A rapid method of the trim drag prediction for the blended-wing-body unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)configuration is proposed.The method consists of four steps.The first step is to parameterizedly model the blended-wing-...A rapid method of the trim drag prediction for the blended-wing-body unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)configuration is proposed.The method consists of four steps.The first step is to parameterizedly model the blended-wing-body UAV configuration;the second is to analyze the aerodynamics of the geometric model;the third is to create aerodynamic surrogate model;and the final step is to predict the trim drag using the surrogate model.Hence,a tool for trim drag prediction is developed by integration of the four steps.The impacts of the allocation of control surfaces,position of gravity center and planform parameters on the trim drag are investigated by using the tool.Results show that using the control surface in outer wing for trim has an advantage of lower trim drag,and the position of gravity center has a primary impact on the trim drag.Moreover,the planform has secondary impacts on the trim drag.展开更多
The investigation on the aerodynamic characteristics of the high-attitude long-endurance (HALE) Diamond Joined-Wing configuration unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV) was carried out by the theoretical analysis method and n...The investigation on the aerodynamic characteristics of the high-attitude long-endurance (HALE) Diamond Joined-Wing configuration unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV) was carried out by the theoretical analysis method and numerical simulation. Research indicates that as the wing of the UAV is composed of the front wing and the after wing, the after wing has the ability to transmit the front wing's boundary layer to the after wing root which can inhibit the front wing's flow separation. Although the front wing was affected by the retardation of the after wing, the aerodynamic performance of the front wing was better than that of alone front wing in most cases. The after wing was also affected by the wake and downwash of the front wing, and its aerodynamic performance was greatly decreased. The characteristic curve of the pitching moment of the UAV had nonlinear characteristics. The flow field structure of the after wing changed by the front wing wake direct sweep and flow separation at the after wing root were the main reasons that non-linear ′rise′phenomenon occurred in two segments ( α = 0° and α = 8° ) of the characteristic curve of pitching moment. Moreover, coupling of the flow separation characteristic of the front wing and the after wing resulted in the pitching moment ′pitchup′ phenomenon. The lateral-directional static stability of the flat layout was weak. The HALE Diamond Joined-Wing configuration UAV ' s aerodynamic performance can be improved and the problems in engineering applications can be effectively alleviated by adjusting the overall layout parameters.展开更多
Under the necessary conditions for a double pyramidal central configuration with a diamond base to exist in the real number space, the existence and uniqueness of such configurations were studied by employing combined...Under the necessary conditions for a double pyramidal central configuration with a diamond base to exist in the real number space, the existence and uniqueness of such configurations were studied by employing combinedly the algebraic method and numerical calculation. It is found that there exists a planar curl triangle region G in a square Q such that any point in G and given by the ratio of the two diagonal lengths of the diamond base and the ratio of one diagonal length of the base to the height of the double pyramid configuration determines a unique double pyramid central configuration, while all points in Q-G have no referance to any central configuration.展开更多
The configuration boundedness of the three-body model dynamics is studied for Sun-Earth formation flying missions.The three-body formation flying model is built up with considering the lunar gravitational acceleration...The configuration boundedness of the three-body model dynamics is studied for Sun-Earth formation flying missions.The three-body formation flying model is built up with considering the lunar gravitational acceleration and solar radiation pressure.Because traditional linearized dynamics based method has relatively lower accuracy,a modified nonlinear formation configuration analysis method is proposed in this paper.Comparative studies are carried out from three aspects,i.e.,natural formation configuration with arbitrary departure time,initialization time and formation configuration boundedness,and specific initialization time for bounded formation configuration.Simulations demonstrate the differences between the two schemes, and indicate that the nonlinear dynamic method reduces the error caused by the model linearization and disturbance approximation,and thus provides higher accuracy for boundedness analysis,which is of value to initial parameters selection for natural three-body formation flying.展开更多
The sufficient and necessary conditions, the existence and uniqueness of a new class of central configuration in R3, for the conjugate-nest consisting of two regular tetrahedrons, are proved. If the configuration is a...The sufficient and necessary conditions, the existence and uniqueness of a new class of central configuration in R3, for the conjugate-nest consisting of two regular tetrahedrons, are proved. If the configuration is a central configuration, then all masses of outside layer are equivalent, and the masses of inside layer are also equivalent. At the same time ρ (the ratio of the sizes) and mass ratio τ=m/?m must be satisfied by some formulas. For any radius ratios ρ∈(0, 0.152 996 918 2) or (0.715 223 148 7, 1.398 165 037), there is only one central configuration. Otherwise, for any given mass ratio τ , there may exist more than one central configuration.展开更多
On some necessary conditions for double pyramidal central configurations with concave heptagon for any given ratio of masses, the existence and uniqueness of a class of double pyramidal central configurations with con...On some necessary conditions for double pyramidal central configurations with concave heptagon for any given ratio of masses, the existence and uniqueness of a class of double pyramidal central configurations with concave heptagon base for nine-body problems is proved in this paper, and the range of the ratio σ of the circularity radius of the heptagon to the half-height of the double pyramidal central configuration involved in this class configurations is obtained, which is in the interval ( 3 /3,1.099 600 679) , and the configuration involved in the bodies with any σ ∈ ( 3 /3, 1.099 600 679) can form a central configuration which is a uniquely central configuration is proved.展开更多
The aerodynamic interaction between the contralateral wings and between the body and wings of a model insect are studied, by using the method of numerically solving the Navier-Stokes equations over moving overset grid...The aerodynamic interaction between the contralateral wings and between the body and wings of a model insect are studied, by using the method of numerically solving the Navier-Stokes equations over moving overset grids, under typical hovering and forward flight conditions. Both the interaction between the contralateral wings and the interaction between the body and wings are very weak, e.g. at hovering, changes in aerodynamic forces of a wing due to the present of the other wing are less than 3% and changes in aerodynamic forces of the wings due to presence of the body are less than 2%. The reason for this is as following. During each down- or up-stroke, a wing produces a vortex ring, which induces a relatively large jet-like flow inside the ring but very small flow outside the ring. The vortex rings of the left and right wings are on the two sides of the body. Thus one wing is outside vortex ring of the other wing and the body is outside the vortex rings of the left and right wings, resulting in the weak interactions.展开更多
Background: Geographic variation in body size is assumed to reflect adaptation to local environmental conditions. Although Bergmann's rule is usually sufficient to explain such variation in homeotherms, some excep...Background: Geographic variation in body size is assumed to reflect adaptation to local environmental conditions. Although Bergmann's rule is usually sufficient to explain such variation in homeotherms, some exceptions have been documented. The relationship between altitude, latitude and body size, has been well documented for some vertebrate taxa during the past decades. However, relatively little information is available on the effects of climate variables on body size in birds.Methods: We collected the data of 267 adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow(Passer montanus) specimens sampled at 48 localities in China's mainland, and further investigated the relationships between two response variables, body mass and wing length, as well as a suit of explanatory variables, i.e. altitude, latitude, mean annual temperature(MAT), annual precipitation(PRC), annual sunshine hours(SUN), average annual wind speed(WS), air pressure(AP) and relative humidity(RH).Results: Our study showed that(1) although the sexes did not differ significantly in body mass, males had longer wings than females;(2) body mass and wing length were positively correlated with altitude but not with latitude;(3) body mass and wing length were negatively correlated with AP and RH, but not significantly correlated with WS. Body mass was positively correlated with SUN and inversely correlated with MAT. Wing length was not correlated with MAT in either sex, but was positively correlated with SUN and negatively correlated with PRC in male sparrows;(4) variation in body mass could be best explained by AP and SUN, whereas variation in wing length could be explained by RH and AP in both sexes. In addition, variation in male sparrows can be explained by SUN, WS and PRC but not in females.Conclusions: Two different proxies of body size, body mass and wing length, correlated with same geographic factors and different climate factors. These differences may reflect selection for heat conservation in the case of body mass, and for efficient flight in the case of wing length.展开更多
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
Two cases of the nested configurations in R^3 consisting of two regular quadrilaterals are discussed. One case of them do not form central configuration, the other case can be central configuration. In the second case...Two cases of the nested configurations in R^3 consisting of two regular quadrilaterals are discussed. One case of them do not form central configuration, the other case can be central configuration. In the second case the existence and uniqueness of the central configuration are studied. If the configuration is a central configuration, then all masses of outside layer are equivalent, similar to the masses of inside layer. At the same time the following relation between r(the ratio of the sizes) and mass ratio b = m/m must be satisfied b=24(3的立方根)(3r^2+2r+3)^-3/2-8(1-r)|1-r|^-3-3(6r的立方根)/24(3的立方根)(3+r)(3r^2+2r+3)^-3/2-8r(1-r)|1-r|^-3-3(6r^-2的立方根)in which the masses at outside layer are not less than the masses at inside layer, and the solution of this kind of central configuration is unique for the given ratio (b) of masses.展开更多
The experiments on wing-body junction and wake flow were carried cul in alow-turbulence level wind tunnel. Intensive measurements of various flow parameters,such as the distributions of the pressure on the surfaces of...The experiments on wing-body junction and wake flow were carried cul in alow-turbulence level wind tunnel. Intensive measurements of various flow parameters,such as the distributions of the pressure on the surfaces of the airfoil and the plate wall,the mean and the fluctuating velocities, as well as the turbulent kinetic energy, u'v' andu'w'etc., were performed. The results indicate that the secondary flow entrains the highvelocity low-turbulence fluid into the boundary layer and the wake vortex dominates thewake flow. Some regions of negative eddy viscosity are also found in the wake flow.展开更多
Wing-body junction turbulence flow is simulated by using RANS equation and boundary fitted coordinate technique. Three order differential scheme is used in the computation of convection term and two layers turbulence ...Wing-body junction turbulence flow is simulated by using RANS equation and boundary fitted coordinate technique. Three order differential scheme is used in the computation of convection term and two layers turbulence model are employed in the calculation.展开更多
As for a doudle pyramidal central configuration in 6-body problems,the case when its bese is a concave polygon is studied.By advancing several assumptions according to the definition of double pyramidal central config...As for a doudle pyramidal central configuration in 6-body problems,the case when its bese is a concave polygon is studied.By advancing several assumptions according to the definition of double pyramidal central configuration and deducing two theorems and two corollaries on this subject,the essential and sufficient conditions to form a double pyramidal central configuration with a concave quadriateral base are demonstrated.展开更多
Based on some necessary conditions for double pyramidal central configurations with a concave pentagonal base, for any given ratio of masses, the existence and uniqueness of a class of double pyramidal central configu...Based on some necessary conditions for double pyramidal central configurations with a concave pentagonal base, for any given ratio of masses, the existence and uniqueness of a class of double pyramidal central configurations with a concave pentagonal base in 7-body problems are proved and the range of the ratio between radius and half-height is obtained, within which the 7 bodies involved form a central configuration or form uniquely a central configuration.展开更多
基金supported by the National Defense Basic Scientific Research Program of China(No.A2520110006)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.NJ20130001,NJ2012014)
文摘A rapid method of the trim drag prediction for the blended-wing-body unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)configuration is proposed.The method consists of four steps.The first step is to parameterizedly model the blended-wing-body UAV configuration;the second is to analyze the aerodynamics of the geometric model;the third is to create aerodynamic surrogate model;and the final step is to predict the trim drag using the surrogate model.Hence,a tool for trim drag prediction is developed by integration of the four steps.The impacts of the allocation of control surfaces,position of gravity center and planform parameters on the trim drag are investigated by using the tool.Results show that using the control surface in outer wing for trim has an advantage of lower trim drag,and the position of gravity center has a primary impact on the trim drag.Moreover,the planform has secondary impacts on the trim drag.
基金Sponsored by the Civil Aircraft Project(Grant No.MIE-2015-F-009)the Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Project(Grant No.2015KTCQ01-78)
文摘The investigation on the aerodynamic characteristics of the high-attitude long-endurance (HALE) Diamond Joined-Wing configuration unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV) was carried out by the theoretical analysis method and numerical simulation. Research indicates that as the wing of the UAV is composed of the front wing and the after wing, the after wing has the ability to transmit the front wing's boundary layer to the after wing root which can inhibit the front wing's flow separation. Although the front wing was affected by the retardation of the after wing, the aerodynamic performance of the front wing was better than that of alone front wing in most cases. The after wing was also affected by the wake and downwash of the front wing, and its aerodynamic performance was greatly decreased. The characteristic curve of the pitching moment of the UAV had nonlinear characteristics. The flow field structure of the after wing changed by the front wing wake direct sweep and flow separation at the after wing root were the main reasons that non-linear ′rise′phenomenon occurred in two segments ( α = 0° and α = 8° ) of the characteristic curve of pitching moment. Moreover, coupling of the flow separation characteristic of the front wing and the after wing resulted in the pitching moment ′pitchup′ phenomenon. The lateral-directional static stability of the flat layout was weak. The HALE Diamond Joined-Wing configuration UAV ' s aerodynamic performance can be improved and the problems in engineering applications can be effectively alleviated by adjusting the overall layout parameters.
文摘Under the necessary conditions for a double pyramidal central configuration with a diamond base to exist in the real number space, the existence and uniqueness of such configurations were studied by employing combinedly the algebraic method and numerical calculation. It is found that there exists a planar curl triangle region G in a square Q such that any point in G and given by the ratio of the two diagonal lengths of the diamond base and the ratio of one diagonal length of the base to the height of the double pyramid configuration determines a unique double pyramid central configuration, while all points in Q-G have no referance to any central configuration.
文摘The configuration boundedness of the three-body model dynamics is studied for Sun-Earth formation flying missions.The three-body formation flying model is built up with considering the lunar gravitational acceleration and solar radiation pressure.Because traditional linearized dynamics based method has relatively lower accuracy,a modified nonlinear formation configuration analysis method is proposed in this paper.Comparative studies are carried out from three aspects,i.e.,natural formation configuration with arbitrary departure time,initialization time and formation configuration boundedness,and specific initialization time for bounded formation configuration.Simulations demonstrate the differences between the two schemes, and indicate that the nonlinear dynamic method reduces the error caused by the model linearization and disturbance approximation,and thus provides higher accuracy for boundedness analysis,which is of value to initial parameters selection for natural three-body formation flying.
基金Funded by Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10231010)KJ of Chongqing Educational Committee (No.KJ071105)and Chongqing Three Gorges University (No. SXXYYB07004).
文摘The sufficient and necessary conditions, the existence and uniqueness of a new class of central configuration in R3, for the conjugate-nest consisting of two regular tetrahedrons, are proved. If the configuration is a central configuration, then all masses of outside layer are equivalent, and the masses of inside layer are also equivalent. At the same time ρ (the ratio of the sizes) and mass ratio τ=m/?m must be satisfied by some formulas. For any radius ratios ρ∈(0, 0.152 996 918 2) or (0.715 223 148 7, 1.398 165 037), there is only one central configuration. Otherwise, for any given mass ratio τ , there may exist more than one central configuration.
基金Funded by NSF (Natural Science Foundation) of China (No. 10231010) and NSF of Chongqing Educational Committee (KJ051109, KJ06110X), NSF of Chongqing Science and Technology Committee, NSF of CQSXXY
文摘On some necessary conditions for double pyramidal central configurations with concave heptagon for any given ratio of masses, the existence and uniqueness of a class of double pyramidal central configurations with concave heptagon base for nine-body problems is proved in this paper, and the range of the ratio σ of the circularity radius of the heptagon to the half-height of the double pyramidal central configuration involved in this class configurations is obtained, which is in the interval ( 3 /3,1.099 600 679) , and the configuration involved in the bodies with any σ ∈ ( 3 /3, 1.099 600 679) can form a central configuration which is a uniquely central configuration is proved.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10732030)the 111 Project (B 07009)
文摘The aerodynamic interaction between the contralateral wings and between the body and wings of a model insect are studied, by using the method of numerically solving the Navier-Stokes equations over moving overset grids, under typical hovering and forward flight conditions. Both the interaction between the contralateral wings and the interaction between the body and wings are very weak, e.g. at hovering, changes in aerodynamic forces of a wing due to the present of the other wing are less than 3% and changes in aerodynamic forces of the wings due to presence of the body are less than 2%. The reason for this is as following. During each down- or up-stroke, a wing produces a vortex ring, which induces a relatively large jet-like flow inside the ring but very small flow outside the ring. The vortex rings of the left and right wings are on the two sides of the body. Thus one wing is outside vortex ring of the other wing and the body is outside the vortex rings of the left and right wings, resulting in the weak interactions.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 31330073, 31672292)the Natural Science Foundation of the Department of Education, Hebei Province (YQ2014024)
文摘Background: Geographic variation in body size is assumed to reflect adaptation to local environmental conditions. Although Bergmann's rule is usually sufficient to explain such variation in homeotherms, some exceptions have been documented. The relationship between altitude, latitude and body size, has been well documented for some vertebrate taxa during the past decades. However, relatively little information is available on the effects of climate variables on body size in birds.Methods: We collected the data of 267 adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow(Passer montanus) specimens sampled at 48 localities in China's mainland, and further investigated the relationships between two response variables, body mass and wing length, as well as a suit of explanatory variables, i.e. altitude, latitude, mean annual temperature(MAT), annual precipitation(PRC), annual sunshine hours(SUN), average annual wind speed(WS), air pressure(AP) and relative humidity(RH).Results: Our study showed that(1) although the sexes did not differ significantly in body mass, males had longer wings than females;(2) body mass and wing length were positively correlated with altitude but not with latitude;(3) body mass and wing length were negatively correlated with AP and RH, but not significantly correlated with WS. Body mass was positively correlated with SUN and inversely correlated with MAT. Wing length was not correlated with MAT in either sex, but was positively correlated with SUN and negatively correlated with PRC in male sparrows;(4) variation in body mass could be best explained by AP and SUN, whereas variation in wing length could be explained by RH and AP in both sexes. In addition, variation in male sparrows can be explained by SUN, WS and PRC but not in females.Conclusions: Two different proxies of body size, body mass and wing length, correlated with same geographic factors and different climate factors. These differences may reflect selection for heat conservation in the case of body mass, and for efficient flight in the case of wing length.
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 NSF of China(10231010)Supported by the NSF of CQSXXY (20030104)
文摘Two cases of the nested configurations in R^3 consisting of two regular quadrilaterals are discussed. One case of them do not form central configuration, the other case can be central configuration. In the second case the existence and uniqueness of the central configuration are studied. If the configuration is a central configuration, then all masses of outside layer are equivalent, similar to the masses of inside layer. At the same time the following relation between r(the ratio of the sizes) and mass ratio b = m/m must be satisfied b=24(3的立方根)(3r^2+2r+3)^-3/2-8(1-r)|1-r|^-3-3(6r的立方根)/24(3的立方根)(3+r)(3r^2+2r+3)^-3/2-8r(1-r)|1-r|^-3-3(6r^-2的立方根)in which the masses at outside layer are not less than the masses at inside layer, and the solution of this kind of central configuration is unique for the given ratio (b) of masses.
文摘The experiments on wing-body junction and wake flow were carried cul in alow-turbulence level wind tunnel. Intensive measurements of various flow parameters,such as the distributions of the pressure on the surfaces of the airfoil and the plate wall,the mean and the fluctuating velocities, as well as the turbulent kinetic energy, u'v' andu'w'etc., were performed. The results indicate that the secondary flow entrains the highvelocity low-turbulence fluid into the boundary layer and the wake vortex dominates thewake flow. Some regions of negative eddy viscosity are also found in the wake flow.
文摘Wing-body junction turbulence flow is simulated by using RANS equation and boundary fitted coordinate technique. Three order differential scheme is used in the computation of convection term and two layers turbulence model are employed in the calculation.
基金Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 19871096).
文摘As for a doudle pyramidal central configuration in 6-body problems,the case when its bese is a concave polygon is studied.By advancing several assumptions according to the definition of double pyramidal central configuration and deducing two theorems and two corollaries on this subject,the essential and sufficient conditions to form a double pyramidal central configuration with a concave quadriateral base are demonstrated.
基金Natural Science Foundation of China (No.19871096)
文摘Based on some necessary conditions for double pyramidal central configurations with a concave pentagonal base, for any given ratio of masses, the existence and uniqueness of a class of double pyramidal central configurations with a concave pentagonal base in 7-body problems are proved and the range of the ratio between radius and half-height is obtained, within which the 7 bodies involved form a central configuration or form uniquely a central configuration.