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130results about "Balloon aircrafts" patented technology

Buoyancy air bag rapid adjusting device and wind resistance cooperative control method thereof

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural engineering and intellectualization, and particularly relates to a buoyancy air bag rapid adjusting device and a wind resistance cooperative control method thereof.The buoyancy air bag rapid adjusting device comprises a buoyancy providing original module and a flight control module, the buoyancy providing original module comprises an inner balloon, an outer balloon and a hot-air balloon, and the inner cambered surface of the inner balloon and the inner cambered surface of the outer balloon are provided with inflation cavities; a rope is connected to the bottoms of the outer cambered surfaces of the inner and outer balloons and the hot-air balloon, one end of the rope is connected with a frame in a penetrating manner, and a burner assembly is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the frame; wind power is sensed in real time through an anemograph and a monitoring sensor, in combination with cooperative response of a flight control module, a buoyancy module and a connection adjusting module, measures of posture fine adjustment, height avoidance and safe landing are adopted in the gentle breeze, stroke and strong wind environments, so that the device keeps precision operation below multiple wind levels, safe risk avoiding is achieved in the strong wind, and the safety and reliability of the device are improved. The problems that a traditional aerostat is poor in wind resistance and prone to being out of control are solved.
Owner:HARBIN ENG NORTH RICE TECH CO LTD

Inflatable aerial carrying platform and flying method

The invention discloses an inflatable aerial carrying platform and a flying method, and relates to the field of aerostats, and the key point of the technical scheme is that the inflatable aerial carrying platform comprises a platform main body cabin with an annular structure, a spherical auxiliary balance cabin arranged above the platform main body cabin and connected through a cable, and a balance control system. A plurality of groups of partition sheets are arranged in the platform main body cabin, the platform main body cabin is uniformly divided into a plurality of independent air chambers which are symmetrically arranged, and each air chamber is provided with an independent inflation and deflation hole, so that fine air pressure regulation and control and high-altitude attitude stability are realized. The auxiliary balance cabins form a composite buoyancy system through upper and lower layered layout, and the gravity center control and anti-instability capacity of the whole platform under load fluctuation or airflow disturbance is improved. According to the invention, the fault resistance, the safety and the pneumatic stability of the aerial platform are obviously improved.
Owner:LINZHOU (NINGBO) TECH CO LTD

Flight wind energy unit equipment, flight acting device, flight control device, flight connection assembly and flight control method

The invention provides flight wind energy unit equipment, a flight acting device, a flight control device, a flight connection assembly and a flight control method. The flying wind turbine equipment (1000) comprises a floating device (1100) and a transmission cable (1300). The floating device (1100) is used to lift off so as to lift the flight crew equipment (1000) to a predetermined height. The transmission rope (1300) is arranged around the upper pulleys (1500-1, 1500-3) close to the side of the floating device (1100) and the lower pulleys (1500-2, 1500-4) close to the side of the fixed base structure (2000). The flying wind turbine arrangement (1000) further comprises a first and a second flying work device (1400-1, 1400-2) fixedly connected to the transmission cable (1300) on both sides, respectively. The first flight acting device (1400-1) and the second flight acting device (1400-2) are arranged to be capable of alternately flying up and down in a reciprocating mode so as to drive the transmission rope (1300) to move in a reciprocating mode. The flying wind turbine assembly (1000) of the present invention enables continuous work in any wind direction and transmits mechanical work to the fixed base structure (2000).
Owner:QINGYUNTI (SHANGHAI) ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Apparatus, method and system for balloon altitude control by in-situ characterization and active energy management

The invention comprises an apparatus, method for using the apparatus and system for balloon altitude control by in-situ characterization and active energy management. The invention presented enables transportation, autonomous operation and use of a balloon beyond the limits of conventional high-altitude ballooning to the edge of the atmosphere, or about 100 km above the surface of the Earth. The apparatus comprises at least: an envelope containing lift-gas; an envelope and lift-gas characterizer; an altitude control system operated using active energy addition and lift-gas transfer or ambient air introduction into the system; and an external payload component. The invention is capable of operating in ascent, descent, or stationary mode; the altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused by measuring in-situ envelope and lift-gas characteristics, identifying the change in the lift-gas energy needed, and facilitating the required energy change for altitude control.
Owner:SPACE BALLOON TECH CORP

Stable self-adaptive meteorological balloon recovery device

The utility model discloses a stable self-adaptive meteorological balloon recovery device, which comprises a detection device main body and a positioning assembly, the outer wall of the top of the detection device main body is provided with a storage groove, and the positioning assembly used for preventing the detection device main body from moving is installed in the storage groove. The positioning assembly comprises a baffle, a spiral drill bit, a small motor, a movable plate and sliding groove columns, the spiral drill bit is arranged in the middle of the baffle, the small motor is installed at the top of the spiral drill bit, the movable plate is fixedly installed at the bottom of the small motor, and the sliding groove columns are formed in the two ends of the movable plate; a shaft rod is arranged at the end, close to the detection device body, of the baffle, and the outer wall of the shaft rod is sleeved with a strong torsional spring. The stable self-adaptive meteorological balloon recovery device not only can prevent the device from being moved by external force after landing, but also can reduce the impact force on internal parts after the detection device body lands.
Owner:CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY UNIT 71602

Oscillating Canopy Sunshade Device With Frame Structure for Climate and Solar Mitigation

A sunshade device and sunshade management system for mitigating the effects of climate change and direct and prolonged exposure to the sun, the sunshade device including a canopy attached to a collapsible web or frame structure. The frame structure can be collapsed or opened by operation of an electric motor. The sunshade device is positioned above the ground by electrically powered lifting devices that are powered by a battery system that is charged by solar cells. A sunshade management system controls the status of the sunshade device, and can collapse the frame and activate the lifting devices to position the sunshade in the sky, and open the frame and deactivate the lifting devices to allow the sunshade device to slowly descend while providing shade to areas below the sunshade device.
Owner:VANDEWATER CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC

Mounting device for mounting auxiliary tool on aerostat and aerostat

The embodiment of the invention provides a mounting device for mounting an auxiliary tool on an aerostat and the aerostat. In one specific implementation mode, the mounting device comprises a tool base plate used for mounting an auxiliary tool, a heating assembly and a heat release adhesive layer arranged on the side, away from a mounting position of the auxiliary tool, of the tool base plate. The heating assembly is used for heating the heat release glue layer so that the installation device can fall off from the skin of the aerostat. According to the embodiment, the viscosity of the heat release adhesive layer is reduced through the heating assembly, so that the tool base plate can fall off from the skin of the aerostat without damage, and repeated use is facilitated. The method is simple to operate, facilitates safety of field or high-altitude operation, has no residue after stripping, and avoids garbage in the air. The gluing structure does not need to be perforated, the skin is kept complete, stress is uniform, the reliability of the aerostat is improved, and the service life of the aerostat is prolonged.
Owner:BEIJING LINYI YUNCHUAN ENERGY TECH CO LTD

Air unmanned charging and battery replacing method

The invention provides an aerial unmanned charging and battery replacing method which comprises the following steps: during battery replacing, a pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle flies to a battery replacing platform of an operation and maintenance platform which is driven by a helium balloon to rise to a certain height, and a mechanical arm module takes out a first unmanned aerial vehicle battery on the pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle and places the first unmanned aerial vehicle battery in an empty slot position of a battery storage cabinet; taking out the fully charged unmanned aerial vehicle battery I pushed out by the automatic push-out mechanism from the battery storage cabinet, and putting the unmanned aerial vehicle battery I into a battery jar on the pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle; during charging, the charging unmanned aerial vehicle flies to the position above the pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle, and a charging connector II at the bottom of the charging unmanned aerial vehicle is in magnetic attraction butt joint with a power supply connector at the top of the pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle, so that a charging contact II of the charging unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with a power supply contact of the pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle; a second unmanned aerial vehicle battery on the charging unmanned aerial vehicle supplies power to all electric devices in the pesticide applying unmanned aerial vehicle. The working efficiency of forest pesticide application work is improved, the cost of building a fixed unmanned aerial vehicle base station is reduced, and the problem that the endurance of an unmanned aerial vehicle in forestry pest control is short is solved.
Owner:NANJING FORESTRY UNIV

Floater control system, Floater

A floating craft control system that controls floating craft floating in the atmosphere. [Solution] This is a floating machine control system that controls a floating machine floating in the atmosphere. The floating machine has a power generation device that generates electricity using solar power, a power storage device that stores the electricity generated by the power generation device, a levitation device with balloons that use gas lighter than the atmosphere on the ground, and a propulsion device that uses the power from the power storage device to propel the machine through the air. Furthermore, the floating machine control system has a navigation control system that controls the levitation device and propulsion device and uses air currents in the atmosphere to move the machine to its destination.
Owner:KABUSHIKI KAISYA LEBEN

Captive balloon lifting type suspension cable transportation device and transportation method

The invention discloses a captive balloon lifting type suspension cable transportation device and method, and relates to the technical field of suspension cable transportation. The suspension cable is fixedly connected with the lifting appliance; the first take-up and pay-off mechanism is arranged at the first loading and unloading point and connected with one end of the suspension cable; the second take-up and pay-off mechanism is arranged at the second loading and unloading point and connected with the other end of the suspension cable; the captive balloon is connected with the ground through a first mooring rope and a second mooring rope; and the third retracting and releasing mechanism is connected with the captive balloon and is connected with the lifting appliance through a third mooring rope. The captive balloon can bear the weight of materials, the burden of traditional transportation equipment is relieved, meanwhile, frequent lifting of the captive balloon is not needed in the transportation link, the transportation efficiency is effectively improved, and the transportation requirements of complex terrains in mountainous areas are met.
Owner:СТЕЙТ ГРИД ЭЛЕКТРИК ПАУЭР ИНЖИНИРИНГ РИСЁРЧ ИНСТИТЬЮТ КО ЛТД +1

Inflatable aircraft

PendingJP2026092882AAircraft componentsMarine propulsionFlight vehicleClassical mechanics
To provide an inflatable aircraft that can regulate pressure more efficiently. [Solution] An inflatable aircraft comprises a pressure regulating device for adjusting the internal pressure of the inflatable aircraft, a pressure sensor for acquiring information on the internal pressure of the inflatable aircraft, and an altitude sensor for acquiring altitude information. The pressure regulating device adjusts the pressure to fill the internal pressure deficit according to the difference between a set pressure, which is set to decrease as the altitude decreases based on the altitude information obtained from the altitude sensor, and the internal pressure obtained from the pressure sensor.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

Supply system for a vehicle connected to a platform

A supply system for connecting a first vehicle has a platform, a first vehicle, a bendable connection element with one end connected with the first vehicle and another end connected with the platform and at least one floating unit for lifting the bendable connection element at least partly over a minimum floating height. The at least one floating unit is attachable to the bendable connection element distant from the first vehicle.
Owner:AGCO INT GMBH

Heavy-load and high-stability composite aircraft

The invention discloses a high-load and high-stability composite aircraft, relates to the technical field of aircrafts, and aims to overcome the technical defects that an existing multi-rotor aircraft is low in load capacity, and a lifting body aircraft is poor in wind resistance and prone to unbalance during unloading. The composite aircraft comprises a lifting body, a multi-rotor system and a connecting structure, the lifting body and the multi-rotor system are in flexible connection, and net lifting force provided by the lifting body corresponds to 80%-100% of the weight (after loads are removed) of a multi-rotor empty aircraft; the multi-rotor system adopts a scene-divided power dynamic adjusting mechanism, the multi-rotor system provides lift force accounting for 0%-20% of the weight of the multi-rotor air aircraft to maintain balance in the no-load state, the multi-rotor system bears all the load weight in the heavy load state, and the balance of the whole composite aircraft system is maintained by rapidly reducing the power to 0%-20% of the weight of the multi-rotor air aircraft in the unloading state. By means of the three-in-one collaborative design of the structure, the strategy and the mechanism, the loading capacity of the multiple rotors is improved by 50%-150%, the large load, the control flexibility and the wind resistance stability are all considered, the multi-rotor multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle can be widely applied to large-load hoisting scenes such as plateau material transportation and mountainous area engineering hoisting, and the market blank is filled.
Owner:李辉

Aerial vehicle device attachment jig, aerial vehicle, and aerial vehicle device attachment method

To provide an equipment mounting tool for a flying object, a flying object and an equipment mounting method for the flying object capable of easily mounting equipment for the flying object inside the flying object and regulating the movement of the equipment for the flying object in spite of a compact and lightweight structure.SOLUTION: The jig 1 comprises a base member 2 fixed inside the flying object and provided with an opening 21, a ring-shaped bracket 3 mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the flying object device 11 and attachable to the opening 21, and a first direction regulating means 4 regulating the movement of the ring-shaped bracket 3 in a first direction along the circumferential direction of the opening 21 and a second direction regulating means 5 regulating the movement of the ring-shaped bracket 3 in a second direction orthogonal to the opening surface of the opening 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:IWAYA INC

Apparatus for balloon altitude control by in-situ characterization and active energy management

The invention comprises an apparatus, method for using the apparatus and system for balloon altitude control by in-situ characterization and active energy management. The invention presented enables transportation, autonomous operation and use of a balloon beyond the limits of conventional high-altitude ballooning to the edge of the atmosphere, or about 100km above the surface of the Earth. The apparatus comprises at least: an envelope containing lift-gas; an envelope and lift-gas characterizer; an altitude control system operated using active energy addition and lift-gas transfer or ambient air introduction into the system; and an external payload component. The invention is capable of operating in ascent, descent, or stationary mode; the altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused by measuring in-situ envelope and lift-gas characteristics, identifying the change in the lift-gas energy needed, and facilitating the required energy change for altitude control.
Owner:SPACE BALLOON TECH CORP

Balloon blasting device of meteorological sonde

ActiveCN223926644UAir heatersToy aircraftsRocketsondeWeather balloon
The utility model discloses a meteorological sonde balloon blasting device, and relates to the technical field of meteorological observation, the meteorological sonde balloon blasting device comprises a sonde, the upper end of the sonde is fixedly connected with a connecting line, the upper end of the connecting line is fixedly connected with a balloon, the side wall of the balloon is fixedly connected with a blasting mechanism, the blasting mechanism comprises a fixing box, and the fixing box is fixedly connected with the connecting line. A motor is fixedly connected in the fixed box, a timing power supply is fixedly connected in the fixed box, a gear set is arranged at the upper end in the fixed box, the motor can drive the gear set, the output end of the gear set is fixedly connected with a swing arm, and the end part of the swing arm is fixedly connected with a puncture needle; the meteorological sonde is a balloon blasting device. Through the arrangement of the blasting mechanism, after the balloon flies into the air and the sonde acquires required data, the balloon still continues to fly, the balloon is punctured through the blasting mechanism at the moment, then the sonde falls off, and the situation that the balloon flies continuously and is not beneficial to monitoring is avoided.
Owner:覃伯科

Stratosphere regional residence resistance type vertical axis power generation system and application method thereof

The application discloses a stratosphere area residence resistance type vertical axis power generation system and an application method thereof, and relates to the field of power generation. The system comprises a high altitude balloon, a fixed length connecting rope, an adjustable connecting rope, a connecting rope adjusting device and a resistance type vertical axis wind turbine. The high altitude balloon is connected with the fixed length connecting rope through a flange plate. The fixed length connecting rope suspends the connecting rope adjusting device. The upper end of the adjustable connecting rope is connected with a roller of the connecting rope adjusting device. The resistance type vertical axis wind turbine is suspended through the adjustable connecting rope. The application combines the function of a floatation device with the resistance type vertical axis wind turbine to form a double floatation device system. The high altitude balloon is connected with a high altitude wind power generation device through the connecting rope. The east-west direction aerodynamic forces of the two are in opposite directions and are offset to each other, so that the area residence is realized and the working height of the resistance type vertical axis wind turbine is effectively improved.
Owner:CENT SOUTH UNIV

A new hot air balloon burner

The application discloses a novel hot air balloon burner and belongs to the technical field of hot air balloon equipment. The burner comprises a bracket, two groups of combustion units and a reversing component connecting the two groups of combustion units, a single combustion unit is integrated with a protective cover, a valve body and a plurality of serpentine coils, a main fire valve, a permanent fire valve, an emergency fire valve and a pressure dial are arranged on the valve body, the emergency fire valve is provided with a controllable fine adjustment component, and a nozzle plate adopts a combined design of fixed nozzles and adjustable nozzles. The controllable fine adjustment component is used for realizing fine adjustment of the opening degree of the emergency fire valve, the adjustable nozzles are used for adapting to different environmental temperatures and fuel flow, and the inclined pressure dial is used for improving the comfort of human operation, so that the performance of the burner in emergency ignition, different environment adaptation and operation comfort is effectively improved, the safety hidden danger and the inconvenience in operation of the existing burner are solved, and the burner is suitable for various hot air balloon flight scenes.
Owner:JIANGSU SHUANGTAO AVIATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO LTD

High-altitude solar energy generation device

High-altitude solar power generation device comprising a ground control device (1) and a high-altitude detection device (2), characterized in that the ground control device (1) comprises an equipment cabin body (11) and the equipment cabin body (11) is provided with a motor winch mechanism (17) inside the body (11); The high-altitude detection device (2) comprises a helium balloon (21) and a solar panel (22) connected to it by a pull rope (23), and the solar panel (22) is connected to the ground control device (1) by a power cable (24).
Owner:DEYI CHEN DONGGUAN CITY +2

Variable-wing floating device suitable for high-altitude wind power generation, working method and umbrella ladder

The invention relates to the technical field of high-altitude wind power generation, in particular to a variable-wing floating device suitable for high-altitude wind power generation, a working method and an umbrella ladder. The wing type bags capable of being opened and closed are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the floating body, so that in the initial rising process of the floating body, due to the fact that air is gradually rarefied, the internal and external pressure difference between the floating body and the wing type bags is gradually increased, and the size of the floating body and the size of the wing type bags are gradually increased; the wing type bag body is still kept in a closed state and is attached to the outer surface of the floating main body; when the floating main body ascends to the preset height, the volume of the floating main body and the volume of the wing type bag body both reach the maximum, at the moment, the wing type bag body can be switched from the closed state to the open state, in this way, the wing type bag body can generate upward lifting force under the action of wind power, and therefore the floating main body continues to ascend. Therefore, according to the technical scheme, the acting interval of the umbrella ladder can be widened, and the acting capacity of the umbrella ladder is improved.
Owner:CHINA POWER ENGINEERING CONSULTING GROUP CORPORATION +2

Self-balancing and pneumatic stabilizing structure of acting parachute and flying wind energy unit equipment

The invention provides an acting umbrella self-balancing and pneumatic stabilizing structure and flight wind energy unit equipment. The structure comprises a work doing umbrella body, a traction rope, a flight control device, a connecting piece and a balance weight piece. A plurality of jet orifices are formed in the acting umbrella body; the acting parachute body is connected with the flight control device through a traction rope; the connecting piece comprises a rotating platform, a first connecting section and a second connecting section, the first connecting section and the second connecting section are arranged at the two ends of the rotating platform respectively, the first connecting section is connected with the acting umbrella body, and the second connecting section is connected with the balance weight piece. The rotating platform is provided with a hollow part, the flight control device is arranged in the hollow part, and the connecting piece is configured to be capable of rotating up and down relative to the flight control device. According to the structural design of the device, the overall rotational inertia of the acting umbrella body can be improved, so that the working stability is greatly improved; the umbrella is provided with a self-balancing structure, it is guaranteed that the lift force of the acting umbrella bodies with different weights can be adjusted easily and flexibly, and the wind speed requirement needed by normal work of the acting umbrella bodies is greatly lowered.
Owner:QINGYUNTI (SHANGHAI) ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Navigating aircraft in a jetstream

ActiveUS12583573B1Non-rigid airshipsBalloon aircraftsFlight vehicleClassical mechanics
An altitude movement device comprising of a ballonet within an outer envelope with the ballonet configured to control buoyancy and an apparent wind generating device combined with the altitude movement device to generate an apparent wind to propel the vehicle laterally with respect to the direction of the jet stream.
Owner:WANG JAMES C +3

High-altitude atmospheric environment detection device

The utility model discloses a high-altitude atmospheric environment detection device, which relates to the technical field of high-altitude atmospheric environment detection and comprises a connecting rope, a connecting rotating assembly is rotatably mounted on the connecting rope, and the connecting rotating assembly consists of a rotating base block, a mounting base column, a mounting shaft and an anti-falling baffle. The multiple installation base columns are annularly distributed on the outer wall of the rotating base block, the multiple installation shafts are installed at one ends of the multiple installation base columns respectively, the multiple anti-disengaging baffles are installed at one ends of the multiple installation shafts respectively, and the connecting rotating assembly and the light-emitting rotating assembly are arranged on the connecting rope, so that the light-emitting effect of the light-emitting rotating assembly is improved under the effect of wind power. When the detection sensor assembly is suspended, the connecting rotating assembly and the light-emitting rotating assembly rotate, so that the connecting rope is more striking, the warning effect is achieved, finally the probability that birds impact the connecting rope can be reduced, the suspension stability of the detection sensor assembly is good, and potential threats existing in high-altitude atmospheric environment detection are reduced.
Owner:SHANDONG ZHENGYUAN TESTING TECH CO LTD

Aerial delivery device

An aerial device for delivery of hydrogen containers, having a supporting Balloon 1, which carries an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 2, and a hydrogen container 3. The supporting balloon fillable with
Owner:DRYSDALE NEIL STUART

Mobile communication vehicle

The invention discloses a mobile communication vehicle which comprises a vehicle body, a communication master control device, a battery, a winder, a photoelectric composite cable and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The communication master control device, the winder and the battery are installed on the vehicle, the photoelectric composite cable has a signal and current transmission function, one end of the photoelectric composite cable is wound on the winder and is connected with the communication master control device and the battery, and the other end of the photoelectric composite cable is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body and a base station installed on the lower side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body. The communication vehicle further comprises a helium balloon, the helium balloon comprises a sliding sleeve, an air bag and a control valve, the photoelectric composite cable is sleeved with the sliding sleeve, the air bag is installed on the periphery of the sliding sleeve, and the control valve is connected with the air bag to facilitate helium inflation and deflation. According to the mobile communication vehicle, power consumption is reduced, and long-time communication work is facilitated.
Owner:ZHEJIANG DEBAO COMM TECH CO LTD

High altitude release system and method of operation thereof

The application discloses a high-altitude launching system and a working method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of high-altitude launching and aerostation platform application, and aims to solve the problems of controllability and safety in the process of high-altitude ball launching. The application scheme comprises a rising platform, a launching separation control cabin and a recovery assembly, the rising platform is provided with an aerostation balloon, a positioning measurement unit and a balloon controllable treatment assembly for terminating balloon drift; the launching separation control cabin is connected with the task load assembly and the rising platform through a hanging connection structure with a primary separator and a secondary separator, and is internally provided with a positioning communication assembly and a control unit; wherein, the control unit combines health state information as a launching criterion related parameter to complete determination, and triggers an abnormal control strategy or a load separation strategy according to the determination result. The application realizes intelligent determination and controllable execution of high-altitude launching, and improves the safety and reliability of the launching process.
Owner:NINGBO INST OF MATERIALS TECH & ENG CHINESE ACAD OF SCI +1

Captive balloon support structure assembly

PendingUS20250340285A1CellsPhotovoltaic supportsLifting gasAmbient air
A captive balloon support structure assembly comprising a captive balloon which is filled with a lifting gas having a lower density than the ambient air and is kept floating at a specific altitude above the ground. A three-dimensional wide-meshed supporting net that is tethered to the ground is placed over the captive balloon.
Owner:MARTINSCHLEDDE WERNER

Long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for high-altitude power grid transmission and its control method

This invention provides a long-endurance high-altitude power grid overhead unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system and its control method to solve the problem of deployment limitations for tethered UAVs due to cables being obstructed by obstacles such as trees and buildings. The system includes a lift device, a power unit, a connecting device, and a cable clamp. The lift device includes a balloon made of high-elastic rubber, an inflation valve, and a remote-controlled exhaust valve. The power unit includes a ducted propeller, a motor, an ESC, and a battery. The connecting device includes a base, a flat roller bearing, a connecting shaft, a cable clamp, a high-friction rubber patch, and a screw-driven turbine lift mechanism. After the cable passes through the clamp, it is secured. After the balloon is inflated with sufficient helium, it is released. The device pulls the cable above the obstacle, allowing the tethered UAV cable to bypass the obstacle, reducing the operating conditions for the tethered UAV. The power unit can also adjust the deployment position of the device to accommodate changes in the UAV's location.
Owner:NANJING UNIV OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS

System and method for a spacecraft docking station

A spacecraft docking station is adapted to facilitate docking of spacecraft within outer space. According to one example, a spacecraft docking station may include a frame enclosing an area, and a net-like mesh coupled to the frame and filling the area enclosed by the frame. An autonomous robot may be coupled to the net-like mesh. One or more vessels may be coupled to the frame and / or the net-like mesh, where the one or more vessels include a propulsion mechanism. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
Owner:YOST THOMAS F

Buoyant hose

Buoyancy modules filled with gases lighter than ambient air are described that are used to lift hoses and other lines off the surface of the ground. These buoyancy modules can support any line above the ground, the line delivering a fluid or energy from a source to a target.
Owner:CONOCOPHILLIPS CO