WO2005039931A3 - Active drag and thrust modulation system and method - Google Patents

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WO2005039931A3
WO2005039931A3 PCT/US2004/007414 US2004007414W WO2005039931A3 WO 2005039931 A3 WO2005039931 A3 WO 2005039931A3 US 2004007414 W US2004007414 W US 2004007414W WO 2005039931 A3 WO2005039931 A3 WO 2005039931A3
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Abstract

A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams (110) which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams (110) may provide either a chemical, acoustic or electromagnetic energy at a transition region between turbulent and laminar flows or at the leading edge of a laminar flow or in the direction of a crosswind in order to facilitate the respective increase or decrease in drag. If the vehicle is a sailing ship (1900), areas of the sails (1912) are selectively roughened or widened to enhance the thrust derived from the wind. Furthermore, the keel or hull (2450) of the sailing ship may be modified to improve the hydrodynamic characteristics of the sailing ship. If the vehicle is an automobile, the tires (3830) or road surface may be selectively heated to improve the traction of the automobile. Furthermore, the energy beams may be used to facilitate atomization of the air / fuel mixture (3725) prior to combustion in an internal combustion engine thereby improving the thrust of provided to the vehicle. Energy beams may be used to generate virtual extensions of a vehicle to enhance traveling efficiency.
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