Flexible aircraft model identification for control law design

The large commercial aircraft, developed today by manufacturers, are characterized by a high flexibility which results in a stronger interaction between the flight control system and the structural modes. The active control of the first elastic modes is needed to meet the performance requirements. This paper proposes an identification methodology of a flexible aircraft from flight test data, which is appropriate for control law design with modern control techniques (LQG, H2/H∞). In a first step a procedure based on Eigensystem Realization Algorithm (ERA) is used to determine an initial aeroelastic model which is subsequently combined with a linearized rigid-body model and optimized by an output-error minimization method. Two application examples show the good performances of the approach.     

中分辨率宽覆盖CCD相机光机热分析

文章对中分辨率宽覆盖CCD相机的光机部分进行了热分析,为光学系统和光机结构热匹配设计提供了设计依据。     

一些评定液体弹道式导弹最大射程的新的统计方法

本文得到了液体弹道式导弹最大射程ｔ的精确解及算法，改进了原有的评定方法，并利用极大似然法及自动法给出了一般模型下的最大射程的评定方法，并给出了计算实例。     

一类新的二阶精度非交错形式差分格式的构造

本文对二维标量非线性双曲型守恒律，以非交错形式Ｌａｘ－Ｆｒｉｅｄｒｉｃｈｓ格式为基本模块，构造了一类新的不须解Ｒｉｅｍａｎｎ问题的差分格式，并证明其具有时空二阶精度。数值实验表明，格式具有较高的分辨激波、稀疏波及接触不连续的能力     

Aeroelastic scaling laws for gust load alleviation control system

Gust load alleviation (GLA) tests are widely conducted to study the effectiveness of the control laws and methods. The physical parameters of models in these tests are aeroelastic scaled, while the scaling of GLA control system is always unreached. This paper concentrates on studying the scaling laws of GLA control system. Through theoretical demonstration, the scaling criterion of a classical PID control system has been come up and a scaling methodology is provided and veri-fied. By adopting the scaling laws in this paper, gust response of the scaled model could be directly related to the full-scale aircraft theoretically under both open-loop and closed-loop conditions. Also, the influences of different scaling choices of an important non-dimensional parameter, the Froude number, have been studied in this paper. Furthermore for practical application, a compen-sating method is given when the theoretical scaled actuators or sensors cannot be obtained. Also, the scaling laws of some non-linear elements in control system such as the rate and amplitude sat-urations in actuator have been studied and examined by a numerical simulation.     

Bacterial cellulose may provide the microbial-life biosignature in the rock records

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a matrix for a biofilm formation, which is critical for survival and persistence of microbes in harsh environments. BC could play a significant role in the formation of microbial mats in pristine ecosystems on Earth. The prime objective of this study was to measure to what extent spectral and other characteristics of BC were changed under the performance of BC interaction with the earthly rock – anorthosite – via microorganisms. The spectral analyses (Fourier Transform Infrared FT-IR, spectroscopy, and atomic absorption spectroscopy) showed unprecedented accumulation of chemical elements in the BC-based biofilm. The absorption capacity of IR by BC was shielded a little by mineral crust formed by microorganisms on the BC-based biofilm surface, especially clearly seen in the range of 1200–900 cm⁻¹ in FT-IR spectra. Confocal scanning laser microscopy analysis revealed that elements bioleached from anorthosite created surface coats on the BC nanofibril web. At the same time, the vibrational spectra bands showed the presence of the characteristic region of anomeric carbons (960–730 cm⁻¹), wherein a band at 897 cm⁻¹ confirmed the presence of β-1, 4-linkages, which may serve as the cellulose fingerprint region. Results show that BC may be a biosignature for search signs of living organisms in rock records.     

求解-维浅水波方程的中心差分格式

使用Haim Nessyahu和Eitan Tadmor给出的求解双曲型守恒律的中心差分交错格式求解浅水波方程,经一维溃坝问题数值实验验证了该格式对于求解浅水波方程的可行性和有效性。     

一种导航扫描天线监测系统的天线罩倾斜影响分析

文章通过天线罩倾斜时所产生的反射波对一种导航系统相控阵扫描天线监测系统影响的分析,得到了监测系统的监测角漂移与天线罩倾斜角及距离的关系,并提出解决监测角漂移问题的思路.     

Proposal for a United Nations Basic Space Technology Initiative

The United Nations Programme on Space Applications, implemented by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, promotes the benefits of space-based solutions for sustainable economic and social development. The Programme assists Member States of the United Nations to establish indigenous capacities for the use of space technology and its applications. In the past the Programme has primarily been focusing on the use of space applications and on basic space science activities. However, in recent years there has been a strong interest in a growing number of space-using countries to build space technology capacities, for example, the ability to develop and operate small satellites. In reaction to this development, the United Nations in cooperation with the International Academy of Astronautics has been organizing annual workshops on small satellites in the service of developing countries. Space technology related issues have also been addressed as part of various other activities of the Programme on Space Applications. Building on these experiences, the Office for Outer Space Affairs is now considering the launch of a new initiative, preliminarily titled the United Nations Basic Space Technology Initiative (UNBSTI), to promote basic space technology development. The initiative would be implemented in the framework of the Programme on Space Applications and its aim would be to help building sustainable capacities for basic space technology education and development, thereby advancing the operational use of space technology and its applications.     

A ballistic limit equation for hypervelocity impacts on composite honeycomb sandwich panel satellite structures

During a recent experimental test campaign performed in the framework of ESA Contract 16721, the ballistic performance of multiple satellite-representative Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP)/Aluminium honeycomb sandwich panel structural configurations (GOCE, Radarsat-2, Herschel/Planck, BeppoSax) was investigated using the two-stage light-gas guns at EMI. The experimental results were used to develop and validate a new empirical Ballistic Limit Equation (BLE), which was derived from an existing Whipple-shield BLE. This new BLE provided a good level of accuracy in predicting the ballistic performance of stand-alone sandwich panel structures. Additionally, the equation is capable of predicting the ballistic limit of a thin Al plate located at a standoff behind the sandwich panel structure. This thin plate is the representative of internal satellite systems, e.g. an Al electronic box cover, a wall of a metallic vessel, etc. Good agreement was achieved with both the experimental test campaign results and additional test data from the literature for the vast majority of set-ups investigated. For some experiments, the ballistic limit was conservatively predicted, a result attributed to shortcomings in correctly accounting for the presence of high surface density multi-layer insulation on the outer facesheet. Four existing BLEs commonly applied for application with stand-alone sandwich panels were reviewed using the new impact test data. It was found that a number of these common approaches provided non-conservative predictions for sandwich panels with CFRP facesheets.