Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd

To develop a rapid and easy-to-use conceptual toolset to predict and analyse the noise signature of electric ducted fans; leading to the design and manufacture a new generation of quieter and zero-carbon electric jet engines to power drones.

Project HyFan will develop and de-risk the key technology bricks required for an integrated hydrogen fuel cell propulsor designed for the commercial drone market. The best-in-breed consortium will be led by Blue Bear, and will also include Bramble Energy, TOffeeAM and Aurata technologies. The programme will cost £799,261 over 18 months and it will advance...

To transfer and productionise aerodynamic tools and knowledge from the Whittle Laboratory at the University of Cambridge to Blue Bear Systems Research so that a new generation of zero-carbon, electric jet engines can be jointly developed and sold to aircraft manufacturers around the world.

ZEHPHyr1, Zero Emission Hydrogen Powered Hovercraft, is an 8-month feasibility which will de-risk the key barriers to zero-emission hovercraft operations. These barriers include -- operational barriers (socio-economics, crew training, regulations, life cycle impact), technical barriers (hydrogen-based propulsion system) and availability of hydrogen infras...

HEART (Hydrogen- Electric and Automated Regional Transportation) is a programme that will demonstrate a viable regional transport network that is zero carbon, affordable, scalable and safe. It is aimed at sub-regional aviation (typically using 9-19 passenger aircraft, with circa 100 licensed airfields around the UK) with an objective to enable a commercia...

This project aims to pave a way for integration of drones into the UK transport system for their widespread use for commercial deliveries. For this purpose, we focus on development and integration of physical and digital infrastructure into the practice of medical supplies delivery between blood banks and UK hospitals, paying special attention on integrat...

Project InCEPTion will develop a novel all-electric propulsion module that is safe-by-design, scalable, modular, power dense, quiet, efficient and enables the combined use of batteries and fuel cells in aircraft. The module will accelerate the electrification of various classes of electric aircraft (0-30 PAX), from eVTOLs, general aviation eCTOLs, up to s...

It is clearly understood that a pandemic like COVID-19 can easily disrupt the normal functioning of almost any sector. During pandemic, there is a need to transport blood samples, swab tests, blood/plasma, and other urgent/critical medical products such as vaccines that needs to be delivered quickly from/to disparate locations in safe and efficient manner...

Covid-19 crisis highlighted the potential benefits of using drones as an alternative, resilient, fast, flexible transport mode for inter-sites medical logistics. This recognition came at a time when inventories of supplies, surgical tools, samples were badly needed, but were not necessarily at the right place at the right time. The use of drones supports ...

The consortium's vision for _HEART_ (**_H_**_ydrogen**-**_ **_E_**lectric and **_A_**utomated **_R_**egional **_T_**ransportation) is to develop a sub-regional air transportation network that is _zero carbon_, _affordable_, _scalable_ and _safer_ and with a targeted entry into service in 2025\. Consortium partners include: Blue Bear, ZeroAvia, Loganair, H...

The vision for the Airspace of the Future (AoF) project is to enable routine operational drone services in a safe coordinated environment on a regional and national basis in cognisance of realistic end user requirements; validated by robust business cases, simulation, stakeholder and public engagement; underpinned by an integrated transportation model wit...

Locusts and rust diseases are major problems for agriculture globally, including for cereals in China. Currently they are often controlled by blanket-spraying of chemicals so this project aims to reduce unnecessary application of pesticides to improve the efficiency of resource use. The work will provide a comprehensive approach to dealing with these pest...