A novel launch dynamics measurement system for multiple launch rocket system and comparative analysis with numerical simulations

In this paper,a novel launch dynamics measurement system based on the photoelectric sensor pair is built.The actual muzzle time(i.e.a time duration that originates from the initial movement to the rocket’s departure from the muzzle)and the muzzle velocity are measured.Compared with the classical methods,the actual muzzle time is obtained by eliminating the ignition delay.The comparative analysis method is proposed with numerical simulations established by the transfer matrix method for multibody systems.The experiment results indicate that the proposed measurement system can effectively measure the actual muzzle time and reduce the error of classical methods,which match well with the simulation results showing the launch dynamics model is reliable and helpful for further analysis and design of the MLRS.

An efficient and modular modeling for launch dynamics of tubed rockets on a moving launcher

This paper develops a modular modeling and efficient formulation of launch dynamics with marching fire(LDMF)using a mixed formulation of the transfer matrix method for multibody systems(MSTMM)and Newton-Euler formulation.Taking a ground-borne multiple launch rocket systems(MLRS),the focus is on the launching subsystem comprising the rocket,flexible tube,and tube tail.The launching subsystem is treated as a coupled rigid-flexible multibody system,where the rocket and tube tail are treated as rigid bodies while the flexible tube as a beam with large motion.Firstly,the tube and tube tail can be elegantly handled by the MSTMM,a computationally efficient order-N formulation.Then,the equation of motion of the in-bore rocket with relative kinematics w.r.t.the tube using the Newton-Euler method is derived.Finally,the rocket,tube,and tube tail dynamics are coupled,yielding the equation of motion of the launching subsystem that can be regarded as a building block and further integrated with other subsystems.The deduced dynamics equation of the launching subsystem is not limited to ground-borne MLRS but also fits for tanks,self-propelled artilleries,and other air-borne and naval-borne weapons undergoing large motion.Numerical simulation results of LDMF are given and partially verified by the experiment.

新一代运载火箭发射燃气动力学数值模拟

By using the mesh resolution control method based on the nozzle scale,a paralleled super numerical simulation and high-quality mesh model of the launch jet dynamics for new-generation launch vehicles was developed.Based upon this,a transient numerical simulation method,combining the pressure and velocity,tightly coupled algorithm and SST turbulence model,was used to complete the unsteady numerical simulation of the launch jet dynamics of the new-generation launch vehicles.The numerical simulation results of the launch jet dynamics,for the new-generation launch vehicles,demonstrated that despite the complex structure of the launch platform,the jet flows of the core stage and booster engines were generally smoothly channeled into the double deflecting trench through the launch platform’s diversion hole at the initial stage of ignition.After the lift off,the jet flows of the core stage and the booster engines began to affect and ablate the grillage-shaped beam and the adjoined surface of the launch platform adjacent to the booster engines.At a higher altitude after lift off,it could be seen for the new-generation launch vehicles the ablation range of high temperature and high-speed jet flows on the launch platform further expanded,which would have a severe ablation effect on the fuel filling tower near the booster engines and even all the support arms.The numerical simulation of launch jet dynamics also established that the jet flows embers at the bottom of the core stage rocket body continued to be affected for an extended period of time due to the large number of nozzles in the new-generation launch vehicles engine and the weak suction effect of the jet flows in the core-stage engines.

Study on Launch Dynamics of the Tank Marching Fire

As an army main battle equipment, it is required that the tank should have high firing accuracy and high first round hit probability during marching. The initial disturbance of the projectile is the premier factor that takes effect on the marching fire accuracy of the tank. And the marching fire accuracy of the tank depends on the launch dynamics behaviors of the tank. In this paper, the launch dynamics theory of a tank marching fire is studied, and its launch dynamics model is established. Based on the transfer matrix method for multibody system(MSTMM) and the automatic deduction theorem of overall transfer equations, the overall transfer equation and the overall transfer matrix of a tank multibody system are deduced; the launch dynamics equations of the tank marching fire are deduced, and the dynamic response of the tank system, the motion of projectile in barrel, the initial disturbance of the projectile and the vertical target dispersion are exactly simulated; meanwhile, the results of simulation are verified by tests. This work provides both theoretical foundation and simulation approaches for improving the marching fire accuracy of the tank.

Dynamic attack zone of air-to-air missile after being launched in random wind field

A new concept is presented for air-to-air missile which is dynamic attack zone after being launched in random wind field. This new concept can be used to obtain the 4-dimensional （4-D） information regarding the dynamic envelope of an air-to-air missile at any flight time airned at different flight targets considering influences of random wind, in the situation of flight fighters coop- crated with missiles fighting against each other. Based on an air-to-air missile model, some typical cases of dynamic attack zone after being launched in random wind field were numerically simulated. Compared with the simulation results of traditional dynamic envelope, the properties of dynamic attack zone after being launched are as follows. The 4-D dynamic attack zone after being launched is inside traditional maximum dynamic envelope, but its forane boundary is usually not inside traditional no-escape dynamic envelope; Traditional dynamic attack zone can just be reliably used at launch time, while dynamic envelope after being launched can be reliably and accurately used during any flight antagonism time. Traditional envelope is a special case of dynamic envelope after being launched when the dynamic envelope is calculated at the launch time： the dynamic envelope after being launched can be inflt, enced by the random wind field.