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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Frank K. LU, Arlington, TX (US);
Donald R. Wilson, Arlington, TX (US);
J. Craig Dutton, Urbana, IL (US);
Inventors:
Frank K. Lu, Arlington, TX (US);
Donald R. Wilson, Arlington, TX (US);
J. Craig Dutton, Urbana, IL (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Actuation for control of surfaces is provided through use of a conducting material comprising electrolyte particles electrically charged with electromagnetic fields in boundary layers. Interactions of the electrically charged particles with electromagnetic fields in boundary layers are coordinated for generation of control forces for various applications.