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US 12,673,641 B2Granted
Rapid deceleration mechanism with sliding carriage
AssigneeNuro, Inc.
InventorDaniel Jason Ratner
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Abstract
According to one aspect, a vehicle includes a body and a rapid deceleration system that is configured to decelerate the body traveling on a road surface. The rapid deceleration system includes at least a first rapid deceleration mechanism coupled to the body, the first rapid deceleration mechanism including a first anchor, a first slider, and a first energetics arrangement configured to propel the at first anchor from the body toward the road surface to decelerate the body, wherein the first slider moves along a first axis to dissipate energy when the first anchor is propelled toward the road surface along a second axis.
Claims15
A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a rapid deceleration system configured to decelerate the body traveling on a road surface, the rapid deceleration system including
- at least a first rapid deceleration mechanism coupled to the body, the first rapid deceleration mechanism including a first anchor, a first slider, and a first energetics arrangement configured to propel the first anchor from the body toward the road surface to decelerate the body, wherein the first slider moves along a first axis to dissipate energy when the first anchor is propelled toward the road surface along a second axis;
- a second rapid deceleration mechanism coupled to the body, the second rapid deceleration mechanism including a second anchor, a second slider, and a second energetics arrangement configured to propel the second anchor from the body toward the road surface to decelerate the body, wherein the second slider moves along the first axis to dissipate energy when the second anchor is propelled toward the road surface along the second axis;
- and
- a coupler, the coupler being arranged to couple the first slider and the second slider such that the first slider and the second slider move along the first axis together.
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A rapid deceleration system comprising:
- a first rapid deceleration mechanism including
- at least a first anchor coupled to a body of a vehicle,
- at least a first energetics arrangement configured to propel the at least first anchor in a first direction toward a road surface on which the vehicle is traveling to decelerate the vehicle, and
- at least a first slider, the at least first slider arranged to move in a second direction when the first anchor is propelled toward the road surface;
- a second rapid deceleration mechanism including
- a second anchor,
- a second energetics arrangement, and
- a second slider, the second anchor coupled to the body, the second energetics arrangement configured to propel the second anchor in the first direction toward the road surface to decelerate the vehicle;
- and the second slider arranged to move in the second direction when the second anchor is propelled toward the road surface;
- and
- a coupler, the coupler being configured to couple the first slider and the second slider such that the first slider and the second slider move in the second direction together.
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A method comprising:
- deploying, from a vehicle, using at least a first energetics arrangement of a rapid deceleration system, at least a first anchor of the rapid deceleration system attached to a body of the vehicle in a first direction toward a surface on which the vehicle is travelling, wherein the rapid deceleration system further includes at least a first slider arranged to move in a second direction to absorb energy generated when the at least first anchor is deployed;
- deploying, from the vehicle, using a second energetics arrangement of the rapid deceleration system, a second anchor of the rapid deceleration system attached to the body in the second direction toward the surface, wherein the rapid deceleration system further includes a second slider arranged to move in the second direction to absorb energy generated when the second anchor is deployed;
- decelerating the vehicle by transferring the energy generated when the at least first anchor is deployed from the at least first slider to a first energy absorption arrangement;
- and
- decelerating the vehicle by transferring the energy generated with the second anchor is deployed from the second slider to a second energy absorption arrangement, wherein the first slider and the second slider are coupled, and wherein the first slider and the second slider move in the second direction together.
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