Active Control of Aerial Refueling Hose-Drogue Dynamics with the Improved Reel Take-Up System

Cheng, Jiangfeng; Deng, Fangfang; Liu, Xueqiang; Ji, Kang

doi:10.1155/2022/4696037

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“…Therefore, the method was widely used. It was used to deeply study the motion of the hose-and-drogue system under the influence of the wake, atmospheric turbulence, and bow wave and active control of the hose-and-drogue system [12][13][14][15]. Moreover, [16][17][18][19][20] studied the whiplash phenomenon during aerial refueling.…”

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Research on the Motion and Dynamic Characteristics of the Hose-and-Drogue System under Bow Wave

Zheng,

Wang,

et al. 2023

Aerospace

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To study the hose-and-drogue system’s motion under bow waves, this paper established a dynamic model of the hose-and-drogue system based on the multibody dynamics theory and the rigid ball-and-rod model. The wake of a tanker aircraft was taken into account in the simulation. The simulation results conformed to the general laws and verified the model’s accuracy. The equilibrium positions of the hose-and-drogue system were computed by the linear superposition of the bow waves and wake. The motion of the hose-and-drogue system was simulated and analyzed when a receiver aircraft moved at a constant speed or accelerated relative to the tanker aircraft. Since the receiver aircraft would not immediately stop after docking, the pulling force changes on the hose with and without a reel were compared. The present results are essential for improving the success rate of aerial refueling and ensuring the safety and stability of the hose-and-drogue system.

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