SEDL / STP / STP1525-EB / STP49264S

Emergency Release for Winter Sports Equipment

Schott, Wolfgang
Technische Univ. München, Garching,

Senner, Veit
Technische Univ. München, Garching,

Pages: 11    Published: Jan 2011

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Abstract

Using a pyrotechnical pill, Wintersports equipment can be electrically released and removed, where mechanical opening is impossible because of missing torque between binding and equipment, e.g., at avalanche and tree-well situations or at ski base jumping with a wingsuit. Since the pill driven binding opening is very fast (∼1 ms), it may also be advantageous at a ski downhill racer accident.