Dr. Richard Hann, Researcher
Phone: +47 48 020 891

Mail: richard.hann@ntnu.no

 

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NTNU UAV Icing Lab

1st International UAV Icing Workshop

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Research Interests

-        Icing on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

-        Ice protection systems for UAVs in UBIQ Aerospace

-        Icing computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

-        Cold climate wind energy

-        Drone applications in the Arctic

-        Atmospheric pollution & long-range transport processes

 

  

Media

-     Blog

-     NASA lecture on UAV icing (2020) link

-     Exploring the Hazards of Drone Icing (2019) link

-     Drones Help Reveal the Secret of Glacier Crevasses (2019) link

-     Icing on Drones and Wind Turbines (2019) link

-     How to Mesh a Frozen Drone (2020) link / link

-     Package delivery to your door by drone now one step closer (2021) link english / link norwegian



 



Awards

2021

SIOS Online Conference Early Career Researcher Award

2019

SAE Engineering Events Outstanding Oral Presentation Award

2013

Award by the Boysen Foundation for Outstanding Thesis

 

PhD Thesis

2020

Hann, R. (2020). Atmospheric Ice Accretions, Aerodynamic Icing Penalties, and Ice Protection Systems on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. PhD Thesis NTNU2020:200, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

 

Paper Publications (Total: 56 / Journal: 18 / Conference: 32 / Book chapters: 1 / Other: 7)

 

 

2024

Frey, M., Müller, N.C., Wallisch, J., Hann, R. (2023). UAV Icing: Validation of a numerical model to calculate the temperature of an ice protection system for a propeller of a UAV. AIAA SciTech Forum. AIAA 2024-0871. doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0871

 

 

2023

Paulsen, I.M.G., Pedersen, Å.Ø., Hann, R., Blanchet, M.-A., Eischeid, I., Van Hazendonk, C., Ravolainen, V.T., Stien, A., Le Moullec, M. (2023). How Many Reindeer? UAV Surveys as an Alternative to Helicopter or Ground Surveys for Estimating Population Abundance in Open Landscapes. Remote Sensing, 15(1). doi.org/10.3390/rs15010009

 

Högnadottir, S., Gryte, G., Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2023). Inner-Loop Control of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Icing Conditions. AIAA SCITECH Forum. AIAA 2023-1049 doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1049

 

Hann, R., Betlem, P., Deja, K., Ewertowski, M., Harm-Altstädter, B., Jonassen, M., Lampert, A., Laska, M., Sobota, I., Storvold, R., Tomczyk, A., Zagórski, P. (2023) Practical Guidelines for Scientific Application of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles in Svalbard. SESS Report 2022, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7371141

 

Wallisch, J., Hann, R. (2023). UAV Icing: Intercycle Ice Effects on Aerodynamic Performance. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1400

 

Müller, N.C., Hann, R. (2023). UAV Icing: 3D simulations of propeller icing effects and anti-icing heat loads. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1400

 

Løw-Hansen, B., Müller, N.C., Coates, E., Johansen, T.A., Hann, R. (2023). Identification of an Electric UAV Propulsion System in Icing Conditions. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1378

 

Cheung, M., Johansen, T.A., Hann, R. (2023). UAV Icing: Icing Cases for Validation of Path Planning Method. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1379

 

Hann, R., Müller, N.C., Lindner, M., Wallisch, J. (2023). UAV Icing: Experimental validation data for predicting ice shapes at low Reynolds numbers. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1372

 

Lindner, M., Wallisch, J., Hann, R. (2023). UAV Icing: Numerical Simulation of Icing Effects on Wing and Empennage. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1384

 

Heramarwan, H., Müller, N., Lutz, T., Hann, R. (2023). UAM Icing: Ice Accretion Simulations and Experiments of an eVTOL Rotor. SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1391

 

Enache, A., Wallisch, J., van Beeck, J., Hendrick, P., Hann, R. (2023). Ice Accretion: Image Post-Processing Measurement Techniques for 2D Ice Shapes. Aerospace, 10(5), 451. doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10050451

 

Hann, R. (2023). Numerical Simulation of In-Flight Icing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In: Habashi, W.G. (eds) Handbook of Numerical Simulation of In-Flight Icing. Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64725-4_12-1

 

Müller, N.C., Løw-Hansen, B., Borup, K.T., Hann, R. (2023). UAV icing: Development of an ice protection system for the propeller of a small UAV. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 213, 103938. doi.org/ 10.1016/j.coldregions.2023.103938

 

Ghirardelli, M., Kral, S.T., Müller, N.C., Hann, R., Cheynet, E., Reuder, J. (2023). Flow Structure around a Multicopter Drone: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis for Sensor Placement Considerations. Drones, 7(7), 467. doi.org/ 10.3390/drones7070467

 

Løw-Hansen, B., Hann, R., Stovner, B. N., Johansen, T. A. (2023). UAV Icing: A survey of recent developments in ice detection methods. 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama.

 

Wurst, L., Wallisch, J., Hann, R. (2023). CFD icing simulations on a fixed-wing UAV engine inlet. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress (DLRK). doi.org/10.25967/610455

 

 

2022

Oswald, J.W., Enache, A., Hann, R., Glabeke, G., Lutz, T. (2022). UAV Icing: Experimental and Numerical Study of Glaze Ice. AIAA 2022-1976. AIAA SciTech Forum. doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-1976

 

Hann, R., Betlem, P., Deja, K., Hartvich, F., Jonassen, M., Lampert, A., Laska, M., Sobota, I., Storvold, R., Zagórski P. (2022). Update to Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. SESS Report 2021, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5751959

 

Meier, K., Hann, R., Skaloud, J., Garreau, A. (2022). Wind Estimation with Multirotor UAVs. Atmosphere, 13, 551. doi.org/10.3390/atmos13040551

 

Hann, R. (2022). Hazards of In-flight Icing on Unmanned Aircraft. Conference paper. SCI-328 Symposium on ‘Flight Testing of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

 

Cheung, M., Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2022). UAV Icing: A Unified Icing Severity Index Derived from Performance Degradation. AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3906

 

Wallisch, J., Hann, R. (2022). UAV Icing: Experimental Investigation of Ice Shedding Times with an Electrothermal De-Icing System. AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3905

 

Müller, N., Hann, R. (2022). UAV Icing: A Performance Model for a UAV Propeller in Icing Conditions. AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3903

 

Løw-Hansen, B., Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2022). UAV Icing: Ice Shedding Detection Method for an Electrothermal De-Icing System. AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3904

 

Laurendeau, É.,. Bourgault-Côté, S., Ozcer, I., Hann, R., Radenac, E., Pueyo, A. (2022). Summary from the 1st AIAA Ice Prediction Workshop. AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3398

 

Hann, R. (2022). UAV Icing: Challenges for computational fluid dynamic (CFD) tools. International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ICCFD11.

 

 

2021

Hann, R., Enache, A., Nielsen, M.C., Stovner, B.N., van Beeck, J., Johansen, T.A., Borup, K.T. (2021). Experimental Heat Loads for Electrothermal Anti-Icing and De-Icing on UAVs. Aerospace, 8(3), 83. doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8030083

 

Hann, R., Altstädter, B., Betlem, P., Deja, K., Dragańska-Deja K., Ewertowski, M., Hartvich, F., Jonassen, M., Lampert, A., Laska, M., Sobota, I., Storvold, R., Tomczyk, A., Wojtysiak, K. Zagórski P. (2021). Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. SESS Report 2020, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293283

 

Jawak, S.D., Andersen, B.N., Pohjola, V., Godøy, Ø., Hübner, C., Jennings, I., Ignatiuk, D., Holmen, K., Sivertsen, A., Hann, R., Tømmervik, H., Kääb, A., Błaszczyk, M., Salzano, R., Luks, B., Høgda, K., Storvold, R., Nilsen, L., Salvatori, R., Krishnan, K.P., Chatterjee, S., Lorentzen, D.A., Erlandsson, R., Lauknes, T.R., Malnes, E., Karlsen, S.R., Enomoto, H., Fjæraa, A.M., Zhang, J., Marty, S., Nygård, K.O., Lihavainen, H. (2021). SIOS’s Earth Observation (EO), Remote Sensing (RS), and Operational Activities in Response to COVID-19. Remote Sensing, 13(4), 712. doi.org/10.3390/rs13040712

 

Sørensen, K.L., Borup, K.T., Hann, R., Bernstein, B., Hansbø, M. (2021). UAV Atmospheric Icing Limitations: Climate Report for Norway and Surrounding Regions. Report. UBIQ Aerospace.

 

Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2021). UAV icing: the influence of airspeed and chord length on performance degradation. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 93, No. 5. doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-06-2020-0127

 

Müller, N., Hann, R., Lutz, T. (2021). UAV Icing: Numerical Simulation of Propeller Ice Accretion. AIAA 2021-2673. AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum. doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-2673

 

Nicu, I.C., Rubensdotter, L., Stalsberg, K., Nau, E. (2021). Coastal Erosion of Arctic Cultural Heritage in Danger: A Case Study from Svalbard, Norway. Water, 13(6), 784. doi.org/10.3390/w13060784 (Hann, R. contribution: Drone mapping)

 

Haaland, O.M., Wenz, A.W., Gryte, K., Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2021). Detection and Isolation of Propeller Icing and Electric Propulsion System Faults in Fixed-Wing UAVs. In 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), pp. 377-386, IEEE. doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476695

 

Hermanson, M.H., Isaksson, E., Hann, R., Ruggirello, R.M., Teixeira, C., Muir, D.C.G. (2021). Historic Atmospheric Organochlorine Pesticide and Halogenated Industrial Compound Inputs to Glacier Ice Cores in Antarctica and the Arctic. ACS Earth Space Chem, 5, 9, 2534–2543. doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00211

 

Dachauer, A., Hann, R., and Hodson, A.J.: Aerodynamic roughness length of crevassed tidewater glaciers from UAV mapping, The Cryosphere, 15, 5513–5528, 2021. doi.org/ 10.5194/tc-15-5513-2021

 

 

2020

Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2020). Unsettled Topics in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Icing. SAE International, SAE EDGE Research Report EPR2020008. doi.org/10.4271/EPR2020008

 

Hermanson, M.H., Isaksson E., Hann R., Teixeira C.F., Muir D.C.G. (2020). Deposition of Polychlorinated Biphenyls to Firn and Ice Cores at Opposite Polar Sites: Site M, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, and Holtedahlfonna, Svalbard. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 4 (11), pp. 2096-2104. doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00227

 

Wallisch, J., Hann, R. (2020). Design of a Low-Speed Icing Wind Tunnel for UAVs. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt. doi.org/10.25967/530188

 

Hermanson, M.H., Isaksson E., Hann R., Teixeira C.F., Muir D.C.G. (2020). Atmospheric Deposition of Organochlorine Pesticides and Industrial Compounds to Seasonal Surface Snow at Four Glacier Sites on Svalbard, 2013-2014. Environmental Science & Technolgy, vol. 54, issue 15, pp. 9265–9273. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c01537

 

Hovenburg, A. R., Andrade, F. A. A., Hann, R., Rodin, C. D., and Johansen, T. A., Storvold, R. (2020). Long Range Path Planning Using an Aircraft Performance Model for Battery Powered sUAS Equipped with Icing Protection System. IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems. doi.org/10.1109/JMASS.2020.3003833

 

Hann, R., Hearst, R.J., Sætran, L.R., Bracchi, T. (2020). Experimental and Numerical Icing Penalties of an S826 Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers. Aerospace, 7(4), 46. [Data] doi.org/10.3390/aerospace7040046

 

Narum, E.F.L., Hann, R., Johansen, T.A. (2020). Optimal Mission Planning for Fixed-Wing UAVs with Electro-Thermal Icing Protection and Hybrid-Electric Power Systems. In 2020 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), pp. 651-660, IEEE. doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS48674.2020.9214054

 

 

2019

Hann, R., Hermanson, M. (2019). Derivation of Flow Rate and Calibration Method for High-Volume Air SamplersAtmospheric Measurement Techniques12(9), 4725-4731. doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4725-2019

 

Hann, R. (2019). UAV Icing: Ice Accretion Experiments and Validation. SAE Technical Paper. No. 2019-01-2037. doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-2037

 

Hann, R., Borup, K., Zolich, A., Sorensen, K., Vestad, H., Steinert, M., & Johansen, T.A. (2019). Experimental Investigations of an Icing Protection System for UAVs. SAE Technical Paper. No. 2019-01-2038. doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-2038

 

Fajt, N., Hann, R., Lutz, T. (2019). The Influence of Meteorological Conditions on the Icing Performance Penalties on a UAV Airfoil. 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Aerospace Sciences (EUCASS). doi.org/10.13009/EUCASS2019-240

 

Winter, A., Hann, R., Wenz, A., Gryte, K., & Johansen, T. A. (2019). Stability of a Flying Wing UAV in Icing Conditions. 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Aerospace Sciences (EUCASS). doi.org/10.13009/EUCASS2019-906

 

Hann, R. (2019). UAV Icing: Comparison of LEWICE and FENSAP-ICE for Anti-Icing Loads. AIAA 2019-1286. AIAA Scitech Forum. doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-1286

 

 

2018

Gryte, K., Hann, R., Alam, M., Roháč, J., Johansen, T. A., Fossen, T. I. (2018). Aerodynamic modeling of the skywalker x8 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle. In 2018 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), pp. 826-835. IEEE. doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS.2018.8453370

 

Hann, R. (2018). UAV Icing: Comparison of LEWICE and FENSAP-ICE for Ice Accretion and Performance Degradation. AIAA 2018-2861. AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-2861

 

 

2017

Hermanson, M.H., Hann, R., Johnson, G.W. (2017). Response to Comment on “Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Tree Bark near Former Manufacturing and Incinerator Facilities in Sauget, Illinois, United States”. Environmental Science & Technology. 2017, 51, 8206−8207. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b01688

 

Hann, R., Wenz, A., Gryte, K., & Johansen, T. A. (2017). Impact of atmospheric icing on UAV aerodynamic performance. In 2017 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS), pp. 66-71. IEEE. doi.org/10.1109/RED-UAS.2017.8101645

 

 

2016

Hermanson, M. H., Hann, R., & Johnson, G. W. (2016). Polychlorinated biphenyls in tree bark near former manufacturing and incineration facilities in Sauget, Illinois, United StatesEnvironmental Science & Technology, 50(12), 6207-6215. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b01053

 

 

2015

Lutz, T., Arnold, B., Bekiropoulos, D., Illg, J., Krämer, E., Wolf, A., Hann, R., Kamruzzaman, M. (2015). Prediction of flow-induced noise sources of wind turbines and application examplesInternational Journal of Aeroacoustics, 14(5-6), 675-714. doi.org/10.1260/1475-472X.14.5-6.675

 

 

2013

Hann, R., Wolf, A., Bekiropoulos, D., Lutz, T., Krämer, E. (2013). Numerical investigation on the noise generation of iced wind turbine airfoils. Winterwind Conference.

 

Hann, R., (2013). Aeroakustische Analyse Vereister Profile einer Windenergieanlage. Diplomarbeit/ Final-year thesis. University of Stuttgart.

 

 

2012

Hann, R., (2012). Thermische Untersuchng der Eisbildung und des Anti-Icings an einem Rotorblatt für Windenergieanlangen. Studienarbeit/study thesis. University of Stuttgart.

 

Conference Presentations (Total: 36 presentations)

2024

Hann, R. (2024). The icing barrier for clean aviation. NTNU and Rolls Royce Clean Aviation Evening, Trondheim.

 

Hermanson, M.H., Isaksson, E, Hann, R., Gabrielsen, G.W. (2024). Frozen Pollutants: Organic Contaminants in Svalbard Snow & Ice. Arctic Frontiers Conference 2024, Tromsø.

 

Pearce, D.M., Harcourt, W.D., Gajek, W., Hann, R., Rea, B.R., Benn, D.I., Lovell, H., Spagnolo, M.  (2024). Investigating the signature of a tidewater glacier surge behaviour using geomorphologhical, sedimentological and geotechnical data, Borebreen, Svalbard. General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union, EGU24.

 

Harcourt, W.D, Gajek, W., Pearce, D., Hann, R., Luckman, A., Rea, B.R., Benn, D.I., James, M.R, Spagnolo, M., Nanni, U. (2024). Surge initiation at the terminus of Borebreen (Svalbard): Drivers and impact on calving. General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union, EGU24.

 

 

2023

Hann, R. (2023). The challenge of atmospheric in-flight icing on RPAS. 8th ISARRA (International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft) conference, Bergen.

 

Hann, R. (2023) Mapping glaciers & counting reindeer: drone applications in Svalbard. Svalbard Science Conference, Olso.

 

 

2022

Hann, R. (2022). Drone-based mapping of surging Scheelebreen and Vallåkrabreen glaciers in Svalbard. SIOS Online Conference, online.

 

Hann, R. (2022). Drone-based mapping of Gruvefjellet in Spring and Summer for cornice risk assessment. SIOS Online Conference, online.

 

Hann, R. (2022). UAV Icing – The freezing barrier for the future of aviation. AMOS Days November 2022, Trondheim.

 

Hann, R. (2022). Update to Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. SIOS Polar Night Week 2022, Longyearbyen.

 

 

2021

Hann, R. (2021). SESS Report Release: Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. SIOS Polar Night Week, Longyearbyen.

Hann, R. (2021). Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. Arctic Science Summit Week, online.

 

Hann, R. (2021). Synergies between icing on wind turbines and UAVs. Winterwind Conference, online.

 

Hann, R. (2021). Hazards of In-flight Icing on Unmanned Aircraft. SAE Business of Automated Mobility (BAM) Forum, online.

 

Hann, R. (2021). Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. SIOS Online conference on remote sensing in Svalbard.

Hann, R. (2021). How to publish a paper. SCOPE, 1st student-led conference on Polar Environment, Longyearbyen.

Hann, R. (2021). The Role of Glacier Crevasses in the Context of Climate Change. Svalbard Science Conference, Olso.

Hann, R. (2021). Atmospheric icing as a hazard to unmanned aircraft applications. Arctic Safety Conference, Longyearbyen.

Hermanson, M.H., Isaksson, E., Hann, R., Ruggirello, R.M., Teixeira, C., Muir, D.C.G. (2020). A comparison of PCB congener, organochlorine pesticide, and industrial compound burdens in firn and ice cores from Antarctica and Svalbard. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, online.

 

 

2020

Hann, R. (2020). Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Svalbard. Arctic Change Conference, Longyearbyen.

Hann, R. (2020). Overview of Unsettled Topics in UAV Icing. SAE International AeroTech Digital Summit, online.

 

Müller, N., Hann, R., Lutz, T. (2020). The Influence of Meteorological Conditions on the Icing Performance Penalties on a UAV Propeller, Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress (DLRK), online.

 

Lindvall, J., Lee, L., Virk, M.S., Jin, J.Y., Lehtomäki, V., Hann, R., Revstedt, J. (2020). A CFD benchmark study of ice accretion on a wind turbine blade and a comparison to the ice accretion of a rotating blade cylinder model. Winterwind Conference, Åre.

 

Hann, R. (2020). Icing on UAVs. Invited talk to the Advanced Modeling & Simulation (AMS) Seminar Series at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames.

 

Hermanson, M.H., Isaksson, E., Hann, R., Teixeira, C., Muir, D.C.G. (2020). Deposition of polychlorinated biphenyls to ice cores at opposite polar sites: Holtedahlfonna, Svalbard and Site M, Antarctica. SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, Dublin.

Hann, R. (2020). Opportunities and Challenges for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the Arctic. SIOS Polar Night Week Conference, Longyearbyen.

 

 

2019

Hann, R., Hodson, A., Jonassen, M. (2019). Glacier Mapping and Wind Estimation with UAVs on Svalbard. Svalbard Science Conference, Olso.

 

Hann, R. (2019). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Cold Climate and Wind Energy Applications. Winterwind Conference, Umeå.

 

 

2018

Hann, R. (2018). Icing Protection Systems for UAVs in the Arctic. Arctic Change conference.

 

Hann, R. (2018). Wind Turbine Noise due to Icing. Wind Turbine Icing & Ice Prevention Forum

 

Hann, R. (2018). Icing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Wind Turbine Icing & Ice Prevention Forum

 

 

2017

Krøgenes, J., Brandrud, L., Hann, R., Bartl, J., Bracchi, T., & Sætran, L. (2017). Aerodynamic performance of the NREL S826 airfoil in icing conditions. Wind Energy Science Discussions, 1-17.

 

Hann, R., Veshniakova, L., Romero, M., Cicilio, P.R. (2017). Cold Climate Wind Energy in Longyearbyen, 78°N. Arctic Change conference.

 

 

2016

Hann, R. (2016). Applications of iced wind turbines noise simulations. Winterwind Conference.

 

 

2014

Hann, R. (2014). Simulation and validation of the aerodynamic performance of iced wind turbine airfoils. Winterwind Conference.

 

 

2012

Hann, R., Neumann, S. O., Miller, A., & Dillingh, J. (2012). Thermal analysis of a heated rotor blade for wind turbines. Winterwind Conference.

 

Datasets (Total: 13 datasets)

·        Hann, R., Rhodes, N., Gajek, W., Pearce, D., Harcourt, W. (2024). Drone-based mapping of calving rates of Borebreen in Svalbard, Svalbard, DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/B553MB

·        Hann, R. (2024). Drone-based mapping of surging glaciers in Rindersbukta, Svalbard, DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/IBBSGD

·        Hann, R., Rinne, E. (2024). Drone-based mapping of Larsbreen, Longyearbreen, and Tellbreen in Svalbard, DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/L41RKZ

·        Hann, R. (2023). Drone-based mapping of crevassed glaciers in Svalbard, DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/KLISS5

·        Hann, R. (2022). Drone-based mapping of Gruvefjellet in Spring and Summer for cornice risk assessment, DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/0NO42L

·        Hann, R., Meier, K., Garreau, A. (2022). Validation data for wind speed and wind direction measurements with quadcopter drones, DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/AFDYLS

·        Hann, R. (2022). Drone-based mapping of Sassendalen for reindeer counting in Svalbard. DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/KHQKWH

·        Hann, R., et al. (2022). Scientific literature that utilizes unmanned vehicles in Svalbard. Svalbard Integrated Earth Observing System, SIOS.

·        Hann, R. (2021). Drone-based mapping of the Endalen alluvial fan in Svalbard. DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/AED5GT

·        Hann, R. (2021). Aerodynamic roughness length of crevassed tidewater glaciers from UAV mapping in Svalbard. DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/JMWF3E

·        Hann, R. (2021). Drone-based mapping of the Lagoon Pingo in Svalbard. DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/IMPEG8

·        Hann, R., Müller, N. (2020). Icing Validation Database. DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/5XYALW

·        Hann, R., Wallisch, J. (2020). UAV Specification Database. DataverseNO, Version 1. doi.org/10.18710/L41IGQ

 

People – PhD Students (Main supervisor: 5 students, co-supervisor: 2 students)

·        Nicolas Müller, Icing, performance penalties, and ice protection systems for UAV propellers, 2021–2025, UBIQ Aerospace / NTNU, main supervisor.

·        Joachim Wallisch, De-icing and ice protection systems for UAVs, 2021-2025, NTNU, main-supervisor.

·        Michael Cheung, Path-planning of UAVs in icing conditions, 2021-2024, NTNU, main supervisor.

·        Bogdan Løw-Hansen, Ice detection, 2021-2025, NTNU, main supervisor.

·        Toni Klausen, Prediction of aircraft icing based on the microphysical properties of condensed water vapour outside mixed-phased clouds, using models and empirical data, 2021-2023, Andøya Space / NTNU, co-supervisor.

·        Mauro Ghirardelli, UAV-based wind measurements, UiB, co-supervisor.

·        Markus Lindner, Icing performance of UAVs, 2022-2026, NTNU, main supervisor.

 

People – Master Students (Total: 22 students)

·        Michael Henzler, CFD Simulation of Icing on a Flying-Wing UAV, NTNU/Uni Stuttgart, 2023/24, main supervisor.

·        Samuel Göhring, Photogrammetry for Experimental UAV Ice shapes, NTNU/Uni Stuttgart, 2023/24, main supervisor (ongoing).

·        Markus Frey, Numerical investigation of heat transfer on propeller ice protection systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, NTNU/Uni Stuttgart, 2023, main supervisor.

·        Lukas Wurst, CFD icing simulations on a fixed-wing UAV engine inlet, NTNU/Uni Stuttgart, 2022/23, main supervisor.

·        Henidya Heramarwan, CFD Icing Simulations on Rotors for eVTOL Unmanned Aircraft, NTNU/Uni Stuttgart, 2022/23, main supervisor.

·        Stephan Van Reen, CFD Simulation of the Air Flow Field around a Ship, 2022, NTNU/UNIS/Aalto, main supervisor.

·        Bogdan Løw-Hansen, Electrothermal Ice-Shedding Detection for UAVs, 2021, NTNU, supporting supervisor.

·        Michael Cheung, An energy consumption model for UAVs in icing conditions, 2021, NTNU, main supervisor.

·        Kilian Meier, Wind Estimation with multirotor UAVs, master thesis, 2021, UNIS / École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, main supervisor.

·        Ruben Kleiven, Robust and Gain Scheduled Flight Control of Fixed-wing UAVs in Wind and Icing Conditions, master thesis, 2021, NTNU, supporting supervisor.

·        Johannes Oswald, UAV Icing: Numerical and Experimental Study of Performance Penalties on an RG-15 Airfoil, master thesis, 2020/21, Uni Stuttgart / von Karman Institute / NTNU, main supervisor.

·        Max Nüßle, Heat Transfer Simulations of Crevassed Glaciers, master thesis, 2020/21, Uni Stuttgart / UNIS / NTNU, main supervisor. 

·        Mikkel Tiller, Advanced path planning for UAVs in icing conditions, master thesis, 2020/21, NTNU, co-supervisor.

·        Nicolas Müller, Numerical simulation of the ice accretion on a propeller of a small fixed-wing UAV, master thesis, 2020, NTNU / Uni Stuttgart, main supervisor.

·        Armin Dachauer, Aerodynamic Roughness Length of Crevassed Tidewater Glaciers from UAV Mapping, master thesis, 2020 UNIS / ETH Zürich, main supervisor.

·        Arthur Garreau, Validation and Application of Novel Wind Estimation Methods with Quadcopter UAVs in the Arctic, master thesis, 2020, UNIS / École nationale de la météorologie (ENM), main supervisor.

·        Edvard Frimann Løes Narum, Mission planning for fixed-wing UAVs in wind and icing conditions, master thesis, 2020, NTNU, co-supervisor.

·        Joachim Wallisch, Design of a low-speed icing wind tunnel for UAVs, master thesis, 2020, NTNU / Uni Stuttgart, main supervisor.

·        Nicolas Fajt, The Influence of Meteorological Conditions on the Icing Performance Penalties on a UAV Airfoil, master thesis, 2019, NTNU / Uni Stuttgart, main supervisor.

·        Adrian Winter, Systems Identification, Flight Performance, and Control of a Fixed-Wing UAV in Icing Conditions, master thesis, 2019, NTNU / Uni Stuttgart, main supervisor.

·        Julie Krøgenes, Aerodynamic Performance of the NREL S826 Airfoil in Icing Conditions, master thesis, 2017, NTNU, co-supervisor.

·        Lovisa Brandrud, Aerodynamic Performance of the NREL S826 Airfoil in Icing Conditions, master thesis, 2017, NTNU, co-supervisor.

 

Teaching

·        AGF-312 Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere (10 ECTS) – guest lecturer, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) 2023.

·        Training course on Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles in Svalbard (UAV4Svalbard) – main instructor, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS), 2023.

·        Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Environmental Applications – Advanced Level, guest lecturer, University of Silesia in Katowice, 2022.

·        AGF-350/850 The Arctic Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Local Climate Processes, 10 ECTS, guest lecturer. University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), 2020 & 2022.

·        AG-204/221 The Physical Geography of Svalbard, 15 ECTS, guest lecturer. University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), 2019 & 2021.

·        TRST Terrestrial Remote Sensing Training, guest lecturer, Svalbard Integrated Earth Observing System (SIOS), 2020.

·        AMS Advanced Modeling & Simulation Seminar Series, guest speaker. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2020.

·        TTK4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, guest lecturer. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 2018-2019.

·        AT-331/831 Arctic Environmental Pollution: Distribution and Processes, 10 ECTS, course responsible. University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), 2017.

·        AT-331/831 Arctic Environmental Pollution: Distribution and Processes, 10 ECTS, guest lecturer. University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), 2015-2016.

·        Workshop on using graphic calculators in aerospace engineering studies, course responsible. University of Stuttgart, 2012-2013.

 

Funding (National: 46.2MNOK & EU: 4.0MEUR)

·        European Defense Fund, 2023, EDF-2022-LS-RA-SMERO-NT-TDRIC: Tactical Drones in Rain and Icing Conditions. 4.0MEUR. Co-principal investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2024, project number 350469. Zero Ice Shield: D•ICE Ice Protection for Aviation's Green Evolution. 9.1MNOK. Co-principal investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2022, project number 333170: Drone-mapping Surging Glaciers in Svalbard. 50kNOK. Principal investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2021, project number 321667: Industrial PhD on Propeller Icing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 2.5MNOK. Principal investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2021, project number 316425: Icing effects, detection and mitigation on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). 12.4MNOK. Co-Principal Investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2021, project number 318000: Adverse weather mission planning for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). 14.9MNOK. Principal investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2020, project number 310702: Validation and Application of Novel Wind Estimation Techniques with UAVs in the Arctic. 29kNOK. Co-principal investigator.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2019, project number 296228: Autonomous icing protection solution for unmanned aircraft rotors. 6.4MNOK. Post-doc.

·        Research Council of Norway, 2019, project number 296355: Using UAVs to investigate effects of crevasses upon glacier surface melting. 78kNOK. Principle investigator.

·        Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2024, SESS Report 2024: Surging glaciers in Svalbard: Current knowledge and perspectives for monitoring. 200kNOK. Principle investigator.

·        Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2022, SESS Report 2022: Practical Guidelines for Scientific Application of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles in Svalbard. 200kNOK. Principle investigator.

·        Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2021, SESS Report 2021: Update to Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. 70kNOK. Principle investigator.

·        Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, 2020, SESS Report 2020: Scientific Applications of Unmanned Vehicles in Svalbard. 240kNOK. Principle investigator.

 

 

Research Projects

·        Icing effects, detection and mitigation on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Funded by the Research Council of Norway (IKTPLUSS). 2020 – today .

·         Center of Excellence, Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS). Funded by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU, Equinor, DNV GL and the Sintef Group. 2016 – 2023.

·        NTNU Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Laboratory (UAV-lab). 2016 – today.

·        NTNU Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Icing Laboratory (UAV Icing Lab). 2021 – today.

·        UAV Crevasse – Using UAVs to investigate effects of crevasses upon glacier surface melting (RIS-ID 11148). 2019 – 2022.

·        Arctic ABL Wind – Novel method for wind measurements in the arctic atmospheric boundary layer (RIS-ID 11372). 2020 – 2021.

·        2nd AIAA Ice Prediction Workshop (IPW). 2022 – 2023.

·        1st AIAA Ice Prediction Workshop (IPW). 2020 – 2021.

·        D•ICE ROTORS – Protecting the unmanned aircraft industry, funded by Research Council of Norway (BIA) and UBIQ Aerospace. 2019 – 2022.

·        Centre for integrated remote sensing and forecasting for arctic operations (CIRFA). 2016 – 2020.

·        NATO AVT-388 – Operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Icing Environments. Co-chair. 2023 – today.

·        NATO AVT-ET-214 – Operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Icing Environments. Co-chair. 2020 – 2022.

·        NATO AVT-299 – Assessment of Anti-Icing and De-Icing Technologies for Air and Sea Vehicles. Participant. 2018 – 2021.

 

 

Academic Engagement & Workgroups

·        AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Technical Committee. 2023 – today.

·        SAE Technical Committee –Aircraft Icing Technology (AC-9C). 2018 – today.

·        Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System. Science Optimisation Advisory Group and Remote Sensing Working Group. 2022 – today.

·        Scientific committee member for the 8th ISARRA (International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely piloted Aircraft) conference in Bergen. 2023.

·        Guest Editor for the Special Issue "Atmospheric Measurements Using Unmanned Systems" in Drones, 2020-2021.

·        Reviewer for several journals. See Publons.

·        Reviewer for AIAA Aviation Atmospheric and Space Environments (2022) and SAE International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures (2023).

·        Conference host of the 1st International Workshop on UAV Icing. 2022.

 

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS)
Department of Engineering Cybernetics (ITK)
Address: O.S. Bragstads plass 2D, NO7491 Trondheim, NORWAY