Methods and apparatus for controlling the attitude of a mobile platform
with a resolution suitable for vernier attitude control. In a preferred
embodiment, a method includes flowing fluid through an orifice of an
aerodynamic surface. The method also includes modifying a boundary layer
of the aerodynamic surface with the flowing fluid. Another preferred
embodiment provides an aerodynamic member of a mobile platform. The
aerodynamic member includes an aerodynamic surface, an orifice, an
actuator, and a fluid moving member. The orifice is in the aerodynamic
surface and the actuator is subject to friction and backlash. The fluid
moving member communicates with the orifice and causes the fluid to flow
through the orifice to modify the boundary layer of aerodynamic surface.