Parachute with active deployment
US6354539B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D17/343
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A parachute for decelerating an object is provided which includes a parachute canopy having an apex and a base and rigging lines attached to the base and attached to the object. The parachute canopy and the rigging lines are configured as a reefed pack with the parachute canopy being folded into a plurality of concentric folds one upon the other from the base to the apex across the full height of the parachute canopy. The parachute may also include a plurality of control lines associated with respective ones of the concentric folds of the parachute canopy to form therewith individual deployment zones. A control apparatus for controlling the targeted release of the folds controls line cutters to cut the respective control lines associated with the individual deployment zone to be deployed.
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