Ice Accretion on Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle—A Review Study

Muhammed, Manaf; Virk, Muhammad Shakeel

doi:10.3390/drones6040086

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“…Therefore, it is necessary to thoroughly investigate ice accumulation on RWUAVs to understand its underlying physics and to create ice mitigation methods that are compatible with RWUAVs. The limitations of using flight tests for such purposes are discussed in [25]. Lab experiments in icing tunnels and numerical icing simulations can be considered more suitable for such purposes.…”

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“…Now a days there is an increasing interest in research related to these topics, and a review of existing knowledge and identification of knowledge gaps will be beneficial for future researchers. The existing wisdom about ice accretion on fixed-wing UAVs was reviewed by Muhammed and Virk [25] in 2022. This paper provides a comprehensive review of studies related to icing on RWUAVs, and potential gaps are identified.…”

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Ice Accretion on Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—A Review Study

Muhammed

Virk

2023

Aerospace

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Ice accretion on rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (RWUAVs) needs to be studied separately from the fixed-wing UAVs because of the additional flow complexities induced by the propeller rotation. The aerodynamics of rotatory wings are extremely challenging compared to the fixed-wing configuration. Atmospheric icing can be considered a hazard that can plague the operation of UAVs, especially in the Arctic region, as it can impose severe aerodynamic penalties on the performance of propellers. Rotary-wing structures are more prone to ice accretion and ice shedding because of the centrifugal force due to rotational motion, whereby the shedding of the ice can lead to mass imbalance and vibration. The nature of ice accretion on rotatory wings and associated performance degradation need to be understood in detail to aid in the optimum design of rotary-wing UAVs, as well as to develop adequate ice mitigation techniques. Limited research studies are available about icing on rotary wings, and no mature ice mitigation technique exists. Currently, there is an increasing interest in research on these topics. This paper provides a comprehensive review of studies related to icing on RWUAVs, and potential knowledge gaps are also identified.

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Ice Accretion on Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—A Review Study

Muhammed

Virk

2023

Aerospace

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“…The superelasticity and the strain recovery capabilities make SMA particularly suited to de-icing applications, as proved by patents issued since 1997 [33] and by more recent works on the topic [34,35]. Magnetostrictive materials also find applications both for the removal [36] and detection [37] of ice accretions. Similarly, piezoelectric materials appear in many works focusing on different de-icing strategies [9,10].…”

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An Ice Protection System Based on Phased Piezoelectric Transducers

Ameduri,

Concilio,

Brindisi

et al. 2024

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This study focuses on a system constituted of two piezoelectric transducers installed on a slat representative element, with ice protection purposes. The waves generated by these actuators can cause, in fact, shear actions between the slat panel and the ice accretion, with the final effect of breaking and detaching it. A property of the system is, however, the possibility of regulating the phase between the excitation signals of the two transducers. This capability can be exploited to produce local advantageous wave interference with a consequent amplification of the shear actions. Benefits can be obtained in terms of: (1) reduction of needed power; (2) recovery of signal intensity losses due to distance, geometric, and mechanic discontinuities; (3) recovery of non-optimal functionality due to off-design conditions. The work starts with an overview of the impact of the ice on the aeronautic and other sectors. Then, attention is paid to the systems currently used to protect aircraft, with a specific focus on ultrasounds generated by piezoelectric transducers. The concept proposed in this work is then presented, illustrating the main components and the working modality. On this basis and considering the specific nature of the physical phenomenon, the modeling approach was defined and implemented. At first, the impact of some critical parameters, such as the temperature and the thickness of the ice, was investigated. Then, the impact of the phase delay parameter was considered, estimating the increase of magnitude potentially reachable by means of optimal tuning. Finally, a preliminary experimental campaign was organized and a comparison with the numerical predictions was performed.

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“…The state of the art of these technologies has been in continuous development since the 1980s when the authorities started to implement new regulations concerning on-ground and on-flight procedures. The more traditional systems include electro-thermal and hot bleed air de-icing or anti-icing methods, fluid anti-icing techniques, hydrophobic coating anti-icing methods, and mechanical de-icing methods (electro-vibratory, microwave, shape memory alloy, pneumatic boots, and electro-impulsive) [14][15][16][17]. These methods are currently used but are energy-hungry and expensive to make and operate.…”

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Modeling of Strain Actuation on Relatively Soft Curved Beams by Piezoelectric Ceramics for De-Icing Systems

Ameduri,

Castrovinci,

Perna

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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In this work, the effects of some geometric and mechanical parameters that characterize curved and relatively soft structures integrated with piezoelectric actuators are investigated. The effect of parameters such as the curvature, location, and extension of the piezo device, as well as the thickness of the bonding and its strength, are considered in view of a potentially lighter model that replaces the piezoelectric device via its actions, namely pin forces, whose layout and values are strongly dependent on the curvature. When comparing the results obtained by a finite element model of the structure with the piezo device and of the structure alone under the action of pin forces, dedicated indicators were found, which could be useful to support lighter modeling approaches and to predict the authority of the piezoelectric device.

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Ice Accretion on Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle—A Review Study

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Ice Accretion on Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—A Review Study

Ice Accretion on Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—A Review Study

An Ice Protection System Based on Phased Piezoelectric Transducers

Modeling of Strain Actuation on Relatively Soft Curved Beams by Piezoelectric Ceramics for De-Icing Systems

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