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US 2014/0326831 A1Published application
Bridles for Stability of a Powered Kite and a System and Method for Use of Same
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorDamon Vander Lind
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Abstract
The system may include a ground station, a tether attached to a ground station on a first end and to two or more bridles on a second, and a kite. The kite may include a main wing. Each bridle of the two or more bridles may be attached to the main wing, and the two or more bridles may be adapted to provide a torque on the kite to control a roll of the kite.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a ground station;
- a tether attached to the ground station on a first end and to two or more bridles on a second end;
- and
- a kite comprising:
- a main wing, wherein each bridle of the two or more bridles is attached to the main wing, and wherein the two or more bridles are adapted to provide a torque on the kite to control a roll of the kite.
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A method comprising:
- causing a kite to lift off the ground in a hover mode of flight, wherein the kite comprises a main wing, wherein the kite is oriented vertically in the hover mode of flight;
- and
- controlling a roll of the kite during the hover mode of flight at least in part with use of two or more bridles between the kite and a tether, wherein each bridle of the two or more bridles is attached to the main wing, and wherein the two or more bridles are adapted to provide a torque on the kite to control the roll of the kite.
A method comprising:
- causing a kite to lift off the ground in a hover mode of flight, wherein the kite comprises a main wing, wherein the kite is oriented vertically in the hover mode of flight;
- transitioning the kite from the hover mode of flight to a crosswind mode of flight, wherein the kite is oriented horizontally in the crosswind mode of flight;
- and
- controlling a roll of the kite during the crosswind mode of flight at least in part with use of two or more bridles between the kite and a tether, wherein each bridle of the two or more bridles is attached to the main wing, and wherein the two or more bridles are adapted to provide a torque on the kite to control the roll of the kite.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.