The Boeing Company

Clifford Hellman

Gregory P Leigh

The present disclosure provides a brace having a first leg and a second leg offset from the first leg. The brace also has a pivot assembly having a bar pivotably coupled with the first leg to define a first pivot point and pivotably coupled with the second leg to define a second pivot point. The brace further includes first and second attachment assemblies coupled with the first leg and the second leg, respectively, and each arranged to couple to a portion of a structure. In addition, the brace includes an actuator assembly coupling the first leg with the second leg and having an actuator arranged to pivot, or maintain a position of, the first leg relative to the first pivot point and to pivot, or maintain the position of, the second leg relative to the second pivot point so as to control a load on, and deflection of, the structure.

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Carnation, WA, United States of America

Clifford Hellman