Unmanned aerial vehicle powered using electric propulsion

A control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:

• a first electronic controller communicatively coupled to a plurality of plasma actuators disposed on at least one of a plurality of thrust rings, which is arranged in a first spatial configuration around a main frame of the UAV;
• a second electronic controller communicatively coupled to at least one actuator disposed in the main frame and rotatably coupled to the plurality of thrust rings;
• and
• a processor that:
• receives an input;
• and
• controls, based on the input, an actuation of the plurality of plasma actuators generate a plasma thrust that causes the UAV to orient along a particular axis or move in a specific direction.

A method of assembling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:

• disposing a main frame that comprises at least one actuator;
• arranging a plurality of thrust rings in a first spatial configuration around the main frame such that the plurality of thrust rings is rotatably coupled to the at least one actuator in the main frame along a pivot axis;
• and
• disposing a plurality of plasma actuators on at least one of the plurality of thrust rings.