Research on Micro Quantitative Sampling Calibration Method for In-situ Exploration of Icy Lunar Regolith in the South Pole of the Moon
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摘要: 受现有遥感探测原理的固有局限, 月壤中水冰的真实赋存状态与精准含量仍无法直接判别, 亟需开展原位验证. 中国探月工程嫦娥七号任务计划在月球南极开展水冰探测, 由巡视器搭载的月壤挥发分测量仪通过微量取样装置实现月壤的原位定量采集. 月表工况的复杂性与不确定性易导致采样质量离散性较大, 而采样过程中机–壤温差及机械作用引发的水冰升华损失会进一步降低探测精度. 为保障挥发分测量仪探测数据的可靠性, 提出采样量和水冰损失定标方法, 采用气相沉积法制备月壤水冰模拟物, 并利用自研定标装置完成采样量定标试验. 初步结果表明, 不同粒径级配的月壤模拟物采样量存在显著差异, 后续将深入研究多因素耦合作用下月壤水冰采样的物理机理, 为嫦娥七号在轨数据的精准判读与科学解译提供高置信的物理响应参数谱.Abstract: Due to the inherent limitations of current remote sensing techniques, the actual occurrence and accurate abundance of water ice in lunar regolith cannot be directly identified, making in-situ verification urgently necessary. The Chang’E-7 mission of China’s Lunar Exploration Program plans to conduct water ice detection at the lunar south pole, where an in-situ micro-sampling device mounted on the rover will perform quantitative collection of lunar regolith for the volatiles in-situ measurement instrument. However, the uncertainty of lunar surface conditions leads to considerable dispersion in sampling mass. Moreover, water ice sublimation loss caused by tool-soil temperature difference and mechanical interactions during sampling will further reduce the detection accuracy. To ensure the reliability of detection data from the volatiles measurement instrument, this paper proposes calibration methods for sampling mass and water ice loss. Icy lunar regolith simulant is prepared via vapor deposition during sampling, and sampling mass calibration experiments are carried out using a self-developed calibration device. Preliminary results show that sampling mass varies significantly with regolith particle size distribution. Further research will be conducted on the physical mechanism of icy lunar regolith sampling under multi-factor coupling conditions. This study aims to provide a high-confidence physical response parameter spectrum for accurate interpretation and scientific analysis of Chang’E-7 in-orbit data.
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图 12 采样水损定标试验流程. (a) 月壤水冰模拟物制备, (b) 实验前样本预处理, (c) 真空环境营造, (d) 取样装置采样, (e) 采样片转移, (f) 表层含水率的测量, (g) 水汽提取与测量
Figure 12. Sampling water loss calibration test process. (a) Preparation of icy lunar regolith simulant, (b) sample pretreatment, (c) vacuum creating, (d) sampling device for sampling, (e) sampling capsule transfer, (f) measurement of surface moisture content, (g) water vapor extraction and measurement
表 1 取样装置结构参数
Table 1. Structure parameters of sampling device
结构参数 尺寸/mm 连接法兰直径D 59.5 取样管头部半径R 16 取样管外径d 29 取样管长度L 207.5 表 2 月壤模拟物粒径级配
Table 2. Particle size distribution of lunar regolith simulant
参数 典型工况 挑战工况 极端工况 粒径/mm 质量百分比/(%) <1 81 61 60 1~2 7 7 10 2~4 5 15 10 4~10 5 15 10 10~16 2 12 5 >16 0 0 5 表 3 月壤模拟物密实度参数
Table 3. Compactness parameters of lunar regolith simulant
深度/mm 平均相对密实度/(%) 0~150 65 68 71 0~300 74 77 80 表 4 采样系统机械臂设计参数
Table 4. Design parameters of robotic arms for sampling system
名称 参量 数值 大臂长/ mm l1 410 小臂长/ mm l2 450 肩关节角度/ (°) θ1 60 肘关节角度/ (°) θ2 60 关节刚度/(N·m·rad) Kg 5×10–3 表 5 不同位置配重与力的关系
Table 5. Relationship between counterweight and force at different positions
序号 配重悬挂位置a 配重力Fp 竖直力Fv 1 b [(Gq–FN)L+G1b]/b (G–FN) – [(Gq–FN)L+G1b]/b 2 c [(Gq–FN)L+G1b[/c (G–FN) – [(Gq–FN)L+G1b]/c 3 [(Gq–FN)L+G1b]/(G–FN) (G–FN) 0 -
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