Innovative thrust vectoring system with moveable jet vanes integrated with a moveable diffuser – Measurement and analysis of selected nozzle performance parameters

• Autorzy: Nocoń Łukasz Krzysztof , Grzyb Marta , Szmidt Piotr , Nowakowski Łukasz Marian

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/bpasts.2023.148444

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study described herein was to design, construct and test a demonstrator of a system to control the direction of the resultant thrust vector of a rocket motor to be used in short range anti-tank missiles with a mass of up to 15 kg. The novelty of the system is that the direction of the resultant thrust vector is manipulated by means of moveable jet vanes integrated with a moveable nozzle diffuser through telescopic connectors. The technology demonstrator was built using different materials and different manufacturing processes. The first versions were 3D printed from plastic materials. Minor modifications to the design were made at an early stage. The final version had the main components made of aluminum using CNC machining. The system, with and without jet vanes, was tested on a specially developed test rig equipped with a multi-axis sensor to measure forces and torques. The nozzle performance parameters measured and analyzed in this study were the components of the thrust vector, the moments and the effective vectoring angle. The findings show that the experimental data are in good agreement with the results of earlier simulations and that the demonstrator is fully operational.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

thrust vectoring control; control actuation system; experimental testing; antitank missile

PL

rakieta przeciwpancerna; sterowanie wektorowaniem ciągu; system uruchamiania sterowania; badania eksperymentalne

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział IV Nauk Technicznych
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 72, nr 2
• Strony: art. no. e148444
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr 22 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Nocoń Łukasz Krzysztof

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Mechatronics and Armament Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4762-821X

autor

Grzyb Marta

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Mechatronics and Armament Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

autor

Szmidt Piotr

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Mechatronics and Armament Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

autor

Nowakowski Łukasz Marian

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Metrology, Faculty of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).