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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Mithra M. K. V. Sankrithi, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Joshua Frommer, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mithra M. K. V. Sankrithi, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Joshua Frommer, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 5/0016 (2013.01); G01M 5/0041 (2013.01); G01C 21/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
Wing load alleviation methods and apparatus are disclosed. An example method includes collecting data related to a condition of an aircraft; and when a condition identifier implemented via a logic circuit indicates that the condition comprises a high load condition, automatically generating a plurality of control signals to coordinate a first deflection of a first control surface of a configurable winglet and a second deflection of a second control surface of a wing adjacent to the winglet.