ADJUSTABLE ATTENUATION SYSTEM FOR A SPACE RE-ENTRY VEHICLE SEAT

An adjustable attenuation system 10 for a space re-entry vehicle seat having a frame 12 that supports at least one seat 14 mounted to and supported on the frame 12 at the seat back. A plurality of struts 16 is attached to the frame 12 in predetermined locations 18. The struts 16 are also attached, b...

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Main Authors SIMON XAVIER D, BARACKMAN VICTOR J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.10.2006
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An adjustable attenuation system 10 for a space re-entry vehicle seat having a frame 12 that supports at least one seat 14 mounted to and supported on the frame 12 at the seat back. A plurality of struts 16 is attached to the frame 12 in predetermined locations 18. The struts 16 are also attached, by way of mounting brackets 20 to predetermined locations on the spacecraft (not shown). The struts 16 are interconnected by a tubing system 22, which sets the tension of the struts 16 by way of a controller 24.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050907931