CN107697245B - Underwater autonomous absorption robot information interaction system - Google Patents

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CN107697245B
CN107697245B CN201710730635.0A CN201710730635A CN107697245B CN 107697245 B CN107697245 B CN 107697245B CN 201710730635 A CN201710730635 A CN 201710730635A CN 107697245 B CN107697245 B CN 107697245B
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刘雨晴
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赵凤申
张新松
李俊红
徐鸣
徐一鸣
朱灵娥
樊娜
陆敏蛟
谢珊
王阿庆
王婷婷
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The invention discloses a kind of underwater autonomous absorption robot information interaction system, the electromagnetic launch system including emitting into water mammalian epidermis with suctorial adsorbent equipment, by adsorbent equipment;It further include the towing gear that master controller, electromagnetic launch system, communication device are towed to adsorbent equipment attachment;It further include Beidou communication device;It further include the master controller being connected with the adsorbent equipment, electromagnetic launch system, towing gear, Beidou communication device, master controller and remote controler communicate.Structure of the invention is reasonable, favorable working performance.Robot and extraneous information exchange are realized the characteristics of floating by mammal timing by positioning based on Beidou and message transfer system.

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Underwater autonomous absorption robot information interaction system
The application is application number 201610512392.9, applying date 2016.7.4, title " underwater autonomous absorption robot " Divisional application.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of underwater autonomous absorption robots.
Background technique
With being growing for hydrospace detection field, underwater robot causes more and more concerns.Underwater robot It not only can replace the mankind and complete the work of many danger, but also the exploitation of marine resources can be promoted.Existing underwater People, move mode are mostly autonomous, and that there are underwater energy resource supplies is insufficient, cruising ability is poor, robot movable range is limited etc. Problem.
Traditional navigation instrument has large increase in production technology, also improves on information processing algorithm very much, But still have error.When in use in order to guarantee precision, it is necessary to be corrected in real time to data.This has not only aggravated work Task, and still cannot be guaranteed the accurate of location information.In addition, the underwater propagation of radio wave can decay rapidly, so that GPS can not also play effectiveness.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of structurally reasonable, underwater autonomous absorption robots of favorable working performance.
The technical solution of the invention is as follows:
A kind of underwater autonomous absorption robot, it is characterized in that: including being adsorbed in robot with suctorial adsorbent equipment The epidermis of mammal in water;It further include the electromagnetic launch system that adsorbent equipment is emitted into water to mammalian epidermis;Also wrap Include the towing gear that master controller, electromagnetic launch system, communication device are towed to adsorbent equipment attachment;It further include Beidou communication Device;It further include the master controller being connected with the adsorbent equipment, electromagnetic launch system, towing gear, Beidou communication device, Master controller and remote controler communicate;When mammal occurs in water, the remote controler emits signal to master controller, master control Adsorbent equipment is accelerated and is launched by device control electromagnetic launch system processed;The towing gear fills the Electromagnetic Launching It sets, Beidou communication device etc. is dragged near adsorbent equipment;When in water mammal emerge take a breath when, Beidou communication device will The information that each detection sensor obtains on robot position and Beidou communication device reaches land base station in real time.
The adsorbent equipment includes the shell equipped with inner cavity, and housing forward end is arranged sucker, is equipped with water pump in shell, water pump Front end is equipped with the water pipe protruded into sucker;When adsorbent equipment to mammalian epidermis, the water in sucker is evacuated to cavity by water pump, Enhance suction.
The electromagnetic launch system includes the capacitance group connecting with boost module, capacitance group and multistage electromagnetism accelerating coil group Connection, multistage electromagnetism accelerating coil group are equipped with multistage acceleration position sensor.
Rope is connected on the adsorbent equipment;The towing gear includes idler wheel, and upper dress is by master controller control in idler wheel The spring mechanism of work processed, the rope are wrapped on idler wheel, electromagnetic launch system, Beidou communication device, master controller It is dragged by idler wheel;Main controller controls make the spring mechanism in idler wheel clockwork do work, and then utilize the gesture of its deposit Idler wheel can be driven, roll idler wheel to adsorbent equipment along rope, at the same drag electromagnetic launch system, Beidou communication device, Near master controller to adsorbent equipment.
The Beidou communication device includes the signal processing module for being connected to receiving antenna, signal processing module and master controller Connection;There is the communication module connecting with external antenna, communication module is connected to SIM card, and communication module is connect with master controller;It is described Detection sensor includes hydraulic pressure sensor and the substance sensor for detecting pollutant or minerals in ocean.
Three pressure sensors are posted on sucker, after detecting that sucker is uniformly contacted with the epidermis of mammal, water pump Movement, valve are closed after drawing water, and seal water pump mouth, to obtain bigger suction.
Underwater autonomous absorption robot of the invention accelerates to emit its adsorbent equipment to mammalian epidermis by electromagnetism, Towing gear is realized using clockwork spring, by positioning based on Beidou and message transfer system, is floated by mammal timing Feature realizes robot and extraneous information exchange.Electromagnetic Launching only uses electricity compared with other radiation patterns in operational process Can, so, also without generating harmful substance, not will cause water pollution substantially without noise, will not being caused to marine organisms Injury.Towing module drives idler wheel that underwater human agent is dragged to object using clockwork, and avoid makes under water With electric energy, the weight and volume of robot are optimized.The present invention not only saves energy required for robot moves under water, Its endurance is greatly improved, and expands investigative range, improves security performance, enriches the substitution of underwater robot Field.
Detailed description of the invention
Present invention will be further explained below with reference to the attached drawings and examples.
Fig. 1 is underwater autonomous absorption robot basic structure block diagram.
Fig. 2 is adsorbent equipment structure chart.
Fig. 3 is electromagnetic launch system basic block diagram.
Fig. 4 is adsorbent equipment accelerator figure in electromagnetic launch system.
Fig. 5 is towing gear basic block diagram.
Fig. 6 is Beidou communication device basic block diagram.
Specific embodiment
Referring to Fig.1, a kind of underwater autonomous absorption robot, the adsorbent equipment 4 including having sucker, cavity and water pump make Robot is adsorbed in the mammalian epidermis such as whale, dolphin;It further include being emitted the adsorbent equipment 4 extremely by accelerating coil The electromagnetic launch system 3 of mammalian epidermis, the electromagnetic launch system 3 are controlled by remote controler 2;It further include idler wheel, clockwork spring The towing gear 5 of composition;It further include Beidou communication device 6;Further include with the adsorbent equipment 4, electromagnetic launch system 3, drag Drag the connected master controller 1 of device 5, communication device 6.
When mammal occurs, the remote controler 2 emits signal to master controller 1, and master controller 1 controls electromagnetism hair Adsorbent equipment 4 is accelerated and is launched by injection device 3, until the water pump of the adsorbent equipment 4 will be in sucker when mammalian epidermis Water be evacuated to cavity, enhance suction.The towing gear 5 is filled the electromagnetic launch system 3, communication using clockwork 6 etc. are set to be dragged at adsorbent equipment 4.When mammal, which emerges, to take a breath, communication device 6 is visited by robot position and respectively It surveys sensor information etc. and reaches land base station in real time.The master controller 1 selects model to can be STM32F103RBT6's STM32 series monolithic or other kinds of controller.The 2 model PT2272-M4 radio receiving transmitting module of remote controler.
Adsorbent equipment 4 described in reference Fig. 2, Fig. 1 is mainly by battery 20, cavity 21, water pump 22, valve 23, water pipe 24, suction The fixed chuck 27 of disk 25, pressure sensor 26, water pump forms.20 water supply of battery pump, 22 power supply, chuck 27 are used for Fixed water pump 22, in production with 21 adhesion of cavity or be weldingly connected, sucker 25 is made of siliceous materials.It is posted on sucker 25 Three pressure sensors 26, after detecting that sucker 25 is uniformly contacted with object, the water pump 22 in cavity 21 is acted, by lower section Pump mouth passes through the water pipe 24 being attached thereto and send the water in sucker 25 to cavity 21 by the right discharge outlet, and valve 23 is drawing water After close, water pump mouth is sealed, to obtain bigger suction.
Referring to Fig. 3, the electromagnetic drive part of the electromagnetic launch system 3 is by boost module 31, capacitance group 32, electromagnetic wire Enclose 33 and thyristor switch IGBT 34 composition.Electromagnetic launch system discharges to electromagnetic coil 33 using high-voltage capacitance group 32, work The boosted module 31 of supply voltage can charge to capacitance group 32 after boosting.Driving circuit utilizes thyristor switch IGBT 34 pairs of electromagnetic coils 33 carry out control system of switching on or off electricity, wherein the conducting and shutdown of the IGBT are controlled by UC3843 and realized.
Referring to Fig. 4, adsorbent equipment described in adsorbent equipment 4 described in adsorbent equipment 4 and Fig. 1 described in Fig. 4 and Fig. 2 is Same device.After capacitor charging, remote controler 2 described in Fig. 1 issues the order of transmitting adsorbent equipment 4, the main control Device connects level-one electromagnetism accelerating coil 42, when level-one accelerates position sensor 45 to detect adsorbent equipment midpoint to electromagnetic coil When midpoint exports high level, level-one accelerating coil 42 is closed, and connect two-stage electromagnetic accelerating coil 43, when second level accelerates position to pass When sensor 46 detects that adsorbent equipment midpoint exports high level to electromagnetic coil midpoint, master controller closes second level accelerating coil 43, three-level electromagnetism accelerating coil 44 is connected, when three-level accelerates position sensor 47 to detect adsorbent equipment midpoint to electromagnetic wire When enclosing midpoint output high level, three-level accelerating coil 44 is closed.Acceleration position sensor of the present invention can choose ST118 Type photoelectric sensor or other the sensor of position detecting function may be implemented.
Referring to Fig. 5, the underwater autonomous absorption robot master controller, electromagnetic launch system, communication device etc. 51 with Idler wheel 53 is connected, and the adsorption module 4 is connected with rope 54, and rope 54 is wound on idler wheel 53.Absorption described in Fig. 1 Adsorbent equipment 4 described in device 4 and Fig. 5 is same device.First 53 clockwork spring of idler wheel described in Fig. 5 of master controller 1 described in Fig. 1 Clockwork spring acting (not shown) in mechanism, then drives the idler wheel being fixed in robot using the potential energy of its deposit 53, roll it to adsorbent equipment 4 along rope 54, so that underwater autonomous absorption robot rest part and absorption fill Set 4 fittings.Idler wheel 53 skids in the process of movement in order to prevent, and the groove surfaces for contacting idler wheel 53 with rope 54 is needed to do At coarse curved surface.The features such as rope used by pulling must have density small, and toughness is strong, corrosion-resistant, and coefficient of friction is big.It is optional With the common ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cable of current ocean operation.
Referring to Fig. 6, the Beidou communication device is mainly by Beidou receiving antenna 61, Beidou signal processing module 62, biography Sensor module 63, external antenna 64, Beidou communication module 65 and SIM card 66 form.62 type of Beidou signal processing module of selection Number be TM8620.Passive antenna model TA-011&GPS.Signal processing module receives according to Beidou related protocol and comes from Beidou Then the message information of satellite is calculated the location information of underwater autonomous absorption robot using correlation formula, passes through standard string Master controller is defeated by oral instructions, and receiving antenna is then the signal for auxiliary reception big-dipper satellite.Sensor module includes that hydraulic pressure passes Sensor and all kinds of substance sensors, wherein MPXV7002DP pressure sensor module can be selected in hydraulic pressure sensor, utilizes the module When can detecte mammal and floating up to sea, each module action can be instructed to carry out information transmission.All kinds of substance sensors Then for detecting pollutant or minerals in ocean, if there is new situation, carried out by Big Dipper short message module to base station It puts on record.Beidou communication module is mainly obtained robot with the distinctive short message mode of dipper system using satellite communication SIM card The current location information and sensor information taken is sent to base station, analyzes oceanographic condition for it.

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1. a kind of underwater autonomous absorption robot information interaction system, it is characterized in that: including making machine with suctorial adsorbent equipment Device people is adsorbed in the epidermis of mammal in water;It further include the Electromagnetic Launching that adsorbent equipment is emitted into water to mammalian epidermis Device;It further include the towing gear towed to master controller, electromagnetic launch system, communication device near adsorbent equipment;Also wrap Include Beidou communication device;It further include being connected with the adsorbent equipment, electromagnetic launch system, towing gear, Beidou communication device Master controller, master controller and remote controler communicate;When mammal occurs in water, the remote controler emits signal to master Adsorbent equipment is accelerated and is launched by controller, main controller controls electromagnetic launch system;The towing gear will be described Electromagnetic launch system, Beidou communication device is dragged near adsorbent equipment;When in water mammal emerge take a breath when, Beidou The information that detection sensor each in robot position and Beidou communication device obtains is reached land base by communication device in real time It stands;
Rope is connected on the adsorbent equipment;The towing gear includes idler wheel, is worked on idler wheel equipped with main controller controls Spring mechanism, the rope is wrapped on idler wheel, and electromagnetic launch system, Beidou communication device, master controller are by idler wheel Dragging;Main controller controls make the spring mechanism in idler wheel clockwork do work, and are then driven using the potential energy of its deposit Idler wheel rolls idler wheel to adsorbent equipment along rope, while dragging electromagnetic launch system, Beidou communication device, main control Near device to adsorbent equipment.
2. underwater autonomous absorption robot information interaction system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the adsorbent equipment Sucker is arranged in shell including being equipped with inner cavity, housing forward end, and water pump is equipped in shell, and the front end of water pump, which is equipped with, to be protruded into sucker Water pipe;When adsorbent equipment to mammalian epidermis, the water in sucker is evacuated to cavity by water pump, enhances suction.
3. underwater autonomous absorption robot information interaction system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the Electromagnetic Launching Device includes the capacitance group connecting with boost module, and capacitance group is connect with multistage electromagnetism accelerating coil group, multistage electromagnetism acceleration line Circle group is equipped with multistage acceleration position sensor.
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