Patent ID: 7934677

Claim:
A method of making a cargo parachute release apparatus comprising: providing an assembly plate having a recess; providing a hinged member and connecting the hinged member to the assembly plate with a hinge pin such that the hinged member is movable between open and closed positions and forming release pin receiving formations having bores on the hinged member; providing an electronic package assembly having release pins and positioning the electronic package assembly in the recess such that in a closed position of the hinged member the release pins are located in the bores of the release pin receiving formations such that the hinged member is held in the closed position; and providing the electronic package assembly with a microprocessor with at least one predetermined parameter, the electronic package assembly including a strain gauge, and vertical and horizontal accelerometers for providing signals to the microprocessor, the electronic package assembly further including an electro-explosive device such that when the microprocessor detects signals from the strain gauge and vertical and horizontal accelerometers that match the predetermined parameter the electro-explosive device detonates retracting the release pins from the bores which allows the hinged member to move to the open position and release the parachute from the cargo.