Shape-changing control surface
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible skin of a control surface;
a skin of the control surface, the skin associated with the flexible skin and located substantially opposite of the flexible skin;
a structure located between the flexible skin and the skin; and
an assembly, wherein the assembly is moveably connected to the structure, and is configured to move such that the flexible skin changes between a plurality of curvatures while a curvature of the skin, extending from a base of the control surface to a tip of the control surface, remains rigid during movement of the assembly.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the shape of a control surface. A structure is rotated about an axis. The structure is located between a flexible skin and a skin located substantially opposite of the flexible skin. An assembly is moved to change the shape of the control surface in response to a rotation of the structure. The assembly is movably connected to the structure and is configured to move such that the flexible skin forms a plurality of curvatures.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a flexible skin of a control surface; a skin of the control surface, the skin associated with the flexible skin and located substantially opposite of the flexible skin; a structure located between the flexible skin and the skin; and an assembly, wherein the assembly is moveably connected to the structure, and is configured to move such that the flexible skin changes between a plurality of curvatures while a curvature of the skin, extending from a base of the control surface to a tip of the control surface, remains rigid during movement of the assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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