AUTOMATED BALLOON LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automated balloon launching system for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde. The system comprises a container and a storage arranged in the container for storing at least one box...

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Main Authors SAARI, Tuomo, LEINONEN, Ismo
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.02.2019
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
MEASURING
METEOROLOGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automated balloon launching system for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde. The system comprises a container and a storage arranged in the container for storing at least one box at a defined storage position p=1, 2, . . . , n. The at least one box includes a balloon and a sonde. A release silo is arranged at least partially on top of or above and adjacent to the container for sheltering the balloon during inflation. A x-, y- and z-manipulator is arranged in the container for removing a specific box from one of the defined storage positions p=1, 2, . . . , n, and for subsequent feeding the release silo with the specific box. The present invention also concerns a method for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20150746021