| CPC B64G 7/00 (2013.01) [B64D 9/003 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A payload suspension system for producing a micro-gravity environment for a payload in an aircraft performing parabolic flight maneuver, the payload suspension system comprising:
a frame defining an internal cavity;
a payload container positioned within the internal cavity and configured to hold a payload;
a set of tensile members suspending the payload container within the internal cavity, each tensile member of the set of tensile members coupled to a respective corner of the payload container;
a set of tension adjustment mechanisms, each tension adjustment mechanism of the set of tension adjustment mechanisms coupled to a respective tensile member of the set of tensile members and configured to apply a respective tension to the respective tensile member;
a sensing system configured to produce sensor data that corresponds to a gravitational condition or an inertial condition of the aircraft; and
a controller configured to:
using the sensor data, detect a transition of the aircraft from a non-microgravity state to a low- or micro-gravity state; and
in response to detecting the transition from the non-microgravity state to the low- or micro-gravity state, cause the set of tension adjustment mechanisms to reduce a tension of each tensile member of the set of tensile members.
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