To analyze the parachute dynamics and stability characteristics of precision airdrop system, the fluid-structure interaction （FSI） dynamics coupling with the flight trajectory of a para- chute payload system is comprehensively predicted by numerical methods. The inflation behavior of a disk-gap-band parachute is specifically investigated using the arbitrary Lagrangian Euler （ALE） penalty coupling method. With the available aerodynamic data obtained from the FSI sim- ulation, a nine-degree-of-freedom （9DOF） dynamic model of a parachute-payload system is built and solved to simulate the descent trajectory of the multi-body dynamic system. Finally, a linear five-degree-of-freedom （5DOF） dynamic model is developed, the perturbation characteristics and the motion laws of the parachute and payload under a wind gust are analyzed by the linearization method and verified by a comparison with flight test data. The results of airdrop test demonstrate that our method can be further applied to the guidance and control of precision airdrop systems.
To control the growth of space debris in the geostationary earth orbit （GEO）, a novel solution of net capture and tether-tugging reorbiting is proposed. After capture, the tug （i.e., active spacecraft）, tether, net, and target （i.e., GEO debris） constitute a rig- id-flexible coupled tethered combination system （TCS）, and subsequently the system is transported to the graveyard orbit by a thruster equipped on the tug. This paper attempts to study the dynamics of tether-tugging leorbiting after net capture. The net is equivalent to four flexible bridles, and the tug and target are viewed as rigid bodies. A sophisticated mathematical model is developed, taking into account the system orbital motion, relative motion of two spacecraft and spacecraft attitude motion. Given the complexity of the model, the numerical method is adopted to study the system dynamics characteristics. Particular attention is given to the investigation of the possible risks such as tether slack, spacecraft collision, tether rupture, tether-tug intertwist and destabilizing of the rug＇s attitude. The influence of the initial conditions and the magnitudes of the thrust are studied.
LIU Hai TaoZHANG Qing BinYANG Le PingZHU Yan WeiZHANG Yuan Wen
