To provide a method and a system for making transition of an aerial vehicle between certain flight modes that facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy.SOLUTION: A method can include making an aerial vehicle travel along a first closed path on a tether sphere while the vehicle is oriented in a crosswind-flight orientation. A tether may be connected to the aerial vehicle at a first end and be connected to a ground station at a second end. Further, the tether sphere may have a radius corresponding to length of the tether. The method may further include, while the aerial vehicle is in the crosswind-flight orientation, operating the aerial vehicle to travel along a second closed path on the tether sphere so that speed of the aerial vehicle is reduced. Also, the method may include, after the speed of the aerial vehicle is reduced or while the speed is being reduced, making transition of the aerial vehicle from a state of traveling along the second closed path while in the crosswind-flight orientation to a hover-flight orientation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

    【課題】運動エネルギーから電気エネルギーへの変換を容易にする特定の飛行モード間で航空車両を移行させる方法及びシステムを提供する。【解決手段】方法は、航空車両を、横風飛行配向に配向されている間にテザー球上の第1の閉じた経路に沿って進行するように動作させることを含むことができる。テザーは、第1の端部で航空車両に接続し、第2の端部で地上局に接続することができる。さらに、テザー球は、テザーの長さに対応する半径を有することができる。この方法は、航空車両が横風飛行配向にある間に、航空車両を、テザー球上の第2の閉じた経路に沿って進行して、航空車両の速度が低下するように動作させることをさらに含むことができる。また、この方法は、航空車両の速度が低下した後、または低下している間に、航空車両を、横風飛行配向である間に第2の閉じた経路に沿って進行している状態からホバー飛行配向に移行させることを含むことができる。【選択図】図3


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    Title :

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING TRANSITION OF AERIAL VEHICLE BETWEEN CROSSWIND FLIGHT AND HOVER FLIGHT


    Additional title:

    横風飛行とホバー飛行の間で航空車両を移行させる方法およびシステム


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-03-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Japanese


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS



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