Study on Satellite-to-ground Laser Communications with Existence of Atmosphere

The laser beam used to establish a communication channel between satellite and ground segments has a small divergence angle and a tiny spot on the Earth’s surface, which may lead to the fail of the system. So it’s important to study the deflection of laser beam by the Earth’s atmosphere and find a way to calibrate this error. Both theoretical analysis and real data processing method are used to obtain the mathematical model for divergence angle of laser communication beam and its correction function. Then the model has been applied to the data, which was used to describe the atmosphere state by traditional ground segments to obtain the critical elevation angle. According to the results of calculation, our conclusion will be that the correction should be done when the critical elevation happens.      

钛合金表面抗激光涂层损伤特性及热效应影响研究

实验研究了钛合金和高反射型陶瓷涂层材料抗连续型激光烧蚀的损伤及温度分布特性，并从热效应影响角度对比分析了二者在抗激光损伤效果方面的差异性。研究结果表明：相比于钛合金，高反射型陶瓷涂层材料能有效增强钛合金基底抗激光损伤的能力；在同等激光功率密度辐照下，陶瓷涂层材料能有效提升钛合金基底耐受激光辐照的时间长度。实验结果表明该陶瓷涂层材料的激光损伤阈值比钛合金高约5.8倍。实验发现陶瓷涂层温升速率高于钛合金，但由于陶瓷材料具有较高的反射特性，以及良好的热吸收和热传导特性，因此能使由激光辐照产生的热量在其表面较快地扩散，而降低向基底方向传导的程度，最终提升陶瓷涂层的抗激光损伤阈值。     

化学-电喷双模推进系统的研究现状及展望

传统的化学推进和电推进拥有不同的特点及适用范围。化学推进可以产生毫牛级至牛级推力，相比于电推进，推力大，推力范围宽；电推进比冲高达上千秒，最小可以产生微牛级推力。但两种模式单独执行任务有一定的局限性，难以完成较为复杂的航天任务。化学推进与电推进相结合的双模推进系统，同时拥有高比冲和较宽的推力范围，为航天器提供了更高的任务灵活性，其中单组元液体火箭发动机 离子液体电喷推力器双模推进系统近年来受到广泛关注。简述了单组元 电喷双模推进系统的工作原理和特点，重点总结了国内外关于双模推进的研究现状，并对目前面临的问题与挑战进行分析。     

星载激光通信终端在轨机动对温度影响

对激光通信终端在轨瞬态温度变化开展了仿真，以期研究在轨机动的影响、热分析和热试验时机动模式的简化模拟。通过合理地分析与简化，建立终端的轨道热分析模型，准确模拟在轨机动，根据典型机动模式、外热流和涂层退化等因素设计了计算工况，得出了终端在轨运行过程中的温度场随时间和姿态变化规律。结果表明：不同机动模式下的温度变化存在差异，最大可达23.0℃，采用固定姿态或一维转动的简化热分析或热试验不能准确模拟实际飞行温度，甚至不能部分替代二维转动热分析或热试验；光学天线和反射镜的温度控制是制约终端工作的瓶颈，为终端设计合适的避光机动策略，可大幅度提高温度稳定度和均匀度。研究结果可以为光机电设备在轨机动策略的设计和改进提供参考。     

反推装置对翼身融合分布式推进系统气动性能影响数值模拟

为了研究新型反推装置对翼身融合分布式推进系统气动性能的影响,将机身简化为二维模型,利用数值模拟的手段来研究攻角、反推开度,以及风扇打开或关闭对飞行参数的影响,为翼身融合分布式推进系统的反推装置设计提供初步的意见和建议。结果显示:反推闭合和风扇打开之后该机型的升力系数和俯仰力矩系数都会有较大增加;随着反推开度的增加,升力系数和俯仰力矩系数也随之增加;来流攻角对翼身融合分布式推进系统的气动性能也有较大影响。      

椭圆轨道卫星对地全球覆盖电推进控制

针对椭圆轨道卫星近/远地点的星下点对全球或特定纬度区域的访问问题，提出一种连续小推力下的对地覆盖控制策略。首先，推导了自然摄动对卫星拱线变化的影响，并探讨了进行小推力覆盖控制的必要性。然后，针对燃料消耗的优化问题，将控制方程展开成含傅里叶级数的形式，用以获得便于星上计算的解析形式的次优解，同时探讨了截取阶数与优化程度的关系。在进行拱线控制的同时，通过合理设置约束，对椭圆轨道的近地点高度进行保护，确保卫星安全运行。仿真结果表明，提出的方法能够以适当的燃料消耗代价实现椭圆轨道的近/远地点的全球覆盖控制或特定纬度区域的反复推扫，且控制力在可接受的范围内。     

亚超剪切混合层燃油雾化特性试验研究

为了摸清亚超大梯度剪切混合层内直射式喷嘴的燃油雾化特性，设计了用于向亚超剪切混合流中进行燃油喷射的直射式喷嘴，建立了亚超剪切混合层中燃油雾化试验系统。利用粒子图像测速系统（PIV），对亚超大梯度混合层中油雾场进行测量。通过改变喷嘴流量、喷射角度和喷嘴数量研究不同参数对雾化特性的影响，并应用图像处理技术对亚超大梯度剪切混合层内的油雾场进行分析，总结归纳其雾化规律。试验结果显示：随着流量增大，穿透深度会随之增大，破碎后的颗粒分布峰值所对应的液滴直径会逐渐变小，雾化效果提升；相同流量条件下，喷嘴的角度改变对雾化效果有影响，顺喷和逆喷的雾化效果均好于垂直喷射；逆喷的喷射高度最高，随着流量的增长，燃料将会碰壁；顺喷条件下，随着角度的增加，穿透长度会有所增加；综合燃油轨迹边界，逆喷的效果相对较好。相同流量条件下，喷孔个数的改变对雾化效果和穿透深度的影响不大。     

激光陀螺稳频反射镜的选择

讨论了球面及平面两种稳频反射镜的加工误差对陀螺腔内光路的偏移作用， 分析了腔内光路随这两种反射镜在稳频平移过程中的变化规律以及光路不对称变形对陀螺朗缪尔零漂的影响。分析结果表明： 无论从稳频反射镜存在加工误差考虑， 还是从稳频平移对陀螺性能影响的考虑， 选择球面镜作稳频反射镜要优于平面镜。     

High energy-density propulsion—reducing the risk to humans in planetary exploration

The potential benefits to humankind of space exploration are tremendous. Space is not only the final frontier but is also the next marketplace. The orbital space above Earth offers tremendous opportunities for both strategic assets and commercial development. The critical obstacle retarding the use of the space around the Earth is the lack of low cost access to orbit. Further out, the next giant leap for mankind will be the human exploration of Mars. Almost certainly within the next 30 years, a human crew will brave the isolation, the radiation, and the lack of gravity to walk on and explore the Red planet. Both of these missions will change the outlook and perspective of every human being on the planet. However, these missions are expensive and extremely difficult. Chemical propulsion has demonstrated an inability to achieve orbit cheaply and is a very high-risk option to accomplish the Mars mission. An alternative solution is to develop a high performance propulsion system. Nuclear propulsion has the potential to be such a system. The question will be whether humanity is willing to take on the challenge.     

The Genesis Solar Wind Concentrator Target: Mass Fractionation Characterised by Neon Isotopes

The concentrator on Genesis provided samples of increased fluences of solar wind ions for precise determination of the oxygen isotopic composition. The concentration process caused mass fractionation as a function of the radial target position. This fractionation was measured using Ne released by UV laser ablation and compared with modelled Ne data, obtained from ion-trajectory simulations. Measured data show that the concentrator performed as expected and indicate a radially symmetric concentration process. Measured concentration factors are up to ∼30 at the target centre. The total range of isotopic fractionation along the target radius is 3.8%/amu, with monotonically decreasing ²⁰Ne/²²Ne towards the centre, which differs from model predictions. We discuss potential reasons and propose future attempts to overcome these disagreements.