Features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) is attached in tandem with one or more variable ballast air super-pressure balloons (SPB) having a continuous skin and multiple SPB compartments. The ZPB provides lift for the system while the multi-compartment SPB uses a centrifugal compressor to provide a variable amount of ballast air by pumping in or expelling out ambient air. Various performance targets relating to ascent rate, descent rate, range and maximum altitude are achievable with various scaled versions of the basic design of the LTA system. Navigation and control techniques, such as high altitude station-keeping approaches, are made possible with the LTA system.


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    Titel :

    High altitude balloon systems and methods using continuous multi-compartment super pressure balloon


    Beteiligte:
    MACCALLUM TABER KYLE (Autor:in) / PADILLA SEBASTIAN (Autor:in) / FARLEY RODGER (Autor:in) / BEVERIDGE IAIN (Autor:in) / LEE G RYAN (Autor:in) / BASTA TIM (Autor:in) / LEIDICH JARED (Autor:in) / STRAUS JOHN (Autor:in) / MACCAGNANO JOHN Z (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021-04-27


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft



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