Lighter than air vehicle
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1. A lighter than air vehicle comprising:
- an envelope containing a lighter than air gas, at least part of the envelope admitting the passage of light therethrough;
a plurality of devices for receiving the light;
a directing device for selectively redirecting the light which passes through the at least part of the envelope; and
the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to operate in either a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation;
the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to be changed from operating in its first mode of operation to operating in its second mode of operation;
the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to, when operating in its first mode of operation, direct the light onto a first device of the plurality of devices for receiving light and not onto a second device of the plurality of devices for receiving light, the second device being a different device to the first device; and
the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to, when operating in its second mode of operation, direct the light onto the second device and not onto the first device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a lighter than air vehicle comprising: an envelope containing a lighter than air gas, at least part of the envelope admitting the passage of light through the at least part of the envelope; and a directing device for selectively redirecting the light which passes through the at least part of the envelope. The vehicle may further comprises a plurality of devices for using incident light. The directing device for selectively redirecting the light may be for selectively redirecting the light onto a selected device, for example, by switching the positions of two or more devices into the path of the light.
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1. A lighter than air vehicle comprising:
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an envelope containing a lighter than air gas, at least part of the envelope admitting the passage of light therethrough; a plurality of devices for receiving the light; a directing device for selectively redirecting the light which passes through the at least part of the envelope; and the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to operate in either a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation; the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to be changed from operating in its first mode of operation to operating in its second mode of operation; the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to, when operating in its first mode of operation, direct the light onto a first device of the plurality of devices for receiving light and not onto a second device of the plurality of devices for receiving light, the second device being a different device to the first device; and the directing device for selectively redirecting the light being configured to, when operating in its second mode of operation, direct the light onto the second device and not onto the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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