A simple parachute release system demo was developed for the XRP robotic platform Rev 20.
The following sequence shows the XRP Rev 20 releasing the servo arm attached to the parachute ,
The previous sequence shows the deployment of the parachute. The details about this are included in the following pdf file.
XRP.pdf (695.0 KB)
The following video shows another test performed on the XRP parachute deployment system, note that both the servo and red LED are activated,
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