Eads Deutschland Gmbh

Daimler Chrysler Ag

Hans-Juergen Schwaerzler

Horst Christof

A load-bearing paraglider system includes a load-bearing paraglider with a trailing edge, paraglider straps that connect the load-bearing paraglider with a control unit, and a load suspended on the load-bearing paraglider using load-bearing straps. At least one flaring strand is connected with the trailing edge for implementing control and curved flight maneuvers on the basis of activating the flaring strand using the force of the weight of the load. The control unit has a transmission unit with at least two load-bearing rollers for same direction rolling up of load-bearing straps or paraglider straps as well as at least one flaring strand roller for accommodating a flaring strand whereby the at least one flaring strand is rolled up on the allocated flaring strand roller. The load-bearing strap or the paraglider straps are rolled off in a predetermined direction of rotation with at least one flaring strand being rolled up in the same direction of rotation. An unlatching apparatus is provided for unlatching the transmission unit upon attaining a target altitude.

Control unit for controlling paragliders, unlatching apparatus for triggering a flaring maneuver to be conducted by a load-bearing paraglider system, and a paraglider system

A mission control system has a control unit for a paragliding system for the manned paragliding flight and a mission planning station. A mission planning station establishes a three-dimensional flight program based on terrain data, properties of a paragliding system and atmospheric conditions and transmits this information to a control unit. The control unit includes of a navigational instrument for determining the current actual position, and a display which indicates current control commands based on the actual position and of the flight program and the control unit and the mission planning station.

Control unit and mission planning station for a manned paragliding system

To avoid an uncontrolled flight of a remotely controlled unmanned air vehicle (UAV), upon loss of radio contact between a control station ( ) and the UAV ( ), the UAV ( ) flies on a preprogrammed safety route ( ), as required the UAV is guided to a flight path ( ) that is remote-controlled from the control station ( ), and, in the event of an interruption of the radio contact, the UAV will fly on a substitute route calculated with on-board equipment, without active intervention from the remote control station.

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Taufkirchen, Germany

Hans-Juergen Schwaerzler