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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Brown University, Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Jillian R. Bohnker, Bristol, RI (US);
Kenneth S. Breuer, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 9/06 (2006.01); G01M 9/08 (2006.01); B64C 3/14 (2006.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01B 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 9/06 (2013.01); B64C 3/14 (2013.01); G01B 7/16 (2013.01); G01L 1/14 (2013.01); G01M 9/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes simultaneously controlling and sensing aerodynamic loading of a membrane wing using a capacitance of the membrane, the membrane wing stretching under aerodynamic load, leading to thinning of a membrane thickness and increased capacitance, and using knowledge of the membrane's elastic and dielectric material properties to determine an amount of steady aerodynamic lift being generated.