The present invention relates to a missile or aircraft with a hierarchical, modular, closed-loop flow control system and more particularly to aircraft or missile with a flow control system for enhanced aerodynamic control, maneuverability and stabilization. The present invention further relates to flow control system involving different elements including flow sensors, active flow control device or activatable flow effectors and logic devices with closed loop control architecture. The active flow control device or activatable flow effectors of these various embodiments are adapted to be activated, controlled, and deactivated based on signals from the sensors to achieve a desired stabilization or maneuverability effect. The logic devices are embedded with a hierarchical control structure allowing for rapid, real-time control at the flow surface.
Hierarchical closed-loop flow control system for aircraft missiles and munitions
2021-04-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F41G Zielvorrichtungen für Waffen , WEAPON SIGHTS / F42B EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING , Explosive Ladungen, z.B. für Sprengungen / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen |
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