Open AccessApplication and Research of Air Cushion Transportation in Flexible Assembly for Spacecraft
Author(s) -
Yu Zhu,
Chengli Zhang,
Shu Xing,
Xiaohuan Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/751/1/012021
Subject(s) - spacecraft , cushion , aerospace engineering , automotive engineering , environmental science , computer science , marine engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering
With the development of spacecraft, the problem of flexible transfer between large weight and large size spacecraft stations needs to be solved urgently. Air-cushion transporter is a special transporting platform for heavy load. It can effectively solve the transfer problem of large spacecraft. This paper introduces a parallel air-cushion vehicle for large cargo transportation. In this way, there may be a certain height difference on the road surface where the air cushion vehicle moves, which will affect the transfer. The air volume adjustment of the air cushion vehicle is introduced to ensure the smooth transportation method. Through test, it summarizes the key indicators of air-cushion transporting, which can provide reference for the research of large spacecraft transporting methods.