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Flavio NOCA Guillaume CATRYProfessor of Aerodynamics CEO
Creating Test Environmentsfor Assessing UAS Performance
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Perfect flight conditions…(Lugano, Switzerland)
… not so perfect flight conditions,but that is when UAS are most
needed!
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Flying through citiesExtremetemperatures
Day and nightoperations
High altitude Windy day Adverse weather Specific winds
We needTest Environments
in order to Assess UAS & UAM Performance
R&DTestingRating and Certification
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Classical Climatic FacilitiesLarge Fans, Simple Flows
25’000 ft altitudeWinds up to 100 ft/s
Temperatures from – 40oF to 140oF
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In 2016, we developed* the concept ofa Wind & Weather
Facility
in order to develop 21st century dronesin Controllable and
Repeatable Atmospheric Conditions
ü No wallsü Small footprintü Wind Shearü Gustsü Weather
(rain, hail, dust, snow…)
ü Actual droneü Free-flyingü No support
ü EmulatedGPS
* Noca F. & Catry G. Wind Generation Means and Wind Test
Facility Comprising the Same.Patent Pending PCT/EP2017/064451
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WindShape Technology
UAV & UAMare more like birds than aircrafts:
they are small, fly unsteadily,and are subject to
gusts and wind shears
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WindShape Technology
Wind Pixels and Wind Blocks
Each wind pixel (fan) is individually controlled
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Wind Blocks can besetup in any arbitrary
geometry
WindShape Technology
Wind Blocks = Lego Blocks
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Veisman, Dougherty, Gharib 2016
WindShape Technology
Fine-Tuning and Reproducibility ofArbitrary Atmospheric
Flows
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WindShape TechnologyGusts & Shear
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In 2017,WindShape delivered its first product to
Caltech and NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCenter for Autonomous
Systems and Technologies (cast.caltech.edu)
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Testing & Rating
Drone stays in place for optimal visual inspection &
testing
Descent Stability Flight in Windy Days Stability in
Unpredictable Flows
Stability in Urban Canyon FlowsStability in Arbitrary Winds
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Collaboration withthe Institute for Snow & Avalanche
Research WSL – SLF
(Davos, Switzerland)
Testing & Certification
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Next Steps
Characterize ActualUAS/UAM-Scale Meteorological Flows
«Teach» a WindShape Machineto Reproduce Meteorological Flows
of Relevance to UAS/UAM Safety
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Many Thanks from the WindShape Team!
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