US 7,578,483 B1
	Conformable skin element system for active vortex control
Ken C. K. Cheung, Kailua, Hi. (US); and Christopher J. Sullivan, Hauula, Hi. (US)
Assigned to Oceanit Laboratories, Inc., Honolulu, Hi. (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/975,507.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/239252, filed on Oct. 12, 2000.
Int. Cl. B64C 13/16 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 244—203

22 Claims

1. A conformable skin element system comprising one or more conformable skin elements, each skin element forming a pressure transducer and flow modifier, a controller, connections for coupling the conformable skin elements and the controller, a feedback control loop for generating and transmitting signals between the skin elements, the controller and the connections for conforming the skin elements to desired deformations.