Human Power-Assisted Articulating-Winged Avian Soaring Platform (HPAAWASP)

摘要

Disclosed is a soaring platform that is based on biomimicry of soaring bird species and provides bird-like steering modalities and includes an air foil made of feather-like battens, articulating wings, a rudder, and modalities to manipulate the leading edge of the platform's wing spars as well as change in the wings shape in-flight.

主权项

1. A Personal Soaring Platform (PSP) comprising:
a. A body harness, said body harness possessing a dorsal portion, a ventral portion, and a rudder control portion; b. At least a pair of articulatable wing spars in working communication with a reciprocator, said reciprocator adjustably attached to said dorsal portion of said body harness and capable of articulating said wing spars; c. A bird-like rudder adjustably attached to said rudder control portion wherein said rudder control portion comprises a single spar rotatably attached to said body harness; and c. Means for controlling articulation of said wings and rudder.