Patent ID: 11945608
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A spacecraft capable of re-entry into atmosphere, the spacecraft comprising:
an airframe including a body;
a plurality of aerodynamic louver systems, each louver system incorporated into a different portion of the airframe and comprising:
a plurality of fins, each fin rotatable about an axis between a closed position and an open position, wherein the axis of each fin is parallel to the axis of an adjacent fin;

an actuator system operative to rotate each of said plurality of fins in each of the louver systems independently or in concert between the closed position and the open position and a range of angles between the closed position and the open position;
an aerodynamic logic module; and
a controller operative to send data regarding the aerodynamic condition of the spacecraft to the aerodynamic logic module,
wherein the aerodynamic logic is operative to determine a preferred aerodynamic profile for the plurality of fins, and
wherein the aerodynamic logic is operative to control the actuator system to adjust the fins in one or more of the louver systems to approximate the preferred aerodynamic profile.