Modeling and simulation of soft ground arresting system for aircraft

The arresting system stops the aircraft effectively when the aircraft passes beyond the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff or landing which minimizes the damage to the aircraft and the passengers. The arresting system is a kind of important safety facility for airports. Based on this, a new kind of soft ground arresting system was designed which has simple structure, high reliability, large maneuverability and outstanding generality. Combined with the aircraft 6-dof model and accurate resistance model, the soft ground arresting system mathematical model was built to analyze the process of arresting system. The system model was used to simulate the working process of the arresting system. Lots of important parameters, such as stopping distance and landing gear load were obtained. Compared with the experiments done in foreign countries, the simulation results were proved effective, which could be widely used in the construction and reconstruction of the airports.