Altaeros Energies, Inc.

Peter Carleton Mitton, Jr

Benjamin R Bollinger

Benjamin William Glass

Ephraim R Lanford

Igor Braverman

Fabrice Cibangu Tshibasu

Joshua H Aranov

Embodiments disclosed herein enable routine autonomous execution of at least some major phases of aerostat operation in response to commands from human or automated external operators, a built-in decision-making capacity, or both. Various embodiments combine one or more actively controlled tethers, aerodynamic aerostat control surfaces, mechanical assistive devices (e.g., jointed arms attached to a ground station), and/or active propulsors attached to the aerostat to govern aerostat behavior during launch, flight, and landing phases of operation. Some embodiments enable automatic autonomous performance of all phases of routine post-commissioning aerostat operation, including launch, flight, and landing, without any routine need for availability of a human crew.

Systems and methods for an automated, lighter-than-air airborne platform

Systems and methods for automated, lighter-than-air airborne platform

According to at least one aspect, a large area wireless communication station is provided. The wireless communication station may provide mobile communication signals at distances up to 100 kilometers from the location of the station. The wireless communication station may include a plurality of antennas that are co-located and configured to each provide coverage to a portion of a coverage area and in sum to provide coverage to the entirety of the coverage area, a plurality of transmitters communicatively coupled to the plurality of antennas and configured to communicate with an external system, and a signal routing system configured to dynamically direct a radio frequency signal from any one or more of the plurality of transmitters to any one or more of the plurality of antennas.

Wireless communication station

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Brookline, MA, United States of America

Peter Carleton Mitton, Jr