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Title of the article EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING UNMANNED TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND PROSPECTS FOR THEIR USE IN CONSTRUCTION
Authors

BELEVICH Alexander V., Deputy Director General for Highly Automated Electric Transport – Chief of the R&D Center “Electromechanical and Hybrid Power Units of Mobile Machines”, Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CHARAPOK Artem V., Head of the Top-Level System Design Division of the Applied Research Laboratory for Research, Design and Testing of Electric Vehicles and Basic Electric Drive Components of the R&D Center “Electromechanical and Hybrid Power Units of Mobile Machines”, Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

VYSOTSKIY Oleg P., Head of the Software Development Department for Microprocessor Systems of the R&D Center “Electromechanical and Hybrid Power Units of Mobile Machines”, Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

KRAVTSOV Ivan P., Head of the Industrial Robotics Department of the R&D Center “Electromechanical and Hybrid Power Units of Mobile Machines”, Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In the section MECHANICS OF MOBILE MACHINES
Year 2025
Issue 4(73)
Pages 18–24
Type of article RAR
Index UDK 621.8:004.8
DOI https://doi.org/10.46864/1995-0470-2025-4-73-18-24
Abstract The current stage in the development of unmanned transport vehicles is characterized by a shift from public mobility to specialized applications in controlled environments. This article analyzes promising directions in the development of unmanned technologies in mechanical engineering. Modern achievements in the automation of three key sectors are systematized: agriculture, mining, and construction. Based on a comparative analysis of international experience and literature sources, characteristic features of each sector are identified: in agriculture, there is a transitional stage from automatic driving systems to full autonomy; in the mining industry, successful industrial implementation of unmanned systems with proven economic efficiency is demonstrated; and in construction, a significant potential for integrating robotic complexes with BIM technologies is revealed. Special attention is paid to legal and infrastructural limitations hindering the widespread adoption of autonomous transport in logistics and passenger transportation. The article presents research results and practical developments in creating unmanned transport vehicles for restricted-access sectors, carried out by specialists of the Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus. The research outcomes justify focusing efforts on developing robotic complexes for applications in restricted environments, representing a strategic interest for the development of domestic mechanical engineering.
Keywords unmanned vehicles, robotic complexes, autonomous systems, agricultural robotics, mining dump trucks, construction automation, BIM modeling
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