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 water landing method for an aerospace vehicle, the method comprising:
- descending with the aerospace vehicle, an axis of the aerospace vehicle aligned with a weight vector, the aerospace vehicle comprising a cabin with a cabin deck orthogonal to the axis;
- contacting a surface of a body of water with a blunt nadir end of the aerospace vehicle along the axis;
- decelerating the aerospace vehicle upon contact with the body of water;
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- concurrently with decelerating the aerospace vehicle, flooding a fluid manifold between the blunt nadir end and a cabin with water from the body of water.
A method for an aerospace vehicle, the method comprising:
- descending with the aerospace vehicle comprising a balloon and a capsule tethered to the balloon;
- landing the aerospace vehicle, comprising:
- attenuating an impact between the aerospace vehicle and a body of water;
- and concurrently, with attenuating the impact, flooding a fluid manifold between the blunt nadir end and a cabin with water from the body of water;
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- dry docking the capsule.
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