System and method for arming an explosive device configured for an aircraft

A method of arming an explosive device of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• generating sensor data using one or more sensors configured to measure an acceleration, a position, and/or an environmental condition of a flying machine;
• processing, by one or more processors, the sensor data to determine whether two or more arming criteria are satisfied;
• preventing the explosive device from detonating when in a safe state;
• signaling, to an arming device, an instruction to transition from the safe state to an armed state when the two or more arming criteria are determined to be satisfied;
• and
• transitioning from the safe state to the armed state by passing a detonation signal to along a detonation path to a detonation device and allowing the detonation device to detonate in response to the detonation signal through the arming device to detonate the explosive device of the flying machine.

An explosive device that is configured to attach to a flying machine, the explosive device comprising:

• an explosive;
• a detonation device configured to detonate the explosive;
• a detonation signal system between the detonation device and a detonation source, the detonation signal system comprising a detonation signal path and an arming device, wherein:
• the detonation signal path is configured to conduct a detonation signal from the detonation source to the detonation device, and
• the arming device is configured to prevent detonating an explosive when in a safe state and allow detonating the explosive when in an armed state;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the explosive device to:
• determine, based on sensor data of an inertial measurement unit (IMU), whether two or more arming criteria are satisfied, and
• signal the arming device to transition from the safe state to the armed state when the two or more arming criteria are satisfied.