It has been reported that Rolls-Royce has entered the sphere of solar-powered drones.

News specialist Bnn reported on the twenty sixth (local time) that Rolls-Royce submitted a patent application for solar-powered drone manufacturing technology to the USA Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

In keeping with him, this patent concerns a latest method of producing composite parts needed for drone solar cell wings.

Efficiency and performance are optimized by reducing the sting thickness of drone wing parts through a multi-weaving method, leading to a major reduction in strength and sturdiness in addition to weight. Evaluation suggests that this might provide a latest breakthrough in the sphere of solar drones, where flight time and energy efficiency are necessary.

Rolls-Royce is a world leader within the actual aerospace field, boasting a patent share of 60% as of January 2024.

Moreover, this patent could have implications not just for aerospace, but in addition for various fields comparable to renewable energy, military programs, and disaster response. As drones turn out to be a very important tool to answer global challenges, Rolls-Royce can be known to be working to turn out to be a pacesetter on this field.

Bnn commented, “Because of Rolls-Royce’s technology, we will soon expect the commercialization of drones that run on solar energy.”

Reporter Taeyong Kim future@aitimes.com