Electronic release systems and methods for ejection seats
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsCasey Stribrny, Nicholas Bharucha, Steven Holstine, Jackson Fulcher
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Abstract
An electronic release system for an aircraft ejection system may comprise: a controller; a plurality of release devices in operable communication with the controller; a plurality of pins, each pin in the plurality of pins operably coupled to a release device in the plurality of release devices, the controller configured to: receive an indication that an ejection event from an aircraft has been initiated, command activation of the plurality of release devices, and in response to commanding the activation, releasing the plurality of pins from an ejection seat.
Claims20
An electronic release system for an aircraft ejection system, comprising:
- a controller;
- a plurality of release devices in operable communication with the controller;
- a plurality of pins, each pin in the plurality of pins operably coupled to a release device in the plurality of release devices, the controller configured to:
- receive an indication that an ejection event from an aircraft has been initiated,
- command activation of the plurality of release devices, and
- in response to commanding the activation, releasing the plurality of pins from an ejection seat.
An electronic release system for an aircraft ejection system, comprising:
- a controller;
- a maintenance electrical port in electrical communication with the controller;
- a plurality of pins configured to be released during an ejection event;
- a plurality of release devices in electronic communication with the controller, each release device in the plurality of release devices in operable communication with a pin in the plurality of pins, the controller configured to:
- receive a command to release a first release device in the plurality of release devices;
- and
- command release of the first release device in the plurality of release devices, a remainder plurality of release devices remaining un-released.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a processor, an indication that an ejection event from an aircraft is initiated;
- commanding, via the processor, activation of a plurality of release devices to supply a retraction force to a plurality of pins;
- and
- in response to activation of the plurality of release devices, releasing the plurality of pins from an ejection seat of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.