Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation

Robert Withers

Richard L Orner, Jr

Dennis Page

Kenneth J Neeld

Kirk F Schneider

Andrew Tully

Peter T Mahal

Hugh Kenneth Delong, Iii

Mark A Slimko

Reggie Torrez

Danny Warrick

Thomas H Ross

Marcos Villa-Gonzales

Scott J Whitsel

John Patrick McGinley

Sofia Wynnytsky

Kenneth Neeld

Jr Orner Richard L

Richard L Orner Jr

Embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to UAV launching systems. The disclosed launching system eliminates the use of hydraulic fluid and compressed nitrogen or air by providing an electric motor-driven tape that causes movement of a shuttle along a launcher rail. The shuttle is detachable from the motor-driven tape, such that stoppage of the tape can be separate from stoppage of the shuttle. Embodiments further provide a secondary arrestment strap. Further embodiments provide an anti-rollback latch system.

Electric unmanned aerial vehicle launcher

Embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to UAV launching systems. The disclosed launching system eliminates the use of hydraulic fluid and compressed nitrogen or air by providing an electric motor-driven tape that causes movement of a shuttle along a launcher rail.

Vehicle restraints and fence systems that offer better protection to the driver and vehicle in the event of an accident where the car becomes airborne and leaves the road or track, and catch fences for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack. The catch fences may have pivotable poles and a cable extending between the poles. Net or fencing is installed between the poles, supported by the cable. The poles may be angled or curved, with a plurality of cables extending therebetween or with a net extending from the poles and attached to a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barrier.

Vehicle catch systems and methods

Embodiments of the invention provide a gravity-lowered net that is housed above the surface onto which it is to be used, and is lowered by sliding weights that position the net to the correct height for use. Certain embodiments of the nets may be provided with one or more energy absorber elements associated with the net, which help enhance the energy absorptive capabilities of the net.

Vehicle arresting net

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