Convergence Compensation for Space Contact Semiphysical Simulator Based on Mechanical Structure Dynamics
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 34, Issue 5
Abstract
Space capturing and docking is a key technique for space on-orbit operations. The semiphysical simulator is an essential experimental facility to verify the space capturing and docking task. The simulation divergence problem caused by the various delays in system loops has been studied in the literature, but the simulation convergence problem is not investigated well. In this study, the simulation convergence due to mechanical structure dynamics of the upper motion simulator is investigated. The phase analysis shows that the mechanical structure dynamics of the upper motion simulator is phase led, and therefore simulation convergence happens. To compensate for the simulation error, a mechanical structure dynamics–based convergence compensation method is investigated. The stability condition is analyzed. Simulations and experiments are given to test the convergence compensation method.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work is supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51975351 and 51927809) and National Special Support Program for High-Level Personnel Recruitment (Ten-Thousand Talents Program).
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Volume 34 • Issue 5 • September 2021
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Received: Jan 5, 2021
Accepted: Apr 19, 2021
Published online: Jul 2, 2021
Published in print: Sep 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Dec 2, 2021
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