基于非线性模型预测的绳系系统系绳摆振控制

针对绳系系统离轨稳定控制问题,开展了系绳和绳端卫星构成的绳系系统在拖拽离轨过程中系绳摆动稳定控制方法研究。在考虑拖拽离轨过程中约束下,首先建立了包含绳端卫星的姿态运动的模型,并建立了绳系系统的离轨动力学方程和便于控制器设计的简化动力学方程。其次根据模型预测原理以最优化方法设计参考轨迹,最后以模型预测控制方法为基础设计了稳定系绳摆动的非线性模型预测控制方法。使用MATLAB软件平台仿真,验证了所设计的参考轨迹能完成目标和模型预测控制器有好的跟踪能力。      

空间绳系拖拽系统摆动特性与平稳控制

考虑了任务星与废星的姿态运动以及系统组合体的面内外姿态运动,建立了绳系拖拽离轨系统动力学与控制模型,以切向常值推力下绳系拖拽轨道转移为任务过程,分析了任务星在喷气和零动量轮的限制姿态反馈控制条件下飞行时,废星姿态摆动、系统组合体面内外摆动和任务星姿态运动的规律及相互影响关系。采用留位和阻尼控制相结合的系绳张力复合控制方法,并结合任务星姿态控制,确保绳系拖拽转移安全平稳进行。仿真结果表明:常值推力下绳系拖拽轨道转移时,牵挂点偏置诱发的废星姿态周期性摆动会激发绳系组合体的面内外同频率高阶摆动,星体姿态运动是任务星姿态扰动力矩产生的主要因素;采用张力复合控制可有效消除废星姿态摆动并保持星间相对距离,结合任务星姿态控制,可实现离轨过程的平稳与安全,大幅减少任务星的姿控能耗。      

基于伪谱法的空间绳系组合体最优燃耗离轨研究

为了优化空间绳系组合体轨道转移的燃耗,提出一种基于伪谱法求解的包含拖拽、平衡、甩摆三个阶段的绳系组合体最优燃耗离轨方案. 首先将全过程离轨的燃耗作为性能指标,采用简化的绳系组合体动力学模型,利用高斯伪谱法求解出拖拽阶段系统状态最优轨迹;其次考虑较复杂的绳系组合体动力学模型,使用模型预测控制方法跟踪拖拽阶段系统状态最优轨迹. 仿真结果表明该方法能实现主动星安全、高效,并以最低燃耗地将目标星转移到目标轨道.     

非合作失效航天器绳系拖曳系统研究

空间碎片的不断增加给人类航天活动的开展和在轨资产的安全造成严重威胁。在已经提出的多种空间碎片主动清除方式中,绳系拖曳（tethered space tug,TST）系统因有较好的应用前景而受到广泛关注。部分失效航天器因星上器件损坏且姿态控制系统异常,始终将姿态维持在某一特定指向,针对此类具有典型的非合作特征的大型空间碎片,开展绳系拖曳动力学与控制研究。将拖船和目标均视作刚体,用牛顿法建立了TST系统的动力学模型;根据目标姿态稳定方式分为自旋稳定和三轴稳定两种情况,开展了绳系拖曳动力学分析与控制设计,并考察了系绳在失效航天器表面连接点位置对系统稳定状态的影响。仿真结果表明,拖船和失效航天器会在系绳连接下表现出抗衡特点,最终系统会稳定在不同的均衡状态附近。此研究为安全清除尚有残余姿态控制能力的失效航天器中相关拖曳动力学与控制问题提供了参考。     

空间微重力组合体及其控制

空间微重力组合体是绳系卫星系统的升级版,有更强大的功能和应用前景。可是在无控状态下,新旧两款系统的留位（系绳伸出长度不变）和回收（系绳回卷收缩）运动都不稳定,必须置入有效的控制算法才能使其稳定运行。从绳系卫星的简化动力学模型入手,抓住微重力和动态运动中的惯性力相互关系,推导出基础型和扩展型的距离速率控制算法,简明有效地抑制这些系统的不稳定运动和改进空间组合体在轨交会对接控制技术。该算法也可应用于有分布质量和弹性变形的连续系绳的动力学模型以及其他更复杂的绳系卫星（家族）系统的控制中。     

基于动力学递推算法的绳系卫星系统刚柔耦合多体模型

利用动力学递推算法建立了空间绳系卫星系统(TSS)的铰接柔性杆动力学模型.所研究的绳系系统包含两颗刚体绳端卫星和一段连接两颗卫星的柔绳,柔绳离散为一系列球铰连接的弹性杆,考虑杆不均匀的纵向一维形变,并利用球铰的运动模拟柔绳的弯曲和扭转;然后基于递推算法推导得出了该刚柔混合离散模型的动力学方程.数值仿真结果表明:所建立的绳系卫星系统模型能够很好地模拟空间系绳的各向摆振和扭转,此外,递推算法的引入能够有效地减少离散模型动力学方程的维数,从而大幅减少计算量.      

随机扰动情况下绳系卫星状态保持阶段的最优控制

在考虑系绳弹性的情况下, 建立绳系卫星轨道面内运动的动力学模型, 并在系统平衡位置线性化, 得到绳系子星在随机扰动作用下的稳态保持状态方程. 引入基于卡尔曼滤波的状态估计方法和最优状态反馈控制策略, 提出了保持系统稳态运行的控制方法, 并以YES2空间系绳试验为参考模型设计了稳态保持控制系统. 分别在不考虑系绳弹性和考虑系绳弹性的系统模型下进行相应仿真分析, 结果表明所提出的控制方法能使系统具有良好的抗干扰性能, 系绳控制张力变化平缓且幅值小, 提高了系统状态保持阶段的可靠性和安全性. 同时系绳刚度系数的减小可使系绳纵向振动加剧, 但对横向摆动影响较小, 这为选取合适的系绳材料提供了理论参考.      

基于里兹法的绳系卫星动力学仿真

同时考虑系绳质量、弹性、形变等因素的绳系卫星系统动力学仿真是复杂的非线性偏微分方程求解问题.为便于构造连续型模态函数,采用了基于牛顿定理及广义胡克定律建立的绳系卫星系统动力学模型.基于里兹法将位移函数构造为模态函数与待求系数的线性组合,进而将原本复杂的非线性偏微分方程转化为较常见的非线性常微分方程.仿真算例基于绳系系统从稳定平衡位置及面外角5.自由展开来进行,数值仿真印证了绳系系统的基本动力学特性,同时发现系绳自由展开及摆动过程中有微弱弯曲现象且计算效率不够高.     

空间电动力绳系的磁弹性屈曲分析

电动力绳系具有强非线性且运动过程中存在复杂的多场耦合，其磁弹性屈曲问题一直是研究的热点.基于Kirchhoff方程，利用弹性杆模型建立了电动力绳系动力学方程.研究了空间地磁场环境对电动力绳系的影响，分别对电动力绳系的静态和动态稳定性进行深入分析，给出了系统出现分岔的磁场强度临界值.结果表明，随着系统相对角速度的增加，使系统发生分岔的磁场强度临界值逐渐减小.该磁场强度临界值可为电动力绳系电流及其他参数设计提供参考.      

绳系卫星系统耦合振动频率的确定

将N(N≥2)体绳系卫星系统的各节系绳分为足够多的小段,如共有M-1段,每小段上的系绳张力可认为是常量。这样由N 体问题转化来的M 点问题即可逼真系绳张力沿系绳的变化。利用中间连接点的边界条件,M 点边界值问题可简化为等效的两点边界值问题,从而平面内耦合振动频率的求解归化为四阶行列式的求值。由绳系卫星系统运动中心概念推导出的每小段系绳张力的平均值,被用于系统振动频率的求解。并给出一套适合于编制计算程序的求解轨道平面内耦合振动频率的数学表达式,以及一组模拟计算结果。     

基于模糊应力—强度模型的空间系绳碰撞可靠性

空间系绳系统由于其特殊的组成结构日益受到关注,空间系绳的碰撞可靠性研究是系绳任务设计的重要一环.本文采用可靠性分析基本原理中的应力—强度模型,根据近地轨道的空间碎片通量和泊松分布方法,进行空间系绳在轨碰撞可靠性的研究分析.根据对空间系绳碰撞可靠性有影响的系绳结构因素,即单股系绳的直径、长度,双股系绳的绳间距、碰撞角等,对空间碎片撞击切割系绳后碰撞点处的系绳剩余截面进行建模,利用模糊应力—强度模型计算空间系绳在撞击后发生毁灭性碰撞的概率,进而根据泊松方法计算空间系绳在轨可靠性随时间的变化,通过仿真分析,对比不同结构空间系绳的有效在轨时间.      

系绳辅助的行星际轨道捕获研究

针对深空探测中应用动量交换系绳辅助进行行星际轨道捕获时的系绳控制问题,首先对运行在目标行星双曲线飞越轨道上的探测器系统进行动力学建模,给出了一致性轨道捕获条件和系绳最佳切断点,并进行了动力学特性分析。考虑到子探测器捕获后的变轨需求及系绳收放速率的限制,提出了新的最优控制方法,并应用模拟退火算法进行了数值求解。仿真结果表明,系绳切断时指向恰当,子探测器距离目标行星最近,将有利于后续变轨;系绳最大收放速率约为30m/s,切实可行。     

A deorbiter CubeSat for active orbital debris removal

This paper introduces a mission concept for active removal of orbital debris based on the utilization of the CubeSat form factor. The CubeSat is deployed from a carrier spacecraft, known as a mothership, and is equipped with orbital and attitude control actuators to attach to the target debris, stabilize its attitude, and subsequently move the debris to a lower orbit where atmospheric drag is high enough for the bodies to burn up. The mass and orbit altitude of debris objects that are within the realms of the CubeSat’s propulsion capabilities are identified. The attitude control schemes for the detumbling and deorbiting phases of the mission are specified. The objective of the deorbiting maneuver is to decrease the semi-major axis of the debris orbit, at the fastest rate, from its initial value to a final value of about 6471?km (i.e., 100?km above Earth considering a circular orbit) via a continuous low-thrust orbital transfer. Two case studies are investigated to verify the performance of the deorbiter CubeSat during the detumbling and deorbiting phases of the mission. The baseline target debris used in the study are the decommissioned KOMPSAT-1 satellite and the Pegasus rocket body. The results show that the deorbiting times for the target debris are reduced significantly, from several decades to one or two years.     

Practical guidelines for electro-dynamic tethers to survive from orbital debris impacts

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has proposed an active debris removal using electro-dynamic tether to reduce large space debris in the low-Earth orbit. However, a tether strand is thin but long enough to have a large area so that it is vulnerable to small particles. This vulnerability might be the weakest point of a tether system against orbital debris. In order to overcome this weakest point, a double tether system, in which two tether strands are tied together at even intervals to form equally spaced loops, has been suggested as one of the promising candidates. This paper provides a mathematical approach to estimate the survival probability of a double tether system and then apply the approach to evaluate the mission success rate of the active debris removal using electro-dynamic tether that JAXA has proposed. It can be concluded the countermeasure to get enough success rate can be obtained. The result is simulated for Advanced Earth Observing Satellite II (ADEOS-II) re-entry from 800 km sun synchronized orbit to atmosphere. The simulation shows that mission success rate over 90% can be obtained with number of loops over 1000 and 10 mm clearance between two strands.     

基于矩阵分解的空间系绳系统不完全反馈控制

针对利用空间系绳系统（STS）进行面内捕获过程中系绳展开后状态保持阶段及捕获完成后系统面内运动抑制等问题,在面内角和面内角速率信号丢失情况下,基于矩阵分解采用不完全状态反馈控制方法,设计出能够抑制系绳展开完成后所出现的非标称行为、捕获后面内摆动的张力控制律,进而使系统回稳。将所设计的控制律与线性二次调节器（LQR）+降维观测器方法对比,在参数不确定的条件下检验该控制律的控制效果。仿真结果表明,所设计的控制律在超调量和调节时间上优于LQR+降维观测器方法,能够有效控制系绳的展开误差及捕获过程所带来的面内扰动。所设计的控制律结构简单,控制效果良好,且设计过程无需参数调整。      

空间系绳碎片碰撞生存能力研究

空间系绳结构和几何尺寸对其在复杂空间环境中抵抗碎片碰撞的能力有显著影响.本文根据系绳-碎片碰撞模型和泊松分布,计算了双股系绳和带状系绳被碎片割断的概率,分析了太空碎片对系绳生存能力可能造成的影响.双股系绳是由两条平行系绳每隔一段距离打结连接构成,带状系绳可视为一种横截面为矩形的特殊单股系绳.首先对单股系绳被碎片割断的概率进行建模,然后构建双股系绳和带状系绳生存能力函数,最后根据空间碎片环境模型,对比分析具有不同结构、不同尺寸的系绳的生存能力.仿真结果表明,相较于单股系绳,双股系绳和带状系绳的生存能力有明显提高.      

Deorbiter CubeSat mission design

This paper presents the mission design for a CubeSat-based active debris removal approach intended for transferring sizable debris objects from low-Earth orbit to a deorbit altitude of 100 km. The mission consists of a mothership spacecraft that carries and deploys several debris-removing nanosatellites, called Deorbiter CubeSats. Each Deorbiter is designed based on the utilization of an eight-unit CubeSat form factor and commercially-available components with significant flight heritage. The mothership spacecraft delivers Deorbiter CubeSats to the vicinity of a predetermined target debris, through performing a long-range rendezvous maneuver. Through a formation flying maneuver, the mothership then performs in-situ measurements of debris shape and orbital state. Upon release from the mothership, each Deorbiter CubeSat proceeds to performing a rendezvous and attachment maneuver with a debris object. Once attached to the debris, the CubeSat performs a detumbling maneuver, by which the residual angular momentum of the CubeSat-debris system is dumped using Deorbiter’s onboard reaction wheels. After stabilizing the attitude motion of the combined Deorbiter-debris system, the CubeSat proceeds to performing a deorbiting maneuver, i.e., reducing system’s altitude so much so that the bodies disintegrate and burn up due to atmospheric drag, typically at around 100 km above the Earth surface. The attitude and orbital maneuvers that are planned for the mission are described, both for the mothership and Deorbiter CubeSat. The performance of each spacecraft during their operations is investigated, using the actual performance specifications of the onboard components. The viability of the proposed debris removal approach is discussed in light of the results.     

CubeSats detumbling using only embedded asymmetric magnetorquers

After deployment from a rocket, a CubeSat is detumbled using magnetorquer rods bringing the norm to the point where the reaction wheels take over to reduce the angular velocity to null. Therefore, utilizing reaction wheels for satellite detumbling at higher initial velocities is vital but they are heavy and occupy significant space on a spacecraft having challenging control. To address this challenge, this paper features a disruptive approach that conducts the control only by the PCB-integrated magnetorquers with various geometries using a diverse non-unity track width ratio. The trace widths are parametrized such that the optimal torque to power dissipation ratio is investigated. The optimizations are then simulated for various geometric distributions and validated through comprehensive measurement setups that establish a framework for selecting the best-case coil configuration according to mission requirements. The detumbling rates of multiple asymmetric coil configurations are compared with the embedded designs in published literature and state of the art. It is found that the proposed asymmetric embedded magnetorquers can detumble the vehicle at high initial angular velocities. Lastly, the simulation results of thermal analysis are validated for selecting the application-specific optimal coils configuration. At the end, the proposed system is compared with the embedded magnetorquers available in the literature and commercial attitude control systems.