Continuous Surface Monitoring for Aerospace Testing & Flight Validation
Hyve provides dense, real-time pressure, temperature, and strain data across aerodynamic and structural surfaces — enabling faster wind tunnel campaigns, improved CFD correlation, and rapid non-invasive instrumentation for aerospace, defence, and advanced air mobility programmes.
Aerospace Applications
Wind Tunnel Instrumentation
Dense surface pressure mapping without drilling or extended installation time.
CFD Correlation & Validation
High-frequency experimental data to improve model fidelity and reduce iteration cycles.
Flight Test Instrumentation
Non-invasive surface deployment enabling rapid aerodynamic and structural measurement during flight campaigns.
Defence & Unmanned Aerial Systems Testing
Surface monitoring for UAV platforms, advanced air mobility vehicles, and defence test programmes.
Composite & Structural Monitoring
Surface strain and load mapping without embedded gauges or structural modification.
By simplifying instrumentation setup and increasing measurement density, Hyve reduces the time and cost of aerodynamic testing while improving experimental fidelity across wind tunnel and flight test environments.
A new standard for real-time aerodynamic and structural measurement.
Measured Impact in Aerospace Test Campaigns
High-Density Wind Tunnel Instrumentation
Legacy Approach
- • Discrete pressure taps
- • Multi-day installation
- • Limited spatial resolution
With Hyve
- • High-density sensing across each wing section
- • Rapid, non-invasive deployment
- • Complete pressure distribution mapping
CFD Correlation & Validation
High-cost CFD campaigns still require experimental validation. Hyve provides dense, real-time surface measurement to strengthen model correlation and identify aerodynamic discrepancies earlier in the development cycle.
- • Identify correlation errors early
- • Reduce iteration cycles by 30–40%
- • Validate simulation assumptions before prototype build
Flight Test Instrumentation
Hyve enables rapid deployment of surface instrumentation without drilling or structural modification, making it suitable for temporary or campaign-based flight testing.
Applications include:
- • Aircraft certification campaigns
- • Aerodynamic performance validation
- • Flutter and structural load testing