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MECHANISM FOR CHANGING THE SHAPE OF A CONTROL SURFACE

  • US 20100224734A1
  • Filed: 03/05/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a structure having a first side and a second side substantially opposite to the first side;

    a flexible skin attached to the first side and the second side of the structure; and

    a plurality of deformable assemblies moveably connected to the structure, in which each deformable assembly in the plurality of deformable assemblies has a vertex and a base, wherein the each deformable assembly in the plurality of deformable assemblies has a height that is capable of changing to change a shape of the structure and a shape of the flexible skin.

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