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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey H. Koessler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Anthony O. Lee, Tucson, AZ (US);
Cody D. Tretschok, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory J. Artz, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/00 (2006.01); B64C 17/02 (2006.01); B64C 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/38 (2013.01); B64C 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 1/26 (2013.01); B64C 17/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/008 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/10 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/165 (2013.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system of a flight vehicle automatically varies the relationship between the center of gravity and the center of pressure of the flight vehicle. The control system automatically adjusts a center of pressure of the flight vehicle depending on a varying payload or payload type that is removably couplable to the flight vehicle. The control system automatically limits translational movement of the one or more wings of the flight vehicle in response to coupling of a payload to a fuselage of the flight vehicle.