Vehicle stabilization system and/or method
AssigneeSpace Perspective Inc.
InventorsRoyce Fernandes, John Zaniel Maccagnano, Taber MacCallum, Ryon Warren, Daniel James Window, Rodger Farley
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Abstract
The system can include: a vehicle 100 and a stabilizer 200. However, the system can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to facilitate vehicular transport (e.g., via a cabin). Additionally, the system can provide impact attenuation and/or mitigate rebound of the vehicle during a water landing. Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to provide aquatic stabilization of the vehicle and/or cabin thereof. However, the system 100 can provide any other suitable functionalities.
Claims20
A balloon vehicle system comprising:
- a payload;
- a balloon coupled to the payload;
- and
- a sea-anchor fixed to the payload opposite the balloon, the sea-anchor comprising:
- a plurality of ribs mounted to the payload, wherein the plurality of ribs is radially symmetric about a central axis;
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- a body mounted to the ribs and defining a plurality of apertures which extend through a thickness of the body.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a payload capsule defining a primary axis;
- and
- a plurality of ribs mounted at a nadir end of the payload capsule along the primary axis, wherein the plurality of ribs is radially symmetric about the primary axis;
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- a body structure mounted to the ribs, the body structure defining:
- conic reference surface;
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- a plurality of apertures which extend through a thickness of the body structure.
A system comprising:
- an aerospace vehicle comprising a deck and defining a vertical axis orthogonal to the deck;
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- a stabilizer mounted beneath the aerospace vehicle along the vertical axis, the stabilizer tapered along the primary axis and defining a plurality of apertures which extend through a thickness of the stabilizer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.