Modeling novel methodologies for unmanned aerial systems–Applications to the UAS-S4 Ehecatl and the UAS-S45 Bálaam

The rising demand for Unmanned Aerial Systems(UASs) to perform tasks in hostile environments has emphasized the need for their simulation models for the preliminary evaluations of their missions. The efficiency of the UAS model is directly related to its capacity to estimate its flight dynamics with minimum computational resources. The literature describes several techniques to estimate accurate aircraft flight dynamics. Most of them are based on system identification. This paper presents an alternative methodology to obtain complete model of the S4 and S45 unmanned aerial systems. The UAS-S4 and the UAS-S45 models were divided into four sub-models, each corresponding to a specific discipline: aerodynamics, propulsion, mass and inertia, and actuator. The‘‘aerodynamic" sub-model was built using the Fderivatives in-house code, which is an improvement of the classical DATCOM procedure. The ‘‘propulsion" sub-model was obtained by coupling a two-stroke engine model based on the ideal Otto cycle and a Blade Element Theory(BET) analysis of the propeller. The ‘‘mass and the inertia" sub-model was designed utilizing the Raymer and DATCOM methodologies. A sub-model of an actuator using servomotor characteristics was employed to complete the model. The total model was then checked by validation of each submodel with numerical and experimental data. The results indicate that the obtained model was accurate and could be used to design a flight simulator.     

基于收缩理论的高超声速飞行器控制

为了使高超声速飞行器能够跟踪预定指令,针对其严反馈模型提出了基于收缩理论的控制方法。由于高度和速度相对独立,因此分开设计控制器。控制器设计过程中,以基于反步法的收缩理论为核心,对于模型中不确定项利用自适应进行在线识别;引入动态面对虚拟控制输入进行求导,并利用收缩下的奇异摄动分析降阶系统,可以证明降阶前后状态误差间的偏差及滤波误差有界。采用此方法,可证明系统状态半全局收敛,跟踪误差及自适应估计误差有界。     

多飞行器动态目标追踪协同控制研究

多飞行器追踪动态目标是一个协同控制问题,需要根据目标飞行状态,协同各个追踪飞行器的飞行状态,最终能够在某动态的最佳点实现同时到达。考虑到目标具有较强的机动性,轨迹通常为非线性的,设计了一种基于非线性轨迹预测的、以剩余时间为控制变量的一致性控制方案。仿真结果表明,提出的控制方案能够实现空间位置相距较远的多飞行器动态追踪,具有较好的灵活性和收敛性,目标轨迹的预测结果与实际轨迹误差较小,恰当的轨迹估计有助于缩短追踪时间,提高追踪效率。     

吸气式高超声速飞行器非均匀尾喷流试验

在中国空气动力研究与发展中心0.5m高超声速风洞中,开展了非均匀喷流条件下的吸气式高超声速飞行器后体尾喷流/外流干扰测压试验研究。采用非均匀内喷管,模拟飞行器尾喷管非均匀入流,测量了飞行器后体膨胀面及水平翼表面压力,采用高清纹影观测了喷流干扰区域的流场结构,获得了不同工况下非均匀入流对尾部及水平翼表面压力分布的影响规律。试验结果显示尾喷管非均匀入流对飞行器尾部壁面压力分布及流场结构有明显影响,喷管入流的非均匀特征在吸气式高超声速飞行器喷流模拟中不可忽视。非均匀喷流核心区压力分布明显高于均匀喷流时的结果;核心区域外,非均匀喷流的作用面积略小于均匀喷流,且非均匀喷流同外流交叉干扰区域的面积和强度要略小于均匀喷流;均匀喷流在喷管出口区域存在明显的膨胀波系,交叉干扰激波及剪切层的扩张角也大于非均匀入口条件时的结果。     

进口水平投影可控的流线追踪内收缩进气道设计

为了满足两侧进气布局飞行器的乘波前体与进气道一体化设计要求,提出了一种进口水平投影可控的流线追踪内收缩进气道设计方法。基于马赫数分布可控的轴对称基准流场,在指定进口水平投影为椭圆的条件下,采用该方法设计了内收缩进气道并在设计点(Ma=5.4)和接力点(Ma=4.0)对其进行数值研究。结果表明,设计点时进气道都能保持基准流场的波系结构和沿程压力分布,无粘时可以全捕获自由来流,喉道性能与基准流场几乎相等。有粘条件下,设计点和接力点时进气道具有较高的压缩效率和良好的流量捕获能力,接力点的流量系数高达0.85。该设计方法为内收缩进气道与乘波前体的一体化设计提供了新途径。     

WSO-UV project

During last three decades, astronomers have enjoyed continuous access to the 100–300 nm ultraviolet (UV) spectral range where the resonance transitions of the most abundant atoms and ions (at temperatures between 3000 and 300 000 K) reside. This UV range is not accessible from ground-based facilities. The successful International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) observatory, the Russian ASTRON mission and successor instruments such as the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission or the COS and STIS spectrographs on-board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) prove the major impact of observations in the UV wavelength range in modern astronomy. Future access to space-based observatories is expected to be very limited. For the next decade, the post-HST era, the World Space Observatory – Ultraviolet (WSO–UV) will be the only 2-m class UV telescope with capabilities similar to the HST. WSO–UV will be equipped with instruments for imaging and spectroscopy and it will be a facility dedicated, full-time, to UV astronomy. In this article, we briefly outline the current status of the WSO–UV mission and the science management plan.     

LENS风洞试验返回器模型气动热特性模拟

国家数值风洞高超声速流动模拟软件HyFLOW的研制对打破国外同类软件的技术壁垒具有重要意义。与国外DPLR软件进行了对比研究，同时系统介绍了HyFLOW软件求解器的数值方法、物理化学模型以及壁面催化特性计算模型等主要方法，采用典型算例对有限催化模型进行了数值验证，最后基于LENS风洞试验146 mm返回器标模外形开展了高超声速气动热特性数值模拟。研究结果表明，HyFLOW软件在高超声速热化学非平衡流动模拟与评估方面的气动力计算精度高，与国外同类软件DPLR相当，同时其壁面催化条件下的气动热计算精度可靠，可信度高。     

Particle swarm optimization applied to hypersonic reentry trajectories

This paper presents the novel use of the particle swarm optimization(PSO)to generate the end-to-end trajectory for hypersonic reentry vehicles in a quite simple formulation.The velocitydependent bank angle profile is developed to reduce the search space of unknown parameters based on the constrained PSO algorithm.The path constraints are enforced by setting the fitness function to be infinite on condition that the particles violate the maximum allowable values.The PSO algorithm also provides a much easier means to satisfy the terminal conditions by adding penalty terms to the fitness function.Furthermore,the approximate reentry landing footprint is fast constructed by incorporating an interpolation model into the standardized bank angle profiles.Numerical simulations demonstrate that the PSO method is a feasible and flexible tool to generate the end-to-end trajectory and landing footprint for hypersonic reentry vehicles.     

基于预置动压的高超声速飞行器上升段轨迹设计

针对高超声速飞行器燃料最省上升轨迹的研究问题,为实现高超声速飞行器的燃料最省上升轨迹快速求解,对定动压情况下高超声速飞行器上升段轨迹特性进行了研究分析,给出了定动压情况下高超声速飞行器燃料最省上升轨迹的快速反解方法,总结分析了不同定动压下的上升轨迹特性,并在此研究的基础上提出了基于预置动压的高超声速飞行器上升段轨迹设计方法。该方法可以通过设计燃料最省的动压曲线,反解出该预置动压下的上升轨迹参数,得到一条近似燃料最省最优解的轨迹。仿真结果表明,经过解算得到的上升轨迹结果与高斯伪谱法得到的最优上升轨迹结果基本相似。     

基于NFTET的高超声速飞行器鲁棒轨迹重构设计

考虑高超声速飞行器故障下安全再入飞行问题，针对飞行器发生较大故障的情况，提出了基于相邻可行轨迹存在定理(Neighboring feasible trajectory existence theorem,NFTET)的鲁棒在线轨迹重构算法。在标称情况下基于反馈线性化预测校正制导算法生成满足各种约束条件的再入轨迹；由于NFTET只适用于发生较小故障的情况，为保证较大故障下飞行器仍能以较高精度安全着陆，基于NFTET理论设计了鲁棒轨迹重构算法，得到了较高落点精度的飞行轨迹。仿真结果表明，本文所提出算法能有效解决飞行器较大故障下的安全再入轨迹重构问题，提高了飞行器的自主容错能力。