Parachute sea anchor
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsSimon Phillip Newby, Jason Michael Dobb, David Charles Alexander Ritchie, Adam Benedict Bruce Cowley
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Abstract
This invention relates to a parachute sea anchor system deployable from a payload tube. There is provided a parachute sea anchor system suitable for launch from a vessel comprising at least one payload tube, said payload tube, comprising a payload canister, which comprises a parachute sea anchor, wherein said parachute sea anchor comprises a buoy tethered thereto, wherein said payload canister is attached to said vessel.
Claims15
A parachute sea anchor system, the parachute sea anchor system being suitable for launch from a vessel, the parachute sea anchor system comprising at least one payload tube, said payload tube comprising a payload canister that includes a parachute sea anchor, wherein said parachute sea anchor comprises a buoy tethered thereto, wherein said parachute sea anchor comprises an anchor tether attached to said vessel,
- wherein the payload canister comprises an active release mechanism to allow the parachute sea anchor and the buoy to be deployed, the active release mechanism comprising a mechanical, explosive or electrical actuator to cause rupture and/or separation of the payload canister, and
- wherein the anchor tether comprises an electrical and/or optical conductor to allow transmission of activation commands to the active release mechanism of the payload canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.