The Variable-Force Payload Ejecting System, residing within an air
vehicle, utilizes multiple pressure generators, one or more of which may
be activated, to produce variable levels of force. A controlling computer
within the air vehicle determines when and how much pressure needs to be
generated to eject a given item, such as a submunition, from the vehicle.
In its determination, the computer factors in the vehicle's forward
velocity and height over the intended target at the time of ejection and
the characteristics of the particular submunition to be ejected. An
activating mechanism activates one or more pressure generators to produce
the determined amount of pressure. The pressure thusly generated acts on
an inflatable tube that inflates and expels the selected submunition. The
result is a more precise delivery of the submunitions onto the intended
targets.