Abstract
In order to research the safety characteristics of carrier-based aircraft in yaw arrest, a complete dynamic model of the arresting system of a certain type of aircraft was developed to understand more about its dynamic properties. Based on the discrete kink-wave model, a simulation of centering arrest was conducted. The simulation results were compared with experimental data from the United States (US) military standards, demonstrating that the basic changing laws are almost the same. On the basis of centering arrest, a simulation of yaw arrest was carried out. The results show that in yaw state, the difference in the lengths of the arresting cables on either side of the hook is smaller in the early stage after the hook hangs on the rope, which leads to little influence on load fluctuation produced by the kink-wave. With the increase in arresting distance, the difference in the lengths of the arresting cables on either side becomes larger, resulting in a situation in which the cable tension on the departure side will gradually become greater than that on the opposite side. In this situation, yaw landing has a negative impact on the characteristics of arresting safety, and the excessive yaw angle causes the aircraft to rush out of the safe landing area.
Highlights
In order to ensure the safety and accuracy of carrier-based aircraft, the United States (US) Navy took the lead after the 1970s in using the “all-weather electronic landing aid system” to assist the pilot in landing safely [1]
When the arresting cable is impacted by the arresting hook, it produces a kink-wave in it
To establish a coordinate system, O is the origin, (x, y ) are the coordinates of the bending point Q, (x, y) are the real-time coordinates of the aircraft, (x, y) are the coordinates of the aircraft at the end of the previous kink-wave, l1 and l2 are the lengths of the cable from the arresting hook to the bending point and the bending point to the pulley, and lw is the distance of the heavy kink-wave
Summary
In order to ensure the safety and accuracy of carrier-based aircraft, the United States (US) Navy took the lead after the 1970s in using the “all-weather electronic landing aid system” to assist the pilot in landing safely [1]. The function of the arresting system was introduced and proven to be effective in the landing process of carrier-based aircraft, but the influence of the kink-wave on the arresting force was ignored. Peng et al [15] explored the dynamic explanations for the lateral swing motion of the hook in yaw state but did not proceed to study the influence of yaw state on the whole arresting process. For this paper, based on a discrete kink-wave model, the arresting dynamic model was established and its accuracy was verified. On this basis, the simulation calculation of the yaw arrest process was carried out, and the influence of different yaw angles on the kink-wave, arresting cable tension, arresting dynamic characteristics, and arresting safety characteristics was analyzed
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