Design and calibration test of a support force measuring system for hypersonic vehicle aerodynamic measurement

Abstract

With the development of air-breathing integrated vehicle test models equipped with engines, the designing of traditional internal balance force measuring systems has become complicated. This is partly because hypersonic vehicle models have slender bodies, and engine systems inside such model cavities are densely distributed, thereby limiting the space available to house traditional internal balance systems. Moreover, traditional force measuring systems are assembled mechanical systems, and their dynamic force transmission characteristics are inevitably degraded under extremely short test time conditions. Thus, herein, we propose a support force measuring system that integrates the traditional internal balance system with a support in an integral design. The designed internal triangular concurrent force system considerably reduces the additional moment generated by the thrust/resistance force. Calibration tests reveal that the new system demonstrates good linearity and repeatability, and the results prove the correctness of the triangular concurrent force system structure principle.