With Years Of Combined Experience Brayfoil Technologies Seeks To Change How Wings And Aerofoils Work
With Years Of Combined Experience Brayfoil Technologies Seeks To Change How Wings And Aerofoils Work. Brayfoil Technologies is a leader in compliant structure and morphing aerofoil research and design, providing unique capabilities to implement breakthrough technologies for efficiency gains and cost reductions. Underpinned by an international IP portfolio and a skilled team, the company works closely with research institutes and corporate clients across the globe to implement morphing technology in the design, testing and manufacture of products in renewable energy and other industries.
Started in 2017 by Robert and Matthew Bray, and with a foundation of 15 years of research and development into biomimicry and composite design, Brayfoil Technologies began with a vision to change how wings and aerofoils work. The base IP portfolio was created by studying how Cape Vultures fly and the shapes their wings create, and replicating that in a simple and universally applicable way.
Starting with ideation and concept creation, the company’s team is able to envision new ways of implementing morphing wing technology using commercially viable materials and innovative methods. It is able to 3D model components, analyse aerodynamic behaviour and design composite layups for specific outputs. Its research experience extends to actuation and mechanism design with integration into systems and control architecture development. From component-level analysis to full system modelling, Brayfoil aims for impactful practical solutions. Its suite of tools include component finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Simulink & Matlab modelling and it’s proprietary aeroservoelastic modelling tools.
With a focus on composites, the company’s development process encompasses 3D printing, scale model testing, composite layups and tooling, fabrication and assembly. It aims to use the best quality materials in innovative ways to reach new heights. Its test beds and sensor equipment allow for static load testing, wind tunnel testing and numerical validation. Every solution needs a solid grounding in the real world and a unique advantage that is useful to its partners. The company’s team has experience in tailoring products to market and client requirements, and innovating in such as way as to provide a long-term competitive advantage supported by sufficient IP protections.
The development journey has taken the team through many iterations of this technology and finding the ideal application area and deployment process. Their mission is to develop technologies to work in harmony with nature through adaptive mechanics, and to drastically increase the adoption of renewable technologies through cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
