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Stratospheric Aerostat - A New High Altitude Scientific Platform


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1 School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
2 College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Ding No. II Xueyan Road, Beijing 100083, China
 

A stratospheric aerostat is a lighter-than-air aircraft which can fly in the stratosphere with long endurance, high payload-to-weight ratio and low energy consumption. Generally, the stratospheric aerostat mainly includes the near space airship and high altitude balloon which are divided into two modes: station keeping and cruise with the wind (Figure 1).
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Jun Li
School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
Mingyun Lv
School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
Kangwen Sun
School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
Yuanyuan Zhang
College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Ding No. II Xueyan Road, Beijing 100083, China

Abstract


A stratospheric aerostat is a lighter-than-air aircraft which can fly in the stratosphere with long endurance, high payload-to-weight ratio and low energy consumption. Generally, the stratospheric aerostat mainly includes the near space airship and high altitude balloon which are divided into two modes: station keeping and cruise with the wind (Figure 1).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv111%2Fi8%2F1296-1297