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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

A Numerical Solution of a Hose-And-Drogue Aerial Refueling System: Multi-body Dynamic Model with Varying Constraints

Authors : Boqian Fan, Kang Ji, Jian Wang

Published in: Proceedings of the 5th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Probe-and-drogue aerial refueling is a widely used military technique for transferring fuel between aircrafts. A dynamic model for the study of the hose-and-drogue system requires three essential elements, which are the dynamics of the bodies, the external loads and the constraints on the bodies. However, in the most advanced models, either the reel behavior is absent or the interactions between the reel and the hose are ignored. In this paper a model is presented that fully reflects the dynamic behaviors of the hose-drogue system in a multi-body dynamic approach. In the model, the hose is represented by a series of discrete links, while the reel and drogue are represented by mass points connected to the hose. The interaction between the reel and the discrete links of the hose are treated as variable constraints to accurately reflect the hose-drogue system before and during the hose-probe contact. A numerical method based on Newton-Raphson iteration is proposed to solve the multi-body dynamic system with variable constraints. A demonstrative simulation reveals the performance of the method. In the simulation result, the take-up behavior of the hose is observed, which validates the model.

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Metadata
Title
A Numerical Solution of a Hose-And-Drogue Aerial Refueling System: Multi-body Dynamic Model with Varying Constraints
Authors
Boqian Fan
Kang Ji
Jian Wang
Copyright Year
2022
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Proceedings of the 5th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference

Print ISBN: 978-981-16-7422-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-16-7423-5

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7423-5_62

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