High energy-density propulsion—reducing the risk to humans in planetary exploration

The potential benefits to humankind of space exploration are tremendous. Space is not only the final frontier but is also the next marketplace. The orbital space above Earth offers tremendous opportunities for both strategic assets and commercial development. The critical obstacle retarding the use of the space around the Earth is the lack of low cost access to orbit. Further out, the next giant leap for mankind will be the human exploration of Mars. Almost certainly within the next 30 years, a human crew will brave the isolation, the radiation, and the lack of gravity to walk on and explore the Red planet. Both of these missions will change the outlook and perspective of every human being on the planet. However, these missions are expensive and extremely difficult. Chemical propulsion has demonstrated an inability to achieve orbit cheaply and is a very high-risk option to accomplish the Mars mission. An alternative solution is to develop a high performance propulsion system. Nuclear propulsion has the potential to be such a system. The question will be whether humanity is willing to take on the challenge.     

EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SPACE PLASMAS

The Cluster mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) will allow, for the first time three-dimensional measurements in key regions of the Earth's magnetosphere to be carried out. The European Numerical Simulation Network (ENSN) aims at providing a theoretical support to the mission. We describe the achievements of the ENSN during its first period of activity 1991–1994, during which the network was funded by the European Union. In particular, the ENSN has set up (i) thematic Working Groups on the prime scientific goals of the mission, (ii) a code development Working Group to develop numerical simulation codes specifically adapted to studying magnetospheric boundaries and the corresponding scale mixing, and (iii) software models of Cluster instruments to test in a numerical simulation what the set of four instruments will measure.     

Scientific Planning and Commanding of the Rosetta Payload

ESA’s Rosetta mission was launched in March 2004 and is on its way to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, where it is scheduled to arrive in summer 2014. It comprises a payload of 12 scientific instruments and a Lander. All instruments are provided by Principal Investigators, which are responsible for their operations. As for most ESA science missions, the ground segment of the mission consists of a Mission Operations Centre (MOC) and a Science Operations Centre (SOC). While the MOC is responsible for all spacecraft-related aspects and the final uplink of all command timelines to the spacecraft, the scientific operations of the instruments and the collection of the data and ingestion into the Planetary Science Archive are coordinated by the SOC. This paper focuses on the tasks of the SOC and in particular on the methodology and constraints to convert the scientific goals of the Rosetta mission to operational timelines.     

磁粉检验标准环形试块的机理分析

为了分析控制磁粉检验系统综合性能的标准环形试块的机理，首先建立一个计算漏磁场的简化数学模型，然后解标量磁位的=维拉普拉斯方程，求出被磁化的环形试块上圆孔产生的漏磁场，计算环形试块表面的磁粉受力，分析其特点并得出相应的结论。     

反辐射导弹设计技术

反辐射导弹（ＡＲＭ）是一种利用雷达辐射源的电磁波，发现、跟踪并摧毁雷达系统的导弹。反辐射导弹的出现，使仅有“软”杀伤能力的电子战有了“硬”摧毁能力。论述了反辐射导弹的特点及其局限性，讨论了提高反辐射导弹性能的技术方法。这些技术包括：缩窄工作频带、采用比相比幅单脉冲侧向体制、数字化和集成化设计等。     

某改型导弹折叠舵的设计

详细介绍了××改型导弹折叠舵研究课题的成果。内容包括：主要设计要求、研制程序、方案的拟定、设计、试验及结果分析、结论等部分。通过试制及试验，证明把高强度扭力杆应用于折叠舵的展开机构具有展开能量大、展开时间短、重量轻、体积小、结构简单等优点。该项技术不但使××改型导弹折叠舵课题获得成功，而且可以推广应用到需要折叠与展开的其他飞行器上     

探空火箭动力系统优化设计

提出了探空火箭动力系统设计参数优化计算方法.综合考虑了动力系统与火箭外弹道之间的关系.在给定有效载荷、最高射高的条件下,选取动力系统的设计参数使火箭的起飞质量最小.选用了增广拉格朗日法约束优化技术和牛顿迭代法求解数学模型.计算结果表明,该计算方法是合理的.     

推力矢量控制系统的参考模型鲁棒控制研究

本文针对典型的推力矢量电波位置伺服系统中存在的参数摄动和加性扰动，采用模型参考鲁棒控制方法（ＭＲＲＣ），使系统对扰动不敏感。ＭＲＲＣ方法仅需要已知系统的输入输出信息，而不必采用全状态反馈，同时比模型参考自适应控制（ＭＲＡＣ）算法简单。文中通过理论分析和必要的公式推导，证明了系统是渐进稳定的，并且仿真结果也验证了ＭＲＲＣ的有效理论分析和必要的公式推导，证明了系统是渐进稳定的，并且仿真结果也验证了ＭＲ     

卫星构形设计

卫星的构形,就是卫星的空间结构。构形设计是卫星一项重要的总体方案设计工作。文中论述了构形设计的任务、基本要求、外形与布局的关系以及模装的作用。     

空间小推力发动机推力室喷注器的设计与身部冷却问题

介绍了空间小推力双组元液体火箭发动机推力空头部喷注器设计的某些特点和身部冷却的一些问题，具体地讨论了几种喷注器设计方案和简述了身部液膜／辐射冷却的机制，并给出某些情况下估算壁温的方法。