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H TEAM EFFORT GREAT HAPPENINGS AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY ACADEMY CADETS' INVENTION TO SUPPORT BATTLEFIELD AIRMEN AWARDED PATENTS Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy have been awarded three U.S. patents for an invention that helps battlefield airmen deploy quickly and safely from a hovering aircraft to the ground. It was the first time the auto belay technology had been designed for use aboard an aircraft, representing what Col. Cory Cooper, pemanent professor and head of the mechanical engineering department, sees as the innovative mindset the Academy is developing in tomorow's Air Force officers. The Auto Belay Insertion System allows operators to engage a one-handed brake without compromising rapid descent and emergency detachment from the rope in "We encourage our cadets in the capstone project to fail early and often and to celebrate failure, but to move past that failure, and come out the other side with a finished product that addresses the design challenge," he said. "I'm really proud of the work by this team." hostile environments. The new system eliminated a situation where heavily loaded operators were struggling to brake during their descent from the aircraft and their gloves were getting too hot from gripping the rope to slow down. To learn more about the impact cadets are having on our community and the U.S. Air Force, visit www.usafa.edu. The Auto Belay Insertion System was developed in 2016 by cadets who were completing their mechanical and systems engineering degrees. The project was part of an annual Air Force Research Laboratory University Design Challenge. This sponsored feature provided through a joint venture between: THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY ENDOWMENT THE COLORADO THIRTY GROUP H TEAM EFFORT GREAT HAPPENINGS AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY ACADEMY CADETS' INVENTION TO SUPPORT BATTLEFIELD AIRMEN AWARDED PATENTS Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy have been awarded three U.S. patents for an invention that helps battlefield airmen deploy quickly and safely from a hovering aircraft to the ground. It was the first time the auto belay technology had been designed for use aboard an aircraft, representing what Col. Cory Cooper, pemanent professor and head of the mechanical engineering department, sees as the innovative mindset the Academy is developing in tomorow's Air Force officers. The Auto Belay Insertion System allows operators to engage a one-handed brake without compromising rapid descent and emergency detachment from the rope in "We encourage our cadets in the capstone project to fail early and often and to celebrate failure, but to move past that failure, and come out the other side with a finished product that addresses the design challenge," he said. "I'm really proud of the work by this team." hostile environments. The new system eliminated a situation where heavily loaded operators were struggling to brake during their descent from the aircraft and their gloves were getting too hot from gripping the rope to slow down. To learn more about the impact cadets are having on our community and the U.S. Air Force, visit www.usafa.edu. The Auto Belay Insertion System was developed in 2016 by cadets who were completing their mechanical and systems engineering degrees. The project was part of an annual Air Force Research Laboratory University Design Challenge. This sponsored feature provided through a joint venture between: THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY ENDOWMENT THE COLORADO THIRTY GROUP