用于重力梯度仪标校的引力产生装置轨迹优化方法

本文主要讨论一种利用引力产生装置轨迹的移动进行引力梯度测试、标定和校准的方法。首先研究了引力产生装置对重力梯度测量系统的作用力影响,给出旋转式重力梯度仪的测量原理,推导了引力产生装置在重力梯度仪测量系统中的引力梯度信号输出表达式。文中设定了引力梯度测试参数,比较引力产生装置在空间中的不同位置移动区域产生的引力梯度信号的输出变化范围,确定引力产生装置的最佳轨迹。最后对重力梯度的测试标校方法作进一步分析。     

摄动力对绕飞小行星航天器轨道的影响

绕小行星运行的航天器由于受到摄动力的影响,运行轨迹会偏离二体假设下的圆锥曲线轨道。分析摄动力对航天器轨道的影响是测量控制系统设计的先导。以绕飞谷神星的航天器为例,考虑各种摄动对航天器轨道的影响,建立了非球形摄动力、太阳光压摄动力以及太阳引力摄动力的数学模型,从理论上分析了这些摄动力对航天器绕飞轨道的影响,并仿真验证了理论分析结论,直观描绘了所有摄动作用下小行星的椭圆绕飞轨道。     

月球探测器发射机会分析

发射月球探测器实际上是使探测器与月球交会的问题,由于月球位置的变化,选择不同的交会日期相应的地月转移轨道是不相同的。文章分析了月球在一个恒星月内位置变化与相应的地月转移轨道升交点赤经和近地点幅角变化的关系,在这个基础上讨论了发射机会和发射窗口问题。     

Analysis of Chang’e-5 lunar core drilling process

Chang’e-5 explorer successfully acquired lunar regolith core samples from depths of greater than 1 m of lunar surface. This study analyzed the lunar core drilling process based on the telemetry data, image information, and returned samples to optimize the sampling device design and enhance the understanding of the lunar regolith. In particular, a prediction method for the projected drilling path and local terrain fitting of drilling dip angle was proposed based on the flight events recorded during the core drilling process and the image information acquired before, during, and after sampling. The results revealed that the drilling dip angle of Chang’e-5 was approximately 2.3°, and the deviation of the drilling length and depth was less than 2 mm. For continuous drilling, a fusion method based on telemetry data and image information was applied to determine the demarcation point of drilling with and without the lunar soil. The position of the demarcation point implied that the drilling point remained at approximately 6 mm loose soil, thereby lagging the action of the force response. Additionally, a characteristic parameter comparison method was proposed for the lunar and ground drilling to analyze the status of the lunar soil. Furthermore, the analysis results revealed that the majority of the Chang’e-5 drilling samples were derived from 0–73.8 cm below the lunar surface and few samples were extracted below 73.8 cm, as the drilling encountered several rocky regions. Moreover, the drilling point exhibited two prominent stratification variations at ～28.7 cm and ～70 cm below the lunar surface. Ultimately, the preliminary relationship between sample dissected position in soft tube and drilling displacement was analyzed. The segmented estimation results can support research on subsurface lunar soil.     

Design and experimental performance verification of a thermal property test-bed for lunar drilling exploration

Chinese Chang'e lunar exploration project aims to collect and return subsurface lunar soil samples at a minimum penetration depth of 2 m in 2017. However, in contrast to those on the Earth, automated drilling and sampling missions on the Moon raise the risk of burning bits.Test-beds are required for testing the thermal properties of drill tools in a lunar environment. In this paper, a novel temperature measuring method based on thermocouples and a slip ring was proposed. Furthermore, a data acquisition system for a drilling process was designed. A vacuous,cryogenic, and anhydrous soil environment simulating the lunar surface was established. A drilling test-bed that can reach a depth of 2.2 m was developed. A control strategy based on online monitoring signals was proposed to improve the drilling performance. Vacuum and non-vacuum experiments were performed to test the temperature rising effect on drill tools. When compared with the non-vacuum experiment, the vacuum temperature rise resulted in a 12 °C increase. These experimental results provide significant support for Chinese lunar exploration missions.     

In situ Lunar Orientation Measurement (ILOM): Simulation of observation

The measurement of the rotation of the Moon is one of the key techniques to get the information of the internal structure. For this purpose, we proposed a small telescope experiment on the surface of the Moon in which motion of stars are utilized for the estimation of the rotation parameter. This paper describes results of simulation of observation, in which star trajectories observed are decomposed to librations, polar motion, and the precession and the amplitude and phase of each component are estimated. The standard deviation of the parameter estimation becomes nearly 1 ms of arc, which will be better than the Lunar Laser Ranging observation. From the viewpoints of accuracy of observation, thermal condition, and electric power generation, the instrument should be placed where the much sunshine is achieved on the lunar polar region.     

Gamma-ray detector on board lunar mission Chang’E-1

Gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) is included in the payload of Chinese first lunar mission Chang’E-1 that will be launched in 2007. Specific objectives of the GRS are to map abundance of O, Si, Fe, Ti, U, Th, K, and perhaps, Mg, Al, and Ca to depths of about 20 cm. There are remarkable advantages for GRS application to remote sensing elemental materials over the entire lunar surface: large effective area and good ability for background rejection. We will describe the design of GRS and present its performance in this paper. Moreover, the GRS calibration will also be introduced.     

Air-LUSI: A robotic telescope design for lunar spectral measurements

This paper presents the mechanical design of a new robotic telescope that was designed and built to acquire lunar spectral measurements from the science pod of NASA's ER-2 aircraft while flying at an altitude of 70,000 feet (21.34 km). The robotic telescope used a double gimbal design that allowed for target tracking in azimuth and elevation. In addition to the challenging and restrictive geometry of the science pod, each component needed to be carefully selected to ensure that they could withstand the operating conditions at high altitude such as harsh temperatures extending as low as −54 °C and atmospheric pressure less than 1.05 psi (7.23 kPa). Due to the cold temperatures, low atmospheric pressure and the likely exposure to moisture, high strength industrial linear actuators were used to create an adjustable linkage system that controlled the pointing and tracking of the telescope. Although unconventional, this allowed for a robust design that outperformed the team's expectations by tracking the Moon for 40 min with an average tracking error under 0.05°. The results presented within this paper were acquired during a first set of engineering test flights, with further scientific missions to follow.     

基于进化策略的月球软着陆探测器轨道设计

应用进化策略和微分修正法建立了一套多约束、多目标条件下的月球软着陆轨道设计方法. 根据中国发射场和火箭运载的实际情况, 给出了软着陆轨道需要满足的过程约束及终端条件, 提出了利用进化策略进行轨道初步设计,通过微分修正法对初步设计结果进行修正的软着陆轨道设计思路, 并采用STK进行了仿真和结果验算. 分析表明, 基于进化策略的初步设计能够为微分修正提供良好的初值, 保证了其收敛性. STK仿真结果验证了设计思路的有效性及结果的正确性. 本文提出的方法能够为月球软着陆轨道设计提供参考.     

月球探测车转向系统动力学建模与分析

月球探测车在月球表面松软土壤上的转向动力学特性比较复杂。文章在已有的车辆地面力学成果的基础上 ,研究了探测车在松软的月球表面土壤上的转向动力学问题。给出了六轮月球探测车的四轮转向运动学计算公式 ,推导了探测车在松软土壤上的四轮转向动力学模型 ,提出了合理的简化方法 ,并对稳态特性进行了相应的分析。所得到的结果为探测车转向系统设计及控制算法研究提供了依据