摘要:
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automated balloon launching system for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde. The system comprises a container and a storage arranged in the container for storing at least one box at a defined storage position p=1, 2, . . . , n. The at least one box includes a balloon and a sonde. A release silo is arranged at least partially on top of or above and adjacent to the container for sheltering the balloon during inflation. A x-, y- and z-manipulator is arranged in the container for removing a specific box from one of the defined storage positions p=1, 2, . . . , n, and for subsequent feeding the release silo with the specific box. The present invention also concerns a method for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde.
摘要:
The invention relates to an airship (1) including a flexible envelope (2) having no rigid inner structure containing a gas that is lighter than air, and a gondola (3). The balloon also includes three legs for setting the balloon on the surface and a landing structure (5). Said landing structure (5) is located on the outside of the envelope, and provides a connection between the legs (6a, 6b, 6c), the gondola (3) and the envelope (2) while surrounding the envelope (2).
摘要:
An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system and associated operating method is disclosed including a ground station and one or more autonomous aerial vehicles. Each automomous vehicle is adapted to a) self-monitor a plurality of environment data; b) calculate, based at least in part upon the environment data, a soft wall radius from which it can return to the command and control interface station; c) receive a destination position to which it is commanded to fly; d) determine if the destination position is beyond the soft wall radius; and e) communicate an alert to the command and control interface station if the destination position is beyond the soft wall radius.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for transporting containers (30), in which a group of containers comprises a sub-group M assigned to the transportation of goods and a sub-group V assigned to the transportation of a vehicle (10) that can be dismantled, and in which: prior to transportation, the dismantled vehicle (10) is loaded into the containers (30) of sub-group V; between the initial handling centre (1) and an intermediate handling centre (2), the group of containers including sub-groups M and V is transported by a first transport means; between the intermediate handling centre (2) and the final handling centre (3), sub-group M of containers (30) is transported by the vehicle (10) that can be dismantled; and the dismantlable vehicle (10) is a modular multi-lift aircraft formed by modules that can be housed in the containers (30) of group V.
摘要:
A solar-powered airship with a hull configured to contain a gas and at least one propulsion assembly with a propulsion device and electric motors configured to drive the propulsion device. The airship may also include a power supply system including solar panels operatively coupled to the electric motors and configured to supply power to the electric motors. The power supply system may also include batteries operatively coupled to the solar panels and configured to receive and store electrical energy supplied by the solar panels, the batteries being further operatively coupled to the electric motors and configured to supply power to the electric motors. The batteries may each be located within an outer envelope of the airship defined by the hull of the airship in a position selected to provide ballast. The solar-powered airship may also include a cargo system configured to contain passengers or freight.
摘要:
An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system and associated operating method is disclosed including a ground station and one or more autonomous aerial vehicles. Each automomous vehicle is adapted to a) self-monitor a plurality of environment data; b) calculate, based at least in part upon the environment data, a soft wall radius from which it can return to the command and control interface station; c) receive a destination position to which it is commanded to fly; d) determine if the destination position is beyond the soft wall radius; and e) communicate an alert to the command and control interface station if the destination position is beyond the soft wall radius.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an air vehicle such as an airship, which has a rounded top portion, and the bottom portion of which has a substantially planar shape (711), specifically consisting of a region which has a smaller inclination, which is referred to as a bottom surface (S2), and the surface area of which is larger or even much larger than that of the intermediate region having a greater inclination, referred to as an intermediate surface (S1). Said general shape produces, due to relative wind (69), a resulting overall downward force (67) near the ground. According to the invention, said vehicle also includes a device for anchoring same to the ground (722), said anchoring device being stationary or controllable from said vehicle, located at the front portion of said vehicle, and projecting downward, in particular a ram (722, 9) including a portion (921, 922) which can be expanded by applying a bar (924) against a translatably movable shoulder (923). The invention also relates to a landing method implementing such a vehicle. Said method involves, as a result of the downward force (67) with compensation (65) by maintaining a nose-up attitude (T711), downward flight until a rear portion (730) of the vehicle makes contact with the ground, followed by reducing the nose-up angle until the anchoring device makes contact with the ground, in particular with a ram (722, 9) sinking into the ground. Preferably, the method also includes docking, in particular by means of an expandable ram (9), while the vehicle is applied against the ground due to the downward force.
摘要:
The hybrid dirigible craft belongs to the category of flying vehicles which use an air cushion and take off and land at any type of airfield. The aim of the invention is to design an improved dirigible craft capable of taking off from and landing on water and low-load bearing surfaces. To that end the hybrid dirigible craft comprises the following elements: a discoid body (1) with a central passage (2) in which is mounted a flow-permitting body (5) with a rotor (6) on its upper part and secured to the walls by radial partitions (7) which have an aerodynamic profile; the pilot-passenger and cargo compartments (9 and 10 respectively); a propulsion unit with propellers (8), units for landing on an air cushion in the form of an inflatable toroidal bag (11) and wheel-skid supports (12, 13) mounted on the lower surfaces; rotating flaps (3) mounted at the inlet into the central passage (2); control and stabilising elements (4) mounted at the outlet of the central passage (2); outer wing units (14) and a tail assembly with stabiliser (19) and two or more fins (17) mounted on the rear part of the hull; airflow flaps (21) on the rear flaps of the outer wing elements and hull (22); and airflow control surfaces (20) on the stabiliser and outer wing elements. The dirigible craft also has elevons (22) on the stabiliser and a flexible guard element (23) mounted on and underneath the forward part of the toroidal bag (11). It also has gear for taking off from water in the form of gliding surfaces (28) underneath the compartment (9).
摘要:
An apparatus for landing a tethered balloon, comprising a balloon which is drawn down to the ground (9) by means of a pulling cable (2) and has a gondola (6) hollow central portion for the cable (2) to pass therethrough, and a cable take-up and pay-out assembly (11) arranged in a hole (10) in the ground. A landing platform (3) covering the hole (10) comprises an opening (12) through which the cable (2) passes and which is centred on the vertical pay-out axis (12a) of the pulling cable (2). The landing platform (3) consists of a curved surface (3a, 3b) of at least one upright cone frustum (13, 14) with a substantially horizontal ring-shaped landing pad (15, 15') extending from the lower end thereof, said frustum being centred on the vertical pay-out axis (12a) of the pulling cable (2). The gondola (6) of the balloon (1) has at least three swivelling wheels attached to the underside of the gondola (6) in a ring-shaped portion having the same size as the landing pad (15, 15').