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Plasma optimized aerostructures for efficient flow control
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posted on 2017-08-01, 00:00 authored by Alan B. Cain, Mehul Patel, Thomas C. CorkeThe present invention relates to a method of designing or optimizing a control surface for use with plasma actuators for controlling an aircraft, missile, munition or automobile, and more particularly to controlling fluid flow across their surfaces or other surfaces using plasma actuators, which would benefit from such a method. The various embodiments provide the steps to increase the efficiency of aircraft, missiles, munitions and automobiles. The method of flow control also provides a means for reducing aircraft, missile's, munition's and automobile's power requirements. These methods also provide alternate means for aerodynamic control using low-power hingeless plasma actuator devices.
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Patent Number
US 9541106 B1Other Application
11/710,750Inventor
Mehul Patel Thomas C. Corke Alan B. CainInventor from Local Institution
Thomas C. CorkeAssignee
Orbitel Research Inc. (Cleveland, OH) University of Notre Dame du LacDate Modified
2017-08-01Language
- English
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U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeCooperative Patent Classification Codes
F15D 1/0065 (20130101); B64C 21/00 (20130101); B64C 15/14 (20130101); F15D 1/0075 (20130101); Y02T 50/166 (20130101); B64C 2230/12 (20130101)Contributor
Thomas C. CorkeInternational Patent Classification Codes
B64C 29/00 (20060101); F15D 1/00 (20060101); B64C 21/00 (20060101)Usage metrics
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