阅读说明：本技术 一种用于软式空中主动加油对接的装置 (Device for soft type air active refueling butt joint ) 是由 姚垚 付强 贾利勇 任远春 胡志勇 于 2020-12-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种用于软式空中主动加油对接的装置,所述装置包括设置在加油软管上的飞行控制器,所述飞行控制器活动式套装在加油软管上,飞行控制器包括外壳体,所述外壳体前端面的内侧设置有固定架,固定架上对称分布有滚轮,所述加油软管穿过固定架上对称分布的滚轮之间,通过滚轮与加油软管的配合实现飞行控制器在加油软管上的位置调节；所述外壳体外部对称分布有舵面,舵面由安装在外壳体内部的舵机控制,并在外壳体内部集成有电源以及飞控,飞控通过接收控制信号对舵机调节,利用舵机改变舵面方向,实现对飞行控制器的操控。本发明能够间接对锥套进行飞行控制从而提高空中对接的效率和成功率,并且装置简易,方法易行。(The invention discloses a device for soft type active air refueling and butt joint, which comprises a flight controller arranged on a refueling hose, wherein the flight controller is movably sleeved on the refueling hose and comprises an outer shell, a fixed frame is arranged on the inner side of the front end surface of the outer shell, rollers are symmetrically distributed on the fixed frame, the refueling hose penetrates through the rollers symmetrically distributed on the fixed frame, and the position of the flight controller on the refueling hose is adjusted through the matching of the rollers and the refueling hose; the outer shell body is externally and symmetrically provided with control surfaces, the control surfaces are controlled by steering engines installed inside the outer shell body, a power supply and a flight control device are integrated inside the outer shell body, the flight control device adjusts the steering engines by receiving control signals, the direction of the control surfaces is changed by the steering engines, and control over the flight controller is achieved. The invention can indirectly carry out flight control on the taper sleeve so as to improve the efficiency and the success rate of air butt joint, and has simple device and easy method.)

1. The device for the soft type active air refueling and butt joint is characterized by comprising a flight controller (9) arranged on a refueling hose (2), wherein the flight controller (9) is sleeved on the refueling hose (2), can slide along the refueling hose (2) and can be fixed on the refueling hose (2); the flight controller (9) comprises an outer shell, a fixed frame is arranged on the inner side of the front end face (3) of the outer shell, rollers (8) are symmetrically distributed on the fixed frame, the refueling hose (2) penetrates through the fixed frame between the rollers (8) which are symmetrically distributed, and the position of the flight controller (9) on the refueling hose (2) is adjusted through the matching of the rollers (8) and the refueling hose (2); the outer casing outside symmetric distribution has control surface (4), and control surface (4) are controlled by steering wheel (7) of installing in the shell body inside to at the inside integrated power (5) and fly accuse (6) of shell body, fly accuse (6) and adjust steering wheel (7) through receiving control signal, utilize steering wheel (7) to change control surface (4) direction, realize controlling flight controller (9), flight controller (9) flight in-process drives and refuels taper sleeve (1) and refuels the butt joint.

2. The device for soft active aerial refueling docking as claimed in claim 1, wherein a clamping hole is formed in the front end face (3) of the outer shell, and the clamping hole is used for penetrating through the refueling hose (2) and is detachably connected with the refueling taper sleeve (1) at the end of the refueling hose (2).

3. The device for soft type active air refueling docking as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electrically controlled buckle is arranged in the clamping hole, when the refueling drogue (1) is not discharged from the refueling machine, the refueling hose (2) is in a winding recovery state, and the clamping ring at the root of the drogue enters the clamping hole in the outer shell and is fixed through the buckle, so as to fix the connection between the refueling drogue (1) and the flight controller (9) and reduce the space occupation volume.

4. The device for soft active aerial refueling docking as claimed in claim 1, wherein a locking mechanism is arranged on the roller (8), and the roller (8) is mounted on the fixed frame through a driving mechanism; when the relative position of the flight controller (9) and the taper sleeve needs to be fixed, the roller (8) is locked through the locking mechanism, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the symmetrically distributed rollers (8) to move oppositely, so that the friction force between the roller (8) and the surface of the refueling hose (2) is increased, and the position is fixed; when the relative position needs to be adjusted, the locking of the roller (8) is released, and the flight controller (9) slides on the refueling hose (2) by changing the direction of the control surface (4).

5. Device for soft airborne active refuelling docking according to claim 1, characterized by non-slip or slow slip speed after unlocking, which increases the clearance of the roller (8) and refuelling hose (2) by the driving mechanism, reducing the relative friction.

6. The device for soft type active air refueling and docking as claimed in claim 1, wherein a signal transmitter is mounted on a refueling plug of a refueling machine, a signal receiver is arranged on the flight controller (9), the signal receiver receives a signal sent by the signal transmitter and transmits the signal to the flight control unit (6) in the refueling process, the flight control unit (6) calculates relative position information through the received signal, the position information is used for controlling the position of the flight controller (9) through the control surface (4), and the distance between the flight controller (9) and the refueling taper sleeve (1) is adjusted through a locking mechanism and a driving mechanism so as to carry out refueling and docking.

7. The device for soft active air refueling docking as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the docking is finished and the docking state is entered, the refueling hose (2) is wound and retracted, and the flight controller (9) and the root of the refueling drogue (1) are fixed through a buckle to reduce the space occupation volume.

8. The apparatus for soft active aerial refueling docking as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

in the oiling process of the oil receiving machine, the oiling machine firstly releases the oiling hose (2), the oiling taper sleeve (1) and the flight controller (9), after the oiling hose, the oiling taper sleeve (1) and the flight controller (9) are released, the buckle is opened, and the flight controller (9) is separated from the oiling taper sleeve (1) and enters a to-be-butted state;

a signal transmitter on an oil receiving plug of the oil receiving machine sends out a signal, a signal receiver on the flight controller (9) receives the signal and transmits the signal to the flight control unit (6), and the flight control unit (6) calculates the relative position information through the received signal;

according to the position information, the flight control unit (6) controls the position and the posture of the flight controller (9) through the control surface (4), so that the flight controller (9) drives the refueling taper sleeve (1) to be close to the oil receiving plug, then the locking mechanism and the driving mechanism are opened, the flight controller (9) slides relative to the refueling hose (2), and the distance between the flight controller (9) and the taper sleeve is adjusted; when the distance is larger, the adjustable range of the taper sleeve relative to the flight controller (9) is larger; the smaller the distance is, the smaller the adjustable range is; and based on the relative position information, when the distance between the flight controller (9) and the taper sleeve reaches the optimal butt joint distance, fixing the position of the flight controller (9), and then performing oil filling butt joint.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of soft air refueling, in particular to a device for soft air active refueling butt joint.

Background

In the soft air butt joint process, the hose is released by the oiling machine in the traditional soft oiling process, and the taper sleeve at the end part is opened in an umbrella shape to complete the butt joint with the oiling support rod of the oil receiving machine. The docking mainly depends on an oil receiving machine supporting rod to search for the taper sleeve, and the docking success rate is only 30% according to statistics under the condition that the taper sleeve irregularly swings.

In recent years, some methods for improving the taper sleeve function to make it controllable have been proposed, for example, the taper sleeve surface can be set to increase or decrease its opening angle asynchronously so as to generate a certain direction driving force to perform a certain flight control, but the controllable displacement amplitude of the taper sleeve of these methods is very limited.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a device for soft type air active refueling docking, which is used for overcoming the problem of low docking success rate caused by poor control rate of the existing docking method.

In order to realize the task, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a device for soft type air active refueling docking comprises a flight controller arranged on a refueling hose, wherein the flight controller is sleeved on the refueling hose, can slide along the refueling hose and can be fixed on the refueling hose in a fixed position; the flight controller comprises an outer shell, a fixing frame is arranged on the inner side of the front end face of the outer shell, rollers are symmetrically distributed on the fixing frame, the refueling hose penetrates through the symmetrically distributed rollers on the fixing frame, and the position of the flight controller on the refueling hose is adjusted through the matching of the rollers and the refueling hose; the outer shell body is externally and symmetrically provided with control surfaces, the control surfaces are controlled by steering engines installed inside the outer shell body, a power supply and flight control are integrated inside the outer shell body, the flight control is used for adjusting the steering engines by receiving control signals, the directions of the control surfaces are changed by the steering engines, control over the flight controller is achieved, and the flight controller drives an oiling taper sleeve to carry out oiling butt joint in the flight process.

Furthermore, be provided with the card hole on the preceding terminal surface of shell body, the card hole is used for passing refuels the hose to with refuel the detachable connection of taper sleeve of refueling the hose end portion.

Furthermore, an electrically controlled buckle is arranged in the clamping hole, when the oiling taper sleeve is not discharged from the oiling machine, the oiling hose is in a winding recovery state, the clamping ring at the root of the taper sleeve enters the clamping hole in the outer shell and is fixed through the buckle, so that the oiling taper sleeve is fixedly connected with the flight controller, and the duty volume is reduced.

Furthermore, a locking mechanism is arranged on the roller, and the roller is arranged on the fixed frame through a driving mechanism; when the relative position of the flight controller and the taper sleeve needs to be fixed, the rollers are locked through the locking mechanism, and the symmetrically distributed rollers are driven by the driving mechanism to move in opposite directions so as to increase the friction force between the rollers and the surface of the refueling hose and realize the fixation of the position; when the relative position needs to be adjusted, the locking of the roller is released, and the flight controller slides on the refueling hose by changing the direction of the control surface.

Further, if the roller cannot slide or slides at a low speed after unlocking, the clearance between the roller and the refueling hose is increased by the driving mechanism, and the relative friction is reduced.

Furthermore, a signal transmitter is installed on an oil receiving plug of the oil receiving machine, a signal receiver is arranged on the flight controller, in the oiling process, the signal receiver receives signals sent by the signal transmitter and transmits the signals to the flight control, the flight control calculates relative position information through the received signals, the position information is utilized to control the pose of the flight controller through a control surface, and the distance between the flight controller and an oiling taper sleeve is adjusted through a locking mechanism and a driving mechanism so as to carry out oiling butt joint.

Further, when the butt joint is finished and the oil filling hose is in a storage state, the oil filling hose is wound and retracted, and the flight controller and the root of the oil filling taper sleeve are fixed through the buckle so as to reduce the space occupation volume.

Furthermore, in the oiling process of the oil receiving machine, the oiling machine firstly releases the oiling hose, the oiling taper sleeve and the flight controller, and after the oiling hose, the oiling taper sleeve and the flight controller are released, the buckle is opened, so that the flight controller is separated from the oiling taper sleeve and enters a to-be-butted state;

a signal transmitter on an oil receiving plug of the oil receiving machine sends a signal, a signal receiver on the flight controller receives the signal and transmits the signal to the flight control, and the flight control calculates the relative position information through the received signal;

according to the position information, the flight control controls the position and the posture of the flight controller through the control surface, so that the flight controller drives the refueling taper sleeve to be close to the oil receiving plug, then the locking mechanism and the driving mechanism are opened, the flight controller slides relative to the refueling hose, and the distance between the flight controller and the taper sleeve is adjusted; when the distance is larger, the adjustable range of the taper sleeve relative to the flight controller is larger; the smaller the distance is, the smaller the adjustable range is; and based on the relative position information, when the distance between the flight controller and the taper sleeve reaches the optimal butt joint distance, fixing the position of the flight controller, and then performing oil filling butt joint.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following technical characteristics:

the invention not only can indirectly carry out flight control on the taper sleeve so as to improve the efficiency and the success rate of air butt joint, but also can avoid the possibility of damage to an oil rod caused by overlarge integral weight of the controller and the taper sleeve by a separable structure, and has simple device and easy method. Compared with the traditional soft air refueling process, the invention designs the slidable flight controller, reduces the difficulty of soft air docking, enhances the autonomy, has larger controllable displacement range, can improve the efficiency and the success rate of the soft air docking, and is suitable for various soft air docking situations in a manned machine and an unmanned machine.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refueling docking device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic end view of a flight controller;

FIG. 3 is an axial cross-sectional schematic view of a flight controller;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers in the figures illustrate: 1 refuel taper sleeve, 2 refuel hose, 3 preceding terminal surfaces, 4 control planes, 5 power, 6 flight controls, 7 steering engines, 8 gyro wheels, 9 flight control wares.

Detailed Description

Referring to the drawings, the first aspect of the invention discloses a device for soft type active air refueling docking, which comprises a flight controller 9 arranged on a refueling hose 2, wherein the flight controller 9 is sleeved on the refueling hose 2, can slide along the refueling hose 2 and can be fixed at a certain position on the refueling hose 2; the flight controller 9 comprises an outer shell, wherein a clamping hole is formed in the front end face 3 of the outer shell, penetrates through the refueling hose 2 and is detachably connected with a refueling taper sleeve 1 at the end part of the refueling hose 2; a fixed frame is arranged on the inner side of the front end surface 3 of the outer shell, rollers 8 are symmetrically distributed on the fixed frame, the refueling hose 2 penetrates through the fixed frame between the rollers 8 which are symmetrically distributed, and the position of the flight controller 9 on the refueling hose 2 is adjusted through the matching of the rollers 8 and the refueling hose 2; control surfaces 4 are symmetrically distributed on the outer portion of the outer shell, the control surfaces 4 are controlled by steering engines 7 installed inside the outer shell, a power supply 5 and a flight control 6 are integrated in the outer shell, the flight control 6 adjusts the steering engines 7 through receiving control signals, the steering engines 7 are used for changing the directions of the control surfaces 4, and control over a flight controller 9 is achieved. An X-type, H-type or + type 4-blade control surface 4 is arranged outside the flight controller 9 for flight control; the flight controller 9 drives the refueling taper sleeve 1 to refuel and butt joint in the flight process.

Optionally, an electrically controlled buckle is arranged in the clamping hole, when the refueling drogue 1 is not discharged from the refueling machine, the refueling hose 2 is in a winding recovery state, the clamping ring at the root of the drogue enters the clamping hole in the outer shell and is fixed through the buckle, and the connection and fixation of the refueling drogue 1 and the flight controller 9 are realized, so that the occupied space of the refueling drogue is reduced.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a locking mechanism is disposed on the roller 8, the roller 8 is mounted on the fixing frame through a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism may be, for example, a hydraulic or electric telescopic device; when the relative position of the flight controller 9 and the taper sleeve needs to be fixed, the roller 8 is locked through the locking mechanism, and the symmetrically distributed rollers 8 are driven to move oppositely by the driving mechanism, so that the friction force between the roller 8 and the surface of the refueling hose 2 is increased, and the position is fixed; when the relative position needs to be adjusted, the locking of the roller 8 is released, and the flight controller 9 slides on the refueling hose 2 by changing the direction of the control surface 4; if the roller 8 cannot slide or the sliding speed is slow after unlocking, the driving mechanism increases the clearance between the roller 8 and the refueling hose 2, and reduces the relative friction.

The oil receiving plug of the oil receiving machine is provided with a signal transmitter, the flight controller 9 is provided with a signal receiver, the signal receiver receives a signal sent by the signal transmitter and transmits the signal to the flight control 6 in the oil adding process, the flight control 6 calculates relative position information through the received signal, the position information is utilized to control the position and the attitude of the flight controller 9 through the control surface 4, and the distance between the flight controller 9 and the oil adding taper sleeve 1 is adjusted through the locking mechanism and the driving mechanism so as to carry out oil adding butt joint.

By utilizing the device, when in an oiling or butt joint state, the oiling hose 2 is gradually released, the oiling taper sleeve 1 is opened in an umbrella shape, and the flight controller 9 is separated from the oiling taper sleeve 1 so as to avoid the damage of the bent oil rod caused by overlarge integral weight of the flight controller 9 and the oiling taper sleeve 1; the signal receiver on the flight controller 9 receives the signal and then transmits the signal to the flight controller 6, and the flight controller 6 continuously outputs the result to the roller 8 controller through signal processing so as to control the flight controller 9 to be fixed at a proper position away from the taper sleeve. The signals received by the signal receiver are simultaneously transmitted to the flight control unit 6 so as to calculate position information and control the steering engine 7 to operate the control surface 4, change the position and the posture of the flight control unit 9, and further drive the taper sleeve to change the posture of the taper sleeve to match with an oil receiving plug to complete air butt joint. When the butt joint is finished and the refueling hose 2 is wound and retracted, the flying controller 9 and the root of the refueling taper sleeve 1 are fixed through a buckle so as to reduce the space occupation volume.

On the basis of the technical scheme, the invention further provides a soft type air active refueling docking method, which comprises the following steps:

in the process of refueling by the refueling machine, the refueling hose 2, the refueling taper sleeve 1 and the flight controller 9 are firstly released by the refueling machine, and after the refueling hose, the refueling taper sleeve 1 and the flight controller 9 are released, the buckle is opened, so that the flight controller 9 is separated from the refueling taper sleeve 1 and enters a to-be-butted state;

a signal transmitter on an oil receiving plug of the oil receiving machine sends out a signal, a signal receiver on the flight controller 9 receives the signal and transmits the signal to the flight control 6, and the flight control 6 calculates the relative position information through the received signal;

according to the position information, the flight control 6 controls the position and the posture of the flight controller 9 through the control surface 4, so that the flight controller 9 drives the refueling taper sleeve 1 to be close to the oil receiving plug firstly, then the locking mechanism and the driving mechanism are opened, the flight controller 9 slides relative to the refueling hose 2, and the distance between the flight controller 9 and the taper sleeve is adjusted; when the distance is larger, the adjustable range of the taper sleeve relative to the flight controller 9 is larger; the smaller the distance is, the smaller the adjustable range is; based on the relative position information, when the distance between the flight controller 9 and the taper sleeve reaches the optimal butt joint distance (less than 5cm), the position of the flight controller 9 is fixed, and then the oiling butt joint is performed.

The above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application, and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.