Influence of lunar topography on simulated surface temperature

The surface temperature of the Moon is one of the essential parameters for the lunar exploration, especially to evaluate the Moon thermophysical features. The distribution of the temperature is heavily influenced by the Moon topography, which, however, is rarely studied in the state-of-art surface temperature models. Therefore, this paper takes the Moon topography into account to improve the surface temperature model, Racca model. The main parameters, such as slopes along the longitude and latitude directions, are estimated with the topography data from Chang’E-1 satellite and the Horn algorithm. Then the effective solar illumination model is then constructed with the slopes and the relative position to the subsolar point. Finally, the temperature distribution over the Moon surface is obtained with the effective illumination model and the improved Racca model. The results indicate that the distribution of the temperature is very sensitive to the fluctuation of the Moon surface. The change of the surface temperature is up to 150 K in some places compared to the result without considering the topography. In addition, the variation of the surface temperature increases with the distance from the subsolar point and the elevation, along both latitude and longitude directions. Furthermore, the simulated surface temperature coincides well with the brightness temperature in 37 GHz observed by the microwave sounder onboard Chang’E-2 satellite. The corresponded emissivity map not only eliminates the influence of the topography, but also hints the inherent properties of the lunar regolith just below the surface. Last but not the least, the distribution of the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) in the lunar pole area is also evaluated with the simulated surface temperature result.     

经济型月球探测器精确定点软着陆制导算法

针对未来经济型月球探测器精确定点软着陆问题,考虑发动机特性及终端状态约束,对主减速段制导算法进行了研究。首先考虑到未来月球通信网络的建立和资源的利用,提出了一种探测器在环月极轨道运行时的月面着陆点全覆盖环月调相策略。然后在北东地坐标系下建立软着陆主减速段的质心动力学模型,依据动力学模型将探测器的运动分为纵向平面运动和横向运动并分别设计在线闭环制导律。纵向平面运动采用改进显式制导算法,并基于有限推力思想和主减速段误差传播特性设计了满足终端航向位置约束的点火角修正策略;对于横向运动控制,首先基于ZEM/ZEV最优反馈制导律给出横向制导指令,然后采用PWPF将连续形式的制导指令调制为脉冲形式。仿真结果表明了该制导律能够满足所有终端状态约束,具有燃耗次优性、自主性、实时性和一定的鲁棒性,同时易于工程实现。     

Geometry and size optimization of stiffener layout for three-dimensional box structures with maximization of natural frequencies

Based on the growth mechanism of natural biological branching systems and inspiration from the morphology of plant root tips, a bionic design method called Improved Adaptive Growth Method (IAGM) has been proposed in the authors’ previous research and successfully applied to the reinforcement optimization of three-dimensional box structures with respect to natural frequencies. However, as a kind of ground structure methods, the final layout patterns of stiffeners obtained by using the IAGM are highly subjected to their ground structures, which restricts the optimization effect and freedom to further improve the dynamic performance of structures. To solve this problem, a novel post-processing geometry and size optimization approach is proposed in this article. This method takes the former layout optimization result as start, and iteratively finds the optimal layout angles, locations, and lengths of stiffeners with a few design variables by optimizing the positions of some specific node lines called active node lines. At the same time, thicknesses of stiffeners are also optimized to further improve natural frequencies of three-dimensional box structures. Using this method, stiffeners can be successfully separated from their ground structures and further effectively improve natural frequencies of three-dimensional box structures with less material consumption. Typical numerical examples are illustrated to validate the effectiveness and advantages of the suggested method.     

具有星间链路的星座相位设计

通过分析星座空间构形的变化规律，综合考虑星座空间构形对地面覆盖特性、星间链路、空间测量精度以及工作性能的影响，利用改进的层次分析法对星座相位进行优化设计。通过对全球覆盖星座进行仿真，验证了方法的可行性。     

A hybrid lattice Boltzmann flux solver for integrated hypersonic fluid-thermal-structural analysis

In this paper, a hybrid Lattice Boltzmann Flux Solver (LBFS) with an improved switch function is proposed for simulation of integrated hypersonic fluid-thermal-structural problems. In the solver, the macroscopic Navier–Stokes equations and structural heat transfer equation are discretized by the finite volume method, and the numerical fluxes at the cell interface are reconstructed by the local solution of the Boltzmann equation. To compute the numerical fluxes, two equilibrium distribution functions are introduced. One is the D1Q4 discrete velocity model for calculating the inviscid flux across the cell interface of Navier–Stokes equations, and the other is the D2Q4 model for evaluating the flux of structural energy equation. In this work, a new dual thermal resistance model is proposed to calculate the thermal properties at the fluid–solid interface. The accuracy and stability of the present hybrid solver are validated by simulating several numerical examples, including the fluid-thermal-structural problem of cylindrical leading edge. Numerical results show that the present solver can accurately predict the thermal properties of hypersonic fluid-thermal-structural problems and has the great potential for solving fluid-thermal-structural problems of long-endurance high-speed vehicles.     

Aerodynamic multi-objective integrated optimization based on principal component analysis

Based on improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithm with principal component analysis (PCA) methodology,an efficient high-dimension multiobjective optimization method is proposed,which,as the purpose of this paper,aims to improve the convergence of Pareto front in multi-objective optimization design.The mathematical efficiency,the physical reasonableness and the reliability in dealing with redundant objectives of PCA are verified by typical DTLZ5 test function and multi-objective correlation analysis of supercritical airfoil,and the proposed method is integrated into aircraft multi-disciplinary design (AMDEsign) platform,which contains aerodynamics,stealth and structure weight analysis and optimization module.Then the proposed method is used for the multi-point integrated aerodynamic optimization of a wide-body passenger aircraft,in which the redundant objectives identified by PCA are transformed to optimization constraints,and several design methods are compared.The design results illustrate that the strategy used in this paper is sufficient and multi-point design requirements of the passenger aircraft are reached.The visualization level of non-dominant Pareto set is improved by effectively reducing the dimension without losing the primary feature of the problem.     

Fronts and thermohaline structure of the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence System

Fronts and thermohaline structure of the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence System (BMCS) are studied from climatic data, “Marathon Exp. Leg.8, 1984” data, and Sea surface temperature (SST) data base “ds277-Reynolds” (1981–2000). The South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) is divided in two main types: tropical (TW) and subtropical water (ST). Water masses, Fronts, Inter-Frontal and Frontal Zones are analysed and classified: (a) the water masses: Tropical Low-Salinity Water, Tropical Surface Water, Tropical Tropospheric Water, Subtropical Low-Salinity Water, Subtropical Surface Water, Subtropical Tropospheric Water. T,S characteristics of intermediate, deep and bottom water defined by different authors are confirmed and completed; (b) the Inter-Frontal Zones: Tropical/Brazil Current Zone, Subtropical Zone and Subantarctic Zone; (c) the Frontal Zones: Subtropical, Subantarctic and Polar, and (d) the Fronts: Subtropical Front of the Brazil Current, Principal Subtropical Front, North Subtropical Front, Subtropical Surface Front, South Subtropical Front, Subantarctic Surface Front, Subantarctic Front and Polar Front. Several stable T–S relationships are found below the friction layer and at the Fronts. The maximum gradient of the oceanographic characteristics occurs at the Brazil Current Front, which can be any of the subtropical Fronts, depending on season. Minimum mean depth of the pycnocline coincides with the Fronts of the BMCS, indicating the paths of low-salinity shelf waters into the open ocean. In the work it is shown how to recover the horizontal and vertical thermohaline structure of waters from satellite data RSMAS SST.     

一种基于改进Kalman滤波的 视觉/惯性组合导航算法

提出了一种基于改进Kalman滤波的视觉/惯性直接组合导航算法,首先分析了相关坐标系的定义和敏感器的误差模型,然后分别构建了姿态滤波方程和位置滤波方程,接着对滤波方程进行离散化处理以便在计算机中实现运算,最后采用该方法进行了仿真验证,结果表明系统在不同情况下进行组合导航都能够满足任务要求。     

弯曲平板的电磁散射特性分析

根据弯曲导体平板的特点,将电流在水平与竖直向分别进行离散,由电流连续性方程获得电荷离散公式,得到电场积分方程（EFIE）的离散形式。用泰勒展开消除格林函数积分中的奇异值,并通过积分近似求解,给出了一种改进的双共轭梯度迭代法（CGS）快速求解大型线性方程组。仿真结果表明：与原双共轭梯度迭代法相比,该法的收敛速度更快、精度更高。     

Fatigue life research and experimental verification of superalloy thin-walled structures subjected to thermal-acoustic loads

Rapid alternating stress is formed in structure subjected to harsh thermal-acoustic loads, which will affect fatigue performance and reduce fatigue life seriously. First, fatigue experiment of superalloy thin-walled structure was carried out to obtain fatigue damage location and failure time of the experiment specimen, and S-N curves of superalloy thin-walled structure at 723 K were fitted. Then, dynamic response simulation of superalloy thin-walled structure under the same load as experiment was implemented, and fatigue life was estimated based on the fatigue life prediction model which mainly included: improved rain-flow counting method, Morrow average stress model and Miner linear cumulative damage theory. Further, comparisons between simulation solutions and experimental results achieved a consistency, which verified the validity of the Fatigue Life Prediction Model (FLPM). Moreover, taking a rectangle plate as the analysis object, the distributions of Fain-low circulation blocks and damage levels of the structure were discussed respectively. Finally, current research indicates that in pre-buckling the structure is in softened area and fatigue life decreases with the increase of temperature; in post-buckling the structure is in hardened area and fatigue life increases with the increase of temperature within a certain range.