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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Keenan A. Wyrobek, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Gavin K. Ananda Krishnan, San Carlos, CA (US);
Brendan J. D. Wade, San Francisco, CA (US);
Philip M. Green, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Randall R. Patterson, Littleton, CO (US);
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC., Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an aircraft. The aircraft includes a peripheral assembly, such as a sensor probe. The aircraft further includes a release assembly connecting the peripheral assembly to a portion of the aircraft. The release assembly is configured to separate the peripheral assembly and the portion upon receipt of a threshold force. The release assembly may be configured to allow for the quick release, such as via a snap-fit connection, between the peripheral assembly and the portion of the aircraft.