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Controlled transitory or sustained gliding flight with dihedral angle and trailing flaps

Paranjape, Aditya A. and Chung, Soon-Jo (2016) Controlled transitory or sustained gliding flight with dihedral angle and trailing flaps. Patent number: US9394050B2. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170123-074947443

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Abstract

A micro aerial vehicle capable of controlled transitory or sustained gliding flight. The vehicle includes a fuselage. A pair of articulated wings are forward of a center of gravity of the vehicle, the wings being articulated and having trailing edge flaps, and having actuators for controlling the dihedral angles of the wings and the flaps for effective yaw control across the flight envelope. The dihedral angles can be varied symmetrically on both wings to control the aircraft speed independently of the angle of attack and flight-path angle, while an asymmetric dihedral setting can be used to control yaw and the actuators control the dihedral settings of each wing independently. The aircraft lacks a vertical tail or other vertical stabilizer.


Item Type:Patent
Related Patents:US 2014/0319267 A1
Patent Classification:Current U.S. Class: 1/1. Current CPC Class: B64C 39/028 (20130101); G05D 1/105 (20130101); B64C 3/42 (20130101); Y02T 50/145 (20130101). Current International Class: B64C 3/38 (20060101); B64C 31/02 (20060101); B64C 39/02 (20060101); B64C 3/42 (20060101); G05D 1/10 (20060101). Field of Search: ;244/16,35,46,47,49 ;446/47,61,62,66.
Patent Assignee:The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
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AuthorORCID
Paranjape, Aditya A.0000-0002-3164-3215
Chung, Soon-Jo0000-0002-6657-3907
Additional Information:Publication number US9394050B2. Publication type Grant. Publication date July 19, 2016. Application number US14068235. Filing date October 31, 2013. Priority date November 15, 2012. Government Interests: STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST. This invention was made with government support under contract number FA95500910089 awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The government has certain rights in the invention. Parent Case Text: PRIORITY CLAIM AND REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION. The application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119 from prior provisional application Ser. No. 61/726,663, which was filed Nov. 15, 2012, and which is incorporated by reference herein.
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)FA95500910089
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