Adaptive accurate tracking control of HFVs in the presence of dead-zone and hysteresis input nonlinearities

A novel accurate tracking controller is developed for the longitudinal dynamics of Hypersonic Flight Vehicles (HFVs) in the presence of large model uncertainties, external disturbances and actuator nonlinearities. Distinct from the state-of-the-art, besides being continuity, no restrictive conditions have been imposed on the HFVs dynamics. The system uncertainties are skillfully handled by being seen as bounded “disturbance terms”. In addition, by means of back-stepping adaptive technique, the accurate tracking (i.e. tracking errors converge to zero as time approaches infinity) rather than bounded tracking (i.e. tracking errors converge to residual sets) has been achieved. What’s more, the accurate tracking problems for HFVs subject to actuator dead-zone and hysteresis are discussed, respectively. Then, all signals of closed-loop system are verified to be Semi-Global Uniformly Ultimate Boundness (SGUUB). Finally, the efficacy and superiority of the developed control strategy are confirmed by simulation results.     

基于Kalman滤波的空天飞行器再入制导算法

针对空天飞行器应用传统数值预测校正再入制导算法实时性不佳的问题,提出一种基于Kalman滤波的预测校正制导算法。该算法采取四阶多项式拟合速度-高度飞行剖面,利用Kalman滤波估计选定的速度点对应的高度,得到满足再入走廊及航程要求的拟合系数。在此基础上,减少一个终端约束,增加一个待估计剖面参数,可实现对再入过程飞行时间的调节。研究发现,再入过程中通过在线辨识修正不确定性参数能够提高制导指令的适应性;飞行末段利用跟踪参考剖面制导可有效避免飞行速度与终端速度接近时发生拟合系数求解发散的问题。多组不同再入条件下的算例仿真结果表明,基于Kalman滤波的空天飞行器再入制导算法实时性好,制导精度高,能够实现飞行时间可控,具有较强的鲁棒性和工程应用潜力。     

A swept fin-induced flow field with different height mounting gaps

In order to apply the air fin successfully and ensure the maneuverability of hypersonic vehicle, a key problem to be studied urgently is the heat flux brought by the fin mounting gap. The appearance of mounting gap and fin shaft can induce many complex flow structures which need more attentions to be investigated. Under Ma 6, Nano-tracer-based Planar Laser Scattering (NPLS) and Temperature Sensitive Paints (TSP) were applied to visualize and measure transient flow structures and heat flux distribution of a swept fin-induced flow field with different height mounting gaps. Complementarily, Reynolds-averaged N-S equations were solved with k-ω SST turbulent model. The heat flux distribution results of numerical simulation and TSP observed the change of high heat flux region with different mounting gap, both in position and magnitude. The streamlines based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and flow visualization results obtained by NPLS revealed the cause of high heat flux region. The high heat flux region in this flow field is mainly related to the reattachment of vortex and flow stagnation. The increase of gap height can lead to stronger gap overflow and shaft-induced horseshoe vortex, which are source of the high heat flux around the fin. The case with the highest mounting gap (4 mm) en-counters the most severe aerodynamic heating, both on the surface of fin and plate. Thus, under the premise of ensuring the flexibility of the fin, the gap should be set as small as possible.     

Disturbance observer-based backstepping control for hypersonic flight vehicles without use of measured flight path angle

In this paper a nonlinear control method is proposed for the tracking control of hypersonic flight vehicles. The designed control laws do not utilize the measured flight path angle due to its inferior accuracy in practical engineering. For this, an estimated flight path angle is designed via the measurements of the altitude and velocity. A tracking differentiator is designed for constructing nonlinear disturbance observer which is used to estimate the model uncertainties including the parameter indeterminacies and external disturbances in the channels of velocity and pitch rate. A robust high-order differentiator is introduced to avoid the employment of the measured flight path angle and estimate the lumped disturbance in dynamics of flight path angle. Meanwhile, the possible saturation of the control inputs is considered and compensated by the auxiliary states. The boundness of closed-loop signals is proved through the Lyapunov theory. Comparative simulations are carried out and the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

高超声速条件下星光传输模拟方法与仿真

以高超声速飞行器为研究对象,建立了高速流场下的星光传输模拟仿真方法,定性、定量地研究平台气动光学效应对星光导航的影响。采用基于k-ω/SST两方程湍流模型的雷诺平均法计算星敏感器安装在飞行器不同位置处（头部、中部和尾部）的外流场密度分布,进而得到流场的空间折射率分布。在此基础上,利用几何光学法计算星光由高速层流流场引起的光程差、点扩散函数、像偏移等光学传输效应,得出经过层流流场的星光降晰图。同时运用统计光学理论计算高速湍流流场引起的星光出瞳面的波像差、密度均方差、相位均方差、Strehl比等光学传输效应,得出经过湍流流场的星光降晰图。仿真结果与理论分析吻合,从而为研究星光在高超声速流场中传输的机理提供了可靠的技术手段。     

高超声速滑翔飞行器轨迹优化与制导综述

针对多约束条件下高超声速滑翔飞行器轨迹优化与制导问题,从离线和在线两个方面综述了高超声速滑翔飞行器轨迹优化与制导方法,并进行了展望。首先建立了带随机干扰的高超声速滑翔飞行器轨迹优化与制导问题模型。针对是否考虑随机干扰,从确定性和鲁棒性两方面对离线轨迹优化与制导进行了综述。在线轨迹优化与制导方面主要对在线轨迹生成加轨迹跟踪的标准轨迹制导和预测制导两方面进行了综述。最后,提出轨迹优化与制导技术应加强在模型、计算效率、多任务、高精度制导等几个方面的研究。     

输出重定义的高超声速飞行器鲁棒自适应控制律设计

针对一个吸气式高超声速飞行器模型,研究了其鲁棒自适应控制方法并进行了稳定性分析。针对高超声速飞行器的非最小相位特征,通过输出重定义的方法使非最小相位系统的不稳定零动态变为渐近稳定。采用反馈线性化方法设计控制器,实现对速度信号和航迹角信号的稳定跟踪,同时采用切换控制方法消除系统不确定性带来的影响,提高系统的鲁棒性。稳定性分析结果证明系统具有公共李雅普诺夫函数,且所有状态量均能收敛到原点附近的一个小邻域内。仿真结果表明,所设计的控制系统能够有效跟踪参考轨迹,且在给定的有界连续不规则变化模型不确定性和外界干扰范围内也具有良好的跟踪性能。     

Simple method for performance evaluation of multistage rockets

Multistage rockets are commonly employed to place spacecraft and satellites in their operational orbits. Performance evaluation of multistage rockets is aimed at defining the maximum payload mass at orbit injection, for specified structural, propulsive, and aerodynamic data of the launch vehicle. This work proposes a simple method for a fast performance evaluation of multistage rockets. The technique at hand is based on three steps: (i) the flight-path angle at each stage separation is guessed, (ii) the spacecraft velocity is maximized at the first and second stage separation, and (iii) for the last stage the thrust direction is obtained through the particle swarm optimization technique, in conjunction with the use of the Euler–Lagrange equations and the Pontryagin minimum principle. The coast duration at the second stage separation is optimized as well. The method at hand is extremely simple and easy-to-implement, but nevertheless it proves to be capable of yielding near-optimal ascending trajectories for a multistage launch vehicle with realistic structural, propulsive, and aerodynamic characteristics. The solutions found with the technique under consideration can be employed either for a rapid evaluation of the multistage rocket performance or as guesses for more refined optimization algorithms.     

基于干扰观测器的高超声速飞行器预测控制器设计

针对具有强耦合特性与模型不确定性特点的高超声飞行器控制问题,提出一种新型的姿态预测控制器设计方法。引入参考模型,建立了飞行器姿态预测控制模型。基于此,利用预测理论设计了飞行器的预测控制器,同时设计了干扰观测器实时观测外界未知干扰来进行补偿控制,从而实现滚动优化的目的;基于干扰观测值与真值的误差,利用Lyapunov稳定性理论,确定了控制精度与预测步长大小的关系;最后,在参数标称与拉偏的情形下进行了高超声速飞行器姿态控制系统仿真,仿真结果表明,干扰观测器能快速跟踪干扰,并且所设计的预测步长可以满足飞行器高精度的控制要求。     

弹性高超声速飞行器建模及精细姿态控制

为保证超燃冲压发动机的良好进气,需要对高超声速飞行器进行精细姿态控制,但弹性振动问题极大影响其精细姿态控制精度。以高超声速飞行器的纵向通道为例,分析弹性振动问题对飞行控制系统的影响,建立面向控制的弹性高超声速飞行器数学模型,考虑气动参数和模态参数的大范围摄动,采用主动控制策略,基于鲁棒H∞理论和LQR理论设计精细姿态控制系统。大量仿真表明：在考虑测量噪声、舵机非线性、参数大范围摄动的情况下,控制系统能够很好地跟踪刚体攻角,抑制弹性攻角,并保证进气口当地攻角±0.4度的控制精度,满足高超声速飞行器精细姿态控制的要求。