Conversations with Rep. Ken Calvert. Interview by Frank Sietzen Jr

Rep. Calvert, chair of the House aeronautics and space subcommittee of the Science Committee, answers questions related to priorities for space in the current congressional session: the Vision for Space Exploration, development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and other heavy-lift launch vehicles, entrepreneurial alliances in the space transportation industry, the U.S. aerospace industry, space tourism, entrepreneurs and NASA, U.S. aeronautics research, a service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, and priority military space programs.     

Aerothermodynamics – A critical review at DLR

The paper presents the results of a study done for the German Aerospace Center, DLR.¹ The goal of the study is to identify the required design capabilities in external hypersonic aerothermodynamics for future space transportation vehicles. Lessons learned from the latest German program on Technologies for Reusable Future Space Transportation Systems, TETRA, as well as experiences collected from past European technology programs and flight vehicles are taken into account. The study does not go in to details since it pretends to be a reference for future research programs in aerothermodynamics. The potentials and shortcomings of the major prediction tools for aerothermodynamics, i.e., computational fluid dynamics and wind tunnels are shortly highlighted. Overviews of the most relevant external flow problems encountered during the design of space vehicles are presented. Research fields that require serious improvements are also identified.     

对测量雷达的一些新需求与精细测量技术

新一代测量雷达在发展各种先进武器平台与航空航天及空间技术方面有广泛的应用前景。本文讨论对测量雷达的一些新的需求及相关技术,对雷达精细测量的需求与有关技术是本文讨论重点。     

临近空间高超声速飞行器天文导航系统综述

临近空间是航天与航空业务领域的结合部，具有重要的战略价值。高超声速飞行器是临近空间力量部署的重要载体，已逐渐进入应用部署阶段。临近空间高超声速飞行器的飞行环境和任务条件对导航系统提出了新的更高要求。在总结临近空间高超声速飞行器的导航技术研究进展的基础上，对天文导航技术的应用环境和条件进行了系统的分析和探讨，提出了5个重点研究方向，包括：星图采集效能、光学误差模型、视场观测机理、姿态更新速率、小型化模块化工程化等。研究结果可为临近空间高超声速飞行器天文导航系统的设计提供参考。     

Aeronautics — a pioneer in European integration

As the first trans-national European industry, aeronautics has been a pioneer in European integration. The European aeronautics business is now a leading player on the world stage contributing to Europe's standing in the global market. Aeronautics creates employment and advances the cutting-edge technology sector in Europe — in education, business and defence matters. Taking its responsibility for the environment seriously, Europe sets the pace for environmental standards in international aeronautics. After all, air travel has become more convenient, practical and affordable — to the benefit of all citizens.     

临近空间飞行器推进系统预冷器关键技术

临近空间由于其在现代战争中的重要战略意义已成为各国航空航天领域的研究重点,高超声速飞行器更是国家临近空间军事实力的一个重要标志。由于吸气式高超声速飞行器具有较高的飞行高度与马赫数,预冷技术已成为高超声速飞行器推进系统中的一项关键技术,而高性能预冷器设计是预冷技术的一个重要研究方向,预冷器的可靠性与流动传热特性是预冷系统的重要影响参数,对于紧凑、高效、高可靠性先进预冷器的研究具有十分重要的意义。基于目前公开的临近空间高超声速飞行器的主要动力形式及其对预冷技术的刚性需求,对预冷器设计中的关键技术与发展方向做了详细的阐述。     

Slot Length and Line-of-Sight Protection

The reasoning which led to the particular slot structure defined for the collision avoidance system specified by the Air Transportation Association Collision Avoidance System Technical Working Group is discussed. The objectives were to choose a slot length that would 1) minimize the probability of interference, 2) maximize the capacity of the information channel (as measured by the number of messages received in a unit of time). Interference can be manifested by the garbling of either the collision avoidance message or the synchronization signals.     

Guide for Authors

About Journal Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (CJA) is a comprehensive academic journal dealing with the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. It reports resea...     

Dutch civil aeronautics R&T programmes

This paper contains an overview of Dutch aeronautics industry activities and corresponding government support for aeronautics research. It also addresses the current civil aeronautical R&T programmes dedicated to potential future industrial applications and the air transport system.     

模糊层次分析法在航空公司安全评估中的应用

在某航空公司安全评估指标体系的基础上,构建了其安全因素的模糊一致性判断矩阵,并通过权重分析获得各安全因素的影响程度;以人的因素为例进行综合评价,通过建立模糊隶属度矩阵从而得到了模糊综合评价矩阵,由此得出航空公司安全评估中人的风险值,方法为航空公司进一步加强管理提供了依据,因而具有一定的实用价值和经济效益。     

For aerospace programs,the crises continue

The Legislative Update column reports on President Bush's supplemental budget request for the war in Iraq, the formation of a defense caucus in the House of Representatives, stabilized funding for airport security, the Department of Homeland Security budget, NASA's budget request, funding for NASA's aeronautics program, and NASA's new authorization. NASA's FY04 budget request is $15.47 billion, less than 1% more than FY03. The aeronautics program budget request for FY04 is $959 million, a decrease of 8.5% from FY03. Congress is working to introduce a multiyear authorization for NASA during the 108th session.     

Some vortical-flow flight experiments on slender aircraft that impacted the advancement of aeronautics

This paper highlights the three aerodynamic pillars of aeronautics; namely, theory/CFD, wind-tunnel experiments and flight tests, and notes that at any given time these three are not necessarily at the same level of maturity. After an initial history of these three pillars, the focus narrows to a brief history of some vortical-flow flight experiments on slender aircraft that have impacted the advancement of aeronautics in recent decades. They include the F-106, Concorde, SR-71, light-weight fighters (F-16, F/A-18), and F-16XL. These aircraft share in common the utilization of vortical flow and have flown at transonic speeds during a part of the flight envelope. Due to the vast amount of information from flight and CFD that has recently become available for the F-16XL, this aircraft is highlighted and its results detailed. Lastly, it is interesting to note that, though complicated, vortical flows over the F-16XL aircraft at subsonic speeds can be reliably and generally well-predicted with the current CFD flow solvers. However, these solvers still have some problems in matching flight pressure data at transonic speeds. That this problem has been highlighted is both an advancement in aeronautics and a tempting prize to those who would seek its solution.     

WSN在航天器参量监测和多导弹作战中应用

与日益成熟的无线通信技术相比,传统的有线线缆监测与通信逐渐显现出其缺点与不足.无线传感器网络(WSN)技术的出现为航空航天设备间的通信、各种参量的监测、多武器信息共享与协同作战等开辟了一种新的无线思路.讨论了无线技术应用于航空航天的发展趋势,结合WSN理论,分析了WSN技术在未来航空航天领域应用的可行性,并以航天器内环境参量监测及数据传输、多导弹信息共享与协同作战为例,给出WSN技术在未来航空航天上的应用模型.WSN技术在未来航空航天上的成功应用将进一步推进其智能化发展.     

超塑性成型工艺优化策略

超塑性能在较低应变速率下得到较大变形量,超塑性成型工艺在航空航天领域多用于制造铝合金零件,一般采用气压在高温下实现。为达到最佳成型效果,对其工艺的优化必不可少。对超塑性及其成型工艺做一简介,介绍了采用数值模拟和实验验证提出的超塑性成型工艺优化策略。提出对超塑性成型工艺的优化按单参数优化和多参数优化分类,并给出了相应分类的优化策略,着重给出了成型时间优化中的气压控制和控制空间搜索策略及零件厚度优化,指出了后续研究的方向。     

C/C复合材料切削表面粗糙度的测量评定与影响因素研究

通过对航空航天领域广泛应用的典型复合材料的切削表面进行三维表面粗糙度测量实验,研究了C/C复合材料切削表面粗糙度的三维评定参数与二维评定参数之间的差别,并基于三维评定参数对影响C/C复合材料切削表面粗糙度的因素进行了研究。     

The EREA

EREA (the association of European Research Establishments in Aeronautics) was created by the seven major national aeronautical research establishments in the European Union to provide industry, operators, and governments with a cost effective high quality aeronautics technology base through the integrated use of capabilities, resources, personnel and facilities.     

基于智能算法的格栅加筋结构稳健性优化设计

先进复合材料格栅加筋结构有较高的结构效率和较好的设计性能,在航空航天领域有着广泛的应用。本文采用人工神经网络来模拟格栅结构的参数与屈曲载荷之间的映射关系,并在此基础上对结构进行了多目标稳健性优化,使结构质量及其对不确定参数的敏感度都较低。神经网络的训练用到了粒子群优化算法,而最后的结构稳健性优化用到了遗传算法。     

航空电子接口控制文件的数据库管理

介绍了航空电子接口控制文件的特点和传统管理方法的弊端 ,阐述了将航空电子接口控制文件进行数据库化管理的思想 ,并给出一个实例说明了运用这种思想实现航空电子接口控制文件的数据库管理 ,最后给出了实例中使用ADO进行数据操作的关键代码     

AFRL Cryogenic Technology Development Programs

This is an overview of the cryogenic refrigerator and cryogenic integration programs in development and characterization under the Cryogenic Technologies Group, Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The vision statement for the Air Force Research Laboratory Cryogenic Technologies Group is to support the space community as the center of excellence for developing and transitioning space cryogenic thermal management technologies. The primary customers for the AFRL cryogenic technology development programs are Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), the USAF SBIRS (space based infrared) Low program office, and DoD space surveillance programs. This describes a variety of Stirling, pulse tube, Reverse Brayton, Joule-Thomson, and Sorption cycle cryocoolers currently under development to meet current and future Air Force and DoD requirements. The AFRL customer single stage cooling requirements at 10 K, 35 K, 60 K, 150 K, and multi-stage cooling requirements at 35/60 K are addressed. In order to meet these various requirements, the AFRL Cryogenic Technologies Group is pursuing various strategic cryocooler and cryogenic integration options. The Air Force Research Laboratory is also developing several advanced cryogenic integration technologies that will result in the reduction in current cryogenic system integration penalties and design time. These technologies include the continued development of the cryogenic systems integration model (CSIM), 60 K, and 100 K thermal storage units and heat pipes, cryogenic straps, thermal switches, and development of an integrated lightweight cryogenic bus (CRYOBUS).     

Swedish R&TD in aeronautics

This presentation gives an overview of the Swedish National R&TD efforts in aeronautics. The scope is to look both a little bit backwards and see what has been achieved, and to look into the future.