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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2019
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Crane, IN (US);
Marshall Andrew Mullins, Bloomington, IN (US);
Charles Robert Upton, Jasper, IN (US);
Mark Alan Anderson, Springville, IN (US);
Timothy Bradley, Loogootee, IN (US);
Eric Alan Hillenbrand, Evansville, IN (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dispenser module for converting preexisting analog systems into a customizable digital system. According to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, a user can utilize preexisting analog equipment to operate and control a dispenser module. A squib is electrically connected to a logic circuit such that the normal 'firing' of the original payload at that location will cause a change in the state of the electrical circuit. Because there are multiple payload allocations within one module, this allows electrical communication with individual/select payload devices by an operator. Payloads in the module can be quickly swapped in and out without making any changes to the vehicle.