Aerial system utilizing a tethered uni-rotor network of satellite vehicles. |
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| 申请号 | US15430475 | 申请日 | 2017-02-11 | 公开(公告)号 | US20180229838A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2018-08-16 |
| 申请人 | Justin Selfridge; | 发明人 | Justin Selfridge; | ||||
| 摘要 | A tethered uni-rotor network of satellite vehicles, is a novel aerial system which combines the best features of both fixed-wing and rotorcraft design methodologies, while minimizing their respective deficiencies. It is made up of a central hub with multiple tethers, where each tether arm radiates outward and attaches to a satellite vehicle; each having lifting airfoil surfaces, stabilizers, control surfaces, fuselages, and propulsion systems. The entire system operates in a state of rotation, which is driven by the propulsion units on each satellite. As the system rotates, centrifugal forces pull the satellite vehicles outward, which maintain tension on the tether arms. As the satellite vehicles move through space, the airfoils generate lift which supports each satellite and a distributed portion of the weight of the central hub. | ||||||
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