oscillating wingtip system for an aerial vehicle, and method for providing fail-safe loading paths for one wing of an aerial vehicle

摘要

oscillating wingtip system for an air vehicle, and method for providing fail-safe loading paths for an air vehicle wing. and an oscillating wingtip system is provided for an aerial vehicle. The oscillating wingtip system has an oscillating wingtip assembly with a free wingtip portion movably connected to a fixed wing portion of a wing. The oscillating wing tip assembly has a dual load path structure configured to transfer load from the free wing tip portion to the fixed wing portion. the dual-load path structure has dual wingback plates and a pivot joint coupled between the double wingback plates and configured to rotationally couple the free wingtip portion to the fixed wing portion. it has a double pivot pin element with a center rotation geometry axis and dual rotation elements configured to rotate about the center rotation geometry axis. The oscillating wingtip system has an amateur assembly coupled to the rotation joint and a controller system coupled to the amateur assembly.