BREAKING APART A PLATFORM UPON PENDING COLLISION
    17.
    发明申请
    BREAKING APART A PLATFORM UPON PENDING COLLISION 审中-公开
    打破一个平台在垂死的碰撞

    公开(公告)号:US20160214716A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-28

    申请号:US14757425

    申请日:2015-12-23

    摘要: A method and system for separating and releasing component parts of a payload of a floating platform in response to a high collision probability is disclosed. The method includes, determining if an in-flight aircraft is within at least a safety zone associated with a floating platform, wherein the floating platform comprises releasably-coupled component parts; and activating, responsive to a determination that the in-flight aircraft is within at least the safety zone, a release mechanism, wherein the release mechanism is configured to uncouple the component parts.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于分离和释放响应于高冲突概率的浮动平台的有效载荷的组成部分的方法和系统。 该方法包括:确定飞行中飞行器是否在至少与浮动平台相关联的安全区域内,其中所述浮动平台包括可释放地耦合的组件; 以及响应于确定所述飞行中飞行器至少在所述安全区域内的确定而启动释放机构,其中所述释放机构被配置为使所述组件部件脱离连接。

    Balloon gas release flight termination system
    18.
    发明授权
    Balloon gas release flight termination system 有权
    气球释放飞行终端系统

    公开(公告)号:US09346531B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14480848

    申请日:2014-09-09

    申请人: Google Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64B1/62

    CPC分类号: B64B1/62 B64B1/40 B64B1/70

    摘要: A control system for terminating flight of a balloon having a balloon envelope is provided. The control system includes a shuttle that has one or more cutting blades. The cutting blades are configured to cut open the balloon envelope. A tubular track is attached to a section of the balloon envelope. This tubular track has a guiding portion arranged to receive and guide the shuttle along the track. The control system includes a type of releasable ballast attached to the shuttle. When the ballast is released, the ballast is configured to move the shuttle along the tubular track in order to cause at least one of the cutting blades to cut open a portion of the balloon envelope. This allows lift gas to escape from the balloon envelope.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于终止具有气球外壳的气球飞行的控制系统。 控制系统包括具有一个或多个切割刀片的梭子。 切割刀片被构造成切开气囊外壳。 管状轨道连接到气囊外壳的一部分。 该管状轨道具有引导部分,其布置成沿着轨道接收和引导梭。 控制系统包括连接到梭子上的一种类型的可释放的镇流器。 当镇流器被释放时,镇流器被配置成沿着管状轨道移动梭子,以便使至少一个切割刀片切开气囊外壳的一部分。 这允许提升气体从气囊包络中逸出。

    Altitude control via adjustment to mass of air in bladder within lift-gas filled envelope
    19.
    发明授权
    Altitude control via adjustment to mass of air in bladder within lift-gas filled envelope 有权
    通过调整提升气体填充的信封内的膀胱中的空气质量进行高度控制

    公开(公告)号:US09340272B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-17

    申请号:US14321374

    申请日:2014-07-01

    申请人: Google Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64B1/58 B64B1/62 B64B1/70

    CPC分类号: B64B1/62 B64B1/60 B64B1/70

    摘要: This disclosure relates to the use of a method for adjusting an altitude of variable-buoyancy vehicle, such as an aerostatic balloon. The method includes determining a target mass for a variable-buoyancy vehicle, where the target mass is based on a target altitude for the variable-buoyancy vehicle. Additionally, the method includes adding a first mass to the variable-buoyancy vehicle. The mass added is less than a difference between the target mass and a current mass. The method also includes adding a second mass to the variable-buoyancy vehicle in response to a decrease in an internal pressure of the variable-buoyancy vehicle caused by adding the first mass. Further, adding the second mass makes a current mass of the variable-buoyancy vehicle approximately equal to the target mass.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及用于调节诸如空气静力气球的可变浮力车辆的高度的方法的使用。 该方法包括确定可变浮力车辆的目标质量,其中目标质量基于可变浮力车辆的目标高度。 另外,该方法包括将第一质量添加到可变浮力车辆。 添加的质量小于目标质量和当前质量之间的差异。 该方法还包括响应于通过添加第一质量而引起的可变浮力车辆的内部压力的降低,向可变浮力车辆添加第二质量。 此外,添加第二质量使可变浮力车辆的电流质量近似等于目标质量。

    SELF-RIGHTING AEROSTAT AND RELATIVE TAKEOFF AND RECOVERY SYSTEM
    20.
    发明申请
    SELF-RIGHTING AEROSTAT AND RELATIVE TAKEOFF AND RECOVERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    自动航空和相对起飞和恢复系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120181381A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-19

    申请号:US13387685

    申请日:2010-07-28

    IPC分类号: B64B1/70 B64B1/66

    摘要: A self-righting aerostat (10) is described comprising at least one blimp-shaped body (12), supported by gas and in which a bow and a stern are defined, a plurality of tailplanes (13) having a stabilizing function, a self-righting system provided with a ballast, consisting of liquid, able to be moved through a pump (22) from the bow to the stern of the blimp-shaped body (12) and vice-versa, a system for controlling the trim based upon the actuation of mobile parts (27) of the tailplanes (13) and on propellers driven by motors (28; 29), and a takeoff and recovery system (34) comprising a winch device (35) on which a cable is wound (19) to anchor the aerostat to the ground (10). The self-righting aerostat (10) also comprises, inside the blimp-shaped body (12), at least one connection cable (25) between the stern and the bow of the blimp-shaped body (12) itself, in order to improve the rigidity of shape of the aerostat (10) when it is pulled about in strong winds, which tend to stretch the relative blimp-shaped body (12).

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种自对准的空气净化器(10),其包括由气体支撑并且其中限定了弓和船尾的至少一个平板状体(12),具有稳定功能的多个尾板(13) 具有由液体组成的镇流器,其能够通过泵(22)从弓形件移动到飞艇身体(12)的船尾,反之亦然,用于基于 尾座(13)的移动部件(27)和由马达(28; 29)驱动的螺旋桨上的致动以及包括绞线(19)上的绞盘装置(35)的起飞和恢复系统(34) )将浮空器锚定到地面(10)。 自调整空气净化器(10)还在飞艇身体(12)内部包括至少一个连接电缆(25),位于船尾与飞艇身体(12)本身的弓之间,以便改善 空气稳定器(10)的形状在强风中被拉扯时的刚度,其倾向于拉伸相对的微小型体(12)。