US 11,667,390 B2
Systems for aircraft landing after ejection
Casey A. Stribrny, Colorado Springs, CO (US); Nicholas K. Bharucha, Colorado Springs, CO (US); and Steve Holstine, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to AMI INDUSTRIES, INC., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed by AMI INDUSTRIES, INC., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/79,293.
Prior Publication US 2022/0127007 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 25/10 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling an aircraft in response to deployment of an ejection seat, the system comprising:
a seat controller located on the ejection seat and configured to output a signal in response to initiation of an ejection sequence;
an aircraft controller configured to receive the signal from the seat controller; and
a first tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the aircraft controller, the first tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the aircraft controller, cause the aircraft controller to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by the aircraft controller, the signal from the seat controller,
receiving, by the aircraft controller, data signals from an operational data source,
sending, by the aircraft controller, a first set of command signals to a component of the aircraft; and
determining, by the aircraft controller, if a distance between the ejection seat and the aircraft is greater than a predetermined distance, wherein the aircraft controller is configured to begin sending the first set of command signals in response to determining the distance between the ejection seat and the aircraft is greater than the predetermined distance.