Study of the rheological properties of water and Martian soil simulant mixtures for engineering applications on the red planet

The rheological properties of mixtures of water and the Martian soil simulant JSC-Mars-1A are investigated by preparing and testing samples at various solids concentrations. The results indicate that the dispersion is viscoelastic and, at small timescales (～0.1?s), reacts to sudden strain as an elastic solid. At longer timescales the dispersion behaves like a Bingham fluid and exhibits a yield stress. Hysteresis loops show that rapid step-changes (2?s duration) of shear-rate result in thixotropic behaviour, but slower changes (>10?s duration) can result in rheopexy. These observations are explained with the breakdown and recovery of the packing structure under stress. The rheological information is used to generate practical tools, such as the system curve and the Moody chart that can be used for designing piping systems, and calculating pump sizes and pressure requirements.     

装备激励约束定价模式机理对比分析与设计

激励约束定价模式能够极大调动承包商积极性，是控制装备成本的一种重要方法。通过深入分析美军激励约束定价模式和我军激励约束定价模式的设计机理，提出了承包商的期望利润和军方期望价格的计算方法，并通过对比不同定价模式的特点，在借鉴2种激励约束定价模式优点基础上，设计了一种新的激励约束定价策略，提出了指导装备激励约束定价模式改革的对策建议。最后，通过算例对本文方法进行了解释，同时验证了本文方法的有效性。     

Energy requirements of a thermally processed ISRU radiation shield for a lunar habitat

The purpose of this study was to establish, on a first principles basis, the order of magnitude of energy requirements for a thermally processed, lunar regolith radiation shield constructed using an in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) approach. This was done by developing a reference scenario habitat and using thermodynamic relationships and specific heat capacity expressions to determine the energy required to bring such a regolith volume up to sintering temperatures (c. 1,375 K). Once the energy requirements were developed some power system architectures were outlined conceptually and a nuclear power plant of c. 400 kW was suggested as a means to supply the necessary energy. This is well beyond current space nuclear applications. The study concludes that it is likely that the most efficient near-term solution is chemical processing of regolith, from an energy requirements perspective. The technology is also more mature and likely to be delivered on near term projects as it does not require such scaled-up power system architectures. Alternatively, bringing storm shelters up with the habitat to provide a means of weathering major solar events, and adding additional radiation protection to habitat quarters, possibly through a water blanket or similar mechanism, could provide a non-ISRU solution with current technology. However, in the longer term, the development of MW-scale power system architectures (fission, solar etc.), may permit a very large volume of material to be processed thermally for construction material, making a large, permanent human presence on the Moon more easily realisable.     

作动器故障下的无人机容错控制方法

在执行任务过程中,无人机的传感器、作动器等均可能出现故障。文章针对常规布局无人机的作动器故障,提出了 1种反步法和控制分配相结合的容错控制方法。首先,建立无人机数学模型,并对作动器故障进行分类和建模;然后,根据模型设计反步最优控制器和基于控制分配的容错控制器;最后,通过仿真验证表明,所设计的容错控制方法能够实现作动器故障下的姿态快速稳定控制,且稳定性好,基本无侧滑角,各操纵面均在约束范围内,达到容错控制要求。     

基于区域平均燃料消耗的推力器配置问题

摘要： 为实现精准的交会对接需要同时进行相对位置与相对姿态的六自由度控制.在控制指令一定的情况下,不同的推力器配置以及不同的控制分配算法会带来不同的推进剂消耗.实际任务中,可以从时间和空间上对控制指令进行划分,即控制指令在一段时间内集中在一定的空间区域内.本文提出发动机配置区域平均燃料消耗的度量指标,针对三维和六维控制任务给出区域平均燃料消耗的计算方法,进而提出对推力器配置阵的优化思路,对于完善控制指令分配和推力器配置设计与优化有重要的意义.     

ARINC 653分区实时系统的可调度分析

ARINC 653规范定义了综合模块化航空电子(IMA)实时操作系统的行为逻辑以及向应用程序提供的接口规范。该规范规定了系统采用分区内调度和分区间调度的两级调度方案,如何分析系统的可调度性以保证实时任务能够在截止时间内完成计算是需要研究的新问题。基于负载请求与平台资源提供能力的供需约束关系导出了系统可调度的判定依据。证明了判据的约束是系统可调度的充分必要条件。实际应用表明,提出的可调度判定定理能够应用于判定ARINC 653分区实时系统的可调度性,辅助提升系统的安全属性。     

New trade tree for manned mars missions

Recent studies on human missions to Mars suggest revisiting the parameters that have the most important impact on the complexity, the initial mass in low Earth orbit, the risks and the development costs for the first journey to the red planet. In the last NASA reference mission, a trade tree is proposed.     

使用混合执行机构的快速机动卫星力矩分配算法

针对单框架控制力矩陀螺群（SGCMGs）存在奇异和单框架控制力矩陀螺（SGCMG）存在框架转速死区的问题,研究了SGCMG与飞轮联合作为执行机构的控制力矩分配算法,以SGCMG功耗、飞轮功耗和飞轮角动量的二次型加权矩阵求和为性能指标,提出了一种形式简洁的混合执行机构力矩分配算法,通过分析,证明该分配算法能够有效的避免SGCMGs的奇异;设计了一种SGCMG功耗加权矩阵的调节策略,解决了SGCMG陷入转速死区的问题,设计了一种飞轮角动量加权矩阵的调节策略,通过对加权矩阵的实时调节实现了对飞轮角动量的管理,解决了飞轮转速的饱和与过零问题。数学仿真结果验证了该力矩分配算法的有效性。     

航天器推力器布设对燃料消耗的影响

对航天器六自由度控制的推力分配问题进行了研究,参考卫星导航系统中几何精度衰减因子(GDOP) 的定义,首次提出了推力器构型燃料消耗因子（FCF）的概念,并将此概念用于定义推力器相对几何关系引起的期望控制量与燃料消耗间的比例关系。通过矩阵理论分析得到了燃料消耗因子随推力器数目增加而减少的结论,并通过仿真计算对结论进行了验证。     

对地观测DSS任务分配问题的CSP模型与算法

任务分配是对地观测分布式卫星系统(Distributed Satellites System, DSS)自主协作运行过程中的一个重要环节. 针对任务分配中的约束满足问题(Constraint Satisfaction Problem, CSP), 以DSS完成任务总耗能最少为原则, 构建了任务分配问题的CSP模型, 并引入MAS理论中的合同网协议, 给出模型的求解算法, 通过仿真算例对模型和算法进行了验证.