CN108454833A - A kind of formation unmanned plane performance buoyant device that falls over into water - Google Patents

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CN108454833A
CN108454833A CN201810390587.XA CN201810390587A CN108454833A CN 108454833 A CN108454833 A CN 108454833A CN 201810390587 A CN201810390587 A CN 201810390587A CN 108454833 A CN108454833 A CN 108454833A
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The invention discloses a kind of formation unmanned planes to perform the buoyant device that falls over into water, including body, holder, buoyant device, immersion sensor and controller;The top of holder is set on the bottom surface of body, and buoyant device is set on the bottom end of body, and immersion sensor is set on holder, and immersion sensor is located at the lower section of buoyant device;Buoyant device includes manipulator, activation members, air bag and gas bomb, and wherein gas bomb is equipped with air valve, one end connection of manipulator and activation members, and the other end of activation members is connect with air valve, and the air inlet of air bag and the gas outlet of gas bomb connect;Controller is connect with immersion sensor and manipulator respectively.By the above-mentioned means, formation unmanned plane performance disclosed in this invention can be protected unmanned plane when unmanned plane surprisingly falls over into water with the buoyant device that falls over into water, to maintain the normal use of unmanned plane.

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A kind of formation unmanned plane performance buoyant device that falls over into water
Technical field
The present invention relates to air vehicle technique field, more particularly to a kind of formation unmanned plane performs the buoyant device that falls over into water.
Background technology
With unmanned plane application it is more and more extensive, taken photo by plane, performed on the waters surface such as lake, sea using unmanned plane Deng also more and more common.When unmanned plane in the exhibition flight of water surface overhead if the problems such as encountering equipment fault, unmanned plane meeting Fall into water, unmanned plane will cause after surprisingly falling over into water circuit damage or unmanned plane can direct submerged, cause unmanned plane The loss that can not be saved.
Invention content
The invention mainly solves the technical problem of providing a kind of formation unmanned planes to perform the buoyant device that falls over into water, Neng Gou Unmanned plane is protected when unmanned plane surprisingly falls over into water, to maintain the normal use of unmanned plane.
In order to solve the above technical problems, one aspect of the present invention is:A kind of formation unmanned plane performance is provided With the buoyant device that falls over into water, including:Body, holder, buoyant device, immersion sensor and controller;The top of holder is set to On the bottom surface of body, buoyant device is set on the bottom end of body, and immersion sensor is set on holder, and immersion sensor position In the lower section of buoyant device;Buoyant device includes manipulator, activation members, air bag and gas bomb, and wherein gas bomb is equipped with air valve, One end of manipulator and activation members connects, and the other end of activation members is connect with air valve, the air inlet of air bag and the outlet of gas bomb Mouth connection;Controller is connect with immersion sensor and manipulator respectively.
Further, further include a storage box, storage box is set on the bottom end of body, and buoyant device is set to storage box On.
Further, storage box includes box body and box cover, and the side of box cover is articulated on box body.
Further, box body includes the first side plate, the second side plate, third side plate, the 4th side plate and bottom plate, wherein first Side plate is oppositely arranged with third side plate, and the second side plate is oppositely arranged with the 4th side plate, and air bag is set in box body and close to first Side plate is arranged, and gas bomb is set in box body, and air valve is arranged close to the second side plate, and manipulator is set to the outer of the first side plate Side, activation members are set to the outside of the second side plate, and manipulator conflict is set on one end of activation members, the other end of activation members with Air valve is hinged.
Further, the side of box cover is articulated on third side plate, and the other side of box cover is detachably set on box body.
Further, the side of box cover second, opposite, side plate is equipped with the first fastener, and activation members are with respect to the first fastener Lead to the hole site is equipped with the second fastener, and the second fastener is inserted in the through-hole of the first fastener so that the other side of box cover to be arranged In on box body.
Further, holder includes two bending segments, and two bending segments are oppositely arranged and the top of bending segment is set to machine On the bottom surface of body, the bottom end of two bending segments is downwardly extending two flat segments, and the bottom end of two flat segments extends towards shape At a closed section.
Further, the quantity of holder is two, and two holders are oppositely arranged, and buoyant device is located between two holders.
Further, air bag is in decussate texture under gassy state, and the both ends of air bag are each passed through two holders The space surrounded.
Further, the top of body is equipped with fan blade.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:The case where being different from the prior art, formation unmanned plane performance disclosed in this invention With the buoyant device that falls over into water, including organism, holder, buoyant device, immersion sensor and controller, buoyant device includes machinery Hand, activation members, air bag and gas bomb, when unmanned plane falls to the water surface, gassiness air bag supports the body of unmanned plane It arises from the water surface, a series of problems of unmanned plane caused by immersion can be avoided, simultaneously because the support of air bag so that nothing It is man-machine will not submerged, the present invention can protect unmanned plane when unmanned plane surprisingly falls over into water, to maintain unmanned plane Normal use.
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Fig. 1 is that formation unmanned plane performance of the present invention is shown with stereochemical structure of the buoyant device under air bag unaerated state that fall over into water It is intended to;
Fig. 2 is that formation unmanned plane performance of the present invention is shown with structure of looking up of the buoyant device under air bag unaerated state that fall over into water It is intended to;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the performance of formation unmanned plane storage box and buoyant device in the buoyant device that falls over into water of the present invention Figure;
Fig. 4 is formation unmanned plane performance front view structure of the buoyant device under air bag gassy state that fall over into water of the present invention Schematic diagram;
Fig. 5 is formation unmanned plane performance plan structure of the buoyant device under air bag gassy state that fall over into water of the present invention Schematic diagram.
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- 5 are please referred to Fig.1, formation unmanned plane performance of the present invention includes with the buoyant device that falls over into water:Body 1, holder 2, buoyancy dress Set 3, immersion sensor 4 and controller (not shown).
Body 1 specifically may include that Rotary-Wing Department 11 and main part 12, Rotary-Wing Department 11 are set on main part 12, body 1 Fan blade 5, the quantity of fan blade 5 concretely four are provided on top, that is, Rotary-Wing Department 11;Controller is set in main part 12.Branch The top of frame 2 is set on the bottom surface of body 1, and holder 2 specifically may be disposed at the bottom surface of above-mentioned Rotary-Wing Department 11, and buoyant device 3 is set It is placed on the bottom end of body 1, buoyant device 3 is specifically set on the bottom end in aforementioned body portion 12.Immersion sensor 4 is set to branch On frame 2, and immersion sensor 4 is located at the lower section of buoyant device 3.
The holder 2 of the present embodiment includes two bending segments 21, and two bending segments 21 are oppositely arranged and the top of bending segment 21 It is set on the bottom surface of body 1, the bottom ends of two bending segments 21 is downwardly extending two flat segments 22, two flat segments 22 Bottom end extends towards to form a closed section 23.Preferably, immersion sensor 4 is set to the inside of a flat segments 22 and close to straight The bottom end of section 22.The quantity of above-mentioned holder 2 is specially two, and two holders 2 are oppositely arranged, and buoyant device 3 is located at two holders 2 Between.
Buoyant device 3 includes manipulator 31, activation members 32, air bag 33 and gas bomb 34, and wherein gas bomb 34 is equipped with gas Valve 341, air valve 341 are used to control the gas outlet on off state of gas bomb 34, and manipulator 31 connect with one end of activation members 32, opens The other end of moving part 32 is connect with air valve 341, and the air inlet of air bag 33 is connect with the gas outlet of gas bomb 34;Controller respectively with Immersion sensor 4 and manipulator 31 connect.The activation members 32 of the present embodiment concretely start the components in a strip shape such as the tip.
The present embodiment further includes a storage box 6, and storage box 6 is set on the bottom end of body 1, and buoyant device 3 is set to receipts On case 6.Storage box 6 includes box body 61 and box cover 62, and the side of box cover 62 is articulated on box body 61.Box body 61 includes first Side plate 611, the second side plate 612, third side plate 613, the 4th side plate 614 and bottom plate (not indicating), wherein the first side plate 611 with Third side plate 613 is oppositely arranged, and the second side plate 612 is oppositely arranged with the 4th side plate 614, and air bag 33 is set in box body 61 and leans on Nearly first side plate 611 is arranged, it is possible to understand that in the box body 61, gas bomb 34 is set to box when 33 unaerated state of air bag In body 61, specifically the bottom end of gas bomb 34 can be exposed to box body 61, and air valve 341 is arranged close to the second side plate 612, manipulator 31 are set to the outside of the first side plate 611, and activation members 32 are set to the outside of the second side plate 612, and the conflict of manipulator 31 is set to On one end of activation members 32, the other end and air valve 341 of activation members 32 are hinged.
The side of box cover 62 is articulated on third side plate 613, and the other side of box cover 62 is detachably set on box body 61.Box The side of 62 second, opposite, side plate 612 of lid is equipped with the first fastener 71, lead to the hole site of the activation members 32 with respect to the first fastener 71 Equipped with the second fastener 72,612 opposite first fastener 71 of the second side plate is equipped with the first slot (not indicating), the first fastener 71 It is inserted in the first slot, while the second fastener 72 is inserted in the through-hole of the first fastener 71 with by the other side of box cover 62 It is set on box body 61, i.e., realizes that the other side of box cover 62 is detachable by the cooperation of the first fastener 71 and the second fastener 72 It is set on box body 61.In addition in order to realize that box cover 62 preferably fastens effect, the box cover 62 of the present embodiment is with respect to the 4th side plate 614 side is additionally provided with third fastener 73, and the position of corresponding third fastener 73 is equipped with the second slot on the 4th side plate 614 74, third fastener 73 is arranged in the second slot 74.
It should be understood that it is actually unmanned plane that the formation unmanned plane of the present invention, which is performed with the buoyant device that falls over into water,.
The formation unmanned plane of the present invention is performed below and is illustrated with the buoyant device operation principle that falls over into water:
Under unmanned plane regular flight condition, the box cover 62 of storage box 6 is closed state, and box cover 62 is that covering is set to box On body 61, air bag 33 is unaerated state, and air bag 33 is to be accommodated in storage box 6;It breaks down in unmanned plane and falls to the water surface When, after the immersion sensor 4 being set on holder 2 is soaked, immersion sensor 4 sends notification signal, controller to controller I.e. to 31 sending action signal of manipulator after the notification signal for receiving immersion sensor 4, manipulator 31 is i.e. towards activation members 32 One end movement, under the promotion of manipulator 31, activation members 32 are directed away from the direction movement of box body 61, the in activation members 32 Two fasteners 72 fall off from the first fastener 71 of box cover 62, and box cover 62 is opened at this time, while with the movement of activation members 32, The air valve 341 hinged with the other end of activation members 32 is opened, and the gas outlet of gas bomb 34 is inflated into air bag 33 at this time, this implementation The air bag 33 of example is in decussate texture under gassy state, and the both ends of air bag 33 are each passed through what two holders 2 were surrounded Space, gassiness air bag 33 are directly contacted with the water surface.
In conclusion the formation unmanned plane performance buoyant device that falls over into water of the present invention includes organism 1, holder 2, buoyancy dress 3, immersion sensor 4 and controller are set, buoyant device 3 includes manipulator 31, activation members 32, air bag 33 and gas bomb 34, When unmanned plane falls to the water surface, gassiness air bag 33 props up the body 1 of unmanned plane on the water surface, can avoid nobody Machine due to immersion caused by a series of problems, simultaneously because the support of air bag 33 so that unmanned plane will not submerged, this hair It is bright unmanned plane to be protected when unmanned plane surprisingly falls over into water, to maintain the normal use of unmanned plane.
Example the above is only the implementation of the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, every to utilize this hair Equivalent structure or equivalent flow shift made by bright specification and accompanying drawing content is applied directly or indirectly in other relevant skills Art field, is included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of formation unmanned plane performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that including:
Body, holder, buoyant device, immersion sensor and controller;
The top of the holder is set on the bottom surface of the body, and the buoyant device is set on the bottom end of the body, The immersion sensor is set on the holder, and the immersion sensor is located at the lower section of the buoyant device;
The buoyant device includes manipulator, activation members, air bag and gas bomb, wherein the gas bomb is equipped with air valve, it is described Manipulator is connect with one end of the activation members, and the other end of the activation members is connect with the air valve, the air inlet of the air bag Mouth is connect with the gas outlet of the gas bomb;The controller is connect with the immersion sensor and manipulator respectively.
2. formation unmanned plane according to claim 1 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that further include a storage Box, the storage box are set on the bottom end of the body, and the buoyant device is set on the storage box.
3. formation unmanned plane according to claim 2 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the storage box packet Box body and box cover are included, the side of the box cover is articulated on the box body.
4. formation unmanned plane according to claim 3 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the box body includes First side plate, the second side plate, third side plate, the 4th side plate and bottom plate, wherein first side plate and the third side plate phase To setting, second side plate is oppositely arranged with the 4th side plate, and the air bag is set in the box body and close to described First side plate is arranged, and the gas bomb is set in the box body, and the air valve is arranged close to second side plate, the machine Tool hand is set to the outside of first side plate, and the activation members are set to the outside of second side plate, and the manipulator supports It touches and is set on one end of the activation members, the other end of the activation members is hinged with the air valve.
5. formation unmanned plane according to claim 4 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the one of the box cover Side is articulated on the third side plate, and the other side of the box cover is detachably set on box body.
6. formation unmanned plane according to claim 5 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the box cover is opposite The side of second side plate is equipped with the first fastener, and the lead to the hole site of relatively described first fastener of the activation members is equipped with the Two fasteners, second fastener are inserted in the through-hole of first fastener so that the other side of the box cover to be set to On box body.
7. formation unmanned plane according to claim 1 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the holder includes Two bending segments, two bending segments are oppositely arranged and the top of bending segment is set on the bottom surface of body, and two described curved The bottom end of trisection is downwardly extending two flat segments, and the bottom end of two flat segments extends towards to form a closed section.
8. formation unmanned plane according to claim 7 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the number of the holder Amount is two, and two holders are oppositely arranged, and the buoyant device is located between two holders.
9. formation unmanned plane according to claim 8 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the air bag is filling It is in decussate texture under full gaseous state, the both ends of the air bag are each passed through the space that two holders are surrounded.
10. formation unmanned plane according to claim 1 performs the buoyant device that falls over into water, which is characterized in that the body Top is equipped with fan blade.
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