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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2021
World View Enterprises Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Taber Kyle MacCallum, Tucson, AZ (US);
Sebastian Padilla, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rodger Farley, Columbia, MD (US);
Iain Beveridge, Tucson, AZ (US);
G. Ryan Lee, Tucson, AZ (US);
Tim Basta, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jared Leidich, Denver, CO (US);
John Straus, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Z. Maccagnano, Tucson, AZ (US);
World View Enterprises Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) is attached in tandem with one or more air super-pressure balloons (SPB). The ZPB provides lift for the system while the SPB may provide a variable amount of ballast air by pumping in or expelling out ambient air. Various advanced performance targets relating to ascent rate, descent rate, range and maximum altitude are achievable with various scaled versions of the basic design of the LTA system. Advanced navigation and control techniques, such as more efficient high altitude station-keeping approaches, made possible with the LTA system are also described.