The lander with orientation capability is of fundamental importance for the“Returning”mission because its body can be the base with a suitable launching angle for the ascender lifting off.This paper proposes the con...The lander with orientation capability is of fundamental importance for the“Returning”mission because its body can be the base with a suitable launching angle for the ascender lifting off.This paper proposes the conceptual design and verification of Landers with Orientation Capability(LOCs).Firstly,the topological composition of the lander is analyzed and expressed in the form of Lie group,which provides the fundamental principle for the type synthesis of LOCs.Then,the type synthesis approach for designing LOCs is proposed,which includes designing the Equivalent Parallel Mechanism(EPM)and the auxiliary limbs.Numerous mechanisms of LOCs with twodimensional rotational motions are obtained based on the type synthesis approach by developing and combining the EPMs and auxiliary limbs.Afterward,kinematics and Jacobian matrix of a typical legged lander are developed,the workspace is analyzed,singularity configurations are analyzed based on the wrench graph method,and finally,the orientation capability is analyzed.The pitch and yaw angle reach 17.5°,considering the permissible range of joints.The proposed types of LOCs offer potential candidate for the“Returning”mission of the exploration mission.展开更多
To explore hostile extraterrestrial landforms and construct an engineering prototype,this paper presents the task-oriented topology system synthesis of reconfigurable legged mobile lander(ReLML)with three operation mo...To explore hostile extraterrestrial landforms and construct an engineering prototype,this paper presents the task-oriented topology system synthesis of reconfigurable legged mobile lander(ReLML)with three operation modes from adjusting,landing,to roving.Compared with our preceding works,the adjusting mode with three rotations(3R)provides a totally novel exploration approach to geometrically matching and securely arriving at complex terrains dangerous to visit currently;the landing mode is redefined by two rotations one translation(2R1T),identical with the tried-and-tested Apollo and Chang'E landers to enhance survivability via reasonable touchdown buffering motion;roving mode also utilizes 2R1T motion for good motion and force properties.The reconfigurable mechanism theory is first brought into synthesizing legged mobile lander integrating active and passive metamorphoses,composed of two types of metamorphic joints and metamorphic execution and transmission mechanisms.To reveal metamorphic principles with multiple finite motions,the finite screw theory is developed to present the procedure from unified mathematical representation,modes and source phase derivations,metamorphic joint and limb design,to final structure assembly.To identify the prototype topology,the 3D optimal selection matrix method is proposed considering three operation modes,five evaluation criteria,and two topological subsystems.Finally,simulation verifies the whole task implementation process to ensure the reasonability of design.展开更多
基金partial financial support under the projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51735009 and 51905338)the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration,China(No.MSVZD-2016-08)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M651487)。
文摘The lander with orientation capability is of fundamental importance for the“Returning”mission because its body can be the base with a suitable launching angle for the ascender lifting off.This paper proposes the conceptual design and verification of Landers with Orientation Capability(LOCs).Firstly,the topological composition of the lander is analyzed and expressed in the form of Lie group,which provides the fundamental principle for the type synthesis of LOCs.Then,the type synthesis approach for designing LOCs is proposed,which includes designing the Equivalent Parallel Mechanism(EPM)and the auxiliary limbs.Numerous mechanisms of LOCs with twodimensional rotational motions are obtained based on the type synthesis approach by developing and combining the EPMs and auxiliary limbs.Afterward,kinematics and Jacobian matrix of a typical legged lander are developed,the workspace is analyzed,singularity configurations are analyzed based on the wrench graph method,and finally,the orientation capability is analyzed.The pitch and yaw angle reach 17.5°,considering the permissible range of joints.The proposed types of LOCs offer potential candidate for the“Returning”mission of the exploration mission.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51735009)State Key Lab of Mechanical System and Vibration Project of China(Grant No.MSVZD202008)National Aerospace Science Foundation of China(040102).
文摘To explore hostile extraterrestrial landforms and construct an engineering prototype,this paper presents the task-oriented topology system synthesis of reconfigurable legged mobile lander(ReLML)with three operation modes from adjusting,landing,to roving.Compared with our preceding works,the adjusting mode with three rotations(3R)provides a totally novel exploration approach to geometrically matching and securely arriving at complex terrains dangerous to visit currently;the landing mode is redefined by two rotations one translation(2R1T),identical with the tried-and-tested Apollo and Chang'E landers to enhance survivability via reasonable touchdown buffering motion;roving mode also utilizes 2R1T motion for good motion and force properties.The reconfigurable mechanism theory is first brought into synthesizing legged mobile lander integrating active and passive metamorphoses,composed of two types of metamorphic joints and metamorphic execution and transmission mechanisms.To reveal metamorphic principles with multiple finite motions,the finite screw theory is developed to present the procedure from unified mathematical representation,modes and source phase derivations,metamorphic joint and limb design,to final structure assembly.To identify the prototype topology,the 3D optimal selection matrix method is proposed considering three operation modes,five evaluation criteria,and two topological subsystems.Finally,simulation verifies the whole task implementation process to ensure the reasonability of design.