Aviation and spacecraft engineering. Рубрика в журнале - Siberian Aerospace Journal
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Heterogeneous energy sources and homogeneous energy sources with different characteristics are frequently used in autonomous power supply systems. Solar batteries are widely used as primary energy sources for on-board power supply systems of spacecrafts, unmanned and manned aircrafts. Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro energy, serve as primary energy sources of terrestrial autonomous power supply systems. Matching primary energy sources with different characteristics and operating conditions within a unified power supply system leads to problems connected with the power control of energy sources, which determines the relevance of the considered problems. The main aim of the study is to develop a combination of primary energy sources and control techniques which allow using primary energy sources with different characteristics and operating conditions in unified autonomous power supply system. The objectives of the study are to create the simulation model of a power supply system using MATLAB/Simulink software; to develop and test control algorithms for primary energy source controllers that would allow to maintain the needed battery charging current; to develop and test control algorithms for primary energy source controllers that would allow the primary energy sources to operate in the maximum power point tracking mode and to minimize the maximum power point search time. Methods used in the study: the simulation of a power supply system using MATLAB 7.9 Simulink software. Results: the simulation model of a power supply system including two primary energy sources with different characteristics is designed. In the case of excess power generating by the primary energy source, its controller operates in the battery charging mode. When the primary source power shortage occurs, its controller operates in the maximum power point tracking mode. The proposed power supply system structure allows controlling two energy sources independently, thus the primary energy source controllers can operate in different modes. This provides flexibility of the power supply system. The use of fuzzy logic control algorithm increases the accuracy and search speed of the maximum power point tracking algorithm. Simulation results confirmed the efficiency of the proposed solar controller operation algorithms in all modes stated above. The efficiency of controller operation modes selection algorithm was confirmed in different operating conditions. The proposed algorithms allow implementing the effective control of primary power sources depending on power supply system operating conditions.
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Transport operations that ensure the change of the orbit of a spacecraft or its transfer to the departure trajectory are an integral part of almost all space missions. Increasing requirements for the efficiency of transporting spacecraft form the need to search for possible ways to increase this efficiency and assess the characteristics associated with the proposed methods. Current boosters and interorbital tugs, as a rule, use a chemically powered cruise engine, although solutions with the use of an electric jet engine are becoming more common. Due to the high rate of the outflow of working fluid which is much higher than that of combustion products in a chemical engine, the efficiency of use of the substance mass by an electric jet engine significantly exceeds this indicator for a chemical engine. However, the low thrust provided by the electric jet engine leads to high duration of the transport operation and, as a result, to considerable time of exposure to the outer space factors, in particular, radiation. Therefore, the use of the electric jet engine only does not always meet the requirements for the mission. One of the promising ways to increase the efficiency of transport operations is the combination of the traditional chemical and electric jet engines in the propulsion system. Various aspects of the use of such an integrated propulsion system (IPS) consisting of a solar electric jet system and “Fregat” booster were considered, for example, in the framework of “Dvina TM” research project. Unlike a chemical engine, in which energy is released from chemical bonds, the energy for accelerating the working fluid by an electric jet engine is supplied from outside. Solar batteries are the most widespread energy source in nearearth orbits, where the amount of solar radiation is sufficient to meet the energy needs of a spacecraft. Solar batteries are sensitive to radiation, damage accumulates in their internal structure and their characteristics degrade. Therefore, there is a need to account for the radiation dose accumulated during the execution of the transport operation and to evaluate the reduction in the efficiency of solar batteries. Uneven irradiation intensity in the radiation belts formed by the Earth’s magnetic field (Van Allen belts) can be taken into account if the assessment of the radiation intensity at the trajectory points of the maneuver is made using the Earth radiation belt model. The paper proposes a method that allows taking into account the effect of ionizing radiation on the degradation of solar batteries when performing a transport operation using an integrated propulsion system based on a liquidpropellant rocket engine and an electric jet engine, taking into account the chosen trajectory and the model of the Earth’s radiation belt.
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Electro-jet (plasma or ion) thrusters are becoming increasingly common to correct a satellite orbit and perform orbit raising maneuvers to achieve the geostationary orbit. This is due to the greater efficiency of plasma thrusters compared to chemical ones. When developing a satellite platform, an important place is the matching up of the electrical character-istics of the electric power subsystem (EPS) and on-board consumers. Intrinsically, this issue is an intersys-tem problem. The lack of proper attention paid to find the timely and correct solution of this problem can complicate the operation of the satellite electric power subsystem. The most important subsystem, which has a significant impact on the operation of the satellite EPS, is the electric-jet propulsion subsystem, since among on-board consumers, this one is the most powerful consumer being switched simultaneously. Tran-sients occurred in the power supply circuits following thruster firing and shut down processes can reach significant values. An electric jet thruster only runs in conjunction with a complex electronic unit – a power processing unit (PPU), which converts the voltage of the on-board power supply into a set of voltages nec-essary for thruster components to run. Therefore, in the preliminary design of the propulsion subsystem, it is necessary to know the electrical characteristics of transients and ripples in the power supply circuits of the thruster / PPU combination being an electrical load of the Electric power subsystem. It is difficult to obtain the characteristics of such processes by the calculation method. Therefore, an experimental method is the most common and objective method to obtain this information. JSC ISS carried out tests allowing to measure characteristics of transients and ripples under firing, running and shut down of plasma thrusters of different types powered by corresponding PPU’s. These tests were conducted using a vacuum chamber GVU-60. A test power supply was used to simulate EPS operation. This paper presents the results of meas-urements and analysis of parameters of transients and ripples on PPU power buses used for thrusters and devices of three types. These results are considered to be preliminary. It is shown that the greatest difficul-ties can arise when operating high-power thrusters. It is concluded that for each new type of thrusters and PPU’s it is advisable to conduct interface tests of the propulsion subsystem and the satellite electric power subsystem.
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During the liquid rocket engines (LRE) testing, direct thrust measurement is carried out using thrust measurement devices. The aim of the work was, on the basis of existing data from the theory of tests and test stands devices, to highlight the design features of the thrust measurement devices and propose an option to improve the performance of this stand system. The work considers the basic circuit power schemes of thrust measurement devices by the example of power measuring systems of existing fire test stands and the features of work on preparing systems for testing. The types of calibration systems worked out in practice, their advantages and disadvantages, which constitute calibration errors, are considered. An option is proposed to modernize thrust measurement devices, in particular, through implementing of an electromechanical drive based on a planetary roller-screw mechanism as a force setting element into the calibration system. A possible general conceptual diagram of the power drive operation as a part of the calibration system of the thrust measurement devices is given. The advantages and disadvantages, the predicted effects of implementation are considered. A more detailed analysis of this proposal may serve as an occasion for the modernization of the specific operational thrust measurement devices design at the fire test stand for LREs or may be a working option when designing a new thrust measurement device.
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Flow dynamics in the radial-annular cavity of turbomachines
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This paper considers the problem of modeling a rotational flow in the radial-annular cavity of turbo machines with fixed walls. This case corresponds to the boundary conditions of the supply channel for a radial centripetal turbine. In the presented model, the flow is conventionally divided into radial and circumferential movement. The radial component of the velocity is determined by the mass flow rate from the continuity equation, the circumferential component is formed by the tangential channel supply. The main equation in the integration is the equation of the change in the momentum for the flow in the form of the Euler equation. In the case of the circumferential component of the velocity, the angular momentum law is used, assuming the potentiality of the flow and the constancy of the angular momentum within the integration step. As a result of the transformations of the motion equations, differential equations for the radial, circumferential component of velocity and static pressure are obtained, which represent a certain system of three equations in three unknowns. The system of equations allows integration under known boundary conditions at the inlet; as a result of integration, it is possible to obtain the field of distributions of velocities and pressures along the radius of the radial-annular cavity. The results of the study can be used in modeling the circumferential and radial forces on the rotor (impeller) of turbo machines.
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Heat transfer in the centrifugal force field for gas turbines elements
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The study of heat transfer from combustion products (CP) to the impeller and the casing of gas turbines of liquid rocket engines (LRE) is an urgent task. The solution of the flow problem, taking into account heat transfer, in rotational flows, in the flowing parts of the turbopump units (TPU) of the rocket engine, is carried out by the following methods: numerical methods; analytical approach, when solving the equations of dynamic and temperature boundary layers; as well as using empirical dependencies. The temperature parameter of the gaseous combustion products and, as a consequence, the heat exchange between the combustion products and the structural elements of the flow part, significantly affects the working and energy characteristics of the TPU LRE. When designing gas turbines of LRE, it is necessary to take into account the presence of heat exchange processes, the working fluid temperature distribution and the structural element temperatures in the cavities of the TPU LRE (since energy losses and viscosity depend on the temperatures of the working fluid, and also determine the flow parameters). The temperature distribution in the structural elements determines the performance and reliability of the unit. In the case of the use of cryogenic fuel components in the TPU LRE units the heating of the component leads to the implementation of cavitation modes and a drop in operating and energy characteristics. On the other hand, a lowered temperature of the working fluid leads to an increased viscosity of the components and, as a consequence, a decrease in the efficiency of the unit (especially when using gel-like components). When studying heat transfer in the field of centrifugal forces for elements of rocket engine gas turbines it is necessary to obtain a joint solution of the equations of dynamic and temperature boundary layers in the boundary conditions of the flow parts. This article offers a model of the distribution of dynamic and temperature boundary layers taking into account the convective component (for the case of a gaseous working fluid, i. e. Pr < 1), which is necessary for the analytical solution and determination of the heat transfer coefficient in the boundary conditions of the flow cavities of the LRE turbine. The energy equation has been analytically obtained for the boundary conditions of the temperature boundary layer, which allows integration over the surface of any shape, which is necessary in determining the thickness of the energy loss. Taking into account the integral relation, the heat transfer law of the turbulent boundary layer for the rotation cavities is written. The equations for determining the heat transfer coefficient in the form of the Stanton criterion for rectilinear uniform and rotational flows for cases of turbulent flow regimes were obtained analytically. The obtained equations for heat transfer coefficients are in good agreement with experimental data and dependences of other authors.
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Impact of the reinforcement technique on characteristics of composite tubular structures
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Different composite elements including tubular structures are used as support structures in spacecraft optical systems. The compliance with the specified dimensional stability over a wide temperature range, in particular from –269 up to 100 °C, is important for the design of tubular structures. The promising method of manufacturing tubular structures of CM – radial braiding combined with RTM molding method is discussed in this paper. In addition, the paper describes the method of determining the optimal reinforcement technique for a braided perform which allows to reduce geometrical deflections occurring during a molding process. The impact of the reinforcement technique on the dimensional stability of tubular structures is illustrated in this paper by the example of several reinforcement techniques and manufacturing methods. The paper also contains the analysis of these techniques and the determination of the optimal one to comply with the specified characteristics.
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Influence of plasma jets of electric jet engines on spacecraft functional characteristics
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The issues of compatibility of correcting electric jet engines (EJE) and large-size transformable antennas (LTA) used in high-orbit communication satellites are considered. The paper deals with the erosive and polluting effect of EJE jets interacting with knitted mesh material (grid mesh), which is used for manufacturing LTA reflectors. The erosive effect of the EJE jets on the LTA mesh is characterized by the fact that the angles of ions incidence on the surface of the threads in the mesh are in the range from 0 to 90, i. e. such effect takes place at practically any angle of ions incidence on the mesh surface. The research includes both mathematical description of physical processes and conducting a wide series of experiments, which makes it possible to achieve the necessary reliability of the results. It has been established that the effect of plasma jets of correcting engines can lead to significant sputtering of the reflecting coating from the surface of a large-size antenna reflector. The authors obtained experimental data on the degradation of the reflection coefficient of electromagnetic radiation from the mesh, depending on the degree of plasma jet influence. It was found that the sputtering of reflecting coating from the surface of threads does not significantly affect the reflection coefficient. The sputtering of the coating at the points of threads contact is much more significant. Strong dependence of the reflection coefficient on the type of mesh weaving was also found. The mechanism of sputtering products deposition on reflecting coatings of the thermal control system radiators was investigated. The results of calculations of the sputtering coefficient and the sputtering indicatrix of the reflecting coating applied to the mesh threads were obtained. The degradation of the functional characteristics of thermoregulatory coatings (TRC) during the deposition of thin films of gold, which is one of the possible materials for a reflecting coating, was experimentally determined. Estimates of the maximum permissible level of TRC contamination were obtained. It is shown that, subject to the relevant design rules, it is possible to use EJE and LTA together in high-orbit communication satellites.
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Information-measuring system of pyrometric type for small-sized unmanned aircraft
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A new trend of science and technology is now rapidly developing both in Russia and abroad – the development of miniature unmanned aerial vehicles. The key system of on-board control equipment (avionics) of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the orientation system for determining UAV attitude relative to reference system. In small-size UAV, we can meet the application of strapdown attitude reference systems, magnetometric, pyrometric, video systems, etc. Rapid development of mini- and micro-UAVs requires the development of information-measuring systems (operating on different physical principles) in order to determine UAV attitude parameters in flight. With UAV mass and wingspan reduction, there are growing requirements for these systems, concerning the accuracy of positioning parameters and more compact dimensions. Manufacturing of most information-measuring and control systems of manned aircraft and heavy UAVs rely on traditionally used gyroscopes and accelerometers. They are complex fine-mechanics instruments of considerable power consumption, rather large size, weight and high cost. A significant improvement of the accuracy in UAV angular coordinates determination is achieved by integrating orientation systems of various types. The use of GPS / GLONASS signals also improves the accuracy and reliability of determining UAV angular coordinates and supplies the additional function of measuring its geographical coordinates.
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Inter-satellite optical communication link
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A two-level system of data transmission in the optical range is considered between a low-orbit spacecraft located in a sun-synchronous orbit and a repeater satellite located in a geostationary orbit. This topic is rather relevant due to the fact that the rapid development of remote sensing satellites resulted in the increase of the amount of transmitted information, which in consequence introduced new requirements for communication systems. The increase of data transmission rate and severization of requirements for communication systems contributed to the development of one of the most promising areas of space communications, based on the information transmission via a laser channel, due to a high energy concentration and a much higher carrier frequency. The prospects for the application of optical communication systems are designated by lower power consumption, dimensional specifications and the mass of the transceiver equipment of the optical range (compared to radiofrequency range systems). The article describes the solution of application of optical communication link between a low-orbit spacecraft and a repeater satellite. The main factors that contribute to the attenuation in the process of signal propagation along the route are presented and analyzed. A model of a communication channel between a low-orbit spacecraft and a repeater satellite is provided for a visual image. Two different approaches of mutual guidance and tracking of laser terminals are described for using beacons and without ones. EDRS foreign system is considered as an analogue. The estimation of the main parameters of the communication link is given. The communication system considered in the article will allow for greater carrier capacity of the data transmission in the optical range between the low-orbit spacecraft and repeater satellite. The application of this system will allow solving problems, including in the interests of any departments and structures of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, for which the rate of obtaining information is one of the basic requirements for a satellite communication system. The tasks of precise targeting of receiving and transmitting devices arising as a result of narrow beam patterns can be solved with current technical means.
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High-precision and reliable inspection of thermal deformations is necessary in terms of simulating the effects of space in the ground-based experimental processing of antennas and mirror systems of spacecrafts. Inspection of objects up to 1.5 m in size is considered in the paper. In practice, it can reach sizes up to 10 m. Requirements for thermal deformation are in range of 10–200 micrometers. The deformable surface is rough (Ra » λoptic). The measurement error, however, should not exceed ± 1 micron. The electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) method is the most suitable for solving this problem. The method allows to inspection objects with a randomly inhomogeneous surface. The method assumes that it is necessary to calculate the wave phase values from the recorded picture by the digital matrix. It is the phase that contains information about the deformation, and the spatial phase shift method is used to calculate it. One of the measuring systems based on this method is the measuring system PulsESPI (Carl Zeiss Optotechnik GmbH production, Germany). It has a high sensitivity which is about 50 nm. However, this measuring system is designed for single measurements. In this regard, an additional software module for processing and visualization the result of a series of several hundred measurements has been developed. The experimental test bench with a test object has been developed to research the metrological characteristics of the PulsESPI system in accordance with thermal deformations measurements (multiple determinations). The PulsESPI system and the Renishaw XL-80 interferometer introduced into register of measuring instrumentation of Russian Federation were located on different sides of the object 1.5 m in size. As a result of measuring the surface displacement measured by the Renishaw XL-80 interferometer and its corresponding point from the PulsESPI system deformation map are compared. Three types of tests were carried out at the developed bench. The root-mean-square deviation of single measurements was no more than ± 0.2 μm. Error was no more than ± 1 μm when the series of measurements was conducted in which a total strain of 200 μm was obtained. The results obtained suggest the possibility of using this system for high-precision inspection of thermal deformations of large objects.
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A mirror geometry control system for the Millimetron Observatory is being created to work as part of the on-board complex of scientific equipment. The system is designed to monitor the quality of the space telescope’s mirror system and use the data received as feedback signals for pre-setting and tuning the telescope’s optical system in outer space. The goal of the system is estimation of the multidimensional vector of unknown parameters of the telescope’s mirror system by indirect measurements obtained as a result of the measurement of the telescope by 3D scanning. A mathematical model has been created, numerically describing the process of pre-measurement of the mirror system of the Millimetron Observatory using optical control marks on the surface of the mirror system. The linear mathematical model allows to link the actual indirect measurements of the mirror system with the unknown biases of its parameters, determining the shape of the telescope. A formula has been developed for the optimal reverse problem solver in the process of pre-measurement of the mirror system. The method of measuring the components of the telescope as part of its pre-setting is described. The measurement of control marks is based on a onboard 3D scanner embedded in the design of the mirror system control system. The error analysis was carried out using the optimal solver, and a covariance matrix was obtained for the error vector of estimated parameter.
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Measurement of temperature distribution using a three-wire system of sensors based on thermistors
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Improving the reliability and increasing the avionics resource is associated with possibility of continuous control of temperature fields of printed circuit boards. This problem can be solved only with the use of a large number of temperature sensors. It raises the problem of connecting the measuring elements and recording equipment. Several methods with their own advantages and disadvantages are proposed. One of the implemented and patented methods is using a set of resistive diode sensors installed in series on a threewire line. The temperature sensors are pairs of counter - connected diodes with a sequential survey when applying sawtooth voltage. The system is simple and easy to implement, but its main drawback is the method of determining the temperature by measuring the amplitude of the total reverse currents of diode pairs. It determines the large measurement errors, especially in the temperature range less than 20°C. The article deals with a similar design of a three-wire circuit, but with a fundamentally different approach to temperature measurement. The temperature sensor here is not diode pairs, but thermistors with a well-known dependence of resistance on temperature and high accuracy, and diode pairs record only the moment of coincidence of the sawtooth voltage with the voltage on the thermistors. This approach allows using mathematical methods of signal processing to accurately determine the voltage drop on the thermistor, and this ensures the accuracy of the resistance/temperature and the expansion of the temperature range. Given the fact that thermistors are increasingly used to measure temperature, simplifying their inclusion in a large number will allow to register the temperature field of electronic units, which is extremely important for spacecraft. The proposed version of a three-wire circuit for connecting temperature sensors at several points was tested experimentally, including at negative temperatures.
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This paper considers the methodology for calculating the de-weighting system of spacecraft elements for ground tests, taking into account the deployment options, de-weighting conditions, types and options of de-weighting systems. An example of calculation for a 3-section solar battery without a beam with incomplete de-weighting and with minimization of moments in the hinges is given. Genetic algorithms are used as an algorithm for determining the parameters of the de-weighting system, which allows obtaining the minimum moments in the hinges. The moments and forces acting in the system were checked by plotting diagrams in the expanded state. In addition, a check for compliance with the specified distance, based on design constraints, between the points of application of the weighting forces was made.
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One of the promising areas for improving the methods of manufacturing structural elements of rocket and space technology is the use of selective laser melting technology which represents a unique opportunity to manufacture metal products by melting powder and producing a one-piece solid phase structure. However, pores and other structural defects can appear in the formed element during laser sintering which causes a decrease in the strength characteristics of the parts produced. An important step in the additive technologies introduction is the development of methodology for the preliminary prediction of the strength characteristics of manufactured structural elements under the influence of mechanical loads with the help of mathematical modeling. The methodology for estimating the material strength reduction of a rocket-space technology element obtained using additive technologies by simulating a porous structure and calculating the characteristics of the stress-strain state is presented. The proposed mathematical model and the methodology for calculating the specimen loading on the basis of the distortion energy theory allow calculating the stress-strain state in the process of numerical simulation for different values of the pore diameter. The reduction in yield strength due to the material porosity of the part is estimated using a coefficient equal to the ratio of equivalent stresses arising when a load is applied to a specimen manufactured using traditional and additive technologies. The value of the introduced coefficient characterizes the structure of the grown product and is considered as a function of the random arrangement of pores in the specimen under study. The appearance of pores is the result of a combination of factors: the composition and dispersion of the original metal powder, feed rate, removal distance and laser power during sintering, part orientation and sintering direction, the height of the level of powder deposited on a special base before sintering, etc. The paper evaluates the reduction in strength for the working part of a series of tensile test specimens grown from metal powder of different dispersity. The non-linear nature of the dependence of the yield strength on the particle diameter of the original metal powder is established. The maximum value of the yield strength corresponds to the specimen with the minimum value of the total surface area of the pores.
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Optimization the position of the spacecraft instrument panel mounting points based on modal analysis
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The paper presents optimization of the location of interface points of the spacecraft instrument panel using modal analysis, as well as a quasi-static calculation of the panel under study, confirming effective-ness of proposed changes in the panel design. The instrument panel is a three-layer honeycomb structure consisting of two aluminum plates and a honeycomb filler. Cellular panels have a number of advantages: a small weight of the structure, high rigidity, specific strength. Using finite element modeling, the range of natural frequencies and vibration patterns of the instrument panel was determined, which made it possible to determine optimal location of the panel fixing points to the spacecraft body to increase the lower limit of natural frequency range and increase its carrying capacity.
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Parametric analysis of the anisogrid body of the spacecraft for cleaning the orbit of space debris
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The article presents an approach to solving the problem of designing a spacecraft for cleaning the orbit of space debris (space garbage collector-KSM), the body of which is made in the form of a cylindrical mesh anisogrid shell. The design task is to select the optimal parameters of the anisogrid body of the KSM (the shape and cross-sectional area of the ribs, the number of annular and spiral ribs, material characteristics, etc.) that provide the necessary strength and stability of the structure with minimal weight. During the design process, a parametric analysis of the anisogrid housing of the space garbage collector was carried out. By varying the number and angle of inclination of unidirectional spiral ribs, we find the optimal design scheme that satisfies the specified safety and stability coefficients. Parametric analysis of the KSM body includes modeling of the main weight and strength parameters: determination of the stress-strain state of the structure, values of the body’s natural frequencies, determination of the bending margin from the longitudinal force, determination of the body mass. The analysis of the load-bearing capacity of the anisogrid housing of the space garbage collector was carried out by the finite element method using the MSC Nastran software package. A finite element mesh model was created from a two-node spatial finite element bundle. The disk attached to the end of the shell was modeled using a rigid finite element. The size of the final beam element for all shell models was the same and equal to 10 mm. During the parametric analysis, three variants of the mesh composite structure with a different number and angle of inclination of unidirectional spiral ribs were considered. Based on the results of parametric analysis of the spacecraft body, its geometric dimensions are determined and the mass of the spacecraft structure as a whole is minimized.
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A mathematical model of the aircraft avionics thermal state describing the heat exchange of the onboard equipment housing with a honeycomb structure made of a carbon fiber composite, the process of heat transfer of the onboard equipment elements and the air is developed. The considered heat transfer process in a heterogeneous medium is described by the boundary value problem for the heat equation with boundary conditions of the third kind. To solve the direct problem of the onboard equipment housing with a honeycomb structure thermal state, the Monte- Carlo method on the basis of the probabilistic representation of the solution in the form of an expectation of the functional of the diffusion process is used. The inverse problem of the honeycomb structure heat exchange is solved by minimizing the function of the squared residuals weighted sum using an iterative stochastic quasigradient algorithm. The developed mathematical model of the onboard equipment in the unpressurized compartment thermal state is used for optimizing the temperature and airflow of the thermal control system of the blown onboard equipment in the unpressurized compartment of the aircraft.
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Changing the low-voltage level of the output load power bus (27–28 V) in the power supply system (PSS) of the spacecraft (SC) to a high-voltage (100 V) allowed us to significantly reduce the SC mass in connection with the reduction in the mass of cables and energy converting equipment (ECE). However, a number of problems have arisen related to the difficulty of matching the increased voltage levels of energy sources and loads, taking into account the necessary level of reliability of the PSS. Therefore, the issues of choosing the PSS structure and methods for developing ECE are relevant and priority task facing their developers. To date, in the field of development and creation of high-voltage high-power PSS of SC, a promising direction is their design based on integrated ECE modules, in particular, on the basis of modules of charge-discharge regulators (CDR) of accumulator batteries (AB). In the article, a calculation and comparative analysis of the SC PSS structures with the connection of the CDR module to the solar battery (SB) bus and with the connection of the CDR module to the output load power bus is performed. In the course of analysis of the results obtained, it was found that both options for the PSS implementation can be optimal depending on the given curve of the SC load and the requirements for the PSS for specific energy, weightdimension and other characteristics. The final choice of the SC PSS structure should be made subject to the specific power of the ECE and the subsequent calculation of the weight-dimension characteristics of the alternative PSS. Simulation of two options for the implementation of the AB CDR module was carried out: a push-pull converter with one inductor and a Weinberg converter with a magnetically coupled inductor and an additional power diode. It is established that both investigated options can be used in the development and creation of the CDR module of the highvoltage PSS of spacecraft. However, the design of CDR module based on the Weinberg converter can significantly reduce the values of the used inductors and output capacitors subject to the required levels of output voltage ripple.
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Real-time carrier rocket mission control using space relay system
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One of the purposes of the multifunctional space relay system “Luch” is telemetry provision for the timely control of launches from the “Vostochniy” spaceport. Launch vehicles and upper stage units have special high-speed and lowspeed relay user equipment for telemetry relaying using the relay system “Luch”. This article is about special programs for processing such kind of telemetry at the Mission Control Centre (MCC) of the federal state unitary enterprise "Central Research Institute for Machine Building" (TsNIIMASH) for mission launch control. These programs are the part of telemetry processing software-hardware system of the MCC. Their purpose is real-time reception, processing and depicting results of processing telemetry data from high-speed and low-speed relay user equipment. This article contains description of the telemetry structure, transmission scheme and description of telemetry reception and processing approach based on the specific characteristics of such kind of telemetry. It contains information about tasks, solved by the MCC telemetry complex for giving timely, objective and correct information about a launch process as well. Created programs, processing algorithms and representation forms of the results of telemetry processing successfully provided missions control of the launches of the spacecraft “Kanopus-V-IK”, “Meteor-M”№2-1 in 2017, “Kanopus-V” №3, 4 in 2018. We propose to use developed programs for telemetry
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