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US 12,043,382 B2Granted
Elevon control system
AssigneeAeroVironment, Inc.
InventorsTony Shuo Tao, Nathan Olson, Carlos Thomas Miralles, Robert Nickerson Plumb
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Abstract
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.
Claims20
An aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a first rudder surface configured to rotate towards a first deployed position;
- a second rudder surface configured to rotate towards a second deployed position;
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- an actuator rod, wherein the actuator rod is operable to extend through a first aperture to engage the first rudder surface, and wherein the actuator rod is operable to extend through a second aperture to engage the second rudder surface.
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