Abstract
The paper is a theoretical introduction to the reliability tests of unmanned aerial vehicles used in the Polish armed forces. The purpose of the article is to determine the type/model of the unmanned aircraft in the service in the Polish Armed Forces, which results from the conducted reliability tests will be the basis for generalizing them to the largest group for the subsequent research. In order to achieve the assumed goal, the author, first, reviewed the terms and definitions describing the subject of the study. The trends occurring in the description of the examined subject-matter were recognized. Then, the typologies and classifications of unmanned aerial vehicles were analyzed on the basis of Polish and international sources, as well as normative documents. The last part of the paper comprises of a comparison of tactical and technical data of unmanned aerial vehicles used by the Polish Armed Forces.
Highlights
Introduction to Reliability Tests of UnmannedAircraft Used in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland Anna MICHALSKA AbstractThis paper is a theoretical introduction to the reliability tests of unmanned aerial vehicles used in the Polish armed forces
Concluding the presented results of the theoretical research, it can be stated that despite the existence of several terms related to the subject of the study, the most suitable is “unmanned aerial vehicle”
The research has shown that the variety of functions and equipment, as well as the dynamic development of these objects often makes the adopted typology obsolete, or it is impossible to assign a particular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to one class, and in consequence, it is difficult to formulate a detailed, unambiguous description of the UAVs types
Summary
The broad spectrum of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the battlefield and their relatively low cost (several dozen times lower than it is the case of crewed machines) generate an increasing interest in this equipment, in developed, and developing countries. Bearing in mind the fact that reliability determines the probability that an object will perform its function in a given time in certain conditions, one may even be tempted to state that possessing modern equipment, as UAVs undoubtedly are, and not carry out an analysis and evaluation of the possible improvement of their reliability parameters, is unacceptable. For, this can cause the failure of a potential mission, and in extreme cases, it may endanger the life and health of soldiers who operate a given device, or whose task depends on the success of the UAV’s mission (e.g., reconnaissance). It should be emphasized that this research is a basis for further work related to the enhancement of reliability of unmanned aerial vehicles carried out by the author in her doctoral dissertation
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