A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover

A novel concept is presented in this paper for a human mission to the lunar L2 (Lagrange) point that would be a proving ground for future exploration missions to deep space while also overseeing scientifically important investigations. In an L2 halo orbit above the lunar farside, the astronauts aboard the Orion Crew Vehicle would travel 15% farther from Earth than did the Apollo astronauts and spend almost three times longer in deep space. Such a mission would serve as a first step beyond low Earth orbit and prove out operational spaceflight capabilities such as life support, communication, high speed re-entry, and radiation protection prior to more difficult human exploration missions. On this proposed mission, the crew would teleoperate landers/rovers on the unexplored lunar farside, which would obtain samples from the geologically interesting farside and deploy a low radio frequency telescope. Sampling the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the oldest impact basins in the solar system, is a key science objective of the 2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Observations at low radio frequencies to track the effects of the Universe’s first stars/galaxies on the intergalactic medium are a priority of the 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Such telerobotic oversight would also demonstrate capability for human and robotic cooperation on future, more complex deep space missions such as exploring Mars.     

低RCS的双层缝隙阵FSS雷达天线罩的设计与分析

文章采用谱域法并结合互阻抗法,对低RCS双层FSS天线罩进行了仿真设计,并就多层介质衬底影响下的频率特性进行了分析。与其他方法相比,谱域法能仿真更复杂的FSS单元,求解模型简单,计算量小,能得出非常理想的仿真结果。文章采用这种方法得到的分析结果与实测结果相符合。     

用于提高整体叶盘叶片表面质量的数控工艺

针对五坐标加工中心加工整体叶盘时叶片表面质量较差的问题,本文提出了一套利用UG软件自身功能光顺曲线和曲面的方法,使造型曲面的光顺程度得到大幅度提高,从整体叶盘数控加工工艺源头上保证了整体叶盘加工质量.实践表明,此方法方便、快捷,叶片表面质量得到明显改善,可满足工程使用要求.     

交互式复杂曲面数控编程系统的开发研究

 本文介绍了一个简单、实用的三坐标曲面加工数控自动编程系统IGPS。该系统在微机上运行,能够处理曲面的有界域加工、曲面间的过渡面加工、以及曲面的变步长、变行距加工等问题;系统具有交互式的图像辅助功能,便于用户使用。     

Preliminary design of paraboloidal reflectors with flat facets

Based on the concept of approximating antenna surfaces using flat facets or triangulated cable networks, a geometric scheme to subdivide a parabolic surface is discussed. According to the proposed scheme, the paraboloid is divided at the aperture circle into six equal segments first, which form a regular hexagon. Then the regular hexagon is subdivided into equal regular triangles to form subelements. Finally, the points of intersection of these triangles are projected or mapped on the paraboloid surface using a suitable origin of coordinates to obtain the final nodal coordinates of the members along the revolution axis direction. An expression for the relation between the systematic deviation of the actual surface from the desired surface and the side length of the regular triangles on the antenna's aperture surface is developed, which can be used to determine the side length of the regular triangles, and in turn to determine the size of the reflector surface facets necessary to meet antenna surface accuracy requirements. Application on a 0.6-m offset reflector is described and the simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed technique in design of paraboloidal reflectors with flat facets.     

Deployment of a lander on the binary asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3, potential target of the european MarcoPolo-R sample return mission

The idea of deploying a lander on the secondary body of the binary primitive asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3 is investigated. 1996 FG3 is the backup target of the European sample return space mission MarcoPolo-R under assessment study at the European Space Agency in the framework of the M3 Medium-Class mission competition. The launch will take place in 2022–2024, depending on its selection at the end of 2013. A lander is indicated as an optional payload, depending on mass availability on the spacecraft. Obviously, the possible complexity of a lander deployment is also an important parameter to take into account. Here we demonstrate that, considering worst case scenarios and low requirements on the spacecraft GNC and deployment mechanism, the operations are easy to implement and safe for the main spacecraft. The concept of operations is to deploy a light lander from the L₂ Lagrange point of the binary system, on a ballistic trajectory that will impact the secondary asteroid. The fundamental principles of this strategy are briefly presented and a detailed model of 1996 FG3 is considered, to which the strategy is applied. We show that the deployment is successful in 99.94% of cases.