LASER-BASED MANUFACTURING WITH OPTICAL CORRECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220161493A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17363503

    申请日:2021-06-30

    摘要: A method of forming an object from a material includes directing a first beam of light toward a first target location of the material to define a first portion of the object. The method also includes, after directing the first beam of light toward the first target location, determining an optical correction to be applied by an optical system. The optical correction is based on an atmospheric change in an atmospheric distortion region proximate the first target location due, at least in part, to interaction of the first beam of light and the material. The method further includes directing a second beam of light toward a second target location of the material to define a second portion of the object. The second beam of light is directed through at least a portion of the atmospheric distortion region while the optical correction is applied.

    Elliptically interfacing gear assisted braking system

    公开(公告)号:US10215244B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15448490

    申请日:2017-03-02

    摘要: An elliptically interfacing gear assisted braking system may include an input shaft with a coupled input gear, a wobble plate, a rotor with a reaction gear, and an actuated brake mechanism, or brake. The input shaft may define an axis of rotation and the wobble plate may have a wobble axis disposed at a non-zero angle relative to the rotation axis. A set of face teeth disposed on one surface of the wobble plate may partially mesh with the input gear, and a set of wobble teeth on an opposite surface of the wobble plate may partially mesh with the reaction gear. Rotation of the input shaft may thereby cause rotation of the wobble plate and rotor. The brake may mate with the rotor and when actuated, slow the rotor with respect to the input shaft. Rolling contact forces between the surfaces of the wobble teeth and reaction teeth may then induce nutation in the wobble plate, thereby dissipating rotational energy.

    SELF-ALIGNING VIRTUAL ELLIPTICAL DRIVE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180320760A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US15585544

    申请日:2017-05-03

    摘要: A self-aligning wobble plate drive, including a stator gear, a wobble plate, and an output plate. The stator gear has a central stator axis and a plurality of stator teeth. The wobble plate has a wobble axis, a plurality of face teeth, and a plurality of wobble teeth, and is disposed such that the wobble axis is at a non-zero wobble angle relative to the stator axis. The output plate includes a plurality of output teeth and is substantially aligned with the stator axis. At least two of the pluralities of teeth are configured to engage with each other in a self-aligning manner such that as the wobble plate nutates around the stator gear, the wobble angle remains constant.

    Elliptically interfacing gearbox
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10024391B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US14989760

    申请日:2016-01-06

    IPC分类号: F16H1/32 F16H55/08

    CPC分类号: F16H1/321 F16H55/08

    摘要: An elliptically interfacing gearbox system may include an input plate having a rotation axis and a plurality of input teeth. The gearbox system may include a wobble plate having a wobble axis disposed at a non-zero angle relative to the rotation axis, a rear face, and a plurality of face teeth disposed on the rear face. The wobble plate may further include a first plurality of wobble teeth disposed in a first plane perpendicular to the wobble axis and a second plurality of wobble teeth disposed in a second plane perpendicular to the wobble axis. The second plane may be spaced from the first plane along the wobble axis. The gearbox system may include a stator gear having a plurality of stator teeth and an output plate having an output axis substantially aligned with the rotation axis and a plurality of output teeth. The plurality of input teeth may be configured to engage with the plurality of face teeth, the first plurality of wobble teeth may be configured to engage with the plurality of stator teeth, and the second plurality of wobble teeth may be configured to engage with the plurality of output teeth as the wobble plate nutates around the stator gear.

    Reluctance motor with virtual rotor

    公开(公告)号:US09929623B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-27

    申请号:US14567079

    申请日:2014-12-11

    发明人: Robert J. Atmur

    摘要: A method and apparatus for operating a reluctance motor. The apparatus comprises a stator and a plate. The stator includes a plurality of electromagnetic coils having an overlapped configuration. Applying multi-phase current to the plurality of electromagnetic coils generates a magnetic field. The plate forms a virtual pole when a portion of the plate contacts the stator in response to the magnetic field. Rotating the magnetic field about a center axis through the stator rotates the virtual pole about the center axis.

    BRAKE DEVICE
    7.
    发明申请
    BRAKE DEVICE 有权
    刹车装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160318529A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-03

    申请号:US14701034

    申请日:2015-04-30

    IPC分类号: B61H13/00

    摘要: An apparatus a housing structure and a magnetic assembly. The magnetic assembly is configured to slide within the housing structure in a first direction associated with a direction of travel of the housing structure and in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction. The magnetic assembly includes a first pole plate having a first polarity and a second pole plate having a second polarity that is opposite of the first polarity.

    摘要翻译: 一种外壳结构和磁性组件的装置。 磁组件被构造成在与壳体结构的行进方向相关联的第一方向上并且在与第一方向相反的第二方向上在壳体结构内滑动。 磁性组件包括具有第一极性的第一极板和具有与第一极性相反的第二极性的第二极板。

    Reluctance Motor with Virtual Rotor
    8.
    发明申请
    Reluctance Motor with Virtual Rotor 有权
    具有虚拟转子的磁阻电机

    公开(公告)号:US20160172928A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-16

    申请号:US14567079

    申请日:2014-12-11

    发明人: Robert J. Atmur

    IPC分类号: H02K7/06 H02K7/116

    摘要: A method and apparatus for operating a reluctance motor. The apparatus comprises a stator and a plate. The stator includes a plurality of electromagnetic coils having an overlapped configuration. Applying multi-phase current to the plurality of electromagnetic coils generates a magnetic field. The plate forms a virtual pole when a portion of the plate contacts the stator in response to the magnetic field. Rotating the magnetic field about a center axis through the stator rotates the virtual pole about the center axis.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作磁阻电动机的方法和装置。 该装置包括定子和板。 定子包括具有重叠构造的多个电磁线圈。 对多个电磁线圈施加多相电流产生磁场。 当板的一部分响应于磁场接触定子时,该板形成虚拟极。 围绕中心轴旋转磁场通过定子围绕中心轴旋转虚拟磁极。

    TUNED MASS DAMPER FOR AIRCRAFT
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210009260A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16509155

    申请日:2019-07-11

    IPC分类号: B64C27/00 B64C39/02

    摘要: Embodiments herein describe mitigating flexible modes in an airframe of an aircraft by operating a battery for the aircraft as a tuned mass damper. One embodiment comprises an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The UAV includes a flexible airframe, a plurality of propulsors coupled to the flexible airframe that generate thrust for the UAV, a battery that provides electrical power for the plurality of propulsors, and a suspension system that suspends the battery from the flexible airframe and operates the mass of the battery as a tuned mass damper to dampen flexible modes generated in the flexible airframe during flight.

    Permanent magnet biased virtual elliptical motor

    公开(公告)号:US10574109B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15141782

    申请日:2016-04-28

    发明人: Robert J. Atmur

    IPC分类号: H02K3/28 H02K1/17 H02P31/00

    摘要: A wobble plate motor includes a wobble plate and a stator. The wobble plate is made of magnetically susceptible material and has a wobble axis. The stator includes a permanent magnet and a set of electromagnetic coils and has a stator axis. The wobble plate is configured to nutate around the stator with the wobble axis precessing around the stator axis. The wobble plate has a mobile point of closest approach with respect to the stator. The mobile point of closest approach moves around the stator axis as the wobble plate nutates. The permanent magnet and the set of electromagnetic coils are configured to create a magnetic field having a flux density between the stator and the wobble plate with a highest flux density at a mobile location ahead of the mobile point of closest approach in an angular direction around the stator axis as the wobble plate nutates.