Development directions of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

• Autorzy: Marcisz Marek , Kozuba Jarosław , Ulman Kamil

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.20858/sjsutst.2024.125.12

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the research was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of various energy sources used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and to determine which implemented energy sources are the best as well as what are the directions of energy source development. One hundred drone models were selected for the study, differing in their installed energy source, flight time, payload capacity, own weight, and application. The analyzed UAVs were powered by 6 energy sources: lithium polymer and lithium-ion batteries, combustion engines, hybrid drives, hydrogen fuel cells, and solar energy. The analysis covered both technical and economic, environmental, and operational aspects influencing the choice of a specific energy source. It allowed determining the best energy source for each of the 4 selected applications: military, monitoring, transport, and agriculture. An assessment of challenges related to the use and development of energy sources was also carried out, and areas where further research and innovation are necessary and essential were identified. It was found that in military applications, the development of UAV energy sources will focus on combustion engines and electric propulsion with lithium polymer batteries. In civilian applications (in transport, monitoring, and agriculture), it will be directed towards further research and improvement of hybrid drives and hydrogen fuel cells.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

unmanned aerial vehicles; energy sources; lithium polymer batteries; hybrid drives; hydrogen fuel cells; solar energy

PL

bezzałogowe statki powietrzne; źródła energii; bateria litowo-polimerowa; napędy hybrydowe; wodorowe ogniwa paliwowe; energia słoneczna

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Transport / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: z. 125
• Strony: 177--189
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Marcisz Marek

• Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, The Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8 Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-880X

autor

Kozuba Jarosław

• Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, The Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8 Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-4270

autor

Ulman Kamil

• Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, The Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8 Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5050-6018

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