Patent ID: 8423336
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A63H,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method implemented on a computing device for simulating trajectories of objects dispensed from a moving aircraft, the computing device having a processor capable of accessing a memory and at least one input device, the method comprising: storing object dispenser data in a database in the memory of the computing device, the object dispenser data including locations and orientations of object dispensers linked to an aircraft; receiving input data from an input device to select an aircraft for the simulation; retrieving object dispenser data from the database stored in the memory of the computing device to determine a location and an orientation of at least one object dispenser relative to the selected aircraft; receiving input data from the input device to define flight conditions for the aircraft, the flight conditions including an inertial position in an inertial coordinate system, an inertial heading, and a flight speed of the aircraft; receiving input data from the input device to define an object dispense sequence for the at least one object dispenser; and calculating a trajectory for each object dispensed from the at least one object dispenser using the processor of the computing device.