CONSTANT TENSION TETHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ATETHERED AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20180251216A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15912929

    申请日:2018-03-06

    CPC classification number: B64C39/022 B64C39/024 B64C2201/148

    Abstract: A constant tension tether management system for tethered aircraft includes a ground station for operatively coupling to an unmanned aerial vehicle. The ground station includes a spool rotatably disposed within the ground station and adapted to support a tether thereon. A first pulley is rotatably mounted within the ground station along a tether travel path. A second pulley is rotatably disposed within the ground station and moves in translation along the tether travel path. The first pulley is disposed along the tether travel path between the spool and the second pulley.

    TETHERED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170190444A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-06

    申请号:US15210072

    申请日:2016-07-14

    Inventor: Hank J. HUNDEMER

    Abstract: In one aspect, an example system includes: (i) a base including a bottom surface and a first coupling-point; (ii) a vertically-oriented elongate structure comprising a lower end, an upper end, and an inner channel, wherein the inner channel comprises an upper access-point disposed proximate the upper end, wherein the base is coupled to the elongate structure proximate the lower end; (iii) a deployable cushioning-device coupled to the elongate structure; and (iv) a tether comprising a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to the first coupling-point, the second portion is coupled to a second coupling-point of the UAV, the third portion extends through the inner channel, the fourth portion extends from the upper access-point to the second coupling-point, and the fourth portion has a length that is less than a distance between the upper access-point and the bottom surface.

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