Sliding mode control design for oblique wing aircraft in wing skewing process

When the wing of Oblique Wing Aircraft (OWA) is skewed, the center of gravity, inertia and aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft all significantly change, causing an undesirable flight dynamic response, affecting the flying qualities, and even endangering the flight safety. In this study, the dynamic response of an OWA in the wing skewing process is simulated, showing that the three-axis movements of the OWA are highly coupled and present nonlinear characteristics during the wing skewing. As the roll control efficiency of the aileron decreases due to the shortened control arm in an oblique configuration, the all-moving horizontal tail is used for additional roll and the control allocation is performed based on minimum control energy. Given the properties of pitch-roll-yaw coupling and control input and state coupling, and the difficulty of establishing an accurate aerodynamic model in the wing skewing process due to unsteady aerodynamic force, a multi-loop sliding mode controller is formulated by the time-scale separation method. The closed-loop simulation results show that the asymmetric aerodynamics can be balanced and that the velocity and altitude of the aircraft maintain stable, which means that a smooth transition is obtained during the OWA’s wing skewing.     

A compliant polymorphing wing for small UAVs

This paper presents the development of a novel compliant polymorphing wing capable of chord and camber morphing for small UAVs. The morphing wing can achieve up to 10% chord extension and ±20° camber changes. The design, modeling, sizing, manufacturing and mechanical testing of the wing are detailed. The polymorphing wing consists of one continuous front spar fixed to the fuselage and a rear spar on each side of the wing. Each rear spar can translate in the chordwise direction (chord morphing) and rotate around itself (camber morphing). A flexible elastomeric latex sheet is used as the skin to cover the wing and maintain its aerodynamic shape whilst allowing morphing. The loads from the skin are transferred to the spars using the compliant cellular ribs that support the flexible skin and facilitate morphing. Pre-tensioning is applied to the skin to minimize wrinkling when subject to aerodynamic and actuation loads. A rack and pinion actuation system, powered by stepper motors, is used for morphing. Aero-structural design, analysis and sizing are conducted. Performance comparison between the polymorphing wing and the baseline wing (non-morphing) shows that chord morphing improves aerodynamic efficiency at low angles of attack while camber morphing improves efficiency at high angles of attack.     

惯性参数对飞翼体自由度颤振特性的影响规律研究

飞翼飞行器刚体短周期模态频率较高,易与一阶弹性弯曲模态耦合发生一种特殊的颤振——体自由度颤振。采用风洞实验与频域计算相结合的手段,开展了惯性参数(俯仰转动惯量、质心位置)对飞翼飞行器体自由度颤振特性(颤振速度和颤振频率)的影响规律研究。实验和计算结果表明:俯仰惯量和质心位置会明显改变体自由度颤振频率与速度,颤振实验与计算结果一致性较好。俯仰惯量增加,颤振频率降低,沉浮约束时颤振速度基本不变,沉浮自由时颤振速度增大;质心位置前移,俯仰模态频率与阻尼同时增加,俯仰与一阶弹性弯曲模态耦合更容易,但发散模态分支的阻尼也更大,导致颤振速度先降低后增大,颤振频率单调增加。     

Aerodynamic design of tractor propeller for high-performance distributed electric propulsion aircraft

Aiming to maximize the aerodynamic performance of the Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) aircraft, a hybrid design framework which focuses on the aerodynamic performance of the propeller/wing integration has been developed and validated numerically. Variable-fidelity modelling for propeller aerodynamics has been used to achieve computational efficiency with reasonable accuracy. By optimizing the aerodynamic loading distributions on the tractor propeller disk, the induced slipstream is redistributed into a form that is beneficial for the wing downstream, based on which the propeller blade geometry is generated through a rapid inversed design procedure. As compared with the Minimum Induced Loss (MIL) propeller at a specified thrust level, significant improvements of both the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing and the propeller/wing integrated aerodynamic efficiency is achieved, which shows great promise to deliver aerodynamic benefits for the wing within the propeller slipstream without any additional devices.     

三角翼DBD等离子体流动控制研究进展

现代战机采用较多的三角翼，在大迎角绕流时存在前缘涡破裂等气动问题。作为新型主动流动控制技术，等离子体激励频带宽、响应快、结构简单、便于闭环控制，在解决三角翼气动问题上具有潜力。回顾了介质阻挡放电（DBD）等离子体气动激励的基本原理，及其用于三角翼前缘涡控制的研究进展。从来流条件、几何构型、激励参数等方面分析了DBD等离子体激励对流动控制效果的影响规律；结合不同激励频率下流场演化特性，分析了流动控制机理。最后，从理论研究和工程应用的角度，对三角翼前缘涡控制的发展进行总结展望。     

飞翼无人机保形进气道耦合进口格栅气动与隐身综合特性

基于飞翼无人机(UAV)保形进气道和工程应用实例,进行了不同格栅间距的格栅设计。结合多层快速多极子方法(MLFMM)和混合网格计算方法,开展了保形进口格栅气动和隐身综合特性研究。结果表明:①随着格栅尺寸（间距)减小,格栅隐身效果逐渐增强;频率为1GHz下,格栅间距为波长的1/3时,格栅电磁屏蔽效率约为48.93%,而当格栅间距达到波长的1/6时,接近于完全屏蔽;②保形进口格栅对无人机翼面上流动干扰较小而对进气道内流特性影响明显;③随着格栅尺寸减小,全机升阻特性逐渐略微下降,进气道出口截面总压恢复逐渐降低而畸变指数逐渐增大。      

运输机机翼平面参数快速优化方法

提出了一套机翼平面参数快速优化方法。新方法通过改变优化思路,简化计算模型,合理选择计算方法,有效地提高了优化效率。简要介绍参数优化思想与流程控制,重点阐述优化程序的气动、重量与性能计算模块的算法。以某运输机为算例,优化结果与资料数据吻合,验证了新方法的正确性。     

变体辅助的无人机栖落机动模糊控制设计

无人机（Unmanned aerial vehicle， UAV）的栖落机动是一种大幅度的俯仰运动，易引起升降舵操纵力矩饱和。本文以变体方式增强无人机的俯仰操纵能力，并研究其对应的控制设计方法。首先对栖落机动建立了纵向动力学模型，并通过采用轨迹线性化和张量积变换方法转换得到T-S模糊模型。基于Lyapunov稳定理论和平方和方法，设计了满足控制输入约束的栖落机动多项式模糊控制器。对非变体与变体下的栖落机动控制过程进行了仿真，结果验证了控制律的有效性，并且表明变体辅助的无人机具有更强的操纵性能，能提高栖落机动中升降舵的抗饱和能力。     

绳索断裂对二维二次太阳翼展开过程影响分析

为识别二维二次太阳翼关键环节和预示其在轨展开故障模式，开展不同位置绳索断裂失效对太阳翼展开的影响程度分析。采用考虑绳索断裂的绳索联动轮力学模型，建立了适应于不同联动轮半径的联动轮受力模型，提出角度触发约束消除方法，解决了太阳翼第2次展开过程连续仿真问题，建立了太阳翼第2次展开动力学方程，分析了不同位置绳索断裂失效对太阳翼各板展开角度、展开构型和其他绳索张力的影响。分析表明，越靠近星体的绳索联动机构失效对太阳翼展开过程的影响越大，其中连接架上绳索联动机构失效可直接导致二维二次太阳翼在轨展开失败。     

空客公司成功的机翼设计I——A300及A310机翼设计

空客公司的成功离不开其先进的机翼设计，其机翼由英国宇航公司负责设计和生产。空客飞机机翼先进的空气动力设计，包括尖峰后加载翼型、超临界翼型、先进跨声速机翼设计——超临界机翼设计、机翼与机身的干扰、翼梢小翼设计、增升装置设计，机翼低重量设计、机翼构型与载荷，详细设计，结构设计和低成本设计等。作为系列论文之一，综述A300及A310的机翼设计特点。