One model. Every phase of your drone's life.
FF Twin is built around a single idea: the model you build for your first design decision should be the same model that monitors your fleet five years later. You don't start over. You build forward.
Most drone development tools are built for one task. Design tools don't talk to control systems. Control systems don't talk to maintenance platforms. Every time you move to the next phase, you start from scratch with a new team, a new toolset, and no shared memory of what came before.
FF Twin is built differently. One model, one platform, one continuous thread from concept to operation.
Design & Optimisation
Precise aerodynamic simulation and automated optimisation for UAV systems. FF Twin decomposes your drone's total energy consumption into the components that actually drive it — and tells you exactly what to improve.
- Energy decomposition: identify precisely where efficiency is lost
- Propeller optimisation: geometry, pitch, and inflow interaction
- Motor matching: torque and RPM requirements for your specific mission
- Arm and body aerodynamics: drag costs quantified, not estimated
- Multi-vehicle support: multirotors, VTOL, fixed-wing, rockets
- Automated optimisation: the algorithm runs the iteration, not you
- Mission-based design: optimise for your actual flight regime, not a generic state
Component & Production Advisory
When your design is optimised, you need to build it. Phase 2 connects the model to the real world: which components exist, which match your calculated specification, and what to expect in terms of performance.
- Component database matched to your design specification
- Motor, propeller, and ESC selection based on calculated requirements
- Trade-off analysis: performance vs. cost vs. availability
- Variant calculation: optimise your base design per customer order, in minutes
Control & Guidance Systems
The same model that designed your drone now calibrates how it flies. Control algorithms are tuned digitally — in seconds rather than weeks. Pilots train in simulator before the vehicle exists.
- Digital calibration of flight control algorithms
- Pilot training simulator: train on your specific vehicle months before delivery
- Optimal flight path calculation per mission
- Wind condition modelling and altitude optimisation
Digital Twin & Predictive Maintenance
Your drone is flying. FF Twin continues to work. Live flight data is compared against the model's predictions — automatically, continuously. Deviations are detected and diagnosed before they become failures.
- Continuous comparison of live flight data vs. model prediction
- Automatic anomaly detection: which component, what is wrong, when it becomes critical
- Fleet-scale monitoring across hundreds or thousands of vehicles
- Planned maintenance scheduling based on actual predicted failure — not fixed intervals
Each phase in drone development is typically handled by a different team with a different toolset:
- Design: engineers with Excel and Python scripts
- Control: a separate team in C++ writing firmware
- Maintenance: technicians with their own monitoring setup
Every handoff means starting over. Knowledge is lost. The model built in phase 1 has no connection to what happens in phase 3.
FF Twin closes that loop. The same model follows the vehicle through its entire life. Each phase builds on what came before.
FF Twin is in active development. Phase 1 is available now. Phases 2, 3, and 4 are on the roadmap — some in development, some further ahead.
We are transparent about what is live and what is coming. If you want to discuss specific capabilities or timelines, reach out directly.
flemming@forafact.dk