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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., Bloomfield, CO (US);
Jordan S. Wachs, Sudbury, MA (US);
Joseph H. Ho, Louisville, CO (US);
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Actuator systems and methods are provided. The actuator enables small positional changes to be made between a base or platform and a moveable element. In particular, the actuator includes prime movers that operate to apply a force to change a dimension of a body or stem of the actuator in a first direction, which in turn changes a dimension of the stem in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction due to the Poisson effect. The prime movers can be coupled to opposite sides of the actuator stem by a pair of arms disposed so as to form a hoop about the actuator stem. Alternatively, the prime movers can couple a hoop formed by a pair of arms to the actuator stem. A base of the stem can be mounted to the platform or other structure, while the moveable element can be mounted to an actuation platform of the stem on a side of the stem opposite the base.
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