kaz29Вестник Казахстанско-Британского технического университетаHerald of the Kazakh-British Technical University1998-66882959-8109Казахстанско-Британский Технический Университет10.55452/1998-6688-2026-23-3-218-232kaz29-3187Research ArticleКОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЕ НАУКИCOMPUTER SCIENCEНОВАЯ КОНЦЕПЦИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО МОДУЛЯ ДЛЯ ПЕРЕВОЗКИ БЕСПИЛОТНЫХ НАЗЕМНЫХ АППАРАТОВ С ПОМОЩЬЮ БЕСПИЛОТНЫХ ЛЕТАТЕЛЬНЫХ АППАРАТОВ С ВЕРТИКАЛЬНЫМ ВЗЛЕТОМ И ПОСАДКОЙA NOVEL TRANSPORT MODULE CONCEPT FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION OF UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLEShttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-6415СамигулинаЗ. И.SamigulinaZ. I.

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z.samigulina@kbtu.kzhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-5931-7065МликоваК. А.MlikovaK. A.

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missmlikovakristina@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-3210-7126ТоленгутовР. Р.TolengutovR. R.

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r.tolengutov@kbtu.kzhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-8151-4928БутаковаД. А.ButakovaD. A.

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d.butakova@kbtu.kzhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-0092-8208НахимовЭ. Ж.NakhimovA. Z.

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a.nakhimov@kbtu.kzКазахстанско-Британский технический университетКазахстанKazakh-British Technical UniversityKazakhstan202625092026233218232Copyright © Самигулина З.И., Мликова К.А., Толенгутов Р.Р., Бутакова Д.А., Нахимов Э.Ж., 20262026Самигулина З.И., Мликова К.А., Толенгутов Р.Р., Бутакова Д.А., Нахимов Э.Ж.Samigulina Z.I., Mlikova K.A., Tolengutov R.R., Butakova D.A., Nakhimov A.Z.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vestnik.kbtu.edu.kz/jour/article/view/3187

В данной статье описываются проектирование и испытания модульной стыковочной станции для бес­пилотного летательного аппарата с вертикальным взлетом и посадкой, предназначенного для использования совместно с беспилотным наземным транспортным средством. Данное решение обеспечивает автономное присоединение и отсоединение полезных нагрузок посредством управляемой рельсовой системы, а также визуальную стыковку с помощью маркера quick response с использованием модуля бинокулярной камеры. Новизна предлагаемого модуля заключается в том, что основной крепежный механизм не остается интег­рированным с дроном после развертывания; вместо этого он спроектирован как неотъемлемая часть само­го транспортного модуля и отсоединяется вместе с ним. Такой подход отличает систему от традиционных решений, в которых основная крепежная конструкция остается на борту воздушной платформы и расши­ряет гибкость сценариев доставки и развертывания полезных нагрузок. Узел полезной нагрузки был спро­ектирован в Autodesk Fusion 360 и изготовлен из пластика типа полиэтилентерефталат-гликоль с помощью 3D-ne4amu методом наплавления на принтере Bambu Lab X1 Carbon. Для оценки смещения, напряжений, деформаций и сил реакции конструкции модуля под рабочими нагрузками был проведен структурный ана­лиз с использованием метода конечных элементов. Результаты углубленного моделирования показывают, что конструкция соответствует требованиям механической защиты, дополнительные подтверждения будут получены в ходе летных испытаний. Система может быть использована для развертывания беспилотного летательного аппарата с воздуха или для посадки дрона на мобильные наземные транспортные средства, что демонстрирует ее универсальность в области робототехники и автоматизации.

This paper describes the design and testing of a modular docking station for a fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing drone to be used in conjunction with an unmanned ground vehicle. The solution enables autonomous engagement and disengagement of payloads through a controlled rail-guided system and visual docking with a quick response marker using a binocular camera module. A novelty of the proposed module lies in the fact that the primary mounting mechanism does not remain integrated with the drone after deployment; instead, it is designed as an integral part of the transport module itself and is released together with it. This approach distinguishes the system from conventional solutions in which the main attachment structure stays onboard the aerial platform, and it expands the flexibility of payload delivery and deployment scenarios. The payload assembly was designed in Autodesk Fusion 360 and manufactured in polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified plastic using fused deposition modeling 3D printing on a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon printer. Structural analysis using finite element methods was performed to evaluate the displacement, stress, strain, and reaction forces of the module’s structure under operational loads. Advanced simulations suggest that the design satisfies mechanical protection requirements, additional proof will be gathered through flight testing. The system could be implemented to deploy unmanned ground vehicles from the air or for a drone to land on mobile ground vehicles, demonstrating its versatility in robotics and automation.

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