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WO/2016/181117A1 |
AIRCRAFT COUPLING METHOD AND SYSTEM Disclosed is a method and apparatus for physically coupling together a first aircraft (102) and a second aircraft (104), for example for the purpose of performing air-to-air refuelling. The first aircr...
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WO/2016/065343A1 |
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a light and a cooling system is described. The light fitted to the UAV may be bright since heat it generates will be cooled by thermal conduction, convection and/or heat absorption. The ligh...
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WO/2015/136138A1 |
The invention relates to a system for obtaining a continuous image of the environment of an operation such as that of in-flight refuelling, using a camera (8) (or two in the case of a redundant system being required, since the geometry o...
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WO/2015/136139A1 |
The subject matter of the present patent is a complete or global monitoring and illumination system installed externally on a single point on the aircraft, on a platform that would be called the "base platform", which includes all the li...
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WO/2015/126320A1 |
Device (100) for achieving a temporary connection between two objects (101,102) which are movable relative to each other, comprising • respective connecting means (114,154), being brought together in order to jointly establish said con...
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WO/2015/057832A1 |
A motor vehicle system includes a motor vehicle including an aircraft landing portion, and an actively propelled unmanned aircraft configured to be supported on the aircraft landing portion. The vehicle and aircraft are configured such t...
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WO/2015/047632A1 |
An aerial refueling assembly includes, for example, a pressure transducer (260), a processor (230), and one or more light sources (200). The processor (230) is coupled to the pressure transducer (260). The one or more light sources (200)...
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WO/2015/026436A2 |
A refueling coupling regulator assembly including a housing forming a fluid path. A first stage pressure regulator may be provided within the housing, and may be operable between an un-modulated position and a modulated position to regul...
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WO/2014/204539A1 |
A refueling system may include a refueling hose (220) and a refueling drone (240) coupled to the hose aft end (224). The refueling drone (240) may be rearwardly deployable from the tanker aircraft such that the refueling drone (240) is t...
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WO/2014/170635A1 |
A reception coupling (6) for air-to-air refuelling. The reception coupling has a main body (17') and a fuel passage (28). A movable valve member (32) is provided for opening and closing the fuel passage. The reception coupling has a cham...
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WO/2014/096144A1 |
The subject of the invention is a system for recharging the batteries (6) carried on board an electrically powered aircraft (10), characterized in that it comprises a charging aircraft (1), means (2, 3a, 3b, 4) of temporarily electricall...
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WO/2014/043789A1 |
An aircraft comprising a hydrogen-containing envelope, a water-collection system for collecting water from the envelope, an electrolyser to convert the water collected using the water-collection system into hydrogen, and a hydrogen- repl...
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WO/2013/153549A1 |
A refueling airplane converted from a non-refueling airplane having an original tail section and an original tail-strike pitch attitude. The refueling airplane comprises the original tail section and a recess formed therein, both constit...
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WO/2013/153356A1 |
The invention is directed to a liquid dispensing system (10) comprising a container (11) having an aperture. A feed plug (12) is configured to fit into the aperture, said feed plug (12) defining a fluid passage therethrough and having me...
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WO/2013/102906A2 |
A variety of refueling devices, systems and methods are disclosed for use in in-flight refueling. In one example one such device is towed by a tanker aircraft via a fuel hose at least during in-flight refueling, and has a boom member wit...
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WO/2013/100807A1 |
The invention relates to the aircraft industry field, in particular to tactical aviation aircraft providing for the detection and striking of air, above-water and land-based targets. The technical result to which the invention is dire...
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WO/2013/082719A1 |
Herein is disclosed a tool, system and method for refueling on-orbit spacecraft. The tool and system are configured to allow for resupply of spacecraft configured to be propelled by either a bipropellant (oxidizer and fuel) or a monoprop...
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WO/2013/071438A1 |
Herein is disclosed a propellant transfer system and method for refueling on-orbit spacecraft. The system and method are configured to allow for resupply of spacecraft configured to be fueled by either a bipropellant (oxidizer and fuel) ...
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WO/2013/043290A1 |
A refueling boom (106) is described. The refueling boom includes a non-telescoping portion (114) configured to be coupled to a fuel tanker vehicle (100) and a telescoping portion (110) that is extendable and retractable relative to the n...
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WO/2013/016173A2 |
An aerial refueling system utilizes the full drogue-probe coupling event as a control parameter for hose control. A variety of different types of signal sending and signal receiving devices may be used to indicate a coupling event betwee...
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WO/2012/091828A2 |
An inlet for a ram air turbine. The inlet is positioned forward of a turbine shaft, which is configured to rotate about a portion of an object. The inlet has a fixed geometry that chokes airflow through the inlet to prevent overspeed of ...
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WO/2012/030347A1 |
Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media are disclosed to limit movement of a boom system or other teleoperator in response to a control input. Control input is received at a controller of a boom system, where...
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WO/2012/030444A1 |
Apparatus and methods described herein provide for a boom/receiver- type aerial refueling system (102) having a pressure regulator (202) integrated into the system at the tanker boom nozzle (110). During refueling operations, pressure of...
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WO/2012/027035A1 |
An aerial refueling system has a fluid conduit (110). A plurality of actuators (120) is coupled to the fluid conduit and a refueling aircraft (102) housing the aerial refueling system (100) to move the fluid conduit in a three perpendicu...
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WO/2012/027029A2 |
An aerial refueling boom may include a refueling boom assembly and a pivot assembly for attaching the aerial refueling boom to a tanker aircraft. The refueling boom assembly may include a main boom section and a hollow telescoping boom s...
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WO/2012/021233A1 |
A braking apparatus of an aerial refueling boom system (10) is provided to reduce the likelihood of or to prevent anomalous boom extension. The braking apparatus includes a pulley (30) about which a cable (34) wraps. The pulley is config...
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WO/2011/157875A1 |
The invention relates to a night vision system for viewing selected objects, in order to provide improved night viewing of an object such as the refuelling device (21, 41) used in aerial refuelling operations between an aircraft tanker (...
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WO/2011/093886A1 |
A method and apparatus may be present for managing a hoist cable (340) for a refueling boom (316) for an aircraft (301). A position (332) of the refueling boom (316) for the aircraft (301) may be identified. A desired length (366) for th...
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WO/2011/073493A2 |
A telescoping tube (42) for fuel transfer operations, this tube (42) comprising a fixed part (41 ) and a moving part (40), such that this moving part (40) comprises in turn means for dynamic sealing (21 ) which guarantee the sealing of t...
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WO/2010/118131A2 |
An aerial identification and fuel inventory control system is disclosed. An RFID transponder mounted on a refueling aircraft transmits an identifier identifying the refueling aircraft in proximity to a fuel delivery aircraft. Substantial...
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WO/2010/112661A1 |
Method and device for operations with an in-flight refuelling boom by means of the use of an articulated boom (11) and a cable (18), said boom (11) comprising movable aerodynamic surfaces (16) such that the method comprises the following...
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WO/2010/106213A1 |
The invention relates to a system for lighting an in-flight refuelling operation involving a tanker aircraft (14) and a receiving aircraft (13), which system comprises: a generation device (2) for generating an emission of light substant...
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WO/2010/084316A2 |
The nozzle of the invention comprises a nozzle body having a nozzle tip for engaging a fuel hose coupling, the tip extending from the body, and a valve sleeve for opening and closing a fuel path between the tip and the body. The tip is m...
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WO/2010/071643A1 |
A method and apparatus are present for managing forces on a refueling boom (500). Force information is received from a force sensor (326) associated with the refueling boom (500). Forces on the refueling boom without a number of air load...
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WO/2010/065036A1 |
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for positioning a refueling boom (316) is present. A command (344) for a desired position (321) for the refueling boom is identified (900). A position (319) of the refueling boom is sense...
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WO/2010/059155A1 |
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for controlling a refueling boom (316). A length (330) of the refueling boom (316) may be sensed to form an identified length for the refueling boom. A determination may be made as to whe...
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WO/2009/152091A2 |
In accordance with one or more embodiments, systems and methods for in-flight fuel delivery include an aerial refueling device (120) adapted to provide fuel to a receiver aircraft (110a), an optical component (140, 141) adapted to captur...
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WO/2009/147272A2 |
The invention relates to a system for performing refuelling operations, for lifting and launching an in-flight aircraft refuelling arm (6) between a tanker aircraft and a receiver aircraft, including a linking device (5) which can be con...
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WO/2009/149180A1 |
The passive variable speed drogue includes an articulated center strut lever linkage assembly pivotally connected between adjacent pairs of center struts and trailing edge struts, biased by an extension spring mounted to the center strut...
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WO/2009/141484A2 |
The invention relates to a method for controlling an air refuelling boom (11) in order to provide increased damping of the movement of the boom by moving control surfaces (16) as a function of the angular velocity thereof. The method com...
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WO/2009/073052A9 |
A system and method for refueling unmanned aerial vehicles. The system is adapted to refuel a first unmanned aerial vehicle from a second unmanned aerial vehicle and includes an arrangement for flying the first and second vehicles to pro...
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WO/2009/091792A2 |
Methods and devices for estimating and controlling the orientation of a drogue (100, 300, 720, 1300, 1500, 1600) relative to air mass motion where method and apparatus embodiments incorporate estimation of angle of attack and sideslip an...
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WO/2009/082400A1 |
A command and control system (100) for vessel includes a distributed control system utilizing bi-directional fiber optics to connect a control computer to various controls, including valves, pumps, and lights. A touch screen (102) allows...
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WO/2009/065975A1 |
The invention relates to a reinforcement device for lifting a retractable refuelling tube (11) interconnecting a feeder aircraft (13) and a receiver aircraft during flight, the retractable tube (11) being connected to the feeder aircraft...
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WO/2009/065976A1 |
The invention relates to a method for obtaining digital images during retractable tube operations for refuelling in the air, between a feeder aircraft and a receiver aircraft, said method comprising the following steps: black and white d...
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WO/2009/060224A1 |
A steerable drogue (2) comprises a steering mechanism (22, 34, 36) for twisting the canopy support arms (6) to produce an aerodynamic force in flight which can be used to produce movement of the drogue in a required direction.
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WO/2009/017857A2 |
A system for automated control of a refueling boom coupled to a tanker aircraft is provided. The system includes sensors such as electro-optical sensor or GPS sensors that provide measurements used by the system to automatically control ...
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WO/2008/134606A1 |
A system for automated control of a refueling boom (155) coupled to a tanker aircraft (160) is provided. The system includes: a first inertial measurement unit (110) (IMU) providing inertial measurements for the tanker aircraft; a first ...
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WO/2008/115661A1 |
A refueling system and method for use with a refueling tanker aircraft (12) involve the use of a camera system (22) to provide imaging information concerning a receiver aircraft (14) to a processor (30) that uses the imaging information ...
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WO/2008/109993A1 |
The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus for robotic refuelling of satellites. The system may include a dedicated refuelling satellite launched directly from either earth, or alternatively it could be launched from a...
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