Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav by Chen Xu

Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Yav Tom Ntej Competition Category.

NyiajYav Tom Ntej· 2025

Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav

by Chen Xu

Client: Beihang University

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Yav Tom Ntej Category

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The Design

About Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav

Skybridge yog ib lub nyoob hoom qav taub tsis muaj neeg tsav uas raug tsim los thauj khoom xa tawm ntawm cov nkoj mus rau cov koog povtxwv uas tsis muaj chaw nres nkoj. Lub cev nyoob hoom raws li cov duab ntws du ntawm cov tsiaj hauv hiavtxwv kom txo tau qhov cua tiv thaiv thiab kev siv zog. Cov phaj ntawm lub cev nyoob hoom raug nchuav ua ib daim xwb los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv composite, thiab cov txheej txheem sab hauv siv carbon fiber uas txo tau qhov hnyav li 32 feem pua. Ib qho kev dai khoom muaj ntau lub nqe lauj thiab cov cav winch hauv qab ua rau nws thauj tau khoom hnyav txog 260 kilograms nyob rau qhov siab txog 6,000 meters thiab hauv cua hlob 12 meters ib vib nas this. Cov neeg tswj nyob rau saum lub nkoj pab tswj lub nyoob hoom nyob deb, coj kev los ntawm cov koob yees duab thiab cov twj ntsuas nyob hauv lub nyoob hoom.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Skybridge Lub Nyoob Hoom Qav Taub Tsis Muaj Neeg Tsav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Designed for cargo delivery to portless islands, this helicopter overcomes geographical barriers. Its biomechanically optimized airframe, multi-hook suspension, and intelligent undercarriage winches achieve a 260kg payload capacity—operating reliably at 6,000m altitude and 12m/s winds, redefining aerial logistics for extreme environments.
Dimensions & Packaging: with rotor: 3786X3600X1330mm
without rotor:2660X1054X950mm
Tags: Civil Drone, Product Design, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Unmanned Helicopter, Maritime Transport
Production Technology: The manufacturing process integrates the modular assembly concept of the naval industry, and adopts composite materials to realize one-piece molding of the fuselage covering parts. The internal structure uses carbon fiber materials to achieve a 32% breakthrough in lightweight, which significantly improves the carrying efficiency. The streamlined aerodynamic design is modeled after marine life, which ensures the structural strength and effectively reduces the operational energy consumption.
Design Challenge: Balancing the societal need for efficient island resupply with minimizing environmental impact and complying with UAV regulations proved challenging. Developing a safe, reliable unmanned system with the required payload and capture capabilities required extensive research and design iterations.
Research: This design analyzes the efficient movement mechanism of marine organisms through bionic methods, focusing on the hydrodynamic curves and their energy transfer modes when fish swim. Combined with computational fluid dynamics simulation and 3D scanning modeling technology, the bio-evolutionary advantages of marine organisms, such as drag-reducing characteristics, are transformed into UAV engineering parameters.
Inspiration: This unmanned helicopter is designed for cargo transport from ships to portless islands. Maritime operational demands inspired its biomimetic approach, translating marine organisms' hydrodynamic efficiency into aerospace engineering. The streamlined fuselage curvature and rotor system synergy originate from analyzing oceanic lifeforms' drag-resistant structures.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 in Beijing and finished in February 2025 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: Operators on a support vessel remotely control the helicopter, using onboard cameras and sensors for real-time visual feedback. The operators identify and control helicopter to capture the cargo, providing a secure and damage-free delivery method compared to direct airdrops.
Team Members: Chen Xu
Wu Fangbo
Dr. Wang Lijing
Dr. Zhang Rong
Cai Tianyang
Zhang jun
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #1: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #2: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #3: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #4: Creator sxdesign, 2025.