Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle
Abstract
A MEMS-based micro-unmanned vehicle includes at least a pair of wings having leading wing beams and trailing wing beams, at least two actuators, a leading actuator beam coupled to the leading wing beams, a trailing actuator beam coupled to the trailing wing beams, a vehicle body having a plurality of fulcrums pivotally securing the leading wing beams, the trailing wing beams, the leading actuator beam and the trailing actuator beam and having at least one anisotropically etched recess to accommodate a lever-fulcrum motion of the coupled beams, and a power source.
- Inventors:
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- Rio Rancho, NM
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 927904
- Patent Number(s):
- 7341222
- Application Number:
- 11/100,592
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64C - AEROPLANES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Reuel, Nigel, Lionberger, Troy A, Galambos, Paul C, Okandan, Murat, and Baker, Michael S. Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle. United States: N. p., 2008.
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Reuel, Nigel, Lionberger, Troy A, Galambos, Paul C, Okandan, Murat, & Baker, Michael S. Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle. United States.
Reuel, Nigel, Lionberger, Troy A, Galambos, Paul C, Okandan, Murat, and Baker, Michael S. Tue .
"Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/927904.
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abstractNote = {A MEMS-based micro-unmanned vehicle includes at least a pair of wings having leading wing beams and trailing wing beams, at least two actuators, a leading actuator beam coupled to the leading wing beams, a trailing actuator beam coupled to the trailing wing beams, a vehicle body having a plurality of fulcrums pivotally securing the leading wing beams, the trailing wing beams, the leading actuator beam and the trailing actuator beam and having at least one anisotropically etched recess to accommodate a lever-fulcrum motion of the coupled beams, and a power source.},
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year = {Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
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