Vortex generator

An aircraft system, comprising:

• a vortex generator that includes a vane, mountable on an aerodynamic surface of the aircraft for rotation between a stowed position and a deployed position, and an actuator module operatively connected to the vane, the actuator module including a linear actuator and a rotary actuator respectively composed at least in part of a shape memory alloy (SMA), wherein the linear actuator comprises a latch member, a bias member, and one or more wire members, wherein the latch member is operable to maintain the vane in the stowed position, wherein thermal activation of an SMA of the one or more wire members causes the latch member to alternate between disengagement and engagement by overcoming biasing force placed on the latch member by the bias member, and
• a control module having one or more processors to execute a set of instructions that cause the one or more processors to conduct, in response to sensor data related to a flight environment of the aircraft and the vortex generator, flight environment analysis, and transmit, based on the flight environment analysis, a wireless command signal to cause thermal activation of the SMA to selectively move the vane between the stowed position and the deployed position.