(19)
(11) EP 3 144 221 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
19.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/29

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/12

(43) Date of publication:
22.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/12

(21) Application number: 15185707.5

(22) Date of filing: 17.09.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B64C 23/00(2006.01)
 B64C 21/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(71) Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
85521 Ottobrunn (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • BAUER, Karin
    82041 Oberhaching (DE)
  • BLECHSCHMIDT, Markus
    81373 München (DE)
  • NITSCHE, Wolfgang
    14728 Gollenberg (DE)

(74) Representative: Lorenz & Kopf PartG mbB Patentanwälte, LKGLOBAL 
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München
80333 München (DE)

   


(54) COOPERATIVE ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL


(57) The invention relates to a cooperative actuator system (20) for active flow control, an aircraft, vehicle, boat or automobile comprising such cooperative actuator system, and a method for operating an actuator system for active flow control. The cooperative actuator system (20) comprises a plurality of actuators (10), a control unit (21), and a data unit (22). The plurality of actuators (10) is configured to be distributed along the surface (6) in at least a first group and a second group downstream of the first group. The control unit (21) is configured to control the actuators of the first group so that they form a first flow structure along the surface (6). The data unit (22) is configured to provide data of the first flow structure. The control unit (21) is further configured to control the actuators of the second group based on the data of the first flow structure, so that the actuators of the second group cooperatively interact with the first flow structure to form a second flow structure along the surface (6).