Aerodynamic Design Methodology for Air Propellers of Swarm UAVs under Variable Mission Payloads

• Autorzy: Bezpalyy Viacheslav , Ukrainets Yevgen , Myronenko Kostyantyn , Loginov Vasyl

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/tar-2025-0013

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study presents an aerodynamic design methodology for fixed- and variable-pitch air propellers (APs) for swarm unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), based on vortex theory. The methodology integrates design calculations with system analysis, mathematical modeling, and parametric simulations to evaluate aerodynamic and flight characteristics under diverse operational scenarios. The results demonstrate that UAV flight range and endurance are strongly influenced by payload configuration, flight altitude, and velocity, with bomb load having a particularly significant impact. Verification calculations confirm that one of the most critical factors in improving UAV performance is the design of mission-specific propellers. To address this, we propose a modular approach in which UAVs are equipped with sets of interchangeable APs, each optimized for distinct combat tasks and payloads. This approach enables flexible mission adaptation while maintaining efficiency across flight regimes, providing a practical pathway toward enhancing the performance of tactical swarm UAVs.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

UAV; swarm UAV; air propeller; aerodynamic design; vortex theory; combat load

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa Naukowe Sieci Badawczej Łukasiewicz - Instytutu Lotnictwa
• Czasopismo: Transactions on Aerospace Research
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Nr 3 (280)
• Strony: 41--61
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., fot., rys., tab., wzory

Twórcy

autor

Bezpalyy Viacheslav

• Ivan Kozhedub Kharkov National Air Force University, 77/79 Sumska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61023

• https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7077-0544

autor

Ukrainets Yevgen

• Ivan Kozhedub Kharkov National Air Force University, 77/79 Sumska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61023

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7674-0588

autor

Myronenko Kostyantyn

• Ivan Kozhedub Kharkov National Air Force University, 77/79 Sumska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61023

• https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8028-3724

autor

Loginov Vasyl

• JSC FED, 132 Sumska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61023

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-7407

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