- Patent Title: Shear hardening material to suppress flutter in inflatable wings
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Application No.: US17165186Application Date: 2021-02-02
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Publication No.: US11618548B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Umesh N. Gandhi , Ryohei Tsuruta
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B64C3/30
- IPC: B64C3/30 ; B64C23/00 ; B64C37/00

Abstract:
A reinforced, foldable component for an aircraft is provided, configured to stabilize a high frequency aeroelastic fluttering movement. The reinforced component may include a frame structure defining at least one air chamber, and a plurality of sealed compartments. A shear thickening fluid is disposed in at least one of the sealed compartments, exhibiting a decreasing viscosity responsive to an impact force. The frame structure may define one of an inflatable wing structure, a fairing structure, an aileron structure, and a stabilizer structure, and the like. The foldable component may include an exterior layer with an exterior surface exposed to an external environment and an interior layer adjacent the at least one air chamber, wherein the plurality of sealed compartments are disposed between the exterior layer and the interior layer. The exterior layer or the interior layer may include an impact-resistant fabric layer including a shear thickening material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220242552A1 SHEAR HARDENING MATERIAL TO SUPPRESS FLUTTER IN INFLATABLE WINGS Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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