Title:
ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/066031
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
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 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.
Inventors:
MIRALLES CARLOS THOMAS (US)
PLUMB NICK (US)
TAU SHUO (US)
OLSEN NATHAN (US)
PLUMB NICK (US)
TAU SHUO (US)
OLSEN NATHAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/048323
Publication Date:
August 11, 2011
Filing Date:
September 09, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AEROVIRONMENT INC (US)
MIRALLES CARLOS THOMAS (US)
PLUMB NICK (US)
TAU SHUO (US)
OLSEN NATHAN (US)
MIRALLES CARLOS THOMAS (US)
PLUMB NICK (US)
TAU SHUO (US)
OLSEN NATHAN (US)
International Classes:
B64C9/34; B64C3/38; B64C13/18; B64C13/28
Foreign References:
| US7338010B2 | 2008-03-04 | |||
| US6392213B1 | 2002-05-21 | |||
| US4106727A | 1978-08-15 | |||
| US5671899A | 1997-09-30 | |||
| US4364531A | 1982-12-21 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2475575A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BROOKS, Michael, Blaine (Suite 208Simi Valley, California, US)
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