Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft and exterior speaker systems for aircraft
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Application No.: US14697895Application Date: 2015-04-28
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Publication No.: US09834320B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Michael Lucas , Michael Brinley , Kristopher Lynch
- Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Applicant Address: US GA Savannah
- Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Current Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Savannah
- Agency: LKGlobal | Lorenz & Kopf LLP
- Main IPC: B64D47/02
- IPC: B64D47/02 ; H04R7/04 ; B64D45/00 ; G10K9/20

Abstract:
Aircraft, aircraft exterior speaker systems, and methods of projecting sound waves from an exterior of an aircraft are provided. An aircraft includes an outer skin membrane, a vibration actuator, and a controller. The outer skin membrane has an exterior surface that defines an exterior boundary of the aircraft. The vibration actuator is coupled for common vibration with the outer skin membrane. The controller is operatively coupled with the vibration actuator and is configured to generate a command for the vibration actuator based on audible content to be projected from the exterior surface. The controller is further configured to transmit the command to the vibration actuator. The vibration actuator is configured to vibrate in response to receiving the command.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160318627A1 AIRCRAFT AND EXTERIOR SPEAKER SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2016-11-03
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