Energy-Efficient Systems Eliminate Icing Danger for UAVs

[摘要] Ames Research Center engineer Leonard Haslim invented an anti-icing t echnology called an electroexpulsive separation system, which uses mechanical force to shatter potentially dangerous ice buildup on an ai rcraft surface. Temecula, California-based Ice Management Systems (no w known as IMS-ESS) licensed the technology from Ames and has discovered a niche market for the lightweight, energy-efficient technology:unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). IMS-ESS systems now prevent damaging ice accumulation on military UAVs, allowing the vehicles to carry out crucial missions year round.

[发布日期] 2010-12-01

[学科分类] 航空航天科学