公开(公告)号：US20190002074A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16114247

申请日：2018-08-28

Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION

Inventor： Gerald Mark Knoblach

IPC: B64B1/58 ,  B64B1/62 ,  G01W1/08 ,  B64B1/40

CPC classification number: B64B1/58 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/62 ,  G01W1/08

Abstract: Disclosed herein is system comprising a lighter-than-air (LTA) device and method of making the same. In an embodiment, the system includes the LTA device, which includes a membrane having a flexible substrate and an active material disposed thereon, wherein the active material is configured to controllably change the surface area of at least a portion of the substrate when an electrical stimulus is applied to the active material. In addition, the system may include a payload box; an altitude control vent mechanism; a meteorological data collection package; a communication unit; and an antenna.

公开(公告)号：US10403160B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US14757426

申请日：2015-12-23

Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION

Inventor： Gerald Mark Knoblach

IPC: G08G5/04 ,  B64B1/40 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G05D1/10

Abstract: Devices, methods and systems for minimizing the probability of a collision between an aircraft and a floating platform are described. The device may include a processor in communication with a memory. The processor is configured to obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of a floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.

公开(公告)号：US10689084B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US16114247

申请日：2018-08-28

Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION

Inventor： Gerald Mark Knoblach

IPC: B64B1/58 ,  G01W1/08 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/62

Abstract: Disclosed herein is system comprising a lighter-than-air (LTA) device and method of making the same. In an embodiment, the system includes the LTA device, which includes a membrane having a flexible substrate and an active material disposed thereon, wherein the active material is configured to controllably change the surface area of at least a portion of the substrate when an electrical stimulus is applied to the active material. In addition, the system may include a payload box; an altitude control vent mechanism; a meteorological data collection package; a communication unit; and an antenna.

公开(公告)号：US10207802B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US14757425

申请日：2015-12-23

Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION

Inventor： Gerald Mark Knoblach ,  Eric A Frische

IPC: B64D1/02 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/42 ,  B64B1/50 ,  B64B1/70 ,  G08G5/04

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US10059421B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US14983119

申请日：2015-12-29

Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION

Inventor： Gerald Mark Knoblach

IPC: B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/58 ,  G01W1/08 ,  B64B1/62

CPC classification number: B64B1/58 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/62 ,  G01W1/08

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lighter-than-air (LTA) device and method of making the same. In an embodiment, the LTA device may include a membrane having a flexible substrate and an active material disposed thereon, wherein the active material is configured to controllably change the surface area of at least a portion of the substrate when an electrical stimulus is applied to the active material.

公开(公告)号：US20160196757A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US14757426

申请日：2015-12-23

Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION

Inventor： Gerald Mark Knoblach

IPC: G08G5/04 ,  B64B1/40 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: G08G5/04 ,  B64B1/40 ,  G05D1/105 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  G08G5/045 ,  H04B7/18502

Abstract: Devices, methods and systems for minimizing the probability of a collision between an aircraft and a floating platform are described. The device may include a processor in communication with a memory. The processor is configured to obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of a floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于最小化飞机和浮动平台之间的碰撞概率的装置，方法和系统。 该设备可以包括与存储器通信的处理器。 处理器被配置为获得飞机的飞行路径向量; 基于浮动平台和天气数据的操作参数，在一段时间内确定与浮动平台的多个飞行路径相关的概率; 并且基于飞行路线向量和与浮动平台的多个飞行路径相关的概率来确定用于启动或恢复浮动平台的时间和/或位置，其使得将所述浮动平台之间的碰撞概率最小化 飞机和浮动平台，而浮动平台正在飞行。