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Robert Sterchak Phones & Addresses

  • Sidney, NY
  • Masonville, NY
  • Unadilla, NY
  • Sidney Center, NY

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Ornithopter Having A Wing Structure And A Mechanism For Imparting Realistic, Bird-Like Motion Thereto

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US Patent:
7607610, Oct 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr 23, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/788935
Inventors:
Robert Sterchak - Masonville NY, US
International Classification:
B64C 33/02
US Classification:
244 72, 244 11, 244 22, 446 35
Abstract:
An ornithopter having segmented, flapping wings and capable of bird-like flight. A main drive system provides flapping motion to the wings. Servo systems are provided for independently moving each wing forward and backward along a major axis of the aircraft fuselage, thereby providing a balance subsystem. A single servomechanism controls upward and downward direction of the wings thereby providing a center angle control subsystem. Two additional servo systems are provided to control a tail assembly that provides steering and other ancillary control functions. Each subsystem is controlled by a dedicated, onboard microcontroller. One embodiment of the aircraft is remotely controlled by a wireless data communication link. The aircraft may be constructed to resemble a natural bird, in both static appearance and flight characteristics. The aircraft may be scaled from model size to a full-size, passenger carrying aircraft.
Robert W Sterchak from Sidney, NY, age ~71 Get Report