Development and Testing of an Automatic Lap Belt Retraction and Release System

Abstract

The consequences of a poor or loosely adjusted restraint system have been well documented and have been shown to cause various crewmember injuries and also to degrade ejection seat performance. An automatic lap belt retraction and seat-man release system has been developed for use with the Navy's Maximum Performance Escape System ejection seat. The lap belt cinch-up device works simultaneously with the action of the inertia reel from independent gas generators, while the lap belt release device work simultaneously with the strap cutter from a common gas generator. In-house testing of improved cinch and release prototype devices is continuing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 1980
Accession Number
ADA080950

Entities

People

  • Marcus Schwartz

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Automatic
  • Body Regions
  • Ejection
  • Ejection Seats
  • Escape Systems
  • Generators
  • Hand Cranks
  • High Temperature
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Release Mechanisms
  • Static Tests
  • Strain Gages
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Sets

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.