STEERABLE PARACHUTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    1.
    发明公开
    STEERABLE PARACHUTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD 审中-公开
    控系统及应税降落伞程序

    公开(公告)号:EP1463663A4

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-05

    申请号:EP02797214

    申请日:2002-12-09

    发明人: PRESTON DANIEL

    摘要: An autonomous guided parachute system for cargo drops that divides the requirements of guidance and soft landing into separate parachutes. Said invention includes a high wing-loaded ram air parachute for guidance, a larger round parachute for soft landing, a harness/container system, flight computer, position sensors and actuation system. The system is dropped from an airplane, a predetermined period of drogue fall ensures a stable position prior to deploying the guidance parachute. The flight controller determines a heading to intersect with an area substantially above the desired target and controls the guidance parachute via pneumatic actuators connected to the parachutes steering lines to fly on that heading. At a minimum altitude prior to the systems impact with the ground the flight computer transitions the system from the fast high performance guidance parachute to a larger landing parachute by releasing the guidance parachute to static line extract and deploy the landing parachute. If the system reaches a position substantially above target area prior to the parachute transition altitude flight computer controls the system into a spiral dive or other rapid altitude dropping maneuver until the transition altitude is reached. Once transitioned to the landing parachute the system descends for a brief period unguided under the landing parachute until touchdown.

    DEVICE TO CONTROL INFLATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PARACHUTES
    2.
    发明公开
    DEVICE TO CONTROL INFLATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PARACHUTES 失效
    设备控制发展的秋季屏幕功能

    公开(公告)号:EP0984886A1

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-15

    申请号:EP98918381.9

    申请日:1998-04-21

    IPC分类号: B64D17/08 B64D17/62 B64D17/36

    摘要: A round conventional parachute is shown with a small auxiliary canopy for controlling the inflation characteristics of the main canopy, especially large generally axisymmetrical canopies for heavy payloads. The main canopy has a central vent at the apex, and suspension lines descend from the lower edge or skirt of the canopy to risers or harness. The small auxiliary canopy is slidably attached to the suspension lines between the main canopy and the harness. The auxiliary canopy includes a generally hemispherical central inner section made of a low air permeable material and a generally annular flat outer section made of a high air permeable material, preferably one offering little or no resistance to air flow therethrough. The outer section is provided with spaced fittings around the periphery to slidably receive individual suspension lines therethrough. When packed, the auxiliary canopy is located near the mouth of the main canopy to control the shape of the mouth of the main canopy during opening but slides down the suspension lines as the main canopy fully inflates thereby controlling the opening sequence. By controlling the inflation characteristics of the parachute with the auxiliary canopy, the opening forces and/or the time to full open can be reduced, or increased, for a given speed.

    SHOCK LOAD ATTENUATION
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4424600A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-04

    申请号:EP24160844.7

    申请日:2024-03-01

    IPC分类号: B64D17/08 B64D17/30 B64D17/36

    CPC分类号: B64D17/36

    摘要: A shock load attenuation device is provided. The shock load attenuation device includes a crushable material; a first compartment (316) in the crushable material surrounding a first line; and a second compartment (318) in the crushable material surrounding a second line. In response to the first line being acted upon by a first force and the second line being acted upon by a second force, a first loop in the first line is configured to slide along the second line and a first loop in the second line is configured to slide along the first line, crushing the crushable material.

    DEVICE TO CONTROL INFLATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PARACHUTES
    4.
    发明授权
    DEVICE TO CONTROL INFLATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PARACHUTES 失效
    设备控制发展的秋季屏幕功能

    公开(公告)号:EP0984886B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-04

    申请号:EP98918381.9

    申请日:1998-04-21

    IPC分类号: B64D17/08 B64D17/62 B64D17/36

    摘要: A round conventional parachute is shown with a small auxiliary canopy for controlling the inflation characteristics of the main canopy, especially large generally axisymmetrical canopies for heavy payloads. The main canopy has a central vent at the apex, and suspension lines descend from the lower edge or skirt of the canopy to risers or harness. The small auxiliary canopy is slidably attached to the suspension lines between the main canopy and the harness. The auxiliary canopy includes a generally hemispherical central inner section made of a low air permeable material and a generally annular flat outer section made of a high air permeable material, preferably one offering little or no resistance to air flow therethrough. The outer section is provided with spaced fittings around the periphery to slidably receive individual suspension lines therethrough. When packed, the auxiliary canopy is located near the mouth of the main canopy to control the shape of the mouth of the main canopy during opening but slides down the suspension lines as the main canopy fully inflates thereby controlling the opening sequence. By controlling the inflation characteristics of the parachute with the auxiliary canopy, the opening forces and/or the time to full open can be reduced, or increased, for a given speed.

    AIR IMPERMEABLE PARACHUTE CANOPY WITH OPENING ASSIST
    5.
    发明公开
    AIR IMPERMEABLE PARACHUTE CANOPY WITH OPENING ASSIST 失效
    LUFTUNDURCHLÄSSIGERFALLSCHIRM MITÖFFNUNGSHILFE

    公开(公告)号:EP0757648A4

    公开(公告)日:1997-12-10

    申请号:EP95904085

    申请日:1994-11-21

    CPC分类号: B64D17/62

    摘要: This invention relates to annular canopy parachutes (10) having a central cap canopy (30) in critically spaced arrangement at the central main vent (15), which assists in providing rapid controlled inflation and decreasing oscillation upon inflation as to allow incorporation of high drag coeeficient, generally air impermeable canopy fabric.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及具有在中央主通风口(15)上以紧密间隔布置的中央盖罩(30)的环形伞面降落伞(10),其有助于提供快速控制的充气并减少充气时的振动,从而允许并入高阻力 系数,通常不透气的篷面料。