China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Zhang Miao
Li Wenhao is the captain of Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences "Qian Xuesen Science and Technology Youth Commando Team". As a post-80s generation, he lamented that he has experienced "China's 40 years of rapid development" ". This graduate of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Northwestern Polytechnical University knows that in the aerospace field, the most important thing is responsibility and "meticulousness and team organization and collaboration."
In 2018, the Party Committee of the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences insisted on promoting scientific research through party building, proactively innovated organizational forms, and integrated the superior scientific research forces of the Institute of Mechanics around project research needs to form a multidisciplinary and cross-departmental scientific research team. On July 15, 2021, the launch ceremony of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 's first demonstration base for promoting the spirit of scientists was held at the Institute of Mechanics. Li Wenhao's team was awarded the title of "Qian Xuesen Science and Technology Research Youth Commando" by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Yin, Vice President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences He Jun, presented the flag to captain Li Wenhao.
On July 15, 2021, the flag presentation ceremony of the "Qian Xuesen Science and Technology Research Youth Commando Team" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Photo courtesy of the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
This is a commando team named after the old scientists of the Institute of Mechanics. It represents a new generation of scientific researchers who carry forward the spirit of old scientists in tackling major scientific and technological tasks. Currently, there are 32 team members, 88% of whom have intermediate professional titles or above, and 65% of whom are under the age of 35. It brings together the experienced post-70s, the daring post-80s and the courageous post-90s, forming a team of "old, middle-aged and young people" A team that is an organic combination of three generations.
"The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have placed more emphasis on 'being a national team, conducting national affairs, and taking on national responsibilities' as well as the mission requirements for individuals to focus on the 'national people'. In addition to the exploration and discovery of scientific knowledge, they also pay more attention to It is required to make major integrated innovations around key points,” Li Wenhao said.
As a research base with great influence in the field of mechanics at home and abroad, for decades, the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has provided a large number of outstanding scientists for my country's "two bombs and one satellite", aerospace, national economic and social construction, and the development of modern mechanics. made important contributions. The Institute of Mechanics is also the first institute to be awarded the title of "Chinese Academy of Sciences Demonstration Base for Promoting the Spirit of Scientists".
Since 2018, the commando team has overcome difficulties. Through efficient iteration, they have successfully completed 7 flight experiments of 5 categories in their "Mingdi" wide-area aircraft development task, and successfully achieved domestic near-space launch high-speed aircraft experiments and international wide-area aircraft. Return experiments, etc.
From the wind tunnel group in the Mianyang mountain to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center test site, these young people have made breakthroughs in a number of key technologies for wide-area flight during the development process, and are the first "air launch" in China. model, proactively explores wide-area flight and reusable technologies, and provides feasible solutions and key support for overcoming the problem of full-speed adaptability of hypersonic flight in near space.
When communicating with industry experts, these young people’s ideas are most often considered “too bold”, “difficult to implement in a short time” and “have no reference basis”.
To this end, the commando team developed a set of rapid iteration methods for comprehensive system mechanical design, with centralized collaboration and 23 rounds of rapid iteration of plans within 25 days. They asked questions in the morning to clarify their ideas, discussed plans and designs in the afternoon, drew grids in the evening, worked on "supercomputing" in the early morning, and sorted out data the next morning.
has iterated its plans one after another. These young people have quickly made up for their shortcomings and answered questions from all aspects with actual progress. R&D, production, testing, final assembly, flight testing... In every aspect, the scientific ideas and technologies of the team members are constantly colliding to generate new sparks of inspiration.
They asked the special test pilots for flight control quality, adjusted and optimized the key action strategies during the flight process; communicated with the chief designer of the Pterosaur UAV about aircraft failure modes, and designed a complete flight test for the airborne launch. Safe disposal plan; understand the molding process and assembly constraints from structural processing technical workers, and update the design method of aircraft leading edge passivation radius; in the process of exploring measurement and control technology and deploying measurement and control equipment, the team members were inspired to work on aircraft coating and improvement radar new research ideas on features.The
commando team pays attention to cultivating talents, encourages new people with feelings and responsibility to take on important responsibilities, trains young people into backbones, and improves an effective mechanism based on their positions and striving for excellence. Since its establishment four years ago, two experts have become experts in the national expert group, and two team members have been promoted to senior professional titles. In the
team, a 27-year-old avionics engineer took 2 years from being responsible for avionics testing to becoming the ground system and avionics system commander. A 33-year-old aerodynamic designer is responsible for the main task of designing aerodynamic shapes for a full range of aircraft. There is also a technician who went from participating in field search, rescue and recovery to becoming the assistant to the chief engineer in just 4 years.
In this fertile soil that cultivates young teams, these young people continue to fight on the front line efficiently, continue to innovate, continue to do theoretical research and technical improvements, and continue to grow.
"As we approach our forties, we can no longer hide under the wings of our predecessors, but must bravely be the real protagonists on the historical stage that belongs to us." Li Wenhao said.
Source: China Youth Daily client
