Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft sustentation – Sustaining airfoils
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Collins, Timothy D (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft sustentation
Sustaining airfoils
C244S003210
Reexamination Certificate
active
07954768
ABSTRACT:
A method of controlling an aircraft, missile, munition or ground vehicle with plasma actuators, and more particularly of controlling fluid flow across their surfaces or other surfaces which would benefit from such a method, includes the design of an aerodynamic plasma actuator for the purpose of controlling airflow separation over a control surface of a aircraft, missile, or a ground vehicle, and a method of determining a modulation frequency for the plasma actuator for the purpose of fluid flow control over these vehicles. Various embodiments provide steps to increase the efficiency of aircraft, missiles, munitions and ground vehicles. The method of flow control reduces the power requirements of the aircraft, missile, munition or ground vehicle. These methods also provide alternative aerodynamic control using low-power hingeless plasma actuator devices.
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Corke Thomas C.
Patel Mehul
Collins Timothy D
Kolkowski Brian M.
Notre Dame University
Orbital Research Inc.
Sanderson Joseph W
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