SPACECRAFT DEVICE INITIATION SYSTEM

One aspect of the present invention involves a networked initiation system having one or more non-energetic hold-down and release mechanisms ("HDRMs"), a control unit and an interface bus connected between all of the HDRMs and the control unit. Other aspects of the present invention involv...

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Hauptverfasser:	Boucher Craig, Novotney David, Kaczynski Geoff
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT AVIATION CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING COSMONAUTICS FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:	One aspect of the present invention involves a networked initiation system having one or more non-energetic hold-down and release mechanisms ("HDRMs"), a control unit and an interface bus connected between all of the HDRMs and the control unit. Other aspects of the present invention involve networked initiation systems having one or more of each of non-energetic HDRMs, energetic HDRMs and other (generic) energetic devices. The systems also include a control unit and an interface bus connected between all of the HDRMs and/or energetic devices and the control unit. The system may be used on a spacecraft for holding various elements in place on the spacecraft during launch, and then activating the HDRMs and/or energetic devices at selected points in time after launch to release the elements for movement, e.g., into orbit or beyond.