Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Since the arrival of the Cheung Rui, the Ark has moved the research and development department of the Space Shuttle Assembly Center from the site to the Jinling Institute of Higher Studies and has set up a special space science and technology institute to study space-related technologies, including electrical propulsion systems.

Due to the large number of confidential projects, the Institute's building is located at the highest level of security throughout the Institute, closest to the core area.

Unlike other institutes of the Jinling Institute of Advanced Studies, the main counterpart of the Institute of Space Science and Technology is the Space Shuttle Assembly Center of Star Science and Technology. The vast majority of funding also comes directly from the account of Star Science and Technology and does not involve technical cooperation with other enterprises like the Institute of Computing Materials.

And the first director of the Institute of Space Science and Technology, naturally, was Hou Guang, the designer of the Cheung Rui.

Based on his experience with the 863 program, no one is better suited to this position than he is. In terms of strength, no one in the entire institute is more familiar with the structure of the Xiangrui than he is with the overall design philosophy, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate option for him to coordinate the relationships among the project teams.

Hou Guang did not fail to live up to the expectations of the Ark, and during the absence of the Ark from Jinling, he not only completed the overall relocation of the research institution in the shortest possible time, but also did not leave behind the work at hand.

While organizing the modular dismantling of the Xiangrui Sky Shuttle by technicians, the damage area was evaluated while maintaining the equipment, and the data collected from the last test flight was systematically analysed, all of which were summarized in a 20-page report.

It took two days to read the report and prepare the PPT needed for the conference, and the ark made a call to Hou Guang, and in conference room 4 of the Institute, convened the technical cadres of the Institute of Space Science and Technology for a small conference.

“… First of all, I would like to thank you all for your efforts over this period of time. I cannot represent the people of the country, but only the President of the Jinling Institute of Higher Studies, to express my sincerest respect and gratitude to you. ”

After a brief opening remark, the lounge clapped and clapped in the room.

The boat nodded slightly and quickly stopped applauding.

Clearing his voice, he gently placed the 20-page report on the multimedia desk and continued.

“To be brief, I have read the contents of the report. ”

“The design of the Xiangrui was successful, but I think there are still many things to improve on. ”

“Based on the analysis of the maintenance results, the wing portion and the belly portion withstand more heat during the return phase than we expected, as analyzed by our good engineers, mainly due to the excessive speed of the dense section entering the atmosphere. ”

“In order to address this issue, I have considered it for a long time and have exchanged views in this regard with experts I know. I think since the thrust of electric propulsion is‘ soft ’relative to chemical engines, we could well consider abandoning the‘ cannon warfare 'design of traditional chemical rockets, moving the four sub-engines from the tail of the shuttle to the wing, leaving only one main engine at the tail. ”

“At the same time, while maintaining a fixed pair of wings, an additional pair of double-axially interlockable secondary wings are added to the shuttle for hanging and controlling the direction of injection of the engine. ”

The sound of the ark went down and the ears spread in the conference room with a whispering surprise on the face of many people.

This design is hardly novel, basically referring to the model of a rotary-wing aircraft, mixing vertical take-off and landing with the advantages of a fixed-wing aircraft. However, while this pattern is not uncommon, it is the first time that many people have heard of it in the space field.

Discussions in the conference room were not forbidden, and the ark paused for a moment before continuing.

“With this improved design, we can use the reverse jet engine's active deceleration to decelerate the returning aircraft and balance the gravitational effects by lowering the flight speed to a lower level before the vehicle reaches the dense atmospheric segment to avoid friction losses. ”

After listening to the Ark, Hou Guang thought for a moment and got up and said.

“This is an interesting design… I will organize the technical department to make the feasibility argument. ”

“I've done the feasibility argument, though on analog software.” With a smile on his face, the ark grabbed the mouse, tapped a folder, and quickly a three-dimensional diagram appeared on the screen.

After a pause, he continued.

“For information only. ”

Floating in the center of the screen is a conceptual graph of this rotary-wing sky shuttle, and in a window suspended next to it, it dynamically displays parameters such as the altitude of the aircraft, the density of the atmosphere, and the speed of flight and the state of the fuselage, and draws a gradual graph in real time.

All of the calculations involved were done by the Ark alone.

As for modeling, and simulation of the entire flight process, Em did it for him through super code technology.

Staring at the image on the screen, Hou Guang looked slightly surprised and pushed his eyes down, his subconscious asked.

“Which company's software is this…? ”

After all these years in the business, he has come into contact with many companies that do this kind of simulation program, but he has never seen the interface and kinetic simulation so sophisticated… even to the point of perfection. At least from his professional point of view, I can't think of anything else to be picked on.

Upon hearing Hou Guang's subconscious enquiry, the Ark did not explain it in detail, but said casually: "I went to the Information Technology Research Institute's code farmer to customize it. When the meeting is over, I will copy it to you. ”

The voice almost just dropped, and the phone in my pocket shook.

You don't have to guess. It must be Em protesting with him.

The protest was void, however, and at this stage it is impossible for the Ark to disclose its existence.

Hou Guang opened his mouth when he heard the explanation of the Ark.

While it is unclear which cowman could make such a perfect simulation, with this, it would certainly be very helpful for their work.

“Not to mention the software… moving the engine from the tail to the wing will inevitably affect the failure rate. Would there be some loss of money if it was just to increase mobility? ”

The ship shook its head, explaining: "It is not just mobility that allows us to proactively reduce the speed of the shuttle to a very significant value over 30 kilometres of airspace, which not only reduces the risk of the return segment, but also directly reduces the maintenance costs after a single launch mission. ”

“As for the risk you said, it certainly exists, but I think it can be solved by improving the design. ”

While it is easy to say, the fact is that the Ark also knows that it is not an easy task to achieve this blueprint.

The addition of two electrically driven shafts to the secondary wing means that the structural risks on the wing are increased.

At the same time, in order to ensure coordination between the two engines, he would also need to develop more sophisticated electrical drive systems to prevent engines from deviating from their intended course due to precision errors in the direction of mediation.

There are also connecting materials, and the most critical control systems, all of which need to be improved.

It is no exaggeration to say that this has essentially amounted to the re-establishment of the entire Xiangrui Sky Shuttle project.

Hou Guang frowned and raised his hand and asked: “What about the tendering project between NASA and the ICAO? ”

“Of course, the Xiangrui will be used to bid,” the Ark replied without hesitation, "the new design plan is our goal for the new year, there is no hurry, we have plenty of time to prepare. ”

After hearing this, Hou Guangguang relieved himself.

Finally, Professor Lu took into account the actual situation.

The manned moon climbing project is already imminent. The winning results will be announced soon by NASA and the Bureau of Science and Industry. At this time, the extrafestive branches are not really an appropriate option. But if it's a project for the coming year, no problem.

Both Ark and Hou Guang nodded, and there could be no controversy in the proceedings here.

PPT continues to show, and the Ark briefly discusses the design philosophy of this new Sky Shuttle.

At this point, the engineer making the meeting transcript pushed his eyes with a pen cover and raised his right hand.

“I have one more question. ”

The ark was huge and said, "What's the problem? Go ahead. ”

Engineer: "What's the better name for the new design plan? Cheung Rui 2? Alphabetical and numerical numbers first? ”

It also doesn't look very formal under the old name.

Not to mention that the new model of the Sky Shuttle doesn't even know its father anymore.

But what's a good name...

Lightning? That thing is an escape pod.

Meteor? Sounds a little ominous.

The bowel searcher scraped his stomach for a while and suddenly moved slightly in his heart, subconsciously opening his mouth.

“… just call it Xia Guang. ”