Developmental Testing of Electric Thrust Vector （发展电动推力矢量测试）.pdf

Developmental Testing of Electric Thrust Vector Control Systems for Manned Launch Vehicle Applications * ** Lisa B. Bates and David T. Young Abstract This paper describes recent developmental testing to verify the integration of a developmental electromechanical actuator (EMA) with high rate lithium ion batteries and a cross platform extensible controller. Testing was performed at the Thrust Vector Control Research, Development and Qualification Laboratory at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Electric Thrust Vector Control (ETVC) systems like the EMA may significantly reduce recurring launch costs and complexity compared to heritage systems. Electric actuator mechanisms and control requirements across dissimilar platforms are also discussed with a focus on the similarities leveraged and differences overcome by the cross platform extensible common controller architecture. Introduction The potential for ETVC systems to significantly reduce recurring launch costs, complexity, weight and volume, compared to electro-hydraulic systems of equivalent performance and reliability, soon may be realized on large launch vehicles for human space flight. ETVC systems have been used in the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs in the past. But conditions unique to the launch environment have up to now restricted their use for manned spaceflight to less powerful in-space applications. The lack of a suitable electrical power source and approved human rated power electronics that could be qualified to the launch environment, as well as the