CN116722339A - Inflatable support, aerostat and use method of aerostat - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an inflatable support, an aerostat and a using method thereof. The inflatable bracket comprises a first side surface for installing an antenna array surface and a second side surface for installing an antenna reflecting surface, wherein a plurality of inflatable tubes which are transversely and longitudinally arranged and communicated are arranged on the first side surface, and the inflatable tubes enable the first side surfaces to be provided with a plurality of grids; the second side surface is also provided with an inflation tube which is the same as the first side surface so as to form a structure which is the same as the first side surface; the antenna array surface and the antenna reflecting surface are respectively arranged in respective grids; a plurality of inflation tubes are communicated between the first side face and the second side face. The invention solves the problems that the existing aerostat load can only hoist the radar, and the radar energy dissipation is insufficient.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to an aerostat, in particular to an inflatable bracket, an aerostat and a using method thereof.
Background
The aerostat is used as a flight platform capable of being permanently left empty, and can carry various loads to execute tasks, such as a radar, a communication antenna, detection equipment and the like. The existing aerostat load equipment is borrowed according to the load of other aircraft platforms and is installed on an aerostat bag body in a mounting mode.
Compared with other aircrafts, the aerostat has the characteristic of large body size, and the larger the size is, the better the detection effect is. However, the existing radar is not developed aiming at the characteristics of the aerostat, and compared with the aerostat, the existing radar still has smaller size and cannot exert the advantage of large size of the aerostat; meanwhile, the radar scanning range is affected by the hoisting mode, and the load weight is also affected by the added weight brought by the mounting structure. Thus, mounting radar antennas in a conventional manner does not give rise to the optimum performance of the aerostat.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an inflatable bracket with a radar antenna and a capsule conformal structure, an aerostat and a using method thereof.
The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the inflatable bracket comprises a first side surface for installing an antenna array surface and a second side surface for installing an antenna reflecting surface, wherein a plurality of inflatable tubes which are transversely and longitudinally arranged and communicated are arranged on the first side surface, and the inflatable tubes enable the first side surfaces to be provided with a plurality of grids; the second side surface is also provided with an inflation tube which is the same as the first side surface so as to form a structure which is the same as the first side surface; the antenna array surface and the antenna reflecting surface are respectively arranged in respective grids; a plurality of inflation tubes are communicated between the first side face and the second side face.
Preferably, the antenna array surface and the antenna reflecting surface are arranged in the same direction in respective grids.
Preferably, the upper and lower inflatable tubes forming the grille are provided with curtain cloth, and the curtain cloth is connected with the antenna array surface or the antenna reflecting surface through bonding, binding or flange structures.
The invention also provides an aerostat, which comprises a bag body and at least one inflatable support arranged in the bag body, wherein the inflatable support is connected with the inner wall of the bag body.
Preferably, an auxiliary air bag is arranged on the inner wall of the bag body, an inflatable space is formed inside the auxiliary air bag after the auxiliary air bag is connected with the bag body, and the inflatable support is arranged in the space.
Preferably, the auxiliary air bag is provided with a fan and a valve which are communicated with the space, the valve is used for inflating the space, and the fan is used for discharging hot air in the space.
Preferably, the fan is arranged at the upper part of the auxiliary air bag, and the valve is arranged at the lower part of the auxiliary air bag.
The invention also provides a use method of the aerostat, which comprises the following steps: in the process of lifting the bag body, the inflation tube is inflated to open the inflation bracket, and the radar is started to work; an auxiliary air bag is enclosed outside the inflatable bracket, and the temperature value of the internal space of the auxiliary air bag is set; when the radar works and the internal temperature of the auxiliary air bag is higher than a set value, the temperature and pressure control system is started to exchange heat, and the internal pressure of the auxiliary air bag is maintained, so that the radar working environment is cooled.
Preferably, the auxiliary airbag is inflated while being exhausted to exchange heat.
Compared with the related art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the aerostat is used as the mounting surface of the radar antenna, so that the problems that the existing aerostat load can only hoist the radar and the radar energy dissipation is insufficient are solved; install radar antenna on the first side and the second side of support of aerifing, can effectively increase the area of radar antenna, promote radar combat and use efficiency.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an aerostat according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the inflatable stand provided by the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an angle of view of a gas tube connected to one of the antenna arrays;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of another view of the connection of the inflation tube to one of the antenna arrays.
Detailed Description
The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other. For convenience of description, the words "upper", "lower", "left" and "right" are used hereinafter to denote only the directions corresponding to the upper, lower, left, and right directions of the drawings, and do not limit the structure.
As shown in fig. 1, the aerostat provided in this embodiment includes a bag body 0, an inflatable support 1 and an auxiliary air bag 2.
As shown in fig. 2, the inflatable stand 1 comprises a first side 16 for mounting the antenna array surface 12 and a second side 17 for mounting the antenna reflecting surface 13. The first side surface 16 is provided with a plurality of air inflation tubes 11 which are horizontally and longitudinally arranged and communicated, and the air inflation tubes 11 enable the first side surfaces 16 to be formed with a plurality of grids, and a plurality of antenna array surfaces 12 are vertically arranged in each grid.
The second side 17 is provided with a plurality of air inflation tubes 11 which are horizontally and longitudinally arranged and communicated, the air inflation tubes 11 enable the second side 17 to be formed with a plurality of grids, and a plurality of antenna reflecting surfaces 13 are vertically arranged in each grid.
A plurality of inflation tubes 11 are communicated between the first side surface 16 and the second side surface 17. The size of the grating of the first side surface 16 is the same as that of the grating of the second side surface 17, namely the inflatable tubes 11 on the first side surface 16, the inflatable tubes 11 on the second side surface 17 and the inflatable tubes 11 in the thickness direction of the inflatable bracket 1 are aligned one by one and are communicated. A compressor 14 for inflating the inflation tube 11 is provided at one side in the thickness direction of the inflation bracket 1.
The inflation tube 11 can be inflated with high-pressure gas and is made of a flexible composite material with high strength and good air tightness. When the inflation tube 11 is in a high-pressure state, the deformation is small, the bearing capacity is large, the weight is light, and the installation structure is an ideal installation structure of the radar antenna.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the upper and lower inflatable tubes 11 forming the grille are provided with curtain cloth 15, and the curtain cloth 15 is connected with the antenna array surface 12 or the antenna reflecting surface 13 through bonding, binding or flange structures. Such as snap-fit, rope-tying, or screw-mounting, using known techniques.
Soft accessories such as a gripper, a tab and the like are further arranged on the inflation tube 11, and are used for installing auxiliary equipment or facilitating personnel operation during maintenance of the radar antenna.
As shown in fig. 1, the inflatable support 1 is rectangular, and four sides of the inflatable support are mounted on the inner wall of the bag body 0 in a bundling manner to serve as a fixing base of the inflatable support 1. When the balloon 0 is fully inflated, the inflatable stent 1 is fully deployed. When the bag body 0 works, the internal pressure is always provided, so that the inflatable bracket 1 is always in an extending state.
The auxiliary air bag 2 is a film bag body and forms an outer surrounding to the inflatable support 1, an inflatable space is formed inside the auxiliary air bag 2 after the auxiliary air bag 2 is connected with the bag body 0, and the inflatable support is arranged in the space. The auxiliary airbag 2 forms the working and maintenance environment of the inflatable support 1. The auxiliary airbag 2 adopts the well-known aerostat auxiliary airbag technology.
The auxiliary air bag 2 is provided with a pressure and temperature control system, and the pressure and temperature control system comprises a fan 21, a valve 22 and a temperature and pressure sensor for controlling the air pressure and temperature in the auxiliary air bag 2. The fan 21, the valve 22 and the temperature and pressure measuring sensor are all well known aerostat environment control technologies.
When the radar antenna works, more heat is generated, and the air in the space of the auxiliary air bag 2 is heated. When the air of the auxiliary air bag 2 exceeds the working environment requirement of the radar antenna, the fan 21 is started to exhaust, the valve 22 is started to inflate, and the air inside and outside the auxiliary air bag 2 is exchanged by a method of inflating and exhausting at the same time, so that the aim of cooling is fulfilled. To improve the efficiency of air exchange, a valve 22 is provided at the lower portion of the auxiliary air bag 2, and a blower 21 is provided at the upper portion of the auxiliary air bag 2.
The inflatable support 1 is provided with a plurality of groups on the bag body 0, each group is correspondingly provided with an auxiliary air bag 2, and a plurality of inflatable supports 1 are used for forming multi-angle and multi-azimuth scanning effects.
The capsule body 0 is made of a wave-transparent composite material, and the effect of the radar antenna is not affected.
The part of the balloon body 0, on which the inflatable support 1 is arranged, is provided with a plurality of maintenance channels, so that personnel can conveniently enter the auxiliary air bag 2 from the maintenance channels and stand on the inflatable support 1 to maintain the operation content.
The invention also provides a use method of the aerostat, which comprises the following steps:
1. mounting
The inflatable stent 1 is pre-installed inside the balloon 0. Then the bag body 0 is filled with air, and then the auxiliary air bag 2 and the inflatable bracket 1 are inflated in sequence. The installer carries the radar antenna array surface 12 and the radar antenna reflecting surface 13 to enter from the maintenance channel, and stands on the inflation tube 11 at the corresponding position to install the radar.
2. Work of
The bag body 0 is dispensed, and the air compressor 14 always works to maintain the high pressure of the air charging pipe 11 in the process of lifting the bag body 0. The radar is started to work. When the temperature of the auxiliary air bag 2 is higher, the temperature and pressure control system is started to exchange heat, and the internal pressure of the auxiliary air bag 2 is maintained, so that the radar working environment is cooled.
3. Maintenance of
Maintenance personnel enter the inside of the capsule body 0 through the maintenance channel to inspect, maintain or replace the antenna array surface 12 or the antenna reflecting surface 13.
The invention provides a structure for enabling a radar to be conformal with an aerostat bag body, aiming at the defect of limited radar load efficiency carried by the aerostat, and the structure utilizes a high-pressure inflatable support arranged in the inflatable bag body as a radar antenna mounting structure, and creates a proper working environment for the radar through an auxiliary air bag and a temperature and pressure control system. Through the thought of conformal structure and gas exchange, the integration of structure and function is realized. Through inflatable mounting structure and environmental control technique, realized radar and aerostat bag conformal, promoted the availability of radar load.
The technical scheme provided by the invention can solve the problems that the existing aerostat is only capable of hoisting and has insufficient radar efficiency, can be used in the technical fields of tethered balloons, stratospheric airships and the like, becomes a unique load flight platform, expands the application range of the aerostat, and has stronger practicability.
The foregoing description is only illustrative of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. The inflatable bracket is characterized by comprising a first side surface (16) for mounting an antenna array surface (12) and a second side surface (17) for mounting an antenna reflecting surface (13), wherein a plurality of inflatable tubes (11) which are transversely and longitudinally arranged and communicated are arranged on the first side surface (16), and the inflatable tubes (11) enable the plurality of first side surfaces (16) to form a plurality of grids; the second side surface (17) is also provided with an inflation tube (11) which is the same as the first side surface (16) so as to form the same structure as the first side surface (16); the antenna array surface (12) and the antenna reflecting surface (13) are respectively arranged in the grids; a plurality of inflation tubes (11) are communicated between the first side surface (16) and the second side surface (17).
2. An inflatable support according to claim 1, characterized in that the antenna array (12) and the antenna reflecting surface (13) are arranged in the same direction in respective gratings.
3. The inflatable support according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower inflatable tubes (11) forming the grille are provided with curtain cloth (15), and the curtain cloth (15) is connected with the antenna array surface (12) or the antenna reflecting surface (13) through bonding, binding or flange structures.
4. An aerostat comprising a capsule (0), characterized in that it further comprises at least one inflatable support according to any one of claims 1-3, provided inside said capsule (0), said inflatable support being connected to the inner wall of the capsule (0).
5. Aerostat according to claim 4, characterized in that the inner wall of the balloon (0) is provided with an auxiliary balloon (2), the auxiliary balloon (2) is connected with the balloon (0) to form an inflatable space inside the auxiliary balloon (2), and the inflatable bracket is arranged in the space.
6. Aerostat according to claim 5, characterized in that the auxiliary airbag (2) is provided with a fan (21) and a valve (22) which are communicated with the space, the valve (22) is used for inflating the space, and the fan (21) is used for discharging hot air in the space.
7. Aerostat according to claim 6, wherein the fan (21) is arranged at the upper part of the auxiliary air bag (2), and the valve (22) is arranged at the lower part of the auxiliary air bag (2).
8. A method of using an aerostat as claimed in any of claims 4 to 7, comprising: in the process of lifting the bag body (0), the inflation tube (11) is inflated to open the inflation bracket, and the radar is started to work; an auxiliary air bag (2) is enclosed outside the inflatable bracket, and the temperature value of the inner space of the auxiliary air bag (2) is set; when the radar works and the internal temperature of the auxiliary air bag (2) is higher than a set value, the temperature and pressure control system is started to exchange heat, and the internal pressure of the auxiliary air bag (2) is maintained, so that the radar working environment is cooled.
9. The method of using an aerostat according to claim 8, wherein the auxiliary airbag (2) is subjected to heat exchange by means of inflation while venting.
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