Development of smart wing structures that measure atmospheric turbulence and suppress disturbance effects

• reduction of interference effects due to atmospheric turbulence in flight

For commercial aviation:

• reduced fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions – by up to 10%
• higher traffic volume
• improved travel comfort and flight safety

For vertical take-off and landing (VTOL):

• particularly efficient turbulence suppression due to parallel effect of direct lift and vertical thrust
• increased reliability and safety in operation
• building consumer confidence

For unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV):

• enabling missions with smaller aircraft
• increased reliability and safety in operation
• longer range

Innovation level:

• novel method increases the compensation effect of the lift by a factor of 10
• results of simulation and unmanned test flight indicate possible reduction of the disturbance effects by 80% compared to today’s uncontrolled flight
• filed for patent
• first public presentation at a trade show

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Contact

András Gálffy and Peter Heimerl