摘要:
Shape memory actuators are utilized to controllably modify the permeability of fabric and fabric based articles. The SMA actuator operates by changing the geometric permeability or by modifying the weave permeability of the fabric based article, or one or more portions thereof. The invention further provides for applications of the controllable permeability fabric, which include by way of example, various parachute, sail, and filter embodiments.
摘要:
A parachute which may be dropped and deployed at high speeds and which will lift stores being carried by the parachute to an altitude near or above the initial drop altitude may include a canopy formed from concentric, circumferentially arranged ribbons in which the rearward facing portions of the canopy have a greater porosity than the remaining portions of the canopy. The greater porosity portion may be formed with ribbons narrower than the other ribbons or preferably with ribbons which assume an outwardly slanted relationship with respect to the normal inflated canopy curvature.
摘要:
The invention relates to a canopy, in particular for a paraglider, parachute, flexkite, or surfkite, comprising an upper sail and a lower sail as well as profile-forming ribs, characterized in that at least two different zones are formed in the canopy that have different opening and emptying times.
摘要:
An aircraft ejection system is provided. The aircraft ejection system may comprise a seat, a bridle coupled to the seat, suspension lines coupled to the bridle, and a drogue canopy coupled to the suspension lines. A first side of the drogue canopy may have a lower drag than a second side of the drogue canopy. The first side may comprise a mesh portion and/or an opening to reduce drag. The first side may further include a low-resistance structure with a circular or rectangular geometry. The bridle and the suspension lines may be configured to direct the first side in a predetermined direction, such as downward.
摘要:
A parachute canopy formed of circumferential rings of stretch fabric which stretch in a circumferential direction only. The canopy is formed by a plurality of trapezoidal fabric panels. Subsets of these panels form a plurality of rings which extend from the crown to the skirt. The radially inboard rings are formed from the stretch fabric and are joined along their adjacent circumferential seams with a double row of zig-zag stitching. The radially outboard rings are of a non-stretch fabric such as nylon.
摘要:
An aircraft ejection system is provided. The aircraft ejection system may comprise a seat, a bridle coupled to the seat, suspension lines coupled to the bridle, and a drogue canopy coupled to the suspension lines. A first side of the drogue canopy may have a lower drag than a second side of the drogue canopy. The first side may comprise a mesh portion and/or an opening to reduce drag. The first side may further include a low-resistance structure with a circular or rectangular geometry. The bridle and the suspension lines may be configured to direct the first side in a predetermined direction, such as downward.
摘要:
A sail for a wind-powered craft includes a web which forms a flying shape upon engagement with the wind, flying shape extending from leading to trailing edges. The web includes a combination of wind-impermeable and wind-permeable portions disposed between the leading and trailing edges, with a permeability ratio of wind-permeable area to wind-impermeable area within a range of about 5 to 80 percent.