Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote by Chen Xu

Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Iby'Ejo Hazaza Competition Category.

IfezaIby'Ejo Hazaza· 2025

Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote

by Chen Xu

Client: Beihang University

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Iby'Ejo Hazaza Category

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The Design

About Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote

Skybridge ni kajugujugu itagira umupilote yagenewe gutwara imizigo iva mu mato ijya ku birwa bidafite ibyambu. Umubiri wayo wubatswe ukurikije imiterere yoroshye y'ibinyabuzima byo mu nyanja kugira ngo ugabanye imbaraga z'umuyaga zibangamira urugendo n'ingufu zikoreshwa. Impande z'umubiri wa kajugujugu zakozwe mu gice kimwe hakoreshejwe ibikoresho bivanze, naho imiterere y'imbere igakoresha carbon fiber bigatuma uburemere bugabanukaho 32 ku ijana. Uburyo bwo kumanika imizigo bufite amasoko menshi hamwe na winch zo munsi bituma ishobora gutwara imizigo ingana na kilogarama 260 ku butumburuke bugera kuri metero 6.000 no mu muyaga ufite umuvuduko wa metero 12 ku isegonda. Abayikoresha bari ku bwato bubafasha bayiyobora bari kure, bafashijwe na kamera n'ibyuma byumva ibiri kuri yo.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Skybridge Kajugujugu Itagira Umupilote ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

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.