PREVENTING RADIO AND LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSMISSION LOSS THROUGH A TRANSMISSION SURFACE DUE TO WEATHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS USING ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL ACTUATORS

摘要

Systems and methods for cleaning transmission surfaces for optical and sensor surfaces in order to maintain optimal performance under a variety of weather and environmental conditions using synthetic jet actuators. The actuators can emit a jet of water or air depending on environmental conditions and the waveform, frequency, amplitude of the actuator can be adjusted based on particle characteristics and transmission signal quality in order to better clean the surfaces.