Aerostats for aerial platform acquisition
AssigneeLtag Systems LLC
InventorsJonathan T. Slocum, Alexander H. Slocum
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Abstract
According to one aspect, an aerostat may include an inflatable structure defining a volume, and a payload mechanically coupled to the inflatable structure, the payload including a sensor, an acquisition module, and a controller, the acquisition module operable to generate acquisition energy directable in midair from the payload to an aerial platform flying independently, the controller in electrical communication with the acquisition module and the sensor, the controller configured, based on a signal received from the sensor and associated with flight of the inflatable structure, to operate the acquisition module to direct the acquisition energy to the aerial platform such that independent flight of the aerial platform interruptible by the acquisition energy.
Claims18
An aerostat comprising:
- an inflatable structure defining a volume;
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- a payload mechanically coupled to the inflatable structure, the payload including a sensor, an acquisition module, and a controller, the acquisition module operable to generate acquisition energy directable in midair from the payload to an aerial platform flying independently, the controller in electrical communication with the acquisition module and the sensor, the controller configured, based on a signal received from the sensor and associated with flight of inflatable structure, to operate the acquisition module to direct the acquisition energy to the aerial platform such that independent flight of the aerial platform is interruptible by the acquisition energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.