Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control system of an unfinned lighter than air platform and method for same
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Application No.: US18058062Application Date: 2022-11-22
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Publication No.: US12079014B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Mark Stanley Ketcham , Michael Scott Smith
- Applicant: Aerostar International, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MD Columbia
- Assignee: Aerostar International, LLC
- Current Assignee: Aerostar International, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Columbia
- Agency: Kim and Lahey Law Firm, LLC
- Agent Douglas W. Kim
- Main IPC: G05D1/49
- IPC: G05D1/49 ; G05D1/606 ; G05D109/20

Abstract:
A lighter than air platform an unfinned envelope having two or more propulsion elements coupled with the unfinned envelope proximate to the center of gravity. At least one navigation sensor is configured to monitor an actual flight path of the unfinned envelope, and at least one perturbation sensor is configured to monitor one or more perturbations of the unfinned envelope. A navigation controller is configured to guide the unfinned envelope with coordinated propulsion of the two or more propulsion elements. The navigation controller includes a navigation comparator that compares the actual flight path with a specified flight path of the unfinned envelope and determine a navigation instruction. A perturbation comparator compares the navigation instruction with the monitored one or more perturbations to determine a perturbation compensation. A propulsion coordinator controls propulsion values of each of the propulsion elements based on the navigation instruction and the perturbation compensation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230185315A1 CONTROL SYSTEM OF AN UNFINNED LIGHTER THAN AIR PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR SAME Public/Granted day:2023-06-15
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