公开(公告)号：US20190248501A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US15897741

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.

Inventor： Jared SMITH ,  Christopher ANDERSEN ,  Alex BALDONADO ,  Francisco HERNANDEZ ,  Francesca JARRETT ,  Andrea SALAZAR

IPC: B64D15/12 ,  B64D15/22 ,  B64D15/16 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C3/26

Abstract: A fixed-wing aerial vehicle includes: a fuselage with an on-board power supply; at least one fixed-wing or aerodynamic surface having at least one heater configured to be energized by the power supply, and having a superhydrophobic coating applied to at least a portion of the at least one fixed-wing or the aerodynamic surface that may be subject to icing; at least one capacitive sensor configured to detect ice formation on the at least one fixed-wing or aerodynamic surface; and a controller configured to selectively activate the at least one heater in response to detected ice formation.