Fiber optic slat flap system and control lever
US12351295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/0134
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system performs a method of controlling a wing of an airplane. The control system includes an optical fiber, a bending device and a processor. The optical fiber is configured to receive light having an input optical phase. The bending device applies an external force on the optical fiber. The external force causes the light exiting the optical fiber to have an output optical phase. a processor determines a phase shift between the input optical phase and the output optical phase and controls the wing based on the phase shift.
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