687results about "Wing adjustments" patented technology

The invention discloses a folding wing structure of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises a rotating shaft embedded in a vehicle body, wherein a lower wing elastic sheet and an upper wing elastic sheet are mounted in an inner cavity of the rotating shaft from bottom to top, a first locking block and a second locking block are respectively arranged at the free ends of the lower wing elastic sheet and the upper wing elastic sheet, the first locking block and the second locking block are respectively matched with a first notch and a second notch which are formed in the rotating shaft, the outer side of the rotating shaft is sequentially sleeved with a lower wing and an upper wing from bottom to top, the upper surface of the lower wing and the lower surface of the upper wing are each provided with a groove, the two grooves are oppositely formed to form a torsional spring groove, a torsional spring is arranged in the torsional spring groove, and the upper inner sides of the lower wingand the upper wing are provided with a first locking groove and a second locking groove correspondingly; and the outer side of the rotating shaft is further sleeved with a roller bearing, a baffle isinstalled at the top of the rotating shaft, and the roller bearing is located between the upper wing and the baffle. The processing cost of the unmanned aerial vehicle is reduced, the folding wing structure is insensitive to the structural size, and the folding wing structure can adapt to a more miniaturized barrel-shooting unmanned aerial vehicle.

The invention discloses a deformable wing with the characteristics of large unfolding-folding ratio and high bearing capacity. The deformable wing comprises a bearing structure, a driving mechanism, a wing surface dimensional structure and an accessory structure, the bearing structure comprises a plurality of groups of telescopic mechanisms, wing ribs and corner boxes; the accessory structure comprises a mounting plate, and the mounting plate is connected with the machine body; each group of telescopic mechanisms comprises a plurality of stages of telescopic rods which are arranged along the chord length direction and are fixed on the mounting plate; the wing ribs are arranged in the wingspan direction and are connected with the multi-stage telescopic rods through the angle boxes to form a wing framework; the driving mechanism penetrates through the hollow parts of the wing ribs, and two ends of the driving mechanism are respectively connected with the mounting plate and the wing rib on the outermost side of the wing; the wing skeleton is externally coated with the wing surface dimensional structure to form a wing shape.

The invention discloses a variable-elongation sweepback wing scaling wing deformation device and a deformation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of deformation mechanism design of variant aircrafts, the aerodynamic configuration of a variable-elongation sweepback wing scaling wing is composed of a fuselage section, a sweepback fixed section and a telescopic section, the fuselage section is composed of a fuselage shell and an upper hatch cover, and the upper hatch cover is composed of an upper hatch cover and a lower hatch cover. The sweepback fixed section is composed of an upper wing surface shell and a lower wing surface shell, the telescopic section is an independent telescopic wing shell, the fuselage section and the shell of the sweepback wing fixed section are fixed through a sunk screw, and therefore it is guaranteed that the aerodynamic shape meets the aerodynamic design requirement; the linear guide rail is fixedly connected to the lower wing surface shell, and the telescopic wing can move along the linear guide rail; electric push rods are used for driving and are fixed in the fuselage, and inner rods of the electric push rods are connected with the telescopic wings, so that the telescopic wings are controlled to move along the linear guide rails; according to the method, the aerodynamic configuration of the scaled wing is segmented, so that the aerodynamic configuration and internal movement components of the scaled wing are mounted, and the extension length of the wing is changed by driving the telescopic wing to move along the linear guide rail through the electric push rod, so that the lift-drag ratio of the aircraft in the flying process is changed; the method can provide an implementation method for the equivalent scaling experiment of the deformable wing.

Provided are computer-implemented methods for autonomously controlling an aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities and folding wings that includes controlling a plurality of thrust producing components of an aircraft to cause the aircraft to rise vertically when wings of the aircraft are in a first folded configuration, where when the wings of the aircraft are in the first folded configuration, a leading edge of each wing is oriented in a vertical direction setting motor controller gains based on the wings of the aircraft being in the first folded configuration, and causing the aircraft to align with a direction of airflow when the wings of the aircraft are in the first folded configuration, and controlling thrust producing components and control surfaces and internal articulation mechanisms of the aircraft to cause the aircraft to transition from folded wing configuration to unfolded wing configuration. Systems and computer program products are also provided.

An aircraft has a boom, a propulsion assembly coupled to a first end of the boom, and a first wing coupled to a second end of the boom. The propulsion assembly is coupled to the boom by a rotating joint. A second wing is optionally coupled to the rotating joint. The first wing is coupled to the boom by a rotating joint. The first wing is coupled to the rotating joint by a hinge. A vehicle with roll, pitch, and yaw maneuverability able to mirror the aircraft movements may be coupled to the second end of the boom. The vehicle body may be picked up with a vehicle chassis disconnected from the vehicle body. The boom houses an energy source to power the propulsion assembly. A rudder is coupled to the second end of the boom. A paddle is disposed between the propulsion assembly and the boom.

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an inflatable wing type variable wingspan unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a vehicle body, variable inflatable wings are arranged on the two sides of the vehicle body, the variable inflatable wings are connected with an inflation and deflation mechanism arranged in the vehicle body, each variable inflatable wing comprises a hollow fixed inflatable wing body and an extended inflatable wing body, and an inflatable part of each extended inflatable wing body is arranged outside a hollow cavity of the corresponding hollow fixed wing body; the uninflated part of the extended inflatable wing body is arranged in the hollow cavity, and the extended inflatable wing body is connected with the telescopic part of the extended driving mechanism. According to the inflatable wing type variable wingspan unmanned aerial vehicle, the variable inflatable wings are adopted, the wingspans of the whole wings are adjusted by lengthening the inflatable wing bodies, the unmanned aerial vehicle adapts to different flight states, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is of a relative folding structure, so that multi-stage adjustment is achieved.

An aircraft wing having a fixed wing and a moveably mounted wing tip device is disclosed. A first cable harness and a second cable harness which are received in a protective sleeve extend between the fixed wing and the wing tip device. The protective sleeve is in a secured configuration in which at least two opposing parts of the protective sleeve are secured together between the first cable harness and the second cable harness to provide the sleeve with a first channel in which the first cable harness is received a second channel in which the second cable harness is received, and a webbing region extending between the first channel and the second channel such that the first and second cable harnesses are held apart by the webbing region.

A flying vehicle with folding wings that drives well on the ground and flies well in the air; controlled from inside, it changes from automotive to aircraft configuration without the operator needing to get out of the vehicle. The balance point of the vehicle is located midway between the front and back wheels, providing good handling on the road. In the aircraft configuration with wings unfolded, there is a front wing and a back wing. The incidence of the front wing is controllable, enabling the craft to rotate and take off with a center of gravity located well ahead of the rear wheels. The back wing is fitted with foldable vertical stabilizers near its wing tips. In automobile configuration the wings are folded on top of the body; the wings resemble a roof rack with large surfboards on it. Driven wheels provide motive power on the ground; ducted fans provide thrust for air travel. An autopilot system provides stability and navigation aid, particularly in bad weather or poor visibility. In the roadable configuration, filling water ballast tanks provides additional crosswind stability and crash protection. Also in a roadable configuration, the present invention may be licensed as a three-wheeled motorcycle towing a two-wheeled trailer. In its flying configuration, the invention can be licensed as a Light Sport Aircraft.

A convertiplane (1) is described, which comprises a fuselage (2) extending along a first axis (A), a pair of half-wings (3) projecting cantilevered from respective sides of the fuselage (2), a pair of nacelles (4) housing respective engines and operatively connected to the half-wings (3); and a pair of rotors (5) associated with the half-wings (3), rotatable around respective second axes (B) and tiltable so as to arrange the convertiplane (1) in an airplane configuration or in a helicopter configuration. Each half-wing (3) further comprises a wingbox (20) and an appendage (21) articulated on the wingbox (20) and selectively movable between a relative first neutral operating position taken when the convertiplane (1) is in the airplane configuration and in which it defines an extension of the wingbox (20) and a relative second position taken when the convertiplane (1) is in the helicopter configuration and in which it defines with the wingbox (20) a compartment (50) through which the air flow generated by the respective rotor (5) can pass. The convertiplane (1) comprises a closing system (60) configured to elastically preload each appendage (21) towards the respective first neutral operating position.

An aircraft including an aircraft wing wherein the aircraft wing includes a fixed wing, a wing tip device at an end of the fixed wing, and a wing tip device actuator configured to move the wing tip device between a flight configuration and a ground configuration. The wing tip device actuator includes a shaft which is rotatable about a shaft axis to selectively displace respective first and second elbows of the wing tip device actuator towards or away from the shaft. The first elbow is connected to the wing tip device and the second elbow is connected to the fixed wing such that movement of the respective elbows away from the shaft causes the wing tip device to move away from the flight configuration and such that movement of the respective elbows towards the shaft causes the wing tip device to move towards the flight configuration.

A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly having a fixed wing and a wing tip device moveably mounted at the end of the fixed wing. A wiring harness extends between the fixed wing and the wing tip device, a length of the wiring harness being encased in a length of protective sleeve. The protective sleeve is pre-shaped, for example pre-molded, to follow a path along a helical curve.

An aircraft wing tip that is movable by an actuator between a flight configuration, and a ground configuration which has a shorter wingspan for use in ground-based operations. Lugs that connect to arms of the actuator are integrally formed as part of the primary structure of either the fixed wing or outboard wing section, such as a folding tip section.

An aircraft wing assembly includes a wing box including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a leading edge structure connecting the upper surface to the lower surface and secured to the upper surface at a connection point. The aircraft wing assembly includes a drive mechanism secured to the wing box and a high lift device mounted to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to move the high lift device between a retracted position and an extended position in use, and wherein the high lift device is configured to overlap the connection point when in the retracted position.

An aircraft wing is disclosed having a fixed wing with a tip, and a wing tip device rotatably mounted on a hinge at the tip of the fixed wing, such that the wing tip device is rotatable about the hinge, and an actuation system for rotating the wing tip device about the hinge. The actuation system includes a motor, at least one geared rotary actuator, a reduction gearbox, a clutch for selectively decoupling rotation of the motor from rotation of the geared rotary actuator, the geared rotary actuator is driveable by the motor and arranged to convert rotary motion into a different rotary motion and is arranged to rotate the wing tip device relative to the tip of the fixed wing. The clutch is coupled to the geared rotary actuator by a shaft and the shaft is fixed in rotation to a mass disposed radially outwardly from the shaft.

A wing assembly for an aircraft including a fixed wing and a wing tip device rotatable about a joint assembly. The wing assembly is configurable between a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations. The wing assembly includes joint-bordering structure located adjacent the joint assembly, the joint-bordering structure having a rib, an upper cover and a lower cover. The joint assembly includes a moveable panel. The panel includes a first hard stop element, and the joint-bordering structure includes a second hard stop element. The first hard stop element is integrally formed in the panel, and the second hard stop element is integrally formed in one of the rib, the upper cover or the lower cover of the joint-bordering structure. The hard stop elements may be configured to self-align.

Systems, devices, and methods including: an assembly configured to maintain a wing on an aircraft, the assembly comprising: a connector configured to removably connect to a first portion of the wing; and an actuator having a mechanism configured to removably engage a second portion of the wing, the second portion of the wing is configured to be moveable; wherein the actuator is configured to control the second portion of the wing.

Disclosed is a wing assembly for an aircraft. The wing assembly comprises a fixed wing, a wing tip device, a wiring harness and a harness guide. The wing tip device is moveably mounted at a joint at an end of the fixed wing. The wing tip device is moveable about the joint between: (i) a flight configuration for use during flight, and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations, in which ground configuration the wing tip device is moved relative to the fixed wing such that the span of the wing is reduced. The wiring harness extends between the fixed wing and the wing tip device. The wiring harness comprises a plurality of conductors and is arranged to transmit electrical power and / or data to the wing tip device. The harness guide is located between the fixed wing and the wing tip device. The harness guide comprises a helical channel configured to receive the wiring harness and guide the wiring harness between the fixed wing and the wing tip device.

A folding wingtip aircraft includes a wing that includes a primary portion and a wingtip. The folding wingtip aircraft includes a folding wingtip system configured to rotate the wingtip relative to the primary portion. The folding wingtip aircraft also includes a flight control computer. The flight control computer is configured to, in response to a first determination that a wingtip position of the wingtip is not in a folded position when a second determination indicates that a last completed command by the folding wingtip system was a fold command, set error codes for the folding wingtip system. The flight control computer is also configured to change a setting to indicate that the folding wingtip aircraft is grounded based on the error codes.

A method for reducing aerodynamic loads on an aircraft located on the ground includes moving a wing tip relative to a fixed wing to an on-ground configuration in which the span of the wing is reduced. The wing tip includes an airflow channel, which is in an open configuration in which airflow through the channel between upper and lower surfaces of the wing tip is enabled, when the wing tip is in the on-ground configuration. This has been found to reduce aerodynamic loads on the wing tip and / or parts of the aircraft connected thereto during this phase of the aircraft's use.

The invention discloses a large seaplane integrated with a distributed electric propulsion technology and a propulsion method, and relates to the technical field of seaplane. Comprising a fuselage, a left wing and a right wing are arranged on the two sides of the fuselage respectively, and a V-shaped hull is arranged at the lower end of the fuselage; and a T-shaped empennage is arranged at the tail part of the fuselage. Through the synergistic effect of the design of the V-shaped ship body and the distributed propulsion system, the whole ship body makes contact with the water surface to provide sufficient buoyancy at the low speed, only the main sliding face makes contact with the ship body to form an air layer at the high speed, and the air film drag reduction effect of a propeller at the bottom of the ship body is matched, so that the water resistance is reduced by 35%-50%, and the draft is reduced by 40%-60% along with speed increase; the problems that a traditional seaplane is large in water resistance and difficult to leave water are effectively solved, meanwhile, the left buoy and the right buoy are in linkage with the attitude control system, wave disturbance can be counteracted in real time, the transverse inclination angle is controlled within 1 degree, the wave resistance is improved to be capable of coping with waves with the height of 1.5 m, and the defects that a traditional seaplane is poor in wave resistance and has strict requirements for taking-off and landing water areas are overcome.

A flight mode transitioning device, method and system configured to facilitate transitioning between vertical flight mode and horizontal flight mode in a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the device comprising at least one actuator mediated member capable of limiting the movement the aircraft wing so as to enable both forward fight and vertical flight.

An aircraft wing assembly (31) is disclosed. The aircraft wing assembly (31) comprises a wing tip device (11) rotatable about a hinge axis (H) between a flight configuration and a ground configuration and a wing tip device actuation system (20) comprising a bell crank (21) and a linear actuator (23). The bell crank (21) is rotatably mounted to the aircraft wing assembly (31) and is rotatable about a bell crank axis (C) which is offset from the hinge axis (H). The linear actuator (23) is operable to rotate the bell crank (21) about the bell crank axis (C) to thereby move the wing tip device (11) about the hinge axis (H), between the flight configuration and the ground configuration.

An electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft comprises a fuselage and a tilt wing. The tilt wing is tiltable relative to the fuselage in a range of tilt wing angles. Control surfaces are arranged at the tilt wings. The aircraft comprises a horizontal stabilizer with an elevator, in particular a stabilator, a vertical stabilizer with a rudder, in particular a fully movable stabilizer, at least one electric engine for powering main propellers arranged at the tilt wing and at least one software control device. The control device is configured to control at least the control surfaces , the main propellers and the tilt wing angle during hover and transition between hover and cruise flight.

A wing (3) for an aircraft (1) including a fixed wing (5), a foldable wing tip portion (9) mounted to the fixed wing (5) via a hinge (11) in a manner rotatable about a hinge axis (13) between an extended position and a folded position, an actuation device (24) for actuating the foldable wing tip portion (9) for movement between the extended position and the folded position, and an arresting device (37) for arresting the foldable wing tip portion (9) in the extended position and / or in the folded position. The arresting device (37) includes a clutch device (39) configured for selectively holding the foldable wing tip portion (9) in a fixed position relative to the fixed wing (7) and releasing the foldable wing tip portion (9) for movement relative to the fixed wing (7) about the hinge axis (13).

The utility model discloses an integrated aileron driving system, which belongs to the field of aircraft control systems and comprises a fixed wing, an aileron is arranged on one side of the fixed wing, the aileron is rotatably connected with the fixed wing through a first linkage shaft, the upper surface of the aileron is rigidly connected with a first speed reducing plate, and a second speed reducing plate is arranged on the other side of the fixed wing. A power rotating assembly is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed wing, the power rotating assembly is connected with the upper surface of the first air brake and used for driving the first air brake to move, fixed limiting pieces are symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the surface of the side, close to the aileron, of the fixed wing, and a second air brake is arranged between the fixed limiting pieces. The second air brake is located on the lower surface of the aileron, and the first air brake and the second air brake are connected through a transmission assembly. According to the integrated aileron driving system, through the linkage design of the aileron and the air brake, the structure is simplified, pneumatic coordination control is achieved, and the control performance at different flight speeds is improved.

A telescopic folding wing, the wing being connected to an aircraft by means of a main support (12), and comprising: a central sleeve assembly (B) centrally disposed, used for supporting loads and capable of telescoping; an outer sleeve assembly (A) sleeved on the outer periphery of the central sleeve assembly (B), used for generating lift and capable of telescoping synchronously with the central sleeve assembly (B); a folding mechanism (9), used for connecting the central sleeve assembly (B) and the outer sleeve assembly (A) together with the main support (12); and a propeller (7) disposed on an outer end of the wing body. The central sleeve assembly (B) and the outer sleeve assembly (A) are sleeved together to form a telescopic body, which is connected to the folding mechanism (9) by means of a variable-diameter deformable tube (3); and a telescopic driving mechanism (8) is disposed inside the central sleeve assembly (B).

The utility model discloses a folding wing and an unmanned aerial vehicle, the folding wing comprises a fixed wing section and a folding wing section, and the folding wing is characterized by also comprising a connecting mechanism for connecting the fixed wing section and the folding wing section and realizing wing folding, and a driving mechanism for providing power for the connecting mechanism, the connecting mechanism comprises a fixed wing connecting piece installed on the fixed wing section, a folding wing connecting piece installed on the folding wing section and a connecting rod mechanism connected with the fixed wing connecting piece and the folding wing connecting piece, and the connecting rod mechanism is in driving connection with the driving mechanism. By means of the simple and ingenious structural design, the wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be folded by 180 degrees, and the problem that the using function of a conventional unmanned aerial vehicle is limited in the special environment is solved from the aspects of environment usability, transportation operability, maintenance and the like.

A compliant mount for an aircraft, for attaching equipment (such as a latching unit, for example) to a structural member of the aircraft, the compliant mount comprising: a mounting member for attachment to the structural member of the aircraft; a receptacle for supporting the equipment, the receptacle being coupled to the mounting member along a longitudinal axis; and one or more spring elements arranged to resiliently bias the receptacle into alignment with the longitudinal axis and to allow angular movement of the receptacle away from the longitudinal axis. Also provided is an aircraft equipment assembly comprising such a compliant mount, and aircraft equipment supported by the receptacle, and an aircraft having one or more such equipment assemblies. The aircraft may be a folding wingtip aircraft and the equipment assembly may be part of a folding wingtip actuation mechanism.