CN106335640A - Unmanned aerial vehicle based continuous dropping device and controller - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle based dropping equipment, and in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle based continuous dropping device and a controller. The device comprises an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate. A plurality of through holes are formed in the lower clamping plate. A plurality of storage containers are disposed between the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate. An opening is formed in a bottom end of each storage container, and all the openings are opposed to the through holes. A rotating plate is disposed at one side, far away from the upper clamping plate, of the lower clamping plate, and a leaking hole is formed in the rotating plate. The rotating plate is connected to a driving device. The driving device comprises a steering engine that is connected to a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to the rotating plate. The unmanned aerial vehicle based continuous dropping device and the controller provided by the present invention may achieve continuous dropping by controlling the rotation of the rotating plate with the steering engine; articles for dropping are loaded in the storage containers; and the rotation angle of the steering engine may be accurately controlled by means of a PWM wave duty ratio.
Description
Technical field
The equipment technical field the present invention relates to unmanned plane is jettisoninged, the continuous throwing device of more particularly, to a kind of unmanned plane and control
Device.
Background technology
With the maturation developing rapidly with market of unmanned air vehicle technique, unmanned plane is socially widely used.
But, considerably less for the technology and product being thrown in article using unmanned plane in the air, at present, only parabolic mode is one
Secondary property is jettisoninged, and, article of jettisoninging adopt simple hang, do not have the container loading article of jettisoninging, not only do not enable
Continuously jettisoning, and affect unmanned plane during flying safety during jettisoninging.
Content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to proposing a kind of continuous throwing device of unmanned plane and controller, to solve to deposit in prior art
Unmanned plane do not enable the technical problem of continuous parabolic.
For reaching this purpose, the present invention employs the following technical solutions:
A kind of continuous throwing device of unmanned plane, including train wheel bridge and lower plate, described train wheel bridge and described lower plate are fixed
Connect, described lower plate is provided with multiple through holes, multiple described through holes are circumferentially distributed, described train wheel bridge and described lower plate it
Between be provided with multiple container for storing, the bottom of described container for storing is provided with opening, and described opening is oppositely arranged with described through hole;
Described lower plate is provided with swivel plate away from the side of described train wheel bridge, and described swivel plate is mutually flat with described lower plate
OK, described swivel plate is provided with a leakage thing hole, and described leakage thing hole is not less than described through hole, and described swivel plate is connected with driving dress
Put, described driving means include steering wheel, on described lower plate, described steering wheel is connected with rotary shaft to described steering wheel, described rotation
Rotating shaft is connected with described swivel plate, and the rotary motion trace at described Lou Wukong center is mutual with the circle being centrally formed of multiple described through holes
Superposition.
Further, described train wheel bridge, described lower plate and described swivel plate are circular slab, described steering wheel and described rotation
Rotating shaft is that the center of circle is equal located at the center of described lower plate and described plate of walking around, multiple described through holes with the center of described lower plate
Even distribution.
Further, the edge of described swivel plate is provided with multiple equally distributed chutes, the notch direction of described chute
The center of described swivel plate, described chute is buckled in the edge of described lower plate.
Further it is characterised in that the top of described train wheel bridge is provided with connector, one end of described connector with described
Train wheel bridge is fixedly connected, and described connector is provided with connecting hole.
Further, described train wheel bridge and described lower plate are bolted.
Further, described steering wheel is 360 ° of steering wheels.
Further, described through hole and described leakage thing hole are circular hole.
The present invention also provides a kind of controller of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane, including remote control end and receiving terminal, described distant
Control end includes control button, and described control button is connected with first processor, and described first processor is connected with transmitter module;
Described receiving terminal includes receiver module, and described receiver module is connected with second processing device, described second processing device with
The steering wheel of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane described in any one of claim 1-7 connects.
Further, described first processor and described second processing device are stc15w408as single-chip microcomputer.
Further, described transmitter module is 2.4g radio-frequency module.
The continuous throwing device of unmanned plane that the present invention provides, during use, steering wheel rotates and drives swivel plate to move, and works as swivel plate
On leakage thing hole and the through hole on lower plate relative to when, now one passage that can leak thing of formation, treating in container for storing
Parabolic can smoothly fall, and afterwards, steering wheel continues to drive swivel plate to rotate, and treats that parabolic can once leave accordingly.This is continuously jettisoninged
Device, for need by the article on unmanned plane repeatedly, be conducted batch-wise jettisoning when, the rotation of servos control swivel plate can be passed through
To realize continuously jettisoninging.Thing of jettisoninging is loaded by container for storing, and throwing device and unmanned plane frame are fixed simultaneously, unmanned plane during flying
During center of gravity will not change, the high wind also not produced by unmanned plane screw is affected, will not produce horizontal direction change wind
Carry, thus not adversely affecting safely to unmanned plane during flying.
The controller of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane that the present invention provides, during use, the continuous acquisition control of first processor
The information of button, order is sent, receiving module connects by corresponding for the signal generation collecting control command by transmitter module
Receive corresponding data, and be sent to second processing device, second processing device is decoded to order, produces and export corresponding pwm
Ripple, to drive steering wheel to rotate.Using this kind of control mode, the anglec of rotation of steering wheel can be accurately controlled, and then make unmanned plane complete
Become parabolic operation.
Brief description
Fig. 1 is the front view of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 2 is the top view of the lower plate of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 3 is the upward view of the swivel plate of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides.
In figure:
1st, train wheel bridge;2nd, lower plate;3rd, through hole;4th, container for storing;5th, swivel plate;6th, leak thing hole;7th, steering wheel;8th, rotate
Axle;9th, chute;10th, connector;11st, bolt.
Specific embodiment
Further illustrate technical scheme below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and by specific embodiment.
Embodiment 1
As Figure 1-3, the continuous throwing device of a kind of unmanned plane, including train wheel bridge 1 and lower plate 2, train wheel bridge 1 and lower folder
Plate 2 is fixedly connected, and lower plate 2 is provided with multiple through holes 3, and multiple through holes 3 are circumferentially distributed, and set between train wheel bridge 1 and lower plate 2
There are multiple container for storing 4, the bottom of container for storing 4 is provided with opening, and opening is oppositely arranged with through hole 3;
Lower plate 2 is provided with swivel plate 5 away from the side of train wheel bridge 1, and swivel plate 5 is parallel to each other with lower plate 2, swivel plate 5
It is provided with a leakage thing hole 6, leakage thing hole 6 is not less than through hole 3, and swivel plate 5 is connected with driving means, and driving means include steering wheel 7,
On lower plate 2, steering wheel 7 is connected with rotary shaft 8 to steering wheel 7, and rotary shaft 8 is connected with swivel plate 5, the rotation at leakage thing hole 6 center
Track is overlapped mutually with the circle being centrally formed of multiple through holes 3 and overlaps.
Fig. 1, hides a container for storing 4 so that display steering wheel 7 in front view taking four container for storing 4 as a example.Upper folder
Space between plate 1 and lower plate 2 is used for placing container for storing 4, places and treat parabolic, train wheel bridge 1 and lower folder in container for storing 4
Plate 2 has certain fixation to container for storing 4.
Through hole 3 on lower plate 2 is equal to or slightly greater than the opening of container for storing 4, and leaks thing hole 6 and be also equal to or bigger
In through hole 3, its objective is to guarantee treating in container for storing 4 that parabolic can smoothly be dished out.
During parabolic, steering wheel 7 is rotated plate 5 and rotates, and the leakage thing hole 6 on swivel plate 5 is directed at a through hole 3, accordingly should
Treat that parabolic is dished out in container for storing 4 at through hole 3, swivel plate 5 continues rotation, during the next through hole 3 of be aligned, treat that parabolic is continuous
Be spilled over, and then define continuous parabolic.
Train wheel bridge 1, lower plate 2 and swivel plate 5 are circular slab, and steering wheel 7 and rotary shaft 8 are located at lower plate 2 and plate of walking around
Center, multiple through holes 3 are uniformly distributed for the center of circle with the center of lower plate 2.
Because swivel plate 5 needs when using to rotate, its rotary motion trace is circle, therefore, is set to circular knot
Structure is convenient to be manufactured and dismounts.
The edge of swivel plate 5 is provided with multiple equally distributed chutes 9, and the notch of chute 9 is towards the center of swivel plate 5
Place, chute 9 is buckled in the edge of lower plate 2.
Swivel plate 5 rotates in the lower section of lower plate 2, in order to improve the stability of swivel plate 5, by swivel plate 5 and lower plate 2
Linked together by chute 9, when swivel plate 5 rotates, chute 9 rotates along the edge of lower plate 2, it is to avoid swivel plate 5 produces
Active force be all applied in rotary shaft 8, make overall structure more stable.
It is characterized in that, the top of train wheel bridge 1 is provided with connector 10, and one end of connector 10 is fixedly connected with train wheel bridge 1,
Connector 10 is provided with connecting hole.
Whole throwing device is connected in the frame of unmanned plane by connector 10, arranges multiple at the top of train wheel bridge 1
Connector 10, wherein, is provided with connecting hole on connector 10, is connected with the frame of unmanned plane by connecting hole, and then makes no
During man-machine flight, throwing device can be combined as a whole with frame, and throwing device will not be subject to the external world and unmanned plane screw etc.
Impact.
Train wheel bridge 1 and lower plate 2 are connected by bolt 11.Connected dismantled and assembled using bolt 11, meanwhile, between the two away from
From adjustable, and then improve the versatility of throwing device, to be suitable for the use of the container for storing 4 of differing heights.
Preferably, steering wheel 7 is 360 ° of steering wheels.Through hole 3 and leakage thing hole 6 are circular hole.Through hole 3 is generally circle
Hole, the demand according to actual parabolic can also be the hole of other shapes.
Embodiment 2
A kind of controller of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane, including remote control end and receiving terminal, remote control end includes control button,
Control button is connected with first processor, and first processor is connected with transmitter module;
Receiving terminal includes receiver module, and receiver module is connected with second processing device, the nothing in second processing device and embodiment 1
The steering wheel 7 of man-machine continuous throwing device connects.
Preferably, first processor and second processing device are stc15w408as single-chip microcomputer.Transmitter module is 2.4g radio frequency mould
Block.
When specifically used, by connector 10, this continuous throwing device is connected with the frame of unmanned plane, in container for storing 4
Parabolic is treated in interior placement, after unmanned plane takes off, operates the flight path of unmanned plane and the unlatching of parabolic, unmanned plane by control button
Start parabolic, transmitter module sends instruction, receiver module receives instruction, second processing device controls steering wheel 7 after flying to specified location
The anglec of rotation.
Swivel plate 5 is rotated by steering wheel 7, and the leakage thing hole 6 on steering wheel 7 is directed at one of through hole 3, through hole 3
Parabolic passes through leakage thing hole 6 and falls treating in the container for storing 4 at place, and afterwards, swivel plate 5 is rotated further, one by one continuously by residue
Treat that parabolic is dished out.
Describe the know-why of the present invention above in association with specific embodiment.These descriptions are intended merely to explain the present invention's
Principle, and limiting the scope of the invention can not be construed to by any way.Based on explanation herein, the technology of this area
Personnel do not need to pay other specific embodiments that performing creative labour can associate the present invention, and these modes fall within
Within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a kind of continuous throwing device of unmanned plane is it is characterised in that include train wheel bridge (1) and lower plate (2), described train wheel bridge
(1) it is fixedly connected with described lower plate (2), described lower plate (2) is provided with multiple through holes (3), multiple described through holes (3) are in circle
Week distribution, is provided with multiple container for storing (4) between described train wheel bridge (1) and described lower plate (2), described container for storing (4)
Bottom is provided with opening, and described opening is oppositely arranged with described through hole (3);
Described lower plate (2) is provided with swivel plate (5), described swivel plate (5) and described lower folder away from the side of described train wheel bridge (1)
Plate (2) is parallel to each other, and described swivel plate (5) is provided with leakage thing hole (6), and described leakage thing hole (6) is not less than described through hole
(3), described swivel plate (5) is connected with driving means, and described driving means include steering wheel (7), and described steering wheel (7) is under described
On clamping plate (2), described steering wheel (7) is connected with rotary shaft (8), and described rotary shaft (8) is connected with described swivel plate (5), described leakage
The rotary motion trace at thing hole (6) center is overlapped mutually with the circle being centrally formed of multiple described through holes (3) and overlaps.
2. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described train wheel bridge (1), described lower folder
Plate (2) and described swivel plate (5) are circular slab, described steering wheel (7) and described rotary shaft (8) located at described lower plate (2) and
The center of described plate of walking around (5), multiple described through holes (3) are uniformly distributed for the center of circle with the center of described lower plate (2).
3. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 2 is it is characterised in that the edge of described swivel plate (5)
It is provided with multiple equally distributed chutes (9), the notch of described chute (9) is towards the center of described swivel plate (5), described chute
(9) it is buckled in the edge of described lower plate 2.
4. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that the top of described train wheel bridge (1) sets
There is connector (10), one end of described connector (10) is fixedly connected with described train wheel bridge (1), described connector (10) company of being provided with
Connect hole.
5. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 1 it is characterised in that described train wheel bridge (1) and described under
Folder (2) plate passes through bolt (11) and connects.
6. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described steering wheel (7) is 360 ° of steering wheels.
7. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described through hole (3) and described leakage thing
Hole (6) is circular hole.
8. a kind of controller of the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane is it is characterised in that include remote control end and receiving terminal, described remote control end
Including control button, described control button is connected with first processor, and described first processor is connected with transmitter module;
Described receiving terminal includes receiver module, and described receiver module is connected with second processing device, described second processing device and right
The steering wheel requiring the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane described in any one of 1-7 connects.
9. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 8 is it is characterised in that described first processor and described
Two processors are stc15w408as single-chip microcomputer.
10. the continuous throwing device of unmanned plane according to claim 8 is it is characterised in that described transmitter module is penetrated for 2.4g
Frequency module.
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