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Data recovery device for hypersonic vehicles

US10914842B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION · US

Inventors

William H. Ailor, III · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
Jeffrey Arthur LANG · Torrance, US
James Hoffman · Sunnyvale, US
Jerome K. Fuller · San Fernando, US
Jeffry Padin · El Segundo, US
Michael Weaver · Sealy, US
Franklin John Bayuk · Rancho Palos Verdes, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2018
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/50
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data recovery device configured to store data onboard a hypersonic vehicle travelling at hypersonic speeds. The data recovery device is released from the hypersonic vehicle upon a release command or an anomalous event. Upon release, the data recovery device is configured to receive Global Positioning System (GPS) position data and configured to broadcast the GPS position data in short bursts during decent to a surface of the Earth and upon impact with the surface of the Earth to aid in recovery of the data recovery device.

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