FireDrone

FireDrone

Drones face challenges in carrying out thermal management systems protecting vital components due to their limited payload capacity compared to ground robots. FireDrone is a thermally agnostic aerial robot comprising a structurally insulating material and a phase change material cooling system inspired by natural thermal regulation principles that are designed, modelled and experimentally validated. Building on the robot development paradigm of physical artificial intelligence, the concurrent development of materials and design enables the creation of novel physiologically adaptive systems. A high technology-readiness-level drone prototype, allowing for operation in a broad range of ambient temperatures, is demonstrated. The proposed technology for thermally agnostic drones may unleash the great potential of aerial robotics in multiple industrial and research applications.

 

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  • Organization
    Imperial College London
  • Profession
    Thermally agnostic aerial robot
  • SDGs

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