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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
M Robert Mock, Moorpark, CA (US);
M Robert Mock, Moorpark, CA (US);
HR Textron, Inc., Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A control surface actuation system has the ability to move aerodynamic control surfaces using a rotational motion of a motor. In an arrangement, rotational motion of the motor enables the aerodynamic control surfaces of a rotating projectile to oscillate and thus vary the angle of the control surfaces as the projectile spins. The rotation of a motor in one direction in combination with a gear and a link and a crank arm attached to a shaft of the aerodynamic control surfaces allows the control surfaces to move in fluttering motion to induce the maneuvering of a projectile in the desired direction. A controller takes information regarding the current condition of the projectile and drives the motor to move the aerodynamic devices to maneuver the projectile.