Patent ID: 8752796
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically jettisoning cargo suspended from a suspension system coupled to an auto jettison system, comprising: receiving an initial load value from at least one attachment point of the suspension system, the receiving of the initial load value in response to attaching the cargo to the suspension system; receiving an instantaneous load value at an initial time period for the cargo suspended on the attachment point, the receiving of the instantaneous load value in response to a failure of the attachment point; predicting a rate of change of the instantaneous load value for a predetermined future time period; combining the predicted rate of change of the instantaneous load value with the instantaneous load value to create a predicted load value; comparing the predicted load value to a threshold value for the attachment point; and jettisoning the cargo from the attachment point within an intermediate time period if the predicted load value is greater than the threshold value, wherein the intermediate time period is less than the future time period and greater than the initial time period.