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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Polley, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Dragan Micic, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);

Kamran Eftekhari Shahroudi, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Joseph Thomas Kopecek, Santa Clarita, CA (US);

James Cale, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Assignee:

Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/76 (2006.01); H02P 25/14 (2006.01); B64D 29/00 (2006.01); F02K 1/62 (2006.01); F02K 1/70 (2006.01); F02K 1/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/763 (2013.01); H02P 25/145 (2013.01); B64D 29/00 (2013.01); F02K 1/625 (2013.01); F02K 1/70 (2013.01); F02K 1/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system that includes a flexible structure, a power inverter, a first electromechanical device configured to urge movement of a first portion of the flexible structure based on power received from the power inverter, a second electromechanical device configured to urge movement of a second portion of the flexible structure based on power received from the power inverter, a feedback sensor configured to provide a feedback signal indicative of alignment between the first portion and the second portion, and a controller configured to control operation of at least one of the first electromechanical device and the second electromechanical device based on the feedback signal.


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