宽带相控阵馈源可展开反射面天线研究

为满足星载高增益天线的应用需求,本文设计了一种带有相控阵馈源的伞状可展开反射面天线。首先介绍了反射面天线可展开机构的原理及设计,由碳纤维天线肋和金属编织网面组成反射面,在高精度可展开机构的动作下实现其收拢和展开,从而大幅减小其收藏包络尺寸。对于直径为1.14 m的可展开反射面天线设计了宽带相控阵馈源,采用金属Vivaldi天线作为相控阵单元,根据极化方式、焦径比和扫描范围选择排列成双极化矩形阵列,使可展开反射面天线在8～16 GHz内实现二维波束扫描,通过电磁仿真进行验证,仿真结果表明,宽带相控阵馈源能够有效地增加可展开反射面天线的视场,反射面天线在8 GHz、12 GHz和16 GHz时扫描到0°的增益分别是38.03 dB、40.65 dB和41.48 dB,扫描到+3°的增益分别是37.68 dB、40.68 dB和41.09 dB。     

空间可展开天线结构研究进展

扼要综述了空间可展开天线结构的发展及目前的国际动态,叙述了空间可展开天线结构、设计及分析中的主要研究课题及其目前的进展。指出“把多体动力学与有限元法相结合的综合动力学建模法”、“辩识模型后,用预测控制和优化的思想进行展开过程控制”、“用多约束优化法调整网状天线反射面形状精度”等是适合我国目前状况的较好方法。     

大型环形可展开天线型面高精度测试方法研究

天线反射器型面精度是衡量、评价天线质量的重要指标之一,天线型面精度的高低将直接影响天线的电性能指标。大型环形可展开天线型面精度测试,目前多采用高精度工业数字化摄影测量技术进行,在使用高精度数字化摄影测量系统对大型环形可展开天线开展型面测试过程中,系统测量精度主要受摄影基准选用、测量距离、测量靶标大小、测量角度、测量拍照数量、相机参数等多项工艺参数影响。就如何使用数字化摄影测量系统对大型环形可展开天线开展高精度型面测试方法开展研究,通过对高精度长基准尺的设计及布局研究,以及对摄影测量系统最优匹配工艺参数研究及验证,得到一种针对大型环形可展开天线开展高精度型面测试的方法。试验证明,该方法可靠有效,能够满足大型环形可展开天线开展型面高精度测试的测量需求。     

基于在轨热环境的可展开天线反射面精度调整技术

随着宇航事业的发展,网状展开天线的尺寸越来越大,对形面精度要求越来越高(特别是高频段),在轨热环境与地面调整点的热环境差别大,必须采用基于在轨热环境的网面精度调整技术以满足反射面的精度要求。就在轨热环境下的辅助牵引面式网面精度调整技术的理论分析及调整方法进行了探讨,给出了计及在轨热环境的网面形状精度调整的基本理论公式及调整步骤,并对某样机进行了调整计算。计算结果表明,文中的分析、公式、方法是正确的,可行的。     

空中发射技术特点的量化分析

近几年,随着小卫星市场的蓬勃发展,小型卫星发射市场持续升温,以飞马座XL和运载器一号火箭为代表的空射火箭完成多次发射任务,将数十颗卫星送入近地轨道。空射运载火箭具备快速响应、机动灵活、发射成本低、任务适应性强等技术特点。运载火箭从空中发射可以充分利用载机的飞行高度和飞行速度,在相同的系统运载能力下,火箭的起飞质量更小;在相同的火箭起飞质量下,系统运载能力更高;同时,对于规模星座快速部署,空中发射的灵活优势显著。围绕空射火箭的上述技术特点,基于空射火箭模型开展仿真分析研究及不同发射方式的结果对比,结果表明空射方式对提升系统效益效果显著。     

星载双反射抛物面天线热变形分析

星载天线在轨运行时受到空间外热流的影响，会经历周期性的高低温交变，导致其反射面产生热变形。为了保证星载天线稳定运行，选取某型号星载双反射抛物面天线作为研究对象，采用有限元法对天线高温工况下的在轨温度场进行分析，进而将天线上分布的温度载荷作为边界条件映射到结构场中进行热变形分析；同时详细分析了材料属性、铝蜂窝芯厚度、碳纤维贴层厚度、反射面支撑约束位置等因素对双反射抛物面天线热变形的影响，以期为星载天线结构优化设计提供理论参考。     

Structural design and static analysis of a double-ring deployable truss for mesh antennas

This paper addresses the structural design, the deployment control design, the static analysis and the model testing of a new double-ring deployable truss that is intended for large mesh antennas. This deployable truss is a multi-DOF (degree-of-freedom), over-constrained mechanism. Two kinds of deployable basic elements were introduced, as well as a process to synthesise the structure of the deployable truss. The geometric equations were formulated to determine the length of each strut, including the effects of the joint size. A DOF evaluation showed that the mechanism requires two active cables and requires deployment control. An open-loop control system was designed to control the rotational velocities of two motors. The structural stiffness of the truss was assessed by static analysis that considered the effects of the constraint condition and the pre-stress of the passive cables. A 4.2-metre demonstration model of an antenna was designed and fabricated. The geometry and the deployment behaviour of the double-ring truss were validated by the experiments using this model.     

Performance relationships between ground model and space prototype of deployable space antennas

Performance testing is very useful in the design of deployable space antennas. It is arduous and costly to carry out the prototype experiments on the ground because of the large aperture of the antenna and the difficulty of simulating space environments. Thus, a smaller replica of the antenna, called scale model, is used to achieve the performance testing for reasons of economy, convenience, and saving in time. In this paper, a two-step approach is proposed to predict the prototype performance of the antenna in the space environment according to the performance testing of the scale model. The first step is to analyze the similarity between the prototype and the model in the same environment. Different methods are adopted according to the different performance of the antenna. The scaling laws of the driving force of the deployable Astromesh antenna are established through the differential equations on the basis of the deployment dynamic equations, while the scaling laws of frequency are derived by the dimensional analysis method. The second step is to analyze the performance relationships of the scale model in the different environments. Experiments on the scale model can be performed to obtain the performance relationships. Finally, a complete example of the natural frequency analysis is given to illustrate the two-step method.     

带射频电缆的可展开天线阵在轨展开动力学

空间存在射频电缆穿越可展开部件工作区域的情形,这会对部件的展开特性造成较大的影响(特别是无源可展开机构),甚至会影响整个航天器任务。文章以某卫星带有半刚性射频电缆的无源可展开天线阵为例,提出了其动力学建模仿真流程,并建立在轨展开动力学模型;采用该模型开展了在轨展开动力学特性的仿真研究,同时与在轨实测数据进行了比对。结果表明,仿真数据与在轨实测数据基本一致,准确地评估了射频电缆对可展开天线阵在轨展开特性的影响,仿真评估方法有效。该建模仿真流程同样适用于卫星其他类型可展开部件的展开特性研究。     

大型反射面的充气展开动力学研究

为了掌握大型反射面从收拢状态到完全展开状态的动力学特性，采用气囊模型和控制体积(CV)法对反射面的充气展开过程进行研究。建立了包含中心轮毂、肋板、支撑杆、薄膜圆环和张拉绳的反射面有限元模型，提出逆解法获得折叠收拢状态下反射面的节点坐标，给出了充气展开动力学分析流程，获得了恒定充气速率下展开过程中圆环充气体积、环内压力等参数与展开时间的变化规律。结果表明，采用充气技术可进行大型反射面有序可控展开，反射面的充气展开过程分初始收拢状态、解锁释放、肋板展开、保压稳定四个阶段，地面充气展开试验结果验证了仿真分析的准确性。     

周边桁架可展开天线小冲击展开过程设计

提出了周边桁架可展天线展开过程的一种轨迹设计方法.通过优化方法选择贝塞尔曲线作为驱动索的输入运动轨迹,保证了展开角加速度的连续性并有效降低其峰值,从而达到了减小天线所受冲击的目标.通过数值仿真对比得出结论,天线的展开过程应是一个无中间匀速状态的先加速后减速过程.     

国外空间大型网状天线在轨展开故障与对策

空间大型网状天线在轨可靠展开是确保航天任务取得成功的关键。对国外自1974—2011年间发射的部分科学、商业和军用航天器携带的大型网状天线在轨展开故障情况进行了统计,介绍了各天线展开故障的机理,并对天线展开故障应急处理方法和设计改进措施进行了总结。根据空间大型天线展开的特点,提出了加强天线抗冲击能力、充分开展天线机构实验验证和展开故障应急处理预案研究等建议。     

Technology Improvement for the High Reliability LM-2F Launch Vehicle

The Long March 2 F(LM-2F) launch vehicle, the only launch vehicle designed for manned space flight in China, successfully launched the Tiangong 2 space laboratory and the Shenzhou 11 manned spaceship into orbits in 2016 respectively. In this study, it introduces the technological improvements for enhancing the reliability of the LM-2F launch vehicle in the aspects of general technology, control system, manufacture and ground support system. The LM-2F launch vehicle will continue to provide more contributions to the Chinese Space Station Project with its high reliability and 100% success rate.     

环柱式天线展开过程耦合动力学分析

针对环柱式天线展开过程中斜拉绳索释放运动与桁架展开运动之间耦合动力学分析困难的问题,采用非线性欧拉梁单元对斜拉绳索建模,基于几何精确梁理论对环形桁架建模,提出了环柱式天线多体系统模型,实现了结构展开过程中绳索释放与桁架展开耦合动力学的精准仿真,揭示了绳索柔性等因素对桁架伸展起阻碍作用的机理。仿真结果表明,在环柱式天线展开过程中,减小绳索模量,降低绳索直径,采用单绳索分布设计,有利于提高桁架的展开稳定性。另外,绳索柔性对桁架展开中间阶段影响最为显著。该分析结果为环柱式天线在轨展开动力学预示和优化设计提供了指导作用。     

迭代制导情况下姿态控制系统稳定性分析方法研究

为了提高火箭的入轨精度和轨道适应能力,我国在新一代运载火箭末级中采用了迭代制导技术,俯仰、偏航程序角根据火箭运动状态和目标轨道参数实时变化,目前工程设计中仍按照固定程序角方式开展稳定性分析。本文推导出迭代制导程序角与火箭速度、位置之间的线性关系式,在国内首次提出了迭代制导情况下的稳定性分析方法,并以新一代运载火箭为例进行了实例计算,结果表明此分析方法正确、可行,具有一定的参考价值。     

Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon

Chandrayaan-1 is the first Indian planetary exploration mission that will perform remote sensing observation of the Moon to further our understanding about its origin and evolution. Hyper-spectral studies in the 0.4– region using three different imaging spectrometers, coupled with a low energy X-ray spectrometer, a sub-keV atom analyzer, a 3D terrain mapping camera and a laser ranging instrument will provide data on mineralogical and chemical composition and topography of the lunar surface at high spatial resolution. A low energy gamma ray spectrometer and a miniature imaging radar will investigate volatile transport on lunar surface and possible presence of water ice in the polar region. A radiation dose monitor will provide an estimation of energetic particle flux en route to the Moon as well as in lunar orbit. An impact probe carrying a mass spectrometer will also be a part of the spacecraft. The 1 ton class spacecraft will be launched by using a variant of flight proven indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL). The spacecraft will be finally placed in a 100 km circular polar orbit around the Moon with a planned mission life of two years.     

Innovation and Outlook of the New Generation of Cryogenic and Quick-Launch Launch Vehicle

This paper introduces a launch vehicle scheme for the new generation of cryogenic and quick-launch launch vehicle(LM-6). The main technical innovations of LM-6 launch vehicle include the capability of twenty satellites launched by one vehicle, high-pressure staged combustion cycle engine and oxygen tank self-pressurization, sandwich bulkhead tank with 200 K temperature difference, and 7-day quick-launch using the "three horizontals" test and launch mode with integral transportation and erection. The future development of the quick-launch launch vehicle is predicted based upon the need for vehicle mission coverage improvement, better response speed, and stronger market competiveness.     

空间可展开结构拓扑综合方法研究

空间可展开结构的构型用邻接矩阵表示,采用拓扑变换的方法来研究空间可展开结构 的拓扑综合。通过构件的增加、减少以及连接关系变化的变胞综合方法实现不同构型之间的 变换运算。以周边桁架可展开天线结构为例,通过构型变换,得到了不同于目前同步展开／ 收拢方式的混合展开收拢方式,以及新的可展开结构的构型。通过所得类型的运动仿真,表 明了混合展开方式以及新的可展开结构类型的可行性,验证了空间可展开结构拓扑综合的变 胞综合方法。     

European Sail Tower SPS concept

Based on a DLR-study in 1998/99 on behalf of ESA/ESTEC called “System Concepts, Architectures and Technologies for Space Exploration and Utilization (SE&U)” a new design for an Earth-orbiting Solar Power Satellite (SPS) has been developed. The design is called “European Sail Tower SPS” and consists mainly of deployable sail-like structures derived from the ongoing DLR/ESA solar sail technology development activity. Such a SPS satellite features an extremely light-weight and large tower-like orbital system and could supply Europe with significant amounts of electrical power generated by photovoltaic cells and subsequently transmitted to Earth via microwaves. In order to build up the sail tower, 60 units - each consisting of a pair of square-shaped sails - are moved from LEO to GEO with electric propulsion and successively assembled in GEO robotically on a central strut. Each single sail has dimensions of 150m × 150 m and is automatically deployed, using four diagonal light-weight carbon fiber (CFRP) booms which are initially rolled up on a central hub. The electric thrusters for the transport to GEO could also be used for orbit and attitude control of the assembled tower which has a total length of about 15 km and would be mainly gravity gradient stabilized. Employing thin film solar cell technology, each sail is used as a solar array and produces an electric power in orbit of about 3.7 MW_e. A microwave antenna with a diameter of 1 km transmits the power to a 10 km rectenna on the ground. The total mass of this 450 MW SPS is about 2100 tons. First estimates indicate that the costs for one kWh delivered in this way could compete with present day energy costs, if launch costs would decrease by two orders of magnitude. Furthermore, mass production and large numbers of installed SPS systems must be assumed in order to lower significantly the production costs and to reduce the influence of the expensive technology development. The paper presents the technical concept and an economic assessment as well as results of a recent solar sail deployment ground demonstration at DLR's facilities in Cologne.     

星载大型天线反射器桁架展开动力学建模仿真

以星载大型可展开天线为对象,研究了索网绷紧前天线反射器桁架在轨展开动力学过程。对大型天线展开机构特点和展开原理进行分析,建立了反射器桁架驱动和传动机构动力学模型。为避免初始时刻天线反射器切断铰约束方程雅克比矩阵奇异,以及小展开角情况下动力学方程左端系数矩阵数值性态差问题,提出了基于几何的替代约束求解方案。对星载大型天线在轨展开动力学过程进行了数值仿真,仿真结果表明,提出的方法能够有效解决初始时刻天线反射器切断铰约束方程雅克比矩阵奇异问题。