BENGALURU: Isro late on Monday (Mar 6) mentioned it carried out the “Rail Monitor Rocket Sled” deployment checks of the Gaganyaan pilot (small auxiliary chutes) and apex cowl separation (ACS) parachutes in cluster configurations on the Terminal Ballistics Analysis Laboratory (TBRL) between March 1 and three.
“The primary take a look at simulated the clustered deployment of two pilot parachutes. One parachute was subjected to a minimal angle with respect to circulate circumstances and the second parachute was subjected to a most angle with respect to circulate. These pilot parachutes are used within the Gaganyaan mission to extract and deploy the principle parachutes independently,” Isro mentioned.
“The primary take a look at simulated the clustered deployment of two pilot parachutes. One parachute was subjected to a minimal angle with respect to circulate circumstances and the second parachute was subjected to a most angle with respect to circulate. These pilot parachutes are used within the Gaganyaan mission to extract and deploy the principle parachutes independently,” Isro mentioned.
The second take a look at, it added, simulated the clustered deployment of two ACS parachutes underneath most dynamic stress circumstances.
“The take a look at additionally simulated clustered deployment at a 90° angle of assault circumstances for the crew module. The ACS parachutes are used within the Gaganyaan mission for the separation of the apex cowl mounted on the Crew Module. Each pilot and ACS parachutes have been deployed utilizing a pyrotechnic mortar machine,” Isro mentioned.
The Gaganyaan parachute system improvement has been a joint effort by the Vikram Sarabhai House Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram and the Aerial Supply Analysis and Growth Institution (ADRDE), Agra.
