A kind of infrared automatic tracking device and method that is used for model
Technical field
The present invention relates to the model field, relate in particular to a kind of device and method that in telecontrolled model, uses infrared automatic tracking.
Background technology
Existing infrared technology mainly uses based on transmission steering order and interactive communicate in model especially telecontrolled model (as the infra-red remote control model of an airplane, helicopter, infra-red remote control auto model etc.).The steering order transmission system is made up of infrared remote controller and infrared receiver and topworks.Infrared remote controller is made up of order input, digital coding, infrared signal modulation and emission.Wherein the order input is formed complete operation person and infrared remote controller man-machine interface by operating rod or button, sensor or other-end output etc.; Digital coding is input command is quantized and to handle, and becomes the order of a series of data mould; The infrared signal modulation is made up of 38 KHz waveform generators and modulating part, and modulator is to export to radiating portion after 38 kilohertz signal of waveform generator output and order data signal work and the computing; Radiating portion is gone out through infrared light-emitting diode the signal of modulating part output to spatial emission.Receive topworks by the infrared signal receiving demodulation, data decode and command execution mechanism form.Wherein the infrared signal receiving demodulation is by infrared receiver) finish, it the infrared signal that receives is amplified and demodulation after export data decode to; Data decode through contrast and identification, restores input signal command signal to command execution mechanism and finishes corresponding order.
Existing infrared ray control instruction transmission system in the infra-red remote control aircraft, mainly finish advance, retreat, turn left, the transmission of action such as right-hand rotation, traversing, throttle and interactive communicate (as air exercise etc.) order.Existing infrared ray control instruction transmission system interactive communicate between infra-red remote control aircraft and infra-red remote control aircraft is finished actions such as tracking aiming shooting fully by the operator, be that the operator will handle outside line telecontrolled aircraft change level or pitch orientation and control infra-red remote control aircraft is adjusted the throttle size, launch a offensive again after making the model of an airplane aim at target of attack; Interactive communicate between the infra-red remote control model of an airplane and the telecontrolled model, the infra-red remote control airplane operation is the same.Actions such as telecontrolled model action need operator handles that the telepilot operating rod is finished the advancing of telecontrolled model, retreats, turned left, the lifting of right-hand rotation, model armament systems left-right rotation and elevation angle and attack; To be the operator attack after the left-right rotation of telecontrolled model differing heights and orientation adjustment gun turret and lifting make model armament systems aiming infra-red remote control aircraft according to the infra-red remote control aircraft its tracking target, and whole process is handled by the operator fully and finished; And interactive communicate needs two people to handle and could play between infra-red remote control aircraft and the telecontrolled model.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of device and method that can realize infrared automatic tracking in model, realizes the intellectuality of telecontrolled model and the accuracy of run-home, increases the interest of utilizing model game.
For this reason, the invention provides a kind of infrared signal reception unit combination that is used for the model infrared automatic tracking device, described infrared signal reception unit combination comprises the infrared signal reception unit of at least one pair of symmetrical distribution, and described infrared signal reception unit is made up of the infrared ray reception shielding box of infrared ray joint and the range limited system of incident angle.
Further, described infrared signal reception unit combination can comprise the infrared signal reception unit of two pairs of symmetrical distributions, described infrared ray joint is installed in infrared ray at a certain angle and receives in the shielding box, the structure that described infrared ray receives shielding box is a side opening, one side central authorities have a rectangle hole, the infrared signal reception unit of described two pairs of symmetrical distributions be placed on have infrared ray receiving element combination lower casing, on the carrier of infrared ray receiving element combination upper casing, transparency window, printed circuit board (PCB).
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic infrared tracking device that is used for model, comprise infrared signal reception unit combination, corresponding signal process control circuit and mechanical driving structure, described infrared signal reception unit combination comprises the infrared signal reception unit of at least one pair of symmetrical distribution, and described infrared signal reception unit is made up of the infrared ray reception shielding box of infrared ray joint and the range limited system of incident angle.
Further, described infrared signal reception unit combination comprises the infrared signal reception unit of two pairs of symmetrical distributions, described infrared ray joint is installed in infrared ray at a certain angle and receives in the shielding box, the structure that described infrared ray receives shielding box is a side opening, one side central authorities have a rectangle hole, the infrared signal reception unit of described two pairs of symmetrical distributions be placed on have infrared ray receiving element combination lower casing, on the carrier of infrared ray receiving element combination upper casing, transparency window, printed circuit board (PCB).
Wherein, described signal processing circuit is by receiving Signal Processing and the judgement that combination is received to the infrared ray direction signal, the output control signal corresponding, the action of control mechanical driving structure, adjust the angle between infrared tracking device and the infrared light sources, make two pairs of receiving element received signal intensity of symmetry differ minimum.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of model that is equipped with infrared tracking device, comprise infrared signal reception unit combination, corresponding signal process control circuit and mechanical driving structure, described infrared signal reception unit combination comprises the infrared signal reception unit of at least one pair of symmetrical distribution, and described infrared signal reception unit is made up of the infrared ray reception shielding box of infrared ray joint and the range limited system of incident angle.
Wherein, described infrared signal reception unit combination comprises the infrared signal reception unit of two pairs of symmetrical distributions, described infrared ray joint is installed in infrared ray at a certain angle and receives in the shielding box, the structure that described infrared ray receives shielding box is a side opening, one side central authorities have a rectangle hole, the infrared signal reception unit of described two pairs of symmetrical distributions be placed on have infrared ray receiving element combination lower casing, on the carrier of infrared ray receiving element combination upper casing, transparency window, printed circuit board (PCB); Described signal processing circuit is by receiving Signal Processing and the judgement that combination is received to the infrared ray direction signal, the output control signal corresponding, the action of control mechanical driving structure, adjust the angle between infrared tracking device and the infrared light sources, make two pairs of receiving element received signal intensity of symmetry differ minimum.
Further, described model is an infrared ray model panzer.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of method that is used for the model infrared automatic tracking, be applied in outfit and comprise on the model of the infrared automatic tracking device that infrared signal reception unit combination, corresponding signal process control circuit and the mechanical driving structure of the infrared signal reception unit of at least one pair of symmetric arrangement are formed, it is characterized in that comprising the steps:
A) signal that each the infrared signal reception unit receiving infrared-ray light source during the infrared ray receiving element makes up sends;
B) pulse-width signal of each infrared signal reception unit output of described signal processing control circuit receiving infrared-ray signal receiving element combination;
C) described signal processing control circuit carries out difference relatively to each to the pulse-width signal intensity of signal receiving unit;
D) judge described difference range whether in the permissible error scope of setting,, produce one group of pulse-width signal according to difference and control corresponding mechanical driving structure and rotate if described difference has exceeded the error range that allows;
E) if described difference has not exceeded the error range that allows, then signal processing control circuit does not process.
Wherein, outside line signal receiving unit combination in the automatic infrared tracking device of described model comprises the infrared signal reception unit of at least one pair of symmetrical distribution, described infrared signal reception unit is made up of the infrared ray reception shielding box of infrared ray joint and the range limited system of incident angle, described infrared ray joint is installed in infrared ray at a certain angle and receives in the shielding box, the structure that described infrared ray receives shielding box is a side opening, and side central authorities have a rectangle hole; The infrared signal reception unit of described symmetrical distribution be placed on have infrared ray receiving element combination lower casing, on the carrier of infrared ray receiving element combination upper casing, transparency window, printed circuit board (PCB).
Because the infrared ray receiving element in the infrared signal reception unit combination provided by the invention is taked special structure, can make the infrared ray receiving element basis and the angle of infrared light supply only accept the infrared signal in the certain limit, the infrared signal power that the infrared ray receiving element that is symmetrically distributed receives has certain difference, and this difference is eliminated in the action of the signal difference control mechanical driving mechanism that the signal control circuit in the infrared automatic tracking device provided by the invention can send according to infrared ray receiving element combination, therefore, use the apparatus and method of infrared automatic tracking provided by the present invention, can must pass through manual remote control model (model car in the past, the model panzer, model tanks etc.) the whole process of tracking target is transferred to the infrared ray tracking section and is finished automatically, can search for automatically, follow the tracks of, locking and target of attack and hide functions such as target attack, realize the accuracy of the intellectuality and the run-home of existing telecontrolled model, increased the interest of utilizing model game.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is an infrared tracking device middle infrared (Mid-IR) signal receiving unit unitized construction explanation synoptic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the angle explanation synoptic diagram in the infrared tracking device middle infrared (Mid-IR) signal receiving unit unitized construction of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the motion flow general illustration of a specific embodiment middle infrared (Mid-IR) of the present invention tracking means;
Fig. 4 is the detailed motion flow synoptic diagram of a specific embodiment middle infrared (Mid-IR) of the present invention tracking means;
Fig. 5 is the application note synoptic diagram of a specific embodiment middle infrared (Mid-IR) of the present invention tracking means;
Fig. 6 is the local explanation synoptic diagram that amplifies of signal receiving unit in the application of a specific embodiment middle infrared (Mid-IR) of the present invention tracking means;
Embodiment
The main thought of the apparatus and method that the automatic infrared ray that is applied in the telecontrolled model kind provided by the present invention is followed the tracks of is, have at needs on the telecontrolled model of tracking aiming function infrared tracking device be installed, by infrared tracking device adjust automatically angle with the telecontrolled model that sends infrared light sources realize to have the infrared light sources telecontrolled model from motion tracking.
Wherein the basic structure of infrared tracking device is to be combined by infrared signal reception unit combination, corresponding signal process control circuit and mechanical driving structure.Infrared tracking device receives the signal strength differences that forms between the combination Different Red outside line receiving element by infrared light sources around detecting at the infrared ray direction signal, handle through control circuit, produce control signal corresponding control mechanical driving structure and adjust the angle between infrared tracking device and the infrared light sources and follow the tracks of infrared light sources.
Further the specific embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 has shown the basic structure of the infrared tracking device middle infrared (Mid-IR) signal receiving unit combination in specific embodiment of the present invention.(a) is the outward appearance of infrared signal reception unit combination among Fig. 1, and (b), (c) are respectively the partial sectional view and the cut-away views of infrared signal reception unit combination among Fig. 1, and (d) among Fig. 1 is the front elevation of infrared ray receiving element combination inner structure.With reference to figure 1 (b), this infrared ray receiving element combination comprises infrared ray receiving element combination lower casing (1), infrared ray receiving element combination upper casing (2), transparency window (3), PCB (Printed Circuit Board, printed circuit board (PCB)) plate (4), infrared receiving terminal shielding box (5) and infrared receiving terminal (6).This infrared signal receives combination and is made up of the infrared ray receiving element of 4 symmetric offset spread, described infrared signal reception unit is made up of the infrared ray reception cavity of infrared ray joint and the range limited system of incident angle, described infrared ray joint is installed in infrared ray at a certain angle and receives in the cavity, the structure that infrared ray receives cavity is a side opening, and the another side central authorities of cavity have a rectangle hole.The feasible infrared receiving terminal that is installed in the infrared ray reception cavity of such textural association can only receive the infrared signal of certain angle and direction, can normally be received in the lateral opening direction and perpendicular to the infrared signal of this direction, and the infrared signal that is in other direction can not normally receive, thereby this receiving element has the characteristic that limits institute's receiving infrared-ray direction.
Fig. 2 has shown several critical angle of infrared signal reception unit combination infrared receiving terminal shielding box position, and wherein α is an infrared receiving terminal shielding box setting angle, and 0 °≤α≤45 °; β is an infrared receiving terminal shielding box Width receiving angle, and 10 °≤β≤30 °; δ is an infrared receiving terminal shielding box length direction receiving angle, and 65 °≤δ≤85 °; γ is an infrared receiving terminal shielding box lateral opening direction receiving angle, and 70 °≤γ≤90 °.
α, β, δ, γ can be provided with according to actual conditions in concrete the application, when α, β, δ, γ got certain value and be provided with, the infrared ray incident angle scope of infrared receiving terminal changed according to the variation of the elevation angle of infrared ray source point and infrared receiving terminal.Table 1 shows when α=17 °, β=40 °, γ=110 °, the corresponding relation between the incident angle scope that infrared light source point and infrared receiving terminal elevation angle and infrared receiving terminal can receive.
Infrared signal reception unit combination and signal processing circuit, the common formation of mechanical driving structure combination infrared tracking device, four infrared ray receiving elements of the infrared signal reception unit combination in the present embodiment are with four direction arrangement up and down.Two receiving elements are formed the tracing surface of vertical direction up and down, and the angle between two determines the size of vertical tracing surface up and down.
When implementing to follow the tracks of, the principle of work of infrared tracking device can be with reference to figure 3, when two infrared signal reception units when angle between the infrared light supply equates, received signal intensity is almost equal, otherwise between two infrared signal reception units, will form difference in signal strength, produce the output signal of vertical direction through signal Processing; About two receiving elements form the tracing surface of horizontal directions, about angle between two receiving elements determine the size of horizontal tracing surface.When two infrared signal reception units when angle between the infrared light supply equates, received signal intensity is almost equal, otherwise will form difference in signal strength between two infrared signal reception units, produces the output signal of horizontal direction through signal Processing.
Signal processing circuit is by receiving horizontal direction and vertical direction Signal Processing and the judgement that combination is received to the infrared ray direction signal, the output control signal corresponding, the control mechanical driving structure, adjust the angle between infrared tracking device and the infrared light sources, make the infrared ray direction signal receive two receiving element received signals of combined horizontal direction intensity and differ minimum and two receiving element received signals of vertical direction intensity differs minimum, reach from motion tracking infrared light sources purpose thereby reach infrared tracking device.
The elevation angle of infrared light source point-infrared receiving terminal |
Infrared ray incident angle scope |
??0° |
??116.8° |
??10° |
??113.1° |
??20° |
??107.2° |
??30° |
??98.4° |
??40° |
??85.6° |
??45° |
??97° |
??50° |
??67.2° |
??60° |
??90.9° |
??70° |
??92.3° |
??80° |
??92° |
??90° |
??90° |
Table 1
Fig. 5 has further shown the principle of work of infrared tracking device signal processing, and with reference to figure 5, its processing procedure is as follows:
That each infrared signal reception unit of infrared signal reception unit combination is exported all is a string PWM (Pulse Width Modulation, width modulation) signal, the time that high-low level takies has been reflected the power of received signal, the low level dutycycle is big more, signal is strong more, the low level dutycycle is more little, and signal is weak more, output overall height level when not having signal.The low level time of four groups of pwm signals that signal processing at first sends four infrared signal reception units that receive carries out integration simultaneously, obtain that PWM goes up, under the PWM, a PWM left side, the right four groups of signal strength values of PWM.Intensity level compares up and down then, if the last signal strength values of PWM is bigger than signal strength values under the PWM, exceeded the error range that allows, illustrate that infrared light supply is above infrared tracking device, calculate signal strength difference up and down, multiply by a scale factor again, the driven by motor drives structure that produces one group of pwm signal control vertical direction drives infrared tracking device and upwards rotates, and does upwards to follow the tracks of; If the last signal strength values of PWM is littler than signal strength values under the PWM, exceeded the error range that allows, illustrate that infrared light supply is below infrared tracking device, calculate PWM and go up signal strength difference under the PWM, multiply by a scale factor again, the driven by motor drives structure that produces one group of pwm signal control vertical direction drives infrared tracking device and rotates upwards tracking of do; If the difference of signal strength values does not exceed the error range of permission under last signal strength values of PWM and the PWM, illustrate that infrared light supply is positioned at the centre position in the infrared tracking device vertical direction.Again relatively with the right intensity level of PWM left side PWM, if PWM left signal intensity level is bigger than PWM right signal intensity level, exceeded the error range that allows, illustrate that infrared light supply is at the infrared tracking device left, calculate PWM and go up signal strength difference under the PWM, multiply by a scale factor again, the driven by motor drives structure that produces one group of pwm signal controlling level direction drives infrared tracking device direction rotation left, does to follow the tracks of left; If PWM left signal intensity level is littler than PWM right signal intensity level, exceeded the error range that allows, illustrate that infrared light supply is right-hand at infrared tracking device, calculate PWM left side PWM right signal strength difference, multiply by a scale factor again, the driven by motor drives structure that produces one group of pwm signal controlling level direction drives the infrared tracking device action of turning right and follows the tracks of to the right; If the difference of left signal intensity level and right signal intensity level does not exceed the error range of permission, illustrate that infrared light supply is positioned at the centre position in the infrared tracking device horizontal direction.If the difference of PWM left signal intensity level and PWM right signal intensity level does not exceed the error range of permission, the difference of signal strength values does not exceed the error range of permission yet under last signal strength values of PWM and the PWM, illustrate that infrared light supply is positioned at infrared tracking device central authorities, follow the tracks of, finish tracing task.
Fig. 5, Fig. 6 have shown that infrared tracking device of the present invention is used on the infrared ray model panzer (4), are used for from motion tracking and attack the synoptic diagram launching the ultrared model of an airplane.With reference to figure 5, Fig. 6, its middle infrared (Mid-IR) model of an airplane can send infrared ray by the infrared light supply (1) that self is equipped with; On the infrared ray model panzer infrared tracking device is installed, two the infrared ray that the infrared ray of comprise infrared receiver tube (2), be responsible for that the infrared ray that angular altitude one of follows the tracks of is accepted unit (31a), two the infrared ray of being responsible for angular altitude trackings is accepted unit (31b), being responsible for one of following the tracks of at the position angle accepts unit (32a), be responsible for the position angle tracking is accepted unit (32b), model armament systems (5), elevation angle controlling and driving mechanism (6), position angle and is controlled rotation platform (7).
In model air exercise tracing process, the infrared ray model of an airplane self sends infrared ray, when the infrared ray model of an airplane flies when the model panzer can receive the scope of the infrared light that it sends, the model panzer is with automatic tracking aircraft, and adjust the aligning of the gun turret in model armament systems aircraft on the car automatically, open fire with artillery attack behind the aligning.
Though described the present invention by embodiment, those of ordinary skills know, without departing from the spirit and substance in the present invention, just can make the present invention that many distortion and variation are arranged, and scope of the present invention is limited to the appended claims.