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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2021
John A. Dickey, Caledonia, IL (US);
John A. Dickey, Caledonia, IL (US);
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Abstract
A surface having a controllable contour. A plurality of closely-spaced panels form the surface. A post actuator is disposed beneath each panel vertex such that application of a force to a post actuator causes the post actuator to vertically extend and thereby a region of a panel above the post actuator to move upwardly. Release of a force on a post actuator causes the post actuator to contract vertically and permit a region of the panel above the post actuator to move downwardly. Each post actuator is independently controllable to extend and contract. A control system supplies water to each post actuator to vertically extend the post actuator and releases water from each post actuator to cause the post actuators to contract vertically. By controlling the supply and release of water to and from each post actuator a desired contour for the panels can be achieved.