EP-4707725-A3 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING LIFT OF A GAS CELL
EP4707725A3EP 4707725 A3EP4707725 A3EP 4707725A3EP-4707725-A3
Abstract
The disclosed invention describes a method for determining a current state of a gas cell in an airship, particularly the lift. A computing device receives depth measurements of the interior of the gas cell using a lidar sensor positioned outside the cell and uses these depth measurements to create a mesh, segment a space within the mesh into geometric shapes, calculate the volume of the shapes, and use the calculated volume to estimate the total volume of the space within the mesh, representing the volume of gas within the gas cell. The computing device then uses the estimated volume to calculate the lift of the gas cell and sends the calculated lift to a control module of the airship.
Inventors
- VERNYI, KYLE
- CARTER, DENNIS L.
- WITTMER, JONATHAN
Assignees
- LTA Research And Exploration, LLC
Dates
- Publication Date
- 20260506
- Application Date
- 20221007