A high-performance ground-based prototype of horn-type sequential vegetable production facility for life support system in space

Vegetable cultivation plays a crucial role in dietary supplements and psychosocial benefits of the crew during manned space flight. Here we developed a ground-based prototype of horn-type sequential vegetable production facility, named Horn-type Producer (HTP), which was capable of simulating the microgravity effect and the continuous cultivation of leaf–vegetables on root modules. The growth chamber of the facility had a volume of 0.12 m³, characterized by a three-stage space expansion with plant growth. The planting surface of 0.154 m² was comprised of six ring-shaped root modules with a fibrous ion-exchange resin substrate. Root modules were fastened to a central porous tube supplying water, and moved forward with plant growth. The total illuminated crop area of 0.567 m² was provided by a combination of red and white light emitting diodes on the internal surfaces. In tests with a 24-h photoperiod, the productivity of the HTP at 0.3 kW for lettuce achieved 254.3 g eatable biomass per week. Long-term operation of the HTP did not alter vegetable nutrition composition to any great extent. Furthermore, the efficiency of the HTP, based on the Q-criterion, was 7 × 10⁻⁴ g² m⁻³ J⁻¹. These results show that the HTP exhibited high productivity, stable quality, and good efficiency in the process of planting lettuce, indicative of an interesting design for space vegetable production.     

Conceptual design of a bioregenerative life support system containing crops and silkworms

This article summarizes a conceptual design of a bioregenerative life support system for permanent lunar base or planetary exploration. The system consists of seven compartments – higher plants cultivation, animal rearing, human habitation, water recovery, waste treatment, atmosphere management, and storages. Fifteen kinds of crops, such as wheat, rice, soybean, lettuce, and mulberry, were selected as main life support contributors to provide the crew with air, water, and vegetable food. Silkworms fed by crop leaves were designated to produce partial animal nutrition for the crew. Various physical-chemical and biological methods were combined to reclaim wastewater and solid waste. Condensate collected from atmosphere was recycled into potable water through granular activated carbon adsorption, iodine sterilization, and trace element supplementation. All grey water was also purified though multifiltration and ultraviolet sterilization. Plant residue, human excrement, silkworm feces, etc. were decomposed into inorganic substances which were finally absorbed by higher plants. Some meat, ingredients, as well as nitrogen fertilizer were prestored and resupplied periodically. Meanwhile, the same amount and chemical composition of organic waste was dumped to maintain the steady state of the system. A nutritional balanced diet was developed by means of the linear programming method. It could provide 2721 kcal of energy, 375.5 g of carbohydrate, 99.47 g of protein, and 91.19 g of fat per capita per day. Silkworm powder covered 12.54% of total animal protein intakes. The balance of material flows between compartments was described by the system of stoichiometric equations. Basic life support requirements for crews including oxygen, food, potable and hygiene water summed up to 29.68 kg per capita per day. The coefficient of system material closure reached 99.40%.     

飞行器智能设计愿景与关键问题

未来飞行器正朝着多元化、无人化和智能化的方向发展,高超声速、超隐身和变体等新型飞行器不断涌现。而传统飞行器解耦分拆的设计方法越来越难以满足未来飞行器综合性能全面提升的要求,只有通过整体化设计才能充分发掘飞行器的潜能。通过分析传统飞行器设计中存在的问题,提出满足全生命周期要求的飞行器智能设计体系理念,利用知识库的构建将智能赋予飞行器平台系统设计、制造生产和运维这3个阶段,并通过数字孪生技术进行飞行器全生命周期的仿真、分析和预测,以对飞行器设计、运行等数据进行更新,使该体系形成闭环。就飞行器智能设计体系中需要的关键技术及涉及的科学问题等进行了讨论,并给出了未来发展方向以供参考。     

跑道容量的运行优化

从战略流量管理的观点出发,研究了预期交通需求超过机场跑道系统容量情况下,跑道容量的运行优化问题。在满足跑道容量曲线限制下,建立了恒定容量和变化容量下的整数规划数学模型,并以数值例子对两种模型进行了对比计算分析。     

基于支持向量机回归的电力负荷预测研究

不同于传统的基于经验风险最小化的回归方法,支持向量机回归方法基于结构风险最小化准则.与神经网络相比,该方法在解决学习精度和推广性之间的矛盾方面有明显的优势.本文以城市电力负荷预测为应用背景,对比研究了基于统计学习理论的支持向量机回归方法和神经网络方法.预测结果显示支持向量机可能是一种非常有前景的预测工具,其预测精度明显好于神经网络.     

基于离散曲率计算的三角网格模型优化调整

采用面积夹角加权的三角网格模型顶点法矢及三角片质心权值对Taubin的三角网格模型离散曲率计算方法进行了改进,在此基础上提出了一种新的三角网格模型优化调整方法。用该方法调整三角网格模型,在模型上曲率变化较平缓的平坦区域及曲率变化较剧烈的特征区域都能取得较好的调整效果。     

基于微型铣床的非硅材料中间尺度微细切削加工技术研究

在综合考虑各项因素的基础上,研制了一台能够满足三维形貌加工要求的微型铣床,并进行了平面、微槽、微型齿轮、半凹球以及四面体微透镜阵列等各种典型微小特征的铣削工艺试验,体现了该铣床的加工精度和加工能力,证实了微型铣床加工技术的可行性。     

基于最小二乘支持向量机的普通高校招生人数预测研究

近年来普通高校的发展速度与规模,使社会大众兴起了对教育质量与总量的关注。普通高校招生数预测是制定教育政策的重要依据。针对中国文化教育的特征,在统计学习理论和结构风险最小化原理的基础上,建立了基于最小二乘支持向量机的时间序列预测模型。预测结果表明该模型具有较高的预测精度,为普通高校招生数预测提供了一条新的途径。     

某型航空发动机后支承动刚度的有限元计算

支承动刚度是影响发动机振动特性的主要因素之一,但目前航空发动机支承结构的刚度系数一般只能靠经验给出一个范围,这严重影响到转子动力特性计算结果的准确性。根据某型航空发动机的实际结构,建立发动机后支撑结构的动力学模型,应用有限元软件MSC.Nastran进行频率响应计算,再由所得位移曲线求出相应的动刚度曲线。本文所采用的计算方法和得到的结果对发动机转子动力特性的研究具有一定的参考价值。     

纳米校准与测试——基于纳米测量机的试验性研究

主要介绍了基于纳米测量机的高阶梯差台阶标准样板和深沟槽深度标准样板计量测试和校准工作研究,包括在NMM上对两种标准样板进行计量测试和校准、在NMM上安装不同的探测传感器时纳米级深度标准样板和台阶高度样板的校准比较、以及在研航空基金项目"在NMM上实现小型非球面的坐标扫描轮廓测量方法".