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AssigneeSanmina-SCI Corporation
InventorsDavid R. Porter, James J. Galipeau, George C. Chandler
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Device and method for controlling a towed vehicle such as a bomb damage detector towed on a tether cord behind the bomb. The towed vehicle is ejected from the bomb at a selected release point in its trajectory. A tether cord is wound on a spool and dispensed from the spool longitudinally. The payout of tether cord is braked by a brake using the wrapping of the cord around a curved guide to increase the braking force supplied by an electric brake. The vehicle can be completely released from the cord prior to the bomb explosion to increase the viewing time without increasing the length of the cord. A vehicle towed by an aircraft can be recovered by use of a winch in the aircraft and anchoring the tether at the winch. A portion of the tether cord can be covered with a fire-resistant covering to protect it from the hot exhausts of jet or rocket engines on the aircraft.
A traveling explosive device damage detector, said detector comprising:
A bomb damage detection device comprising:
A damage detecting traveling explosive device, comprising:
A towed vehicle control device comprising:
A control device for controlling an airborne vehicle towed behind a mother craft, said device comprising:
A device as in claim 24 in which said drag-increasing element is selected from the group consisting of a ribbon, a parachute and at least one flap.
A method of assessing damage caused by a traveling explosive device, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of assessing damage caused by a traveling explosive device, said method comprising the steps of:
A towed vehicle control method comprising the steps of:
A towed vehicle control method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.