Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same
US8181907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C33/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wing-drive mechanism is described that permits, with proper control, movement of a wing about multiple wing trajectories. The wing-drive is capable of independent movement about three rotational degrees of movement; movement about a flap axis is independent of movement about a yaw axis, and both are independent of changes in the pitch of the wing. Methods of controlling the wing-drive mechanism to affect a desired wing trajectory include the use of a non-linear automated controller that generates input signals to the wing-drive mechanism by comparing actual and desired wing trajectories in real time. Specification of wing trajectories is preferably also accomplished in real time using an automated trajectory specification system, which can include a fuzzy logic processor or a neural network.
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