摘要 |
A riblet impression system, comprising an impression mold element (604) having a negative profiled mold of a riblet array; a malleable paint layer (602) adapted to be provided on an aerodynamic surface (111); a gantry (606) supporting the impression mold element and adapted for positioning and motion of the latter over the aerodynamic surface (111); and, a computer control system (608) connected to and controlling the gantry (606) on a predetermined path over the aerodynamic surface (111) and further controlling the gantry vertically with respect to the aerodynamic surface to sequentially impress the negative profiled mold of a riblet array of the impression mold element (604) in the malleable paint layer (602) provided on the aerodynamic surface (111) in order to form a riblet profile along the predetermined path. |