Patents by Inventor Mark A. Castelhiccio

Mark A. Castelhiccio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACTIVE WING AND LIFT SURFACE CONTROL USING INTEGRATED AEROELASTICITY MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20100076624
    Abstract: An active wing and lift surface control system for an aircraft is described. The wing and lift surface control system includes an aeroelasticity measurement system configured to provide at least one of real time wing twist measurements and real time measurements of aircraft body bending, at least one actuator mechanically coupled to a control surface of the aircraft, and a control system communicatively coupled to the aeroelasticity measurement system and to the at least one actuator. The control system is operable to receive the measurements from the aeroelasticity measurement system and generate control signals, based on the real time measurements, to operate the at least one actuator to adjust a drag associated with one or more of the wing and the aircraft body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Harris O. Hinnant, JR., David J. Black, Darin W. Brekke, Mark A. Castelhiccio, Matt R. Dickerson