Friction Stir Welding of Metal Matrix Composites for use in aerospace structures

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a relatively nascent solid state joining technique developed at The Welding Institute (TWI) in 1991. The process was first used at NASA to weld the super lightweight external tank for the Space Shuttle. Today FSW is used to join structural components of the Delta IV, Atlas V, and Falcon IX rockets as well as the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. A current focus of FSW research is to extend the process to new materials which are difficult to weld using conventional fusion techniques. Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) consist of a metal alloy reinforced with ceramics and have a very high strength to weight ratio, a property which makes them attractive for use in aerospace and defense applications. MMCs have found use in the space shuttle orbiter's structural tubing, the Hubble Space Telescope's antenna mast, control surfaces and propulsion systems for aircraft, and tank armors. The size of MMC components is severely limited by difficulties encountered in joining these materials using fusion welding. Melting of the material results in formation of an undesirable phase (formed when molten Aluminum reacts with the reinforcement) which leaves a strength depleted region along the joint line. Since FSW occurs below the melting point of the workpiece material, this deleterious phase is absent in FSW-ed MMC joints. FSW of MMCs is, however, plagued by rapid wear of the welding tool, a consequence of the large discrepancy in hardness between the steel tool and the reinforcement material. This work characterizes the effect of process parameters (spindle speed, traverse rate, and length of joint) on the wear process. Based on the results of these experiments, a phenomenological model of the wear process was constructed based on the rotating plug model for FSW. The effectiveness of harder tool materials (such as Tungsten Carbide, high speed steel, and tools with diamond coatings) to combat abrasive wear is explored. In-process force, torque, and vibration signals are analyzed to assess the feasibility of on-line monitoring of tool shape changes as a result of wear (an advancement which would eliminate the need for off-line evaluation of tool condition during joining). Monitoring, controlling, and reducing tool wear in FSW of MMCs is essential to the implementation of these materials in structures (such as launch vehicles) where they would be of maximum benefit.     

火箭协同优化中的气动代理模型研究

随着运载火箭研发模式转变，快速迭代和协同优化设计成为主要发展方向，这就要求作为小回路论证中重要一环的气动特性计算能够实现在线输出数据，亟需研究一种快速计算气动特性的代理模型，代替耗时的CFD计算和风洞试验参与到总体优化设计中。综合比较多种快速计算途径，选择高斯基Kriging插值和BP神经网络两种方法构建代理模型。使用脚本控制的Cart3D软件生成数值试验样本，样本点精度与Fluent软件计算误差小于14%。通过样本点训练、内参优化和加点策略，最终获得相对误差小于10%的代理模型，能够实现给定外形参数在线秒级输出气动数据，极大地推动了气动计算在总体论证中的作用。     

基于综合电子的某型运载器电气系统方案设计

为降低全生命周期成本,提高航天运载器综合竞争力,提出了基于综合电子方案的某型运载器电气系统设计实现方法。首先对该运载器功能需求进行了分析,建立了基于综合电子的系统分布式集成逻辑架构,然后分别就系统任务规划与操作系统分区结构、基于时间触发以太网(TTE)的一体化机内外总线体制以及系统容错处理机制等关键技术及实现途径开展了分析论证。本方案提出的相关软、硬件设计方法有利于实现系统快速集成与系统内资源共享,同时为实现冗余容错控制、在线任务规划等功能提供了便利。     

基于三维有限元的火箭模态振型斜率预示方法研究

振型斜率火箭是姿控系统设计的重要参数,对飞行任务的可靠性与安全性有着至关重要的作用。依据全箭动特性的测量原理及参数定义,结合三维有限元建模方法和模型修正技术,全面考虑了速率陀螺、惯组安装位置处的局部刚度对振型和振型斜率的影响,建立了基于局部细节精细化建模的全箭模态振型斜率预示方法,并总结了3种不同的振型斜率提取方法,提高了振型斜率的预示精度。同时提供了三维模型振型一维化的方法,解决了使用三维有限元模型计算弹性运动方程式系数的难题。     

A few metrological aspects of the Gaia mission

The ESA space astrometry mission Gaia is designed to measure the positions, parallaxes and proper motions of more than one billion stars of our Galaxy brighter than 20 magnitude. The expected astrometric accuracies are in the range 7–25 μas for the point-like sources down to 15 mag. To achieve this staggering performance, several issues of highly accurate metrology must be solved and implemented on the spacecraft. In this paper, I discuss first some constraining principles to perform global astrometry in space, and then a couple of examples of the metrological issues currently faced by the design or to be encountered during the operations. One concerns the optimisation of the sky coverage with a scanning instrument like Gaia, and the other deals with the instrument stability and how the stringent requirements are met in practice.     

服务及面向服务软件体系结构的属性研究

信息产业在过去的二十年里发生了巨大的变化，新一代软件技术服务和面向服务的软件体系结构（SOA）随之而生以应对变化性和复杂性与日俱增的业务需求。本文以继承的观点对服务进行分析，对服务的元素、属性以及它们之间关系给出了合理的解释，并根据不同的目标将服务属性分成了两组，并在每组中分别解释了服务如何在封装的基础上实现复用目标，以及如何基于统一描述实现交互目标的。此外，本文还给出新的服务和SOA概念，分析了它们的属性。同时还详细地讨论了SOA及其相关技术（分布式系统和服务），以及SOA系统如何通过服务实现分布式目标。     

弹-架间隙的非线性模拟与特性分析

以大长径比低速旋转火箭为例,探讨弹-架间隙非线性特性对不同发射装置系统的动力响应的影响,当飞行器以S个定心部沿发射装置滑移时,根据弹、架横向相对位移确定其定心部处接触刚度和支承特性,模拟弹-架间隙效应。分别就刚性和柔性两种发射装置,分析了间隙量、支承刚度和转速等因素对飞行器发射中的姿态和系统动力特性的影响,算例与实际情况的相吻合证明了该方法的有效性。     

对在惯性参考系中动量矩应用的讨论

本讨论了不同惯性系中,系统的动量矩之值,即系统动量矩与矩心的关系。并由此对两道有争议的问题予以明确的解释。     

应用ANSYS进行汽车车架结构优化设计的探讨

为了应用ANSYS对结构进行优化设计,总结了ANSYS结构优化设计的数学描述以及模型建立的原则。以汽车车架为研究对象,采用ANSYS构建了其参数化有限元,给出了生成分析文件、定义优化变量以及设置与优化的具体步骤。通过仿真,对纵梁截面尺寸进行了优化设计,并使车架总体积降低了9%。     

翼身结合框结构仿生设计

相似是仿生的基础,全面系统地理解工程原型的功能需求和生物体各个层次的优异结构,准确把握生物体与工程原型的相似性,是结构仿生设计的关键.为减轻翼身结合框重量,分析了竹干与翼身结合框相似的承力性能,借鉴竹干的细观结构形状和排列方式,应用结构仿生原理设计了仿生翼身结合框.有限元分析结果表明,在保证结合框强度、刚度的前提下,仿生结构与原型相比重量可减轻2.1％.