In canopy bleed air actuator

A method to control the flight path of a parafoil carrying a payload comprising:

• deploying a parafoil canopy comprising:
• a canopy upper surface comprising a top and a bottom,
• a canopy lower surface comprising a top and a bottom, wherein the canopy upper surface and canopy lower surface are attached by a cell structure wherein the cell structure comprises a plurality of structural cell walls and a plurality of non-structural cell walls thereby creating a plurality of cells within the parafoil canopy between the canopy upper surface and the canopy lower surface,
• a leading edge and a trailing edge,
• a chord line,
• a plurality of slits, wherein each of the slits comprises a leading edge side and a trailing edge side and is located in the canopy upper surface parallel to the leading edge at a distance of approximately 25%-50% of the chord line from the leading edge,
• a plurality of actuators each comprising a control means wherein the control means controls actuation of the actuator, and each actuator is located within a cell comprising a slit and is attached to the parafoil canopy at an intersection of the top of the canopy lower surface and a structural cell wall such that the actuator is located approximately beneath the slit,
• a plurality of control line systems comprising;
• a control line having a predetermined length, wherein a control line is attached to each of the plurality of actuators and the predetermined length of the control line may be adjusted by actuation of the actuator, and
• at least one device for receiving the control line located on the bottom of the canopy upper surface at the leading edge side of the slit, wherein the control line extends from the actuator, through the at least one device for receiving the control line and is attached to the parafoil canopy at an intersection of the top of the canopy lower surface and a cell wall opposite the actuator;
• and
• controlling the actuators of the parafoil canopy using a control module wherein said control module comprises a means for wireless communication with the control means of each of the plurality of actuators.