Extendable and controllable flight vehicle wing/control surface assembly

摘要

The apparatus (100) of the invention allows flight vehicle and/or guided munition wings (202) and control surfaces (200) to be secured in a retracted and locked position prior to the launch by a control surface retainer (108). An electro-mechanical differential control system (110,112,114,116,118) releases the control surface retainer (108), extends the control surfaces, and servo controls the control surfaces subsequent to launch. The invention also provides a method for guiding a flight vehicle and/or guided munition by releasing the flight vehicle's and/or guided munition's control surface (200) from a control surface retainer (103), extending the flight vehicle's and/or guided munition's wing/control surface assembly (202,200) using a wing/control surface actuation system (110,112,114,116,118), and controlling the flight vehicle's and/or guided munition's control surfaces using said wing/control surface actuation system.