Drone Flight Tests
In September 2024, the Asterium Team conducted a series of experimental test flights of its interrogator technology aboard an aerial drone provided by SotonUAV. The fixed wing drone, with a two-meter wing span, performed flight maneuvers and numerous take-offs and landings, demonstrating the high stability of optical fibre sensing through specklemeter technology. This proof-of-capability was enabled through EPSRC funded Impact Acceleration Award (EP/X525807/1).
Asterium Optical Fibre Specklmeter Technology
Successful Flight Testing of the Asterium Optical Interrogator
Compact monitoring of composite airframes using a multiplexed array of optical fibre sensor networks is one application for the Asterium technology, that has recently been demonstrated on aboard a series of aerial drone test flights.