Fatal Towplane Accident 5-9-20
I believe that full up elevator is what the towpilot will instinctively do in a kite siuation. This device will detect that and hopefully not give any false positives
release logic something like:-
1) GPS groundspeed ~60kmh for for ~5 seconds (so its not an engine test)
2) engine throttle ~80% for ~5 seconds (so its a take-off)
3) full up elevator (for more then ~0.2 second to filter out a knock)
when 1) and 2) are satisfied the system is "armed". A low groundspeed or Landing flaps could disarm it
I have chosen a low groundspeed in 1) to accomodate a strong head wind
GPS groundspeed and full elevator are easy to measure. Throttle a little trickier - maybe one could use flaps instead. tweak as necessary
Manual override, arm and disarm switches in the cockpit of course. some LEDs.
a simple embedded CPU costing 1$ can easily handle this and is very reliable. The BOM could be under 50$. This can be built by a hobbyist.
The tricky bit is
* Mounting the sensors
* triggering the release if its not electical
Peter
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