New aviation icing detection system developed in Alberta
Work being done by Alberta company Pegasus, based in Sturgeon County, has gotten the attention of Boeing.
“Boeing is always looking for companies that show great innovation, great technology development,” said Charles ‘Duff’ Sullivan, president of Boeing Canada.
“We’re extremely honoured that they’re able to actually share this publicly, the work we’ve been able to do with them,” added the founder & CEO of Pegasus, Cole Rosentreter.
Pegasus has developed a “game changing” new technology for the aviation industry called Motion Icing Detection Alert System (MIDAS).
“We developed this technology that allows us to actually detect icing buildup in real-time,” Rosentreter said.
“This allows us to basically peel and patch onto any surface on an aircraft … to give you real time alerts and life-saving warnings at the very early onset of icing conditions,” Rosentreter said.
He said icing is one of the biggest hazards and costs for the aviation
