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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Carleton Life Support Systems Inc., Davenport, IA (US);
Inventor:
Steven C. Peake, Dubuque, IA (US);
Assignee:
Cobham Mission Systems Davenport LSS Inc., Davenport, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 39/06 (2006.01); B64D 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 39/02 (2013.01); B64D 39/06 (2013.01); B64D 47/02 (2013.01); B64D 2203/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial refueling system utilizes the full drogue-probe coupling event as a control parameter for hose control. A variety of different types of signal sending and signal receiving devices may be used to indicate a coupling event between the drogue and probe. A positive coupling signal may serve to trigger a hose reel actuator to take up slack in the hose