ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,076, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to AeroVironment Inc. (Arlington, Va.).
"Elevon control system" was invented by Tony Shuo Tao (Simi Valley, Calif.), Nathan Olson (Simi Valley, Calif.), Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, Calif.) and Robert Nickerson Plumb (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector membe...