A wing-twist aircraft having a wing, an actuation system, a sensor, and/or a controller. The wing may have a wingspan that extends to a wing tip. The wing may further include a spar aligned in a span-wise direction, wherein at least one rib is operatively coupled to the spar. The actuation system may be configured to torsionally rotate the spar, which, in turn, torsionally rotates (pivots) the at least one rib coupled to the spar, thereby twisting the wing. The sensor may be configured to measure a characteristic of the wing, while the controller may be configured to command the actuation system to torsionally rotate the spar based at least in part on input from the sensor.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Active Wing-Twist Mechanism and Control System


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-03-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



    Active wing-twist mechanism and control system

    LIVIERATOS EVANGELOS / KAYS CORY | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    ACTIVE WING-TWIST MECHANISM AND CONTROL SYSTEM

    KAYS CORY | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    Wing twist control and adjustment system

    Emerald Group Publishing | 1998


    Wing-twist controlled aircraft

    UHLIG DANIEL / KAYS CORY A / ULECK KEVIN et al. | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    Wing-Twist Controlled Aircraft

    UHLIG DANIEL / KAYS CORY / ULECK KEVIN et al. | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access