STEVEN D MITCHELL
Engineers in Fort Worth, TX
License number
Pennsylvania PE071917
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Articulated Wing Mechanism
US Patent:
5320310, Jun 14, 1994
Filed:
Feb 24, 1993
Appl. No.:
8/021849
Inventors:
Steven D. Mitchell - Benbrook TX
Assignee:
The Windward Projects - Fort Worth TX
International Classification:
B64C 908, B64C 348, B64C 356, B63H 908
US Classification:
244219
Abstract:
An articulated wing has a fore wing portion and after wing portion connected to an articulate axis support structure which extends along the length of the wing and separates the two wing portions. Control actuators separately connect the fore and after wing portions to the articulate wing support structure in order to provide separate angular positioning capabilities for the two wing portions. Further, the articulate wing support structure itself may be rotated with respect to the mechanism it is attached to. These and other flexible controls over the wing attitude and size allow the wing to provide a number of force vector amplitudes as well as directions for any given fluid flow direction and velocity.