Elevon control system
AssigneeAeroVironment, Inc.
InventorsTony Shuo Tao, Nathan Olson, Carlos Thomas Miralles, Robert Nickerson Plumb
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AssigneeAeroVironment, Inc.
InventorsTony Shuo Tao, Nathan Olson, Carlos Thomas Miralles, Robert Nickerson Plumb
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A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (100,400,1000,1500) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils (141,142,1345,1346) having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house house deflecting actuator horns (621,622). Embodiments include one or more rudder elements (1045, 1046,1145, 1146,1245, 1345, 1346,1445, 1446,1545, 1546) which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member (1049,1149,1249,1349) disposed within the fuselage housing (1001) and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements.
An aerial vehicle comprising:
A method of aerial vehicle flight control comprising:
An aerial vehicle comprising:
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