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
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6582072
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method may involve operating an aerial vehicle in a hover-flight orientation. The aerial vehicle may be connected to a tether that defines a tether sphere having a radius based on a length of the tether, and the tether may be connected to a ground station. The method may involve positioning the aerial vehicle at a first location that is substantially on the tether sphere. The method may involve transitioning the aerial vehicle from the hover-flight orientation to a forward-flight orientation, such that the aerial vehicle moves from the tether sphere. And the method may involve operating the aerial vehicle in the forward-flight orientation to ascend at an angle of ascent to a second location that is substantially on the tether sphere. The first and second locations may be substantially downwind of the ground station.
Inventors:
Chub, Eric, Christopher
Lind, Damon, Vander
Lind, Damon, Vander
Application Number:
JP2018024434A
Publication Date:
September 25, 2019
Filing Date:
February 14, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
X Development LLC
International Classes:
B64C31/06; B64C39/02
Domestic Patent References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshiyuki Inaba
Mutsumi Sato
Mutsumi Sato