基于多工况的新型着陆器软着陆性能优化

以新型腿式着陆器为研究对象,建立其刚柔耦合动力学分析模型,实现着陆器软着陆过程的仿真。通过仿真计算,确定着陆器最易翻倒、底面最易与星球表面岩石碰撞、主体承受最大碰撞力的3组恶劣着陆工况。分析着陆器缓冲机构构型选取设计变量,基于仿真得到的3组恶劣工况,应用第二代非劣排序遗传算法(NSGA-Ⅱ)实现着陆器软着陆性能的优化,优化目标为增强着陆器抗翻倒能力、降低着陆器底面与星球表面岩石碰撞的可能性、降低着陆器主体最大受力值。将优化所得参数代入模型重新进行仿真,着陆器不再发生翻倒,着陆平台底面与星球表面最小距离提高4.2%,主体最大受力值降低12.1%。     

月球着陆器悬停阶段相对自主导航方法

月球着陆器着陆阶段导航信息分析是实现安全软着陆月面的一个关键.针对悬停阶段导航信息的要求,根据月球着陆器携带的仪器设备及其获取月面信息的特点,利用激光测距仪和光学导航相机进行光学相对导航.首先建立相对导航坐标系;其次根据各个坐标系之间的关系确定各转换矩阵和导航信息,估算着陆器相对月面着陆点的位置和姿态;最后通过仿真实验对该方法进行验证.结果表明,将激光测距仪和光学导航相机在着陆悬停阶段获取的月面信息进行融合,能快速、精确进行相对位置、姿态计算;对我国下一步的探月有重要应用价值,并可应用于火星探测和其他小行星探测的软着陆的近距相对导航.      

火星车双向抽展式转移坡道展开原理及特性分析

我国首次火星探测任务将于2020年实施,一步实现"绕""着""巡"的目标。着陆器在火星表面软着陆后,火星车能否沿转移坡道安全转移至火星表面,关系着本次任务的成败。从火星车转移坡道功能要求出发,提出了一种双向抽展式转移坡道方案,解决了大展出比、驱动共用、可靠展开等关键问题,对其展开原理及力学特性进行分析,并开展了模拟火星重力环境的展开试验,为我国火星车转移坡道设计提供参考。     

全向式气囊着陆装置缓冲过程的仿真研究

为了探索火星着陆器缓冲着陆技术,以"火星探路者"登陆系统的全向式气囊缓冲装置为对象,采用大型有限元仿真分析技术,实现气囊结构和着陆过程的数学和力学建模,获得全向式缓冲气囊着陆的动态过程仿真;同时得到重要结构部位的过载、重点部位的位移和速度、气囊内部的压力和温度以及气囊结构的动态应力分布等重要指标性参数和变化曲线,确定了"火星探路者"登陆系统的缓冲特性及其仿真分析方法的工程应用。     

Deep reinforcement learning for six degree-of-freedom planetary landing

This work develops a deep reinforcement learning based approach for Six Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) planetary powered descent and landing. Future Mars missions will require advanced guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for the powered descent phase to target specific surface locations and achieve pinpoint accuracy (landing error ellipse <5 m radius). This requires both a navigation system capable of estimating the lander’s state in real-time and a guidance and control system that can map the estimated lander state to a commanded thrust for each lander engine. In this paper, we present a novel integrated guidance and control algorithm designed by applying the principles of reinforcement learning theory. The latter is used to learn a policy mapping the lander’s estimated state directly to a commanded thrust for each engine, resulting in accurate and almost fuel-optimal trajectories over a realistic deployment ellipse. Specifically, we use proximal policy optimization, a policy gradient method, to learn the policy. Another contribution of this paper is the use of different discount rates for terminal and shaping rewards, which significantly enhances optimization performance. We present simulation results demonstrating the guidance and control system’s performance in a 6-DOF simulation environment and demonstrate robustness to noise and system parameter uncertainty.     

Network science landers for Mars

The NetLander Mission will deploy four landers to the Martian surface. Each lander includes a network science payload with instrumentation for studying the interior of Mars, the atmosphere and the subsurface, as well as the ionospheric structure and geodesy. The NetLander Mission is the first planetary mission focusing on investigations of the interior of the planet and the large-scale circulation of the atmosphere. A broad consortium of national space agencies and research laboratories will implement the mission. It is managed by CNES (the French Space Agency), with other major players being FMI (the Finnish Meteorological Institute), DLR (the German Space Agency), and other research institutes. According to current plans, the NetLander Mission will be launched in 2005 by means of an Ariane V launch, together with the Mars Sample Return mission. The landers will be separated from the spacecraft and targeted to their locations on the Martian surface several days prior to the spacecraft's arrival at Mars. The landing system employs parachutes and airbags. During the baseline mission of one Martian year, the network payloads will conduct simultaneous seismological, atmospheric, magnetic, ionospheric, geodetic measurements and ground penetrating radar mapping supported by panoramic images. The payloads also include entry phase measurements of the atmospheric vertical structure. The scientific data could be combined with simultaneous observations of the atmosphere and surface of Mars by the Mars Express Orbiter that is expected to be functional during the NetLander Mission's operational phase. Communication between the landers and the Earth would take place via a data relay onboard the Mars Express Orbiter.     

基于蒙特卡罗法的月球探测器着陆稳定性分析

为了验证月球探测器的软着陆性能,建立了月球探测器着陆过程多体动力学仿真分析模型.由于探测器着陆地点及初始着陆条件的不确定性,采用蒙特卡罗法对探测器的着陆稳定性进行了研究.为了提高蒙特卡罗模拟的效率,采用了基于均值估计相对误差的蒙特卡罗模拟终止准则,从而在保证精度的前提下减少计算成本.通过着陆仿真试验,获得了探测器在给定坡度的月面上着陆时,各着陆性能参数的分布均值、方差及相应的置信区间等统计学结果,并计算了探测器安全着陆的可靠度.     

The effect of a rocky terrain for CubeSat landing on asteroid surfaces

The paper describes a general modelling procedure to build a simulation tool to investigate contact motion of a CubeSat on an asteroid surface. We investigate landing performance and landing success for the case of elastic rocky terrain and flat surfaces. As a case study, we focus on the disposal of ESA’s Hera Milani CubeSat by landing on the moon of Didymos binary asteroid system. The simulation environment includes the modelling of real shape and 6-DOF motion of the lander, the shape-based gravity models of Didymos and Dimorphos and rocks on surface, that are generated as physical obstacles. Trends and estimates on the performance of the landing phase and the most relevant effects on the outcome of the soil interaction process, are inferred. The statistical results on settling time, dispersion area and motion characteristics, such as number of bounces, show and quantify the effect of rocks on a successful passive and permanent landing.     

月球着陆器着陆安全分析方法

月球着陆器软着陆地点选择及安全着陆实现是探月二期的关键问题.采用不考虑着陆器着陆过程中发动机控制、着陆姿态控制和动力学性能,在计算机上依据低精度月面数据和已有月面典型地形特征分布/形状模型仿真生成高精度着陆区域;根据着陆器的结构尺寸和着陆安全要求对每个安全参数进行计算、比较、判断得到单次着陆安全性,利用蒙特卡洛方法计算多次在仿真地形上的着陆安全概率.试验结果表明:采用这种方法时,着陆器的结构尺寸相同分析结果才有意义.在计算机上仿真生成着陆区域、设置着陆器结构尺寸和安全参数,使其可以用于地面系统的仿真实验,也可在月面软着陆过程中实时分析选定区域的着陆安全概率.     

“天问一号”火星探测器关键任务系统设计

“天问一号”任务是我国行星探测的首次任务，在国际上首次通过一次任务实现了火星“环绕、着陆、巡视”的三步跨越.“天问一号”探测器由中国空间技术研究院负责抓总研制，包括环绕器和着陆巡视器两个组成部分.对“天问一号”探测器的任务特点和概貌进行了介绍，对包括飞行过程、远距离深空通信、火星捕获过程、火星进入下降及着陆过程、火星车解锁驶离和火面工作等关键环节的设计方案进行了描述，对“天问一号”所取得的技术成果与创新进行了总结.     

利用CRISM数据探测火星表面含水矿物及其演化

火星表层矿物识别是了解火星大气环境变化、表层地质环境的关键因素。通过确定火星表层矿物,分析矿物特性,了解火星的环境状态、地质演化以及火星的未来适居性。火星勘测轨道器(Mars reconnaissance orbiter,MRO)上搭载的紧凑型侦察成像仪(compact reconnaissance imaging spectrometer for Mars,CRISM)是针对火星矿物探测的最新的高光谱成像仪,以很高的光谱分辨率覆盖可见光至近红外波段,为火星表面的矿物分布及区域填图提供了可能。通过光谱匹配及计算CRISM光谱参数综合产品,分析了火星Jezero以及Holden撞击坑内的矿物成分及其演化。Jezero与Holden因其复杂而关键的地质特征,被列为火星2020登陆任务的备选登陆点。对这两个地点的矿物探测与填图分析不仅可进一步分析火星典型地质特征以及演化,而且还可以为未来的火星登陆点分析提供现实意义。在研究区域已检测到与水成蚀变相关的含水硅酸盐类以及碳酸盐类与含水硫酸盐类。水合矿物增加了这些区域曾经含水的可能性,且矿物的多样性表明研究区地质环境经历了不同的变化,其中Jezero地区不同于火星的绝大多数地区从中性环境到酸性环境的演化,有可能经历了从中性环境到碱性环境的演化。     

Scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China’s first Mars exploration mission

This paper describes the scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China’s first exploration mission to Mars. An orbiter, carrying a lander and a rover, lifted-off in July 2020 for a journey to Mars where it should arrive in February 2021. A suite of 13 scientific payloads, for in-situ and remote sensing, autonomously commanded by integrated payload controllers and mounted on the orbiter and the rover will study the magnetosphere and ionosphere of Mars and the relation with the solar wind, the atmosphere, surface and subsurface of the planet, looking at the topography, composition and structure and in particular for subsurface ice. The mission will also investigate Mars climate history. It is expected that Tianwen-1 will contribute significantly to advance our scientific knowledge of Mars.     

基于Unity3D的月面复杂地形场景构建及模拟驾驶系统

为了验证未来复杂月面地形操控技术方案,本文基于Unity3D物理引擎对月表模型、月球物理环境以及月面光照环境进行了模拟,设计并开发了一套用于模拟月球自主进行着陆点选址以及在线航天器着陆轨迹规划的模拟系统。模拟系统的工作过程包含了：基于面阵雷达与立体相机信息融合的局部月表重建,基于3D重建结果的月表地形着陆代价的快速评估与自动着陆选址,以及使登陆器能够到达选址目标的最优燃料消耗着陆运动规划,实现了月球着陆器短距离自主选址着陆的模拟系统构建,同时也从仿真的角度初步验证了“地形重建-地形评估-自主选址-软着陆”这一自主着陆过程的可行性。     

月球着陆器软着陆冲击仿真

为提高分析月球着陆器软着陆有效载荷着陆冲击响应的准确性,提出一种基于瞬态动力学的着陆器有效载荷软着陆冲击响应分析方法.根据着陆器全机结构柔性和月壤柔性对有效载荷着陆冲击响应的影响,参照某型着陆器,于MSC.PATRAN环境中建立着陆器全机柔性体模型及月壤柔性体模型,运用瞬态动力学仿真软件MSC.DYTRAN对着陆器软着陆有效载荷着陆冲击响应特性进行了仿真研究.仿真结果与试验结果具有一定的一致性.研究结果表明:使用该方法分析着陆器软着陆有效载荷的着陆冲击响应是准确有效的,能够比较逼真地模拟月球着陆器实际着陆工况.     

火星软着陆能量最优制导律转移能力分析

着陆器在动力下降段的转移能力是影响定点软着陆的重要因素。文章从转移能力的角度出发,研究火星软着陆动力下降段能量最优制导律,分析燃料质量系数、时间权重以及不同初始高度和速度对转移能力的影响。由于能量最优制导律不能保证满足路径约束,因此对于确定的着陆器初始状态,着陆器转移能力不仅与燃料质量系数有关,还受到制导律本身的制约。当转移距离超过一定的界限时,尽管燃料充足,着陆轨迹会进入地表以下,造成任务失败。时间权重是能量最优制导律的关键参数,既影响燃耗,也影响着陆轨迹的形状。实际工程任务中,为实现燃料的充分利用,需根据着陆器状态调整制导律中的时间权重。本文给出了最优时间权重的确定方法,实现了一定燃料质量系数下的最大转移能力。     

Landforms of Europa and selection of landing sites

Three major features make Europa a unique scientific target for a lander-oriented interplanetary mission: (1) the knowledge of the composition of the surface of Europa is limited to interpretations of the spectral data, (2) a lander could provide unique new information about outer parts of the solar system, and (3) Europa may have a subsurface ocean that potentially may harbor life, the traces of which may occur on the surface and could be sampled directly by a lander. These characteristics of Europa bring the requirement of safe landing to the highest priority level because any successful landing on the surface of this moon will yield scientific results of fundamental importance. The safety requirements include four major components. (1) A landing site should preferentially be on the anti-Jovian hemisphere of Europa in order to facilitate the orbital maneuvers of the spacecraft. (2) A landing site should be on the leading hemisphere of Europa in order to extend the lifetime of a lander and sample pristine material of the planet. (3) Images with the highest possible resolution must be available for the selection of landing sites. (4) The terrain for landing must have morphology (relief) that minimizes the risk of landing and represents a target that is important from a scientific point of view. These components severely restrict the selection of regions for landing on the surface of Europa. After the photogeologic analysis of all Galileo images with a resolution of better than about 70 m/pixel taken for the leading hemisphere of Europa, we propose one primary and two secondary (backup) landing sites. The primary site (51.8°S, 177.2°W) is within a pull-apart zone affected by a small chaos. The first backup site (68.1°S, 196.7°W) is also inside of a pull-apart zone and is covered by images of the lower resolution (51.4 m/pixel). The second backup site (2.4°N, 181.1°W) is imaged by relatively low-resolution images (∼70 m/pixel) and corresponds to a cluster of small patches of dark and probably smooth plains that may represent landing targets of the highest scientific priority from the scientific point of view. The lack of the high-resolution images for this region prevents, however, its selection as the primary landing target.     

触地关机模式下的着陆器软着陆稳定性研究

以触地关机软着陆模式下的某型着陆器为研究对象,建立其软着陆过程的动力学仿真模型。基于仿真模型,结合优化方法与多岛遗传算法（MIGA）确定了着陆器的极恶劣地形工况参数,并利用径向基函数（RBF）神经网络建立了反映极恶劣工况下着陆器速度参数与稳定性指标值之间映射关系的代理模型。将着陆器速度参数做离散化处理得到样本点,利用神经网络模型计算了各样本点对应的软着陆稳定性指标值,基于计算结果给出了各项软着陆稳定性指标的云图和三维速度稳定性边界,并得到了综合各项稳定性指标的着陆器速度稳定性边界。分析结果可直观地确定保证着陆器安全着陆的速度取值范围,为着陆器速度的合理控制提供参考。      

基于刚柔耦合模型的月球着陆器动力学分析

基于刚柔耦合多体动力学理论,提出了一种基于三维实体造型、有限元分析与多体动力学分析的刚柔耦合动力学仿真分析方法;利用该方法建立了月球着陆器着陆动力学模型,分别在地球重力环境和月球重力环境(1/6地球重力环境)下,对某典型着陆工况下的着陆动力学进行了仿真分析,得到了着陆器着陆的缓冲性能分析结果,包括主支柱最大缓冲行程、左右辅助支柱最大缓冲行程、最大质心加速度响应;将仿真结果与试验结果相比较,验证了着陆器动力学模型的正确性以及仿真分析方法的有效性,为今后的着陆器缓冲试验提供了动力学模型和仿真分析方法.从能量角度对月球着陆器的着陆过程进行分析,弥补了缓冲试验难以进行能量分析的不足.     

火星表面高氯酸盐生物转化及原位制氧工艺技术

火星表面极端缺氧条件及广泛分布的高氯酸盐所形成的强氧化环境，对人类登陆探测及后续宜居环境建设构成直接威胁.根据对火星表面高氯酸盐分布的探测成果，地球上高氯酸盐生物降解研究进展，以及人类登陆火星对资源和环境的需求，提出了利用生物方法转化火星表面高氯酸盐进行原位制氧的设想与工艺，对其工艺过程、影响因素、关键技术与难点、行星保护与副产物资源化、后续火星环境改造等进行了前瞻性分析，有望在火星上同时实现高氯酸盐无害化处理与氧气原位制备，化害为益，为火星探测提供新思路与新方法.