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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan K. Brown, Kent, WA (US);
Glenn Scott Bushnell, Puyallup, WA (US);
Dan J. Clingman, Milton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/18 (2006.01); C22F 1/10 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); B21C 37/04 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/44 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01); B64C 27/72 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B21C 37/045 (2013.01); B64C 1/065 (2013.01); B64C 3/44 (2013.01); B64C 27/473 (2013.01); B64C 27/72 (2013.01); C22F 1/006 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0081 (2013.01); B64C 2027/7211 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a training system capable of performing work. The system has a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator exhibiting a generally planar transformational behavior. The system further has one or more heating elements for transforming the SMA actuator from an original shape to a trained shape, thereby performing work.