Patent ID: 8991760
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B60N,B64D,F41H

Abstract:
1. An energy attenuating seat system for an aircraft, the system comprising: a seat configured for support of an occupant of the aircraft; a support coupled to the seat and to a roof of the aircraft, the support being configured to suspend a weight of the occupant in tension while also providing an energy attenuation; a floor tether coupled to the seat and to a floor mount of the aircraft, the floor mount attaches to the floor of the aircraft, the floor tether adapted to be retractable within the floor mount; and an active system which measures the dynamics of the aircraft and automatically changes an energy attenuating feature of the support in response to the aircraft dynamics measured by the active system; wherein the floor mount adjusts the length of the floor tether to selectively vary the mobility of the occupant; wherein the active control system actively changes the tension of the support in response to a change in the dynamics of the aircraft.