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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2000
Donald Patrick Hilliard, Oxnard, CA (US);
Michael Patrick Hilliard, Oxnard, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A parachute recovery system which provides for the recovery of a payload such as a target drone without damage by allowing for a safe, non-destructive landing of the payload at a desired location. The parachute recovery system comprises a payload, a parachute or parasail and a guidance control electronics and servo system. The parachute, which is rectangular in shape, is connected by a plurality of control lines to the guidance control electronics and servo system, which is attached to the payload. The payload may be an air launch component such as a spacecraft, a target drone, unmanned air vehicle, camera film, or similar apparatus. The guidance control electronics and servo system is used to control glide path trajectory and provide for a safe non-destructive landing of the payload. Servo system adjust the length of each of the plurality of control lines attached to the parachute to provide a means for controlling the parachute so as to control the speed, direction and lift of the parachute recovery system.