Intelligent ballistic parachute system that performs pre-activation and/or post-activation actions
OwnerHoyt A. Fleming, IIIinventor
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Abstract
An aircraft, the aircraft including a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute that is coupled to the aircraft. The aircraft determines if a pre-activation action needs to be performed before activation of the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute. The aircraft also receives a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute activation request. The aircraft then issues a command to perform the pre-activation action and then activates the deployment of the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute. The aircraft then issues a command to perform a post-activation action.
Claims20
A method performed by an aircraft, the aircraft including a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute that is coupled to the aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving, from an aircraft occupant, a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute deployment request;
- then
- based upon the receipt of the ballistic parachute deployment request, both performing an action and also deploying the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute.
An aircraft, the aircraft including a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute that is coupled to the aircraft, the aircraft configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute deployment request from an occupant of the aircraft;
- then
- based upon the receipt of the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute deployment request, both performing an action and also deploying the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.