Abstract:
This invention concerns a multifunctional air transport system made up of: a manoeuvrable modular hybrid airship (1) of variable length and comprising a modular transport gondola (4), and electric lifting rotors (15) embedded in two pairs of variable incidence wings (17), fitted, respectively, to a nose module (20) and a tail module (21); and a berthing tower (2) extensible in height and comprising a rotating landing platform (8), and a mooring mechanism (3) comprising an extensible arm (26) and a mooring mast (25). Together, these elements form a unique concept for the transport of persons and/or cargo, including their boarding/loading and disembark/ unloading.
Abstract:
A wind-powered unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) system can include a kite subsystem configured to be powered by wind energy, a control pod coupled with the kite subsystem and configured to control the kite sub-system, a payload platform configured to provide a mechanical structure on which at least one module may be mounted, a submersible UUV, and a coupling device configured to physically couple between the kite sub-system and the submersible UUV.
Abstract:
In one example, a free-flying tethered airship system includes an upper airship adapted to tailor its lift and drag, a lower airship adapted to tailor its lift and drag, and a tether connecting the upper airship to the lower airship such that the upper airship is at least one kilometer above the lower airship. The upper airship is configured to be equiliberally buoyant, while carrying the tether, in a first altitude range. The lower airship is configured to be equiliberally buoyant in a second altitude range, the first altitude range being higher than the second altitude range. A method for stationkeeping of a free-flying tethered airship system is also provided.
Abstract:
A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (100) having wing elements (141, 142) and tail elements (143, 144) configured to roll to angularly orient the UAV (100) by rolling so as to align a longitudinal plane of the UAV, in its late terminal phase, with a target. A method of UAV body re-orientation comprising: (a) determining by a processor (940) a boresight angle error correction value (850) bases on distance between a target point (812) and a boresight point (820) of a body-fixed frame; and (b) effecting a UAV maneuver comprising an angular role rate component translating the target point (812) to a re-oriented target point (814) in the body-fixed frame, to maintain the offset angle via (850) the offset angle correction value.
Abstract:
Indumentária inflável aerodinâmica, aeronave alada de propulsão muscular humana em forma de vestuário, confeccionada em materiais flexíveis e preenchida com gases menos densos que o ar. A dita invenção é composta por calçados infláveis aerodinâmicos, caneleiras infláveis aerodinâmicas, joelheiras infláveis aerodinâmicas, femorais infláveis aerodinâmicos, calça inflável aerodinâmica, colete inflável aerodinâmico, mangas infláveis aerodinâmicas, luvas infláveis aerodinâmicas, mochila inflável aerodinâmica, asas infláveis aerodinâmicas com alças, e capacete inflável aerodinâmico, em conjunto único ou dividido por peças.
Abstract:
Luftschiff mit breiter und flacher, flugzeugartiger, nicht-zigarrenartiger Form, mit einer mittig angeordneten langen Kabine und zwei beidseitig zu dieser Kabine angeordneten Tragflächen, wobei mehrere voneinander begrenzte bzw. abgetrennte Kammern bzw. Gasbehälter vorgesehen sind, zumindest eine, vorzugsweise mehrere, in jeder der beiden Tragflächen, und dass zumindest ein Antriebmittel, vorzugsweise ein Propeller, im vorderen Bereich sowie ein Antriebmittel im hinteren Bereich des Luftschiffs und zwar auf der Oberseite des Luftschiffs, vorgesehen ist, wobei im Luftschiff bzw. in den Tragflächen des Luftschiffs durchgehende Löcher bzw. Ausnehmungen ausgebildet sind, in bzw. durch die das Antriebmittel verschwenkbar bzw. hineinklappbar ist.
Abstract:
An aircraft comprising an envelope (6) that is inflatable with a lifting gas that is lighter than air that, at least when inflated has curved upper and lower surfaces. The aircraft has a payload carrying means (5), and an aerodynamic lifting means (8) for creating a vertical annular flow of air that induces a flow of air over the respective upper or lower surface (12, 14) of the envelope (6.). One form of aerodynamic generator (8) comprises a plurality of aerofoil blades (20) mounted for rotation around a periphery of the envelope (6).
Abstract:
The invention relates to air transport means and can be used for producing aircrafts, including aircraft with a vertical take off and landing, paragliders, delta planes, parachutes etc. The inventive aircraft makes it possible to create the lifting capacity without a horizontal movement in relation to the environment. Said aircraft comprises a bearing element (1), a unit for gas supply (2), channels (3) for distributing gas and nozzles (4).
Abstract:
An aircraft has a fuselage substantially designed as an aerostatic lifting body and combined lifting and propelling devices joined to the fuselage, provided with propellers and forming driving units which can tilt between a lifting position, in which the plane of rotation of the respective propeller is substantially horizontal and the driven shaft of the associated drive that drives the propeller shaft is substantially vertical, and a propelling position in which the plane of rotation of the respective propeller is substantially vertical and the driven shaft of the associated drive that drives the propeller shaft is substantially horizontal. The plane of rotation of the propeller can swivel around the driven shaft of the associated drive that drives the propeller shaft.
Abstract:
A rigid airship which comprises a substantially rigid outer shell (1), which outer shell substantially seals the internal space of the airship form the external environment. The internal space is partitioned (2, 4) into compartments to provide at least one substantially sealed pressure cell (3), which may be filled with gas to provide buoyancy. The rigid airship may take different forms including mono- and multi-hulled structures in which the pressure cells are connected to one another. Temperature and pressure in the compartments may be maintained and controlled by control systems.