Embodiments disclosed herein enable routine autonomous execution of at least some major phases of aerostat operation in response to commands from human or automated external operators, a built-in decision-making capacity, or both. Various embodiments combine one or more actively controlled tethers, aerodynamic aerostat control surfaces, mechanical assistive devices (e.g., jointed arms attached to a ground station), and/or active propulsors attached to the aerostat to govern aerostat behavior during launch, flight, and landing phases of operation. Some embodiments enable automatic autonomous performance of all phases of routine post-commissioning aerostat operation, including launch, flight, and landing, without any routine need for availability of a human crew.


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    Title :

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED, LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRBORNE PLATFORM


    Additional title:

    SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN FÜR AUTOMATISIERTE, LUFTGETRAGENE LEICHTER-ALS-LUFT-PLATTFORM
    SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR PLATE-FORME AÉROPORTÉE AUTOMATISÉE PLUS LÉGÈRE QUE L'AIR



    Publication date :

    2022-08-24


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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