“火星探路者”舱伞系统动力学特性仿真研究

目前,国内尚未对“火星探路者”减速下降过程中由“降落伞 后锥体 着陆器”组成的舱伞三体系统的动力学特性进行过相关研究。为了全面掌握“火星探路者”减速下降过程中舱伞系统的动力学特性,采用多体动力学的方法,建立了包括降落伞拉直、充气、全张满、抛防热大底,以及着陆器与后锥体分离等过程的全过程动力学模型,并利用模型仿真研究了“火星探路者”舱伞系统的动力学特性。研究结果表明,火星探测器舱伞系统的速度和姿态稳定所需的时间比地球环境下长、高度损失更大,进入舱纵轴需要较长的时间才能趋于垂直,系统摆角的摆动幅度较大。这些是火星探测器降落伞系统进行开伞点设计和时序设计时需要特别注意的问题,其结论可为中国开展火星探测器降落伞减速系统的设计提供重要参考。     

有限时间收敛的阻力加速度跟踪进入制导律

摘要：针对地球或火星的大气层进入过程提出一种具有有限时间收敛性质的阻力加速度跟踪鲁棒制导律.将再入动力学方程抽象为一类带有不确定性及扰动的非线性系统,并针对该类系统提出一种基于滑模控制的有限时间鲁棒控制律.将所提出的理论方法应用于阻力加速度跟踪制导律的设计中,设计可使阻力加速度在有限时间内跟踪上标称值的制导律.仿真验证方法的有效性和先进性.     

火星探测VLBI测定轨技术

我国将于2020年首次发射由环绕器和着陆巡视器组成的火星探测器,火星探测器的跟踪及精密测定轨是完成工程任务和科学探测的基础。火星探测器的跟踪和测定轨,目前主要采用基于地面无线电测量的测距、测速和甚长基线干涉VLBI测角3种手段。主要针对VLBI技术予以介绍,主要内容为:△DOR型VLBI技术在国内外的应用情况、火星探测器VLBI测定轨技术分析、基于同波束VLBI的火星车定位技术、火星探测器VLBI观测等。这些内容对我国的火星探测器测定轨有重要的应用价值。     

火星探测器降落伞拉直过程中的“绳帆”现象研究

针对火星探测器降落伞在拉直过程中出现的“绳帆”现象,以及火星探测器降落伞开伞前初始参数和大气密度与地球环境下的差异,建立了火星探测器降落伞拉直过程的数学模型,研究了火星环境下,伞包弹射速度、开伞前进入器的攻角、开伞马赫数以及大气密度对“绳帆”现象的影响。研究结果表明,选择较大的伞包弹射速度,并将开伞前进入器的攻角严格限定在较小范围内,将有利于避免或降低“绳帆”现象的发生。这一研究结果可为我国实施火星探测时减速着陆系统的设计分析提供一定参考。     

载人火星探测任务方案构想

提出了一种我国2030年代载人火星探测任务实施方案的构想。通过分批式提前部署方式,分别按货运、载人两个阶段实施对我国载人登火并对火星探测。其中,载人阶段在返回地球时可利用金星借力的方式以缩短整个载人任务周期。利用重型运载和长征五号运载火箭,分别在海南文昌和西昌卫星发射中心发射,实现2030年代的我国载人火星探测。     

基于嵌入式MATLAB函数编程的火星车能量平衡仿真系统

在以往航天器研制过程中,电源系统能量平衡分析是基于表格化计算的方法,其运算效率低、显示不直观。文章提出了一种可视性强、易编程、更通用的能量平衡分析方法,即采用嵌入式MATLAB函数对电源系统能量平衡分析的功能模块进行编程实现,以火星车电源系统为应用背景,在MATLAB/SIMULINK平台上搭建了一套用于能量平衡分析的仿真系统,并在特定实例下进行仿真分析,仿真结果采用图表曲线形式显示,能清晰、直观地反映能源利用的动态变化趋势,可为电源系统方案优化设计提供参考依据。     

New trade tree for manned mars missions

Recent studies on human missions to Mars suggest revisiting the parameters that have the most important impact on the complexity, the initial mass in low Earth orbit, the risks and the development costs for the first journey to the red planet. In the last NASA reference mission, a trade tree is proposed.     

Roadmap to a human Mars mission

We propose a new roadmap for the preparation of the first human mission to Mars. This proposal is based on the work of ISECG and several recent recommendations on human Mars mission architectures. A table is proposed to compare the possible benefits of different preparatory missions. Particular attention is paid to the possibility of qualifying important systems thanks to a heavy Mars sample return mission. It is shown that this mission is mandatory for the qualification of Mars aerocapture at scale-1, EDL systems at scale 1 and Mars ascent. Moreover, it is a good opportunity to test many other systems, such as the heavy launcher and the transportation systems for the trips beyond LEO. These tests were not mentioned in the last ISECG report. This strategy is facilitated in the case of the simplified Mars mission scenarios that have recently been presented because it is suggested that relatively small vehicles with small crew sizes are used in order to optimize the payload mass fraction of the landing vehicles and to avoid the LEO assembly. An important finding of the study is that a human mission to the surface of the Moon is not required for the qualification of the systems of a human mission to Mars. Since affordability is a key criterion, two important missions are proposed in the roadmap. The first is a heavy Mars sample return mission and the second is a manned mission to a high Earth orbit or eventually to the vicinity of the Moon. It is shown that both missions are complementary and sufficient to qualify all the critical systems of the Mars mission.     

On the observability of Mars entry navigation using radiometric measurements

A thorough observability analysis of the Mars entry navigation using radiometric measurements from ground based beacons is performed. This analysis involves the evaluation of the Fisher information matrix which is derived from the maximum likelihood estimation. A series of navigation cases with multiple beacons are investigated, and both range and range-rate measurements are considered. The determinant of Fisher information matrix is used to quantify the observability of navigation system, while the trace of Fisher information matrix is used to determine the lower-bound of estimation errors. For one and two beacon cases, the navigation system is unobservable. However, the eigenvectors of Fisher information matrix give the observable and unobservable component. When three or more beacon measurements are employed, the states of entry vehicle become observable. Some valuable analytic conclusions on the relationship between the geometric configuration of beacons and observability are obtained consequently. Finally, simulation results from two navigation examples indicate that our effort is useful for understanding and assessing the observability of the Mars entry navigation using radiometric measurements.