| Citation: | ZOU Guiyun, NIO Zifeng, LIU Xueqiang. Design of an active stabilized drogue for aerial refueling[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2025, 40（2）：20230235 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20230235
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In order to reduce the aerodynamic disturbance caused by the bow wave effect on the hose-drogue system during aerial refueling, an actively stabilized drogue with an annular wing was designed. Using a dynamic model, a simulation analysis of the bow wave effect during the docking process was conducted to determine a feasible design scheme for the annular wing. An linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller suitable for the annular wing was designed, and simulation verification of the effectiveness of the annular wing and the capability to adjust the relative positions of the tanker and receiver aircraft was performed using a Matlab/Simulink environment-based aerial refueling test platform and a static program. The simulation results indicated that the designed actively stabilized drogue can minimize the influence of the bow wave effect on the receiver aircraft within an error range of ±5 cm, and can also mitigate disturbances and adjust the relative positions of the refueling and receiving aircraft.
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