Aircraft steering system, aircraft, and aircraft steering method
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorsHiroki Kato, Nobuyuki Nakazato, Iwao Murata
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Abstract
An aircraft steering system includes an electric actuator, a clutch, at least one plasma actuator, and a controller. The electric actuator is configured to vary an angle of a flight control surface of an aircraft. The clutch is configured to cut off torque by driving of the electric actuator. The torque is to be transmitted to the flight control surface. The at least one plasma actuator is configured to form a flow of air on a surface of the flight control surface when the torque is cut off. The controller is configured to control the electric actuator, the clutch, and the at least one plasma actuator.
Claims13
An aircraft steering system comprising:
- an electric actuator configured to vary an angle of a flight control surface of an aircraft;
- a clutch configured to cut off torque driving of the electric actuator, the torque being to be transmitted to the flight control surface;
- at least one plasma actuator configured to form a flow of air on a surface of the flight control surface when the torque is cut off;
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- a controller configured to control the electric actuator, the clutch, and the at least one plasma actuator, wherein
- the controller is further configured to control the plasma actuator on a basis of control information for the flight control surface when the torque is cut off, the control information being inputted from a flight controller of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.