目前,掌握航天器交会对接技术的国家或联合体有美国,俄罗斯,欧洲航天局,日本和中国。文章对上述五方的交会对接技术进行分析、比较与评述,包括发展过程与现在的技术水平以及未来的发展趋势,涉及交会敏感器、连接机构、交会对接控制等关键技术。在交会对接领域内,美国与苏/俄基本沿不同的技术途径发展,一直处于世界领先地位;欧洲、日本与中国也各有特色与技术优势,中国取得了世界瞩目的成就,但欧洲与日本的潜在实力也不容低估。
In this paper,rendezvous and docking technologies of U.S.,Soviet Union/Russian,Europe,Japan,and China have been analyzed,compared and reviewed,including progression,present state and prospects,and involving rendezvous sensors,docking/berthing mechanisms,control models etc.U.S.and Soviet Union/Russian developed their own rendezvous and docking technologies respectively,based on different paths,keeping the lead in the world.Europe,Japan,and China have their own features and advantages in the R&D technology.China has got outstanding achievements,Europe and Japan also have highly potential energy to develop human spaceflight activities.