Apparatuses and methods for applying forces to a structure utilizing oscillatory wing motions in a fluid
OwnerDonald S. Livingstoninventor
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that rotate a first member about a first point relative to a chassis, wherein the first member is rotatably coupled to a second member at a second point. A second member is counter-rotated at a ratio of the rotational speed of the first member wherein the second member is rotatably coupled to the third member at a third point. The third point is translated in response to the counter-rotating second member in oscillatory motion along a path. The third member is pivoted at a third point and fluid is moved in response to the motion of the third member. A force is applied to the chassis due to the interaction of the third member and the fluid.
Claims36
A method comprising:
- rotating a first member about a first point, wherein the first member is rotatably coupled to a second member at a second point;
- counter-rotating the second member at a rotational speed that is related to the rotating wherein the second member is rotatably coupled to a third member at a third point;
- translating the third point in oscillatory motion along a path wherein the translating is responsive to the counter-rotating;
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- pivoting the third member at a fourth point.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first member, the first member rotatably coupled to a chassis at a first point;
- a second member, the second member rotatably coupled to the first member at a second point, wherein rotation of the first member can cause the second member to counter-rotate at a rotational speed that is related to rotation of the first member and a third point, located on the second member, can move in oscillatory motion along a path relative to the chassis in response to rotation of the first member;
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- a third member, the third member is rotatably coupled to the second member at the third point, and the third member is pivotally supported at a fourth point by mechanical connection to the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.