Parachute range augmenter
AssigneeRhea Higher Education and Aviation LLC
InventorsDavid Michael Rhea, Benjamin Michael Fox
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Abstract
A device includes a harness system configured to be attached to a parachute harness of a parachute. The device also includes a propulsion system connected to the harness system, wherein the propulsion system is configured to be off when undeployed and during freefall, and wherein the propulsion system is configured to deploy during canopy flight stage to generate thrust for a parachutist of the parachute. The device further includes a circuitry configured to control power generation by the propulsion system to control the thrust. The device includes a power source configured to power the circuitry and the propulsion system.
Claims22
A device comprising:
- a harness system configured to be attached to a parachute harness of a parachute;
- a propulsion system connected to the harness system, wherein the propulsion system is configured to be off when undeployed and during freefall, and wherein the propulsion system is configured to deploy during canopy flight stage to generate thrust for a parachutist of the parachute;
- a circuitry configured to control power generation by the propulsion system to control the thrust;
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- a power source configured to power the circuitry and the propulsion system.
An apparatus comprising:
- a harness configured to be attached to a parachutist;
- a parachute configured to be deployed by the parachutist during freefall to enter a canopy flight stage;
- and
- a range extension apparatus comprising:
- a range extension harness system configured to be attached to the harness of the parachute;
- and
- a propulsion system comprising a motor, a circuitry, and a power source,
- wherein the circuitry is configured to control operation of the motor,
- wherein the motor is configured to generate thrust,
- wherein the power source is configured to power the circuitry and the motor,
- wherein the motor is configured to generate no thrust when undeployed and during freefall, and wherein the motor is configured to generate thrust for the parachute once it is deployed during canopy flight stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.