群算法应用于复杂航空项目的资源均衡优化。通过构建资源均衡优化问题的解空间,建立任务开工时间与算法中粒子属性的映射关系。以资源需求均方差为算法的评价函数,在考虑任务逻辑关系而形成的约束条件下,求解项目中非关键节点的实际开始时间,并给出详细资源均衡优化方案。以航空项目中典型机翼装配为算例对算法进行验证,证明所提出的优化方法能够有效削弱资源需求峰值,解决资源需求量集中的问题,达到了项目资源均衡的目的。     

基于执行时段滑动调整策略的中继卫星任务规划算法设计

针对中继卫星任务规划问题开展研究,提出一种基于执行时段滑动调整策略的任务规划算法。首先分析了中继卫星资源调度过程,并对任务申请的时间特征进行形式化描述,然后归纳出任务分配的主要约束,从而完成问题建模。在此基础上,对优化算法进行设计,给出了执行时段滑动调整步骤。通过调整已规划任务执行时段的方法,使部分原本无法执行任务具备执行可能,提升了任务执行率和资源利用率。在仿真实验中,通过大规模测试分析对比不同算法的优化效果,验证了文中所提方法的有效性。     

Pressure distribution guided supercritical wing optimization

Pressure distribution is important information for engineers during an aerodynamic design process. Pressure Distribution Oriented (PDO) optimization design has been proposed to introduce pressure distribution manipulation into traditional performance dominated optimization. In previous PDO approaches, constraints or manual manipulation have been used to obtain a desirable pressure distribution. In the present paper, a new Pressure Distribution Guided (PDG) method is developed to enable better pressure distribution manipulation while maintaining optimization efficiency. Based on the RBF-Assisted Differential Evolution (RADE) algorithm, a surrogate model is built for target pressure distribution features. By introducing individuals suggested by sub-optimization on the surrogate model into the population, the direction of optimal searching can be guided. Pressure distribution expectation and aerodynamic performance improvement can be achieved at the same time. The improvements of the PDG method are illustrated by comparing its design results and efficiency on airfoil optimization test cases with those obtained using other methods. Then the PDG method is applied on a dual-aisle airplane’s inner-board wing design. A total drag reduction of 8 drag counts is achieved.     

A novel adaptive lateral reentry guidance algorithm with complex distributed no-fly zones constraints

Aimed at complex distributed no-fly zones avoidance problems, a novel adaptive lateral reentry guidance algorithm is proposed. Firstly, by introducing the improved attractive and repulsive potential fields, an improved artificial potential field method is developed. Combined with the proposed judgment criterion for whether a no-fly zone has been avoided, the proposed improved artificial potential field method effectively solves the reference heading angle determination problem under the constrai...     

飞机/发动机一体化评估系统研究

本课题研究了一种快速的飞机/发动机一体化评估方法和软件,其主要特点是根据飞机飞行任务要求,同时对飞机/发动机系统的主要设计变量(如飞机起飞推重比、翼载、机翼几何参数和发动机循环参数等)进行有约束多目标优选,求得最佳方案。优选的目标函数和约束条件由飞机战术技术要求和飞行任务确定。 应用此评估系统,曾对某型歼击机进行改型方案论证。计算结果表明:优选后的飞机性能有明显改善;飞行任务要求不同,最佳方案飞机的推重比、翼载、机翼外形和发动机循环参数也不同。使用本系统方便和快速,每计算一个方案在IBM4341计算机上,所需CPU时间在1min以内。本评估系统适用于战斗飞机/发动机的设计和改型,经扩充后也可推广到民用飞机/发动机的方案论证工作。     

混合动力复合翼应急迫降在线航迹规划与制导

针对混合动力复合翼飞行器巡航模式下空中停车后无动力应急迫降（VTOL）问题，提出在线航迹规划与制导方法。根据复合翼空中停车时初始位置/航向不确定散布，发展一套满足动力学约束、终端约束的三维航迹在线规划方法：利用几何规划方法快速生成扩展Dubins二维航迹，再根据下滑性能约束进行三维扩展。针对低速无动力下滑航迹跟踪更易受风干扰以及三维航线分段连接处曲率不连续的特性，发展一种基于非线性模型预测控制的三维制导算法。将纵横解耦的制导律嵌入到预测模型框架内，跟踪误差、外界风扰动、航迹曲率不连续等非线性因素则通过系统输出建立目标约束，其后利用滚动优化实时求解制导指令。最后对航迹在线规划方法与三维制导律的适用性进行仿真分析与验证，结果表明所提出的航迹规划方法适用于不确定初始位置/航向散布的应急迫降在线规划，所提的制导算法具备抵抗风扰、提高三维制导精度的能力。     

行星际小推力轨道Lambert解及应用

 为提高行星际小推力转移轨道初始设计精度,提出了基于N次逆多项式逼近的半解析Lambert算法,并基于该算法发展了一种转移轨道初始设计方法。首先,采用N次逆多项式近似小推力轨道形状,应用推力方向假设和位置速度边界条件推导出部分系数及推力大小解析式。接着,分析了飞行时间约束和轨道动力学约束下解的存在性,并给出了关键系数的可行域。然后,利用探测器质量消耗方程建立了Lambert问题求解模型并加以解决。最后,基于所提Lambert算法,通过对连续推力约束进行降维,提出一种求解多圈非固定时间的行星际小推力转移轨道初始设计方法。分别以固定和非固定时间转移任务为例对所提Lambert算法和初始轨道设计方法进行了数学仿真,数值结果表明：相比传统6阶方法,所提Lambert算法在目标轨道半长轴为5 AU时可减少速度增量需求36.63%;所提初始设计方法与最优化方法设计结果接近,可为转移轨道的精确设计提供可行的设计初值。     

Preliminary design and optimization of slotted tube grain for solid rocket motor

In this paper,design and optimization technique of slotted tube grain for solid rocket motors has been discussed.In doing so,the design objectives and constraints have been set,geometric parameters identified,performance prediction parameters calculated,thereafter preliminary designs completed and finally optimal design reached.Geometric model for slotted tube grain configuration has been developed.Average thrust has been taken as the objective function with constraints of burning time,mass of propellant,fixed length and diameter of chamber case.Lumped parameter method has been used for calculating the performance prediction parameters.A set of preliminary designs has been completed and an analysis of these results conducted.Although all the preliminary results fulfill the design requirements in terms of objective function and constraints,however in order to attain the optimal design,Sequential quadratic programming optimization technique has been adopted.As the slotted tube grain geometry is totally dependent upon various independent variables and each of these variables has a bearing on explicit characteristic of grain designing,hence affects of the independent variables on performance parameters have been examined,thus variation laws have been developed.Basing on the variation laws and the analysis of preliminary design results,upper and lower limits have been defined for the independent geometric variables and an initial guess provided for conducting optimization.Results attained exhibits that an optimal result has been attained and the value of objective function has been maximized.All the design constraint limits have also been met while ensuring sound values of volumetric loading fraction,web fraction and neutrality.This methodology of design and optimization of slotted tube grain for solid rocket motors can be used by engineers as a reference guide for actual design and engineering purposes.      

路径约束的时间最短多脉冲交会全局优化

不同于现有的多脉冲最优交会研究多集中于交会时间固定的最省燃料优化,研究了路径约束和脉冲受限的多脉冲最短时间交会问题。综合考虑了交会测量视场角、脉冲总量和脉冲作用时刻等约束,基于Lam-bert交会算法,建立了多脉冲交会最短时间优化的非线性规划模型。为了高效获得全局最优解,采用了模拟退火算法用于非线性优化问题的求解。最后,通过解决一个寻的三脉冲交会问题验证了模型和算法的有效性。该研究方法可寻找满足特定约束条件的最优交会轨道。     

Kalman Filtering with Nonlinear State Constraints

An analytic method was developed by D. Simon and T. L. Chia to incorporate linear state equality constraints into the Kalman filter. When the state constraint was nonlinear, linearization was employed to obtain an approximately linear constraint around the current state estimate. This linearized constrained Kalman filter is subject to approximation errors and may suffer from a lack of convergence. We present a method that allows exact use of second-order nonlinear state constraints. It is based on a computational algorithm that iteratively finds the Lagrangian multiplier for the nonlinear constraints. Computer simulation results are presented to illustrate the algorithm.