Dynamics and control of spacecraft hovering using the geomagnetic Lorentz force

To achieve hovering, a spacecraft thrusts continuously to induce an equilibrium state at a desired position. Due to the constraints on the quantity of propellant onboard, long-time hovering around low-Earth orbits (LEO) is hardly achievable using traditional chemical propulsion. The Lorentz force, acting on an electrostatically charged spacecraft as it moves through a planetary magnetic field, provides a new propellantless method for orbital maneuvers. This paper investigates the feasibility of using the induced Lorentz force as an auxiliary means of propulsion for spacecraft hovering. Assuming that the Earth’s magnetic field is a dipole that rotates with the Earth, a dynamical model that characterizes the relative motion of Lorentz spacecraft is derived to analyze the required open-loop control acceleration for hovering. Based on this dynamical model, we first present the hovering configurations that could achieve propellantless hovering and the corresponding required specific charge of a Lorentz spacecraft. For other configurations, optimal open-loop control laws that minimize the control energy consumption are designed. Likewise, the optimal trajectories of required specific charge and control acceleration are both presented. The effect of orbital inclination on the expenditure of control energy is also analyzed. Further, we also develop a closed-loop control approach for propellantless hovering. Numerical results prove the validity of proposed control methods for hovering and show that hovering around low-Earth orbits would be achievable if the required specific charge of a Lorentz spacecraft becomes feasible in the future. Typically, hovering radially several kilometers above a target in LEO requires specific charges on the order of 0.1 C/kg.     

基于流固耦合的充气翼内压对翼面变形影响分析

基于ABAQUS-FLUENT软件开展柔性充气翼流固耦合分析,采用反距离加权平均法实现耦合界面气动压力分布传递,采用常体积转换法实现变形数据传递,分析获得了充气翼翼面刚度和屈曲特性与翼面内外压差的关系;建立了充气翼模拟加载试验系统验证了分析方法的可行性.结果表明,流固耦合方法用于充气翼变形分析是可行的,分析结果与模拟试验结果能够较好地吻合.      

月球着陆器悬停阶段相对自主导航方法

月球着陆器着陆阶段导航信息分析是实现安全软着陆月面的一个关键.针对悬停阶段导航信息的要求,根据月球着陆器携带的仪器设备及其获取月面信息的特点,利用激光测距仪和光学导航相机进行光学相对导航.首先建立相对导航坐标系;其次根据各个坐标系之间的关系确定各转换矩阵和导航信息,估算着陆器相对月面着陆点的位置和姿态;最后通过仿真实验对该方法进行验证.结果表明,将激光测距仪和光学导航相机在着陆悬停阶段获取的月面信息进行融合,能快速、精确进行相对位置、姿态计算;对我国下一步的探月有重要应用价值,并可应用于火星探测和其他小行星探测的软着陆的近距相对导航.      

一种新型双轴太阳帆板驱动线路盒设计

针对双轴太阳帆板驱动装置2个电机的控制要求,提出一种新型双轴帆板驱动线路盒（BSADE,biaxial solar array drive electronics）设计.该线路盒基于现有帆板驱动线路设计,通过在电机驱动线路中设计一种电流方向转换延时线路,解决了电流方向转换瞬间功率管容易对穿的问题,确保了驱动线路工作的安全性,使得原先大功率管才能实现的线路选用小功率管实现,达到了小型化目标.通过对电机驱动线路和负载绕组进行交叉重组设计,解决了主备份线路间磁耦合问题,实现了严格冷备份目标,大大提高了可靠性.     

卫星轨道保持的一类控制模型

地球赤道静止卫星希望其定点位置固定不变 ;采用轨迹重复的近地轨道的对地遥感卫星 ,需要具有固定的地面轨迹位置 ;如果这类遥感卫星还同时采用太阳同步轨道 ,则还要求降交点地方平太阳时固定不变。上述这三种情况虽然其物理机制各不相同 ,但其变化及控制过程可以抽象出一种共同的模型。文章首先给出这个统一的模型并对其进行讨论 ,然后将结果应用到所述的三种具体情况     

界面周期刚性线夹杂附近的纵向剪应力

研究了不同材料界面含周期刚性线夹杂的纵向剪切问题.利用复变函数方法,获得了封闭形式解,并用于计算了刚性线端的应力奇异因子,研究了刚性线之间的应力干涉问题及刚性线夹杂场量的尺度效应.从解答的特殊情形,可导出一条界面刚性线问题及均质材料中共线周期刚性线问题的解答.      

Development of thermal sensors and drilling systems for lunar and planetary regoliths

We consider some novel concepts for thermal properties experiments aboard lunar landers or rovers, that may lead to an improved understanding of both the structure of the lunar near surface layers and the lunar thermal history. The new instruments could be developed using the experience and heritage from recently developed systems, like the Rosetta Lander thermal conductivity experiment MUPUS and existing designs used for terrestrial measurements of thermal conductivity. We describe shortly the working principle of such sensors and the main challenges faced when using them in the airless regolith layers of the Moon or other airless bodies. In addition new concepts to create appropriate drill holes for thermal and other measurements in the lunar regolith are discussed.     

半捷联式导引头视线转率提取算法

捷联式光学导引头的探测装置直接固联于弹体上,许多现有的制导信息处理方法都不再适用.对半捷联式导引头进行研究,根据其与常平架式与捷联式导引头不同的配置方式,推导了滚仰式和偏航俯仰式半捷联导引头视线转率提取算法,并分析了影响半捷联导引头视线转率提取精度的主要因素及误差传递关系,通过Simulink仿真验证了算法的正确性.      

基于超声波的移动机器人多目标探测定位方法

为了使移动机器人能够对离散的多个目标进行准确的探测定位,提出了一种新的超声波智能探测方法.采用3个收发一体的超声换能器阵列发送近似的平面声波波束,并建立空间坐标系.3个探头定时发送超声波脉冲,同时数字信号处理器采集并分析接收到的回波信号,在给定的算法下滤除杂波、识别提取回波首波、二次回波和三次回波等特征信号数据,在正确检测出各路波束的回波时间后,通过计算给出多个被测物体的准确定位.实验采用了杆件物体作为被测对象,对回波信号进行高速数据采集处理后计算出被测目标的坐标值,比较了计算物位与实测物位数据,结果验证了该方法的可行性与正确性.      

数字地球中实时地形晕渲的实现方法

通过使用法线贴图的模式,不增加地面网格数的前提下,在三维数字地球仿真系统中实现了对全球地形的高精度实时晕眩效果的地形浏览.首先通过对高程数据进行分层分块处理,制作级地块法线贴图,再通过绘图芯片用可程序化像素着色器流程计算法线贴图的光照效果,最后将纹理贴到对应的分层三维地形网格上.根据光源的入射方向、色调、饱和度及亮度,计算中考虑了顶点的环境光、漫反射光、镜面反射光,在低地形网格数的前提下,实现了如高精度地形网格般的明显光影变化.