Patent ID: 6811113
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B64B,G01W,H04B

Abstract:
An airship for low altitude applications comprising:(a) a remote controlled lighter-than-air platform having a data acquisition means and a telecommunications device for transmitting data from said data acquisition means; (b) a ground proximity system for providing distance information between the ground and said remote controlled lighter-than-air platform said ground proximity system communicating with said telecommunications device for transmitting data to a remote location; (c) propulsion means for propelling said remote controlled lighter-than-air platform; (d) a buoyancy control system to maintain said remote controlled lighter-than-air at a predetermined altitude; and (e) a computer at a remote location for controlling the operation of said data acquisition means, said propulsion means and said buoyancy control system in response to said distance information provided by said ground proximity system.