Low-Altitude Tethered Aerostat

LOW ALTITUDE TETHERED LTA

We will begin at the initial low altitude when a balloon rises from 30 to 150 meters. But don’t worry, we'll climb to an altitude of 35 km chapter after chapter! In this industry, the launch failure of a Google project dubbed “LOON” occurred in 2018. With the power of a billionaire, they set out to bring the internet to people in rural parts of the world. Reaching the final billion consumers who lack mobile and internet connectivity was been the challenge that Loon aimed to solve: the communities in locations that are too difficult or inaccessible to access, or regions where providing services using current technologies is simply too expensive for regular people to access, and too lacking in RoI for companies to undertake. It began services in Kenya, a country that is prone to innovation but ran into technical problems with narrow jet paths and strong winds. With more modest goals and practical approaches, two European companies entered this industry with the straightforward idea of using telecom towers to offer internet connectivity across a maximum 18 km radius. You can just picture the telecoms sector giggling. Google's billions of dollars can't do it! Now, hesitantly, the Europeans will attempt to match it… EONEF (France) and TAO (Germany) provided the responses with humility, simplicity, and effectiveness. Their LTA is tethered to a vehicle with a double cable providing internet connectivity. The applications for this type of swiftly deployable internet service are considerable. For example, it can help with disaster relief, being set up at the neighborhood crisis center after a natural disaster or another event, with a number of communication and data reception technologies on board. Because of the balloon's height (30 t 150 meters), it is possible to extend the signal range of the systems, reducing the need for additional ground infrastructure deployment and, consequently, the operation's footprint. According to the onboard sensor, the aerostat enables the dissemination of vital information to the people on the ground as well as being able to issue an alarm if needed. It can help coordinate the local rescue teams' logistical efforts while dispatching information at the national level, geolocating convoys, and permitting data transmission to the crisis center. Overall, the aerostat can ensure the durability of communications between two sites that are far apart.

And it’s not just disaster events that this can aid with. To reinforce the infrastructure in place in advance of the 2024 Olympic Games, one obvious application is to get the Ile de France region ready to host quickly deployable crowd security and anti-intrusion air service systems in an urban area. Reinforcing internet provision at large gatherings – festivals, pilgrimages, and so on – is also another use. Quick deployment in one hour with a payload of 5 kg, a flight time of up to 30 days nonstop, and wind resistance of up to 60 km/h. Quite a feat.

Payload with high-precision cameras sensors for the monitoring of sensitive industrial sites or large-scale events