A new modeling scheme for powered parafoil unmanned aerial vehicle platforms: Theory and experiments

A novel framework is established for accurate modeling of Powered Parafoil Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (PPUAV). The model is developed in the following three steps: obtaining a linear dynamic model, simplifying the model structure, and estimating the model mismatch due to model variance and external disturbance factors. First, a six degree-of-freedom linear model, or the structured model, is obtained through dynamic establishment and linearization. Second, the data correlation analysis is adopted to determine the criterion for proper model complexity and to simplify the structured model. Next, an active model is established, combining the simplified model with the model mismatch estimator. An adapted Kalman filter is utilized for the real-time estimation of states and model mismatch. We finally derive a linear system model while taking into account of model variance and external disturbance. Actual flight tests verify the effectiveness of our active model in different flight scenarios.     

Near-wall topological patterns and flow structures over a simplified Danaus plexippus model

Studies on the high-lift mechanisms of butterfly gliding flights shed light on the design of the micro air vehicles. The flow field around a simplified Danaus plexippus model is investigated using the hydrogen bubble visualization and the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) techniques. There are three near-wall topological patterns with different Angles of Attack (AoAs): the separation bubble, the Leading-Edge Vortex (LEV) and the high AoAs flow. For the separation bubble pattern, two saddles and two foci form in the middle of the model. The features of the LEV pattern are the leading-edge separation lines. The topological characteristics of the separation lines are changed by the interaction between the LEV and the Wing-Tip Vortex (WTV). For the high AoAs flow pattern, four unstable foci are found at the forewing and the hindwing respectively. The angle between the trajectory of the WTV and the model increases with increasing AoA even though the slope of the WTV angle versus AoA curve declines at the moderate AoAs.     

Multi-scale design and optimization for solid-lattice hybrid structures and their application to aerospace vehicle components

By integrating topology optimization and lattice-based optimization, a novel multi-scale design method is proposed to create solid-lattice hybrid structures and thus to improve the mechanical performance as well as reduce the structural weight. To achieve this purpose, a two-step procedure is developed to design and optimize the innovative structures. Initially, the classical topology optimization is utilized to find the optimal material layout and primary load carrying paths. Afterwards, the solid-lattice hybrid structures are reconstructed using the finite element mesh based modeling method. And lattice-based optimization is performed to obtain the optimal cross-section area of the lattice structures. Finally, two typical aerospace structures are optimized to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed optimization framework. The numerical results are quite encouraging since the solid-lattice hybrid structures obtained by the presented approach show remarkably improved performance when compared with traditional designs.     

Stability of relative equilibria of the full spacecraft dynamics around an asteroid with orbit–attitude coupling

The full dynamics of spacecraft around an asteroid, in which the spacecraft is considered as a rigid body and the gravitational orbit–attitude coupling is taken into account, is of great value and interest in the precise theories of the motion. The spectral stability of the classical relative equilibria of the full spacecraft dynamics around an asteroid is studied with the method of geometric mechanics. The stability conditions are given explicitly based on the characteristic equation of the linear system matrix. It is found that the linearized system decouples into two entirely independent subsystems, which correspond to the motions within and outside the equatorial plane of the asteroid respectively. The system parameters are divided into three groups that describe the traditional stationary orbit stability, the significance of the orbit–attitude coupling and the mass distribution of the spacecraft respectively. The spectral stability of the relative equilibria is investigated numerically with respect to the three groups of system parameters. The relations between the full spacecraft dynamics and the traditional spacecraft dynamics, as well as the effect of the orbit–attitude coupling, are assessed. We find that when the orbit–attitude coupling is strong, the mass distribution of the spacecraft dominates the stability of the relative equilibria; whereas when the orbit–attitude coupling is weak, both the mass distribution and the traditional stationary orbit stability have significant effects on the stability. We also give a criterion to determine whether the orbit–attitude coupling needs to be considered.     

加筋壁板大开口结构稳定性分析及试验验证

为了研究加筋壁板大开口结构的压缩承载极限问题,规划了两组具有不同设计参数的试验件进行了静力试验,并同时采用了线性特征值法以及非线性的弧长法对其压缩极限进行了对比分析。在采用弧长法分析时,引入了模态扰动技术,而且考虑了材料的弹塑性性质。计算结果与试验的对比表明:针对复杂结构稳定性问题,屈曲特征值法具有较大局限性,而结合模态扰动的弧长法对这种复杂的加筋壁板类结构压缩极限的分析精度较好。通过分析给出了加筋壁板大开口结构设计的一些建议。     

K8V变稳飞机飞行试验验证系统

介绍了Ｋ８Ｖ变稳飞机飞行试验验证系统的组成及功能,分别阐述了该系统的飞控软件综合验证子系统、机上地面试验数据采集与处理子系统和飞行试验数据处理分析子系统等三部分的组成、工作原理、以及在飞行试验各个阶段的不同特点和作用。通过Ｋ８Ｖ变稳飞机飞行试验的应用,表明该系统能够满足变稳飞机的软件维护、系统验收试飞及后续的应用研究,具有实时,快速,准确,自动化等优点,可为Ｋ８Ｖ变稳飞机应用研究提供重要的支持手段     

复合材料薄壁梁扭转的高次翘曲理论

利用翘曲连续修正概念导出表示剖面翘曲位移的形函数序列,据此建立单闭室复合材料薄壁梁扭转分析的高次翘曲理论,并结合分层的具体情况,考察分层对复合材料薄壁梁扭转翘曲的影响。算例表明,该高次翘曲理论具有很好的收敛性。     

智能结构动力系统控制器设计和结构优化的综合分析

通过由两个压电作动器控制的空间桁架,将最优控制问题和结构中杆件截面积动态优化相结合,综合分析了二者的混合优化问题.计算结果表明,在结构动态响应特性不变的条件下,结构重量和控制需求均有显著下降.      

基于FDDI网络的空间站DMS网络可靠性分析

在首先介绍了空间站ＤＭＳ网络结构的基础上,通过对ＤＭＳ网络使用的ＦＤＤＩ、ＭＩＬ－ＳＴＤ－１５３３Ｂ及ＩＥＥＥ８０２．４网络在各种情况下的可靠性分析,应用概率分析的方法得出了系统可靠性的数学模型,通过图示得出ＤＭＳ网络可靠性随站点数及链路失效概率的变化情况,为空间站ＤＭＳ网络可靠性设计提供了依据。     

基于结构随机跳变系统的反干扰信息处理方法

为了解决在复杂的干扰对抗环境中提高信息处理的准确性问题(例如,对具有多种干扰对抗手段的机动目标的跟踪问题),基于结构随机跳变系统理论提出了一种反干扰信息处理的新方法,该方法针对干扰环境的随机剧烈变化,适时地辨识干扰环境的当前状态,并作出相应的决策来优化和利用系统的资源(例如传感器的优化重组、信息融合算法的转换等),最大限度地降低干扰对信息处理精度的影响.以有效地提高信息优化处理的精确度.在本文中就该方法的性能与其它算法做了仿真比较,其仿真结果证实了该方法的有效性.