Integrated and modular suspended load control apparatuses, systems, and methods
AssigneeVita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC
InventorsDerek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Adam L.K. Philipp
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Abstract
Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.
Claims17
A modular load control system to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a load suspended by a cable from a carrier, comprising:
- a plurality of modular thruster housings, a sensor suite, and a computer processor and memory, wherein the memory comprises a thrust control module which, when executed by the computer processor, is to determine a position, orientation, or motion based on a sensor data from the sensor suite and is to control a plurality of fans in the plurality of thrusters housings according to the position, orientation, or motion to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the load, further comprising a fan repositioning mechanism, wherein the fan repositioning mechanism allows at least two of the modular thruster housings to be repositioned in the modular load control system.
A method to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a load suspended by a cable from a carrier, comprising:
- securing a modular thruster housing to the load;
- with a computer processor and memory, wherein the memory comprises a thrust control module, performing the thrust control module with the computer processor and thereby determining the position, orientation, or motion of the load based on a sensor data from a sensor suite;
- and controlling a thruster in the modular thruster housing according to the position, orientation, or motion to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the load, and further comprising repositioning the modular thruster housing with a fan unit repositioning mechanism.
An apparatus to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a load suspended by a cable from a carrier, comprising:
- means to secure a modular thruster housing to the load;
- means to, with a thrust control module in a computer memory, perform the thrust control module and means to thereby determine the position, orientation, or motion of the load based on a sensor data from a sensor suite;
- and
- means to control a thruster in the modular thruster housing according to the position, orientation, or motion to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the load;
- and further comprising
- means to reposition the modular thruster housing with a fan unit repositioning mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.