A tie-down system for securing an aerostat to a receiving structure, comprising a tie-down cable designed to be attached to the aerostat by one of the ends thereof, a mast designed to be rotatably mounted on the receiving structure, the mast comprising a winch with a winding drum winch comprising a slot designed to receive a portion of the cable located on the side of the other end of the tie-down cable. The tether is weighed down by a weight at the other end thereof, and the mast further comprises a forked guide device having two branches extending in two opposite directions.

A lighter-than-air airship has an exoskeleton constructed of spokes and hubs to create a set of connected hexagrams comprised of isosceles triangles wherein the spokes flex and vary in length to produce the slope of said airship's surface. In one embodiment, the exoskeleton connects to a nose cone that includes a cockpit cabin for controlling the airship's operation from a single location that can be physically separated from the exoskeleton in response to catastrophic events and for autonomous and/or remotely piloted operation. An improved means is also provided for landing and unloading cargo, and through use of unmanned aerial vehicles in another embodiment, the airship is configured for remote pickup, transport, delivery and return of payloads such as packages. In yet another embodiment, the airship provides a communications platform for beam form transmission and satellite signal relay, including in combination with the foregoing disclosed attributes.

A lighter-than-air airship has an exoskeleton constructed of spokes and hubs to create a set of connected hexagrams comprised of isosceles triangles wherein the spokes flex and vary in length to produce the slope of said airship's surface. In one embodiment, the exoskeleton connects to a nose cone that includes a cockpit cabin for controlling the airship's operation from a single location that can be physically separated from the exoskeleton in response to catastrophic events and for autonomous and/or remotely piloted operation. An improved means is also provided for landing and unloading cargo, and through use of unmanned aerial vehicles in another embodiment, the airship is configured for remote pickup, transport, delivery and return of payloads such as packages. In yet another embodiment, the airship provides a communications platform for beam form transmission and satellite signal relay, including in combination with the foregoing disclosed attributes.

The present disclosure provides aerostat display, which utilizes the aerial display by exploiting the visual residue of pointolites rotating around the outer surface of the aerostat on human eyes.

The present disclosure provides aerostat display, which utilizes the aerial display by exploiting the visual residue of pointolites rotating around the outer surface of the aerostat on human eyes.

The present disclosure relates to a system that comprises: a control station intended to be operated; an unmanned aerial vehicle for multiple tasks (UAM) which is supported, by unmanned aerial devices (UAV), unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), and by a centralised mobile reel unit which feeds cables and hoses for supplying multiple additive and subtractive fluids (e.g. paint, air suction, etc.) and for charging power; wherein the cables and hoses comprise a device that makes it possible to predict trajectories, without interfering with flight maneuvers or the environment. The UAM comprises a robotic arm with specific tools that make it possible, for example, to paint fences, as well as a device that allows it to be attached to various surfaces.

A flying object with a landing gear module serving as a floating weight that can be used simultaneously with an airship and an aerial mooring type aerostat, and more particularly, a flying object capable of simultaneously allowing a landing gear to serve as a floating weight, thereby stably simplifying a mooring process of the flying object and manufacturing the flying object at low cost.

A flying object with a landing gear module serving as a floating weight that can be used simultaneously with an airship and an aerial mooring type aerostat, and more particularly, a flying object capable of simultaneously allowing a landing gear to serve as a floating weight, thereby stably simplifying a mooring process of the flying object and manufacturing the flying object at low cost.

The invention mainly relates to a device for automatically releasing, maintaining in flight, and recovering a tethered aerostat. The device includes a platform having a rotatably mobile part, a device for recovering the tethered balloon secured to the mobile part, and at least first and second winches. A first cable called umbilical cable is connected to the first winch and has an end provided to be secured to the aerostat. A second cable called sling is divided into at least an adapted mooring portion having an end provided to be secured to aerostat, and a connecting portion connected to the second winch, which connecting portion has a linear mass smaller than or equal to seven grams per meter and a length greater than that of the mooring portion.

The invention mainly relates to a device for automatically releasing, maintaining in flight, and recovering a tethered aerostat. The device includes a platform having a rotatably mobile part, a device for recovering the tethered balloon secured to the mobile part, and at least first and second winches. A first cable called umbilical cable is connected to the first winch and has an end provided to be secured to the aerostat. A second cable called sling is divided into at least an adapted mooring portion having an end provided to be secured to aerostat, and a connecting portion connected to the second winch, which connecting portion has a linear mass smaller than or equal to seven grams per meter and a length greater than that of the mooring portion.