Navigation and Control of the PRISMA Formation： In-Orbit Experience

This paper presents flight results and lessons learned from the Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment （SAFE） conducted by the German Space Operations Center in the frame of the Swedish PRISMA technology demonstration mission. PR1SMA involves two fully autonomous formation-flying spacecraft which have been launched in June 2010 in a dawn/dusk orbit at an altitude of 750 km. SAFE represents one of the first demonstrations in low Earth orbit of an advanced guidance, navigation and control system for dual-spacecraft formations. Innovative techniques based on carrier-phase differential GPS （Global Positioning System）, relative eccentricity/inclination vectors and impulsive maneuvering are validated and tuned in orbit to achieve centimeter accurate real-time relative navigation, reliable formation keeping at the meter level and flexible formation reconfiguration capabilities. The technologies demonstrated within SAFE are considered as key precursors of future distributed satellite systems for unrivaled remote sensing and space exploration.

Distributed tracking control of unmanned aerial vehicles under wind disturbance and model uncertainty

A distributed robust method is developed for cooperative tracking control of unmanned aerial vehicles under unknown wind disturbance and model uncertainty. The communication network among vehicles is a directed graph with switching topology. Each vehicle can only share its states with its neighbors. Dynamics of the vehicles are nonlinear and affected by the wind disturbance and model uncertainty. Feedback linearization is adopted to transform the dynamics of vehicles into linear systems. To account for the wind disturbance and model uncertainty, a robust controller is designed for each vehicle such that all vehicles ultimately synchronize to the virtual leader in the three-dimensional path. It is theoretically shown that the position states of the vehicles will converge to that of the virtual leader if the communication network has a directed spanning tree rooted at the virtual leader. Furthermore, the robust controller is extended to address the formation control problem. Simulation examples are also given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. © 2016 Beijing Institute of Aerospace Information.

Impact Point Prediction and Lateral Correction Analysis of Two-dimensional Trajectory Correction Projectiles

Compared with the one-dimensional trajectory correction technology which adjusts longitudinal range, not only does the two-dimensional trajectory correction technology adjust the force in velocity direction, but also need to modulate the lateral force or trajectory (perpendicular to the vertical plane of fire direction). Therefore, the structure of control cabin of two-dimensional trajectory correction projectile (TDTCP) is more complicated than that of one-dimensional trajectory correction projectile (ODTCP). To simplify the structure of control cabin of TDTCP and reduce the cost, a scheme of adding a damping disk to the control cabin of ODTCP has been developed recently. The damping disk is unfolded at the right moment during its flight to change the ballistic drift of spin stabilized projectile. For this technical scheme of TDTCP, a fast and accurate impact point prediction method based on extended Kalman filter is presented. An approximate formula for predicting the ballistic drift and trajectory correction quantity is deduced. And the lateral correction capability for different fire angles and its influencing factors are analyzed. All the work is valuable for further research.

Cooperative Navigation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Based on Estimation of Motion Radius Vectors

A cooperative navigation algorithm for a group of autonomous underwater vehicles is proposed on the basis of motion radius vector estimation.Combined the dead reckoning data with the mutual range data through an acoustic communication network among the group members, the relative positioning problem can be solved. A novel approach for solving the relative positioning is presented by using a recursive trigonometry technique and extended Kalman filter(EKF). Simulation results verify the correctness and effectiveness of this navigation method.

Design of Neural Network Variable Structure Reentry Control System for Reusable Launch Vehicle

A flight control system is designed for a reusable launch vehicle with aerodynamic control surfaces and reaction control system based on a variable-structure control and neural network theory.The control problems of coupling among the channels and the uncertainty of model parameters are solved by using the method.High precise and robust tracking of required attitude angles can be achieved in complicated air space.A mathematical model of reusable launch vehicle is presented first,and then a controller of flight system is presented.Base on the mathematical model,the controller is divided into two parts:variable-structure controller and neural network module which is used to modify the parameters of controller.This control system decouples the lateraldirectional tunnels well with a neural network sliding mode controller and provides a robust and de-coupled tracking for mission angle profiles.After this a control allocation algorithm is employed to allocate the torque moments to aerodynamic control surfaces and thrusters.The final simulation shows that the control system has a good accurate,robust and de-coupled tracking performance.The stable state error is less than 1°,and the overshoot is less than 5%.

Cooperative Search and Task Allocation Among Heterogeneous Teams of UAVs

A cooperative control method of multi-class UAV(unmanned air vehicle) team is investigated.During the mission,the UAVs perform search,classification,attack and battle damage assessment(BDA) tasks at various locations,which involves a combination of the team intelligence type of decision making combined with control,estimate and real-time trajectory optimization.The search-theoretic approach based on rate of return(ROR) maps is developed to get the cooperative search strategy.Templates are developed and views are combined to maximize the probability of correct target identification over various aspect angles.Monte Carle simulation runs for the scenario to evaluate the performance of the approach with various decision parameters,UAVs distributions and UAV team characteristics.Simulation results show that the cooperative behavior can significantly improve the operational effectiveness of UAV team,and the cooperative control allows for near optimal solution of the correlative behavior of a group of UAVs in battlefield.

Optimal Gliding Guidance of Vertical Plane for Standoff Released Guided Bomb Unit

Optimal gliding guidance for a guided bomb unit in the vertical plane is studied based on nonlinear dynamics and kinematics.The guidance law is designed under minimum energy loss index.To avoid the complexity in solving two-point-boundary-value problems,the steady-state solutions of the adjoint states in regular equations are suggested to be used.With these considerations,a quasi-closed,optimal gliding guidance law is obtained.The guidance law is described by the angle of attack in a simple nonlinear equation.An iterative computation method can be easily used to get the optimal angle of attack.The further simplified direct computation algorithm for the optimal angle of attack is also given.The guidance properties are compared with those of maximum lift-to-drag angle of attack control.The simulation results demonstrate that the quasi-closed,optimal gliding guidance law can improve the gliding phase terminal performance with significant increase in the altitude and much little decrease in the speed.

Re-entry Attitude Double-loop SMC of the Spacecraft and Its Logic Selection

A spacecraft re-entry attitude control method using sliding mode control (SMC) theory is developed. The controller utilizes double-loop SMC scheme and provides the robust, de-coupled tracking of both the angular velocity and the shuttle orientation angles. In accordance with the hybrid-controlling characteristics of the aerodynamic surfaces and reaction control system of the spacecraft, the control torque commands are allocated into the actuators such as the aerodynamic surfaces and reaction control system by using the optimal control selection allocation algorithm. The simulation of the spacecraft re-entry attitude controlling demonstrates the robust, de-coupled tracking performance of the proposed method and its validity.

Research on Robust Control of Nonlinear Fuzzy VSS for Spacecraft

The nonlinear dynamic system of spacecraft with uncertainty and coupling is analyzed and its general dynamical equation is given.The decoupling-ability and controllability are proved.Aiming at this system,a new nonlinear decoupling controlling method is put forward by synthetically using the variable structure and fuzzy theory.The simulation results show that this method is effective in tracking performances under the existence of uncertainty and outer disturbance.

Research on Airborne Electro-Optical Tracking and Sighting System Based on Fuzzy PID and H_∞ Control

Airborne electro-optical tracking and sighting system is a three-degree-of-freedom angular position servo system which is influenced by multi-disturbance,and its control system consists of stabilizing and tracking components.Stabilizing control is applied to track angular velocity order and control multi-disturbance under airborne condition,and its robustness should be very good;tracking control is applied to compensate tracking error of angular position.A mathematical model is established by taking the control of yaw loop as example.H∞ stabilizing controller is designed by taking the advantage of H∞ control robustness and combining with Kalman filter.A fuzzy control is introduced in general PID control to design a decoupled fuzzy Smith estimating PID controller for tracking control.Simulation research shows that the control effect of airborne electro-optical tracking and sighting system based on fuzzy PID and H∞ control is good,especially when the model parameters change and the multi-disturbance exists,the system capability has little fall,but this system still can effectively track a target.

A Study on Missile Reentry Control Based on the Method of Feedback Linearization

In the process of missile large attack angle reentry,there exist nonlinear,strong coupling uncertainty and multi-input-multi-output(MIMO)in the movement equations,so the traditional small disturbance faces difficulties.For such situations,the method of feedback linearization is adopted to control the complex system,and the control method based on the fuzzy adaptive nonlinear dynamic inversion decoupling control of missile is proposed in the paper.According to the principle of time-scale separation,the system is separated into fast loop and slow loop,the method of dynamic inversion is applied to them,and the method of adaptive fuzzy approach is adopted to compensate for the uncertainty of the fast loop.The simulation results denote the control method in the paper has a better tracing characteristic and robustness.

柔翼结构飞行器智能控制系统关键技术与途径

柔翼结构飞行器具有轻质、空间集成、重复使用、有较大的阻力面积和升力系数等优点,可实现巡航飞行、低速驻空、再入返回、气动减速、定点归航、着陆缓冲等功能,是当前的研究热点。智能控制系统是柔翼结构飞行器飞航与回收着陆系统的核心技术之一,结合智能技术在控制系统中的应用研究与工程实践,对柔翼结构飞行器智能控制系统及其技术特征进行了分析;介绍了刚-柔组合体一体化控制与仿真、环境感知与健康状态在线评估、航迹规划与跟踪飞行控制、集群飞行控制、着陆与缓冲智能控制、智能硬件容错与重构等关键技术。对柔翼结构飞行器智能控制系统的未来发展进行了思考,提出了飞行环境的智能及柔性感知、气动参数的在线识别、多任务模式自主执行及控制系统的演进学习等发展建议,通过对智能控制技术持续不断地研究与实践,为柔翼结构飞行器系统的研制提供强有力的支撑。

不同海况条件下舰载无人机着舰安全分析

针对无人机上舰的使用需求,本文对舰载无人机着舰开展了系统的研究。建立了机-舰-环境综合模型和舰载无人机全自动着舰引导控制系统;基于建立的舰载无人机着舰综合模型对不同海况下的着舰过程进行仿真分析,研究不同海况条件以及航母不同航速和遭遇角对着舰安全的影响。仿真研究表明:在复杂海况下,航母可通过适当提高航速以获得更高的着舰成功率,但过高的航速会导致舰尾流扰动加剧,使得着舰成功率显著下降;通过对仿真结果进行统计分析,给出了不同海况下的着舰安全范围,为无人机着舰辅助决策提供参考。

UPF based autonomous navigation scheme for deep space probe

The autonomous "celestial navigation scheme" for deep space probe departing from the earth and the autonomous "optical navigation scheme" for encountering object celestial body are presented. Then, aiming at the conditions that large initial estimation errors and non-Gaussian distribution of state or measurement errors may exist in orbit determination process of the two phases, UPF (unscented particle filter) is introduced into the navigation schemes. By tackling nonlinear and non-Gaussian problems, UPF overcomes the accuracy influence brought by the traditional EKF (extended Kalman filter), UKF (unscented Kalman filter), and PF (particle filter) schemes in approximate treatment to nonlinear and non-Gaussian state model and measurement model. The numerical simulations demonstrate the feasibility and higher accuracy of the UPF navigation scheme.

航空工程科技未来20年发展战略研究

在航空强国建设稳步推进的背景下,航空工程科技涉及专业领域多、技术风险高、资金投入大、发展周期长,需要制定长期、稳定的发展战略,才能集中力量突破航空工程科技的关键核心技术,实现航空工业的可持续发展。本文从民用飞机、航空动力、机载系统、空管系统4个方面出发,总结了世界航空工程科技发展态势,梳理了我国航空工程科技发展现状;识别出基础研究及技术储备、系统集成与产品体系研究、航空动力技术、机载系统研发及试验、航空维修能力、工业软件及基础元器件等方面的不足。在此基础上,论证提出了未来20年我国航空工程科技发展构想,着重阐述了超声速客机、高速旋翼机、新能源飞机、混合电推进系统、新一代空管技术、智能化客机技术、全复合材料航空发动机技术、复合材料智能修复技术等未来项目部署的重点方向。研究建议,将航空强国建设列入国家中长期战略规划,强化科技创新体系建设,加强跨领域协作,注重国际合作,精准支撑未来20年航空工程科技发展。

智能割草机自主导航关键技术的研究综述

首先介绍了智能割草机市场规模和发展前景,然后概述了国内外主流智能割草机产品的功能和使用技术。随后对智能割草机采用的全球导航卫星系统导航(GNSS)、机器视觉导航、激光雷达导航和多传感器融合定位导航等4类导航技术的研究现状进行了介绍,并对它们的优势和不足进行了概括分析。研究结果显示,多传感器融合定位导航是智能割草机未来导航发展的方向。接下来介绍了智能割草机所采用的PID控制和纯跟踪算法控制等2种导航策略的研究现状。最后对智能割草机存在的问题和未来发展方向进行了总结和展望。

跨介质无人机的技术问题与解决方案分析

阐述跨介质无人机作为一种能够在不同介质(水体、空气)中自由切换的多功能飞行器,受到广泛关注。分析跨介质无人机所面临的机械结构、能源与动力系统、导航与控制系统方面的技术问题,提出相应解决方案。通过优化机械结构、改进能源系统和升级导航控制系统的措施,有效地解决跨介质无人机的技术挑战,推动其在各个应用领域的发展。

内河码头污染防治技术应用分类模型研究

本文构建了基于规则分类方法的内河码头污染防治技术分类模型,提出了基于政策标准要求、技术适用性、应用基础条件、污染防治效果和成本费用5个分类属性及相应的分类标准,通过建立20个分类关系规则,将不同污染防治技术划归为“应、宜、可、严禁、不提倡”5种分类标签,最后以易扬尘货物堆存粉尘防治技术为代表进行了方案应用案例分析。该分类模型可促使内河码头从更深层次、更广范围,以更高要求采取有效的污染防治措施,实现码头污染防治精准治理。

Modeling and Simulation for Gliding Missile with Large Aspect Ratio

An improved STT (skid to turn) autopilot was developed to solve the problem of roll control saturation for the gliding missile with large aspect ratio. A lateral acceleration feedback was introduced in the roll channel of the autopilot to ensure that the roll angle could closely follow the lateral acceleration,so that the sideslip angle and the roll rudder deflection could be reduced,and the roll control saturation was avoided. A six-DOF ( degree of freedom) nonlinear simulation model was set up. The simulation results indicate that the model and the control scheme are effective.

电子信息技术在无人机领域的应用

介绍了电子信息技术在无人机领域的应用情况,分析了导航与控制、通信与数据传输、传感器技术、机器视觉与图像处理技术、人工智能与机器学习、地理信息系统(GIS)等在无人机领域的具体应用,提出了电子信息技术在无人机领域的应用,提高了无人机的性能和功能。分析认为,电子信息技术为无人机在各个行业的应用提供了技术支持。