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Unmanned lighter-than-air safe termination and recovery methods

  • US 7,203,491 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2002
  • Issued: 04/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system comprising a free-floating platform and a communication device that is separate from the free-floating platform, the free-floating platform comprising a lighter-than-air gas enclosure and a payload, the payload comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor is capable of making a decision to terminate a flight of the free-floating platform, the transceiver is capable of receiving a signal from the communication device, and the communication device is adapted to handoff the signal to another transceiver of another free-floating platform, wherein the free-floating platform operates without a longitudinal and latitudinal position control, and optionally the free-floating platform operates with an altitudinal control.

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