The article presents the analyses of the flights carried out the by the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named PW-ZOOM used to perform a photogrammetric mission and monitoring of fauna in Antarctic areas. The analyses focus on the deviations of the optical axis of the photo-camera which occurred during photogrammetric flights carried out on the same route but during several Antarctic expeditions performed in subsequent years (2014 and 2015). The results were subjected to correlation tests with weather conditions (wind speed and variability). The basis for these analyses are the data from the onboard signal recorder integrated with an autopilot.

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This paper presents the testing methodology of specimens made of layers of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V in dynamic impact loading conditions. Tests were carried out using a drop-weight impact tower. The test methodology allowed us to record parameters as displacement or force. Based on recorded data, force and absorbed energy curves during plastic deformation and sheet perforation were created. The characteristics of the fractures were also analyzed. The impact test simulation was carried out in the ABAQUS/Explicit environment. Results for one, two, and three layers of titanium alloy were compared. The increase in force required to initialize the damage and the absorbed energy during plastic deformation can be observed with an increase in the number of layers. The increase in absorbed energy is close to linear. In the simulation process, parameters such as Huber–Mises–Hencky stress value, equivalent plastic strain, temperature increase, and stress triaxiality were analyzed.

Foamed glass is widely used in the industry as an insulating material. However, its mechanical properties are not well-investigated yet. Foamed glass is produced from glass waste that causes discrepancy in mechanical properties of the final product. This paper shows a way to increase the limit of the load capacity of foamed glass, which is very fragile and sensitive to mechanical and thermal loading conditions. In this paper, three different methods of load application on cellular glass structure (rough contact, resin and flour interfaces) and their influence on failure mechanisms were investigated in detail. The results of numerical analyses, based on finite elements method and compression strength tests using the digital image correlation method, indicate that the overall strength of the material is limited by boundary effects. A careful adjustment of the interface property is the main factor to draw useful conclusions and to extend load limits of cellular glass in engineering applications.