Title
Reliability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Context of Selected Factors
Authors
[ 1 ] Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Transportu, Politechnika Poznańska | [ 2 ] Instytut Napędów i Lotnictwa, Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Transportu, Politechnika Poznańska | [ SzD ] doctoral school student | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2026
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- energy consumption
- battery
- UAV
- energy management
Abstract
EN This article focuses on the study of the reliability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), whose role in various sectors, including the rescue sector, is dynamically increasing. The aim of the study was to analyze the key factors affecting UAV failure rate and determine their impact on the time to failure. Statistical analysis and simulations were conducted within the study, based on collected data, to investigate the relationship between the type of failure and the system's time to failure. The results of the analyses showed that the time to failure differs significantly depending on the cause, particularly for battery-related failures. It was also found that unfavorable atmospheric conditions, such as strong wind, high temperature, and high humidity, significantly shorten the system's time to failure compared to normal conditions, with this effect being similar for different types of unfavorable weather.
Pages (from - to)
1 - 19
License type
CC BY (attribution alone)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Full text of article
Access level to full text
public
Ministry points / journal
140
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