Research on Aluminum Honeycomb Buffer Device for Soft Landing on the Lunar Surface

To obtain the resources of the moon, humans have launched a series of exploration activities on the moon, and the landing buffer device is an indispensable device on the lander required to perform lunar surface exploration missions. It can effectively protect the lander during landing scientific pay...

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Main Authors: Wei Wei, Shijie Zhang, Ximing Zhao, Xinyu Quan, Jie Zhou, Nan Yu, Hongxiang Wang, Meng Li, Xuyan Hou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7686460
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author Wei Wei
Shijie Zhang
Ximing Zhao
Xinyu Quan
Jie Zhou
Nan Yu
Hongxiang Wang
Meng Li
Xuyan Hou
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description To obtain the resources of the moon, humans have launched a series of exploration activities on the moon, and the landing buffer device is an indispensable device on the lander required to perform lunar surface exploration missions. It can effectively protect the lander during landing scientific payloads such as instruments on the lander. Based on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanism of the aluminum honeycomb as buffer material, this paper compares and analyzes different simulation schemes and finally establishes the bonding model of the honeycomb by using the discrete element method; the parameters of the honeycomb material are matched through compression experiments to verify the discrete element honeycomb simulation and the feasibility of the scheme and its parameters. To meet the buffering requirements of large landers, a spider web honeycomb structure is proposed, its modeling method is studied by using the discrete element secondary development program, and the model is compressed as a whole to verify the energy consumption characteristics of the spider web honeycomb structure. Aiming at the honeycomb buffer device during the landing process, the cobweb honeycomb buffer structure and its corresponding landing coupling model were established using the discrete element method, the landing process was simulated and analyzed, and the landing results were predicted to verify the feasibility of the device, providing a reference for the design of the lander and its buffer device.
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spelling doaj-art-2d01dbd5d4924ff2b6e9bed2392901092025-08-20T02:24:18ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59742021-01-01202110.1155/2021/7686460Research on Aluminum Honeycomb Buffer Device for Soft Landing on the Lunar SurfaceWei Wei0Shijie Zhang1Ximing Zhao2Xinyu Quan3Jie Zhou4Nan Yu5Hongxiang Wang6Meng Li7Xuyan Hou8State Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemQian Xuesen Laboratory of Space TechnologyState Key Laboratory of Robotics and SystemTo obtain the resources of the moon, humans have launched a series of exploration activities on the moon, and the landing buffer device is an indispensable device on the lander required to perform lunar surface exploration missions. It can effectively protect the lander during landing scientific payloads such as instruments on the lander. Based on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanism of the aluminum honeycomb as buffer material, this paper compares and analyzes different simulation schemes and finally establishes the bonding model of the honeycomb by using the discrete element method; the parameters of the honeycomb material are matched through compression experiments to verify the discrete element honeycomb simulation and the feasibility of the scheme and its parameters. To meet the buffering requirements of large landers, a spider web honeycomb structure is proposed, its modeling method is studied by using the discrete element secondary development program, and the model is compressed as a whole to verify the energy consumption characteristics of the spider web honeycomb structure. Aiming at the honeycomb buffer device during the landing process, the cobweb honeycomb buffer structure and its corresponding landing coupling model were established using the discrete element method, the landing process was simulated and analyzed, and the landing results were predicted to verify the feasibility of the device, providing a reference for the design of the lander and its buffer device.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7686460
spellingShingle Wei Wei
Shijie Zhang
Ximing Zhao
Xinyu Quan
Jie Zhou
Nan Yu
Hongxiang Wang
Meng Li
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Research on Aluminum Honeycomb Buffer Device for Soft Landing on the Lunar Surface
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
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title_short Research on Aluminum Honeycomb Buffer Device for Soft Landing on the Lunar Surface
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