In the paper, we present a detailed analysis of the takeoff mechanics of fruitflies which perform voluntary takeoff flights. Wing and body kinematics of the insects during takeoff were measured using Based on the meas...In the paper, we present a detailed analysis of the takeoff mechanics of fruitflies which perform voluntary takeoff flights. Wing and body kinematics of the insects during takeoff were measured using Based on the measured data, high-speed video techniques. inertia force acting on the insect was computed and aerodynamic force and moment of the wings were calculated by the method of computational fluid dynamics. Subtracting the aerodynamic force and the weight from the inertia force gave the leg force. The following has been shown. In its voluntary takeoff, a fruitfly jumps during the first wingbeat and becomes airborne at the end of the first wingbeat. When it is in the air, the fly has a relatively large "initial" pitch-up rotational velocity (more than 5 000~/s) resulting from the jumping, but in about 5 wingbeats, the pitch-up rotation is stopped and the fly goes into a quasi-hovering flight. The fly mainly uses the force of jumping legs to lift itself into the air (the force from the flapping wings during the jumping is only about 5%-10% of the leg force). The main role played by the flapping wings in the takeoff is to produce a pitch-down moment to nullify the large "initial" pitch-up rotational velocity (otherwise, the fly would have kept pitching-up and quickly fallen down).展开更多
We first analyzed the force and motion of naval aircraft during launching process.Further,we investigated the ship deck with the form of a ramp and established deck motion model and ship airwake model.Finally,we condu...We first analyzed the force and motion of naval aircraft during launching process.Further,we investigated the ship deck with the form of a ramp and established deck motion model and ship airwake model.Finally,we conducted simulations at medium sea.Results showed that the effects of deck motion on takeoff varied with initial phases,and airwake could help reducing aircraft′s sinkage.We also found that the deck motion played a major role in the effects caused by the interaction of deck motion and ship airwake.展开更多
Battery powered vertical takeoff and landing(VTOL) aircraft attracts more and more interests from public, while limited hover endurance hinders many prospective applications. Based on the weight models of battery, mot...Battery powered vertical takeoff and landing(VTOL) aircraft attracts more and more interests from public, while limited hover endurance hinders many prospective applications. Based on the weight models of battery, motor and electronic speed controller, the power consumption model of propeller and the constant power discharge model of battery, an efficient method to estimate the hover endurance of battery powered VTOL aircraft was presented. In order to understand the mechanism of performance improvement, the impacts of propulsion system parameters on hover endurance were analyzed by simulations, including the motor power density, the battery capacity, specific energy and Peukert coefficient. Ground experiment platform was established and validation experiments were carried out, the results of which showed a well agreement with the simulations. The estimation method and the analysis results could be used for optimization design and hover performance evaluation of battery powered VTOL aircraft.展开更多
Maximum regulated takeoff weights and hence payloads of large commercial jets are limited by government regulations which take into account local airport conditions as well as a variety of safety factors. One of the c...Maximum regulated takeoff weights and hence payloads of large commercial jets are limited by government regulations which take into account local airport conditions as well as a variety of safety factors. One of the challenging conditions that must be met is linked to a minimum obstacle clearance in the unlikely event of an engine failure on the runway at the worst possible time. This requirement becomes an overriding factor for airports surrounded by challenging terrain, and therefore a well defined takeoff path out of these airports has the potential to transform a financially unsustainable operation into a commercially viable one. The research described in this paper represents an ongoing attempt to resolve this important problem and makes use of recent advances in robot path planning techniques.展开更多
A nonlinear and time-varying gyroplane jump takeoff dynamics model considering the unsteady ground effect and the rapid blade-pitch increase(RBPI) is developed and validated against the experiment data.The precisions ...A nonlinear and time-varying gyroplane jump takeoff dynamics model considering the unsteady ground effect and the rapid blade-pitch increase(RBPI) is developed and validated against the experiment data.The precisions of the proposed model,an experienced Hollmann model and three other simplified models are compared by displaying the height and rpm time histories of those models and the experimental data.The mean square errors(MSE) of the height histories and maximum height errors(MHE) between those models are calculated and given out.The statistics provide a kind of evaluation method of importance of the unsteady ground effect,RBPI,and the induced velocity on jump takeoff performance in vertical phase.The impact of the unsteady ground effect and RBPI on the thrust and induced velocity of the experimental rotor of a small scale platform is analyzed.The study indicates that the proposed model agrees better with the experimental data than other models.It is useful for predicting the gyroplane jump takeoff performance for design.展开更多
Aircraft flying close to the ground benefit from enhanced efficiency owing to decreased induced drag and increased lift. In this study, a mathematical model is developed to simulate the takeoff of a wing near the grou...Aircraft flying close to the ground benefit from enhanced efficiency owing to decreased induced drag and increased lift. In this study, a mathematical model is developed to simulate the takeoff of a wing near the ground using an Iterative Boundary Element Method (IBEM) and the finite difference scheme. Two stand-alone sub-codes and a mother code, which enables communication between the sub-codes, are developed to solve for the self-excitation of the Wing-In-Ground (WIG) effect. The aerodynamic force exerted on the wing is calculated by the first sub-code using the IBEM, and the vertical displacement of the wing is calculated by the second sub-code using the finite difference scheme. The mother code commands the two sub-codes and can solve for the aerodynamics of the wing and operating height within seconds. The developed code system is used to solve for the force, velocity, and displacement of an NACA6409 wing at a 4° Angle of Attack (AoA) which has various numerical and experimental studies in the literature. The effects of thickness and AoA are then investigated and conclusions were drawn with respect to generated results. The proposed model provides a practical method for understanding the flight dynamics and it is specifically beneficial at the pre-design stages of a WIG effect craft.展开更多
The possibility and causes of flight accidents by operational error/deviation in takeoff are analyzed in this paper. The following three stages are each described individually: before liftoff, near liftoff and initial...The possibility and causes of flight accidents by operational error/deviation in takeoff are analyzed in this paper. The following three stages are each described individually: before liftoff, near liftoff and initial climb. Relations of accident/incident causal factors by operational error with intrinsical flight mechanics are discussed.展开更多
The formal modeling and verification of aircraft takeoff is a challenge because it is a complex safety-critical operation.The task of aircraft takeoff is distributed amongst various computer-based controllers,however,...The formal modeling and verification of aircraft takeoff is a challenge because it is a complex safety-critical operation.The task of aircraft takeoff is distributed amongst various computer-based controllers,however,with the growing malicious threats a secure communication between aircraft and controllers becomes highly important.This research serves as a starting point for integration of BB84 quantum protocol with petri nets for secure modeling and verification of takeoff procedure.The integrated model combines the BB84 quantum cryptographic protocol with powerful verification tool support offered by petri nets.To model certain important properties of BB84,a new variant of petri nets coined as Quantum Nets are proposed by defining their mathematical foundations and overall system dynamics,furthermore,some important system properties are also abstractly defined.The proposed QuantumNets are then applied for modeling of aircraft takeoff process by defining three quantum nets:namely aircraft,runway controller and gate controller.For authentication between quantum nets,the use of external places and transitions is demonstrated to describe the encryptiondecryption process of qubits stream.Finally,the developed takeoff quantum network is verified through simulation offered by colored petri-net(CPN)Tools.Moreover,reachability tree(RT)analysis is also performed to have greater confidence in feasibility and correctness of the proposed aircraft takeoff model through the Quantum Nets.展开更多
Since the construction industry has been adopting Building Information Modeling(BIM)as the standard practice for design,engineering,and fabrication in the recent decade,many Construction Management(CM)programs at U.S....Since the construction industry has been adopting Building Information Modeling(BIM)as the standard practice for design,engineering,and fabrication in the recent decade,many Construction Management(CM)programs at U.S.universities have started to introduce BIM for cost estimating in their curriculum.Although considered as the fifth dimension beyond 3D and schedule,BIM for cost estimating in many cases is still used merely as an alternative model-based quantity takeoff method to the traditional plan-based approach.The disconnection between automated quantity takeoff and cost estimating,however,still exists,and the benefits of the BIM process in a project life cycle can not be fully understood by CM students without realizing its impact in the preconstruction phase.To bridge these gaps in a CM curriculum,an Advanced Cost Estimating course for CM programs has been developed that focuses on integrating BIM in both the takeoff and estimating process.The new course streamlines the connection between model-based quantity takeoff and cost estimating with the help of a combination of multiple construction software programs.Through the integration between the software,quantity data from a BIM model can be seamlessly transferred to a construction cost database for bid pricing and reporting.This paper presents the development of the new Advanced Cost Estimating course as a case study,including its objectives,layout,and assessment methods,and provides empirical and valuable insights on how to integrate BIM in a cost estimating course for a CM curriculum.展开更多
Traditional simulation methods are unable to meet the requirements of lunar takeo simulations, such as high force output precision, low cost, and repeated use. Considering that cable-driven parallel mechanisms have th...Traditional simulation methods are unable to meet the requirements of lunar takeo simulations, such as high force output precision, low cost, and repeated use. Considering that cable-driven parallel mechanisms have the advantages of high payload to weight ratio, potentially large workspace, and high-speed motion, these mechanisms have the potential to be used for lunar takeo simulations. Thus, this paper presents a parallel mechanism driven by nine cables. The purpose of this study is to optimize the dimensions of the cable-driven parallel mechanism to meet dynamic workspace requirements under cable tension constraints. The dynamic workspace requirements are derived from the kinematical function requests of the lunar takeo simulation equipment. Experimental design and response surface methods are adopted for building the surrogate mathematical model linking the optimal variables and the optimization indices. A set of dimensional parameters are determined by analyzing the surrogate mathematical model. The volume of the dynamic workspace increased by 46% after optimization. Besides, a force control method is proposed for calculating output vector and sinusoidal forces. A force control loop is introduced into the traditional position control loop to adjust the cable force precisely, while controlling the cable length. The e ectiveness of the proposed control method is verified through experiments. A 5% vector output accuracy and 12 Hz undulation force output can be realized. This paper proposes a cable-driven parallel mechanism which can be used for lunar takeo simulation.展开更多
The efficient utilization of propeller slipstream energy is important for improving the ultra-short takeoff and landing capability of Distributed Electric Propulsion(DEP)aircraft.This paper presents a quasi-three-dime...The efficient utilization of propeller slipstream energy is important for improving the ultra-short takeoff and landing capability of Distributed Electric Propulsion(DEP)aircraft.This paper presents a quasi-three-dimensional(2.5D)high-lift wing design approach considering the three-dimensional(3D)effects of slipstream for DEP aircraft,aiming at maximizing the comprehensive lift enhancement benefit of the airframe-propulsion coupling unit.A high-precision and efficient momentum source method is adopted to simulate the slipstream effects,and the distributed propellers are replaced by a rectangular actuator disk to reduce the difficulty of grid generation and improve the grid quality.A detailed comparison of the 2.5D and 3D configurations based on the X-57 ModⅣis performed in terms of flow characteristics and computational cost to demonstrate the rationality of the above design approach.The optimization results of the high-lift wing of the X-57 ModⅣshow that the aerodynamic performance of the landing configuration is significantly improved,for instance,the lift coefficient increases by 0.094 at the angle of attack of 7°,and 0.097 at the angle of attack of 14°.This novel approach achieves efficient and effective design of high-lift wings under the influence of distributed slipstream,which has the potential to improve the design level of DEP aircraft.展开更多
飞行控制系统作为电动垂直起降(electric vertical take-off and landing,eVTOL)飞行器的关键机载系统,需要具备和民机同样的安全性。为了设计满足eVTOL飞行器需求的飞控系统架构,根据适航规章梳理了安全性要求,并基于安全性要求介绍了e...飞行控制系统作为电动垂直起降(electric vertical take-off and landing,eVTOL)飞行器的关键机载系统,需要具备和民机同样的安全性。为了设计满足eVTOL飞行器需求的飞控系统架构,根据适航规章梳理了安全性要求,并基于安全性要求介绍了eVTOL飞行器飞控系统飞控计算机、传感器和作动器余度设计技术,设计了一种基于安全性考虑的eVTOL飞行器飞控系统架构;分析了eVTOL飞行器旋翼构型下的典型功能危险,并采用故障树进行了安全性分析。结果表明,设计的飞控系统架构的典型功能危险能够满足失效概率的要求。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11232002)the 111 Project(B07009)
文摘In the paper, we present a detailed analysis of the takeoff mechanics of fruitflies which perform voluntary takeoff flights. Wing and body kinematics of the insects during takeoff were measured using Based on the measured data, high-speed video techniques. inertia force acting on the insect was computed and aerodynamic force and moment of the wings were calculated by the method of computational fluid dynamics. Subtracting the aerodynamic force and the weight from the inertia force gave the leg force. The following has been shown. In its voluntary takeoff, a fruitfly jumps during the first wingbeat and becomes airborne at the end of the first wingbeat. When it is in the air, the fly has a relatively large "initial" pitch-up rotational velocity (more than 5 000~/s) resulting from the jumping, but in about 5 wingbeats, the pitch-up rotation is stopped and the fly goes into a quasi-hovering flight. The fly mainly uses the force of jumping legs to lift itself into the air (the force from the flapping wings during the jumping is only about 5%-10% of the leg force). The main role played by the flapping wings in the takeoff is to produce a pitch-down moment to nullify the large "initial" pitch-up rotational velocity (otherwise, the fly would have kept pitching-up and quickly fallen down).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61304223)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20123218120015)
文摘We first analyzed the force and motion of naval aircraft during launching process.Further,we investigated the ship deck with the form of a ramp and established deck motion model and ship airwake model.Finally,we conducted simulations at medium sea.Results showed that the effects of deck motion on takeoff varied with initial phases,and airwake could help reducing aircraft′s sinkage.We also found that the deck motion played a major role in the effects caused by the interaction of deck motion and ship airwake.
文摘Battery powered vertical takeoff and landing(VTOL) aircraft attracts more and more interests from public, while limited hover endurance hinders many prospective applications. Based on the weight models of battery, motor and electronic speed controller, the power consumption model of propeller and the constant power discharge model of battery, an efficient method to estimate the hover endurance of battery powered VTOL aircraft was presented. In order to understand the mechanism of performance improvement, the impacts of propulsion system parameters on hover endurance were analyzed by simulations, including the motor power density, the battery capacity, specific energy and Peukert coefficient. Ground experiment platform was established and validation experiments were carried out, the results of which showed a well agreement with the simulations. The estimation method and the analysis results could be used for optimization design and hover performance evaluation of battery powered VTOL aircraft.
文摘Maximum regulated takeoff weights and hence payloads of large commercial jets are limited by government regulations which take into account local airport conditions as well as a variety of safety factors. One of the challenging conditions that must be met is linked to a minimum obstacle clearance in the unlikely event of an engine failure on the runway at the worst possible time. This requirement becomes an overriding factor for airports surrounded by challenging terrain, and therefore a well defined takeoff path out of these airports has the potential to transform a financially unsustainable operation into a commercially viable one. The research described in this paper represents an ongoing attempt to resolve this important problem and makes use of recent advances in robot path planning techniques.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51505031)
文摘A nonlinear and time-varying gyroplane jump takeoff dynamics model considering the unsteady ground effect and the rapid blade-pitch increase(RBPI) is developed and validated against the experiment data.The precisions of the proposed model,an experienced Hollmann model and three other simplified models are compared by displaying the height and rpm time histories of those models and the experimental data.The mean square errors(MSE) of the height histories and maximum height errors(MHE) between those models are calculated and given out.The statistics provide a kind of evaluation method of importance of the unsteady ground effect,RBPI,and the induced velocity on jump takeoff performance in vertical phase.The impact of the unsteady ground effect and RBPI on the thrust and induced velocity of the experimental rotor of a small scale platform is analyzed.The study indicates that the proposed model agrees better with the experimental data than other models.It is useful for predicting the gyroplane jump takeoff performance for design.
基金Supported by Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department under Project No.2013-10-01-KAP02
文摘Aircraft flying close to the ground benefit from enhanced efficiency owing to decreased induced drag and increased lift. In this study, a mathematical model is developed to simulate the takeoff of a wing near the ground using an Iterative Boundary Element Method (IBEM) and the finite difference scheme. Two stand-alone sub-codes and a mother code, which enables communication between the sub-codes, are developed to solve for the self-excitation of the Wing-In-Ground (WIG) effect. The aerodynamic force exerted on the wing is calculated by the first sub-code using the IBEM, and the vertical displacement of the wing is calculated by the second sub-code using the finite difference scheme. The mother code commands the two sub-codes and can solve for the aerodynamics of the wing and operating height within seconds. The developed code system is used to solve for the force, velocity, and displacement of an NACA6409 wing at a 4° Angle of Attack (AoA) which has various numerical and experimental studies in the literature. The effects of thickness and AoA are then investigated and conclusions were drawn with respect to generated results. The proposed model provides a practical method for understanding the flight dynamics and it is specifically beneficial at the pre-design stages of a WIG effect craft.
文摘The possibility and causes of flight accidents by operational error/deviation in takeoff are analyzed in this paper. The following three stages are each described individually: before liftoff, near liftoff and initial climb. Relations of accident/incident causal factors by operational error with intrinsical flight mechanics are discussed.
文摘The formal modeling and verification of aircraft takeoff is a challenge because it is a complex safety-critical operation.The task of aircraft takeoff is distributed amongst various computer-based controllers,however,with the growing malicious threats a secure communication between aircraft and controllers becomes highly important.This research serves as a starting point for integration of BB84 quantum protocol with petri nets for secure modeling and verification of takeoff procedure.The integrated model combines the BB84 quantum cryptographic protocol with powerful verification tool support offered by petri nets.To model certain important properties of BB84,a new variant of petri nets coined as Quantum Nets are proposed by defining their mathematical foundations and overall system dynamics,furthermore,some important system properties are also abstractly defined.The proposed QuantumNets are then applied for modeling of aircraft takeoff process by defining three quantum nets:namely aircraft,runway controller and gate controller.For authentication between quantum nets,the use of external places and transitions is demonstrated to describe the encryptiondecryption process of qubits stream.Finally,the developed takeoff quantum network is verified through simulation offered by colored petri-net(CPN)Tools.Moreover,reachability tree(RT)analysis is also performed to have greater confidence in feasibility and correctness of the proposed aircraft takeoff model through the Quantum Nets.
文摘Since the construction industry has been adopting Building Information Modeling(BIM)as the standard practice for design,engineering,and fabrication in the recent decade,many Construction Management(CM)programs at U.S.universities have started to introduce BIM for cost estimating in their curriculum.Although considered as the fifth dimension beyond 3D and schedule,BIM for cost estimating in many cases is still used merely as an alternative model-based quantity takeoff method to the traditional plan-based approach.The disconnection between automated quantity takeoff and cost estimating,however,still exists,and the benefits of the BIM process in a project life cycle can not be fully understood by CM students without realizing its impact in the preconstruction phase.To bridge these gaps in a CM curriculum,an Advanced Cost Estimating course for CM programs has been developed that focuses on integrating BIM in both the takeoff and estimating process.The new course streamlines the connection between model-based quantity takeoff and cost estimating with the help of a combination of multiple construction software programs.Through the integration between the software,quantity data from a BIM model can be seamlessly transferred to a construction cost database for bid pricing and reporting.This paper presents the development of the new Advanced Cost Estimating course as a case study,including its objectives,layout,and assessment methods,and provides empirical and valuable insights on how to integrate BIM in a cost estimating course for a CM curriculum.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51405024)
文摘Traditional simulation methods are unable to meet the requirements of lunar takeo simulations, such as high force output precision, low cost, and repeated use. Considering that cable-driven parallel mechanisms have the advantages of high payload to weight ratio, potentially large workspace, and high-speed motion, these mechanisms have the potential to be used for lunar takeo simulations. Thus, this paper presents a parallel mechanism driven by nine cables. The purpose of this study is to optimize the dimensions of the cable-driven parallel mechanism to meet dynamic workspace requirements under cable tension constraints. The dynamic workspace requirements are derived from the kinematical function requests of the lunar takeo simulation equipment. Experimental design and response surface methods are adopted for building the surrogate mathematical model linking the optimal variables and the optimization indices. A set of dimensional parameters are determined by analyzing the surrogate mathematical model. The volume of the dynamic workspace increased by 46% after optimization. Besides, a force control method is proposed for calculating output vector and sinusoidal forces. A force control loop is introduced into the traditional position control loop to adjust the cable force precisely, while controlling the cable length. The e ectiveness of the proposed control method is verified through experiments. A 5% vector output accuracy and 12 Hz undulation force output can be realized. This paper proposes a cable-driven parallel mechanism which can be used for lunar takeo simulation.
文摘The efficient utilization of propeller slipstream energy is important for improving the ultra-short takeoff and landing capability of Distributed Electric Propulsion(DEP)aircraft.This paper presents a quasi-three-dimensional(2.5D)high-lift wing design approach considering the three-dimensional(3D)effects of slipstream for DEP aircraft,aiming at maximizing the comprehensive lift enhancement benefit of the airframe-propulsion coupling unit.A high-precision and efficient momentum source method is adopted to simulate the slipstream effects,and the distributed propellers are replaced by a rectangular actuator disk to reduce the difficulty of grid generation and improve the grid quality.A detailed comparison of the 2.5D and 3D configurations based on the X-57 ModⅣis performed in terms of flow characteristics and computational cost to demonstrate the rationality of the above design approach.The optimization results of the high-lift wing of the X-57 ModⅣshow that the aerodynamic performance of the landing configuration is significantly improved,for instance,the lift coefficient increases by 0.094 at the angle of attack of 7°,and 0.097 at the angle of attack of 14°.This novel approach achieves efficient and effective design of high-lift wings under the influence of distributed slipstream,which has the potential to improve the design level of DEP aircraft.
文摘飞行控制系统作为电动垂直起降(electric vertical take-off and landing,eVTOL)飞行器的关键机载系统,需要具备和民机同样的安全性。为了设计满足eVTOL飞行器需求的飞控系统架构,根据适航规章梳理了安全性要求,并基于安全性要求介绍了eVTOL飞行器飞控系统飞控计算机、传感器和作动器余度设计技术,设计了一种基于安全性考虑的eVTOL飞行器飞控系统架构;分析了eVTOL飞行器旋翼构型下的典型功能危险,并采用故障树进行了安全性分析。结果表明,设计的飞控系统架构的典型功能危险能够满足失效概率的要求。
基金This work was supported by the National Defense Outstanding Youth Science Foundation(No.2018-JCJQ-ZQ-053)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52275114)+1 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(No.2019M651827)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.