Spherical chamber fluidic ball diverter valve

A self-maneuvering aerospace vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle adapted to move in an aerospace environment;
• an electronic controller adapted to receive flight environment information for said vehicle and providing flight control signals in response thereto;
• a gas generator for providing a combustion gas output;
• a fluidic amplifier in fluid communication with said gas generator and responsive to said flight control signals for diverting a portion of said combustion gas output to one of a plurality of maneuvering jets operatively attached to said vehicle;
• a ball diverter valve operatively disposed between said fluidic amplifier and said plurality of maneuvering jet for enhancing flow diversion of said fluidic amplifier, said ball diverter valve comprising:
• a housing defining a ball chamber;
• an inlet in said ball chamber for receiving a flow of fluid;
• a first outlet defining an opening in said ball chamber having a first area centroid and a first axis, said first axis comprising an axis through said first area centroid normal to a plane across said outlet;
• a second outlet defining an opening in said ball chamber having a second area centroid and a second axis, said second axis comprising an axis through said second area centroid normal to a plane across said outlet, and
• a solid ball slideably disposed within said ball chamber and adapted to move translationally between a first position in which said ball obstructs said first outlet while permitting fluid to flow around said ball and through said second outlet and a second position in which said ball obstructs said second outlet while permitting fluid to flow around said ball and through said first outlet;
• wherein said first and second outlets are positioned in said ball chamber such that a projection of said second axis onto a plane containing said first axis passing through said second area centroid defines an angle less than 180 degrees.