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Systems and methods for controlling an aerial vehicle using lateral propulsion and vertical movement

A technology for control systems and aircraft, applied in the direction of control/regulation systems, aircraft, non-electric variable control, etc., can solve problems such as the ability to maintain or move its position, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2020-05-05
LOON LLC
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However, in some cases, due to wind characteristics associated with a geographic region or season, the ability of such an aircraft to maintain or move its position based on the wind may be limited

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[0030] The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling an aircraft using a combination of vertical movement (eg, via a buoyancy control mechanism, such as an air-gas altitude control system) and lateral propulsion (eg, via thrusters). In one aspect, the systems and methods of the present disclosure enable an aircraft to maintain its position in the air or move to a new position in a cost-effective manner without requiring propulsion power at an airspeed at least equal in magnitude to the experienced wind speed, and In a manner that is not limited by wind characteristics, such as those associated with geographic regions or seasons. In some aspects, the systems and methods of the present disclosure combine vertical balloon-like movement with relatively low-speed lateral propulsion, one or both of which are controlled based on aggregated data (such as wind data, aircraft position data, and / or the like) to Amount to optimize power consumption. In some exampl...

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An aerial vehicle control system includes an aerial vehicle (102) and a computing device (104, 300). The aerial vehicle includes an altitude controller (126) and a lateral propulsion controller (120).The computing device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to obtain location data corresponding to a location of the aerial vehicle; obtain wind data; determine an altitude command, a latitude command, and a longitude command based on at least one of the location data or the wind data; cause the altitudecontroller to implement at least one of the altitude command, the latitude command, or the longitude command; and cause the lateral propulsion controller to implement at least one of the altitude command, the latitude command, or the longitude command.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is a continuation of US Patent Application Serial No. 15 / 711,003, filed September 21, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Background technique [0003] A conventional airship, in order to maintain its position in the air or move to a new position, requires the ability to propel itself at an airspeed at least equal in magnitude to the wind speed experienced. However, because the size, power, and cost of an airship scale with the cube of airspeed, conventional airships may not be cost effective for some applications. Other craft, such as balloons, can move vertically to take advantage of various wind directions to maintain their position in the air or move to a new position. However, in some cases, the ability of such an aircraft to maintain or move its position based on the wind may be limited due to wind characteristics associated with the geographic area or season. Cont...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05D1/06B64C39/02G05D1/10
CPCG05D1/102G05D1/0204B64B1/02B64B1/62B64C39/024B64U2201/20G05D1/101G05D1/046B64C19/02
Inventor S.维齐克C.贝鲁齐C.O.L.小博伊斯
Owner LOON LLC