A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow control mechanism is described which substantially improves the existing processes in that smaller magnetic fields, requiring far less mass, are placed away from the forebody of the spacecraft to produce Lorentz forces that augment the lift and the drag forces for guidance, navigation, and control of the spacecraft.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIFT AUGMENTATION OF ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY VEHICLES DURING AEROCAPTURE AND ENTRY, DESCENT, AND LANDING MANEUVERS
2022-10-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
European Patent Office | 2022
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