Title: Modelling and simulation of a rocket-towed net system

Authors: Feng Han; Han Chen; Quanmin Zhu

Addresses: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China ' State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China ' Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK

Abstract: This paper studies a deploying process of a rocket-towed net system. In the main, with reference to Kane's equation, a two-dimension multi-body lumped mass system model is established to provide a basis for formulation and analysis of the deploying process. Some assumptions are proposed to simplify, but without losing generality, the motion of the net. The simulation results show that a big shock occurs at the towing wire just before the net is about to move.

Keywords: multi-body dynamics; rocket-towed nets; Kane's equation; lumped mass system model; dynamic modelling; towing wire; analytical modelling; net spreading; net deployment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIC.2013.057139

International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 2013 Vol.20 No.3, pp.279 - 285

Published online: 27 Sep 2014 *

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