47results about "Flying suits" patented technology

The invention provides a landing and life-saving system adaptive to a non-fully-coated single aircraft. The landing and life-saving system comprises a helmet for wearing, a flying suit connected with the aircraft and used for wearing, and a plurality of mechanical feet mounted on the aircraft, the helmet comprises a shell and a non-trigger air cushion arranged in the shell, and a visual window is arranged on the front side of the shell; the flying suit comprises a vest, a back air bag installed on the back of the vest, a thoracico-abdominal air bag installed on the front portion of the vest and a gas generator connected with the air bags through pipelines, the gas generator is installed on the vest or the aircraft, and a trigger switch for inflating the air bags is arranged on the gas generator. The mechanical foot comprises a supporting rod, a rotating rod and a mounting block, the mounting block is connected to the aircraft, one end of the rotating rod is rotationally connected with the mounting block or the aircraft, one end of the supporting rod is rotationally connected with the other end of the rotating rod, and the other end of the supporting rod serves as a supporting foot. The system is used for assisting normal flight landing of a manned flight non-coated single aircraft, and realizes forced landing and lifesaving.

A system enabling safe manned and unmanned operations at extremely high altitudes (above 70,000 feet). The system utilizes a balloon launch system and parachute and / or parafoil recovery.

According to the pulsating anti-load pants and the simplified air bag heart assisting device, by adding the anti-load clothes and the pulsating and blood pumping functions of the anti-load pants, the standing anti-load pants during cruising are changed into pulsating pressurizing pants with time control air valve pulsating type inflation and deflation or left and right air bags alternately inflated and deflated; the thick and long blood vessels of the lower limbs and the one-way valves on the inner walls of the thick and long blood vessels of the lower limbs are extruded to pump blood to become a second external heart; a simplified air bag heart assisting device is a pulsating anti-load pants reduced configuration scheme, outer-layer clothes and pants of anti-load pants are removed, and the simplified air bag heart assisting device is simplified into a crus air bag or a thigh and crus communicated air bag sewed nylon fastener tape device, and left and right leg air bag air conveying rubber pipes are connected with two electromagnetic three-way valves respectively and then are combined through rubber pipes to be connected with an air pump. Two-way power-on and power-off of a time relay are used for controlling left and right electromagnetic valves or improved valves to be connected with air bags, an air pump and an external tee joint, so that left and right leg air bags are inflated and deflated in turn; the invention can be used as heart-aiding anti-load trousers and heart-aiding fitness equipment, and can improve the blood circulation of the human body.

A breathing gas supply system (10), potentially for combat aircraft, operative to decrease hypoxia and asynchronous breathing and to conserve breathing gases. An input valve (26) selectively permits breathing gas to fill a flexible gas reservoir (34) through a fluidic connector (28). Breathing gas can be maintained at an elevated pressure. The fluidic connector (28) delivers gas to an output interface (14), such as an oxygen mask (14). An inspiratory valve (30) is permitted to open when inspiration is sensed by an inspiratory sensor (32), and an expiratory valve (48) is permitted to open when expiration is sensed by an expiratory sensor (32). The inspiratory and expiratory sensors (32) can be separate or embodied as an inspiratory-expiratory sensor (32). A sensor reservoir (58) fluidically open to a volume between the output interface (14) and the face of the user can expand or compress to indicate inspiration or expiration. The inspiratory and expiratory valves (30, 48) can be electromagnetically operated.

Apparatus for supplying oxygen to a vehicle user, comprising a source of pressurized respiratory gas containing oxygen-enriched air, a flow-regulating and / or pressure-regulating unit, and at least one mask provided for supplying gas to the respiratory tract of said user, the regulating unit comprising at least one inlet connected to the source and at least one outlet connected to the mask, the regulating unit being configured to regulate the flow and / or the pressure of the respiratory gas supplied to the mask according to the respiratory demand of the user, the apparatus comprising at least one sensor measuring the pressure and / or the flow of respiratory gas delivered by the regulating unit to the mask, and an electronic data storage and processing unit configured to receive the measurements from the at least one sensor and to calculate, from these measurements, the frequency of the gas flows supplied to the mask and corresponding to the respiratory frequency of the user, to compare this calculated frequency against a threshold frequency and, when this calculated frequency is greater than the threshold frequency, to generate an audible and / or visual and / or vibratory warning signal.

Textile-based flight or hover module, characterized by a structure of lamellar or spirally arranged textile surfaces, integrated into a flexurally elastic or flexible fabric.

The invention relates to the technical field of aviation, and provides a preparation method of impact-resistant aviation protective clothing with an aramid fiber honeycomb interlayer, which comprises the following steps: step 1, preparing an aramid fiber honeycomb core material, soaking aramid fiber paper in a polyimide resin solution with the mass concentration of 5-15%, taking out, and carrying out gradient curing molding at 120-180 DEG C to obtain the aramid fiber honeycomb core material; and 2, modifying the aramid honeycomb core material, immersing the aramid honeycomb core material prepared in the step 1 into a flame-retardant impact-resistant synergistic modification solution, carrying out ultrasonic-assisted immersion treatment for 2-4 hours, then carrying out microwave-assisted drying, and drying for 20-40 minutes under the condition that the microwave power is maintained at 300-500W. Through a synergistic enhancement mechanism of the aramid fiber honeycomb core material and the shear thickening gel, breakthrough improvement of the protection performance is achieved, the self-adaptive rigidity effect is formed by restraining holes and grids of the gel through the honeycomb structure, and the problem of light weight, namely weakening, is effectively solved.

Life support systems include a pressure garment, a helmet, and a life support system enclosure that define an enclosed environment. The life support system includes one or more life support components to generate breathable gas within the enclosed environment. The gas is directed along a closed-loop flow path through the system. The life support components includes a fan for driving a flow of the gas through the closed-loop flow path and an acoustic damper arranged along the flow path and to reduce noise generated by the fan. The acoustic damper includes a housing defining an annular cavity arranged about a portion of the flow path, with the housing having a solid exterior surface and an inner diameter surface with openings to fluidly connect the flow path with the annular cavity and at least one acoustic damping element arranged within the annular cavity.

A personal protection garment (110) configured to cover at least a part of a wearer's body in use, wherein the protection garment includes an inflatable chamber in region (119) configured to provide buoyancy to support the wearer's body on water when inflated to protect the wearer from drowning.

A flightsuit (100) is disclosed having one or more suit sections (112, 114, 116, 118) that can be worn by a user. One or more constriction devices such as ropes (124) are wound around the one or more suit sections and one or more mechanical actuators (126) are configured to tighten the one or more ropes and thereby to apply pressure to body parts of the user within the one or more suit sections. A controller (120) is configured to receive a g-force measurement and to receive heartbeat information of the user. The controller (120) is further configured to control the one or more mechanical actuators, based on the g-force measurement and the heartbeat information, in order to apply pressure to body parts at respective positions of the suit. In an alternative configuration the constriction devices may be fluid bladders that can be filled with fluid to constrict the body parts.

A neck protection system includes a support structure, helmet, force transmission arrangement, actuator arrangement, sensor arrangement, and controller. The force transmission arrangement is coupled to the support structure and the helmet and applies a relative force between them. The actuator arrangement applies a load to the force transmission arrangement to initiate the relative force between the support structure and the helmet. The sensor arrangement measures movement changes of a vehicle. The controller is connected to the sensor arrangement to receive data representing the measured movement changes, and connected to the actuator arrangement, and generates and sends control commands to the actuator arrangement based on which the actuator arrangement applies the load to the force transmission arrangement. The controller receives maneuver information from a control computer of a vehicle and generates the control commands based on the received maneuver information and / or based on measurements of the sensor arrangement.

A forced landing method for landing of a non-fully-coated manned aircraft comprises the steps that a control system jumps out of an auxiliary landing process when receiving a forced landing trigger signal, triggers the forced landing process and records the current trigger time t0 and the current flight height H0; the control system performs height judgment in each communication period, and according to the current flight environment of the aircraft, when the aircraft is in a low-altitude or ultra-low-altitude flight condition and the flight height is judged to be higher than a second preset threshold value Ht, a parachute bag judgment guide process is executed, otherwise, the control system triggers and opens each airbag of the wearable airbag vest, and the airbag vest is started. The mechanical foot assembly is guided and supported to be unfolded; and in the flight condition with the parachute as the main guide, when it is judged that the flight height is higher than the preset parachute opening height H1, height judgment of the next period is carried out, otherwise, the parachute bag is guided to be opened, and the air bag and mechanical foot guiding process is carried out. The method can realize safe landing and forced landing during low-altitude or ultra-low-altitude flight, and is compatible with landing during parachute guidance.

The invention relates to a system for supporting an occupant of an aircraft (1) during cockpit operation under high accelerations, comprising a computing unit (3), an inertial measuring unit (5), and an exoskeleton arm (7) with a plurality of joints and actuators and bearing surfaces for supporting an arm of the occupant, wherein the inertial measuring unit (5) is configured to acquire kinematic data of the aircraft (1) and transmit it to the computing unit (3), wherein the computing unit (3) is configured to determine an acceleration at the occupant's seat from the acquired kinematic data of the inertial measuring unit (5) and to actuate the actuators of the exoskeleton arm (7) to generate a counterforce at a height that counteracts the determined acceleration at the occupant's seat and compensates for the inertial forces of the occupant's arm due to the determined acceleration at the occupant's seat.

Apparatus for supplying oxygen to a user of a vehicle, comprising a pressurized source (2, 3) of respiratory gas containing oxygen-enriched air, a flow rate and / or pressure regulating member (4) and at least one mask (5) intended to supply gas to the airways of said user, the regulating member (4) comprising at least one inlet connected to the source (2, 3) and at least one outlet connected to the mask (5), the regulating member (4) being configured to regulate the flow rate and / or the pressure of the respiratory gas supplied to the mask (5) according to the respiratory demands of the user, the apparatus (1) comprising at least one sensor (8, 9) measuring the pressure and / or the flow rate of respiratory gas delivered by the regulating member (4) to the mask (5) and an electronic data storage and processing member (6), which is configured to: receive the measurements from the at least one sensor (8, 9) and to calculate, from these measurements, the frequency of the flows of gas supplied to the mask (5) which correspond to the breathing rate of the user, compare this calculated frequency against a threshold frequency and, when this calculated frequency is above the threshold frequency, generate an audible and / or visual and / or vibrational warning signal (10, 11).

An embodiment provides a protective suit system that is configured for protecting an occupant in extreme environments. The system may comprise a base layer to be worn on the occupant that is configured for thermal regulation of the occupant, the base layer including a biomarker sensor network for monitoring one or more biomarkers of the occupant. The system may also comprise an outer layer to be worn over the base layer, the outer layer including an exoskeleton structure sized so that the occupant can fit within the exoskeleton structure, and an exoskeleton covering that covers and is secured to the exoskeleton structure. The system may also comprise a data storage system that can store data generated by the biomarker sensor network.

An inflatable bladder configured to be carried by an aircrew garment worn on the body of the aircrew and to apply pressure to the body when inflated by a gas to counteract effects of high G-forces during flight. the bladder includes a gas-permeable material allowing the passage of the gas therethrough to cool the body

A piezoelectric actuator controlled smart flow regulator (300) is provided. The piezoelectric actuator controlled smart flow regulator includes an inlet chamber (302) and an actuator chamber (304). The inlet chamber includes an inlet port (310). The actuator chamber includes an exit port (312), a sealing disc (316, 416), and at least one piezoelectric actuator (318). The at least one piezoelectric actuator is coupled to the sealing disc. In a deactivated state, the sealing disc is in contact with the inlet port such that oxygen is prevented from flowing through the actuator chamber. In an activated state, responsive to receiving a voltage, the at least one piezoelectric actuator is configured to restrict thereby translating a center of the sealing disc away from the inlet port and provide an oxygen flow through the inlet port to the exit port.

The utility model discloses unpowered wing-mounted sports equipment which comprises a wing-mounted body, a main parachute and an auxiliary wing system, the wing-mounted body comprises a trunk part, two arm parts, two leg parts and fin wings connected to the peripheral side of the trunk part, the main parachute is arranged on the rear portion of the wing-mounted body, and the auxiliary wing system comprises a trunk supporting plate and two main wings. The trunk supporting plate is arranged on the front side of the trunk part, and the two main wings are symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of the trunk supporting plate. In the flying process of the unpowered wing-mounted sports equipment, pressure difference is formed between the upper surface and the lower surface of the main wing, upward lifting force is generated, the main wing and the wing-mounted equipment jointly provide the lifting force in the flying process, the sliding-down ratio is increased, the sliding distance and the hang distance of flying of the unpowered wing-mounted equipment are increased, the athletic performance of athletes is improved, and the safety of the athletes is improved. And the flight safety is improved.

The application discloses a variable stiffness inertia load reduction device based on dry adhesion characteristics, comprising a plurality of variable stiffness mechanisms connected with a helmet and clothes and a connecting structure detachably connected with the helmet and the clothes, the variable stiffness mechanism is a pneumatic actuator, comprising an upper mechanism with a high stiffness outer sleeve and a lower mechanism with a low stiffness gas-driven expansion inner sleeve, the upper mechanism and the lower mechanism are detachably connected with the helmet and the clothes respectively through the connecting structure, and the upper mechanism is sleeved with the lower mechanism; the lower mechanism is inflated and expanded, the inner sleeve of the lower mechanism is deformed, a bionic adhesion material layer fixed on the outer surface of the inner sleeve is in close contact with the inner wall of the high stiffness outer sleeve of the upper mechanism, the variable stiffness mechanism is in a high stiffness state, and load reduction is realized; after the gas pressure of the air bag is reduced, the lower mechanism and the upper mechanism are separated, and the variable stiffness mechanism is in a low stiffness state. The application is an active protection device for reducing inertia load, has a better effect of reducing inertia load, and can completely not affect the relative movement of the lower mechanism and the upper mechanism.

A breathing gas supply system, potentially for combat aircraft, operative to decrease hypoxia and asynchronous breathing and to conserve breathing gases. An input valve selectively permits breathing gas to fill a flexible gas reservoir through a fluidic connector. Breathing gas can be maintained at an elevated pressure. The fluidic connector delivers gas to an output interface, such as an oxygen mask. An inspiratory valve is permitted to open when inspiration is sensed by an inspiratory sensor, and an expiratory valve is permitted to open when expiration is sensed by an expiratory sensor. The inspiratory and expiratory sensors can be separate or embodied as an inspiratory-expiratory sensor. A sensor reservoir fluidically open to a volume between the output interface and the face of the user can expand or compress to indicate inspiration or expiration. The inspiratory and expiratory valves can be electromagnetically operated.

The invention discloses a gliding landing safety protection garment based on multi-mode deceleration and intelligent control, which comprises a wearing body, and the wearing body comprises a pneumatic structure layer, a mechanical control layer and an intelligent sensing layer. The pneumatic structure layer comprises gradient composite fabric, a self-inflation and chemical reaction combined air bag and a plurality of groups of variable attack angle airfoil gliding surfaces, and each group of variable attack angle airfoil gliding surfaces comprises a plurality of elastic structure ropes; the mechanical control layer comprises a plurality of magneto-rheological ball screw coupling driving devices, the magneto-rheological ball screw coupling driving devices comprise a plurality of micro motors and ball screws, output shafts of the micro motors are connected with the ball screws, and the ball screws can drive one ends of the corresponding elastic structure ropes to be opened when rotating; the other end of each elastic structure rope is fixed to the gradient composite fabric, and the intelligent sensing layer is arranged on the back face of the wearing body. The method is high in environmental applicability.

One embodiment provides a protective clothing system configured to protect an occupant in an extreme environment. The system may include a base layer configured for regulating the occupant's temperature and worn by the occupant, the base layer including a biomarker sensor network for monitoring one or more biomarkers of the occupant. The system may also include an outer layer worn over the base layer, the outer layer including an exoskeleton structure sized such that the occupant fits within the exoskeleton structure and an exoskeleton cover secured to the exoskeleton structure. The system may also include a data storage system capable of storing data generated by the biomarker sensor network.

A non-full-cover manned aircraft landing emergency method, comprising: when the control system receives an emergency signal, it jumps out of the auxiliary landing process, triggers the emergency process, and records the current trigger time t0 and the current flight height H0; the control system makes a height determination in each communication period, and according to the flight environment in which the aircraft is currently located: when in low-altitude or ultra-low-altitude flight condition, if the flight height is determined to be higher than the second preset threshold Ht, the parachute pack determination guide process is executed, otherwise the control system triggers the opening of the airbags of the wearable airbag vest and guides the expansion of the support mechanical foot assembly; when in the flight condition dominated by the parachute, if the flight height is determined to be higher than the preset parachute opening height H1, the height determination of the next period is made, otherwise the parachute pack is guided to open, and the airbag and mechanical foot guide process is entered. The method can realize safe landing and emergency landing in low-altitude or ultra-low-altitude flight, and is compatible with landing guided by the parachute.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of aviation life support, and particularly relates to an aircraft unexpected overload head and neck protection system which comprises a multifunctional vest, a quick dismounting pocket, an air inlet hose and a connector, an air bag inflation module, an air bag inflation hose and a connector, a head and neck supporting air bag, a power supply cable and a plug. The multifunctional vest is worn on a pilot and is used for hanging and fixing the quick dismounting pocket, the air bag inflation module is installed and fixed in the quick dismounting pocket, the air inlet hose and the input end of the connector are connected with an on-board pilot equipment connecting plate, and an environment control system air source is conveyed to the air bag inflation module. The input end of the air bag inflation hose and connector is connected to an outlet of the air bag inflation module, the output end of the air bag inflation hose and connector is connected to an inlet of the head and neck supporting air bag, and air adjusted by the air bag inflation module is conveyed to the head and neck supporting air bag. The input ends of the power supply cable and the plug are connected with an on-board pilot equipment connecting plate, and the output ends are connected to the air bag inflation module.

An embodiment provides a protective suit system that is configured for protecting an occupant in extreme environments. The system may comprise a base layer to be worn on the occupant that is configured for thermal regulation of the occupant, the base layer including a biomarker sensor network for monitoring one or more biomarkers of the occupant. The system may also comprise an outer layer to be worn over the base layer, the outer layer including an exoskeleton structure sized so that the occupant can fit within the exoskeleton structure, and an exoskeleton covering that covers and is secured to the exoskeleton structure. The system may also comprise a data storage system that can store data generated by the biomarker sensor network.

A breathing gas supply system (10), potentially for combat aircraft, operative to decrease hypoxia and asynchronous breathing and to conserve breathing gases. An input valve (26) selectively permits breathing gas to fill a flexible gas reservoir (34) through a fluidic connector (28). Breathing gas can be maintained at an elevated pressure. The fluidic connector (28) delivers gas to an output interface (14), such as an oxygen mask (14). An inspiratory valve (30) is permitted to open when inspiration is sensed by an inspiratory sensor (32), and an expiratory valve (48) is permitted to open when expiration is sensed by an expiratory sensor (32). The inspiratory and expiratory sensors (32) can be separate or embodied as an inspiratory-expiratory sensor (32). A sensor reservoir (58) fluidically open to a volume between the output interface (14) and the face of the user can expand or compress to indicate inspiration or expiration. The inspiratory and expiratory valves (30, 48) can be electromagnetically operated.

The present invention relates to a training system for training of a forward controller. The training system utilises a pod housing that can be attached to a hardpoint under an 5 aircraft wing. The pod is configured to receive communications from the forward controller on the ground (or in another aircraft) and communicate wirelessly with an HMD and / or electronic device in the cockpit of the aircraft. This allows cheaper, less expensive aircraft to be used for training purposes.

The invention relates to a cockpit control system comprising a computing unit (3), a virtualization unit (5), and two exoskeleton arms (7) with position measurement, wherein the computing unit (3) controls the virtualization unit (5) to display virtual cockpit controls such that the current position of a virtual control stick correlates with the position of one exoskeleton arm (7) and the current position of a virtual throttle lever correlates with the position of the other exoskeleton arm (7), and transmits information about this as command signals to a flight computer.

A garment adjustment system is disclosed for adjusting the fit of a garment to a wearer, the system including a lacing arrangement (38) for attachment to the garment and a reel assembly (60), the reel assembly and the lacing arrangement being configured to cooperate to adjust the fit of the garment to the wearer.