Patents Assigned to The Windward Projects
  • Patent number: 5320310
    Abstract: An articulated wing has a fore wing portion and after wing portion connected to an articulate axis support structure which extends along the length of the wing and separates the two wing portions. Control actuators separately connect the fore and after wing portions to the articulate wing support structure in order to provide separate angular positioning capabilities for the two wing portions. Further, the articulate wing support structure itself may be rotated with respect to the mechanism it is attached to. These and other flexible controls over the wing attitude and size allow the wing to provide a number of force vector amplitudes as well as directions for any given fluid flow direction and velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: The Windward Projects
    Inventor: Steven D. Mitchell