22results about "Balloon aircrafts" patented technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Provided is an inflatable flying object that can more efficiently regulate pressure. The inflatable flying object is characterized in including: a pressure regulating device that regulates an internal pressure of the inflatable flying object; a pressure sensor that is configured to acquire information on the internal pressure of the inflatable flying object; and an altitude sensor that is configured to acquire altitude information, wherein the pressure regulating device does pressure regulation according to a difference between a setting pressure and the internal pressure acquired from the pressure sensor so as to fill a deficiency of the internal pressure, the setting pressure being set lower as an altitude is lower based on the altitude information acquired from the altitude sensor.

A container for containing hydrogen and / or helium, comprising an outer shell and a hollow interior space, wherein the hollow interior space is suitable for receiving hydrogen and / or helium, and the outer shell comprises a plurality of outer shell panels, each panel comprising layers of metal foil (201, 202), the layers of metal foil sandwiched between a first layer (203) of unidirectional fibers embedded in a cured resin matrix and a second layer (204) of unidirectional fibers embedded in a cured resin matrix, the second layer of unidirectional fibers oriented at an angle to the first layer of unidirectional fibers.

A balloon system, preferably including a balloon and a payload. A balloon, preferably including a plurality of gores, a plurality of load members, and an apex fitting. A method of balloon system operation, preferably including deflating a balloon, and optionally including operating the balloon system in flight and / or landing the balloon system.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a body with an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The body includes an opening that extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. An inner surface faces the opening. An inflatable includes an upper portion and a lower portion defined by a midsection, wherein the inflatable is configured to be inserted into the opening for coupling the inflatable to the body. The upper portion extends past the upper surface, the lower portion extends past the lower surface, and the midsection is in contact with the inner surface. The inflatable is configured to provide passive lift to the UAV.

This invention discloses a non-contact drone recovery system and method, relating to the field of drone material recovery technology. The non-contact drone recovery system includes an intelligent lifting terminal and a recovery pod. The intelligent lifting terminal, deployed at the recovery point, includes an airship module, a tethering rope, and a first docking module. The first docking module can rise from the recovery point to a preset height under the buoyancy of the airship module. The recovery pod, mounted on the drone, includes a second docking module and a locking mechanism. The second docking module has a capture chamber. This invention achieves high-tolerance aerial capture by having the drone identify the first docking module and adjust its position, allowing the tethering rope to pass through the side opening of the second docking module into the capture chamber, and guiding the first docking module to fall into the capture chamber under gravity. This significantly reduces the requirements for drone hovering accuracy and improves the safety and reliability of the recovery operation.

A system includes: a balloon module; a sail module; a ballast module; and a bridle assembly. The balloon module includes an inflatable element containing a volume of lifting gas. The sail module defining a first edge and a second edge and including: a control surface extending between the first edge and the second edge; payload sensors; and a motorized spool arranged proximal the second edge of the sail module. The ballast module: is arranged below the sail module; and includes a container containing a ballast material. The bridle assembly includes: a set of fixed sail cables coupling the balloon module to the first edge of the sail module; and a sail control cable wound about the motorized spool and coupling the balloon module to the second edge of the sail module.

A valve assembly for use with an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided and includes an inlet tube, a shuttle, a base plate, a screw assembly, and a spacer block. The shuttle is partially disposed within the inlet tube and is configured to be placed in a first position where the shuttle abuts the inlet tube and a second position where the outer surface is disposed in spaced relation to the inlet tube. The base plate extends between a first end portion that defines a cavity therein and a second end portion. The screw assembly is disposed within the cavity of the base plate and is coupled to a portion of the shuttle. The spacer block is interposed between the second end portion of the inlet tube and the first end portion of the base plate and is configured to maintain the inlet tube and the base plate in spaced relation.

The application relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle auxiliary control devices, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle cluster auxiliary control device and a control method, which comprises a device box, the upper part of the device box is respectively provided with a lower balloon and an upper balloon used for filling inert gas, the inner end of the device box is fixedly connected with an integrated controller, the bottom end of the lower balloon is connected with a sealing plate, the upper end of the sealing plate is connected with a central pipe, the upper end of the central pipe is sleeved with a supporting pipe, a slow descent device is arranged between the supporting pipe and the upper balloon, a gas exchange device is arranged in the device box, the device box is suspended in the air, an air signal transceiver can provide stable signal support for unmanned aerial vehicle clusters in a larger range, the anti-interference capability is further enhanced, meanwhile, the device box can flexibly adjust the suspension height through the buoyancy adjustment of the upper balloon and the lower balloon, different task requirements can be adapted to, and a traction line fixes the device box at a predetermined height, so that the device box can avoid deviating from the position due to the influence of air flow or wind force.

One variation of a method includes, at a remote computer system: receiving a set of ambient data collected by an aerial vehicle traversing an oscillating flight path; predicting a hazardous-risk zone, proximal the oscillating flight path of the aerial vehicle, during a future time window based on the set of ambient data; defining an altitude band constraining the oscillating flight path of the aerial vehicle during the future time window; defining an alternative minimum altitude, within the altitude band, proximal a the hazardous-risk zone; and transmitting the altitude band and the alternative minimum altitude to the aerial vehicle. This variation of the method also includes, at the aerial vehicle, in response to detecting a hazardous atmospheric condition proximal the aerial vehicle following descent of the aerial vehicle below the alternative minimum altitude, triggering an actuator in the aerial vehicle to transition from descent to ascent.

An example super pressure balloon system with a variable volume altitude control mechanism includes a balloon envelope and a winch assembly. The balloon envelope has an interior volume that is sealed off from an external environment. The winch assembly includes a winch cord and a winch spool at a location internal to the balloon envelope. The winch assembly is operated to apply an adjustable tension that pulls a first end of the balloon envelope toward and a second opposing end of the balloon envelope. The super pressure balloon system further includes an electrical control system that drives a motor to gradually invert the balloon envelope by increasing the adjustable tension.

The application method of a gas suspension holder comprises the following steps: step one, placing gas cylinders in the holder; step two, covering a gas control module to the three gas cylinders, the lower surface of the gas control module is provided with three grooves to cooperate with the cylinder caps of the three gas cylinders, after cooperation, at least part of the cylinder caps of the three gas cylinders are exposed, and the holder and the gas control module are pre-locked by rotating a first threaded part into a first position; step three, the lower surface of the gas control module and the cylinder caps of all the gas cylinders are provided with scale marks, the cylinder cap of the first gas cylinder is first screwed to a specified position, at this time, the first hole and the third hole of the first gas cylinder are coincided, and the second hole and the fourth hole are not coincided.

The application discloses a high-altitude balloon auxiliary release device, a release system and a release method. The high-altitude balloon auxiliary release device comprises an auxiliary cloth and at least two fasteners. The at least two fasteners are arranged at the edges of the auxiliary cloth. When the auxiliary cloth is folded, a cloth pocket is formed, and the at least two fasteners are close to each other and combined into a connector. The connector is used for connecting the high-altitude balloon. The cloth pocket is used for accommodating an inflation device for inflating the high-altitude balloon. The application can effectively fix the high-altitude balloon in the inflation release stage by using the auxiliary cloth to pull and constrain the high-altitude balloon, so that the staff member does not need to hold the high-altitude balloon, the release operation process is simplified, and the safety of the release process is improved.

This invention discloses a variable-configuration tethered balloon drone applied in the field of aircraft. Through the upper and lower support rings, coupled with a hinged ball and telescopic rod, the balloon body is mechanically decoupled from the basket when it rotates under wind force, ensuring the basket remains stable under wind disturbances and thus guaranteeing the safety of personnel operating inside the basket during harvesting. Simultaneously, a correction box is installed. Utilizing the linkage of a micro-hydraulic rod, rope, round rod, short cable, and lifting device, the micro-hydraulic rod on the lifting side drives the lifting device to press down the rope on the lifting side. Simultaneously, the short cable quickly tightens as it follows the rope's pull, then limits the rope, reducing the tilting of the upper support ring on the lifting side. Combined with the downward pull of the lifting side rope, this pulls the balloon body back to its original position. The micro-hydraulic rod on the sinking side retracts synchronously, slightly lifting the sinking side of the upper support ring, forming a two-way mechanical correction, further increasing the safety of personnel operating inside the basket.