The flight surface sensing system proposed herein will extend flight research competencies at NASA by advancing innovative DSE concepts to extend the capabilities of future flight vehicles. The advanced hardware and algorithms for sensing and actuation to be developed will result in superior performance under extreme conditions from disturbances in an extended flight envelope. Importantly, these improved multi-surface DSE concepts should make all types of flight vehicles, from small single-prop airplanes to high performance, high-speed aircraft, more stable and more easily controllable, contributing still further to the safety of air flight.
Multiple commercial applications exist for the novel flight surface control system proposed here in the areas of near-space travel, air and sea defense, commercial travel and, farther afield, in motion and process control systems as used in a number of industries, including the energy sector, chemicals, manufacturing and robotics.
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