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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul Jay Cline, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Arnold F. Agdamag, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to adjust folding wing tips are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes an actuator to cause a movement of a folding portion of an aerodynamic structure, where the folding portion has an associated backlash. The example apparatus also includes a sensor to acquire movement data of the folding portion during movement of the folding portion, and a processor to determine a bias of the folding portion based on the movement data to characterize the backlash.