AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR THE FLIGHT OF KITES

摘要

An automatic control system (1) is described for the flight of a kite (2), in order to generate electric or mechanical energy, comprising first detecting means (3) on board the kite (2) detecting first pieces of information regarding at least a position and an orientation in the space of such kite (2) and accelerations of the kite (2); second detecting means (5) on the ground detecting second pieces of information regarding the tension on the driving cables (6) and their relative position, a direction and an intensity of a wind W which the kite (2) is immersed; processing and controlling means (7) of such first and second pieces of information (P), transforming the information (P) into a mechanical command related to a control function (U) for driving the kite (2) along a flight trajectory maximising an amount of kinetic energy; and a transmitting system of the first pieces of information to the processing and controlling means (7). An automatic control process for the flight of kites is further described.