Parachute landing assistant

Abstract

The embodiments of the Parachute Landing Assistant are comprised of a battery pack, a power switch, an LED indicator light; an audio jack; a microcontroller; and a ground proximity sensor. The battery pack is comprised of a power storage means such as alkaline, lithium ion, or other types of battery system. The power switch allows the parachutist to enable or disable the operation of Parachute Landing Assistant. The LED indicator light is comprised of an LED that informs the parachutist as to whether the Parachute Landing Assistant operation is enabled or disabled. The audio jack is comprised of a standard , , or 3/32 mono audio or stereo audio receptacle that accepts the analogous audio plug. The microcontroller controls all the other components of the Parachute Landing Assistant. The ground proximity sensor senses the distance from the ground of the parachutist.

Claims

1. A parachute landing assistant comprised of a battery pack; a power switch; an LED indicator light; an audio jack; a microcontroller; and LIDAR ground proximity sensor, wherein the battery pack is comprised of an alkaline or lithium ion battery system that supplies 5 V DC power to the microcontroller and other components; the power switch allows a parachutist to enable or disable operation of Parachute Landing Assistant; the LED indicator light informs the parachutist as to whether the Parachute Landing Assistant operation is enabled or disabled; the audio jack permits a tone or tones to be transmitted from the Parachute Landing Assistant to a headset or helmet of the parachutist to alert the parachutist with a tone or tones as to proximity of the parachutist to the ground; the microcontroller controls the components of the Parachute Landing Assistant; the microcontroller receives signals from the LIDAR ground proximity sensor, interprets those signals, and alerts the parachutist when the parachutist reaches a pre-set distance from the ground.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the Parachute Landing Assistant.

(2) FIG. 2 is a front view of parachutist showing one preferred placement of the Parachute Landing Assistant

(3) FIG. 3 is a side view of parachutist showing two additional preferred placements of the Parachute Landing Assistant.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(4) Embodiments of the Parachute Landing Assistant 100 comprise a battery pack 101, a power switch 102, an LED indicator light 103; an audio jack 104; a microcontroller 105; and a ground proximity sensor 106.

(5) The battery pack 100 is comprised of a power storage means such as alkaline, lithium ion, or other types of battery system. The battery pack 101 supplies 5V DC power to the microcontroller which in turn can supply power to the other components of the Parachute Landing Assistant.

(6) The power switch 102 allows the parachutist to enable or disable the operation of Parachute Landing Assistant 100.

(7) The LED indicator light 103 is comprised of an LED that informs the parachutist as to whether the Parachute Landing Assistant 100 operation is enabled or disabled.

(8) The audio jack 104 is comprised of a standard , , or 3/32 mono audio or stereo audio receptacle that accepts the analogous audio plug. The audio jack 104 permits a tone or tones to be transmitted from the Parachute Landing Assistant 100 to the headset or helmet of the parachutist to alert the parachutist with a tone or tones as to the progress of the parachutist to the ground.

(9) The microcontroller 105 controls all the other components of the Parachute Landing Assistant 100. In particular, the microcontroller 105 receives signals from the ground proximity sensor, interprets those signals, and alerts the parachutist when the parachutist reaches a pre-set distance from the ground. In another embodiment, the microcontroller 105 alerts the parachutist with a series of tones at pre-set distance intervals from the ground.

(10) The ground proximity sensor 106 senses the distance from the ground of the parachutist. The ground proximity sensor 106 is comprised of but not limited to one or more of the following technologies: a LIDAR (light detection and ranging) LiDAR, LADAR sensor, a sonic sensor, Laser sensor, and an infrared sensor. The ground proximity sensor 106 is capable of detecting the distance of the parachutist from the ground.