Several key problems in automatic layout design of spacecraft modules

作     者：SUN Zhiguo 1, TENG Hongfei 1,2* and LIU Zhanwei 1(1. School of Mechanical Engineering, 2. Research Institute of Computer Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China) 

出 版 物：《Progress in Natural Science:Materials International》 (自然科学进展·国际材料(英文))

年 卷 期：2003年第11期

页      面：1-8页

学科分类：1305[艺术学-设计学（可授艺术学、工学学位）] 13[艺术学] 08[工学] 080203[工学-机械设计及理论] 081304[工学-建筑技术科学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 080201[工学-机械制造及其自动化] 

基　　金：theNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (GrantNos .68773 0 0 6 692 73 0 3 6 695 73 0 0 4 699740 0 2  60 0 73 0 3 6 5 0 175 0 0 9and 5 0 2 75 0 19)andDoctoralSpecialtyFoundationofMinistryofEducation (GrantNo .2 0 0 10 14 10 0 5 ) China 

主　　题：spacecraft layout computer-aided design conceptual design combinatorial optimization. 

摘      要：Computer-aided layout design of spacecraft modules, such as satellite modules and manned spaceship modules, is of great significance and egregious complexity. It is known as a combinatorial optimization and NPC problem in mathematics, a conceptual design and complex system in engineering. The main difficulties include representation and formulation of the problem in mathematics and the solution strategy and pragmatic approaches in engineering practice. After a brief survey of the state-of-the-art in relevant fields, this paper summarizes the research work of the authors’ group on automatic layout design of spacecraft modules in the last 15 years, mainly focusing on 5 key problems. They are modeling and problem-solving algorithms, interference calculation, theory and applications of layout topological pattern, decision-making in layout design, and their pragmatic approaches in engineering practice.