发明授权
- 专利标题: Steerable pallet range extension
- 专利标题(中): 可转向托盘范围扩展
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申请号: US13471903申请日: 2012-05-15
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公开(公告)号: US08538605B1公开(公告)日: 2013-09-17
- 发明人: David Ray Riley
- 申请人: David Ray Riley
- 申请人地址: US IL Chicago
- 专利权人: The Boeing Company
- 当前专利权人: The Boeing Company
- 当前专利权人地址: US IL Chicago
- 代理机构: Hope Baldauff, LLC
- 主分类号: G01C23/00
- IPC分类号: G01C23/00 ; F41G7/00 ; F42B10/00
摘要:
A steerable container delivery system (“CDS”) includes a pallet configured with a pallet steering mechanism and a range extension device for steering a CDS cargo bundle during free fall when airdropped. The pallet steering mechanism and range extension device may be inflated shortly after deployment using compressed air carried by an air tank in the pallet. A flight management computer (“FMS”) continuously monitors the location of the CDS bundle using GPS technology and determines a vector to a drop location based on stored GPS measurements. The FMC continuously monitors and positions the CDS bundle over the drop location, and is able to independently control the position of the CDS bundle, either by rotating the CDS bundle or moving it laterally. At the appropriate altitude, the FMC causes the main parachute to open to slow the descent of the CDS bundle for impact.
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