AIRCRAFT WING MOTION PREDICTION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220227498A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17612941

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for tracking and/or predicting motion of a wing of an aircraft are disclosed herein. The systems, devices, and methods track wing motion (e.g., in real-time). In some embodiments, the systems and devices include stereo binocular vision (SBV) cameras and/or light detection and ranging (LIDAR) emitters and receivers mounted on the aircraft. In these and other embodiments, the systems and devices include a network of contact sensors (e.g., accelerometers or strain gauges) mounted on a wing and corresponding receivers mounted on the aircraft. In these and other embodiments, based at least in part on the captured wing motion data, machine learning is employed to predict wing motion (e.g., normal, turbulent, and/or chaotic wing motion) of the aircraft.

    SHOCK ABSORBING AND IMPACT MITIGATING STRUCTURES BASED ON AXIAL-ROTATIONAL COUPLING MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20190093728A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US16139674

    申请日:2018-09-24

    Abstract: An impact mitigating assembly includes an elongate member formed from a plurality of triangulated cylindrical origami (TCO) unit cells that exhibit coupled rotational and axial motion. The unit cells include an end portion and a tubular member fixed to the end portion. The tubular member has a plurality of concave sides. Each side has a first triangular portion and a second triangular portion sharing an elastic connecting edge with the second triangular portion. The first triangular portion also shares an angled upright edge with the second triangular portion of an adjacent side. Compressing the tubular member longitudinally causes the connecting edge and the angled upright edge to elastically deform, for example by stretching, and causes the second end of the tubular member to rotate with respect to the first end of the tubular member.

    Shock absorbing and impact mitigating structures based on axial-rotational coupling mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US11028895B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16139674

    申请日:2018-09-24

    Abstract: An impact mitigating assembly includes an elongate member formed from a plurality of triangulated cylindrical origami (TCO) unit cells that exhibit coupled rotational and axial motion. The unit cells include an end portion and a tubular member fixed to the end portion. The tubular member has a plurality of concave sides. Each side has a first triangular portion and a second triangular portion sharing an elastic connecting edge with the second triangular portion. The first triangular portion also shares an angled upright edge with the second triangular portion of an adjacent side. Compressing the tubular member longitudinally causes the connecting edge and the angled upright edge to elastically deform, for example by stretching, and causes the second end of the tubular member to rotate with respect to the first end of the tubular member.

    Aircraft wing motion prediction systems and associated methods

    公开(公告)号:US12258144B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US17612941

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for tracking and/or predicting motion of a wing of an aircraft are disclosed herein. The systems, devices, and methods track wing motion (e.g., in real-time). In some embodiments, the systems and devices include stereo binocular vision (SBV) cameras and/or light detection and ranging (LIDAR) emitters and receivers mounted on the aircraft. In these and other embodiments, the systems and devices include a network of contact sensors (e.g., accelerometers or strain gauges) mounted on a wing and corresponding receivers mounted on the aircraft. In these and other embodiments, based at least in part on the captured wing motion data, machine learning is employed to predict wing motion (e.g., normal, turbulent, and/or chaotic wing motion) of the aircraft.

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