DE202018001198U1 - Hybrid flight system - Google Patents

Abstract

Hybrid flight system, characterized in that it consists of three modules, a lighter-than-air module, a drive module and an aircraft occupant module, characterized in that the aircraft occupant module is surrounded by the lighter-than-air module and thus the Lighter-than-air module forms a protective shell around the flight occupant module.

Description

The invention relates to a hybrid flight system, consisting of three modules: a lighter-than-air module, a drive module and an aircraft occupant module, wherein the passenger module is surrounded by the lighter-than-air module and thus the lighter-than- Air module forms a protective shell around the flight occupant module. In another embodiment, the lighter-than-air module is with as much lighter-than-air gas, e.g. Helium or hydrogen, filled, that in case of failure of the rotors of the drive module, the hybrid flight system including flight passengers and / or cargo slowly sinks to the ground. Thus, the passengers are protected in case of failure of the failure of the rotors from serious injury.

Hybrid flight system

problem

Currently, passenger air systems (also called passenger drones) and electrically operated air systems for cargo or goods transport operated with 4, 8, 16, 32 or n rotors are being developed ( 1 , Rotor ( 1 )). Examples of autonomous flying personal flight systems are eg EHANG 184 (8 or 16 rotors, electric, 30km range, 130km / h maximum speed of the flight system), Hoversurf scorpion 3 (Design similar to a flying motorcycle with 4 rotors, open at the top), IFO (rotors around passenger capsule, 8 rotors side by side), Project Zero ( 2 Rotors, purely electric, Augusta Westland company), Lilium (design similar to a car with wings and rotors integrated in the wings) or Intel Volocopter VC200 (18 rotors, side by side, open at the top, maximum 2 persons, 30 min electric), Surefly (8 rotors in quadrocopter layout, power generation by driving a generator through a gasoline-burning engine), Airbus Popup (airplane and car module system composed of 3 modules: flight module, cabin module, chassis module - combination flight module and cabin module for flight use, combination Cabin module and chassis module for the drive, purely electric, max 2 persons). The control of the flight systems is either fully automatic or by a pilot.

The problem now is that flight systems can crash in the event of a fault, e.g. if mechanical parts such as the rotors or electromechanical parts such as the rotor motors or the battery or the control units fail (due to system, hardware or software errors). The resulting dangers are known: Aircraft crashes can result in serious injury or death of the aircraft occupants and / or damage to the cargo of the flight system. Parachutes could be used here, but have the disadvantage that they need a certain drop height in order to unfold sufficiently and thus reduce the force of the impact can. In flying systems that fly close to the ground, parachutes do not provide adequate protection in the event of a fall.

solution

The invention relates to a hybrid flight system, consisting of three modules: a lighter-than-air module, a drive module and an aircraft occupant module, wherein the passenger module is surrounded by the lighter-than-air module and thus the lighter-than- Air module forms a protective shell around the flight occupant module. In another embodiment, the lighter-than-air module is with as much lighter-than-air gas, e.g. Helium or hydrogen, filled, that in case of failure of the rotors of the drive module, the hybrid flight system including flight passengers and / or cargo slowly sinks to the ground. Thus, serious injury or death or damage to the cargo of the flight system can best be prevented and / or reduced, especially if the flight system flies at a height below 30m.

Another advantage of the described system is that in case the flying system would fall on a person or an object, injury to the person or damage to the object can be reduced or prevented, i. it not only protects the occupant or the cargo of the flight system, but also persons or objects that could fall on the falling flight system.

system Description

The hybrid flight system is made up of three modules ( 1 ): a lighter-than-air module ( 2 ), a drive module ( 1 ) and an aircraft occupant module ( 3 ). The hybrid flight system is constructed such that the flight occupant module is surrounded by the lighter-than-air module ( 1 ). Thus, the lighter-than-air module in the event of a fall airbag protection function for the flight occupant module and protects the passengers in the event of a crash, especially if the crash occurs at a height below 30 m.

In another embodiment, the hybrid flight system is constructed such that the lighter-than-air module ( 2 ) with as much lighter-than-air gas, eg helium or hydrogen, filled that in case of failure of the rotors of the drive module ( 1 ) the hybrid flight system including flight occupants and / or cargo slowly sinks to the ground.

In another embodiment, the flight occupant module is equipped with an automatic lowering and hoisting device, with which the flight occupant module is lowered and pulled up again so that the flight occupant can get in and out ( 2 and 3 ). This is used when landed flight system ( 2 ) and in the air flying system ( 3 ), for example, if there is not enough space to land.

In another embodiment, the lighter-than-air module may be subdivided into a plurality of independent modules ( 4 and 5 )

In a further embodiment, the flight occupant module can be connected to and disconnected from an autonomous and autonomously moving rolling chassis with an electric drive train and 4 wheels and connected to and disconnected from the lighter-than-air module and the drive module ( 6 ).

Advantages of the system

Advantages of the system are that the consequences of the impact of the impact such as, for example, .B. Injuries and fatalities of flight crashes can be reduced or reduced and / or that corresponding cargo of the flight system is prevented from being destroyed during the crash and that objects and persons falling onto the falling flight system are protected from damage.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Drive module with rotors

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Lighter-than-air module

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Flight passenger module

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ladder

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Rolling chassis

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Connecting mechanism between lighter-than-air module and flight occupant module

Claims (9)

Hybrid flight system, characterized in that it consists of three modules, a lighter-than-air module, a drive module and an aircraft occupant module, characterized in that the aircraft occupant module is surrounded by the lighter-than-air module and thus the Lighter-than-air module forms a protective shell around the flight occupant module. Hybrid flight systems after Claim 1 , characterized in that the drive module with up to three times redundant rotor system, ie Up to 3 independent, parallel operated drive systems, each consisting of rotor, rotor drive and battery equipped. Hybrid flight system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighter-than-air module is filled with as much lighter than air gas, for example helium or hydrogen, that in case of failure of the rotors of the drive module, the hybrid flight system including flight passengers and / or charge sinks slowly to the ground Hybrid flight system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the passenger module can be lowered and raised with an automatic lowering and hoisting device, so that the passenger can get in and out. Hybrid flight system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the maximum flying height of the flight system is 30 m. Hybrid flight system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flight occupant module to an autonomous and autonomously moving rolling chassis with electric drive train and 4 wheels on and off and connected to the lighter-than-air module and the drive module and can be disconnected. A hybrid flying system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the propulsion module has rotors driven by electrical energy from a plurality of independent batteries or a power generator powered by hydrogen, gasoline or diesel to provide buoyancy and propulsion to produce the hybrid flight system. Hybrid flight system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the aircraft occupant module can also be loaded with cargo. Hybrid flight system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighter-than air module and the drive module, equipped with one or more electronic control units with microprocessors having at least one signal input and one or more activating means, wherein by the electronic processing unit an automatic navigation and control of the hybrid flight system is performed.

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