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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward J. Simburger, Agoura, CA (US);
Siegfried W. Janson, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Henry Helvajian, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/102 ;
Abstract
An inflatable structure includes a plurality of inflation cells each have a respective internal gas generator connected to an external control processor for sequential inflation of the inflatable structure. Power and control lines feed through the inflation cells for powering the internal gas generator and for communicating control signals between the gas generators and the external control processor. A method of sequence inflation can use various types of exemplar gas generators, such as cellular containment evaporation gas generators and laser ablation gas generators.