297results about "Balloon aircrafts" patented technology

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural disease monitoring, prevention and control, and particularly relates to a rice blast monitoring and diagnosing method based on a mooring hot-air balloon and an unmanned aerial vehicle system. By constructing a dynamic observation platform of a tethered hot-air balloon and an unmanned aerial vehicle group, multi-variety, multi-temporal and multi-dimensional rice blast diseased plant multi-spectral / hyperspectral data and multi-information such as geography, soil, climate and field management are synchronously obtained, and a spectral database is constructed. An early diagnosis inversion model is constructed based on spectral characteristics of diseased rice plants and data characteristics of an unmanned aerial vehicle and a captive hot-air balloon by using self-supervised learning and deep learning technologies. According to the method, the cooperative advantages of the tethered hot-air balloon and the unmanned aerial vehicle are fully played, comprehensive acquisition and deep fusion of data are realized, the accuracy and timeliness of rice blast monitoring and diagnosis are improved, powerful technical support is provided for healthy development of the rice industry, and agricultural intelligence and sustainable development are assisted.

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.

Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) is attached in tandem with one or more air super-pressure balloons (SPB). The ZPB provides lift for the system while the SPB may provide a variable amount of ballast air by pumping in or expelling out ambient air. Various advanced performance targets relating to ascent rate, descent rate, range and maximum altitude are achievable with various scaled versions of the basic design of the LTA system. Advanced navigation and control techniques, such as more efficient high altitude station-keeping approaches, made possible with the LTA system are also described.

Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. The LTA may include one or more super-pressure balloons (SPB). One or more of the SPB's may include one or more interior volumes. One or more of the interior volumes may be configured to receive an LTA gas therein to supplement the free lift of the LTA system. There may be an adjustable valve or vent to release the LTA gas. One or more of the interior volumes may be configured to receive ambient air to provide a variable downward force. The SPB may use a compressor to pump in ambient air. The compressor or another valve may release ambient air to decrease the downward force. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) may be attached with the one or more SPB's. The ZPB may supplement lift for the system.

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.

The invention relates to the technical field of aerostat control, and discloses an aerostat control method and system, and the method comprises the steps: S1, collecting the internal state data, external environment data and environment parameters of an aerostat through a multi-source sensor; s2, processing the data acquired in the S1, and constructing a state and disturbance observer to obtain an aerostat state estimation value and an environmental wind disturbance estimation value; s3, based on the state estimation value and the wind disturbance estimation value of the aerostat, a self-adaptive control algorithm is adopted, a control instruction used for controlling the height and the horizontal position of the aerostat is generated, and the control instruction comprises a feedforward component used for actively compensating wind disturbance; and S4, distributing the control instruction to a channel power system of the aerostat and executing the control instruction. An integrated control architecture with state estimation, disturbance observation and adaptive control capabilities is constructed, three technical bottlenecks of weak control robustness, poor anti-interference capability and low intelligent level of a traditional aerostat in outdoor application are effectively solved, and the positioning precision and stability are improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of aerostats, and provides a high-altitude balloon self-destruction device and a high-altitude balloon system.The high-altitude balloon self-destruction device comprises a mounting frame, the mounting frame is provided with a first mounting part, and the first mounting part is used for being fixedly connected with a dome flange of a high-altitude balloon; the hob is provided with a first end and a second end on the axis of the hob, the first end is connected to the mounting frame through a safety piece, the second end is used for being connected with a traction rope, and the hob can be separated from the mounting frame under the action of the traction rope and cut the balloon film of the high-altitude balloon. After a flight task is finished and the balloon-parachute cabin is separated, the parachute can pull the traction rope to trigger the hob of the high-altitude balloon self-destruction device to destroy the balloon membrane, so that the balloon safely lands back to a preset area, and the safety problem that the balloon body of the high-altitude balloon uncontrollably flies at high altitude for a long time is avoided; in addition, the high-altitude balloon can be prevented from being in direct contact with the balloon film soft structure in the releasing process, and the safety of the balloon releasing process is guaranteed.

This invention introduces a suspended telecommunications system utilizing gas-lift hydrogen-filled balloons for global internet access and secure encrypted communication analysis. Utilizing this gas-lift technology, it deploys an airborne antenna platform stabilized by lightweight carbon fiber structures and secured by ground-based cables. The system integrates various antennas, including parabolic and Starlink dishes, dynamically adjusting for optimal signal reception from terrestrial and satellite sources. a high-frequency amplifier-dissipator and an AI-enhanced ground processing center facilitate the interception and decryption of encrypted communications, filtering potential security threats. The platform features motorized rotating plates, efficient power management, and GSM / Wi-Fi modules for enhanced connectivity. Constructed with composite materials for durability and minimal weight, it includes built-in lighting for visibility and emergency signaling. The system presents an innovative, cost-effective, and scalable solution for global telecommunication coverage and secure communication monitoring, addressing national and social security concerns while ensuring reliable access to digital information worldwide.

A flight craft comprises: an intermediate member, which has an annular shape in a plan view and has a flat cross-sectional shape when cut along a plane that includes a straight line in a direction of the plan view; a plurality of gores, each of which extends from an outer side to an inner side of the intermediate member in the plan view, passes through an inner opening of the intermediate member, is folded back, and then extends from the inner side to the outer side of the intermediate member in the plan view; a front side member, which is positioned on a front side of the intermediate member, where the front side is defined as a side facing outward in the plan view, and a rear side is defined as a side opposite to the front side; a rear side member that is positioned on a rear side of the intermediate member; and a tightening mechanism that tightens the front side member and the rear side member in a direction that brings them closer to each other.

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.

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.

A system enabling safe manned and unmanned operations at extremely high altitudes (above 70,000 feet). The system utilizes a balloon launch system and parachute and / or parafoil recovery.

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).

The invention relates to an aerostatic device (1) which comprises: - a balloon (100) comprising an envelope (120) intended to be filled with a lighter-than-air gas; - a gondola (200) connected to the balloon (100) and carrying a payload, the gondola being able to be raised in the atmosphere by the balloon (100); and - means for managing the descent (260) following deflation, bursting or automatic or programmed release of the balloon (100) at altitude. The means for managing descent (260) comprise a plurality of motorised rotors (261) controlled by an electronic control module (250) according to data transmitted by sensors on board the gondola (200).

The present invention relates to a hot air balloon that moves horizontally by autonomous power, and on the basis of a standard hot air balloon, it also includes a main blowing system and a balanced wind propeller system. The main blowing system blows the balloon from the lower half of the balloon sac by manually operating the direction, position and wind force of the axial flow fan that extends outward, thereby actively obtaining the force that moves the balloon horizontally; the balanced wind propeller system is arranged in different directions at the bottom of the hanging basket and blows horizontal wind of corresponding size and direction to the bottom of the hanging basket according to the degree of inclination of the balloon and the hanging basket and the degree of displacement of the main axis between each other, so that the hanging basket and the balloon of the hot air balloon maintain a safe relative position and posture under dynamic conditions, realize the active horizontal translation capability of the hot air balloon and can resist the influence of a certain size of external wind force; it provides a convenient, reliable and economical vehicle for low-altitude transportation without roads.

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.

A method for boosting telecommunication signals is used to mitigate a pre-determined adverse event. The method includes disposing a signal booster in a location where the telecommunication signals are intermittent or below a pre-determined threshold, monitoring the telecommunication signals in the location, detecting, in response to monitoring and based at least on a status of the monitored telecommunication signals, the pre-determined adverse event, elevating, using air lift and in response to detecting the pre-determined adverse event, the signal booster to an elevated height, receiving and re-broadcasting, by the signal booster from the elevated height, the telecommunication signals, and mitigating, based at least on the re-broadcasted telecommunication signals, the pre-determined adverse event.

The present invention provides a lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle interceptor for neutralizing and / or capturing a non-cooperative LTA vehicle, such as a spy balloon. Embodiments of the interceptor may be equipped with various subsystems useful in missions to intercept, neutralize and ideally capture a threat payload attached to the non-cooperative LTA vehicle, even at stratospheric altitudes. Such subsystems may include an imaging device, severing effector, grasping effector, puncturing effector, weight-bearing apparatus, power subsystem, navigation subsystem, communication subsystem and propulsion.

According to one aspect, a reactor for generating lifting gas may include a first port, a second port, a coupling releasably securable in fluid communication with an aerostat, and a tank including a base and a crown defining at least a portion of a chamber therebetween, the first port and the coupling each supported on the crown, the second port supported on the tank away from the crown, the chamber in fluid communication with each one of the first port, the second port, and the coupling, the chamber expandable between the crown and the base from an uninflated state to an inflated state and, with the tank in the inflated state, a maximum height of the chamber less than a maximum dimension of the base.

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.

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.

The utility model relates to a solar-powered high-altitude carbon dioxide electrolysis device, which comprises a carbon dioxide electrolytic tank provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. The high-altitude carbon dioxide electrolysis device further comprises a suspended hot-air balloon, a hanging basket containing the carbon dioxide electrolytic tank and a carbon dioxide collecting and drying device communicated with an air inlet of the carbon dioxide electrolytic tank. According to the high-altitude carbon dioxide electrolysis device, solar energy is used for heating energy, hot air capable of entering the suspended balloon controls the height and direction of the balloon in the air, meanwhile, the solar energy is stored in the storage battery and used for electrolyzing dried and separated carbon dioxide, and electrolysis of the high-altitude carbon dioxide is achieved.

A system for ascending and descending a balloon. The system includes a first car, a first winch, a first cable, a second car, a second winch, a second cable, a memory, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to perform a method, the method comprising ascending and descending the balloon by control movements of the first car, the first winch, the first cable, the second car, and the second winch.

The present invention discloses a high-sea adaptability shipborne moored balloon system, which includes a ship platform. A helium gas supply device and a stabilization platform are installed on the ship platform. The helium gas supply device can inflate the balloon. The mooring platform is connected to the stabilization platform through a slewing bearing. A cable winch device and a guiding device are installed on the mooring platform. The stabilization platform is used to ensure that the mooring platform can rotate normally when the ship platform sways under the influence of waves. The cable winch device can take in and pay out the mooring cable to compensate for the heave displacement of the ship platform; the guiding device can guide the mooring cable. This system has the characteristics of high-sea adaptability, long stay time in the air, and rapid and mobile deployment, etc., and can solve the problems of short endurance time and high cost in existing maritime communication and monitoring, and meet the functional requirements such as maritime communication, search and rescue, and maritime monitoring.

A container for a flight craft is provided and comprises a main body that contains air and is airtight against an external space, and a restraining member having a cage-like structure and arranged to cover the main body, wherein the restraining member restrains a wall of the main body to generate a force that counteracts an inward to outward force that acts on the main body due to a difference between an internal and external pressure during flight. The flight craft may further comprise an adjusting mechanism that adjusts a length of a portion of the restraining member. The restraining member may be made of an elastic material.

The present invention provides a flying object. In a flying object having an airbag, the risk of damage to the airbag skin is reduced by fastening components arranged on the inner and outer sides of the airbag skin. The component (14) has an annular middle component (141), and the portion around the opening of the airbag in the skin (111) is folded back after passing through the inner opening of the middle component from the back side to the front side. A front component (142) having an annular front sealing component (143) mounted on the back side is arranged in a manner that contacts the front side of the middle component covered by the folded back skin. In addition, a back component (144) having an annular back sealing component (145) mounted on the front side is arranged in a manner that contacts the back side of the middle component covered by the folded back skin. The front side component and the back side component are fastened in a direction toward each other by means of bolts (1461) and nuts (1462), thereby mounting the assembly on the airbag.

The invention relates to a method for realizing a self-explosion function of a sounding balloon skin based on a satellite positioning module. The satellite positioning module acquires a navigation satellite signal in real time and sends the navigation satellite signal to a single-chip microcomputer minimum system according to a protocol format; the single-chip microcomputer analyzes the positioning information after receiving the positioning information, sends the analyzed data to the display module according to a serial port format, judges an over-limit range, and outputs a low-level signal to the relay module if the over-limit range is exceeded; the display module is used for displaying the analyzed longitude and latitude data and longitude and latitude directions; the relay module receives a low-level signal sent by the single chip microcomputer and controls a relay to switch on a heating wire circuit; and after the heating wire circuit is switched on, the heating wire generates a heat effect for melting and breaking the ball skin. The problem that the flight area cannot be controlled after the sounding balloon is released is solved. The method is simple and convenient to operate, high in control precision and high in practical application value.

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.

The system can include: a vehicle 100 and a stabilizer 200. However, the system can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to facilitate vehicular transport (e.g., via a cabin). Additionally, the system can provide impact attenuation and / or mitigate rebound of the vehicle during a water landing. Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to provide aquatic stabilization of the vehicle and / or cabin thereof. However, the system 100 can provide any other suitable functionalities.

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.