公开(公告)号：US11577818B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17174571

申请日：2021-02-12

申请人： AeroVironment, Inc.

发明人： Tony Shuo Tao ,  Nathan Olson ,  Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Robert Nickerson Plumb

IPC分类号： B64C13/34 ,  B64C5/12 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C9/36 ,  B64C9/02 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/50 ,  B64C9/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C9/08 ,  B64C11/00 ,  B64C9/00

摘要： A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member disposed within the fuselage housing and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements.

公开(公告)号：US20220126979A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17427675

申请日：2020-02-03

申请人： Guilhem COLOMBIÈS

发明人： Guilhem COLOMBIÈS

IPC分类号： B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/18 ,  B64C3/30

摘要： The invention relates to a supporting structure (46) which is positioned in a fluid flow (44) and characterised in that it is configured to be elastically deformed, on at least one portion of the supporting structure (46), between a first idle state in the absence of external stress and a second deformed state in the presence of external stresses caused by the fluid flow (44) due to a change in the orientation of the supporting structure (46) and/or the fluid flow (44). The invention also relates to an aircraft comprising at least one such supporting structure (46).

公开(公告)号：US20210245862A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US16787659

申请日：2020-02-11

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Patrick J. Shields ,  Michael D. Nevinsky

IPC分类号： B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/52

摘要： Adaptive airfoils are disclosed. A disclosed example airfoil for use with a vehicle includes first and second skins at least partially defining an exterior of a vehicle, where the first skin includes first and second pivots, and where the second skin includes third and fourth pivots, a first arm extending between the first and third pivots, where the first arm is rotatable about the first and third pivots, a second arm extending between the second and fourth pivots, where the second arm is rotatable about the second and fourth pivots, and a closeout including fifth and sixth pivots rotatably coupled to the first and second skins, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US11040766B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16747815

申请日：2020-01-21

申请人： AeroVironment, Inc.

发明人： Tony Shuo Tao ,  Nathan Olson ,  Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Robert Nickerson Plumb

IPC分类号： B64C3/56 ,  B64C5/12 ,  B64C9/36 ,  B64C9/02 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C13/34 ,  B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/50 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C9/08 ,  B64C9/18 ,  B64C11/00

摘要： A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member disposed within the fuselage housing and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements.

公开(公告)号：US11021228B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16273822

申请日：2019-02-12

申请人： Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

发明人： Danil V. Prokhorov

IPC分类号： B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/14 ,  B64C13/16

摘要： A morphing airfoil system includes an airfoil having a bulkhead structured to form a leading edge of the airfoil. A first spool is rotatably coupled to the bulkhead, and a second spool is rotatably coupled to the bulkhead opposite the first spool. An airfoil skin has a first end secured to the first spool, a second end secured to the second spool, and a portion extending between the first and second spools to form an exterior surface of the airfoil. The airfoil skin is structured to be windable around the first and second spools such that a configuration of the airfoil is controllable by rotating at least one of the first spool and the second spool so as to wind a portion of the airfoil skin around, or unwind a portion of the airfoil skin from, the at least one of the first spool and the second spool.

公开(公告)号：US10953976B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US14636019

申请日：2015-03-02

申请人： AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

发明人： Tony Shuo Tao ,  Nathan Olson ,  Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Robert Nickerson Plumb

IPC分类号： B64C5/12 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C13/34 ,  B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/50 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C9/36 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C9/02 ,  B64C9/08 ,  B64C9/18 ,  B64C11/00 ,  B64C9/00

摘要： A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including: a fuselage; a first pair of airfoils rotatable between a retracted position and a deployed position, the deployed position extending out from the fuselage and the retracted position extending substantially along a first portion on an exterior of the fuselage; a second pair of airfoils rotatable between a second retracted position and a second deployed position, the second deployed position extending out from the fuselage and the second retracted position extending substantially along the first portion on the exterior of the fuselage; and a rudder foldable against the fuselage in a pre-deployment position.

公开(公告)号：US20180258771A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15979344

申请日：2018-05-14

申请人： Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.

发明人： Ningsheng Qiao ,  Donald Kultgen ,  Pascal Barbier

IPC分类号： F01D5/14 ,  B64C13/26 ,  B64C3/44 ,  B64C13/16

CPC分类号： F01D5/141 ,  B64C3/44 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64C13/26 ,  B64C2003/445 ,  F02D41/20 ,  F02D41/221 ,  F02D2041/2055 ,  F02D2041/2058

摘要： A control unit, controller and non-transitory machine-readable medium for detecting a closing time of an injector valve are disclosed. The control unit is configured to receive a valve current profile of the injector valve, process the valve current profile using at least a slope discriminator, and determine a stuck status and a closing time (if applicable) of the injector valve based on an output of the slope discriminator.

公开(公告)号：US09776705B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14446187

申请日：2014-07-29

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Matthew Anthony Dilligan ,  Frederick T. Calkins ,  Tyler Jacob Zimmerman ,  James Henry Mabe ,  Kay Y. Blohowiak

IPC分类号： B64C3/48 ,  B64C9/02 ,  B64C9/16 ,  B64C13/50 ,  F03G7/06 ,  B64C3/44

CPC分类号： B64C3/48 ,  B64C9/02 ,  B64C9/16 ,  B64C13/50 ,  B64C2003/445 ,  F03G7/065 ,  Y02T50/14 ,  Y02T50/32

摘要： A shape memory structure includes a plurality of bases directly attached to a composite structure and arranged along a first line at a first edge of the composite structure. A plurality of buckle-shaped shape memory structures are attached to corresponding ones of the plurality of bases, such that first ends of the plurality of buckle-shaped shape memory structures are raised relative to the composite structure. Second ends of the plurality of buckle-shaped shape memory structures are directly attached to the composite structure along a second line at a second edge of the composite structure, the second edge being opposite the first edge. When activated, the shape memory structure changes from a buckled shape to an original shape to cause the composite structure to assume a deployed shape; when deactivated, the shape memory structure to resumes a buckled shape and the composite structure an undeployed shape.

公开(公告)号：US09566758B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US13961880

申请日：2013-08-07

申请人： Kenneth C. Cheung ,  Neil Adam Gershenfeld

发明人： Kenneth C. Cheung ,  Neil Adam Gershenfeld

IPC分类号： B32B3/06 ,  B64C1/00 ,  E04B1/02 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/44 ,  E04B1/35 ,  E04B5/43 ,  E04C5/06

CPC分类号： B32B3/06 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/52 ,  B64C2001/0072 ,  B64C2003/445 ,  E04B1/02 ,  E04B1/1903 ,  E04B1/34384 ,  E04B1/35 ,  E04B5/43 ,  E04B2001/1957 ,  E04B2001/1981 ,  E04C3/02 ,  E04C5/0627 ,  E04C5/0645 ,  Y02T50/14 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T428/13 ,  Y10T428/24008

摘要： Digital flexural materials are kits of discrete parts that can be assembled into a lattice structure to produce functionally useful assemblies. Digital flexural materials enable design of materials with many small and inexpensive flexures that combine in a lattice geometry that permits deformation without compromising the strength of the assembly. The number of types of parts in a kit is small compared to the total number of parts. A product constructed from digital flexural materials comprises a set of discrete units that are assembled into the structure according to a lattice geometry, with a majority of the units being reversibly connected to at least two other units in the set according to the lattice geometry, and wherein, in response to loading of the structure, a reversible deformation of at least part of the structure occurs. An automated process may be employed for constructing a product from digital flexural materials.

摘要翻译： 数字弯曲材料是可以组装成格子结构以产生功能上有用的组件的分立部件的套件。 数字弯曲材料使得能够设计具有许多小而便宜的弯曲的材料，其以格子几何形状组合，允许变形而不损害组件的强度。 套件中零件的数量与零件数量相比较小。 由数字弯曲材料构成的产品包括一组离散的单元，它们根据格子几何结构组装到结构中，其中大部分单元根据格子几何形状可逆地连接到组中的至少两个其它单元，以及 其中，响应于所述结构的加载，发生所述结构的至少一部分的可逆变形。 可以采用自动化方法从数字弯曲材料构造产品。

公开(公告)号：US09415856B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-16

申请号：US14295713

申请日：2014-06-04

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Blaine K. Rawdon ,  Benjamin A. Harber ,  Neal A. Harrison

IPC分类号： B64C21/10 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/44

CPC分类号： B64C3/48 ,  B64C2003/445 ,  Y02T50/14

摘要： A mechanism for changing a shape of a leading edge of an airfoil may include a first rib and a second rib. The first rib may include a plurality of first rib segments. The first rib may move between a first folded shape and a first extended shape. The second rib may include a plurality of second rib segments. The second rib may move between a second folded shape and a second extended shape. An actuator may be coupled to the first rib, the second rib, or both, to move the first rib, the second rib, or both, between their respective folded and extended shapes.

摘要翻译： 用于改变翼型的前缘的形状的机构可以包括第一肋和第二肋。 第一肋可包括多个第一肋段。 第一肋可以在第一折叠形状和第一延伸形状之间移动。 第二肋可以包括多个第二肋段。 第二肋可以在第二折叠形状和第二延伸形状之间移动。 致动器可以联接到第一肋，第二肋或两者，以在它们各自的折叠和延伸形状之间移动第一肋，第二肋或两者。