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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Geoffrey Bland, Assawoman, VA (US);
Joseph Bretthauer, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Ted Miles, Onancock, VA (US);
Kay Rufty, Boulder, CO (US);
Douglas Stout, Byram Township, NJ (US);
Richard Cairncross, Philadelphia, PA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments may provide a kite system that incorporates a highly efficient lifting surface combined with aerodynamic control surfaces while using only a single tether. Such a kite having a lifting surface combined with aerodynamic control surfaces while using only a single tether may be referred to as a 'controllable kite'. Embodiments may include a controllable kite configured to operate aloft connected to only a single tether, the kite including a lifting surface that is heavier-than-air, an aerodynamic surface control system configured to adjust an attitude of the lifting surface while the kite is aloft, and an attachment point connecting the single tether to the kite.