Active Flow Control by Surface Smooth Plasma Actuators

Effects of local oscillation of airfoil surface on lift enhancement at low Reynolds number

“…Hak (2001) discussed the role of MEMS system as a flow control technique in lifting and control surfaces of fixed wing MAV. Göksel and Rechenberg (2006) proposed an active flow control method by surface smooth plasma actuator for Eppler E338 airfoil at low Reynolds number. Recently, Maqsood and Go (2010) developed a piezoelectric wing-driven flap actuation mechanism to generate the kinematic motion required for aerodynamic performance improvement.…”