Airborne drone launch and recovery apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10179648B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15176250

    申请日:2016-06-08

    IPC分类号: B64D5/00 B64C39/02

    摘要: An airborne drone launch and recovery apparatus for selectively launching drones located on the underside of a carrier aircraft or recovering drones following flight of the drones, the airborne launch and recovery apparatus has an extensible stinger slidable along the length of a stinger sheath between a retracted position proximal the rear portion of the carrier aircraft and an extended position in front of the carrier aircraft, and a catcher shuttle carried on the forward part of the stinger for extending into the non-turbulent air in front of the carrier aircraft when the stinger is in the extended position. The carrier shuttle includes a launch/recovery assembly for selectively either having a locked condition for the recovery guide of a drone prior to the positioning of the catcher shuttle in a selected for the launch of the drone, and having an open condition for receiving the recovery guide of a drone at the termination of the flight of the drone to terminate the flight.

    Rocket Launch System and Supporting Apparatus
    3.
    发明申请
    Rocket Launch System and Supporting Apparatus 审中-公开
    火箭发射系统和配套装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130007935A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-10

    申请号:US13577813

    申请日:2011-02-10

    摘要: A rocket launch system (1) includes a tubular rocket launcher carriage (2) with electromotive cableway traction drives (26) conveyed beneath a two axis pivot (63) anchored to the earth, elevated into a co-axial transfer tube (124, 143) leading to three primary tether cables (27) whose weight is offset by balloons (164). The carriage is conveyed to a docking station (166) supported into the stratosphere by a pair of secondary cables (184) suspended under an attachment frame (162) for tensioning balloons. The carriage is engaged by a carriage end gripper (196) guided by two secondary and two tertiary cables (186) and lifted by a lower hoist (198) guided by the secondary cables. This lower hoist is supported by an upper hoist (168) suspended from the tensioning balloons attachment frame. The carriage, which engages a lift ring (183) guided by two secondary cables, is elevated further, rotated as desired, with rocket release and nearly recoilless ejection during freefall of the carriage, with engine ignition occurring at a safe distance.

    摘要翻译: 火箭发射系统(1)包括管状火箭发射器托架(2),其具有在锚定到地球的两轴枢轴(63)下传送的电动索道牵引驱动器(26),升高到同轴传送管(124,143 ),其通过气球(164)偏移重量的三个主系绳电缆(27)。 托架通过悬挂在用于张紧气球的附接框架(162)下方的一对辅助电缆(184)被传送到支撑到平流层的坞站(166)。 滑架由两个辅助和两个第三电缆(186)引导的托架端部夹持器(196)接合,并由辅助电缆引导的下部起重机(198)提升。 该下部起重机由悬挂在张紧气球附件架上的上部起重机(168)支撑。 与两个辅助电缆引导的提升环(183)相接合的滑架进一步升高,随着火箭的释放而进行旋转,并在滑架自由下降期间几乎无后坐弹射,发动机点火发生在安全的距离。

    CARRIAGE FOR ROCKET LAUNCH SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170284768A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15627558

    申请日:2017-06-20

    摘要: A carriage for use in a rocket launch system for cooperating with an electromotive cableway traction drives conveyed beneath a two axis pivot anchored to the earth, elevated into a co-axial transfer tube leading to three primary tether cables whose weight is offset by balloons. The carriage has traction drives which grip cables from which they derive power and rotate to drive the carriage from the low altitude to the high altitude. The traction drives rotate in the opposite direction as the carriage descends the cable following the launch of a rocket under gravitational force. The kinetic energy of the traction drive is converted to electrical energy which is fed back to the cables during descent of the carriage.

    Airborne Drone Launch and Recovery Apparatus
    5.
    发明申请
    Airborne Drone Launch and Recovery Apparatus 审中-公开
    空中无人机发射和恢复装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160355261A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US15176250

    申请日:2016-06-08

    IPC分类号: B64D5/00 B64C39/02

    摘要: An airborne drone launch and recovery apparatus for selectively launching drones located on the underside of a carrier aircraft or recovering drones following flight of the drones, the airborne launch and recovery apparatus has an extensible stinger slidable along the length of a stinger sheath between a retracted position proximal the rear portion of the carrier aircraft and an extended position in front of the carrier aircraft, and a catcher shuttle carried on the forward part of the stinger for extending into the non-turbulent air in front of the carrier aircraft when the stinger is in the extended position. The carrier shuttle includes a launch/recovery assembly for selectively either having a locked condition for the recovery guide of a drone prior to the positioning of the catcher shuttle in a selected for the launch of the drone, and having an open condition for receiving the recovery guide of a drone at the termination of the flight of the drone to terminate the flight.

    摘要翻译: 一种空中无人机发射和恢复装置,用于选择性地发射位于载体飞行器的下侧上的无人机或在无人机的飞行之后恢复无人机,机载发射和恢复装置具有可伸长的刺针,沿着刺血刺鞘的长度在缩回位置 靠近载体飞行器的后部,并且在载体飞行器的前面延伸的位置,以及在托管架前部延伸到载体飞行器前方的非湍流空气中的捕手穿梭器,当托管架处于 延长的位置。 运输班车包括发射/恢复组件,用于选择性地具有用于无人机的恢复引导件的锁定状态,在捕集器穿梭机定位在被选择用于发射无人机之前,并且具有用于接收恢复的打开状态 在无人驾驶飞机终止时终止飞行的无人机指导。

    Carriage for rocket launch system

    公开(公告)号:US10443976B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15627558

    申请日:2017-06-20

    摘要: A carriage for use in a rocket launch system for cooperating with an electromotive cableway traction drives conveyed beneath a two axis pivot anchored to the earth, elevated into a co-axial transfer tube leading to three primary tether cables whose weight is offset by balloons. The carriage has traction drives which grip cables from which they derive power and rotate to drive the carriage from the low altitude to the high altitude. The traction drives rotate in the opposite direction as the carriage descends the cable following the launch of a rocket under gravitational force. The kinetic energy of the traction drive is converted to electrical energy which is fed back to the cables during descent of the carriage.

    Rocket launch system and supporting apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09739567B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US13577813

    申请日:2011-02-10

    摘要: A rocket launch system includes a tubular rocket launcher carriage with electromotive cableway traction drives conveyed beneath a two axis pivot anchored to the earth, elevated into a co-axial transfer tube leading to three primary tether cables whose weight is offset by balloons. The carriage is conveyed to a docking station supported into the stratosphere by a pair of secondary cables suspended under an attachment frame for tensioning balloons. The carriage is engaged by a carriage end gripper guided by two sets of secondary cables and two sets of tertiary cables and lifted by a lower hoist guided by the secondary cables to a lift ring assembly. This lower hoist is supported by an upper hoist suspended from the tensioning balloons attachment frame. The carriage, which engages a lift ring guided by two secondary cables, is elevated further, rotated in azimuth and elevation, and rocket ejection occurs from a launch tube during freefall of the carriage, with engine ignition occurring at a safe distance. The carriages have traction drives which grip cables from which they derive power and rotate to drive the carriage from the low altitude to the high altitude. The traction drives rotate in the opposite direction as the carriage descends the cable following the launch of a rocket under gravitational force. The kinetic energy of the traction drive is converted to electrical energy which is fed back to the cables during descent of the carriage.