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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Concepts of Telescopic and Self-Deployable Tensegrity-Based Helium-Filled Aerostats
Authors : Lech Knap, Andrzej Świercz, Cezary Graczykowski, Jan Holnicki-Szulc
Published in: Lighter Than Air Systems
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
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Abstract
In this contribution, we propose two novel concepts of an adaptive ultra-light high-altitude aerostats. Both proposed concepts enable changes of aerostat volume and shape during the flight, which results in the possibility of vertical motion control. The first proposed construction is telescopic aerostat with multi-segmented construction and controllable segments’ couplings. In turn, the second construction is based on a self-deployable tensegrity structure equipped with pre-stressed and tensioned elements of controllable lengths. Basic advantages and features of the proposed design are shown using dedicated numerical examples.