@inproceedings{Mendonca2025EnhancingBlasting,

title = {Enhancing the Blasting Potential of Loitering Munitions: A Multiphysics Optimization Approach},

author = {Fausto B. Mendon\c{c}a and Girum Urgessa and Jos\'{e} A. F. F. Rocco and Luiz F. M. Terra and Rene F. B. Gon\c{c}alves},

url = {https://www.sige.ita.br/edicoes-anteriores/2025/TRABALHOS/Artigos-com-ISSN/Enhancing the Blasting Potential of Loitering Munitions A Multiphysics Optimization Approach.pdf},

issn = {1983-7402},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

booktitle = {Anais do Simp\'{o}sio de Aplica\c{c}\~{o}es Operacionais em \'{A}reas de Defesa (SIGE)},

pages = {060\textendash064},

address = {S\~{a}o Jos\'{e} dos Campos, Brasil},

organization = {Instituto Tecnol\'{o}gico de Aeron\'{a}utica},

abstract = {Loitering munitions, or "kamikaze drones," combine surveillance and precision strikes, with their effectiveness dependent on warhead blasting potential. This study utilizes a Multiphysics optimization approach via COMSOL Multiphysics to enhance warhead performance using high-energy explosives CL-20 and FTDO, compared to RDX. Simulations of detonation dynamics, shock wave propagation, and structural interactions reveal CL-20 achieves 26 MPa peak pressure and 17% impulse increase, while FTDO offers 23 MPa and 12% impulse improvement, with enhanced safety. These advancements improve lethality and compactness but raise ethical concerns regarding collateral damage. Future work should validate findings experimentally and explore hybrid formulations.},

keywords = {computational simulation, COMSOL, loitering munitions, warhead performance},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}