Deployment mechanism
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsNicholas L. Barnes, Ryan M. Alderfer, Timothy J. Marley, Stephen J. Schober
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Abstract
A deployment or hinge mechanism and, more particularly, a compact unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wing deployment mechanism is provided. The deployment mechanism includes a hinged mechanism that stows in a stacked configuration and deploys in a level configuration.
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A deployment mechanism, comprising a hinged mechanism that stows in a stacked configuration and deploys in a level configuration.
A deployment mechanism, comprising a hinged mechanism that when deployed, an inner wing mount is rotated counter to an outer wing mount, and deploys from a stacked configuration to a level configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.