Aircraft Weapon Carriage with Single MIL-STD-1760 Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods require multiple signal sets and additional wiring for carrying multiple Air-to-Air (AA) and Air-to-Ground (AG) stores at a single aircraft pylon station, necessitating costly and time-consuming modifications to existing aircraft, and lack a common carriage structure for integrating multiple store types.
Innovation Solution
A Multiple Advanced Missile and Bomb Ejector Rack Carriage System with a single MIL-STD-1760 electrical interface and onboard avionics that receives communications from the aircraft central computer, allowing store-specific instructions to be transmitted independently of original aircraft wiring, enabling the carriage of multiple AA or AG stores without physical or electrical modifications to the aircraft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple signal sets are carried from the aircraft stores management system to each air-to-air store, then each store can be controlled independently, but additional long electrical routing paths are required and costly modifications are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple signal sets into a single MIL-STD-1760 electrical interface that connects to the aircraft pylon. The carriage controller consolidates what would otherwise require separate wiring paths, reducing electrical routing complexity while maintaining the ability to control multiple stores through integrated signal processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The carriage controller is designed as a universal interface that can manage multiple types of stores (air-to-air and air-to-ground) through a single standardized electrical connection. This multi-functional controller eliminates the need for store-specific wiring configurations, allowing the same physical interface to adapt to different store types without additional routing paths.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional signal sets and wire routing paths are added to existing aircraft, then multiple AA stores can be controlled, but costly and time-consuming modifications are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a universal MIL-STD-1760 electrical interface that works with existing aircraft pylons without modification. The carriage controller provides multi-functional capability to handle multiple store types through this standard interface, eliminating the need for custom wiring or structural modifications to the aircraft.
Solution Approach 2:
The carriage system is self-contained with its own controller and power distribution network. The carriage controller manages all signal routing and store control functions independently, using the existing aircraft electrical interface without requiring the aircraft itself to be modified. The system serves its own control needs through integrated avionics.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a common carriage structure with onboard avionics is used, then integration of multiple store types is enabled, but the carriage system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions for multiple store types into a single onboard carriage controller. This integrated controller consolidates what would otherwise require separate control systems for different store types, reducing overall system complexity while enabling versatile store integration through unified signal management.
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AI summary
A multiple advanced missile and bomb ejector rack carriage system employs a carriage mountable to an air to ground (AG) bomb release unit (BRU) on an aircraft pylon. A single MIL-STD-1760 electrical interface is integral to the carriage and has a first power connection and first signal connection. Onboard carriage avionics are supported within the carriage and connected to the MIL-STD-1760 electrical interface. The onboard carriage avionics are adapted to receive communications from an aircraft central computer through the first power connection and first signal connection and provide store specific communications independent of specific original aircraft wiring to at least one ejector and store.