Patent ID: 7883059

Claim:
An aerospace vehicle system, comprising: a structure; a control surface movable relative to the structure; an actuator apparatus having a first portion and a second portion movable relative to the first portion when the actuator apparatus is actuated; an actuator device having a first portion and a second portion movable relative to the first portion when the actuator device is actuated, the actuator apparatus and the actuator device being coupled in series between the structure and the control surface, with the first portion of the actuator apparatus and the first portion of the actuator device connected to each other to translate together as a unit along a support; and a controller operably coupled to the actuator apparatus and the actuator device, the controller being programmed with instructions to automatically actuate the actuator apparatus and the actuator device so that a position of the control surface relative to the structure after the actuator apparatus and the actuator device have been actuated is at least approximately the same as a position of the control surface relative to the structure before the actuator apparatus and the actuator device have been actuated.