Sorensen, Kim Lynge (The Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Johansen, Tor Arne (Norweigian Univ. Of Sci. & Tech.)

Flight Test Results for Autonomous Icing Protection Solution for Small Unmanned Aircraft

Scheduled for presentation during the "Reliability of UAS" (ThB3), Thursday, June 15, 2017, 14:45−15:05, Salon CD

2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, June 13-16, 2017, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL,

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Abstract

The primary focus of the work presented in this paper is a proof-of-concept study of a novel electro-thermal-based autonomous icing protection solution for small unmanned aircraft. The solution includes a central control unit, where several control algorithms, ensure temperature control of electrothermal sources, applied to exposed aircraft surfaces. The solution includes three different control procedures (icing detection, anti-icing, and de-icing) that are validated through test flights conducted in Ny-Aalesund, Svalbard, Norway.