Manufacturing Technology 2025, 25(1):2-13 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2025.007

Creating a 3D Model of a Hovercraft for Research into Structural Shape Optimization and Material Design of Structural Parts

Milan Chalupa ORCID...1, Adam ©vásta ORCID...1, Zdeněk Krobot ORCID...1, Josef Veverka2, Roman Knobloch3, Antonín Svoboda ORCID...4, Martin Svoboda ORCID...4, Patrik Balcar ORCID...4, Jaroslav Cais ORCID...4, Jan ©těrba ORCID...4, Michal Lattner ORCID...4, Josef Ponikelský ORCID...4
1 Faculty of Military Technology, Univerzity of defence, Brno Kounicova str. 65, 662 10 Brno, Czech Republic
2 MSC Software s.r.o. and Hexagon company, Příkop 4, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 IMESO s.r.o., Rosická str. No 372, 66417 Tetčice, Czech Republic
4 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. Pasteurova 3334/7, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

The article describes the creation of a mathematical 3D model of the original hovercraft structure, which will be further used for research into modifying the shapes and materials of the structure to ensure better driving conditions. Proposals for new materials for individual parts of the hovercraft structure will be addressed in order to reduce the weight of the hovercraft and thereby ensure a higher possible speed of movement, reduce fuel consumption and ensure the necessary mechanical properties of individual segments. The mathematical model of the simplified hovercraft model was created in the Cradle and Adams simulation programs. The paper is presented by analyzing the hovercraft properties in order to obtain sets of advantages and disadvantages of the hovercraft. The following is a description of the creation of a geometric 3D model of the hovercraft, which is built using Autodesk Inventor. The article further describes the transformation of the 3D model into a simulation model that can be used for co-simulation of movement in the Adams and Cradle computer simulation systems. The simulations will be the first step towards modifying the structure of a real rescue UAV prototype with improved maneuverability, stability and the ability to traverse terrain with surfaces unsuitable for hovering.

Keywords: Hovercraft, Mathematical model, Simulation, Multibody system, Airflow, Rapid design
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The presented study has been prepared with the support of the project DZRO VAROPS, Faculty of military technologies, University of Defence, Czech Republic

Received: November 8, 2024; Revised: February 23, 2025; Accepted: February 27, 2025; Prepublished online: March 26, 2025; Published: April 25, 2025  Show citation

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Chalupa M, ©vásta A, Krobot Z, Veverka J, Knobloch R, Svoboda A, et al.. Creating a 3D Model of a Hovercraft for Research into Structural Shape Optimization and Material Design of Structural Parts. Manufacturing Technology. 2025;25(1):2-13. doi: 10.21062/mft.2025.007.
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