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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2022
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
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);
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
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.