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Method of controlling aircraft, missiles, munitions and ground vehicles with plasma actuators
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posted on 2016-06-07, 00:00 authored by Mehul Patel, Thomas C. CorkeA 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 and or ground vehicle. These methods also provide alternative aerodynamic control using low-power hingeless plasma actuator devices.
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Patent Number
US 8267355 B2Other Application
13/094,872Inventor
Mehul Patel Thomas C. CorkeInventor from Local Institution
Thomas C. CorkeAssignee
University of Notre Dame Du Lac Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, OH)Date Modified
2016-06-07Language
- English
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United States Patent and Trademark OfficeCooperative Patent Classification Codes
B62D 35/007 (20130101); B62D 35/001 (20130101)Contributor
Thomas C. CorkeInternational Patent Classification Codes
B64C 23/00 (20060101); B64C 21/00 (20060101); F42B 15/01 (20060101)US Patent Classification Codes
244/205; 244/3.21Usage metrics
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