CN113335545A

CN113335545A - Parking apron, parking system and unmanned aerial vehicle parking method

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Publication number: CN113335545A
Application number: CN202110832423.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 龚雷锋; 李杨华; 张阳; 段灿云; 刘江辉; 邵好; 莎日娜; 李登林
Original assignee: Nantong Hailuoda Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Nantong Hailuoda Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-22
Filing date: 2021-07-22
Publication date: 2021-09-03

Abstract

The invention provides an air park, a parking system and an unmanned aerial vehicle parking method. This air park is used for parking unmanned aerial vehicle, including the cabin, and set up in at least one first board, an at least horizontal guide, a second of stopping in the cabin and stop board and a vertical elevating system, horizontal guide and second stop the board and all be suitable for along vertical elevating system slides, and first platform of stopping is suitable for along horizontal guide slides. The parking apron, the parking system and the unmanned aerial vehicle parking method provided by the invention can accommodate at least two unmanned aerial vehicles, the automation degree is high, when the parking apron is arranged on an automobile, an operator can park and fly the unmanned aerial vehicle without getting off the automobile, the labor cost is saved, and the personal safety of the operator in special environments such as the field can be protected.

Description

Parking apron, parking system and unmanned aerial vehicle parking method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an air park, a shutdown system and an unmanned aerial vehicle shutdown method.

Background

An unmanned aerial vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle operated by utilizing a radio remote control device and a self-contained program control device, and is widely applied to the fields of aerial photography, agriculture, plant protection, miniature self-timer, express transportation, disaster relief, wild animal observation, mapping, news reporting, electric inspection, disaster relief, movie and television shooting and the like because of having the advantages of low cost, low risk, strong viability, good maneuvering performance and the like. Unmanned aerial vehicle is supplied power by the battery of carrying on it usually, is subject to the weight that can carry on the battery, and unmanned aerial vehicle's single journey is shorter, and in order to prolong unmanned aerial vehicle's duration, the unmanned aerial vehicle airport that current confession unmanned aerial vehicle descends can charge unmanned aerial vehicle.

In the prior art, an unmanned aerial vehicle is usually parked on a parking apron, and the parking quantity is small. And can park many unmanned aerial vehicle's air park, need operating personnel manually take out unmanned aerial vehicle from the air park or put into the air park with unmanned aerial vehicle in, degree of automation is lower, is not conform to the development trend on unmanned aerial vehicle air park.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an air park which can park a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles and can realize automatic operation.

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is realized by adopting the following technical scheme.

The utility model provides a parking apron for park unmanned aerial vehicle, includes the cabin, and set up in at least one first board, an at least horizontal guide rail, a second of stopping in the cabin and stop board and a vertical elevating system, horizontal guide rail and second stop the board and all be suitable for and slide along vertical elevating system, and first platform of stopping is suitable for and slides along horizontal guide rail.

Preferably, the lifting device further comprises a plurality of connection parts, one ends of the connection parts are connected with the vertical lifting mechanism in a sliding mode, the other ends of the connection parts are fixedly connected with the second stop table, the connection parts are provided with containing spaces, and the containing spaces are suitable for containing the horizontal guide rails.

Preferably, the joining part comprises a joining slider and a connecting piece, the joining slider is connected with the vertical lifting mechanism in a sliding mode, the upper end face of the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the lower end face of the second stop table, the outer end face of the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the inner end face of the joining slider, and an accommodating space is formed between the upper end face of the joining slider and the outer end face of the connecting piece.

Preferably, the vertical lift mechanism includes a first vertical rail along which the horizontal rail is adapted to slide and a second vertical rail along which the second parking stand is adapted to slide.

Preferably, the first parking platform further comprises a horizontal fixed guide rail, the horizontal fixed guide rail is arranged in the cabin and close to the upper end face of the cabin, the horizontal fixed guide rail is suitable for being in butt joint with the horizontal guide rail, and the first parking platform is suitable for sliding along the horizontal fixed guide rail.

Preferably, still include arm, vertical shift guide rail, horizontal shift guide rail and camera, the horizontal shift guide rail is suitable for along the vertical shift guide rail slip, and the arm sets up in the horizontal shift guide rail, and the arm is suitable for along the horizontal shift guide rail slip, and the camera is suitable for the interior condition of shooing the cabin, and the arm is suitable for according to the interior condition of shooing of camera and moves.

The invention also provides a parking system for parking the unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises an automobile and the parking apron provided by the invention, wherein the parking apron is arranged on the automobile.

The invention also provides another parking system which comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle and the parking apron provided by the invention.

The invention also provides an unmanned aerial vehicle parking method, which is used for parking a first unmanned aerial vehicle and a second unmanned aerial vehicle on the parking apron provided by the invention, and comprises the following steps:

the second unmanned aerial vehicle lands on a second parking platform of the parking apron;

the second stopping table descends;

a first parking platform of the parking apron slides to the upper part of a second parking platform along a horizontal guide rail of the parking apron;

a first unmanned aerial vehicle lands on the first stopping platform;

the first shutdown stage descends.

The invention also provides another unmanned aerial vehicle parking method for flying a first unmanned aerial vehicle and a second unmanned aerial vehicle from the parking apron, which comprises the following steps:

ascending a first parking platform of the parking apron;

the first unmanned aerial vehicle flies away from the first parking platform;

the first parking platform slides off the upper part of the second parking platform of the parking apron along the horizontal guide rail of the parking apron;

the second shutdown platform ascends;

the second unmanned aerial vehicle flies away from the second parking platform.

The parking apron, the parking system and the unmanned aerial vehicle parking method provided by the invention can accommodate at least two unmanned aerial vehicles, and have high automation degree. When the parking apron is arranged on the automobile, the operation of parking and flying of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be realized without taking off the automobile by operating personnel, so that the labor cost is saved, and the personal safety of the operating personnel in special environments such as the field can be protected.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a matched structure of an apron and an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a portion of the apron of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of the apron of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a portion ii in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a portion iii in fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a portion i in fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a schematic partial perspective view of the apron.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a shutdown system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a portion iv in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of a method for stopping an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart of another method for stopping an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention adopted to achieve the predetermined objects, the following detailed description of the embodiments, structures, features and effects of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the invention provides a parking apron 50 for parking a drone 80, including a cabin 51, at least one first parking platform 551, at least one horizontal guide rail 553, a second parking platform 571, and a vertical lifting mechanism 59.

As shown in fig. 1, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the apron 50 further includes a hatch 53, and the hatch 53 is disposed on the upper end surface of the nacelle 51 and is used for covering the nacelle 51.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hatch 53 comprises a front cover 53a and a rear cover 53b, the front cover 53a and the rear cover 53b being adapted to open in opposite directions. Preferably, referring to fig. 3, a sliding cover guide 531 is disposed in the nacelle 51 near the upper end surface of the nacelle 51, the sliding cover guide 531 is disposed horizontally, and the nacelle cover 53 is adapted to slide along the sliding cover guide 531 in a horizontal direction to open or close the nacelle 51. Specifically, when the hatch 53 is opened, the front cover 53a slides forward in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 531, and the rear cover 53b slides backward in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 531; when the hatch 53 is closed, the front cover 53a slides rearward in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 531, and the rear cover 53b slides forward in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 531.

It is understood that the sliding cover guide 531 is provided, and the hatch 53 can slide in the horizontal direction along the sliding cover guide 531 to open or close the cabin 51, so that the automatic opening and closing of the hatch 53 can be controlled, and the degree of automation of the apron 50 can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tarmac 50 includes a first apron 551 and two horizontal rails 553. It is understood that in other embodiments of the present invention, the tarmac may also include two or more tarmac platforms and one or more horizontal rails. In this embodiment, only the parking apron including the first parking platform and the two horizontal guide rails is taken as an example for illustration, and after reading the technical solution disclosed in the present invention, a person skilled in the art may modify the parking platform to obtain a parking apron including two or more parking platforms and one or more horizontal guide rails, which is within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the horizontal guide rail 553 and the second stopping table 571 are both slidably connected to the vertical lifting mechanism 59, and the horizontal guide rail 553 and the second stopping table 571 are both adapted to slide along the vertical lifting mechanism 59.

As shown in fig. 3, preferably, the vertical lift mechanism 59 includes four first vertical guide rails 59a and four second vertical guide rails 59b, and the four first vertical guide rails 59a and the four second vertical guide rails 59b are each disposed in a vertical direction. Each horizontal guide 553 is slidably connected to two first vertical guides 59a, and the horizontal guide 553 is adapted to slide along the first vertical guides 59 a. The second stopping table 571 is slidably connected with the four second vertical guide rails 59b, and the second stopping table 571 is adapted to slide along the four second vertical guide rails 59 b.

Referring to fig. 4, preferably, the apron 50 further includes a plurality of guide sliders 554, and the embodiment is described by including four guide sliders 554 as an example. The two opposite ends of the first stopping platform 551 are respectively connected with a horizontal guide rail 553 in a sliding manner, the two opposite ends of each horizontal guide rail 553 are respectively fixedly connected with a guiding slide block 554, one end of the guiding slide block 554 is fixedly connected with the horizontal guide rail 553, and the other end is connected with the first vertical guide rail 59a in a sliding manner.

Specifically, a first vertical screw motor (not shown) is arranged in the first vertical guide rail 59a, and the first vertical screw motor includes a motor and a screw rod in threaded connection with the motor, and the motor is adapted to drive the screw rod to stretch and retract by rotating. The motor is fixedly arranged on the first vertical guide rail 59a, one end of the lead screw is in threaded connection with the motor, and the other end of the lead screw is fixedly connected with the guide sliding block 554. The motor is controlled to rotate to drive the lead screw to extend and retract, so that the guide slider 554 is controlled to slide along the first vertical guide rail 59a to drive the horizontal guide rail 553 to slide along the first vertical guide rail 59 a.

Referring to fig. 5, tarmac 50 preferably further includes a plurality of engagement portions 573, and this embodiment is described as including four engagement portions 573. Two engaging portions 573 are respectively disposed at opposite ends of the second stopping platform 571, one end of each engaging portion 573 is slidably connected to the second vertical guide rail 59b, and the other end of each engaging portion 573 is fixedly connected to the second stopping platform 571.

Referring to fig. 6, it is preferable that the engagement portion 573 is provided with a receiving space 573a, the receiving space 573a being adapted to receive the horizontal guide rail 553.

Specifically, the engagement portion 573 includes an engagement slider 573b and a connection piece 573c, and preferably, the engagement slider 573b and the connection piece 573c are integrally formed. The engaging slider 573b is slidably connected to the second vertical guide rail 59 b. The cross section of the connecting piece 573c is right-angled, and the upper end face of the connecting piece 573c is fixedly connected with the lower end face of the second stopping table 571; the outer end surface of the connecting member 573c is fixedly connected with the inner end surface of the engaging slider 573b, and specifically, the lower portion of the outer end surface of the connecting member 573c is fixedly connected with the inner end surface of the slider 573 b. An accommodation space 573a is formed between an upper end face of the engaging slider 573b and an outer end face of the connecting piece 573 c.

It can be understood that the horizontal guide rail 553 is always positioned above the engagement slider 573b during the sliding of the horizontal guide rail 553 and the second stopping table 571 along the vertical elevating mechanism 59. By providing the accommodation space 573a, the horizontal guide rail 553 may be accommodated in the accommodation space 573a, so that the second docking station 571 may be raised to a sufficiently high position for the unmanned aerial vehicle 80 to take off and land on the second docking station 571.

It should be noted that if the rising position of the second stopping platform 571 is not high enough, when the unmanned aerial vehicle 80 rises and falls on the second stopping platform 571, an accident is easily caused because the height of the wing from the hatch 53 is not enough.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first stopping platform 551 is slidably connected to the horizontal guide 553, and the first stopping platform 551 is adapted to slide along the horizontal guide 553.

Referring again to fig. 2 and 3, preferably, the tarmac 50 further includes a horizontal stationary rail 555, the horizontal stationary rail 555 being disposed within the nacelle 51 proximate an upper end surface of the nacelle 51, the horizontal stationary rail 555 being adapted to interface with the horizontal rail 553, the first tarmac 551 being adapted to slide along the horizontal stationary rail 555. Specifically, the tarmac 50 includes two opposing horizontal stationary rails 555, the two horizontal stationary rails 555 being adapted to interface with the two horizontal rails 553, respectively.

It can be appreciated that when the horizontal guide rail 553 is lifted to a position to be butted against the horizontal fixed guide rail 555, the first stopping table 551 may be controlled to slide along the horizontal guide rail 553 and the horizontal fixed guide rail 555, thereby sliding off above the second stopping table 571, and facilitating the lifting of the second stopping table 571.

Specifically, a horizontal lead screw motor (not shown) is arranged in the horizontal guide rail 553, and the horizontal lead screw motor includes a motor and a lead screw in threaded connection with the motor, and the motor is adapted to drive the lead screw to extend and retract by rotating. The motor is fixed to be set up on horizontal guide 553, lead screw one end and motor threaded connection, the lead screw other end and first stop 551 fixed connection. Thereby rotate through the control motor and drive the lead screw flexible to control first stop 551 and slide along horizontal guide 553 and horizontal fixed guide 555.

Referring to fig. 3 and 7, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tarmac 50 further includes a robotic arm 611, a vertical displacement rail 613, and a horizontal displacement rail 615 disposed in the nacelle 51. The horizontal shift rail 615 is adapted to slide along the vertical shift rail 613, the robot arm 611 is provided to the horizontal shift rail 615, and the robot arm 611 is adapted to slide along the horizontal shift rail 615.

It is understood that the robotic arm 611 is used to access items, such as a battery that can be used to mount and dismount the drone 80. The vertical shift rail 613 and the horizontal shift rail 615 may adjust the position of the robot arm 611, thereby increasing the movable range of the robot arm 611.

As shown in fig. 3, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the apron 50 further includes a camera 617 disposed in the cabin 51, the camera 617 is adapted to photograph the internal condition of the cabin 51, and the robot arm 611 is adapted to move according to the internal condition photographed by the camera 617, so as to improve the accuracy of the movement of the robot arm 611.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tarmac 50 further includes a shelf 63 disposed within the cabin 51. Preferably, the shelf 63 is a double-layer shelf, the upper layer is used for placing the battery 64, and the upper layer is provided with a charging device for charging the battery 64; the lower layer is provided with goods 65.

It is understood that the robotic arm 611 may detach the battery on the drone 80 and install the charged battery 64 on the drone 80. The robotic arm 611 may also unload empty containers from the drone 80 and place the cargo 65 on the drone 80.

It can be understood that, through setting up arm 611 and goods shelves 63, goods shelves 63 can be used for placing battery 64 and goods 65, and arm 611 then can carry out the dismantlement operation of battery 64 to unmanned aerial vehicle 80 to install goods 65 to unmanned aerial vehicle 80 is last, thereby realizes automated operation.

Referring to fig. 8, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a parking system for parking an unmanned aerial vehicle, including an automobile 20 and an apron 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the apron 50 is fixedly disposed on the automobile 20.

Specifically, the automobile 20 includes a compartment 21 in which a person sits, and a hopper 23 provided behind the compartment 21 and connected to the compartment 21. The nacelle 51 of the apron 50 includes a cabin body 51a and a forward-out portion 51b, the cabin body 51a and the forward-out portion 51b are integrally formed, an upper end surface of the forward-out portion 51b is flush with an upper end surface of the cabin body 51a, and a lower end surface of the forward-out portion 51b is higher than a lower end surface of the cabin body 51 a.

When the apron 50 is installed on the car 20, the lower end surface of the cabin 51a is fixedly placed on the cargo plane of the hopper 23, the front end surface of the cabin 51a is fixedly connected to the rear end surface of the carriage 21, the lower end surface of the front portion 51b is fixedly connected to the ceiling of the carriage 21, and the rear end surface of the cabin 51a is flush with the rear end surface of the hopper 23.

Referring to fig. 9, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shutdown system further includes a controller (not shown) disposed in the cabin 21, and a weather sensor 27 and an antenna 29 disposed on the ceiling of the vehicle 20. It will be appreciated that the controller is used for operator control of the shutdown system at the car 21; the weather sensor 27 is used to monitor the weather conditions of the environment in real time and the antenna 29 is used for communication between the drone 80 and the controller.

Referring to fig. 1 again, the embodiment of the present invention further provides another parking system, which includes an unmanned aerial vehicle 80 and an apron 50 provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Preferably, this system of shutting down still includes controller, weather sensor and antenna, and the controller is used for operating personnel to control the system of shutting down, and weather sensor is used for the weather condition of real-time supervision environment, and the antenna is used for the communication between unmanned aerial vehicle 80 and the controller.

Referring to fig. 10, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for parking an unmanned aerial vehicle, where the method is used to park a first unmanned aerial vehicle 80a and a second unmanned aerial vehicle 80b on an apron 50 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and the method includes:

s11: the second drone 80b lands on the second dock 571 of the apron 50.

Specifically, the second stopping machine 571 is controlled to ascend to the highest position, the second drone 80b is controlled to fly to the second stopping machine 571 for hovering, and the second drone 80b is controlled to land on the second stopping machine 571.

S12: the second stopping station 571 descends.

Specifically, the second docking station 571 is controlled to descend to the lowermost position, so that the second drone 80b is seated in the nacelle 51.

S13: the first dock 551 of the tarmac 50 slides along the horizontal rail 553 of the tarmac 50 above the second dock 571.

Specifically, the first parking stage 551 is controlled to slide along the horizontal guide 553 above the second parking stage 571 until the first parking stage 551 is positioned directly above the second parking stage 571, and then the horizontal guide 553 is controlled to ascend until the first parking stage 551 is lifted to the uppermost position.

S14: the first drone 80a lands on the first docking station 551.

Specifically, the first stopping machine 551 is controlled to ascend to the highest position, the first unmanned machine 80a is controlled to fly to the first stopping machine 551 to hover over the first stopping machine 551, and the first unmanned machine 80a is controlled to land on the first stopping machine 551.

S15: the first stopping station 551 descends.

Specifically, the first parking platform 551 is controlled to descend to the lowermost position, thereby placing the first unmanned machine 80a in the nacelle 51.

Referring to fig. 11, another method for stopping a drone is provided in an embodiment of the present invention, for flying a first drone 80a and a second drone 80b off an apron 50 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, including:

s21: the first apron 551 of the apron 50 is raised.

Specifically, the first stopping station 551 is controlled to ascend to the highest position, so as to drive the first unmanned machine 80a to be exposed out of the cabin 51.

S22: the first drone 80a flies off the first docking station 551.

S23: the first dock 551 slides off the top of the second dock 571 of the apron 50 along the horizontal rail 553 of the apron 50.

Specifically, the horizontal guide 553 is controlled to descend, thus interfacing with the horizontal fixed guide 555, and the first stopping stage 551 descends along with the horizontal guide 553. Then, the first stopping table 551 is controlled to slide off the second stopping table 571 along the horizontal guide rail 553.

S24: the second stopping station 571 ascends.

Specifically, the second stopping platform 571 is controlled to ascend to the highest position, so as to drive the second drone 80b to expose the cabin 51.

S25: the second drone 80b flies off the second docking station 571.

The parking apron, the parking system and the unmanned aerial vehicle parking method provided by the embodiment of the invention can accommodate at least two unmanned aerial vehicles, and have high automation degree. When the parking apron is arranged on the automobile, the operation of parking and flying of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be realized without taking off the automobile by operating personnel, so that the labor cost is saved, and the personal safety of the operating personnel in special environments such as the field can be protected.

As used herein, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, including not only those elements listed, but also other elements not expressly listed.

In this document, the terms front, back, upper and lower are used to define the components in the drawings and the positions of the components relative to each other, and are used for clarity and convenience of the technical solution. It is to be understood that the use of the directional terms should not be taken to limit the scope of the claims.

The features of the embodiments and embodiments described herein above may be combined with each other without conflict.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that fall within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included therein.

Claims

1. Tarmac for parking drones (80), comprising a nacelle (51), characterized in that it further comprises at least a first parking station (551), at least a horizontal guide (553), a second parking station (571) and a vertical lifting mechanism (59) arranged inside said nacelle (51), said horizontal guide (553) and said second parking station (571) being both suitable for sliding along said vertical lifting mechanism (59), said first parking station (551) being suitable for sliding along said horizontal guide (553).

2. The tarmac of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of engagement portions (573), one end of the engagement portions (573) being slidably connected to the vertical lift mechanism (59), the other end of the engagement portions (573) being fixedly connected to the second tarmac platform (571), the engagement portions (573) being provided with receiving spaces (573a), the receiving spaces (573a) being adapted to receive the horizontal guide rails (553).

3. The tarmac of claim 2, wherein the engagement portion (573) includes an engagement slider (573b) and a connector (573c), the engagement slider (573b) being slidably connected to the vertical lift mechanism (59), an upper end surface of the connector (573c) being fixedly connected to a lower end surface of the second tarmac platform (571), an outer end surface of the connector (573c) being fixedly connected to an inner end surface of the engagement slider (573b), and the receiving space (573a) being formed between the upper end surface of the engagement slider (573b) and the outer end surface of the connector (573 c).

4. The tarmac of claim 1, wherein the vertical lift mechanism (59) comprises a first vertical rail (59a) and a second vertical rail (59b), the horizontal rail (553) being adapted to slide along the first vertical rail (59a), the second tarmac platform (571) being adapted to slide along the second vertical rail (59 b).

5. The tarmac of claim 1, further comprising a horizontal stationary rail (555), the horizontal stationary rail (555) being disposed within the nacelle (51) proximate an upper end face of the nacelle (51), the horizontal stationary rail (555) being adapted to interface with the horizontal rail (553), the first tarmac platform (551) being adapted to slide along the horizontal stationary rail (555).

6. The apron as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a robot arm (611), a vertical displacement rail (613), a horizontal displacement rail (615) and a camera (617), the horizontal displacement rail (615) being adapted to slide along the vertical displacement rail (613), the robot arm (611) being arranged to the horizontal displacement rail (615), the robot arm (611) being adapted to slide along the horizontal displacement rail (615), the camera (617) being adapted to image the interior of the nacelle (51), the robot arm (611) being adapted to act in accordance with the image imaged by the camera (617).

7. Parking system for parking unmanned aerial vehicles, characterized by comprising a car (20) and an apron (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the apron (50) is provided to the car (20).

8. Parking system, characterized in that it comprises a drone (80) and a tarmac (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

9. A method of drone parking for parking a first drone (80a) and a second drone (80b) on a tarmac (50) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises:

the second drone (80b) lands on a second landing platform (571) of the apron (50);

the second stopping station (571) descends;

-a first parking platform (551) of the tarmac (50) slides along a horizontal guide (553) of the tarmac (50) above the second parking platform (571);

the first unmanned aerial vehicle (80a) lands on the first stopping station (551);

the first stopping station (551) descends.

10. A method of drone aircraft stopping for flying a first drone (80a) and a second drone (80b) from an apron (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises:

raising a first apron (551) of the apron (50);

the first drone (80a) flies off the first docking station (551);

-the first parking platform (551) slides off above a second parking platform (571) of the tarmac (50) along a horizontal guide rail (553) of the tarmac (50);

the second stopping station (571) is lifted;

the second drone (80b) flies off the second docking station (571).