Ariane transfer vehicle in service of man in orbit

The Ariane transfer vehicle (ATV), an Ariane 5 borne, unmanned propulsion vehicle, is designed to transport the logistics needed to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) and the man tended free flyer (MTFF) step 2 with pressurized and unpressurized cargo and to dispose the waste. The ATV is an expendable vehicle and is disposed of by a safe atmospheric burn up. In accordance with the AR5 schedule it should be operational in 1996 for missions toward ISS and beyond the year 2000 for MTFF 2 missions. The main constituents of the proposed ATV are the modified AR5 third stage L5, an upgraded VEB steering the launcher as well as the ATV and the P/L-adaptor providing mechanical and umbilical links to the payload. The mechanical part of the RVD-kit will be placed on the payload-module, the main RVD sensors are located on the adaptor and the needed computer intelligence will be integrated on the VEB. To minimize the development, and recurring costs, the ATV concept fully complies to the idea of maximum use of existing hardware and software, mainly from the AR5, Hermes and Columbus programs thus minimizing development and recurring costs. The ATV is compatible to ISS, MTFF and OMV and is able to transport logistic modules compatible with NSTS and U.S.-expendable launchers.     

液体火箭发动机性能可靠性的随机仿真方法

分析了影响液体火箭发动机性能可靠性的随机扰动来源,提出了一种基于随机仿真的发动机性能可靠性的预估方法,并以某型号液氧/煤油补燃循环上面级发动机为研究对象,采用随机仿真方法对该发动机的性能可靠性进行计算,获得了该发动机主要性能参数的分布规律和在给定偏差范围内主要性能参数的可靠性。     

一种新型的橡塑复合半膜贮箱

橡塑复合半膜贮箱是为延长姿控发动机加注贮存期而研制的单组元推进剂贮箱。壳体采用钛合金材料,半膜采用双层复合形式,内层的氟塑料半膜与推进剂接触,外层的橡胶半膜对氟塑料半膜起保护作用。该贮箱利用钛合金及氟塑料对DT-3推进剂催化分解速率小的特性来实现长期加注贮存,加注贮存期可达5～10年。研制中,主要解决了橡塑复合半膜的粘合、复合半膜与推进剂的长期相容、赤道圆焊缝焊接时对复合半膜的热影响等关键技术问题,在液、气腔防堵防漏方面采取了独到的措施。三台试制贮箱已通过了各种力学环境试验及性能试验的考核。该贮箱可大大提高导弹的机动性、降低使用维护要求和全寿命周期成本。     

天地一体化遥感信息应用网络体系的发展

随着世界各国发射入轨的航天器的增多 ,由多种遥感卫星系统组成的 ,包括地面应用系统在内的天地一体卫星应用网络体系即将形成。文章介绍了国外天地一体化网络系统建设方面的现状与趋势 ,分析了天地一体化遥感信息应用网络体系的特点 ,并指出了中国建设天地一体化遥感应用网络体系的必要性     

计算机辅助机械设计的实践与研究

本文结合作者编制计算机辅助机械设计课程设计应用软件的经验，介绍了机械设计中计算机应用程序的构造、流程和数据处理方法，这些方法适用于计算量大、数据量多的设计过程。     

铝粉粒径及形状对HTPB推进剂力学性能的影响

铝粉球形化显著地改善了推进剂的力学性能;然而推进剂的燃速明显地降低。可通过调节球形Ap D_(43)粒径法提高燃速。用1~#球形铝粉代替1~#或3~＃非球形铝粉时,推进剂的常温伸长率分别提高4.0％～8.0％或8.0％～14.0％。     

红外隐身材料的研究进展

红外探测器的高度发展已使用于目标表面的热红外隐身材料成为飞行器隐身技术中的一个重要组成部分。但对这种材料的发展情况,以往的文献一向较少涉及。本文概括了这种材料的一般性能要求,较全面地评述了十余年来红外隐身材料研究中各主要方面的发展情况,并分析了一些重要材料品种的特点、性能水平、技术影响因素、存在的问题和发展趋势。     

卫星图像采集任务调度系统的设计与实现

随着卫星遥感技术的高速发展 ,卫星图像在众多领域有了广泛的应用。文章给出了一个卫星图像采集任务调度系统的总体结构及其功能 ,讨论了该系统实现过程中的卫星资源描述、卫星图像采集任务描述、调度引擎、卫星时间窗口的仿真计算、调度结果的可视化展现等关键技术 ,归纳了系统的特点 ,并总结了今后系统的研究方向     

航天飞行器防热部件烧蚀行为的数值模拟

对航天飞行器防热部件在氧－煤油发动机火焰喷吹下的烧蚀行为进行了有限元数值模拟。利用“杀死”单元的方法建立防热部件瞬态温度场的有限元模型，实现了烧蚀边界的退缩，从而完成了对烧蚀尺寸变化的定量描述。烧蚀开始于4．59s，到12s时线烧蚀量为1．47mm。计算结果与试验的实测结果一致。     

LISA — a study of the ESA cornerstone mission for observing gravitational waves

The primary objective of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission is to detect and observe gravitational waves from massive black holes and galactic binaries in the frequency range 10⁻⁴ to 10⁻¹ Hz. This low-frequency range is inaccessible to ground-based interferometers because of the unshieldable background of local gravitational noise and because ground-based interferometers are limited in length to a few km. LISA is an ESA cornerstone mission and recently had a system study (Ref. 1) carried out by a consortium led by Astrium, which confirmed the basic configuration for the payload with only minor changes, and provided detailed concepts for the spacecraft and mission design. The study confirmed the need for a drag-free technology demonstration mission to develop the inertial sensors for LISA, before embarking on the build of the flight sensors. With a technology demonstration flight in 2005, it would be possible to carry out LISA as a joint ESA-NASA mission with a launch by 2010 subject to the funding programmatics. The baseline for LISA is three disc-like spacecraft each of which consist of a science module which carries the laser interferometer payload (two in each science module) and a propulsion module containing an ion drive and the hydrazine thrusters of the AOCS. The propulsion module is used for the transfer from earth escape trajectory provided by the Delta II launch to the operational orbit. Once there the propulsion module is jettisoned to reduce disturbances on the payload. Detailed analysis of thermal and gravitational disturbances, a model of the drag-free control and of the interferometer operation confirm that the strain sensitivity of the interferometer will be achieved.