D•ICE ROTORS (Skatt)

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

Atmospheric icing is one of the largest hazards to aviation, especially so for the unmanned aircraft segment. Present icing mitigation strategies include delaying, moving or cancelling operations, while operations performed during atmospheric conditions conducive to in-flight icing are conducted under the overwhelming risk of crashing the aircraft. Today, some operators experience that more than 50% of their operations are affected by icing, on occasion with devastating consequences. Answering the imploring industry, UBIQ Aerospace is looking to develop the D•ICE ROTORS technology, an autonomous icing protection solution for unmanned aircraft propellers. Aside from the large competitive advantage D•ICE ROTORS offers stakeholders in the industry, the technology has potentially lifesaving enabling capabilities, as applications of unmanned aircraft are moving into search and rescue, and disaster relief operational fields. The product has many secondary markets, such as manned aircraft and wind energy. The combined global unmanned aircraft industry was valued at more than $18 Billion in 2017 and is expected to grow to more than $52 Billion by 2025 (Markets, 2018). With some operators indicating issues with icing for more than 50% of operations the market segment could be as large as $26 Billion by 2025. Today, there are no viable solutions to unmanned aircraft rotor icing, as such the proposed project has the potential to carry substantial domestic and international impact.