空间电动力绳系统理论及实验研究

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doi:10.6052/1000-0992-15-029

南京航空航天大学机械结构力学及控制国家重点实验室, 南京 210016

基金项目:国家自然科学基金(11202094,11290153)、机械结构力学及控制国家重点实验室自主课题(0113Y01)及江苏高校优势学科建设工程资助项目.

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金栋平,博士,教授,博士生导师.南京航空航天大学机械结构力学及控制国家重点实验室副主任、结构工程与力学系主任.科学出版社《非线性动力学丛书》《Acta Mechanica Sinica》《航空学报》《振动工程学报》《中国科学》等编委.主要从事非线性动力学与控制研究,曾获2005年度国家科技进步奖二等奖和2006年度国家自然科学奖二等奖.

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金栋平

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- 收稿日期:2015-06-18
- 修回日期:2015-09-14
- 刊出日期:2016-05-20

Theory and experiment of space electrodynamic tether systems

State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China

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Corresponding author:JIN Dongpingy

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摘要:本文关注在轨航天器中具有导电性能的电动力绳系统,因其复杂动响应特征及潜在应用前景值得学者们深入研究.论文阐述了电动力绳系统的工作原理,对系统的力学建模、动力学行为、控制、应用、在轨实验及地面实验方法等研究进展进行了详细总结,同时提出电动力绳系统有待进一步探究的科学与技术问题.
- 电动力绳系统/
- 力学建模/
- 动力学行为/
- 控制/
- 实验
Abstract:This paper focuses on electrodynamic tether systems having conductive property in space.The complex dynamics and potential applications of electrodynamic tethers have gained more and more attention from academic researchers.The paper summarizes recent progress of space electrodynamic tether systems, including the principle of electro-dynamic tethers, mechanics modeling, dynamic behaviors, dynamics control, applications, orbital and the ground-based experiments.Some challenges in the fields are put forward for further studies.
- electrodynamic tether system/
- mechanics modeling/
- dynamic behaviors/
- control/
- experiment

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