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2025 Volume 48 Issue 6  Published: 2025-12-25
    Launch Vehicle and Missile
  • Weili WANG , Wanwei HUANG , Xiaodong LIU , Kunfeng LU , Chenhui JIA
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250601

    To address the challenges of strong nonlinearity, high uncertainty, and rapid time-varying parameters during the reentry phase of high-speed vehicles, this study proposes an end-to-end intelligent attitude control method based on an improved Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient algorithm, aligned with the demands of intelligent spacecraft development. To overcome the issues of training instability and convergence difficulties in TD3-based attitude control learning, two key innovations are introduced: a hybrid reward mechanism combining continuous tracking error penalties and sparse task-completion rewards is designed within the Markov Decision Process framework to synergistically guide agent convergence. Prior knowledge constraints derived from modern control theory are incorporated into the training process, proposing a behavior cloning-based optimization strategy for the Actor network to balance expert experience imitation and cumulative reward maximization. Simulation results show that the proposed method can accurately track the three-channel attitude commands under 14 combinations of parameter deviations.

  • Launch Vehicle and Missile
  • Guang YANG , Meijing TAN , Chunsheng NIE , Linsen ZHANG , Lun ZHANG
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250602

    This research addresses the challenge of high computational resource demands and extended simulation cycles associated with three-dimensional aerothermal numerical simulations for complex-shaped hypersonic vehicles. To overcome this limitation, the application of machine learning-based multi-source data fusion methods in aerodynamic thermal design is investigated, utilizing substantial datasets accumulated during past development projects. The characteristics of various data types, including aerodynamic thermal engineering/numerical simulation and ground/flight test data, are analyzed. Employing Latin hypercube sampling and batch submission techniques, a numerical simulation dataset is constructed, and a multi-source heterogeneous aerodynamic thermal database is established. Grid normalization algorithms for configurations involving rudder rotation and localized deformation are developed. Based on clustering and region matching algorithms, simulation data are partitioned, extracted, and statistically analyzed. Deep learning-based approaches for aerodynamic thermal data fusion and intelligent agent modeling are researched, with predictive accuracy validated using a specific lifting body aerodynamic configuration.

  • Launch Vehicle and Missile
  • Wei FAN , Shuya WANG , Kai YANG
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250603

    Achieving low cost, high frequency, and rapid-response launche remains the core objective of space transportation development. Since the mid-20th century, the United States pioneered reusable launch vehicle (RLV) development. Government agencies like NASA and the U.S. Air Force led numerous flight test programs and engineering initiatives, progressing through multiple phases: early exploration, the Space Shuttle era, spaceplane concepts, and second-generation RLV development. Breakthroughs in key reusable technologies were ultimately achieved by commercial entities, notably SpaceX. This evolution exhibits multiple iterative cycles and parallel development paths. Systematically analyzing the U.S. RLV development route, including key projects and technical strategies, offers valuable insights for China's reusable launch vehicle advancement, supporting the planning and execution of major national projects.

  • Propulsion
  • Pengju ZHU , Yu SUN , Fan GONG , Jinpeng JIANG , Chengen LI
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250604

    The scramjet engine usually employs a fuel regeneration cooling system to cool the walls. As a highly efficient thermal engine, the supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) cycle system can recover and utilize heat energy to generate electricity to power equipment while reducing the amount of fuel needed for cooling and effectively enhancing the engine's overall performance. An overall parametric analysis of the cooling system for the scramjet engine is conducted based on the supercritical CO2 cycle power generation system, obtaining a system-generated power output of 65kW and a cycle efficiency of 11.75%. Additionally, the impact of various parameters is evaluated such as compressor pressure ratio, turbine inlet temperature, engine heat input, compressor inlet temperature, compressor isentropic efficiency, and turbine isentropic efficiency on system power generation and efficiency. Using a multi-objective genetic algorithm, the maximum power output and efficiency of the system are assessed, and preliminary designs for key components including the precooler and compressor are conducted.

  • Propulsion
  • Xueyan ZHANG , Yuanlong LI , Aie MA
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250605

    This study investigates the distribution patterns and computational methods for shock wave overpressure in static explosions of elliptical explosive charges through simulations and experiments. Static detonations of elliptical charges with varying aspect ratios (major-to-minor axes) are simulated and experimentally conducted, with shock wave overpressure data captured at multiple distances and positions. A computational method for determining the overpressure distribution of elliptical charges is established based on classical shock wave overpressure calculation formulas. The results demonstrate that the overpressure distribution of elliptical charges is non-uniform and exhibits significant directionality, with higher overpressure observed along the minor axis than along the major axis. As propagation distance increases, the overpressure distribution gradually becomes more uniform, while larger aspect ratios lead to greater non-uniformity in overpressure distribution. Good agreement is shown between the proposed computational method and experimental results, indicating its reliability for supporting overpressure prediction and analysis in engineering applications.

  • Propulsion
  • Zhaojin GAO , Bowen ZHANG , Lifu WU
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250606

    The transmission thread of the currently used gas cylinder charging valve largely follows the design scheme of mature models, employing the same ordinary triangular thread as the fastening thread. Ordinary thread connections offer good self-locking performance and are commonly used for fastening connections or fine-pitch adjustment screws. Due to inherent issues with the thread profile's applicability, a problem of thread stripping in the transmission thread occurred during the standard life test of batch-produced products. To address this issue, a thread improvement scheme was proposed. Through research on the improved design of the transmission thread for the gas cylinder charging valve, the original triangular thread was replaced with a trapezoidal thread. The improved trapezoidal thread exhibits a lower stress level and a larger margin relative to the allowable stress, demonstrating a good improvement effect. Four 3J1 studs successfully passed the 1 000-cycle high-pressure limit life test under pressure. The service life of the thread pair increased from less than 250 cycles to 1 000 cycles, verifying the feasibility of the trapezoidal thread scheme and improving the service life of the thread pair.

  • Guidance, Navigation and Control
  • Yulin WU , Longjian CONG , Tao HE , Haiping WEI , Yue ZHAO
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250607

    In remote sensing images of complex scenes, ships exhibit significant scale variations. In particular, their key regions are represented by only a few pixels, making direct detection methods susceptible to background noise interference, which results in insufficient accuracy and robustness. To address these challenges, a hierarchical detection method based on a Multi-level Detection Network (MDNet) is proposed. In the first stage, which is built upon Cascade R-CNN, a global context module is integrated to enhance scene discrimination capability. Furthermore, deformable convolutional heads are employed to adapt to the geometric variations of objects, through which precise coarse localization of ships is achieved. Following automated cropping and enhancement via Gamma Correction, a dual attention mechanism is utilized in the second stage to focus on the weak features within local image patches, whereby fine-grained identification of the key regions is performed. Through this method, complex background noise can be effectively filtered, and salient features in key regions can be focused on. A significant improvement in average precision is thus achieved compared to direct detection methods.

  • Guidance, Navigation and Control
  • Dehai ZHU , Dongxu ZHU , Huixiong WANG , Duo WANG
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250608

    In response to the requirements for rapid resilience reconstruction of C2 in group equipment, research on resilient C2 technologies for group equipment in complex dynamic environments is conducted. Addressing the challenges of task execution and group topology recovery in the command process of group equipment, a collaborative reconstruction mechanism for group command is developed through leveraging task decomposition and topology segmentation. Focusing on the state deviation of group members caused by internal and external disturbances, an adaptive task-state disturbance rejection control algorithm is designed for group equipment under strong interference conditions. Aiming at the secure handling of abnormal nodes, a security resilience regulation method which focusing on information screening of abnormal nodes is proposed. Finally, a multi-level resilient command and control reconstruction and strategy framework for group equipment has been established, supporting resilient command and control of group equipment in highly dynamic, strongly disturbed, and multi-domain scenarios.

  • Guidance, Navigation and Control
  • Shijie XU , Xiao LIU , Liangbo ZHAO , Linlin WANG
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250609

    Periodic-disturbance may cause serious effects on spacecraft. The attenuation of them is demanded. A fundamental study on the optimal design of constant compensations against periodic disturbance for meteorological satellites is investigated. An analytical solution about the relationship between the frequency and amplitude ratios and the response of a typical second order vibration system is firstly derived. The compensate and disturbance torques are determined according to practical engineering. The criterions for designing the optimal compensations are based on the analytical results. Then the criterions are applied on the flexible spacecraft actuated by constant control torque in the presence of sustained periodic disturbance. The optimal compensate torque parameters for spacecraft is acquired draw on the former criterions. Its compensation effectiveness is provided and compared with results of other selections in frequency ratio domain and amplitude ratio domain. Numerical simulation results and experimental results clearly demonstrate the good performance of proposed design in periodic disturbance compensation. This work provides a significant reference for the vibration attenuation of meteorological satellites in the present of periodic-disturbance.

  • Launch Support
  • Xinbo JI , Zhenwei XIN , Yongkuo ZHANG , Hui WANG , Zheng LIAN
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250610

    The response of roads under hundred-ton-level impact loads is complex and affects the success of operations. Finite element models of elastoplastic roads can simulate road settlement responses under impact loads, but the accuracy of numerical simulation results lacks experimental validation. Additionally, model parameters exhibit significant variability, making it difficult to determine them in practical engineering applications. Different parameter settings greatly influence the accuracy of simulation results, making them difficult to support engineering operations. To predict the road response under impact loads and ensure operational success, this study selects a typical road layer structure and designs equivalent impact load tests to investigate the settlement response patterns of typical roads under impact loads. Based on experimental findings, appropriate constitutive models are selected for typical materials in each layer of the typical road. Methods are developed to adjust the nonlinear constitutive model parameters of loess subgrade through engineering parameters such as moisture content and compaction degree. A finite element model of the typical road is established for simulation. The simulation results are compared with experimental data in three dimensions: peak pavement settlement, residual settlement, and the geometric state of overall road surface settlement. The deviations are within 10%, verifying the effectiveness of the finite element modeling approach for typical roads. The related research results can be widely used in road transient impact response simulation.

  • Material and Manufacturing
  • Xinkun ZHAO , Lei CHENG , Dong LIU , Jiapan WANG , Bao LEI
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250611

    Regarding the low-visibility issue of aerospace ground equipment in the visible light band, regulating the spectrum by using optical microstructures is one of the approaches to achieve stealth. Through reasonable structural design and optimization, the band can also be extended to infrared or even microwave, so as to realize multi-spectrum compatible stealth. Inspired by the periodic microstructures of butterfly wing scales, the inclined ridge-rib microstructures and nano-hole structures in butterfly wings are numerically characterized based on the spatial trigonometric function model, and the anti-reflective optical characteristics are analyzed by using the FDTD method. The results show that the two structures can provide solutions for the design of stealth metamaterials for aerospace equipment. Using a generalized model to digitize the structural characteristics is helpful for the subsequent efficient optimization and selection, so as to quickly obtain the optimal target optical performance.

  • Material and Manufacturing
  • Zhongming HE , Sijia LIU , Yanfei ZHAO , Jingchao WEN , Huanhuan GUO
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250612

    Accurate counting of electronic components is considered a critical step in the quality assurance process of aerospace electronic equipment, where high reliability is required. To address the inefficiency, error-proneness, and insufficient traceability of traditional manual counting methods, an image segmentation and counting method based on K-Means clustering is proposed. The method integrates HSV color space segmentation and morphological processing to effectively extract component contour features, and introduces a K-Means++ initialization strategy to accurately segment adherent regions, with segmentation results being validated using component contour characteristics. Experimental results indicate that the proposed method is simple to implement, efficient in counting, and capable of providing accurate results of segmentation and counting. It can support the automation and digitalization requirements of quality inspection and traceability in aerospace component assurance.

  • Environment and Test
  • Jiuzhou LIU , Lei SHI , Yongjun WU , Yongpeng DONG , Tengfei XU
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250613

    Aiming at the deformation matching damage problem of the arrayed bonded thermal insulation tile assembly, this study extracts four typical aircraft skin deformation conditions, combines with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technology and force-displacement synchronous measurement methods, conducts experiments and obtains quantitative results.​The results show that when the skin is depressed in a large area, the 80% compression of the gap between tiles is the compaction threshold of the filler strip, exceeding this threshold will cause local extrusion damage at the edge of the thermal insulation tile, and this threshold can be used as the safety upper limit for the gap design of thermal insulation tiles. When the discontinuous skin undergoes relative deformation, the thermal insulation tile will flip and become unstable after 60% compression of the gap between tiles, and debonding failure occurs in the bonding layer; the corresponding deformation can guide the skin deformation control of the docking areas such as the cabin door and the airframe. When the skin is locally depressed, debonding failure occurs in the bonding layer and spreads rapidly from the middle of the thermal insulation tile to the edge within 2 seconds. When the skin is locally bulged, debonding damage occurs in the bonding layer and spreads rapidly from the edge of the thermal insulation tile to the center after approximately 10 seconds; the corresponding deformation thresholds can guide the stiffness design of the skin in local areas such as access panels. The results of this study can guide the deformation matching design of thermal insulation tile assemblies, and the experimental scheme can provide references for similar designs and verifications.

  • Environment and Test
  • Yukun SUN , Guoyi CHEN , Xiaoming XING , Long JIN
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250614

    Addressing the issues of low reliability and severe wear of dynamic seals in high-speed aircraft under extreme thermal environments, this study focuses on high-temperature dynamic sealing performance testing technology and develops an integrated testing system to validate the performance of novel multi-material composite seals. An independently designed integrated testing platform for high-temperature wear and sealing is developed to comprehensively evaluate the friction coefficient, sealing performance, and compression resilience of seals under high-temperature conditions. Experiments demonstrate that the developed testing system operates stably in high-temperature environments up to 800 ℃, yielding highly reproducible test data. The system provides an effective experimental means for performance evaluation and optimization of high-temperature dynamic seals.

  • Environment and Test
  • Yang LI , Wenjie ZHANG , Shuai SHI , Jianbo REN , Huanhuan GUO
    doi: 10.7654/j.issn.2097-1974.20250615

    EEPROM as a core non-volatile memory device in critical systems such as aerospace, automotive electronics, and industrial control, its long-term reliability is directly related to the data security of the equipment. Traditional static burn-in (BI) technology only use high temperature and bias voltage to accelerate failure, which is difficult to simulate the electrical stress damage under the actual dynamic working state, and the fault coverage is limited. Dynamic BI technology can effectively activate early failures by simulating real workloads, thereby improving the reliability of the device. XX28C010 device is taken as the research object. Firstly, the working principles of dynamic and static BI, device working principles and graphic algorithm are introduced, then the system architecture, test algorithm program and hardware design are introduced, and finally the test results are analyzed, which provide a reference for the research on dynamic BI technology of EEPROM.