Patent ID: 9523278
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B64C,F01D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A system to actuate an active blade element attached to a rotor blade, the system comprising: an actuator system adapted to attach to an internal surface of a rotor blade, the actuator system adapted to provide a linear motion in response to receiving a control signal, the linear motion being in a direction that is parallel to a spanwise axis of the rotor blade; and a linear transmission system attached to the actuator system and to an active blade element attached to the rotor blade, the linear transmission system adapted to receive the linear motion provided by the actuator system, and, in response to the linear motion provided by the actuator system, provide at least a partial rotation of the active blade element about an axis of the linear transmission system, the axis being in the direction that is spanwise to the rotor blade, the linear transmission system comprising: