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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Darrell E. Ankney, Dixon, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/04 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/0425 (2018.01); B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 13/503 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12138 (2013.01); G02F 1/0134 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system performs a method of controlling a wing of an airplane. The control system includes an optical fiber, a bending device and a processor. The optical fiber is configured to receive light having an input optical phase. The bending device applies an external force on the optical fiber. The external force causes the light exiting the optical fiber to have an output optical phase. a processor determines a phase shift between the input optical phase and the output optical phase and controls the wing based on the phase shift.