500m口径射电望远镜(Five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope,FAST)采用柔性索网+刚性面板的设计方案,变位观测过程中索网呈柔性,而面板单元则呈刚性,这就需要在面板和索网节点之间设计自适应连接机构,以避免面板在单...500m口径射电望远镜(Five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope,FAST)采用柔性索网+刚性面板的设计方案,变位观测过程中索网呈柔性,而面板单元则呈刚性,这就需要在面板和索网节点之间设计自适应连接机构,以避免面板在单元变位过程中受附加应力的影响。因应FAST的技术需求,主要完成了以下工作:进行自适应连接机构的自由度设计及机械设计,建立包含连接机构的FAST反射面整体有限元模型,并通过与理论分析结果的对比,验证了有限元模型的准确性;应用建立的有限元模型,计算索网在变位过程中自适应连接机构的运动范围,为FAST工程提供了必要的设计参数。展开更多
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope （FAST） is supported by a cable-net structure, whose change in shape leads to a stress range of approximately 500 MPa. This stress range is more than twice th...The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope （FAST） is supported by a cable-net structure, whose change in shape leads to a stress range of approximately 500 MPa. This stress range is more than twice the standard recom- mended value. The cable-net structure is thus the most critical and fragile part of the FAST reflector system. In this study, we first search for a more appropriate deforma- tion strategy that reduces the stress amplitude generated by the process of changing shape. Second, we roughly estimate the tracking trajectory of the telescope during its service life, and conduct an extensive numerical investigation to assess the require- ments for fatigue resistance. Finally, we develop a new type of steel cable system that satisfies the cable requirements for construction of FAST.展开更多
The discovery of ubiquitous habitable extrasolar planets,combined with revolutionary advances in instrumentation and observational capabilities,has ushered in a renaissance in the search for extraterrestrial intellige...The discovery of ubiquitous habitable extrasolar planets,combined with revolutionary advances in instrumentation and observational capabilities,has ushered in a renaissance in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence(SETI).Large scale SETI activities are now underway at numerous international facilities.The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)is the largest single-aperture radio telescope in the world,and is well positioned to conduct sensitive searches for radio emission indicative of exo-intelligence.SETI is one of the five key science goals specified in the original FAST project plan.A collaboration with the Breakthrough Listen Initiative was initiated in 2016 with a joint statement signed both by Dr.Jun Yan,the then director of National Astronomical Observatories,Chinese Academy of Sciences(NAOC),and Dr.Peter Worden,Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.In this paper,we highlight some of the unique features of FAST that will allow for novel SETI observations.We identify and describe three different signal types indicative of a technological source,namely,narrow band,wide-band artificially dispersed and modulated signals.Here,we propose observations with FAST to achieve sensitivities never before explored.For nearby exoplanets,such as TESS targets,FAST will be sensitive to an EIRP of 1.9×1011 W,well within the reach of current human technology.For the Andromeda Galaxy,FAST will be able to detect any Kardashev type II or more advanced civilization there.展开更多
文摘500m口径射电望远镜(Five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope,FAST)采用柔性索网+刚性面板的设计方案,变位观测过程中索网呈柔性,而面板单元则呈刚性,这就需要在面板和索网节点之间设计自适应连接机构,以避免面板在单元变位过程中受附加应力的影响。因应FAST的技术需求,主要完成了以下工作:进行自适应连接机构的自由度设计及机械设计,建立包含连接机构的FAST反射面整体有限元模型,并通过与理论分析结果的对比,验证了有限元模型的准确性;应用建立的有限元模型,计算索网在变位过程中自适应连接机构的运动范围,为FAST工程提供了必要的设计参数。
基金supported by the Young Scientist Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11303059)the Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Innovation Promotion Association
文摘The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope （FAST） is supported by a cable-net structure, whose change in shape leads to a stress range of approximately 500 MPa. This stress range is more than twice the standard recom- mended value. The cable-net structure is thus the most critical and fragile part of the FAST reflector system. In this study, we first search for a more appropriate deforma- tion strategy that reduces the stress amplitude generated by the process of changing shape. Second, we roughly estimate the tracking trajectory of the telescope during its service life, and conduct an extensive numerical investigation to assess the require- ments for fatigue resistance. Finally, we develop a new type of steel cable system that satisfies the cable requirements for construction of FAST.
文摘The discovery of ubiquitous habitable extrasolar planets,combined with revolutionary advances in instrumentation and observational capabilities,has ushered in a renaissance in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence(SETI).Large scale SETI activities are now underway at numerous international facilities.The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)is the largest single-aperture radio telescope in the world,and is well positioned to conduct sensitive searches for radio emission indicative of exo-intelligence.SETI is one of the five key science goals specified in the original FAST project plan.A collaboration with the Breakthrough Listen Initiative was initiated in 2016 with a joint statement signed both by Dr.Jun Yan,the then director of National Astronomical Observatories,Chinese Academy of Sciences(NAOC),and Dr.Peter Worden,Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.In this paper,we highlight some of the unique features of FAST that will allow for novel SETI observations.We identify and describe three different signal types indicative of a technological source,namely,narrow band,wide-band artificially dispersed and modulated signals.Here,we propose observations with FAST to achieve sensitivities never before explored.For nearby exoplanets,such as TESS targets,FAST will be sensitive to an EIRP of 1.9×1011 W,well within the reach of current human technology.For the Andromeda Galaxy,FAST will be able to detect any Kardashev type II or more advanced civilization there.
