公开(公告)号：US5071383A

公开(公告)日：1991-12-10

申请号：US565390

申请日：1990-08-10

Applicant: Koichi Kinoshita

Inventor： Koichi Kinoshita

IPC: A63H3/06 ,  A63H27/10 ,  A63H27/127 ,  A63H27/133 ,  A63H29/22 ,  A63H30/04 ,  A63H31/08 ,  B64C27/20 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/24

CPC classification number: A63H27/10 ,  A63H27/12 ,  B64C27/20 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D27/24 ,  A63H2027/1066 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/101 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  Y02T50/44 ,  Y02T50/62

Abstract: A radio-controlled flying apparatus comprising an annular buoyant body and having an overall center of gravity below the center of buoyant force of the buoyant body. The annular buoyant body contains a gas of lighter weight than air. A main body is supported by the annular buoyant body by means of a dual-axis gimbal. The main body is provided with a pair of propellers which are rotatably supported by the main body and are driven by variable-speed motors into rotation in opposite directions. The main body is further provided with a rocking mechanism for causing said main body to rock about the dual-axis gimbal. An electric circuit resides in the main body for receiving a radio wave from an external transmitter to control the rocking mechanism and variable-speed motors. The electric components in the electric circuit are supplied their power from a battery carried on the main body.

Abstract translation: 一种无线电控制的飞行装置，包括一个环形浮力体，其整体重心低于浮力体浮力的中心。 环形浮体包含比空气轻的气体。 主体通过双轴万向节由环形浮力体支撑。 主体设有一对螺旋桨，它们由主体可旋转地支撑，并由变速马达驱动，以相反的方向转动。 主体还设置有使所述主体围绕双轴万向节摇摆的摆动机构。 电路位于主体中，用于接收来自外部发射器的无线电波，以控制摇摆机构和变速电动机。 电路中的电气部件由主体上承载的电池供电。

公开(公告)号：US3913871A

公开(公告)日：1975-10-21

申请号：US46641774

申请日：1974-05-02

Applicant: MILLER RALPH H

Inventor： MILLER RALPH H

IPC: B64C1/34 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64B1/20

CPC classification number: B64C39/00 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64C1/34

Abstract: Improvement in heavier-than-air passenger aircraft having forward thrust engines, wings, a rear fin and rudder, and a lighter-than-air gas lift mechanism for enhancing the aerodynamic lift provided by the forward thrust engines and wings, such improvement comprising respective forward and rear wings, two equally widthwise spaced apart gas compartments containing lighter-than-air gas disposed vertically above the forward wing, a passenger compartment having a pilot compartment at the front end thereof, the passenger compartment disposed vertically above the forward wing and transversely centrally between the gas compartments, the forward and rear wings and the three compartments joined to each other to provide framing rigidity for said aircraft, the rear fin and rudder mounted upon the passenger compartment so as to upstand vertically therefrom to obtain a clear aerodynamic cut into the air, each compartment of substantially uniform transverse cross-section, each compartment extending axially substantially full length of said aircraft, the rear wing being a substantially full width rear wing disposed vertically above the forward wing so as to have a substantially clear aerodynamic cut into the air.

Abstract translation: 具有向前推力发动机，翼，后翼和方向舵的重型客机的改进，以及用于增强由前推力发动机和机翼提供的空气动力升力的轻于空气的气举升降机构，其改进包括各自的 前翼和后翼，两个等宽度方向间隔开的气室，其包含垂直设置在前翼上方的轻于空气的气室，在其前端具有先导舱的乘客舱，在前翼上方垂直设置的乘客舱 在气室之间的中央，前翼和后翼与三个隔间相互连接，为所述飞机提供框架刚性，后鳍和方向舵安装在乘客舱上，从而垂直向上竖立，以获得清晰的气动切割 空气，每个隔室的横截面基本均匀，每个隔室延伸一个 所述飞行器的基本上全长，后翼是垂直设置在前翼上方的基本上全宽度的后翼，以便具有基本上清楚的空气动力学切入空气。

公开(公告)号：US11999460B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17166884

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: ELIO TECNOLOGIA, SERVIÇOS E PARTICIPAÇOES LTDA.

Inventor： Luciano da Silveira Araujo

IPC: B64B1/34 ,  B64U10/30 ,  B64U30/20

CPC classification number: B64B1/34 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64U10/30 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2201/20

Abstract: An unmanned and remotely controlled airship has a system of multirotors combined with an inflatable envelope. The airship may be lifted/powered by a power system that has three or more rotors. The airship may be constructed using rods, connectors, the main system/control box and the rotors. The airship system may have a systemic symmetry for weight distribution and flight control and may be, for example, a symmetric ellipsoid envelope/blimp.

公开(公告)号：US20230399093A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US17806160

申请日：2022-06-09

Applicant: Charles G Bagg

Inventor： Charles G Bagg

IPC: B64B1/62 ,  B64B1/08

CPC classification number: B64B1/62 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64B1/08

Abstract: A lighter-than-air semi-rigid airship has Configurable Buoyancy And Geometry (CBAG) allowing it to become short and plump for maximum buoyancy during takeoff and landing, but also allowing it to become long and slim for reduced drag (albeit less buoyancy) so that it may travel at high speed. It may be combined with a heavier-than-air structure having wings or rotors to form a hybrid aircraft whereby the wings or rotors provide enough lift to compensate for the reduced buoyancy during high-speed flight.

公开(公告)号：US20180093755A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15689945

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Carlos Thomas Miralles

IPC: B64C13/16 ,  F41G7/22 ,  G05D1/12 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C13/16 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/04 ,  B64C2201/121 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  F41G7/2253 ,  F41G7/2286 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  G05D1/12

Abstract: A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having wing elements and tail elements configured to roll to angularly orient the UAV by rolling so as to align a longitudinal plane of the UAV, in its late terminal phase, with a target. A method of UAV body re-orientation comprising: (a) determining by a processor a boresight angle error correction value bases on distance between a target point and a boresight point of a body-fixed frame; and (b) effecting a UAV maneuver comprising an angular role rate component translating the target point to a re-oriented target point in the body-fixed frame, to maintain the offset angle via the offset angle correction value.

公开(公告)号：US20170349260A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15169766

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: James Richard Lawson

Inventor： James Richard Lawson

IPC: B64B1/34 ,  B64B1/32

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/101 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64D2211/00 ,  Y02T50/55

Abstract: The embodiment described herein is a hybrid balloon-multicopter invention. In a similar manner to a multicopter, it incorporates anticlockwise and clockwise rotating rotors to support maneuverability in three dimensional space. However, unlike a multicopter, maneuverability is augmented by the lift force generated by a balloon filled with a lighter than air gas. Furthermore, to support extended day and night operation, one embodiment of the invention includes photovoltaic cells to convert solar energy to electric energy recharging a battery.

公开(公告)号：US09592906B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-14

申请号：US14492154

申请日：2014-09-22

Applicant: Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited

Inventor： Michael Durham ,  Paul Macey

IPC: B64C25/00 ,  B60V1/16 ,  B60V3/08 ,  B60V1/04 ,  B60V1/06

CPC classification number: B64C25/001 ,  B60V1/043 ,  B60V1/06 ,  B60V1/16 ,  B60V3/08 ,  B64B2201/00

Abstract: An air cushioned landing system for an air vehicle comprises an inflatable and deflatable skirt (113) in the form of a tube having inner (101) and outer (100) walls. The inner wall defines a central plenum (116) within the skirt, the skirt including gas pockets (130) arranged to stiffen one or more regions of at least one of the inner (101) and outer (100) sidewalls during deflation of the skirt. A gas pocket fan inflates the gas pockets prior to and during deflation of the skirt, wherein the gas pockets are constrained to move from a mutually spaced apart position when the skirt is inflated, to a mutually closely adjacent position when the skirt is fully deflated.

Abstract translation: 用于空中交通工具的气垫着陆系统包括具有内（101）和外（100）壁的管形式的可膨胀和可放气的裙部（113）。 所述内壁在所述裙部内限定中央增压室（116），所述裙部包括气囊（130），所述气囊布置成在所述裙部（13）的放气期间加强所述内（101）和外（100）侧壁中的至少一个的一个或多个区域 。 气囊袋风扇在裙部充气之前和期间使气袋膨胀，其中当裙部充气时，气囊被限制为从裙部膨胀时相互间隔开的位置移动到相邻的相邻位置。

公开(公告)号：US20160332714A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-17

申请号：US15222704

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: William Edmund Nelson

Inventor： William Edmund Nelson

IPC: B64B1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64B1/58 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64B1/32 ,  B64B1/20

CPC classification number: B64B1/02 ,  B64B1/10 ,  B64B1/12 ,  B64B1/20 ,  B64B1/22 ,  B64B1/28 ,  B64B1/32 ,  B64B1/34 ,  B64B1/58 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D2211/00 ,  G05D1/0011

Abstract: An air vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a propulsion assembly. The vehicle body has the shape of a wing airfoil so that the vehicle body generates lift when air flows over the vehicle body. The vehicle body has a body longitudinal axis, and includes a first hull and a second hull that are secured together side-by-side, the hulls having longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel to the body longitudinal axis. Each hull defines a separate fluid chamber that is filled with a fluid that is at least partially buoyant. The propulsion assembly is secured to the vehicle body. The propulsion assembly generates thrust and includes a port front engine, a port rear engine, a starboard front engine, and a starboard rear engine, wherein at least two of the engines have independently controlled thrust vectors.

公开(公告)号：US20160307448A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15193033

申请日：2016-06-25

Applicant: Bee Robotics Corporation

Inventor： Vladimir Salnikov ,  Anatoly Filin ,  Harm Burema

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64B1/40 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A01M9/00 ,  B64D1/16 ,  A01B79/00 ,  A01C7/00 ,  A01C21/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/04

CPC classification number: G08G5/0043 ,  A01B79/005 ,  A01B79/02 ,  A01C7/04 ,  A01C21/00 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/101 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/00 ,  B64D1/16 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/04 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: Modern farming is currently being done by powerful ground equipment or aircraft that weigh several tons and treat uniformly tens of hectares per hour. Automated farming can use small, agile, lightweight, energy-efficient automated robotic equipment that flies to do the same job, even able to farm on a plant-by-plant basis, allowing for new ways of farming. A hybrid airship-drone has both passive lift provided by a gas balloon and active lift provided by propellers. A hybrid airship-drone may be cheaper, more stable in flight, and require less maintenance than other aerial vehicles such as quadrocopters. However, hybrid airship-drones may also be larger in size and have more inertia that needs to be overcome for starting, stopping and turning.

Abstract translation: 现代农业目前正在由强力的地面设备或称重数吨的飞机完成，每小时统一处理数十公顷。 自动化农业可以使用小型，敏捷，轻便，节能的自动化机器人设备，这些设备可以做同样的工作，甚至能够逐一种植，允许新的种植方式。 混合飞艇无人机具有由气球提供的被动升力和由推进器提供的主动升力。 混合飞艇无人机可能更便宜，飞行中更稳定，并且比其他空中飞行器如四轮车更需要较少的维护。 然而，混合飞艇 - 无人机的尺寸也可能更大，并且在起动，停止和转弯时需要克服更多的惯性。

公开(公告)号：US20160139601A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14943008

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: Altaeros Energies, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher R. Vermillion ,  Benjamin W. Glass ,  Andrew D. Goessling

IPC: G05D1/08 ,  B64F3/00 ,  B64B1/50

CPC classification number: G05D1/0816 ,  B64B1/50 ,  B64B2201/00 ,  B64F3/00

Abstract: A control system for a tethered aerostat is provided, where at least one rotational and at least one translational degree of freedom are controlled to setpoints through the variation of tether lengths by an actuator system. The term tether includes a single tether, a tether group or a sub section of tether controlled by an individual actuator. Accurate rotational and translational control is essential for the successful operation of an aerostat under several applications, including surveillance, weather monitoring, communications, and power generation. For a given use case, the controller can be constructed and arranged to manage the tradeoff between several key performance characteristics, such as transient performance, steady-state pointing accuracy, tether tension regulation, and power generation.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于系留式空气净化器的控制系统，其中至少一个旋转和至少一个平移自由度通过致动器系统通过系绳长度的变化被控制到设定点。 术语系绳包括单个系绳，系绳组或由单个致动器控制的系绳的子部分。 精确的旋转和平移控制对于在多种应用中成功运行空气调节器，包括监视，气象监测，通信和发电至关重要。 对于给定的用例，可以构造和布置控制器以管理诸如瞬态性能，稳态指示精度，系绳张力调节和发电之间的若干关键性能特征之间的权衡。