Balloon-Based Positioning System and Method
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180067188A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15804292

    申请日:2017-11-06

    申请人: X Development LLC

    IPC分类号: G01S5/02 G01S1/02 G01S5/16

    CPC分类号: G01S5/0289 G01S1/022 G01S5/16

    摘要: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a balloon-based positioning system and method. In one example embodiment, a system includes a group of at least three balloons deployed in the stratosphere and a control system configured for: determining a first set of spatial relationships relating to the group; determining a second set of spatial relationships relating to at least a portion of the group and to a reference point; determining a position of the reference point relative to the earth; using the determined first set, the determined second set, and the determined position of the reference point relative to the earth as a basis for determining a position of a target balloon in the group relative to the earth; and transmitting the determined position of the target balloon relative to the earth.

    Balloon-based positioning system and method

    公开(公告)号:US09829561B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US14018153

    申请日:2013-09-04

    申请人: X Development LLC

    CPC分类号: G01S5/0289 G01S1/022 G01S5/16

    摘要: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a balloon-based positioning system and method. In one example embodiment, a system includes a group of at least three balloons deployed in the stratosphere and a control system configured for: determining a first set of spatial relationships relating to the group; determining a second set of spatial relationships relating to at least a portion of the group and to a reference point; determining a position of the reference point relative to the earth; using the determined first set, the determined second set, and the determined position of the reference point relative to the earth as a basis for determining a position of a target balloon in the group relative to the earth; and transmitting the determined position of the target balloon relative to the earth.

    Determining expected failure modes of balloons within a balloon network
    3.
    发明授权
    Determining expected failure modes of balloons within a balloon network 有权
    确定气球网络中气球的预期故障模式

    公开(公告)号:US09514269B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-06

    申请号:US13943935

    申请日:2013-07-17

    申请人: X Development LLC

    IPC分类号: G06G7/48 G06F17/50

    摘要: Example methods and systems for determining failure modes of balloons within a balloon network are described. One example method includes: (a) determining at least one cohort balloon of a first balloon, where the first balloon is operating as part of a balloon network and where each cohort balloon shares at least one property with the first balloon, (b) determining at least one expected failure mode based at least in part on at least one failure of at least one cohort balloon, (c) determining a predicted failure mode of the first balloon based at least in part on the at least one expected failure mode, and (d) causing the first balloon to operate within the balloon network based at least in part on the predicted failure mode of the first balloon.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于确定气球网络中气球的故障模式的示例方法和系统。 一个示例性方法包括:(a)确定第一气球的至少一个队列气球,其中第一气球作为气球网络的一部分操作,并且其中每个队列气球与第一气球共享至少一个属性,(b)确定 至少部分地基于至少一个队列气球的至少一个故障的至少一个预期故障模式,(c)至少部分地基于所述至少一个预期故障模式来确定所述第一气球的预测故障模式;以及 (d)至少部分地基于第一气球的预测故障模式使第一气球在球囊网络内操作。