[go: up one dir, main page]
More Web Proxy on the site http://driver.im/

GB2569002B - Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight - Google Patents

Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2569002B
GB2569002B GB1815968.1A GB201815968A GB2569002B GB 2569002 B GB2569002 B GB 2569002B GB 201815968 A GB201815968 A GB 201815968A GB 2569002 B GB2569002 B GB 2569002B
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
buoyancy
flight
aerial vehicle
aerial
vehicle
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
GB1815968.1A
Other versions
GB2569002A9 (en
GB2569002A (en
Inventor
James Deakin Nicholas
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Athene Works Ltd
Original Assignee
Athene Works Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GBGB1715789.2A external-priority patent/GB201715789D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB1715788.4A external-priority patent/GB201715788D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB1715797.5A external-priority patent/GB201715797D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB1715790.0A external-priority patent/GB201715790D0/en
Application filed by Athene Works Ltd filed Critical Athene Works Ltd
Publication of GB2569002A publication Critical patent/GB2569002A/en
Publication of GB2569002A9 publication Critical patent/GB2569002A9/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2569002B publication Critical patent/GB2569002B/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B64B1/08—Framework construction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B64B1/38—Controlling position of centre of gravity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B64B1/12—Movable control surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B64B1/20—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships provided with wings or stabilising surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/58—Arrangements or construction of gas-bags; Filling arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/70—Ballasting arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/30—Lighter-than-air aircraft, e.g. aerostatic aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U30/00—Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
    • B64U30/10—Wings
    • B64U30/12—Variable or detachable wings, e.g. wings with adjustable sweep
    • B64U30/14—Variable or detachable wings, e.g. wings with adjustable sweep detachable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U50/00—Propulsion; Power supply
    • B64U50/30—Supply or distribution of electrical power
    • B64U50/31—Supply or distribution of electrical power generated by photovoltaics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D15/00—De-icing or preventing icing on exterior surfaces of aircraft
    • B64D15/02—De-icing or preventing icing on exterior surfaces of aircraft by ducted hot gas or liquid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D41/00—Power installations for auxiliary purposes
    • B64D2041/005—Fuel cells
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D2221/00—Electric power distribution systems onboard aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U20/00—Constructional aspects of UAVs
    • B64U20/60—UAVs characterised by the material
    • B64U20/65—Composite materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
    • B64U2201/10—UAVs characterised by their flight controls autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS]
    • B64U2201/104—UAVs characterised by their flight controls autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS] using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/50—On board measures aiming to increase energy efficiency
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02T90/40—Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
GB1815968.1A 2017-09-29 2018-10-01 Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight Active GB2569002B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB1715789.2A GB201715789D0 (en) 2017-09-29 2017-09-29 Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight
GBGB1715788.4A GB201715788D0 (en) 2017-09-29 2017-09-29 Buoyancy Aerial Vehicle and Method of Flight
GBGB1715797.5A GB201715797D0 (en) 2017-09-29 2017-09-29 Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight
GBGB1715790.0A GB201715790D0 (en) 2017-09-29 2017-09-29 Buoyancy aerial vehicle

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2569002A GB2569002A (en) 2019-06-05
GB2569002A9 GB2569002A9 (en) 2023-01-18
GB2569002B true GB2569002B (en) 2023-03-29

Family

ID=66443134

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB1815968.1A Active GB2569002B (en) 2017-09-29 2018-10-01 Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2569002B (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
TWI709509B (en) * 2019-02-20 2020-11-11 研能科技股份有限公司 Micro detecting device
DE102020112053A1 (en) 2020-05-05 2021-11-11 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung eingetragener Verein Airship
US12030611B2 (en) * 2021-10-14 2024-07-09 ZeroAvia, Inc. Lighter-than-air craft with hydrogen propulsion

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4850551A (en) * 1987-12-14 1989-07-25 Lockheed Corporation Propulsion system for a buoyant vehicle
US20090314880A1 (en) * 2008-06-02 2009-12-24 Blaine Knight Rawdon Bi-convex airship
US20140339356A1 (en) * 2010-03-23 2014-11-20 Athene Works Limited Aerial vehicle and method of flight
CN206485553U (en) * 2016-12-22 2017-09-12 深圳光启空间技术有限公司 The gravity adjusting device of dirigible
CN108058802A (en) * 2017-11-16 2018-05-22 中国航空工业集团公司西安飞机设计研究所 A kind of variable density unmanned airship based on solar energy

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4850551A (en) * 1987-12-14 1989-07-25 Lockheed Corporation Propulsion system for a buoyant vehicle
US20090314880A1 (en) * 2008-06-02 2009-12-24 Blaine Knight Rawdon Bi-convex airship
US20140339356A1 (en) * 2010-03-23 2014-11-20 Athene Works Limited Aerial vehicle and method of flight
CN206485553U (en) * 2016-12-22 2017-09-12 深圳光启空间技术有限公司 The gravity adjusting device of dirigible
CN108058802A (en) * 2017-11-16 2018-05-22 中国航空工业集团公司西安飞机设计研究所 A kind of variable density unmanned airship based on solar energy

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2569002A9 (en) 2023-01-18
GB2569002A (en) 2019-06-05

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB201715789D0 (en) Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight
IL275513A (en) Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle and method of control thereof
GB2574704B (en) Apparatuses and methods for gesture-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles
HUE059027T2 (en) Method and device for terrain simulation flying of unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned aerial vehicle
HUE058659T2 (en) Method and apparatus for controlling flight of unmanned aerial vehicle
GB201513021D0 (en) Unmanned aerial vehicle deployment system and method of control
IL242418B (en) Hovering aerial vehicle and method of flyins same
IL254693A0 (en) Unmanned aircraft navigation system and method
EP3414157A4 (en) High altitude balloon antenna systems and methods
EP3201711A4 (en) Aircraft and method of orienting an airframe of an aircraft
EP3638585C0 (en) System and method for launching an unmanned aerial vehicle
EP2906468A4 (en) Methods for launching and landing an unmanned aerial vehicle
ZA201904143B (en) Methods and entities for alerting about failure of an unmanned aerial vehicle
EP3478578A4 (en) Short take off and landing aerial vehicle
EP3632793A4 (en) Unmanned aerial vehicle and landing gear thereof
GB2563681B (en) A method of fishing with unmanned aerial vehicle
GB2525714B (en) Aircraft engine nacelle bulkheads and methods of assembling the same
IL248823A0 (en) Method for navigating an aerial drone in the presence of an intruding aircraft, and drone for implementing said method
EP3480121A4 (en) Spacecraft and landing method therefor
GB201511926D0 (en) Aircraft and method of countering aerodynamic effects of propeller wake
GB2562829B (en) Method for remote identification of aerial vehicles and degradation levels
PT3957560T (en) Improved flight systems and methods of use thereof
GB2569002B (en) Buoyancy aerial vehicle and method of flight
GB2559580B (en) Unmanned Aircraft and Landing System Therefor
SG11201802875SA (en) Method of masking off-tastes with cellobiose and/or psicose