Patents Assigned to International Dynamics Corporation
  • Airborne vehicle having deployable wing and control surface
    Patent number: 6186443
    Abstract: An airborne vehicle having a deployable airfoil with an elevon wherein the deployment of the airfoil and the control of the elevon are both powered by a single servo mechanism. A shear pin prevents relative movement between the elevon and the airfoil until the airfoil is in the deployed position. A stop mechanism locks the airfoil in the deployed position, whereafter operation of the drive mechanism fractures the shear pin, thereby allowing the elevon to be controlled by the drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: International Dynamics Corporation
    Inventor: James E. Shaffer