Research on the design of flexible connection structure between lunar modules
Wang Yihan
Zou Ye
Jia Xuewen
Song Jingzhou
Chen Gang
Abstract：Objective With the gradual advancement of China's lunar exploration program and the construction plan for lunar bases,the technology of docking and assembling mobile lunar modules has become an important means for long-term habitation of lunar mobile modules and the construction of lunar bases in the future.Therefore,the design of flexible docking structures between lunar modules has become an urgent problem to be solved.Methods To address the issue of precise docking of mobile lunar modules on the lunar surface,which is severely affected by the uneven terrain and settlement,this paper proposes a flexible docking segment structure composed of a skin and a skeleton.Results The structure deforms to meet the large tolerance docking range required between lunar mobile modules.In terms of skin design,the docking segment structure uses a variety of composite materials to form a flexible skin to cope with the lunar surface environment problems such as radiation,wide temperature variations,and high-speed meteoroid impacts.In terms of skeleton design,a corrugated skeleton structure scheme is presented.Conclusion Based on Ansys and Adams software,static and dynamic simulation analyses of the skeleton structure were conducted,verifying the feasibility of this structure as a flexible docking structure between lunar modules.
Keywords：docking structureskin designlunar modulefinite elementkinetic analysis
Publication Date：2025-04-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 118-122 )