VentureStar… reaping the benefits of the X-33 program

Major X-33 flight hardware has been delivered, and assembly of the vehicle is well underway in anticipation of its flight test program commencing in the summer of 1999. Attention has now turned to the operational VentureStar^TM, the first single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) reusable launch vehicle. Activities are grouped under two broad categories: (1) vehicle development and (2) market/business planning, each of which is discussed. The mission concept is presented for direct payload delivery to the International Space Station and to low Earth orbit, as well as payload delivery with an upper stage to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and other high energy orbits. System requirements include flight segment and ground segment. Vehicle system sizing and design status is provided including the application of X-33 traceability and lessons learned. Technology applications to the VentureStar^TM are described including the structure, propellant tanks, thermal protection system, aerodynamics, subsystems, payload bay and propulsion. Developing a market driven low cost launch services system for the 21st Century requires traditional and non-traditional ways of being able to forecast the evolution of the potential market. The challenge is balancing both the technical and financial assumptions of the market. This involves the need to provide a capability to meet market segments that in some cases are very speculative, while at the same time providing the financial community with a credible revenue stream. Furthermore, the market derived requirements need to be assessed so as not to impose unnecessary requirements on the vehicle design that add unreasonable cost to the development of the system, yet provides the right capabilities for new markets that could be triggered by dramatically lower space transportation prices.     

扭叶片型面在线检测的研究

以汽轮机700mm扭叶片为对象,在XK5040数控机床上,进行了型面误差在线检测的研究。     

齿轮测量中心测头数据采集系统

提出了齿轮测量中心电感测头的新型数据采集系统,包括以集成开关构成的新型相敏检波器和以单片机为核心的数据采集系统,可以应用于各种电感信号的处理,具有较强的通用性。     

Zonal mean temperature, pressure, zonal wind and geopotential height as functions of latitude

The new zonal mean COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA-86) of temperature, zonal wind, and geopotential/geometric height is presented. This data can be used as a function of altitude or pressure and has nearly pole-to-pole coverage (80°S-80°N) extending from the ground to approximately 120 km. Data sources and methods of computation are described; in general, hydrostatic and thermal wind balance are maintained at all levels and latitudes. As shown by a series of cross sectional plots, the new CIRA accurately reproduces most of the characteristic features of the atmosphere such as the equatorial wind and the general structure of the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause.     

刚性太阳电池阵基板的研究

文章简要地叙述碳纤维复合材料刚性太阳电池阵基板的结构设计,理论分析,模态试验和振动试验。理论分析和试验结果比较一致。通过试验还解决了基板各种复合材料的力学性能测试问题,取得了必要的数据。     

广州地磁Z分量日变幅的谱特征

利用1972—1993年广州地磁资料，分析了Z分量日变幅的年平均、年变化和半年变化等低频成分的逐年变化，以及小于60天的短周期变化特征．同时对1972—1993年的F10.7日均值进行了谱分析．结果指出，广州地磁Z分量日变幅的年平均与太阳活动指数F10．7的年平均存在良好的线性相关；具有幅度大约5nT夏季极大的年变化，与太阳活动没有明显相关，是一种季节效应；存在春秋分极大的半年变化，幅度与太阳活动有关，高年的幅度明显大于低年；具有明显的与太阳自转相关的27天左右的变化和明显的与行星波有关的接近16日、10日、5日、2日等短周期变化．广州地磁Z分量日变幅的这些谱特征，有助于更深入地了解中低层大气对电离层影响的物理机制．     

应用“TTME”法对气缸套磨损规律进行精密测量的研究

为了精确测量气缸套磨损分布,需要使用高准确度测量系统。尽管电容测微仪具有很高的准确度,但测量系统存在有很大的机械误差。采用“两次测量误差消除”(TTME)法,应用计算机软件对测量系统的测量误差进行了修正。从而提高了测量系统的准确度,满足了测量要求。通过对8V150柴油机的气缸套进行实际测量表明,该方法比传统的测量方法准确度提高了近10倍。     

光学测径方法综述

概述了近年来国内外出现的各种光学测径方法,并分析了各自的优缺点。     

一种新型的通用计数器的设计

介绍一种以大规模集成电路为核心组成的通用计数器的设计。该通用计数器具有输出标准信号、测量频率、测量周期、累加计数和自校等多种功能。     

数据格式转换技术在精密测量中的应用

叙述了为提高数据传输可靠性,在接收精密仪器所采集的数据过程中考虑将原有RS232串口通信,改进为USB接口通讯。但是接收到的信号出现了不明原因的周期性强干扰。为此,通过分析USB/RS232转换原理及A/D采集输出数据特点,对原软件的数据采集部分增补了具有特殊功能的子程序,使得应用程序可以自行恢复数据的完整性。此方法具有通用性,可在不同软件编辑环境中实现,且不影响硬件组成。文中又详细介绍了在薄膜厚度在线测量中应用上述USB接口通信的情况,实测结果表明试验取得了预想的效果。改进后的电容测量系统具有更为广泛的应用前景。