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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Levi Charles Hefner, Wichita, KS (US);
Dakota Charles Easley, Dallas, TX (US);
Danielle Lynn Moore, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A foldable wing system for an unmanned aerial system having a fuselage includes a left wing frame having an inboard gear rotatably coupled to the fuselage, a right wing frame having an inboard gear rotatably coupled to the fuselage and a wing actuator coupled to a linkage point on at least one of the wing frames. The wing frames are movable between a plurality of positions including a deployed position and a stowed position. The inboard gear of the left wing frame is engaged with the inboard gear of the right wing frame such that the wing frames move symmetrically between the plurality of positions in response to movement of the linkage point by the wing actuator.