UAV icing: system identification of leading-edge rime-ice effects on a small fixed-wing drone
As small fixed-wing unmanned (or uncrewed) aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed for long-endurance, beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) missions, atmospheric icing has emerged as a critical operational hazard. One of the barriers to safe flight in these conditions is the lack of validated aerodynamic ic...