Системний аналіз і методологія оптимізації мобільних кранів на автомобільному шасі для умов активних бойових дій: структурна надійність, балістичний захист і живучість

Ihor Zalisko; Serhii Himber

doi:10.34169/2414-0651.2026.2(50).131-136

System analysis and optimization methodology for mobile cranes on truck chassis in active combat conditions: structural reliability, ballistic protection and survivability

Authors

Ihor Zalisko Drohobych Truck Crane Plant
Serhii Himber Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-3944

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34169/2414-0651.2026.2(50).131-136

Keywords:

mobile crane, combat vehicle system, ballistic protection, STANAG 4569, FPV UAV, structural reliability, telescopic boom, remote control, survivability, engineering equipment

Abstract

This article demonstrates the relevance and scientific and practical significance of a new research direction: the systematic analysis of mobile cranes mounted on truck chassis as combat technical systems in a UAV-saturated combat environment. Based on an analysis of four thematic clusters of the reviewed literature, a systemic gap has been identified between academic achievements in the fields of structural mechanics, ballistic materials science, control theory, and military analytics, and the lack of a synthesizing interdisciplinary approach to describing the crane as a unified combat system. Five key scientific contradictions were identified, forming the research problem of the study. Based on the experience of the armed conflict in Ukraine in 2022–2026, the transformation of threats to unarmored engineering vehicles posed by FPV-UAVs is characterized, and the fundamental insolubility of this problem within the framework of any single discipline is demonstrated. A four-module research program structure is proposed, defining scientific tasks, methods, and target journals for publications. The article substantiates the relevance and issues of the new research direction.

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Author Biographies

Ihor Zalisko, Drohobych Truck Crane Plant

Candidate of Technical Sciences

Serhii Himber, Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine

Engineer, Head of the Research and Development Department for Scientific Research of Armament and Military Equipment of the Support Forces

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