Method of flying on the moon and a device for flying on the moon

Abstract

Disclosed are a method of flying on the moon and a device for flying using the method. A medium on a surface of a moon and a medium accelerating module are used in the flying method. The medium is transferred into the medium accelerating module, accelerated by the medium accelerating module, and ejected out of the medium accelerating module by using a power supply. A counterforce is generated in accordance with the momentum conservation, and the counterforce overcomes the lunar gravity and drives a load to take off. The method is suitable for the environment of the moon where flight by means of atmospheric buoyancy is impossible due to the shortage of atmosphere.

Claims

1. A method of flying on a moon, which uses a medium on the moon, the method comprising: by using a power supply, transferring the medium into a medium accelerating module, and accelerating the medium by the medium accelerating module and ejecting the medium out from the medium accelerating module in a force having a direction and a magnitude and without changing a state of the medium, wherein a counterforce is generated in accordance with momentum conservation law with a direction of the counterforce opposite to the force direction, and a magnitude of the counterforce is the same as the force magnitude, and wherein the counterforce overcomes a lunar gravity and drives a load to take off, wherein the medium is one or more of soil, gravel, moon rock, or moon water, wherein the medium accelerating module comprises a driving unit and a rotating unit, wherein the driving unit drives the rotating unit to rotate by using the power supply, so that the medium is transferred to the rotating unit where the medium is accelerated and ejected from the medium accelerating module, and wherein the driving unit is an electric motor or a motor and the rotating unit is a blade or an impeller.

2. The method of flying on the moon of claim 1, wherein the power supply is one or more of a generator, a storage battery, a remote energy transmission power supply, and a build-in nuclear battery.

3. The method of flying on the moon of claim 1, wherein the power supply is a solar power station on the moon which converts solar energy into electric energy, to supply power to the driving unit.

4. The method of flying on the moon of claim 1, wherein the medium is transferred to the medium accelerating module by transmission, vibration, or free fall.

5. The method of flying on the moon of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: landing before the medium is exhausted; and taking off again after the medium is reloaded.

6. The method of flying on the moon of claim 1, wherein the medium accelerating module includes a driving unit and a rotating unit, the rotating unit having a diameter and a rotating speed, the rotating unit accelerating and ejecting the medium, the method further comprising: determining a massflow rate of the ejected medium, to determine a take-off weight.

7. A device for flying on a moon, comprising: a power supply; a medium accelerating module; and a medium storage unit, wherein, in an operating state, the power supply supplies electric power to the medium accelerating module, a medium is transferred from the medium storage unit to the medium accelerating module, the medium being one or more of soil, gravel, moon rock, or moon water, and is accelerated by the medium accelerating module and ejected out of the medium accelerating module in a force having a direction and a magnitude and without changing a state of the medium, to generate a counterforce having a direction opposite the force direction and a magnitude the same as the force magnitude, and wherein the counterforce overcomes a lunar gravity, so that the device for flying on the moon is driven to take off, wherein the medium accelerating module comprises a driving unit and a rotating unit, wherein the driving unit drives the rotating unit to rotate by using the power supply, so that the medium is transferred to the rotating unit where the medium is accelerated and ejected from the medium accelerating module, and wherein the driving unit is an electric motor or a motor and the rotating unit is a blade or an impeller.

8. The device for flying on the moon of claim 7, further comprising: an ejecting unit, wherein the medium is ejected out of the medium accelerating module through the ejecting unit.

9. The device for flying on the moon of claim 8, wherein the ejecting unit comprises a first ejecting unit and a second ejecting unit, a first counterforce generated by the medium accelerated and ejected out through the first ejecting unit overcomes the lunar gravity, and a second counterforce generated by the medium ejected out through the second ejecting unit controls a flight direction of the device for flying on the moon.

10. The device for flying on the moon of claim 9, wherein the first ejecting unit is disposed on a bottom of the device for flying on the moon, and the second ejecting unit is disposed on a side of the device for flying on the moon.

11. The device for flying on the moon of claim 7, wherein the power supply is a generator or a storage battery.

12. The device for flying on the moon of claim 11, wherein the generator converts solar energy into electric energy.

13. The device for flying on the moon of claim 11, wherein a solar panel is disposed on the device for flying on the moon, and the solar panel receives solar energy and converts the received solar energy into electric energy.

14. The device for flying on the moon of claim 11, wherein the storage battery is charged by solar energy through a solar power station on the moon, or through a solar panel provided on the device for flying on the moon.

15. The device for flying on the moon of claim 7, wherein the device for flying further comprises one or more of a detector, a transceiver, and a controller.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a structure of a device for flying on the moon in embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

(2) FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a structure of a device for flying on the moon in embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.

(3) FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a structure of a device for flying on the moon in embodiment 3 of the present disclosure.

(4) FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a structure of a device for flying on the moon in embodiment 4 of the present disclosure.

(5) FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a structure of a device for flying on the moon in embodiment 5 of the present disclosure.

(6) FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a structure of a device for flying on the moon in embodiment 6 of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(7) The present disclosure will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be pointed out that the following embodiments are intended to facilitate the understanding of the present disclosure without any limiting effect.

(8) Reference numerals in FIGS. 1-6 are as follows: 1: aircraft body; 2: solar panel; 3: detector A; 4: detector B; 5: transceiver; 6: nozzle; 7: first nozzle; 8: lunar soil; 9: solar power station; 10: lunar soil grabbing and filtering device; 11: power supply; 12: high-speed motor; 13: impeller; 14: lunar soil storage container; 15: central processing unit; 16: power generation device; 17: second nozzle; 19: support wheel.

Embodiment 1

(9) As illustrated in FIG. 1, a device for flying on the moon includes an aircraft body 1, and the aircraft body 1 includes a power supply 16, a high-speed motor 12, an impeller 13, and a lunar soil storage container 14.

(10) In the operating state, the power supply 16 supplies electric power to the high-speed motor 12, the high-speed motor 12 drives the impeller 13 to rotate at a high speed. The lunar soil 8 falls from the lunar soil storage container 14 to the impeller 13, is accelerated by the high-speed rotating impeller 13, and is ejected out through a nozzle 6, and a generated counterforce overcomes the lunar gravity and drives the device for flying to take off on the surface of the moon.

(11) The device for flying further includes a detector A 3 and a detector B 4 for detecting and researching.

(12) The device for flying further includes a transceiver 5 for communication.

(13) The device for flying further includes a central controller 15 for coordinating and controlling the entire device for flying.

(14) In this embodiment, the lunar soil 8 is grabbed into the lunar soil storage container 14 from the outside of the device for flying by a lunar soil grabbing and filtering device 10. The amount of the lunar soil in the lunar soil storage container 14 is 30 Kg, the mass flow rate of the ejected lunar soil 8 is 0.1 Kg/s, and there may be arrive a 300-second flight, which can meet certain requirements for scientific exploration and engineering.

(15) Before the lunar soil 8 is exhausted, the device for flying achieves a soft landing, loads the lunar soil 8 by the lunar soil grabbing and filtering device 10, and then takes off again.

Embodiment 2

(16) As illustrated in FIG. 2, a device for flying on the moon includes an aircraft body 1, and the aircraft body 1 includes a power supply 11, a high-speed motor 12, an impeller 13, and a lunar soil storage container 14.

(17) In the operating state, the power supply 11 supplies electric power to the high-speed motor 12, the high-speed motor 12 drives the impeller 13 to rotate at a high speed. The lunar soil 8 falls from the lunar soil storage container 14 to the impeller 13, is accelerated by the high-speed rotating impeller 13, and is ejected out through a nozzle 6, and a generated counterforce overcomes the lunar gravity and drives the device for flying to take off on the surface of the moon.

(18) In this embodiment, the power supply 11 is a storage battery, and the on-board storage battery may be quickly charged by a lunar solar power station 9 when necessary.

(19) In addition, in this embodiment, the lunar soil 8 is grabbed into the lunar soil storage container 14 from the outside of the device for flying by a lunar soil grabbing and filtering device 10. Before the lunar soil 8 is exhausted, the device for flying achieves a soft landing, loads the lunar soil 8 by the lunar soil grabbing and filtering device 10, and then takes off again.

(20) The device for flying further includes a detector A 3 and a detector B 4 for detecting and researching.

(21) The device for flying further includes a transceiver 5 for communication.

(22) The device for flying further includes a central controller 15 for coordinating and controlling the entire device for flying.

Embodiment 3

(23) In this embodiment, the structure of the device for flying on the moon is basically the same as that of the embodiment 2, except that the solar power station 9 is replaced by a solar panel 2, the solar panel 2 is disposed on the device for flying, thus, when the power is insufficient, the device for flying charges the storage battery 11 through the solar panel 2.

(24) In this embodiment, the flight method of the device for flying is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Embodiment 4

(25) In this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a device for flying on the moon includes an aircraft body 1, and the aircraft body 1 includes a high-speed motor, an impeller, and a lunar soil storage container.

(26) Two solar panels 2 are disposed on both sides of the aircraft body 1. Since there is no atmospheric resistance on the moon, the solar panels may be installed on the upper part of the aircraft to provide electric energy to the high-speed motor.

(27) Marked-up: In the operating state, the solar panel 2 supplies electric power to the high-speed motor, the high-speed motor drives the impeller to rotate at a high speed. The lunar soil 8 falls from the lunar soil storage container to the impeller, is accelerated by the high-speed rotating impeller, and is ejected out through a first nozzle 7 and a second nozzle 17. The first nozzle 7 is disposed on the side surface of the aircraft body 1, a counterforce generated by the ejected lunar soil is used to control the flight direction; the second nozzle 17 is disposed on the bottom surface of the aircraft body 1, a counterforce generated by the ejected lunar soil is used to overcome the lunar gravity.

(28) Marked-up: In this embodiment, the device for flying further includes a support wheel 19, which is disposed on the side of the aircraft body 1, for maintaining the attitude of the device for flying and buffering for take-off and landing.

(29) In addition, in this embodiment, before the lunar soil 8 is exhausted, the device for flying is soft landing, loads the lunar soil 8 and then takes off again.

(30) The device for flying further includes a detector A 3 and a detector B 4 for detecting and researching.

(31) The device for flying further includes a transceiver 5 for communication.

(32) The device for flying further includes a central controller 15 for coordinating and controlling a series of actions of the device for flying including take-off, detection, timely landing and replenishment, etc.

Embodiment 5

(33) In this embodiment, the structure of the device for flying on the moon is basically the same as that of the embodiment 4, except that since there is no atmospheric resistance on the moon, a solar panel 2 is installed on the top of the aircraft body and is vertically disposed, as illustrated in FIG. 5.

(34) In this embodiment, the flight method of the device for flying is the same as that in the embodiment 4.

Embodiment 6

(35) In this embodiment, the structure of the device for flying on the moon is basically the same as that of the embodiment 4, except that the solar panel 2 is replaced by a power generation device 16 disposed inside the aircraft body 1, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the power generation device 16 may be a generator, a storage battery, a remote energy transmission power supply, or an build-in nuclear battery, to provide electric energy for the high-speed motor.

(36) The above-mentioned embodiments describe the technical solutions of the present disclosure in detail. It should be understood that the embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modification, supplement or similar substitution within the scope of the principle of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.