US 12,479,574 B2
Aircraft survival kit glider
Casey Husband, Burlington, VT (US); Julia Francesca Santos, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); Grace Elizabeth Cooke, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); Allison Tewksbury, Portland, CT (US); Nathan Van Schaick, Marion, IA (US); Alex James Niner, Wylie, TX (US); and John L Hampton, Bradenton, FL (US)
Assigned to ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed by Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/458,017.
Prior Publication US 2025/0074589 A1, Mar. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 37/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 37/02 (2013.01) [B64D 1/10 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 25/10 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a host aircraft comprising a launch controller;
an ejection seat disposed in a cockpit of the host aircraft; the ejection seat configured to eject from the aircraft in response to an ejection signal;
a supply glider coupled to the host aircraft separately from the election seat,
wherein the supply glider is configured to launch from the host aircraft in response to the ejection signal or the launch controller,
the supply glider including:
a body;
a container detachably coupled to the body;
wings coupled to the body;
a sensor disposed in the body; and
a processor disposed in the body and operatively coupled to the sensor; and
the processor configured to:
receive a first signal from the sensor;
modify a flight path of the supply glider based at least in part on the received first signal;
identify a target destination, wherein the target destination is the ejection seat;
receive a second signal from the sensor;
modify the flight path based on the target destination and the second signal; and
a communication module coupled to the processor, the processor further configured to:
receive a communication from the communication module, the communication indicating flight information of the ejection seat; and
control the flight path of the supply glider to follow the ejection seat based at least in part on the received communication at a following distance.