Patent ID: 8155794

Claim:
A system for control of a structure immersed in a fluid flow regime, the system comprising: a plurality of flow sensors disposed on a surface of the structure, the plurality of flow sensors including at least one flow bifurcation point sensor; at least one structural sensor attached to the structure for measurement of a structural parameter; a data processor in communication with the flow sensors and the at least one structural sensor for receiving data signals therefrom, the data processor being configured for processing the data signals and for generating and transmitting one or more actuator command signals to effect a desired flow and structural state for the structure; and at least one actuator in communication with the data processor, each of the at least one actuator being configured for effecting, in response to receiving an actuator command signal from the data processor, one of the set consisting of a structural deformation in at least a portion of the structure, a change in configuration of a control surface of the structure, and an operational change in a flow control device embedded in the structure.