Multi-level virtual prototyping of electromechanical actuation system for more electric aircraft

Electromechanical actuators (EMAs) are becoming increasingly attractive in the field of more electric aircraft because of their outstanding benefits, which include reduced fuel burn and maintenance cost, enhanced system flexibility, and improved management of fault detection and isolation. However, electromechanical actuation raises specific issues when being used for safety-critical aerospace applications like flight controls: huge reflected inertia to load, jamming-type failure, and increase of backlash with service due to wear and local dissipation of heat losses for thermal balance. This study proposes an incremental approach for virtual prototyping of EMAs. It is driven by a model-based system engineering process in order to enable simulation-aided design. Best practices supported by Bond graph formalism are suggested to develop a model’s structure efficiently and to make the model ready for use (or extension) by addressing the above mentioned issues. Physical effects are progressively introduced, and the realism of lumped-parameter models is increased step-by-step. In particular, multi-level component models are architected to ensure continuity between engineering activities. The models are implemented in the AMESim simulation environment, and simulation responses are given to illustrate how they can be used for preliminary sizing, control design, thermal balance verification, and faults to failure analysis. The proposed best practices intend to provide engineers with fast, reusable, and efficient means to assess performance virtually and enhance maturity, performance, and robustness.     

Electric potential structures of auroral acceleration region border from multi-spacecraft Cluster data

This paper studies an auroral event using data from three spacecraft of the Cluster mission, one inside and two at the poleward edge of the bottom of the Auroral Acceleration Region (AAR). The study reveals the three-dimensional profile of the region’s poleward boundary, showing spatial segmentation of the electric potential structures and their decay in time. It also depicts localized magnetic field variations and field-aligned currents that appear to have remained stable for at least 80?s. Such observations became possible due to the fortuitous motion of the three spacecraft nearly parallel to each other and tangential to the AAR edge, so that the differences and variations can be seen when the spacecraft enter and exit the segmentations, hence revealing their position with respect to the AAR.     

Geometric calibration of Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System of ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter

There are many geometric calibration methods for “standard” cameras. These methods, however, cannot be used for the calibration of telescopes with large focal lengths and complex off-axis optics. Moreover, specialized calibration methods for the telescopes are scarce in literature. We describe the calibration method that we developed for the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) telescope, on board of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). Although our method is described in the context of CaSSIS, with camera-specific experiments, it is general and can be applied to other telescopes. We further encourage re-use of the proposed method by making our calibration code and data available on-line.     

热处理对FeCo-2V-0.5Cr软磁合金力学与磁学性能的影响

针对FeCo-2V-0.5Cr软磁合金,研究了真空热处理时间对其微观组织结构、力学与磁学性能的影响规律,发现在800℃下热处理时间为2h左右时,合金的抗拉强度和延伸率达到最佳,同时仍保持良好的软磁性能,抗拉强度、延伸率以及矫顽力分别为867.8MPa、10.4%以及2.0Oe。进一步对该合金进行附加磁场下的真空热处理,重点研究了合金的交流损耗与矫顽力随附加磁场方式包括磁场撤除温度与磁场下保温时间的变化规律,发现适当的磁场热处理对合金相关力学性能影响不大,但由于合金中产生了单轴各向异性而使合金矫顽力进一步降至1.6Oe。     

Effects on winter circulation of short and long term solar wind changes

Indices of the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation show correlations on the day-to-day timescale with the solar wind speed (SWS). Minima in the indices were found on days of SWS minima during years of high stratospheric aerosol loading. The spatial distribution of surface pressure changes during 1963–2011 with day-to-day changes in SWS shows a pattern resembling the NAO. Such a pattern was noted for year-to-year variations by Boberg and Lundstedt (2002), who compared NAO variations with the geo-effective solar wind electric field (the monthly average SWS multiplied by the average southward component, i.e., negative Bz component, of the interplanetary magnetic field). The spatial distribution of the correlations of geopotential height changes in the troposphere and stratosphere with the SWS; the geo-effective electric field (SWS∗Bz); and the solar 10.7 cm flux suggests that solar wind inputs connected to the troposphere via the global electric circuit, together with solar ultraviolet irradiance acting on the stratosphere, affect regional atmospheric dynamics.     

野战环境下大型飞机超低空气动特性分析

针对野战环境下的大型飞机超低空飞行,采用CFD方法对地面存在前向或横向不对称障碍物时地面效应对气动参数的影响进行了数值分析,包括纵向稳定性和侧向摇晃等问题.研究结果表明,野战等非常规飞行条件下,地面不确定障碍物会造成大型飞机稳定性变差,严重时可能出现纵向点头和横侧向摇晃现象,容易导致触地危险.最后,从现代飞行控制理论角度提出了对常规布局大型飞机进行闭环控制的研究思路.     

复合材料构件热压罐成型温度场研究

在热压罐固化工艺的热历程中,复合材料零件表面温度场分布的合理与否将直接决定产品的固化质量.以工字型零件和T型加筋壁板两种复合材料零件为研究对象,使用EC-3×8M和SCH-5.5×21M两种型号热压罐,同时选择炉温偶和零件偶两种控温方式对零件进行固化.通过分析温度场测试结果发现,控温方式、设备加热方式、升降温速率、热电偶的摆放位置、固化压力等因素均对零件的温度场有影响.     

TC4钛合金静止轴肩和传统搅拌摩擦焊的温度场对比

基于有限元软件ABAQUS对6mm厚的TC4钛合金传统及静止轴肩搅拌摩擦焊温度场进行了有限元模拟.结果表明,对比传统搅拌摩擦焊接,静止轴肩搅拌摩擦焊接具有较小的高温区,前进方向上具有较大的温度梯度,厚度方向上呈现柱状椭球形分布,上、下表面温度峰值差异较小,具有重叠性较好的热循环曲线.     

RFID技术在航空领域的应用研究

射频识别(RFID)技术现已广泛用于物流、金融、零售等各个行业.航空领域的RFID应用起步较晚,通过对RFID技术在飞机制造商、原始设备生产厂家(OEM)、航空公司的一些典型的应用案例的分析,提出RFID技术应用于航空领域所面临的挑战及必要性,为其未来航空业自动识别技术的发展指明了方向.     

跨声速串列转子失速机制的数值研究

为了解决跨声速串列转子的低裕度问题,就必须了解跨声速串列转子的流场结构与失速机制.设计了叶尖切线速度为450m/s,负荷系数为0.56的高负荷跨声速串列转子.基于数值模拟的结果,分析了该串列转子在0.5mm叶尖间隙下的叶尖流场结构与失速机制,并在此基础上分别探讨了叶尖间隙和前、后排叶片周向位置对串列转子特性的影响和失速机制的变化.结果表明:前排叶片的叶尖区域是 影响串列转子稳定性的关键;随着叶尖间隙的增加,串列转子的失速机制也发生变化,从前排叶片叶尖区域的尾迹与径向潜流堵塞后排叶片通道转变为前排叶片叶尖泄漏流堵塞;在较大周向相对位置(后排叶片压力面周向远离前排吸力面)的情况下,串列转子获得最好的效果,随着周向相对位置(PP)的增加,失速部位从后排叶片转移至前排叶片.