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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas A. Olden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Olden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ejection system for ejecting a payload from a payload delivery vehicle is provided. The ejection system includes an airbag ejection system configured to eject the payload from the payload delivery vehicle, a payload separation system configured to selectively couple the payload to the airbag ejection system, and a controller configured to inflate the airbag ejection system and further configured to signal the payload separation system to release the payload from the airbag ejection system.