Patent ID: 8482436
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B60C,B62D,B63B,B63H,B64C,F02B,F02M,F15D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drag modification system for a vehicle in an environmental media, the system comprising: a first transducer configured to respond to first signal portion and configured to emit a first energy beam at a first angle with respect to a boundary layer adjacent to a first surface portion of a vehicle, into a transitional section between a laminar flow and a turbulent flow of the boundary layer; and a second transducer configured to respond to a second signal portion and configured to emit a second energy beam at a second angle with respect to a boundary layer adjacent to a second surface potion of the vehicle, into a transitional section between a laminar flow and a turbulent flow of the boundary layer, wherein the first or second transducer is configured to change a drag on portion of the vehicle.