仿生硬件及其进展

文章详细介绍了仿生硬件的概念、主要特征及用途 ,阐述了仿生硬件的进化原理及实现思想 ,重点分析了仿生硬件的关键技术———可进化硬件电路、硬件进化方法 ,并总结了研究状况与最新进展 ,讨论了需要解决的核心难点问题及其解决思路 ,最后指出了仿生硬件的研究方向及发展前景。     

脉动压力测量技术在火箭发动机试验中的应用

为研究和探索火箭发动机地面试验推力室脉动压力测量方法和数据分析技术,介绍了火箭发动机试验中脉动压力测量系统的组成和参数的测量方法;分析了引压导管的动态特性及其对脉动压力参数测量的影响;采用齐平安装的方式,按照所述方法建立脉动压力参数测量系统;结合推力室多个振动测点的数据,分别采用快速傅里叶变换(FFT)和小波包分解两种...     

考虑禁飞区规避的空天飞行器分段预测校正再入制导方法

针对空天飞行器再入制导问题,提出一种考虑禁飞区规避的分段预测校正制导方法。在再入段前期采用剩余航程作为目标函数,后期引入预测落点偏差作为目标函数进行制导指令求解,同时确定倾侧角幅值和符号,兼顾了计算效率与终端制导精度。在此基础上,对于再入过程中的禁飞区规避问题,把禁飞区分为两类,增加了通过倾侧角幅值修正策略实现侧向规避制导的逻辑,可适用于无法单独通过倾侧角反转规避禁飞区的情况。最后,通过开展考虑再入初始状态和气动品质不确定性的蒙特卡罗仿真,验证了提出的分段预测校正制导方法可以有效引导空天飞行器规避禁飞区,与单段目标函数预测校正方法相比,具有更高的制导精度。     

碳纳米管阵列推力器放电特性的数值模拟研究

基于直接蒙特卡洛(DSMC)算法、浸入式有限元算法(IFE)、粒子云及蒙特卡洛碰撞(PIC-MCC)算法以及Ammosov-Delone-Krainov(ADK)隧穿电离模型建立了碳纳米管阵列推力器工质气体和CNT场电离过程的三维仿真模型。利用文献中的实验数据对本文仿真模型的有效性进行了验证,结果表明本文仿真模型与实验结果基本一致。针对碳纳米管阵列推力器的放电特性进行了研究,并重点分析了离子与原子碰撞过程对碳纳米管阵列推力器放电特性的影响。结果表明CNT可以极大地增强局部电场,稳态时场增强因子约为1308;与原子的碰撞使得离子在CNT附近更加集中,降低了局部电场,进而降低了其场增强能力。     

Time suboptimal formation flying manoeuvres through improved magnetic charged system search

The development of fast and reliable optimization algorithms is required in order to obtain real-time optimal trajectory on-board spacecraft. In addition, the wide spread of small satellites, due to their low costs, is leading to a greater number of satellite formations in space. This paper presents an Improved version of the Magnetic Charged System Search (IMCSS) metaheuristic algorithm to compute time-suboptimal manoeuvres for satellite formation flying. The proposed algorithm exploits some strategies aimed at improving the convergence to the optimum, such as the chaotic local search and the boundary handling technique, and it is able to self-tune its internal parameters and coefficients. Moreover, the inverse dynamics technique and the differential flatness approach, through the B-splines curves, are used to approximate the trajectory. The optimization procedure is applied to the circular J2 relative model developed by Schweighart and Sedwick and to the elliptical relative motion model developed by Yamanaka and Ankersen. The results of this paper show that the convergence is better achieved by using the proposed tools, thus proving the efficiency and reliability of the algorithm in solving some space engineering problems.     

Four-peak longitudinal distribution of the equatorial plasma bubbles observed in the topside ionosphere: Possible troposphere tide influence

In this paper we consider an idea of the troposphere tide influence on the character of the longitudinal variations in the distribution of the equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) observed in the topside ionosphere. For this purpose, the obtained EPB longitudinal patterns were compared with the thermosphere and ionosphere characteristics having the prominent “wave-like” longitudinal structures with wave number 4, which are uniquely associated with the influence of the troposphere DE3 tides. The characteristics of the equatorial mass density anomaly (EMA), equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA), zonal wind and pre-reversal E?×?B drift enhancement (PRE) were used for comparison. The equinox seasons during high solar activity were under consideration. It was obtained that the longitudinal patterns of the EMA and zonal wind show the surprising similarity with the EPB distributions (R???0.8, R???0.72). On the other hand, the resemblance with the ionosphere characteristics (EIA, PRE) is rather faint (R???0.37, R???0.12). It was shown that the thermosphere zonal winds are the most possible transfer mediator of the troposphere DE3 tide influence. The most successful moment for the transfer of the troposphere DE3 tide energy takes place in the beginning of the EPB production, namely, during the seed perturbation development.     

A Quasi-Spherical Air Pressure Probe

This paper considers an air pressure probe, the head part of which is made in the form of a polyhedron inscribed into a sphere. Wind tunnel testing of the probe models is performed, a mathematical model and an algorithm are constructed to calculate all the altitude and airspeed parameters, and an error estimation is given.     

Satellite capture as a restricted 2 + 2 body problem

A restricted 2?+?2 body problem is proposed as a possible mechanism to explain the capture of small bodies by a planet. In particular, we consider two primaries revolving in a circular mutual orbit and two small bodies of equal mass, neither of which affects the motion of the primaries. If the small bodies are temporarily captured in the Hill sphere of the smaller primary, they may get close enough to each other to exchange energy in such a way that one of them becomes permanently captured. Numerical simulations show that capture is possible for both prograde and retrograde orbits.     

Dynamics of the Nightside Boundaries of the Auroral Oval during Magnetic Storm on May 27–29, 2017

Cosmic Research - Using the Meteor M2 low-orbit satellite, the dynamics of the boundaries of the auroral oval on the nightside during the magnetic storm observed from May 27 to 29, 2017, was...     

Dynamics of Quasi-Biennal Variations of Cosmic Rays and Solar Activity

The quasi-biennial variations in the flux of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) have been studied based on the data of stratospheric sensing and measurements by neutron monitors, as well as in various manifestations of solar activity and interplanetary medium parameters. It has been shown that quasi-biennial GCR variations are caused by variations with the same period in the mean magnetic field of the Sun that coincide with them over time and have been identified in the anti-phase, which respond to the sign of this field. The variations in the quasi-biennial cosmic ray are caused by quasi-biennial variations in the mean magnetic field of the Sun via the quasi-biennial variations in the interplanetary magnetic field.