Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Actuator systems and methods for flight control surface
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Application No.: US16419310Application Date: 2019-05-22
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Publication No.: US11383824B2Publication Date: 2022-07-12
- Inventor: Filip Vadlejch , Antonin Skarolek
- Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf, LLP
- Main IPC: B64C13/34
- IPC: B64C13/34 ; B64C13/50 ; B64C13/28

Abstract:
An actuator system for a flight control surface of an aerial vehicle includes a differential gear set having a first sun gear, a second sun gear and at least one planet gear to directly drive the flight control surface. The actuator system includes a first electric servomotor coupled to the aerial vehicle, and the first electric servomotor drives the first sun gear to drive the at least one planet gear. The actuator system includes a second electric servomotor coupled to the aerial vehicle, and the second electric servomotor drives the second sun gear to drive the at least one planet gear such that the first electric servomotor and the second electric servomotor cooperate to rotate the flight control surface relative to the aerial vehicle by producing a single rotary output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200369373A1 ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE Public/Granted day:2020-11-26
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