平流层飞艇定点保持模式控制方法研究

平流层飞艇作为执行高空长航时任务的平台近年来引起了全球范围的关注。平流层飞艇运行的技术难题之一就是其在定点保持模式下的自主定位和定姿问题。本文率先建立了平流层飞艇定点保持模式的动力学模型,在此基础上,采用李雅普诺夫(Lyapunov)稳定性理论针对平流层飞艇定点保持模式的非线性系统设计了一种非线性控制律,并证明了所得到的闭环系统是全局渐近稳定的。通过数学仿真验证了该控制方法对非线性系统控制的有效性。     

Station-keeping control for a stratospheric airship platform via fuzzy adaptive backstepping approach

This paper presents a novel approach for station-keeping control of a stratospheric airship platform in the presence of parametric uncertainty and external disturbance. First, conceptual design of the stratospheric airship platform is introduced, including the target mission, configuration, energy sources, propeller and payload. Second, the dynamics model of the airship platform is presented, and the mathematical model of its horizontal motion is derived. Third, a fuzzy adaptive backstepping control approach is proposed to develop the station-keeping control system for the simplified horizontal motion. The backstepping controller is designed assuming that the airship model is accurately known, and a fuzzy adaptive algorithm is used to approximate the uncertainty of the airship model. The stability of the closed-loop control system is proven via the Lyapunov theorem. Finally, simulation results illustrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control approach.     

平流层飞艇飞行温度限和飞行速度限分析

平流层飞艇的飞行性能对其飞行安全、机动能力等非常重要.本文结合平流层飞艇的特点,提出"飞行温度限"和"飞行速度限"对其极限飞行性能进行评估,并在理论分析的基础上,提出相应的估算方法.通过具体实例,对平流层飞艇的极限飞行性能进行评估.     

The yaw stability analysis for stratospheric airships in float situation

When a stratospheric airship free floats at pressure altitude, the sideslip angle of the airship is neither random nor against the wind, but is stable on certain values. According to classical potential flow theory, a simplified two-dimensional ellipse and three-dimensional ellipsoid are firstly analyzed respectively, which implied that the airship could present crosswind orientation. The numerical investigations (CFD) on the yaw stability based on a bare hull and a finned airship are employed for verifying the theory conclusion. It is found that the finned airships can remain stable when its sideslip Angle is 55–70°, which is less than 90° of the stable angle of the ellipsoid and bare hull, but statically unstable at low sideslip angles, its static instability is similar to that of dynamic flight. Then the fight data of three stratospheric airships is analyzed. The yaw stability in flight data generally agrees with expectations drawn of theoretical and numerical simulation. These investigations serve to provide references for yaw control and configuration design of airships.     

高空气球热力学模型与上升过程仿真分析

基于对高空气球热力学环境的分析,建立了热力学与动力学耦合的高空气球动力学模型;并采用该模型对某高空气球的上升与驻留过程进行仿真分析.结果表明:高空气球上升过程中内部氦气存在"超冷"现象,其中平流层区域"超冷"明显,氦气平均温差为-19 K;由于"超冷",其上升速度曲线呈双"V"形变化;强太阳辐射与弱对流环境使驻留过程中氦气呈现"超热"现象,平衡时氦气平均温度比环境温度高39 K,球内氦气超压648.8 Pa.数值仿真的速度、平均温度变化规律与相关飞行试验数据相吻合,说明该仿真模型是有效的.      

临近空间低动态飞行器控制研究综述

针对临近空间低动态飞行器出现的新的控制问题,分析和总结了临近空间低动态飞行器控制进展状况和发展趋势。首先,基于飞艇和浮空器等临近空间低动态飞行器的特点,归纳总结了其飞行控制问题。在此基础上,结合这类飞行器的当前发展状况,从飞行器控制角度出发,着重介绍总结了临近空间低动态飞行器在控制系统执行机构配置、数学模型、姿态控制、定点控制、速度控制、航迹优化、轨迹跟踪控制、升空和返回控制、压力控制,以及应用的多种控制策略的研究进展。最后,在已有的控制问题研究发展的基础上,提出了临近空间低动态飞行器在控制研究领域所要解决和关注的若干问题。     

Passepartout Sherpa – A low-cost,reusable transportation system into the stratosphere for small experiments

The Passepartout sounding balloon transportation system for low-mass (<$<$1200 g) experiments or hardware for validation to an altitude of 35 km is described. We present the general flight configuration, set-up of the flight control system, environmental and position sensors, power system, buoyancy considerations as well as the ground control infrastructure including recovery operations. In the telemetry and command module the integrated airborne computer is able to control the experiment, transmit telemetry and environmental data and allows for a duplex communication to a control centre for tele-commanding. The experiment module is mounted below the telemetry and command module and can either work as a standalone system or be controlled by the airborne computer. This spacing between experiment- and control unit allows for a high flexibility in the experiment design. After a parachute landing, the on-board satellite based recovery subsystems allow for a rapid tracking and recovery of the telemetry and command module and the experiment. We discuss flight data and lessons learned from two representative flights with research payloads.     

某系留气球抗风性能仿真分析

系留气球以其显著特点已应用到许多领域,今后还会有大的发展。因所处环境的风力对飞行稳定性影响较大,故抗风能力成为系统重要指标。针对无法用实验手段进行验证的空中工作姿态,一般采取计算机仿真方法进行模拟研究。介绍了系留气球的设备组成,描述了空中飞行状态,通过建立动力学模型的数学方程式,施加1-consine型离散突风模型扰动,仿真了空中球体的俯仰角和滚转角随扰动时间的关系曲线,并对结果曲线进行分析研究,以期为同型系留气球的设计方法提供某种借鉴,为浮空器使用安全提供帮助。     

系留气球升空过程的动态模拟

采用有限元方法,建立了系留气球的多质点动力学模型,研究了风场中某型系留气球的动态升空过程。模型中将柔性大变形的系留绳离散成若干绳段,各绳段假设为质量集中在端点的阻尼弹簧,各节点的运动由相应绳段的重力、气动力和张力确定。通过数值模拟给出并分析了系留气球轨迹、系留绳释放速度、张力、长度、形状和水平漂移距离等参数的变化规律。与国外典型算例进行对比,结果表明该模型对系留气球升空过程中的参数变化有较好的预测能力,对系留气球的释放控制有一定的指导作用。     

A new balloon base in Japan

Since 1971, numerous balloons have been launched from the Japanese balloon base, the Sanriku Balloon Center (SBC). Through these years, balloon technologies have been developed continuously and many scientific achievements have resulted. Recently, however, because of the limited area of the launching pad of the SBC, we have been faced with the difficulty of safely launching large balloons. To solve this issue, we decided to move the balloon base from the SBC to the Taiki Aerospace Research Field (TARF) in northern Japan. The TARF had an existing huge hanger and a paved launch pad capable of being utilised for balloon operations. To evolve the TARF into a new balloon base, new balloon facilities have been constructed at the TARF and equipment was transferred from the SBC to the TARF during July 2007 and March 2008. The SBC was closed in September 2007, and the new base became operational in May 2008. The new base at the TARF is designed to launch larger balloons with greater safety and to perform balloon operations more effectively than ever before. In the summer of 2008, we carried out the first series of the balloon campaign at the TARF, and succeeded in two engineering flights of stratospheric balloons. By the success of these flights, we have verified that the whole system of the new balloon base is well established.