ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,508, issued on June 10, was assigned to TUSAS- TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII A.S. (Ankara, Turkey).
"Control surface system" was invented by Fahri Bugra Camlica (Ankara, Turkey).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control surface system is disclosed having at least one body provided on an air vehicle; at least one wing flap for controlling air flow by moving relative to the body located thereon and thus allowing the air vehicle to maneuver; at least one actuator made of an electro-active polymer material located between the body and the wing flap, wherein the actuator changes shape depending on electrical energy and thus triggering the ...