Design considerations for sustainable spacecraft water management systems

It is well recognized that water handling systems used in a spacecraft are prone to failure caused by biofouling and mineral scaling, which can clog mechanical systems and degrade the performance of capillary-based technologies. Long duration spaceflight applications, such as extended stays at a Lunar Outpost or during a Mars transit mission, will increasingly benefit from hardware that is generally more robust and operationally sustainable over time.     

基于AirTOp机场综合保障能力仿真与评估

基于计算机仿真建模的评估方法在容量评估中的运用日渐增多,但此类仿真大多为空域容量仿真,对于地面保障车辆与航空器联合建模则很少.介绍了地面保障车辆的评估方法,以航空器与地面保障车辆为仿真对象,在AirTOp中实现了武汉天河国际机场地面保障车辆与航空器的联合建模,经过大量的仿真试验,仿真结果较真实地再现了武汉天河机场的实际运行情况,得到了地面保障车辆的行为特性,对仿真所得的机场综合保障能力进行统计分析,找出存在的问题,优化模型,根据优化目标给出最终的优化方案.     

Research on Maintainability Evaluation Model Based on Fuzzy Theory

分析了产品维修性影响属性,给出了维修性属性值与权重的确定方法;提出了基于相对接近度的维修性模糊评价方法。以虚拟环境下产品维修过程为研究对象,在分析产品各可更换单元的维修作业的基础上,建立了产品维修性评价模型。最后结合民机主起落架系统给出了应用实例,结果表明该模型适用于产品维修性的定性评价并且能够支持维修性并行设计。     

详细初步设计阶段使用与维修保障同步设计方法研究

从工程应用角度基于IPT工作模式,建立详细初步设计阶段以电子样机、虚拟仿真技术等为手段,同步开展使用与维修保障设计分析的流程和方法。以某型飞机舵机A为实例,对建立的方法进行应用,实践表明,建立的方法适用、有效、符合工程实际。该方法的建立,将对详细初步设计阶段一级IPT成员同步开展使用与维修保障设计、分析工作提供有力的技术支撑,对提高军用飞机使用与维修保障设计水平具有重要意义。     

基于军网的无人机远程维修保障及模拟训练专家系统研究

为解决无人机维修保障力量薄弱的问题，本文提出了一种基于军网技术的远程维修保障和模拟训练智能专家系统。首先对专家系统的结构模型和功能模型进行了设计，其次阐述了用户管理模块、远程故障诊断模块、可视化模块、数据库维护模块、模拟训练模块等5个专家系统的主要功能模块的实现方法，最后介绍了专家系统的安全防护措施。分析表明，该专家系统可以提高无人机维修保障效率，提升维修保障人员故障诊断能力。     

中国电动飞机技术创新与实践观点

电动飞机极大地提高了飞机的环保性、舒适性、维修性和经济性，是航空工业未来的发展方向。电动飞机应具备高气动效率、高推进效率、高结构效率、高能量密度，以提高航时。"十三五"期间，中国已完成2机首飞，2机取证。"十四五"期间，电动飞机研发应该以高功率高效率电推进系统为研发重点，以混合电推进系列飞机为研发核心，以现有新能源型号全寿命保障体系研究为关键，以拓展新型电动飞行器研发和标准构建为目标。     

Use of human wastes oxidized to different degrees in cultivation of higher plants on the soil-like substrate intended for closed ecosystems

To close mass exchange loops in bioregenerative life support systems more efficiently, researchers of the Institute of Biophysics SB RAS (Krasnoyarsk, Russia) have developed a procedure of wet combustion of human wastes and inedible parts of plants using H₂O₂ in alternating electromagnetic field. Human wastes pretreated in this way can be used as nutrient solutions to grow plants in the phototrophic unit of the LSS. The purpose of this study was to explore the possibilities of using human wastes oxidized to different degrees to grow plants cultivated on the soil-like substrate (SLS). The treated human wastes were analyzed to test their sterility. Then we investigated the effects produced by human wastes oxidized to different degrees on growth and development of wheat plants and on the composition of microflora in the SLS. The irrigation solution contained water, substances extracted from the substrate, and certain amounts of the mineralized human wastes. The experiments showed that the human wastes oxidized using reduced amounts of 30% H₂O₂: 1 ml/g of feces and 0.25 ml/ml of urine were still sterile. The experiments with wheat plants grown on the SLS and irrigated by the solution containing treated human wastes in the amount simulating 1/6 of the daily diet of a human showed that the degree of oxidation of human wastes did not significantly affect plant productivity. On the other hand, the composition of the microbiota of irrigation solutions was affected by the oxidation level of the added metabolites. In the solutions supplemented with partially oxidized metabolites yeast-like microscopic fungi were 20 times more abundant than in the solutions containing fully oxidized metabolites. Moreover, in the solutions containing incompletely oxidized human wastes the amounts of phytopathogenic bacteria and denitrifying microorganisms were larger. Thus, insufficiently oxidized sterile human wastes added to the irrigation solutions significantly affect the composition of the microbiological component of these solutions, which can ultimately unbalance the system as a whole.     

Minimizing energy utilization for growing strawberries during long-duration space habitation

Strawberry is a candidate crop for space that is rich in protective antioxidants and could also have psychological benefits as a component of crew diets during long-duration space habitation. Energy for electric lighting is a major input to a controlled-environment crop-production system for space habitation. Day-neutral strawberry cultivars were evaluated at several different photoperiods to determine minimum lighting requirements without limiting yield or negatively impacting fruit quality. The cultivars ‘Tribute’, ‘Seascape’, and ‘Fern’ were grown at 14, 17, or 20 h of light per day, and fruit yield was evaluated over a 31-week production period. This amounted to a difference of 2418 kWh m⁻² in energy usage between the longest and shortest photoperiods. All cultivars produced similar total fresh weight of fruit regardless of photoperiod. Volunteer tasters rated organoleptic characteristics including sweetness, tartness, texture, and overall appeal as measures of fruit quality. Generally, organoleptic attributes were not affected by photoperiod, but these attributes were somewhat dependent upon cultivar and harvest time. Cultivars under different photoperiods varied in their production of fruit over time. ‘Seascape’ was the most consistent producer, typically with the largest, most palatable fruit. ‘Seascape’ plants subsequently were grown at 10-, 12-, or 14-h photoperiods over a treatment period of 33 weeks. Photoperiod again had no significant effect on total fruit weight, although there were periodic flushes of productivity. Fruit under all photoperiods had acceptable approval ratings. A large-fruited, day-neutral strawberry cultivar such as ‘Seascape’ remains productive under shortened photoperiods, allowing reductions in energy and crew labor while maintaining flexibility for mixed-cropping scenarios in space.     

维修保障技术在直升机研制中的应用研究

本文分析了维修保障对直升机使用的影响,然后,论述了维修保障的基本要素及确定维修保障资源的分析方法,并结合工程实例提出了维修保障资源的建立程序,最后,就当前型号研制中的相关问题进行了讨论。     

航空专用测试设备可计量性设计

提出了航空专用测试设备可计量性设计的概念,将专测设备设计与计量联系起来,从设计源头就考虑计量的方便,对航空综合后勤保障建设有积极意义。