Patent ID: 11913762
Assignee: PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC ENERGETIC MATERIALS COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  E | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. An aerospace vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of pyrotechnic devices, each pyrotechnic device configured as a firing mechanism for a respective thruster to propel the aerospace vehicle; and
a networked electronic ordnance system comprising:
a plurality of bus controllers, and
a bus interface circuit electrically connected to the plurality of bus controllers, the bus interface circuit being configured to transmit commands for one or more pyrotechnic devices of the plurality of pyrotechnic devices connected to the plurality of bus controllers,

wherein the transmitted commands include activation commands to control activation of the one or more pyrotechnic devices of the plurality of pyrotechnic devices,
wherein each of the plurality of bus controllers is configured to connect to a pyrotechnic device of the plurality of pyrotechnic devices via a network bus, and
wherein the plurality of pyrotechnic devices are arranged in groups according to thruster stages of the aerospace vehicle.