High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology Trends
High-altitude platforms (HAPs) are aircraft, usually unmanned airships or airplanes positioned above 20 km, in the stratosphere, in order to compose a telecommunications network or perform remote sensing. In the 1990 and 2000 decades, several projects were launched, but very few had continued. In 20...
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| author | Flavio Araripe D'Oliveira Francisco Cristovão Lourenço de Melo Tessaleno Campos Devezas |
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| description | High-altitude platforms (HAPs) are aircraft, usually unmanned airships or airplanes positioned above 20 km, in the stratosphere, in order to compose a telecommunications network or perform remote sensing. In the 1990 and 2000 decades, several projects were launched, but very few had continued. In 2014, 2 major Internet companies (Google and Facebook) announced investments in new HAP projects to provide Internet access in regions without communication infrastructure (terrestrial or satellite), bringing back attention to the development of HAP. This article aims to survey the history of HAPs, the current state-of-the-art (April 2016), technology trends and challenges. The main focus of this review will be on technologies directly related to the aerial platform, inserted in the aeronautical engineering field of knowledge, not detailing aspects of the telecommunications area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5bfcf737eed40d796ba0e4ac38aa4ce2022-12-22T03:04:57ZengInstituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE)Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management2175-91462016-08-0183High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology TrendsFlavio Araripe D'Oliveira0Francisco Cristovão Lourenço de Melo1Tessaleno Campos Devezas2Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço São José dos Campos/SP - BrazilDepartamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço São José dos Campos/SP - BrazilUniversidade da Beira Interior Covilhã - Portugal Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos/SP - BrazilHigh-altitude platforms (HAPs) are aircraft, usually unmanned airships or airplanes positioned above 20 km, in the stratosphere, in order to compose a telecommunications network or perform remote sensing. In the 1990 and 2000 decades, several projects were launched, but very few had continued. In 2014, 2 major Internet companies (Google and Facebook) announced investments in new HAP projects to provide Internet access in regions without communication infrastructure (terrestrial or satellite), bringing back attention to the development of HAP. This article aims to survey the history of HAPs, the current state-of-the-art (April 2016), technology trends and challenges. The main focus of this review will be on technologies directly related to the aerial platform, inserted in the aeronautical engineering field of knowledge, not detailing aspects of the telecommunications area.https://www.jatm.com.br/jatm/article/view/699High Altitude PlatformHigh Altitude AirshipStratospheric SatelliteUnmanned Aerial VehicleTechnological ChallengesTechnology Trends |
| spellingShingle | Flavio Araripe D'Oliveira Francisco Cristovão Lourenço de Melo Tessaleno Campos Devezas High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology Trends Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management High Altitude Platform High Altitude Airship Stratospheric Satellite Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technological Challenges Technology Trends |
| title | High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology Trends |
| title_full | High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology Trends |
| title_fullStr | High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology Trends |
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| title_short | High-Altitude Platforms — Present Situation and Technology Trends |
| title_sort | high altitude platforms present situation and technology trends |
| topic | High Altitude Platform High Altitude Airship Stratospheric Satellite Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technological Challenges Technology Trends |
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