CN107021240B - Unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a ground management system of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises a landing platform (10), a ground service platform, a take-off platform (40) and a first guide rail (50), wherein the first guide rail is used for connecting the landing platform, the ground service platform and the take-off platform, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) moves to the ground service platform along the first guide rail to receive ground service after landing on the landing platform, and moves to the take-off platform along the first guide rail to prepare for take-off after receiving the ground service. According to the invention, after the unmanned aerial vehicle falls to the landing platform, various service items in the ground service platform can be sequentially received along the first guide rail, and finally the unmanned aerial vehicle arrives at the take-off platform to take-off and prepare, the first guide rail can guide a series of actions of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the ground, the system can realize high automation, and the whole process is operated autonomously without manpower, so that not only can the manpower be saved, but also the efficiency can be improved, the management cost is reduced, and the unmanned aerial vehicle landing platform is suitable for popularization and application.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system.
Background
Unmanned aerial vehicle is abbreviated as "unmanned aerial vehicle", english abbreviation "UAV", is unmanned aerial vehicle that utilizes radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control device to operate. Compared with the manned aircraft, the unmanned aircraft has the advantages of small volume, low manufacturing cost, convenient use, low requirements on the battle environment, stronger battlefield viability and the like.
With the continuous improvement of the informatization degree, the development of the small unmanned aerial vehicle is more and more emphasized. Unmanned aerial vehicles are wide in application, low in cost and good in efficiency and cost ratio, have no risk of casualties, and are strong in survivability, good in maneuverability, convenient to use, and currently, unmanned aerial vehicles play an increasingly important role in various fields, such as aerial photography, rescue and relief work, pesticide spraying, weather forecast, express transportation and the like.
With the massive use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the problems of parking and ground management of unmanned aerial vehicles are gradually highlighted. At present, the ground management system of the unmanned aerial vehicle is relatively backward, has strong dependence on ground staff and low automation degree, and is difficult to find a set of ground management system which is completely and systematically used for the unmanned aerial vehicle. In the prior art, some unmanned aerial vehicle airport management systems exist, but most programs are complex, the application is not convenient, the manufacturing cost is high, and the unmanned aerial vehicle airport management systems are not suitable for popularization and application.
It should be noted that the information disclosed in the background section of the present invention is only for increasing the understanding of the general background of the present invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system, and aims to provide an automatic management system which is efficient and suitable for popularization and application.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a ground management system for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises a landing platform, a ground service platform, a take-off platform and a first guide rail, wherein the first guide rail is used for connecting the landing platform, the ground service platform and the take-off platform, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can move to the ground service platform along the first guide rail to receive ground service after landing on the landing platform, and move to the take-off platform along the first guide rail to prepare take-off after receiving ground service.
Further, the landing platform is provided with an adjusting device capable of adjusting the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can be in butt joint with the first guide rail.
Further, the adjusting device comprises a track capable of limiting the moving route of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the landing platform so as to adjust the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
Further, one end of the track for landing the drone is wider than one end for docking the drone with the first rail.
Further, the width of the track gradually narrows from one end for landing the drone to one end for docking the drone with the first rail.
Further, the adjusting device comprises a pushing piece, wherein the pushing piece is used for pushing the unmanned aerial vehicle so as to adjust the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle when moving on the landing platform.
Further, the landing platform is provided with an unmanned aerial vehicle conveying device for driving the unmanned aerial vehicle to move on the landing platform, the unmanned aerial vehicle conveying device comprises a conveying belt, a track capable of limiting the moving route of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the landing platform is arranged above the conveying belt, or a pushing piece for pushing the unmanned aerial vehicle is arranged on one side of the conveying belt.
Further, the ground service platform comprises a charging platform, the charging platform is provided with a plurality of charging stations, the charging stations can move relative to the first guide rail, so that the charging stations of the unmanned aerial vehicle to be charged can leave the position of docking with the first guide rail, and the charging stations of the unmanned aerial vehicle in an empty state or the charging stations of the unmanned aerial vehicle in a full charge can move to the position of docking with the first guide rail.
Further, the charging platform is provided with a second guide rail perpendicular to the first guide rail, and a plurality of charging stations are arranged in parallel and can move along the second guide rail so as to enable the corresponding charging stations to move to a position in butt joint with the first guide rail.
Further, the ground service platform comprises a cargo loading platform, wherein the cargo loading platform is provided with a lifting mechanism and a cargo conveying device, and the lifting mechanism is used for lifting the cargo conveyed by the cargo conveying device into a cargo loading bin of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and/or the lifting mechanism is used for driving the goods in the unmanned aerial vehicle cargo loading bin to descend to the goods conveying device.
Further, a position detection device is arranged on the first guide rail or the ground service platform and used for detecting the moving position of the unmanned aerial vehicle so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can be stopped at a preset position.
Further, the position detection device comprises a touch switch.
Based on the technical scheme, the landing platform, the ground service platform and the take-off platform are connected in series by arranging the first guide rail, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can sequentially receive various service items in the ground service platform along the first guide rail after landing on the landing platform and finally arrives at the take-off platform to take-off for preparation, the first guide rail can guide a series of actions of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the ground, and a complete and systematic ground unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system is formed together with the landing platform, the ground service platform and the take-off platform.
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fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a self-service airport system of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the unmanned self-service airport system of the present invention.
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10. a landing platform; 11. 11', an unmanned aerial vehicle conveying device; 12. a pushing member; 20. a charging platform; 21. a second guide rail; 22. a charging station; 30. a cargo loading platform; 31. a cargo transferring device; 32. a lifting mechanism; 33. goods; 40. a take-off platform; 50. a first guide rail; 60. unmanned aerial vehicle.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "lateral," "longitudinal," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate describing the present invention and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.
Referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the ground management system for the unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the invention comprises a landing platform 10, a ground service platform, a take-off platform 40 and a first guide rail 50, wherein the first guide rail 50 is used for connecting the landing platform 10, the ground service platform and the take-off platform 40, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is moved to the ground service platform along the first guide rail 50 to receive ground service after landing on the landing platform 10, and is moved to the take-off platform 40 along the first guide rail 50 to prepare for take-off after receiving the ground service.
In this embodiment, by arranging the first guide rail 50, the landing platform 10, the ground service platform and the take-off platform 40 are connected in series, so that after the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 lands on the landing platform 10, various service items in the ground service platform can be sequentially received along the first guide rail 50, and finally the unmanned aerial vehicle reaches the take-off platform 40 to take-off and prepare, the first guide rail 50 can guide a series of actions of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the ground, and form a complete and systematic ground unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system together with the landing platform 10, the ground service platform and the take-off platform 40.
The specific movement form of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 on the first guide rail 50 may be sliding or rolling, which is specifically related to the cooperation form between the landing gear of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 and the first guide rail 50. The movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 may be driven by a power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 itself, or a special driving system may be provided on the ground or other platforms to drive the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to move along the first guide rail 50.
The specific structure of the first guide rail 50 may be selected in many ways as long as the function thereof can be achieved. For example, the first rail 50 may be in the form of a U-shaped channel in which a bottom bar on the landing gear of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 slides.
In addition, the connection between the first guide rail 50 and the landing platform 10, each ground service platform and the takeoff platform 40 has various forms, and can be flexibly selected according to actual needs. For example, the first rail 50 may pass through each platform and have a direct connection relationship with that platform; the first guide rail 50 can also be lapped on two sides of each platform, and corresponding connecting guide rail blocks are arranged on the platforms for connection; in other embodiments, the first guide rail 50 may be only in a mutually matched communication relationship with the landing platform 10, each ground service platform and the take-off platform 40, and the first guide rail 50 plays a role of connecting each platform in a penetrating manner, for example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the ground service platform comprises a cargo loading platform 30, the first guide rail 50 is not directly connected with the cargo loading platform 30, the cargo loading platform 30 is located below the first guide rail 50 before the lifting mechanism 32 is not lifted, but the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can be matched with the cargo loading platform 30 to complete loading and unloading operations, and the first guide rail 50 plays a role of connecting the cargo loading platform 30 with other platforms in a penetrating manner.
The specific structure of the landing platform 10, the ground service platform, and the takeoff platform 40 will be described in detail.
First, the structure of the landing platform 10 will be described.
Since the heading of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 (specifically, the heading mainly refers to the flight heading of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, specifically, the deflection direction of the landing gear, etc.) may be various when the unmanned aerial vehicle is landed on the landing platform 10, and the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 needs to move a distance on the landing platform 10 and then dock with the first guide rail 50, the heading of the unmanned aerial vehicle may change during the movement, in a preferred embodiment of the ground management system of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the landing platform 10 is provided with an adjusting device capable of adjusting the heading of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can dock with the first guide rail 50.
Further, the landing platform 10 may adjust its heading attitude during movement of the drone 60.
Specifically, the landing platform 10 is provided with an adjusting device that can adjust the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can smoothly dock with the first guide rail 50, for example, the landing gear on the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 smoothly enters the first guide rail 50.
It will be appreciated that if the heading of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is askew, it is difficult for the landing gear of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to smoothly enter the first guide rail 50, and thus adjustment of the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is required.
As one embodiment of the adjustment device, the adjustment device includes a track capable of restricting the moving route of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 on the landing platform 10 to adjust the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60. This track plays the restriction effect to unmanned aerial vehicle 60's removal, can guide unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to remove along its route that defines, and at the in-process of removing simultaneously, unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can its course gesture of automatically regulated, and this orbital setting can make unmanned aerial vehicle 60 return to the course that can dock smoothly with first guide rail 50.
Further, the end of the track for landing the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is wider than the end for docking the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 with the first guide rail 50, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 has a wider receiving range or a larger receiving area when landing on the track, so as to facilitate landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60.
Preferably, the width of the track gradually narrows from one end for landing the drone 60 to one end for docking the drone 60 with the first rail 50.
As another embodiment of the adjustment device, the adjustment device includes a pushing member 12, where the pushing member 12 is used to push the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to adjust the heading posture of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 when moving on the landing platform 10.
Specifically, an unmanned aerial vehicle gesture detection device may be provided to detect the heading gesture of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 in real time, and in the moving process of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is pushed by the pushing member 12 according to the detection result of the unmanned aerial vehicle gesture detection device, and the heading gesture thereof is adjusted in time.
Preferably, the pushing member 12 is a pushing rod, and the pushing rod can be driven by a driving device, and the driving device can be a cylinder, an oil cylinder, a motor or the like. Further preferably, a controller is provided on the landing platform 10, the controller receives detection data of the unmanned aerial vehicle gesture detection device, and controls the driving device according to the detection data to drive the pushing member 12 to adjust the heading gesture of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60.
In another embodiment of the unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system of the present invention, the landing platform 10 is provided with unmanned aerial vehicle conveying devices 11, 11 'for driving the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to move on the landing platform 10, and the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can be automatically brought to a position of docking with the first rail 50 by the unmanned aerial vehicle conveying devices 11, 11'.
Specifically, the unmanned aerial vehicle conveying device 11, 11' may include a conveyor belt, and as shown in fig. 1, the above-described track capable of restricting the moving route of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 on the landing platform 10 may be provided above the conveyor belt without affecting the forward rolling of the conveyor belt. The track is preferably an arcuate track. The conveyor belt continuously rolls forwards, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can be driven to move, and the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 automatically adjusts the heading attitude under the limiting effect of the track.
As shown in fig. 2, the pushing member 12 for pushing the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is provided at one side of the conveyor belt, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is continuously pushed back to the correct heading to smoothly interface with the first guide rail 50.
Next, a specific structure of the ground service platform will be described.
The ground service platform may include a charging platform 20, a cargo loading platform 30, a maintenance platform (such as painting lubricant oil, etc.), a fuselage cleaning platform, a maintenance inspection platform (such as periodic inspection, replacement of parts, or repair of malfunctions, etc.), and the like. The order of placement between the various platforms is not limited.
For the charging platform 20, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a plurality of charging stations 22 may be disposed on the charging platform 20 to simultaneously meet the charging requirements of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles 60, so that a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles 60 may share a set of unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system, and the device utilization rate is improved.
The charging station 22 is movable relative to the first rail 50 so that the charging station 22 in which the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to be charged is located can be moved away from the position where it is docked with the first rail 50, and the charging station 22 in the idle state or the charging station 22 in which the fully charged unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is located is moved to the position where it is docked with the first rail 50.
The charging stations 22 occupied by the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 give up the docking position with the first guide rail 50 in time, so that other vacant charging stations 22 which do not bear the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, or the charging stations 22 which bear the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 which are charged or fully charged return to the docking position with the first guide rail 50 in time, the full utilization of the plurality of charging stations 22 can be realized, the equipotential is reduced, the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is charged along with the time as much as possible, the enough charging time is ensured, the charging efficiency of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is improved, the limitation of short duration of the unmanned aerial vehicle is solved, and the service quality of ground service is improved; meanwhile, the utilization rate of the first guide rail 50 can be improved, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system can meet the charging requirements of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles 60, the system management efficiency is improved, and the delivery time is improved.
The charging station 22 can move relative to the first guide rail 50 in various specific implementation manners, and can be flexibly set according to practical situations. For example, a conveyor belt may be provided on which the charging station 22 is located, the charging station 22 being moved relative to the first rail 50 by rolling of the conveyor belt.
As a preferred embodiment, the charging platform 20 is provided with a second guide rail 21 perpendicular to the first guide rail 50, and the plurality of charging stations 22 are arranged in parallel and can move along the second guide rail 21, so that the corresponding charging stations 22 can be moved to a position where the charging stations 22 are docked with the first guide rail 50 according to actual needs, for example, the charging station 22 where the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to be charged is moved to a waiting position away from the position where the charging stations 22 are docked with the first guide rail 50, or the charging station 22 where the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is empty, the charging is completed or fully charged is moved to a position where the charging stations 22 are docked with the first guide rail 50. The movement of the charging platform 20 can be driven by a driving device, and the start and stop of the driving device can be controlled by a controller. The driving device can adopt driving elements such as an air cylinder, an oil cylinder or a motor.
The charging station 22 may be provided with a third guide rail capable of docking with the first guide rail, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the charging station 22 is provided with a third guide rail, the width of the third guide rail is the same as that of the first guide rail 50, the third guide rail is used as an intermediate connecting block of the first guide rail 50 connected with two sides of the charging platform 20, and is connected with the first guide rail 50 into a whole, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 smoothly enters the first guide rail 50 through the charging station 22 returning to the docking position and continuously moves along the first guide rail 50.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the charging stations 22 are three, and in other embodiments, the charging stations 22 may be two, four, five, etc., and the specific number may be determined according to actual needs.
The arrangement of the second rail 21 is not limited to being perpendicular to the first rail 50, and other arrangements that achieve the same function are also within the scope of the present invention.
The cargo platform 30 is mainly used for loading and unloading cargoes. A lifting mechanism 32 and a cargo transferring device 31 may be disposed on the cargo loading platform 30, wherein the lifting mechanism 32 is used for lifting the cargo 33 transferred by the cargo transferring device 31 into the cargo loading bin of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60; and/or the lifting mechanism 32 is used for driving the goods 33 in the goods warehouse of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to descend to the goods conveying device 31.
The lifting mechanism 32 may include a lifting table, and drives the cargo 33 to move up and down by lifting and lowering the lifting table. The cargo transferring device 31 is arranged adjacent to the lifting mechanism 32 so that the cargo 33 can automatically be transferred to the lifting table when it reaches the edge of the cargo transferring device 31. No special manipulator is arranged on the cargo loading platform 30, so that the equipment investment cost is reduced, and the popularization and the application are convenient.
The cargo transferring device 31 may include a conveyor belt and a driving device, where the conveyor belt rolls forward continuously under the action of the driving device, and drives the cargo 33 to forward transfer, and when the cargo 33 reaches the edge of the conveyor belt, the cargo 33 moves from the conveyor belt to the lifting platform of the lifting mechanism 32 under the action of inertia, and moves up and down by lifting or lowering the lifting platform.
Preferably, the first guide rail 50 or the ground service platform is provided with a position detecting device for detecting the moving position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is parked at a preset position.
For example, a position detection device may be provided on the charging platform 20 to enable the drone 60 to accurately dock on the charging station 22; position detection means may also be provided on the cargo dock 30 or the first rail 50 corresponding to the cargo dock 30 to detect the movement position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 and to enable the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to dock at a position corresponding to the lifting mechanism 32, so that it may be ensured that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can dock at a proper position accurately, so that the lifting mechanism 32 can accurately detach the cargo 33 from the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 or load the cargo 33 onto the unmanned aerial vehicle 60.
The position detecting device is preferably, but not limited to, a touch switch, and contacts with the touch switch when the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 reaches the position where the touch switch is located, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 stops moving forward, and accurate parking of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is achieved.
In other embodiments, the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 may also be detected by a photoelectric detection device, and then the controller provided on the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 receives the position signal and makes the controller control the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to stop moving forward according to the position signal, and stop at a preset position.
Finally, a specific structure of the takeoff platform 40 is described.
The takeoff platform 40 is located at the end of the first rail 50, and preferably the first rail 50 may extend partially into the takeoff platform 40 so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can rest smoothly on the takeoff platform 40 for easy preparation for takeoff.
In addition, the unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system provided by the invention can also be used for parking and recycling unmanned aerial vehicles, one or more charging platforms 20 can be arranged, and a plurality of charging stations 22 can be arranged on each charging platform 20 to charge the recycled unmanned aerial vehicles in order. Of course, the cargo loading platform 30 can be removed, and the system is only used for parking the unmanned aerial vehicle or charging the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the fully charged unmanned aerial vehicle takes off again to complete the ground service of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
Like this, can set up a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system simultaneously in an airport, arrange a plurality of take off and land the point to satisfy more unmanned aerial vehicle's take off and land, realized unmanned aerial vehicle operation unmanned aerial vehicle's unmanned target, greatly reduced human resource cost, improved operating efficiency.
The following describes the operation of the ground management system of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 1 and 2:
1. landing:
in order to ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 can smoothly enter the docking with the first guide rail 50 after falling to the landing platform 10, the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle needs to be adjusted in two specific adjustment modes: a. as shown in fig. 1, a conveyor belt is arranged on the landing platform 10, the conveyor belt continuously rolls forwards to drive the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to move forwards, the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 automatically adjusts the course gesture and the moving route under the action of an arc-shaped track on the landing platform 10, and finally the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is matched with the trend of the first guide rail 50 to realize docking, and the conveyor belt conveys the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to the first guide rail 50; b. the landing platform 10 is provided with a push rod for pushing the unmanned aerial vehicle 60, so that the position and the course of the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 are matched with the trend of the first guide rail 50, and the conveyor belt rotates forwards to convey the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to the first guide rail 50.
2. Charging:
the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 moves to the charging platform 20 along the first guide rail 50, the charging station 22 moves along the second guide rail 21 after loading the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to be charged, and leaves the position of docking with the first guide rail 50, and charging equipment can be arranged on the charging station 22, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is directly charged on the charging station 22; or, the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 to be charged is automatically dismounted by other equipment and moved to a special charging position for charging, then the fully charged unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is returned to the charging station 22, finally the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is moved to a position of being in butt joint with the first guide rail 50 along the second guide rail 21, and the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is conveyed to the first guide rail 50.
3. Loading:
the fully charged unmanned aerial vehicle 60 continues to slide along the first guide rail 50 to the cargo loading platform 30, and the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 is accurately stopped by a touch switch or the like, and then is automatically loaded by the cargo conveying device 31 and the lifting mechanism 32.
4. Taking off:
after loading, the unmanned aerial vehicle 60 continues to slide along the first guide rail 50, and goes to the take-off point of the take-off platform 40 to take off.
Through accomplishing above-mentioned overall process, can be applied to commodity circulation transportation with unmanned aerial vehicle in, charge, pick up processes such as goods highly automaticly, solved battery charging time short and duration short's restriction, improved the delivery ageing greatly.
By way of illustration of various embodiments of the present invention unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system, it can be seen that the present invention unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system embodiments have at least one or more of the following advantages:
1. by arranging the first guide rail, the unmanned aerial vehicle is guided to automatically finish the processes of landing, charging, picking up goods, taking off and the like, the automation degree is high, labor is not required, time and labor are saved, the system management efficiency is high, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is suitable for popularization and application;
2. the charging platform is provided with a plurality of charging stations, so that the requirement of simultaneous charging of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles can be met, the unmanned aerial vehicles can be charged as soon as possible, enough charging time can be guaranteed, and the problem of short unmanned aerial vehicle endurance time can be solved;
3. the flow is simple, the control is convenient, the implementation is easy, the automation degree is high, the input cost is low, and the management efficiency is high.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention and not for limiting the same; while the invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that: modifications may be made to the specific embodiments of the present invention or equivalents may be substituted for part of the technical features thereof; without departing from the spirit of the invention, it is intended to cover the scope of the invention as claimed.
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1. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system is characterized by comprising a landing platform (10), a ground service platform, a take-off platform (40) and a first guide rail (50), wherein the first guide rail (50) is used for connecting the landing platform (10), the ground service platform and the take-off platform (40) so that an unmanned aerial vehicle (60) moves to the ground service platform along the first guide rail (50) to receive ground service after being landed on the landing platform (10) and moves to the take-off platform (40) along the first guide rail (50) to prepare for taking off after receiving the ground service; the ground service platform comprises a charging platform (20), the charging platform (20) is provided with a plurality of charging stations (22), the charging stations (22) can move relative to the first guide rail (50) so that the charging stations (22) where the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) to be charged is located can leave a position where the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) is docked with the first guide rail (50), and the charging stations (22) where the charging stations (22) in an empty state or the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) where the unmanned aerial vehicle is fully charged are located are moved to a position where the unmanned aerial vehicle (50) can be docked with the first guide rail; the landing platform (10) is provided with an adjusting device capable of adjusting the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60), so that the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) can be in butt joint with the first guide rail (50).
2. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment means comprises a track capable of restricting the path of travel of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) on the landing platform (10) to adjust the heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60).
3. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system of claim 2, wherein the one end of the track for landing the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) is wider than the one end for docking the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) with the first rail (50).
4. A drone ground management system according to claim 3, characterized in that the width of the track narrows from one end for landing the drone (60) to one end for interfacing the drone (60) with the first rail (50).
5. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment device comprises a pusher (12), the pusher (12) being configured to push the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) to adjust a heading attitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) as it moves over the landing platform (10).
6. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system according to claim 1, wherein the landing platform (10) is provided with an unmanned aerial vehicle conveying device (11; 11 ') for driving the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) to move on the landing platform (10), the unmanned aerial vehicle conveying device (11; 11') comprises a conveyor belt, a track capable of limiting the moving route of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) on the landing platform (10) is arranged above the conveyor belt, or a pushing member (12) for pushing the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt.
7. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system according to claim 1, wherein the charging platform (20) is provided with a second rail (21) perpendicular to the first rail (50), and a plurality of the charging stations (22) are arranged side by side and movable along the second rail (21) to move the respective charging stations (22) to a position of interfacing with the first rail (50).
8. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system according to claim 1, wherein the ground service platform comprises a cargo handling platform (30), the cargo handling platform (30) being provided with a lifting mechanism (32) and a cargo conveyor (31), the lifting mechanism (32) being used for lifting the cargo (33) conveyed by the cargo conveyor (31) into a cargo compartment of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60); and/or the lifting mechanism (32) is used for driving the goods (33) in the goods loading bin of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) to descend to the goods conveying device (31).
9. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system according to claim 1, wherein the first guide rail (50) or the ground service platform is provided with a position detection device for detecting the moving position of the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) so that the unmanned aerial vehicle (60) is stopped at a preset position.
10. The unmanned aerial vehicle ground management system of claim 9, wherein the position detection device comprises a tactile switch.
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