Technical evaluation of additive manufacturing technologies for in-situ fabrication with lunar regolith

In-Situ Fabrication and Repair can significantly reduce the construction cost of a permanent Moon base by using additive manufacturing (AM) and exploiting local resources instead of bringing all the required materials from Earth. In this article, we evaluate alternative additive manufacturing technologies for building a lunar base and maintaining it across its lifecycle. We compare alternative 3D-printing techniques, already tested for manufacturing with simulants of lunar regolith, using energy, Earth-deliverables consumption, and compressive strength of the produced samples as figures of merit. Based on our analysis, we conclude that Cement Contour Crafting and Stereo-lithography AM techniques are the most promising solutions for the construction of outdoor lunar infrastructure and small precise parts and instruments, respectively.     

基于自适应预测校正的月球软着陆制导控制方法

应用自适应预测制导方法，研究月球软着陆过程中的制导控制问题。作为一种具有逻辑结构的构造性方法，本文概述了自适应预测制导方法的实现步骤。针对月球软着陆过程中制导控制量少于被控制量这一“欠驱动”问题，在已有的基于一阶特征模型的全系数自适应预测校正方法的基础上，将输入输出相等的系统拓展为输入少于输出的“欠驱动”系统，以满足对位置、速度矢量同时进行制导控制的需要。本文针对初始状态误差、推力偏差、质量偏差以及比冲偏差下的软着陆过程，进行了Monte Carlo仿真分析，结果表明，自适应预测制导方法可有效用于月球软着陆过程的制导控制，且具有较高的精度和较强的鲁棒性。