US Patent Issued to Northeastern University on Sept. 2 for "Armwing structures for aerial robots" (Rhode Island Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,021, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Northeastern University (Boston).

"Armwing structures for aerial robots" was invented by Alireza Ramezani (Pawtucket, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Robotic wings for an aerial drone include a plurality of armwing structures, each comprising a plurality of rigid members connected together by flexible living hinges in a single monolithic structure. Wing membranes are supported by the armwing structures. A drive mechanism is connected to the armwing structures for articulating the armwing structures. A motor is connected to the drive mechanism for actuating the drive mechanism to move the ar...