Effects of eccentricity of the reference orbit on multi-tethered satellite formations

The paper discusses the relevance of eccentric reference orbits on the dynamics of a tethered formation, when a massive cable model is included in the analysis of a multi-tethered satellite formation. The formations examined in this study are hub-and-spoke (HAS) and closed-hub-and-spoke (CHAS) configurations for in-plane and Earth-facing spin planes. Stability of the formations is studied by means of numerical simulation, together with the evaluation of the effects of eccentricity on tether elongation, agents relative position, and formation orientation and shape.     

Robust stationkeeping and reconfiguration of underactuated spacecraft formations

Feasibility of achieving reliable control for spacecraft formation keeping and reconfiguration without the need for thrust in either the radial or along-track direction is explored in this paper. Analysis of the linearized dynamics without along-track input indicates the presence of an uncontrollable eigenvalue at the origin. A nonlinear controller is designed to indirectly stabilize the uncontrollable modes to a stable manifold around the equilibrium. Conditions for robustness against unmatched uncertainties and disturbances are derived to establish the regions of asymptotic stabilization. The benefits of the proposed control method are also validated via numerical simulations to show that precise formation maintenance can be achieved by dealing with the issues of system nonlinearities, variations in initial conditions, and external disturbances, concurrently.     

Feasibility study of creep feed grinding of 300M steel with zirconium corundum wheel

The ultrahigh strength 300M steel has been commonly used in the manufacture of aircraft landing gear and rotor shaft parts due to its excellent mechanical properties. Creep feed grinding is one of the essential operations during the whole component manufacturing processes. In this work, the feasibility of creep feed grinding of 300M steel by using the hard zirconium corundum wheel was theoretically and experimentally evaluated. A variety of responses including grinding forces, temperature fields...     

双旋流器燃烧室NOx生成研究

通过试验和数值模拟方法研究不同进口油气比与温度以及主燃孔布局变化对双旋流模型燃烧室两相燃烧整体流场、出口温度丁以及污染物NO_x排放的影响.采用二维粒子图像测速仪(PIV)测量燃烧室内热态流场,用多点温度耙和取样管测量燃烧室出口温度T与NOx在非结构网格体系下,采用Fluent商业软件对燃烧室三维两相燃烧流场和NO_x分布进行计算.计算结果与试验数据符合较好,表明不同油气比、进气温度和主燃孔布局变化对模型燃烧室两相燃烧整体流场、出口温度T与NO_x排放都有一定的影响,并随着油气比与进气温度增加,燃烧室出口温度T与NO_x排放也相应地提高.      

双舰编队舰空导弹反导能力分析

根据双舰编队反导队形的配置和舰空导弹的战术技术性能,对双舰编队协同反导能力进行了分析,阐述了计算来袭目标处于不同舷角时的协同反导区域的大小和协同反导时间的方法。     

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

The James Webb Space Telescope is a 6.5 m, infrared space telescope designed to be launched in 2013 aboard an Ariane 5. The JWST program is a cooperative program with the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) managing the project for NASA. The prime contractor for JWST is Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST). JWST’s international partners are the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). JWST will address four major science themes: end of the dark ages: first light and reionization; the assembly of galaxies, the birth of stars and protoplanetary systems; and the formation of planetary systems and the origins of life. We discuss the design of the observatory and review recent progress on the JWST program.     

The dust content of clusters of galaxies

We have statistically investigated the infrared luminosity of clusters of galaxies in comparison with the known tracers of the cluster mass like the X-ray luminosity and the cluster richness (e.g. the number of member galaxies). Our results show that there is a clear positive correlation of the infrared luminosity with the cluster mass. Quantitatively speaking, the infrared luminosity is on average 20 times higher than the X-ray luminosity. Moreover, the infrared luminosity increases with the redshift. This probably shows that a major part of this infrared luminosity is due to star formation in the member galaxies. Another possible contribution would be the thermal emission from dust particles in the diffuse intracluster medium. However our method does not allow us to infer conclusions about this second hypothesis. Depending on their size and abundance, such particles would contribute to the infrared luminosity of galaxy cluster and have an impact on the cooling function of the baryons and thus on the formation of the large scale structures. This is an important cosmological question which still remains open.     

卫星编队的多脉冲队形重构方法

主要研究了椭圆轨道燃料消耗最优的多脉冲编队队形重构问题.首先,基于Lawden方程的解析解,推导了多脉冲机动的数学模型.然后构造燃料最优目标函数,将总脉冲写成关于各脉冲作用时间和前n-2次脉冲大小的函数.然后利用遗传算法对问题进行求解,将结果转换到时间域,确定最终各脉冲的大小、方向和作用时间.最后进行了数学仿真,验证了算法的正确性.     

分离模块异构航天器集群松散队形设计

针对近地轨道分离模块航天器集群,考虑航天器之间面质比差异,提出一种能在较长时间内维持两星之间相对距离的松散队形设计方法。该方法以相对偏心率向量和相对轨道倾角向量描述松散队形,以两颗卫星之间的轨道长半轴之差和相对相位角之差为优化变量,并且通过设置虚拟空间圆解决避碰问题,保证在考虑气动力摄动的情况下,异构航天器松散编队能够有较长时间满足距离要求。仿真研究表明,针对轨道高度为500 km的参考轨道,当两星面质比分别为0.003 m 2/kg和0.0032 m 2/kg时,两颗卫星之间的距离能够在50天内处于200 m到20 km之间。     

基于Hausdorff距离的反舰导弹目标选择方法

如何从舰艇编队中选择预定目标,是超视距反舰导弹亟待解决的一个问题。文章基于Hausdorff距离的部分匹配理论研究了这一问题。火控雷达探测到的编队信息和末制导雷达探测到的编队信息都用点集来描述,通过点集形状匹配获取这两个点集的对应点,从而实现对预定目标的选择。重点提出了一种新的部分匹配途径,能够自适应地逐个剔除引起形状不相似的外部点而同时保留两个形状的相似部分。仿真试验表明,相比以往基于编队相互位置关系的方法,论文所研究的预定目标选择方法具有更好的抗干扰能力。