The leading supplier to the wind turbine industry, FT sensors are also utilised on some of the world’s tallest buildings, on weather stations, railways, armoured vehicles, drones and on ocean buoys. Explore our case studies below to learn more.
Drone Interview with Gordon Bease
Director of North American Operations spoke about how the drone market is opening up new opportunities for the company.
Power Line Transmission
Measuring wind conditions on overhead power lines in remote areas.
Unmanned seaplane: Japan
Integrating an FT205 wind sensor on a fixed-wing UAV, as an alternative to a pitot tube, to give accurate airspeed data to the flight control system, especially under 5m/s.
Urban air mobility: Kosovo
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Gaetz Aerospace Institute studying the effects of urban landscapes on drones.
UAV measuring wake turbulence
Measuring wind turbine wake turbulence using unmanned aircraft at a wind farm in Denmark.
Acoustic regulation of wind turbines
Acoustic regulation of wind turbines situated near a town by retrofitting a new controller and ultrasonic wind sensors.
Methane measurement using a drone
Measuring methane emissions over landfill sites using a drone fitted with an anemometer and methane sensor.
The Effect of Atmospheric Conditions on Ballistic Flight
An extract from our White Paper: The Effects of Atmospheric Conditions on Ballistic Flight written by Dr Philip Richardson.
UAV-based Atmospheric Sounding System
Rocket Launch Support developed in Łukasiewicz– Institute of Aviation using FT205EV ultrasonic wind sensor.
Suzlon S88 Retrofit Solution
Retrofit solution for Suzlon S88 wind turbines demonstrating superior performance, especially in cold climates and icing conditions.
Fire monitoring by drone: Spain
Monitoring the progress of forest fires at night using a drone equipped with an FT205 wind sensor.
Hurricane Research: Texas, USA
Hurricane research team uses FT wind sensors on mobile met masts to document wind flow characteristics in Texas.
Turbine Retrofit: Minnesota, USA
Replacement of inferior ultrasonic sensors unable to withstand the freezing conditions.
High Altitude Meteorology: Tenerife
Surviving severe winter icing events at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Centre (IARC).
Turbine Retrofit: Quebec, Canada
Replacement of cup and vane anemometers that were breaking in cold, moist conditions.
Defence: Battlefield Meteorology
FT supplies wind sensors to Thales for integration into their METSMAN High Accuracy Meteorological System.
Winter Testing: Technocentre Eolien
Measurement campaign to test data availability and anti-icing performance in cold climate conditions.
Tokyo Skytree
Understanding the wind conditions at the top of Japan's tallest structure.
Community Scale Wind Turbines
Eliminating electromagnetic noise interference to improve turbine performance.
Shipyard Wind Monitoring: Italy
Italian Ministry of Transport research project on the effect of gusty winds on ships moored in shipyards.
Skyscrapers: Integrated Turbines
FT wind sensors are used on wind turbines integrated into skyscrapers in London and Bahrain.
CBRN Detection Equipment
Lockheed Martin integrates FT sensors into their Chemical, Biological, Radiological Early Warning Systems.
Hostile Artillery Locating System
HALO, in service with the British Army since 2002, is an acoustic weapon locating system developed by BAE Systems.
