| US 7,602,134 B1 | ||
| Twist capsule for rotatable payload | ||
| Scott Taylor, Healdsburg, Calif. (US); Allan A. Voigt, Geyserville, Calif. (US); Alan Wardlow, Santa Rosa, Calif. (US); and Tim McCarthy-Smith, Santa Rosa, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to L-3 Communications Sonoma EO, Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/458,908. | ||
| Int. Cl. B64C 17/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 318—648 [439/21; 439/11; 439/67; 439/18; 439/20; 310/232; 310/237] | 22 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus coupled between first and second structures, comprising:
a first portion that rotates in accordance with the first structure;
a second portion that rotates in accordance with the second structure;
a rotation prevention mechanism coupled to the first and second portions to control relative rotation between the first and
second structures within a predetermined range; and
a feedback mechanism to monitor the relative rotation between the first and second structures.
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