US 11,738,725 B2
Electronic parachute deployment system
Adrian Herrera, Fort Worth, TX (US); and John William Kissam, Watauga, TX (US)
Filed by Adrian Herrera, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/731,330.
Prior Publication US 2021/0197773 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. B60T 7/16 (2006.01); B60T 1/16 (2006.01); B60T 17/18 (2006.01); B60T 11/04 (2006.01); B64D 17/62 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 7/16 (2013.01) [B60T 1/16 (2013.01); B60T 11/046 (2013.01); B60T 17/18 (2013.01); B64D 17/62 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic parachute control module communicatively coupled to a deployment actuator, a signal verifier, a solenoid, and a payload transceiver, comprising:
a memory and a processor;
wherein the memory includes a set of executable instructions that when executed by the processor causes the control module to perform the following:
providing an authentication key;
decrypting a deployment activation signal;
sending the decrypted deployment activation signal to a deployment actuator to deploy a parachute from the payload device;
determining a state of the solenoid; and
indicating a parachute deployment mode based on the state of the solenoid; and
wherein the parachute deployment causes the payload device to slow or stop, ensuring the safety of the payload device and its contents.