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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2025
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventor:
Paul A. Merems, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/40 (2006.01); G05D 1/49 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/40 (2013.01); G05D 1/49 (2024.01);
Abstract
Asymmetric wing sweep control provides roll control for a winged flight vehicle in which a single Symmetric Wing Deployment Actuator (SWDA) including an actuator and a Common End Mount (CEM) implement symmetric wing sweep. The SWDA rigidly and mechanically links the wings of the winged flight vehicle to each other. An asymmetric wing sweep control actuator (AWSCA) rotates the SWDA about a SWDA pivot axis causing the wings to sweep forward and aft in opposition to superimpose a variable asymmetric wing sweep onto the symmetric wing sweep to induce a roll moment to the airframe. Symmetric wing sweep may be fixed or variable.