Youth research 2017Young researchers selected
The winners of the 2017 national final of Jugend forscht have been announced: at the end of May, Federal Education Minister Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka presented awards to the best young researchers. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the national winners in computer science and technology, including special prize winners.
... Ice formation on the wings can lead to a crash. Fabian Albrecht (19) and Felix Haag (18) therefore developed a heatable rotor for multicopters. They burned a wafer-thin silver coating into the surface of the rotor. This is conductive and heats up when current flows through it. Temperature sensors on the rotors report the risk of icing to a microcontroller and thus control the heating power as required This will enable drones to take off even in critical weather conditions in future. The two students were awarded 3rd prize in the technology category and a scholarship for a place at a Bundeswehr university.