The reflector of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)consists of 4450 reflector units.Installation of the reflector faces the challenges of large span,complex terrain,serious interference,co...The reflector of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)consists of 4450 reflector units.Installation of the reflector faces the challenges of large span,complex terrain,serious interference,complex processes,high position and inability to use conventional equipment.The installation technology for the flexible reflector with a large span was specially studied and designed.Two half-span arc-moving cable cranes and two transfer trucks were jointly operated along a path that follows a circular beam.After installation of the reflector was completed,two half-span cable cranes were merged into a set of full-span cable cranes for maintenance of the reflector.Installation of the reflector combines features of unit and site topography of FAST.The installation technology follows scientific and reasonable practices,and is highly efficient and convenient.It represents a breakthrough in many key technologies in construction and maintenance techniques.It has promoted related technical progress in the construction and maintenance of complex projects.It has also provided an important reference for the construction and maintenance of similar projects,and has strong significance and applicability.展开更多
A cable net structure is selected to support its reflecting triangular aluminum panels of FAST(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope).To ensure the security and stability of the supporting structure,ca...A cable net structure is selected to support its reflecting triangular aluminum panels of FAST(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope).To ensure the security and stability of the supporting structure,cable force of typical cables must be monitored on line.Considering the stringent requirements in installation,accuracy,long-term stability and EMI(Electromagnetic interference),most of the commonly used cable force measurement methods or sensors are not suitable for the cable force monitoring of the supporting cable-net of FAST.A method is presents to accomplish the cable force monitoring,which uses a vibrating wire strain gauge to monitor the strain of linear strain area at the anchor head.Experiments have been carried out to verify the feasibility.The method has a series of advantages,such as high reliability,high accuracy,good dynamic performance and durability,easiness of maintenance,technical maturity in industry and EMI shielding.Theoretical analysis shows that there is a linear relationship between the cable body force and anchor head surface strain,and experimental results proves a good linear relationship with excellent repeatability between the cable body force and anchor head surface strain measured by the vibrating wire strain gauge,with a linear fit better than 0.98.Mean square error in practical measuring is 2.5t.The relative error is better than 4%within the scope of the cable force in FAST operation which meets practical demand in FAST engineering.展开更多
The active reflector of FAST(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope) is supported by a ring beam and a cable-net structure,in which nodes are actively controlled to form series of real-time paraboloids....The active reflector of FAST(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope) is supported by a ring beam and a cable-net structure,in which nodes are actively controlled to form series of real-time paraboloids.To ensure the security and stability of the supporting structure,tension must be monitored for some typical cables.Considering the stringent requirements in accuracy and longterm stability,magnetic flux sensor,vibrating wire strain gauge and fiber bragg grating strain gauge are screened for the cable tension monitoring of the supporting cable-net.Specifically,receivers of radio telescopes have strict restriction on electro magnetic interference(EMI) or radio frequency interference(RFI).These three types of sensors are evaluated from the view of EMI/RFI.Firstly,these fundamentals are theoretically analyzed.Secondly,typical sensor signals are collected in the time and analyzed in the frequency domain,which shows the characteristic in the frequency domain.Finally,typical sensors are tested in an anechoic chamber to get the EMI levels.Theoretical analysis shows that Fiber Bragg Grating strain gauge itself will not lead to EMI/RFI.According to GJB151 A,frequency domain analysis and test results show that for the vibrating wire strain gauge and magnetic flux sensor themselves,testable EMI/RFI levels are typically below the background noise of the anechoic chamber.FAST finally choses these three sensors as the monitoring sensors of its cable tension.The proposed study is also a reference to the monitoring equipment selection of other radio telescopes and large structures.展开更多
文摘The reflector of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)consists of 4450 reflector units.Installation of the reflector faces the challenges of large span,complex terrain,serious interference,complex processes,high position and inability to use conventional equipment.The installation technology for the flexible reflector with a large span was specially studied and designed.Two half-span arc-moving cable cranes and two transfer trucks were jointly operated along a path that follows a circular beam.After installation of the reflector was completed,two half-span cable cranes were merged into a set of full-span cable cranes for maintenance of the reflector.Installation of the reflector combines features of unit and site topography of FAST.The installation technology follows scientific and reasonable practices,and is highly efficient and convenient.It represents a breakthrough in many key technologies in construction and maintenance techniques.It has promoted related technical progress in the construction and maintenance of complex projects.It has also provided an important reference for the construction and maintenance of similar projects,and has strong significance and applicability.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11173035,11273036)
文摘A cable net structure is selected to support its reflecting triangular aluminum panels of FAST(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope).To ensure the security and stability of the supporting structure,cable force of typical cables must be monitored on line.Considering the stringent requirements in installation,accuracy,long-term stability and EMI(Electromagnetic interference),most of the commonly used cable force measurement methods or sensors are not suitable for the cable force monitoring of the supporting cable-net of FAST.A method is presents to accomplish the cable force monitoring,which uses a vibrating wire strain gauge to monitor the strain of linear strain area at the anchor head.Experiments have been carried out to verify the feasibility.The method has a series of advantages,such as high reliability,high accuracy,good dynamic performance and durability,easiness of maintenance,technical maturity in industry and EMI shielding.Theoretical analysis shows that there is a linear relationship between the cable body force and anchor head surface strain,and experimental results proves a good linear relationship with excellent repeatability between the cable body force and anchor head surface strain measured by the vibrating wire strain gauge,with a linear fit better than 0.98.Mean square error in practical measuring is 2.5t.The relative error is better than 4%within the scope of the cable force in FAST operation which meets practical demand in FAST engineering.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11173035,11273036,11303059)
文摘The active reflector of FAST(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope) is supported by a ring beam and a cable-net structure,in which nodes are actively controlled to form series of real-time paraboloids.To ensure the security and stability of the supporting structure,tension must be monitored for some typical cables.Considering the stringent requirements in accuracy and longterm stability,magnetic flux sensor,vibrating wire strain gauge and fiber bragg grating strain gauge are screened for the cable tension monitoring of the supporting cable-net.Specifically,receivers of radio telescopes have strict restriction on electro magnetic interference(EMI) or radio frequency interference(RFI).These three types of sensors are evaluated from the view of EMI/RFI.Firstly,these fundamentals are theoretically analyzed.Secondly,typical sensor signals are collected in the time and analyzed in the frequency domain,which shows the characteristic in the frequency domain.Finally,typical sensors are tested in an anechoic chamber to get the EMI levels.Theoretical analysis shows that Fiber Bragg Grating strain gauge itself will not lead to EMI/RFI.According to GJB151 A,frequency domain analysis and test results show that for the vibrating wire strain gauge and magnetic flux sensor themselves,testable EMI/RFI levels are typically below the background noise of the anechoic chamber.FAST finally choses these three sensors as the monitoring sensors of its cable tension.The proposed study is also a reference to the monitoring equipment selection of other radio telescopes and large structures.
