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US 9,352,832 B2Granted
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.
Claims11
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;
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- a kite comprising:
- a main wing, wherein each bridle of the two or more bridles is attached to the main wing, wherein the two or more bridles are adapted to provide a torque on the kite to control a roll of the kite, wherein the main wing comprises an axis that is perpendicular to a roll axis of the kite, and wherein the two or more bridles comprise:
- a first bridle attached to a first side of the main wing, wherein the first bridle comprises a first portion that is attached to the first side of the main wing along the axis, and
- a second bridle attached to a second side of the main wing opposite the first side of the main wing, wherein the second bridle comprises a second portion that is attached to the second side of the main wing at a location offset from the axis.
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