公开(公告)号：US07411338B1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-12

申请号：US11668544

申请日：2007-01-30

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson

IPC分类号： H01L41/113

CPC分类号： G01N29/12 ,  G01M5/0041 ,  G01M5/0066 ,  G01N29/2475 ,  G01N2291/0231 ,  G01N2291/0232 ,  G01N2291/0235 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01P15/0885 ,  G01P15/09

摘要： A load-bearing structural member has a continuous structural material with piezoelectric material particles mixed in throughout. The structural material may be any of a variety of suitable materials, such as polymer materials, composite materials, ceramic materials, or concrete. The piezoelectric material particles may be used for evaluating the soundness of the structural member, such as in quality control or structural health monitoring processes. The structural member may include one or more conductive pickups used for receiving signals from the structural member. The signals may be induced by introducing ultrasonic signals or vibrational resonance signals into the structural member. The response from such induced signals may be used for quality control purposes or structural health monitoring. Piezomagnetic, electro-strictive, or magneto-strictive material particles may also be spread throughout the structural material, to amplify and otherwise enhance the signals from the piezoelectric material particles.

摘要翻译： 承载结构件具有连续的结构材料，其压电材料颗粒整体混合。 结构材料可以是各种合适的材料中的任何一种，例如聚合物材料，复合材料，陶瓷材料或混凝土。 压电材料颗粒可以用于评价结构构件的稳定性，例如在质量控制或结构健康监测过程中。 结构构件可以包括用于从结构构件接收信号的一个或多个导电拾音器。 可以通过将超声波信号或振动共振信号引入到结构构件中来感应信号。 这种诱发信号的响应可用于质量控制目的或结构健康监测。 压电，电严格或磁致密材料颗粒也可以遍布整个结构材料，以放大或增强来自压电材料颗粒的信号。

公开(公告)号：US08783604B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-22

申请号：US13278477

申请日：2011-10-21

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  Michael S. Cherry ,  Jack W. Reany

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  Michael S. Cherry ,  Jack W. Reany

IPC分类号： B64C3/56

CPC分类号： B64C3/56 ,  B64C2201/102

摘要： An aircraft wing has hinged ribs, and a skin covering the ribs. The ribs each include plural rib sections, array from the leading edge of the wing, to the trailing edge of the wing, and a lock to hold the rib sections together in a deployed state or condition. The wings are initially in a stowed state, with the ribs and the rib sections having a curved chord, and deploy to the deployed state, in which the ribs have a straightened chord that defines an airfoil state. The wing may have foam material between the ribs to allow the wings to expand in the wingspan direction, for instance after the ribs have been placed in the deployed state.

摘要翻译： 飞机机翼有铰链肋骨和覆盖肋骨的皮肤。 肋条各自包括从翼的前缘到翼的后缘阵列的多个肋部，以及在展开状态或状态下将肋部保持在一起的锁。 翼部最初处于收起状态，肋和肋部具有弯曲的弦，并且部署到展开状态，其中肋具有限定翼型状态的矫直弦。 机翼可以在肋之间具有泡沫材料，以允许翼在翼展方向上膨胀，例如在肋已经处于展开状态之后。

公开(公告)号：US08727079B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13227747

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： David R. Sar ,  Terry M. Sanderson

发明人： David R. Sar ,  Terry M. Sanderson

IPC分类号： E04C3/00 ,  B64C3/48

CPC分类号： B64C3/185 ,  F16F7/08 ,  F16F15/04

摘要： A structural member includes a box structure that encloses a beam, which may be a split beam or a split segmented beam. The structural member includes a pressure mechanism that varies a pressure force or a friction force between the beam and the box structure. Movement of the parts within the box structure, against the force of the pressure mechanism, as the structural member flexes, dissipates energy and adds to the damping of the structural member.

摘要翻译： 结构构件包括封闭梁的盒结构，其可以是分束或分割分束。 结构构件包括压力机构，其改变梁和箱结构之间的压力或摩擦力。 当结构构件弯曲时，箱体结构内部件的运动抵抗压力机构的作用力消耗能量并增加结构构件的阻尼。

公开(公告)号：US08528863B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US12463400

申请日：2009-05-10

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  Brian J. Gowler ,  David R. Sar ,  Thomas P. McCreery

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  Brian J. Gowler ,  David R. Sar ,  Thomas P. McCreery

IPC分类号： B64C3/20 ,  B64C3/56

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  F42B10/14 ,  F42B10/146 ,  F42B10/16 ,  F42B10/20

摘要： A laminated wing structure includes at least one layer of metal material and at least one layer of a shape memory polymer (SMP) material. The SMP is heated to a temperature in its glass transition band Tg to roll the wing around the air vehicle into a stored position. The metal layer(s) must be thin enough to remain below its yield point when rolled up. In preparation for launch, the SMP material is thermally activated allowing the strain energy stored in the layer of metal material to return the wing to its deployed position at launch. Once deployed, the SMP cools to its glassy state. The SMP material may be reinforced with fiber to form a polymer matrix composite (PMC). SMP may be used to provide shear strain relief for multiple metal layers. By offloading the motive force required to return the wing to its original deployed position from the SMP to the metal, the polymer does not acquire a permanent set and the wing may be deployed accurately.

摘要翻译： 层压翼结构包括至少一层金属材料和至少一层形状记忆聚合物（SMP）材料。 将SMP加热到其玻璃化转变带Tg的温度，以将机身周围的机翼卷绕成储存位置。 金属层必须足够薄以便在卷起时保持低于其屈服点。 在准备发射时，SMP材料被热激活，允许存储在金属材料层中的应变能在发射时将机翼返回到其展开位置。 一旦部署，SMP冷却到玻璃状态。 SMP材料可以用纤维增强以形成聚合物基质复合材料（PMC）。 SMP可用于为多个金属层提供剪切应变消除。 通过卸载将机翼从SMP返回到金属的原始展开位置所需的动力，聚合物不会获得永久变形，并且可以准确地展开机翼。

公开(公告)号：US20130101823A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-25

申请号：US13278501

申请日：2011-10-21

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  David R. Sar ,  Jack W. Reany

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  David R. Sar ,  Jack W. Reany

IPC分类号： B32B5/18

CPC分类号： B32B5/18 ,  B32B5/32 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B2250/22 ,  B32B2266/0278 ,  B32B2266/06 ,  B32B2605/18 ,  Y10T428/249921

摘要： A foam material is an open-cell material, with ordered voids forming an interconnected network of voids within a continuous material matrix. The voids may be spherical. There may be different sizes of voids, with the smaller voids located between larger voids. The continuous material matrix may include a polymer material, such as a shape memory polymer. Balloons or spheres may be included within the continuous material matrix to further reduce the density of the foam material. The foam material may have a global density of 20% or less. The density of the material may vary, perhaps continuously, with position within the foam material. The foam material may be made by producing an array of a removable material corresponding to the shape of the voids, forming the continuous material matrix around the removable material, and then removing the removable material, such as by dissolving the removable material.

摘要翻译： 泡沫材料是开孔材料，其有序空隙在连续材料基体内形成互连的空隙网络。 空隙可以是球形的。 可能存在不同尺寸的空隙，较小的空隙位于较大的空隙之间。 连续材料基质可以包括聚合物材料，例如形状记忆聚合物。 气球或球体可以包括在连续材料基质内，以进一步降低泡沫材料的密度。 泡沫材料的全局密度可以为20％以下。 材料的密度可能随着泡沫材料中的位置而连续变化。 泡沫材料可以通过产生对应于空隙形状的可移除材料的阵列来制造，在可移除材料周围形成连续材料基体，然后例如通过溶解可除去的材料去除可移除的材料。

公开(公告)号：US08262032B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12616812

申请日：2009-11-12

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  David R. Sar

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  David R. Sar

IPC分类号： B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/44 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C3/00

CPC分类号： B64C3/185 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C2201/102

摘要： A wing, such as a wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), includes a beam or box that can be selectively expanded from a collapsed condition, to increase the thickness of the wing. The beam may include a pair of plates that are close together when the beam is in a collapsed condition, and separate from one another to put the beam in an expanded condition. The plates may be substantially parallel to each other, and may have shape memory foam and/or resilient devices, such as coil springs, between them, in order to provide a force to separate the plates before, during, and/or after deployment of the wing. The expandable/collapsible beam may have a lock mechanism to lock it into place when the beam is in an expanded condition.

摘要翻译： 诸如用于无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）的机翼的机翼包括可以从折叠状态选择性地扩展的梁或箱，以增加机翼的厚度。 梁可以包括一对板，当梁处于折叠状态时，彼此分离并将梁放置在膨胀状态下，它们靠近在一起。 板可以基本上彼此平行，并且在它们之间可以具有形状记忆泡沫和/或弹性装置，例如螺旋弹簧，以便在部署之前，期间和/或之后提供力分离板 机翼。 可膨胀/可折叠的梁可以具有锁定机构，以在梁处于膨胀状态时将其锁定到位。

公开(公告)号：US20120061196A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13227747

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： David R. Sar ,  Terry M. Sanderson

发明人： David R. Sar ,  Terry M. Sanderson

IPC分类号： F16F7/08

CPC分类号： B64C3/185 ,  F16F7/08 ,  F16F15/04

摘要： A structural member includes a box structure that encloses a beam, which may be a split beam or a split segmented beam. The structural member includes a pressure mechanism that varies a pressure force or a friction force between the beam and the box structure. Movement of the parts within the box structure, against the force of the pressure mechanism, as the structural member flexes, dissipates energy and adds to the damping of the structural member.

摘要翻译： 结构构件包括封闭梁的盒结构，其可以是分束或分割分束。 结构构件包括压力机构，其改变梁和箱结构之间的压力或摩擦力。 当结构构件弯曲时，箱体结构内部件的运动抵抗压力机构的作用力消耗能量并增加结构构件的阻尼。

公开(公告)号：US20100237192A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12406173

申请日：2009-03-18

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  Rudy A. Eisentraut ,  David B. Hatfield

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson ,  Rudy A. Eisentraut ,  David B. Hatfield

IPC分类号： B64C3/30 ,  B64C3/38

CPC分类号： B64C3/30 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/105 ,  F42B10/14 ,  F42B10/146 ,  F42B10/20

摘要： A reinforced inflatable wing improves the tolerance of the OML and reinforces the wing in at least the high load areas. This approach provides fitment constrained air vehicles with wings having increased surface area to improve flight endurance or aerodynamic control. A wing box forms a first portion of the wing. A skin having a plurality of rigid plates affixed thereto is inflated to form a second portion of the wing to either increase the chord length or lengthen the wing span. The skin is suitably inflated with foam to form a solid wing.

摘要翻译： 增强的充气翼改善了OML的公差，并加强了至少在高负载区域中的机翼。 这种方法提供具有增加的表面面积的具有翼的装备受限的空中车辆，以改善飞行耐力或空气动力学控制。 翼盒形成翼的第一部分。 具有固定到其上的多个刚性板的皮肤被充气以形成机翼的第二部分，以增加弦长或延长机翼跨度。 皮肤适当地用泡沫充气以形成固体翼。

公开(公告)号：US20100230859A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12404282

申请日：2009-03-14

申请人： Terry M. Sanderson

发明人： Terry M. Sanderson

IPC分类号： B29C71/00

CPC分类号： B29C37/0003 ,  B29C33/40 ,  B29C33/44 ,  B29C33/48 ,  B29C70/30 ,  B29D99/0028 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： A polymer is formed into the shape of a one-piece composite part and then solidified by curing, setting, hardening or otherwise solidifying the polymer to form a shaped polymer form having a shape that does not draw. Composite material is laid lip on the form and solidified to from the composite part. The rigidity required of the form to lay up the composite part can be provided by operating in the polymer form's glassy state, forming the shaped polymer form with a hollow core and placing a rigid insert designed to draw inside the hollow core with the polymer form in its elastomeric state or through a combination of both. In its elastomeric state the form becomes pliable (without relaxing to a different memorized shape) and can be drawn out of the one-piece composite part. Because the shape of the form does not draw, the form deforms as it is drawn. If used, the rigid insert is drawn out prior to removing the shaped polymer form. Upon removal, the polymer form in its elastomeric state returns to its original shape. The form may be used once and thrown away or reused to form multiple composite parts of the same shape.

摘要翻译： 将聚合物形成为单件复合部件的形状，然后通过固化，固化，硬化或以其它方式固化聚合物固化，形成具有不拉伸形状的成型聚合物形式。 复合材料在复合材料上形成边缘并固化。 通过在聚合物形式的玻璃状态下操作形成复合部件的形状所需的刚性可以提供，通过中空芯形成成形聚合物形式，并且将刚性插入物设置成在聚合物形式的内部拉入中空芯内 其弹性状态或两者的组合。 在其弹性状态下，该形状变得柔软（不放松到不同的记忆形状），并且可以从单件复合部件中拉出。 由于形状的形状没有绘制，所以形状随着拉伸而变形。 如果使用，刚性插入物在除去成形聚合物形式之前被拉出。 去除时，其弹性体状态的聚合物形状恢复到其初始形状。 该形式可以使用一次并且丢弃或重新使用以形成相同形状的多个复合部件。

公开(公告)号：US20090283643A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12120273

申请日：2008-05-14

申请人： David R. Sar ,  Terry M. Sanderson

发明人： David R. Sar ,  Terry M. Sanderson

IPC分类号： B64C3/54 ,  B64C3/52 ,  F16S5/00

CPC分类号： B64C3/54 ,  B29C61/00 ,  B29L2031/3085 ,  F01D5/14 ,  F01D5/28 ,  F05B2240/31 ,  F05D2250/70 ,  Y02T50/14 ,  Y02T50/671 ,  Y02T50/673 ,  Y10T428/12333

摘要： A shape-changing structural member has a shape-changing material, such as a suitable foam material, for example a polymer foam capable of withstanding at least 300% strain or a metal alloy foam capable of withstanding at least 5% strain. Springs, such as one or more coil springs, provide structural support for the shape-changing material. The springs may also be used to provide forces to expand and contract the shape change material. The springs may include pairs of concentric springs, one inside of another. The concentric springs may surround an underlying skeleton structure that supports the shape-changing material and/or aids in changing the shape of the material. The concentric springs may or may not be wrapped around the underlying skeleton structure. Multiple springs or pairs of springs may be coupled together using a sheet metal connector.

摘要翻译： 形状改变的结构构件具有形状改变材料，例如合适的泡沫材料，例如能够承受至少300％应变的聚合物泡沫或能够承受至少5％应变的金属合金泡沫。 诸如一个或多个螺旋弹簧的弹簧为形状改变材料提供结构支撑。 这些弹簧也可以用于提供力以使形状变化材料膨胀和收缩。 弹簧可以包括成对的同心弹簧，一个在另一个的内部。 同心弹簧可以围绕支撑形状改变材料的底层骨架结构和/或有助于改变材料的形状。 同心弹簧可以或可以不包裹在下面的骨架结构周围。 多个弹簧或弹簧对可以使用钣金连接器联接在一起。