Systems and methods for long endurance airship operations

    公开(公告)号:US09623949B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US13048625

    申请日:2011-03-15

    申请人: Stephen Heppe

    发明人: Stephen Heppe

    IPC分类号: B64B1/00 B64C37/02

    摘要: In one example, a long endurance airship system includes a first combined airship with a payload airship and a first logistics airship. The first combined airship is configured for stationkeeping at a predetermined station during meteorological conditions with wind speeds below a predetermined threshold. The airship system also includes a second combined airship which is a reconfiguration of the first combined airship and includes the payload airship and a second logistics airship. The second combined airship is configured for stationkeeping at the predetermined station in all meteorological conditions, including meteorological conditions with wind speeds above the predetermined threshold.

    Modular vehicle lift system
    6.
    发明授权
    Modular vehicle lift system 有权
    模块化车辆升降系统

    公开(公告)号:US09457899B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-04

    申请号:US13925305

    申请日:2013-06-24

    IPC分类号: G01C23/00 B64C37/02 B64C39/02

    摘要: Apparatus, systems, and methods provide for a modular vehicle system utilized for lifting and maneuvering payloads. According to aspects of the disclosure, any number of individual lift vehicles may be connected to create a unified lift vehicle. The individual lift vehicles may be placed adjacent to one another according to a determined lifting array formation and coupled together using connection mechanisms. The connection mechanisms rigidly and communicatively connect the individual lift vehicles to create the unified lift vehicle suitable for lifting and maneuvering a payload.

    摘要翻译: 装置,系统和方法提供了用于提升和操纵有效载荷的模块化车辆系统。 根据本公开的方面,可以连接任意数量的单独的升降车,以产生统一的升降车。 各个电梯车辆可以根据确定的提升阵列形状彼此相邻放置并且使用连接机构联接在一起。 连接机构刚性地和连通地连接各个电梯车辆,以产生适于提升和操纵有效载荷的统一升降车。

    TETHERED AERIAL SYSTEMS FOR DATA GATHERING
    7.
    发明申请
    TETHERED AERIAL SYSTEMS FOR DATA GATHERING 审中-公开
    数据采集​​的专用系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160144958A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US14280992

    申请日:2014-05-19

    摘要: A tethered unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) may be outfitted with a sensor payload for data gathering. The tethered UAV may be tethered to a ground station for constricting the flight space of the UAV while also providing the option for power delivery and/or bidirectional communications. The tethered UAV's flight path may be extended by introducing one or more secondary UAVs that cooperate to extend the horizontal flight path of a primary UAV. The ground station, which may be coupled with the tethered aerial vehicle, may comprise a listening switch configured to determine a condition of the tether such that the supply of power to the tether may be terminated when tether damage or a tether severance is detected.

    摘要翻译: 系绳无人机(“UAV”)可以装备有用于数据采集的传感器有效载荷。 系缚的UAV可以被绑在地面站上,用于收缩无人机的飞行空间,同时还提供功率传送和/或双向通信的选项。 可以通过引入一个或多个辅助UAV以扩展主UAV的水平飞行路径来扩展系留的UAV的飞行路径。 可以与系留式航空器耦合的地面站可以包括侦听开关,其被配置为确定系绳的状况,使得当检测到系绳损伤或系绳断开时,可以终止对系绳的供电。

    EXPANDED AIRLINER CONFIGURED SYMMETRICALLY REAR TO FRONT OR REAR TO REAR
    8.
    发明申请
    EXPANDED AIRLINER CONFIGURED SYMMETRICALLY REAR TO FRONT OR REAR TO REAR 审中-公开
    扩展的空中人员配置为正面或后面配对

    公开(公告)号:US20160009415A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-14

    申请号:US14173165

    申请日:2014-02-05

    IPC分类号: B64F5/00 B64C1/26 B64C1/00

    摘要: Currently the world's largest airplane is Airbus A380, can carry 525 people in a normal three-class configuration. It can travel nonstop 15,700 kilometers (8,500 nmi; 9,800 mi), at a speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 Km/h or 560 mph; 490 kn at cursing altitude). To carry twice as many passengers and fly the same distance with the similar performance or better can achieved by joining the two same types of airplanes in the rear to front, (FIG. 1), or rear to rear (FIG. 2), can have the equivalent or better effect, and have similar or better performance than keep on building larger, fatter, airplanes such as A380. For example, Airbus, A350 can carry 350 passengers in a three-class setting, if the two A350s are jointed, it can carry, 700 passengers instead of only 350. This will work on other makers with the two same types of large airplanes.

    摘要翻译: 目前世界上最大的飞机是空客A380,可以携带525人正常三级配置。 它可以以0.85马赫(约900公里/小时或560英里/小时的速度,490公里的诅咒高度)不间断地行驶15,700公里(8,500纳里; 9,800英里)。 携带两倍于乘客的飞行距离相同,可以通过将前后两个相同类型的飞机(图1)或后后(图2)连接起来获得相似的性能或更好的效果。 具有相同或更好的效果,并且具有类似或更好的性能,而不是继续建造像A380这样的较大,飞越的飞机。 例如,空中客车公司,A350可以在三级设置下运载350名乘客,如果两架A350联机,则可以携带700名乘客,而不是350名乘客。这将适用于同类型大型飞机的其他制造商。

    Co-operative, modular, unmanned, vertical lift cargo vehicles
    9.
    发明授权
    Co-operative, modular, unmanned, vertical lift cargo vehicles 有权
    合作,模块化,无人驾驶,垂直升降货车

    公开(公告)号:US09079662B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US13632370

    申请日:2012-10-01

    IPC分类号: B64D1/22 B64C37/02 G05D1/08

    摘要: A cargo lift system employs multiple unmanned lift vehicles acting as vertical lift generating machines. An autonomous control system controls coordinated movements of the cooperating unmanned vertical lift generating machines. A coupling system connects the cargo load to each of the plurality of unmanned vertical lift generating machines. The plurality of unmanned vertical lift generating machines are separated from each other by a distance through spacing by individual onboard flight computers in the lift generating machines or by rigid or semi-rigid connections between the lift generating machines.

    摘要翻译: 货物升降机系统采用多台无人驾驶升降车作为垂直升降机。 自主控制系统控制协作的无人驾驶垂直升降机的协调运动。 联接系统将货物负载连接到多个无人驾驶垂直升降机发电机中的每一个。 多个无人驾驶垂直升降机生产机器通过电梯发电机中的单独的机载飞行计算机或电梯发电机之间的刚性或半刚性连接彼此隔开距离。