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Mechanical Analysis of Parachute Suspension Line Deployment with Binding Tapes Using PINN

Machine Learning 2026-07-14 v1

Abstract

Parachutes are widely utilized in aviation, aerospace and lifesaving missions. As the initial stage of parachute deployment, suspension line extraction and straightening directly determines the smooth implementation of subsequent inflation procedures. This ultra-short process involves intricate dynamic load variations. Most existing studies adopt numerical integration of ordinary differential equations to calculate line tension, yet this method fails to rapidly acquire tension values at arbitrary positions along suspension lines. This paper develops a physics-informed neural network (PINN) algorithm for tension prediction during line extraction and straightening, which outperforms traditional integration methods in both computational efficiency and numerical accuracy. Furthermore, the regulatory law of binding tape parameters on line dynamic tension is investigated. Comparative validations against flight test data and conventional numerical results verify the reliability and effectiveness of the proposed PINN framework.

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@article{arxiv.2607.12409,
  title  = {Mechanical Analysis of Parachute Suspension Line Deployment with Binding Tapes Using PINN},
  author = {Xiang Zhao and Ronghui Quan and Yaqi Xiao and Junlin Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.12409},
  year   = {2026}
}

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This paper consists of 21 pages, including 6 tables and 10 figures