An alternative derivation of the spacecraft attitude determination filter is developed to avoid questions of quaternion normalization or attitude matrix orthogonality constraints, quaternion covariance, and subterfuge...
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An alternative derivation of the spacecraft attitude determination filter is developed to avoid questions of quaternion normalization or attitude matrix orthogonality constraints, quaternion covariance, and subterfuges used to circumvent these problems. This derivation is based on the Bortz equation for the rotation vector. Because the rotation vector is an unconstrained representation of attitude, the aforementioned questions do not arise. Singularities in the state dynamics equation are avoided by maintaining the predicted body attitude as the inertial reference for the filter. A simple discrete solution to the Bortz equation provides accurate attitude propagation for highly maneuverable spacecraft and also in. the presence of jitter.
The inverse simulation of a military trainer aircraft is treated. The inverse simulation problem requires the determination of control inputs that will make a set of specified states follow a prescribed trajectory. Th...
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The inverse simulation of a military trainer aircraft is treated. The inverse simulation problem requires the determination of control inputs that will make a set of specified states follow a prescribed trajectory. The method proposed here allows an arbitrary combination of very general path and dynamics constraints, and, at the same time, it optimizes a defined performance index. The method departs from the classical approach for trajectory optimization based on direct transcription. It arises from the concept of combining collocation and direct transcription and has the advantage of minimizing the number of variables and constraints involved in the numerical optimization with special regard to the equality constraints deriving from the direct transcription. This minimization of constraints and variables allowed the study of the inverse problem of the aircraft, including the dynamics of the actuators, on a personal computer, in a reasonable time, and without the need of using any specialized sparse optimization tool. It has been shown that the use of direct methods avoids both the explicit specification of, and the analytical conditions for, the Lagrange multipliers and the analytical differentiation of constraints on the path and on the state, thus making it simpler to use tabulated aeromechanics databases. (Author)
During mechanical loading-unloading cycles shape-memory alloys (SMA) are able to undergo large deformations without showing residual strains (pseudoelasticity) or recovering them through thermal cycles (shape memory e...
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During mechanical loading-unloading cycles shape-memory alloys (SMA) are able to undergo large deformations without showing residual strains (pseudoelasticity) or recovering them through thermal cycles (shape memory effect). Motivated by stress-induced solid phase transformations, these unique behaviours induce the SMA exploitation in innovative and commercially valuable applications, stimulating, consequently, the interest in the development of constitutive models. Also if many models are now available in the literature, effective three-dimensional proposals are still few and limited in several aspects. In this paper, a three-dimensional thermomechanical model recently proposed by Souza et al. (European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 1998;17:789-806.) is taken into consideration;such a model is of particular interest for its effectiveness and flexibility, but it also shows some limitations and missing links in the algorithmical counterparts. This work discusses some improvements to the original model as well as the development and the implementation of a robust integration algorithm to be adopted in a numerical scheme, such as a finite-element framework. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
Although generally not considered a major contributor to system inaccuracy, inertial sensor quantization error, if not properly modeled, can lead to erroneously large estimates of its impact on inertial navigation sys...
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Although generally not considered a major contributor to system inaccuracy, inertial sensor quantization error, if not properly modeled, can lead to erroneously large estimates of its impact on inertial navigation system performance. Analytical methods are described for modeling inertial sensor quantization in strapdown inertial system error parameter propagation and measurement equations. Error propagation equations are derived in classical differential error state dynamic and discrete difference format. It is shown how the attitude, velocity, and sensor error parameters in these equations must be modified to enable proper sensor quantization error modeling as white noise and to account for differences in attitude, velocity, and position update frequencies. The discrete difference error equation form is used to develop values for attitude/velocity measurement noise covariances and for spectral densities of white quantization noise terms in the differential error propagation equations. A general discussion is included of how quantization white noise spectral densities should be computed for the differential error propagation equations for compatibility with two-speed attitude, velocity, and position updating algorithms. Validity limits for white noise modeling approximations and methods for reducing quantization noise are discussed. Numerical examples are provided.
The use of trajectory optimization techniques is presented for the terminal guidance of an air-to-surface missile using a Doppler beam sharpening (DBS) radar seeker. The terminal guidance problem is characterized by a...
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The use of trajectory optimization techniques is presented for the terminal guidance of an air-to-surface missile using a Doppler beam sharpening (DBS) radar seeker. The terminal guidance problem is characterized by a stealthy terrain-following phase that is followed by a climb and dive onto the target (a "bunt" trajectory). The imaging properties of DBS radars impose additional azimuth plane constraints on the trajectory that have to be incorporated into the optimization process. The various mission phases are interrelated, and the performance objectives come into conflict with the hardware constraints. The trajectory optimizer is used to generate offline open-loop controls that satisfy the various mission requirements. Numerical examples are used to illustrate the method and its efficacy.
New third-order algorithms are proposed for integrating Newtonian equations of motion, which are more accurate and efficient than well-known algorithms, including high-order predictor-corrector ones. They enable one t...
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New third-order algorithms are proposed for integrating Newtonian equations of motion, which are more accurate and efficient than well-known algorithms, including high-order predictor-corrector ones. They enable one to increase noticeable typical time steps (similar to1 fs) in molecular dynamics simulations or to improve energy conservation by two orders of magnitude at high time steps. The algorithms are tested for the exactly solvable harmonic potential well model and for a silicon cluster using a tight-binding method for force calculations. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
New third-order algorithms are proposed for integrating Newtonian equations of motion, which are more accurate and efficient than well-known algorithms, including high-order predictor-corrector ones. They enable one t...
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New third-order algorithms are proposed for integrating Newtonian equations of motion, which are more accurate and efficient than well-known algorithms, including high-order predictor-corrector ones. They enable one to increase noticeable typical time steps (similar to1 fs) in molecular dynamics simulations or to improve energy conservation by two orders of magnitude at high time steps. The algorithms are tested for the exactly solvable harmonic potential well model and for a silicon cluster using a tight-binding method for force calculations. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Plug-nozzle flowfields are analyzed by the numerical simulations. The method of characteristics is used to design the plug contour, and several types of plug nozzles are considered by truncating the length of the nozz...
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Plug-nozzle flowfields are analyzed by the numerical simulations. The method of characteristics is used to design the plug contour, and several types of plug nozzles are considered by truncating the length of the nozzle at different positions. Plug-nozzles' altitude-compensating features are confirmed by the computed results, and the base pressure turns out to play an important role to maintain the thrust performance of the nozzle for high-truncation configurations. The altitude clearly influences the base-pressure distributions under the assumption that the chamber pressure is constant during the ascent. The computed thrust difference between the contoured and the conical nozzle linearly increased as a function of the pressure ratio. The thrust performance of the contoured plug nozzle is estimated to be about 5-6% higher than the conical plug nozzle. Various conditions of external flows over the plug nozzle are also imposed, and the result shows that the external flow does not influence the pressure distribution on the nozzle surface for the pressure ratios higher than the designed point.
A family of numerical time integrators that exactly preserve the constraint of quaternion equations is developed, The constraint-preserving integrators based on the property of the skew-symmetric matrix and the propos...
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A family of numerical time integrators that exactly preserve the constraint of quaternion equations is developed, The constraint-preserving integrators based on the property of the skew-symmetric matrix and the proposed proven theorems are used to improve the accuracy of updating Euler parameters. The stability and accuracy analysis of the generalized constraint-preserving integrators is also discussed. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the proposed integrators are A-stable integrators that are proven to be useful in calculating angular orientations of kinematic and dynamic systems. A numerical example is used to demonstrate the superiority of the proposed integrators.
In the present paper, efficient numerical algorithms for elastoplastic analysis of shell-like structural components will be proposed employing nonisothermal, realistic, highly nonlinear hardening responses. The closes...
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In the present paper, efficient numerical algorithms for elastoplastic analysis of shell-like structural components will be proposed employing nonisothermal, realistic, highly nonlinear hardening responses. The closest point projection integration algorithm is presented using a Reissner-Mindlin type kinematic shell model, completely formulated in tenser notation. Further, a consistent elastoplastic tangent modulus is derived, which ensures high convergence rates in the global iteration approach. The integration algorithm has been implemented into a layered assumed strain isoparametric finite element, which also enables geometrical nonlinearities including finite rotations. The nonisothermal elastoplastic response of a circular cylindrical shell and a box column under axial compression is analysed. Under the assumption of an adiabatic process, the increase in temperature is computed during elastoplastic deformation. Robustness and numerical stability of the proposed algorithms are demonstrated. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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