This invention provides a vertical
tail control surface motion mechanism with guide rail limiting and guidance, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), relating to the field of
aerospace vehicle control system technology. The mechanism uses the
metal part of the vertical
tail connector as the installation reference. A linear
servo is hinged and fixed via a
servo base. The linear
servo push rod is connected to a guide pin. The lower part of the guide pin is embedded in the arc-shaped guide groove of a
copper guide rail, and the upper part is hinged to the control surface linkage
rocker arm. The control surface linkage
rocker arm is rigidly connected to the control surface hinge shaft. This invention uses a
copper guide rail to provide full-
stroke directional constraint and limiting for the guide pin, significantly compressing the mechanism's motion envelope, adapting to the compact installation space of a thin vertical
tail, eliminating transmission backlash, and improving control surface deflection accuracy and motion smoothness. It has the advantages of compact structure, precise operation, resistance to jamming, long service life, and convenient maintenance, and is particularly suitable for the vertical tail
rudder control system of small fixed-wing UAVs and light aircraft.