Drone Parachute Reduces Danger To People

LOS ANGELES - April 27, 2016 - PRLog -- The frequency of near misses between commercial aircraft and drones has tripled since 2014.  Close calls between drones and people on the ground are certain to rise as the number of drones in the U.S. surpasses an estimated 2 million units.

On April 1, 2016 the "Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee" (ARC) recommended the FAA implement a regulatory framework for the operation of micro unmanned aircraft systems (UAS.)

ARC suggested the FAA consider using possible impact energy as a way of measuring risk to people.  Impact energy is the product of mass multiplied by speed.

Start-up company "SkyFallX" introduced an automatic parachute system for drones last year as a way to decrease impact energy.  The SkyFallX parachute system uses on-board sensors to monitor a drone's flight.  Should the unit's sensors detect unsafe operation a parachute is automatically deployed along with an alarm sounding, thus slowing the descent of the drone and warning bystanders of the falling drone.  The decision to deploy occurs in a fraction of a second.  Because the system works automatically there's no need for the drone's operator to trigger the parachute.

This automatic capability is especially critical when the operator can no longer see the drone involved, as in the case of a "fly away."

The SkyFallX system can be mounted to a variety of existing small drones in much the same way a GoPro camera uses different mounts for various aircraft.  The SkyFallX parachute system is patent-pending.  This same technology can also be applied to larger drones.

SkyFallX is currently searching for equity partners or investors who want to purchase the company's intellectual property.  More information about SkyFallX automatic parachute systems can be found at www.skyfallx.com.

About SkyFallX

The brainchild of 23 year old inventor Michael Pick, SkyFallX owns the first patent-pending automatically deployed parachute system designed for drones.