The Boeing Company
NON-EXPLOSIVE STRAP CUTTER FOR PAYLOAD RELEASE

Abstract:

An apparatus for cutting a cutting a payload strap includes a cutting assembly with an aperture to enclose a payload strap and a cutting element to sever the payload strap, a non-explosive energy source to store cutting energy, a control component coupled to the energy source to release the cutting energy, and a controller coupled to the control component to time and control the delivery of the cutting energy to the cutting element.