AERIAL PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
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1. An aerial payload deployment system, comprising:
- a frame configured to be disposed in a vehicle;
a gas cylinder disposed in the frame;
an aerial platform coupled to the vehicle by a tether and configured to be inflated using the gas from the gas cylinder; and
a payload configured to be carried by the aerial platform when the aerial platform is inflated.
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Abstract
A mobile aerial platform system is provided. The aerial platform system may lift a payload, such as a surveillance system or a communications repeater, into the lower atmosphere to assist in applications such as crowd control or disaster relief. The aerial platform system may be contained in a portable configuration and transported to the deployment site using a vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. An aerial payload deployment system, comprising:
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a frame configured to be disposed in a vehicle; a gas cylinder disposed in the frame; an aerial platform coupled to the vehicle by a tether and configured to be inflated using the gas from the gas cylinder; and a payload configured to be carried by the aerial platform when the aerial platform is inflated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aerial payload deployment vehicle apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle; a gas cylinder disposed in the vehicle; a winch configured to wind and unwind a tether; wherein the tether is coupled to an aerial platform and the winch, the tether comprising a high strength material and a power cord; wherein the aerial platform is coupled to the vehicle by the tether and is configured to be inflated using the gas from the gas cylinder; and a payload configured to be carried by the aerial platform when the aerial platform is inflated, and configured to be powered by power from the power cord. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An aerial payload deployment system, comprising:
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a frame configured to be disposed in a vehicle; a gas cylinder disposed in the frame; a winch configured to wind and unwind a tether; wherein the tether is coupled to an aerial platform and the winch, the tether comprising a high strength material and a power cord; wherein the aerial platform is coupled to the vehicle by the tether and is configured to be inflated using the gas from the gas cylinder, the aerial platform comprising a ram-air cell coupled to a gas cell and having an aerodynamic shape; and a payload configured to be carried by the aerial platform when the aerial platform is inflated, and configured to be powered by power from the power cord, the payload comprising a surveillance system or a repeater.
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