120 results about "High-altitude balloon" patented technology

The invention discloses an airship with an inflating skeleton expanding in air, which comprises an airship body 1, a tail wing 2, a tail thruster 3, a connecting element 7, a payload bay 8, a solar cell panel 9, a nose cone 10, a first auxiliary rope 11, an automatic inflating device 12, a second auxiliary rope 13 and two high-altitude balloons 14. The airship is characterized in that a dimensional element of the airship body 1 is skin 4, a longitudinal element is a rigid skeleton 5, and an annular element is an inflating skeleton 6; the inflating skeleton 6 is connected with the rigid skeleton 5 by the connecting element; and the skin 4 is fixedly connected on the outer surface of a grid formed by the rigid skeleton 5 and the inflating skeleton 6. The invention overcomes the defect that a soft bag in a folding state and a connecting part of a pod and other rigid structures are easily torn by strong wind and vortex in the lifting process.

A method for releasing aerostat includes linking the rope of releaser with the cable of winder, arranging the releaser on the aerostat, inflating the aerostat, releasing the cable for floating the aerostat upward, sequentially linking parachute, rope and instrument cabin, continuous floating upwardly, and actuating the releaser for releasing the aerostat.

A dropsonde system adopting a stratospheric balloon adopts the zero-pressure high altitude balloon to fly horizontally in the stratosphere according to the preset height, can adopt the actual situation of different wind directions in different height and adopt the means such as slinging, exhausting and the like to control the balloon to float to the target zone, and then throws the dropsonde down to detect the vertical profiles of the basic parameters such as atmospheric temperature, humidity, pressure, wind direction and speed and the like in the zone. In addition, the system also adopts the satellite relay communication technology and can detect the atmospheric condition over the sea or the uninhabited zones in deep desert.

A high altitude balloon comprised of three parts: a body and two end caps. The high altitude balloon includes a substantially cylindrical body formed with a single rectangular sheet of thin membrane material. The end caps can be made of the same thin membrane material, or they may be made from a different material. The end caps may have a substantially hemispherical (dished) shape or flat (disc) shape, though the end caps may have different shapes. Load restraints may be used on the inside or outside of the balloon body to form a plurality of lobes on the balloon body.

High-altitude balloons and apparatuses for filling such high-altitude balloons are provided. As an example, an apparatus for filling a high-altitude balloon includes a tube extending through envelope material of the balloon is provided. The apparatus also includes a flange connected to a first end of the tube. The flange is connected to an interior surface of the balloon. A fitting is connected to a second end of the tube. The fitting is configured for attachment with an apparatus for filling the balloon with lift gas. In addition, methods of filing high-altitude balloons with lift gas and methods of manufacturing balloons are also provided.

A high-altitude balloon light comprises a balloon, ropes, a head lamp and power cords; wherein the balloon is filled with hydrogen or helium gas with lower density; the number of the rope is one or four, one end of the rope is connected with the lower end of the balloon, and the other end of the rope is fixed on the ground; the head lamp is hung at the lower end of the balloon, the lamp cap of the head lamp is integrated with a reflecting shade into a whole and an energy-saving lamp or a color light lamp or a thermal light lamp or a light bulb or a sodium lamp is adopted for the head lamp; the power cords are pulled by the ropes to the ground in pair to be connected with an outside electrical source. The invention provides a high-altitude balloon light which can be installed in short time.

Embodiments describe a communication system optimized for low latency and includes one or more high altitude platforms disposed at intervals in data communication with each other forming a communication path and at least two network centers separated from each other by a predetermined distance, where the high altitude platforms receive data signals from the network centers, travel along a communication path between the network centers, forming a data relay and transferring the data signals along the communication path. Additional embodiments may include intervals that are at different altitudes or different distances and / or provide one or more high altitude platforms that comprise at least one of satellites, high altitude balloons, or unmanned aerial vehicles.

The invention discloses a multi-target dynamic following method based on a balloon platform. The multi-target dynamic following method comprises a manual frame selection target following method, and an automatic detection following method; according to the manual frame selection target following method, a following target is manually marked on a balloon platform video and is then followed; the compression dimensionality reduction method is adopted to perform dimensionality reduction on the characteristics of the foreground target and the background through the compression dimensionality reduction theory to obtain the positive sample and negative sample of an on-line study update categorizer; then the training categorizer is adopted to predict the target position of the image of the next frame; according to the automatic detection following method, an initialization detection zone is manually set on an image downloaded from a high-altitude balloon camera, and movement target in the designated zone is detected in a real-time manner; detected movement target is marked; the same on-line study following method is adopted for following. The multi-target dynamic following method can effectively overcome the following problem caused by vibration of balloon video vibration while following real-time performance and certain degree of accuracy are ensured.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for launching high-altitude balloons. In one aspect, a balloon launching system is provided. The balloon has a balloon envelope, a payload attached to the balloon envelope and a launching projection. The launching system includes a releasable restraint attached to the balloon between an apex and bottom of the balloon envelope. The releasable restraint is arranged to temporarily hold the balloon envelope. The launching system also includes a payload positioning assembly. The payload positioning assembly is configured to position the payload during launch of the balloon and includes a member configured to attach to the launching projection. When attached, the member is also configured to maintain the position of the payload relative to the balloon while the releasable restraint is temporarily holding the balloon envelope.

An analytical system is provided for determining nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone concentrations in air samples. An ultraviolet light source 4 is used to alter the equilibrium between nitrogen dioxide and oxygen on the one hand and nitrogen monoxide and ozone on the other. Dynamic measurement of ozone concentration with time while ultraviolet irradiation is pulsed enables each gas concentration to be calculated without requiring input gases to be scrubbed. An aApparatus 101 is further provided to provide a controlled flow of gas to a sensor 103 attached to a high altitude balloon while sheltering it from the elements and allowing for affects of temperature, said apparatus comprising a shield 104 and a gas conducting means which uses the venturi effect to control air flow or has a hole to allow water to drain without affecting air flow past the sensor.

The invention relates to a high-altitude haze detecting device. According to the high-altitude haze detecting device, by combining a high altitude balloon with a pod, high-altitude haze detection is carried out; by using an electromagnetic pressure reducing exhaust valve I and a helium tank in the pod, the high altitude balloon is lifted; by using an antenna at the rear part of the pod and an electric steering engine and a propeller which are at the bottom of the pod, the device can be remotely controlled to control the advancing directions of the high altitude balloon in different wind layers, and the power of the high altitude balloon is provided by a storage battery pack in the pod; by using a measuring and compensating device in the pod, a high-altitude haze sample is collected to be detected; on the basis of a beta-ray and dynamic heating system method, a refrigerator and a weighing device are additionally arranged to carry out secondary weighing on condensed volatile substances so as to further improve the measuring accuracy; in order to increase the detection frequency, a paster storage device is used to store a paster and automatically change the paster; and as the pod cannot keep horizontal to affect a weighing result under an effect of wind power in the air; and by using a balancing device, the measuring and compensating device is kept in balance.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for manufacturing a balloon envelope including a duct for high altitude balloons. In one example, a first sheet of material may be provided. A premade duct may be arranged at least partially on the first sheet of material. The duct may include a first substance on an internal surface. A second sheet of material may be arranged over at least a portion of the duct. A heat sealing device may be applied to the second sheet of material to heat seal the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material. The heat sealing device may be applied over at least a portion of the duct in order to seal external surfaces of the duct to each of the first and second sheets of material and form a balloon gore. The first substance may keep the duct from being sealed to itself.

Systems and methods for maintaining and stabilizing the position and orientation of a payload attached to a high-altitude balloon are provided. A payload may be attached to a powered gimbal. The powered gimbal may be configured to orient and position the payload in a plurality of directions corresponding to a first, second, and third rotational axis of the balloon-mounted payload system. After the payload is positioned by the powered gimbal, the position and orientation of the payload may be maintained and stabilized by one or more rotational stabilization devices. The stabilization by the one or more rotational stabilization devices can occur along any one, or combination of, the first, second, and third rotational axes.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to filling and lifting high altitude balloons. For instance, one example system for lifting and filling a balloon having a balloon envelope includes an apparatus for use with the balloon envelope. The apparatus includes a load line, a fill tube having a hollow portion nested within the load line and a termination member attached to the fill tube and load line. The load line is configured to lift the balloon envelope during inflation. The fill tube extends through the load line and is configured to allow lift gas to pass through the hollow portion. The termination member is configured to mate with an opening in the balloon envelope so that lift gas can pass through the hollow portion of the fill tube and into the opening in the balloon envelope.

This invention relates to one air stratosphere tracing device to observe sun and ether violet spectrum, which comprises pitching angle or direction angle drive structure, four-quadrant detector, electrical control system and spectrum eradiation meter. The bearing system in the invention adopts molybdenum disulfide solid lubrication to ensure the operation in temperature of -60Deg C. and several millimeter Hg in vacuum and adopts the pitching or direction angle drive structure and balloon hanging rope.

A high-altitude balloon tearing system comprises a high-altitude balloon body (1), small holes (8), tearing patches (2), a tearing rope (5), a main force bearing rope (9), a load nacelle (7) and an unlocking device (4). The two small holes (8) and the two tearing patches (2) are separately formed in the surface of the high-altitude balloon body (1) in the radial direction, and the tearing patches(2) are used for fixing the tearing rope (5) and sealing the small holes (8). One end of the tearing rope (5) penetrates into the high-altitude balloon body (1) through one small hole and is fixed into the corresponding small hole or fixed to the combination position of the corresponding tearing patch and the high-altitude balloon body (1); and the other end of the tearing rope (5) penetrates outof the other small hole and is guided out along the upper end of the combination position of the corresponding tearing patch (2) and the high-altitude balloon body (1) and fixed to the load nacelle (7) finally. When the high-altitude balloon body (1) is separated from the load nacelle (7), the load nacelle (7) descends perpendicularly to drive the tearing rope (5) to tear the high-altitude balloonbody (1) apart.

Embodiments describe a communication system optimized for low latency and includes one or more high altitude platforms disposed at intervals in data communication with each other forming a communication path and at least two network centers separated from each other by a predetermined distance, where the high altitude platforms receive data signals from the network centers, travel along a communication path between the network centers, forming a data relay and transferring the data signals along the communication path. Additional embodiments may include intervals that are at different altitudes or different distances and / or provide one or more high altitude platforms that comprise at least one of satellites, high altitude balloons, or unmanned aerial vehicles.

The invention mainly creatively provides a device for controlling a high-altitude balloon to ascend and descend and a method for controlling the track of the high-altitude balloon. A buoyancy unit (1) of the high-altitude balloon is composed of a skin, a force bearing band, a force bearing rope and the like. The size of the buoyancy unit can be changed through a buoyancy unit size adjusting device (2) arranged on the buoyancy unit (1), so that the buoyancy of the high-altitude balloon is changed, and control over ascending and descending of the high-altitude balloon is achieved. According to the differences of wind speeds and wind directions of the stratosphere at different heights, the track of the high-altitude balloon is controlled. A scheme that control over the height and the track of the high-altitude balloon can be achieved without releasing buoyancy lift gas in the high-altitude balloon is provided, and the high-altitude balloon has long-time region lingering capacity.

An embodiment of the invention provides a solar cell performance test system. The system comprises a high altitude balloon filled with inert gas and a solar cell test module, wherein the high altitudeballoon is connected with the solar cell test module, the solar cell test module comprises a solar cell and a test device for testing performance of the solar cell. In the system, the solar cell testmodule is connected with the high altitude balloon, so as to test working performance of the solar cell circularly in the high altitude environment and record measured data in real time. Light intensity, spectrum distribution, temperature and other environment parameters in the test environment are set to close to actual environment parameters, so that the solar cell performance test results aremore accurate. The solar cell test system has a simple structure, is light, and can be applied to high altitude test.

The invention provides a high-altitude balloon maneuverable and rapid release system. The system comprises a carrying subsystem, a windproof subsystem, an release subsystem and an inflation hoisting subsystem, adopts the modular design, can realize the functions of rapid mounting, dismounting, unfolding, folding, transition transportation and the like. When the system is in a transportation state,all the devices are folded, and the system can be dragged to a road directly by a tractor for transition transportation. The system can create a weak wind or windless safety environment for inflatingand release the balloons in an unfolded state, and can perform overall translation, steering and in-situ rotation. The system is compact in structure, high in maneuverability, high in deployment efficiency and environmental adaptability, can reduce the influence of the meteorological and environmental factors on the balloon release, and can greatly improve the release capacity of the high-altitude balloons. The system has the all-weather rapid maneuvering capacity, the on-site rapid building windproof capacity and the automatic releasing capacity, and can rapidly transit and release the high-altitude balloons.

Aspects of the disclosure provide a flex connection for high altitude balloon applications. During operation flex connection allows a payload of a high-altitude balloon to remain level when an envelope of the balloon is tilted, in order to change the direction of the balloon. As an example, a system may include a balloon envelope, a payload, a cable between the balloon envelope and the payload, and a flex connection on the cable. The flex connection enables the payload to remain level relative to the ground when the balloon is in flight and the balloon envelope is tilted relative to the payload. The flex connection includes a top portion, a plurality of discs, and a bottom portion.

A high-altitude balloon height control device comprises a guide pipe, a piston, a change gear set, a satellite signal processing unit, a processor, a power supply unit, a micro motor and drive circuit, a satellite receiving antenna, an upper half casing, a lower half casing, a hanging ring, ground receiving control software and the like. According to the device, the problem that the height cannot be controlled after a high-altitude balloon is released is solved. The high-altitude balloon height control device adopts a satellite relay communication technology, so that remote monitoring on the high-altitude balloon height is realized. Discharge of air in the balloon is controlled by controlling closing of the piston and exhaust vents in the guide pipe, so that the size of the balloon is changed, and the high-altitude balloon height is decreased according to a predetermined value.

The invention discloses a method for distributing a high-altitude balloon, which mainly includes the following steps: connecting a releaser with a rope of a winch and wrapping the releaser around a suitable position of the balloon; inflating the balloon; manipulating the winch to release the rope to raise the balloon; Connect the parachute, cable and test instrument cabin to the balloon in turn, and then make the balloon rise again; operate the hoist to continue releasing the balloon to lift the instrument cabin, and operate the release device to bounce off, and the untethered balloon system is lifted into the air under the effect of buoyancy. This high-altitude balloon release method has the advantages of simple operation, less equipment, small space occupation, low release cost, and no vibration of the balloon and the pod.

The invention belongs to the spectrum instrument technology field and is the facture of mini ultraviolet spectrum radiator of upper air balloon experiment: connect the photic components of the photic system to the framework and fix them with the shell; the wavelength revolving lead-screw, the nut and the sway bar can scan in 180nm-400nm range; the linear expansion coefficients of the raster framework, the nut, the sway bar, the lead-screw and the shell are matched; the silica gel seals the space between the detector and the detector shell and in the high-pressure source. The invention solves the problem of the traditional device, can bear the low temperature condition and ensure the wavelength precision.

The invention discloses a prediction method and device for a high altitude balloon track. The method comprises the following steps that: establishing a high altitude balloon track prediction model, wherein the track prediction model comprises a kinetic model and a thermodynamic model; obtaining the current state and the wind field data of the high altitude balloon, wherein the current state comprises position information, speed information, helium amounts, temperature and intensity of pressure, and the wind field data at least comprises wind direction data and wind speed data; and according tothe current state and the wind field data, through a track prediction model, obtaining the high altitude balloon track. By use of the method, the technical problem in the prior art that the prediction method for the high altitude balloon track can not simultaneously meet the requirements of convenient prediction and high accuracy can be solved.

A stratospheric balloon may include an upper structure having a pulley, a lower structure, at least one solar panel suspended between the upper structure and the lower structure, and a first orientation control member connected, at a first end thereof, to a first transverse edge of the at least one solar panel and, at a second end thereof, to a second transverse edge of the at least one solar panel. The first orientation control member is wound about the pulley such that rotating the pulley changes the orientation of the at least one solar panel relative to the upper structure and the lower structure. In another example, the pulley may be replaced by first and second support mechanisms and the system may include a second orientation control member. The first and second orientation control members are connected to the first and second support mechanisms, respectively, and to the solar panel.

The invention discloses a high altitude balloon with a waterproof protection layer and a processing method for the high altitude balloon. A balloon and a method which are used for increasing the flying height of a meteorological sounding balloon under raining and wet weather environments belong to the field of meteorological sounding facilities. The key point of the technical scheme is that: an oily coating layer is coated on the outer surface of the conventional meteorological sounding balloon, so that the waterproof performance of the meteorological sounding balloon is improved, and the flying height of the meteorological sounding balloon under raining and wet weather environments is increased. The method is easy and convenient to use, low in cost and easy to popularize.

The invention relates to a high-altitude base station cluster auxiliary edge calculation method for emergency communication, which adopts an AK-means method for accurately acquiring a K value to solve the number and position deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles, and comprehensively covers a moving target area; in order to prevent insufficient power supply of the unmanned aerial vehicles or other accidental weather conditions, a certain number of high-altitude balloon terminals equipped with MEC servers are deployed in the air to assist an unmanned aerial vehicle in providing communication and computing services for ground mobile user equipment, and a digital twin network is introduced to feed back information such as geographic positions and computing resources of the mobile user equipment, the unmanned aerial vehicle and the high-altitude balloon terminals in real time. An unloading decision of the mobile user equipment is solved by applying a DDQN algorithm in deep reinforcement learning, and a computing resource allocation strategy of the mobile user equipment, the unmanned aerial vehicle and the high-altitude balloon terminal is obtained by utilizing an RO algorithm, so that the energy consumption of the whole system is effectively reduced, and the service experience of the mobile user equipment is improved.

The invention discloses a tandem solar energy cell array device for a high-altitude balloon. The tandem solar energy cell array device for the high-altitude balloon comprises a high-altitude balloon body, a pod, a solar energy cell array and an adjusting mechanism. The pod is arrange at the lower part of the high-altitude balloon body, the solar energy cell array is connected with the pod, and theadjusting mechanism is arranged on the pod and is used for controlling a structural state of the solar energy cell array. The solar energy cell array comprises a plurality of solar energy subarrays formed by solar energy power generation plates, and the solar energy subarrays are arranged in series through connecting assemblies. According to the tandem solar energy cell array device for the high-altitude balloon, the requirement on the strength of a frame of a solar energy power generation panel device can be reduced to reduce the weight, and the maximization of solar energy power collected in different time periods can be realized.