Airfoil body including a moveable section of an outer surface carrying an array of transducer elements
US10468545B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airfoil body for an aircraft extending from an inner end to an outer end, between a leading edge and a trailing edge and having a pressure surface and a suction surface, the airfoil body having an outer surface and an inner support structure, the outer surface including a fixed skin section and a movable skin section, wherein the movable skin section comprises a first portion including an array of transducer elements, and the airfoil body including an actuator for moving the movable skin section to selectively position the transducer elements on the outer surface.
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