CN205872464U - Unmanned aerial vehicle system - Google Patents

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CN205872464U
CN205872464U CN201620725569.9U CN201620725569U CN205872464U CN 205872464 U CN205872464 U CN 205872464U CN 201620725569 U CN201620725569 U CN 201620725569U CN 205872464 U CN205872464 U CN 205872464U
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The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle system, wherein, the system includes: unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle have communication interface, are provided with fixing device on unmanned aerial vehicle's the fuselage, and unmanned aerial vehicle is switching to the automatic mode after, the navigation information that sends through communication interface receive mobile terminals to send the instruction of taking photo by plane to mobile terminal, mobile terminal, mobile terminal fix on fixing device and through communication interface and unmanned aerial vehicle communication to send navigation information to unmanned aerial vehicle, and according to taking photo by plane the instruction to the target data of being taken photo by plane, the controller, controller and unmanned aerial vehicle communication to switch unmanned aerial vehicle's mode. This system can combine together mobile terminal and unmanned aerial vehicle, realizes unmanned aerial vehicle's the function of taking photo by plane, and it is portable to have improved unmanned aerial vehicle, has reduced the unmanned aerial vehicle cost, simple easy the realization.

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UAS
Technical field
This utility model relates to unmanned air vehicle technique field, particularly to a kind of UAS.
Background technology
Unmanned plane has quite varied application in military domain and civil area.Such as, in civil area, unmanned plane May be used for ground mapping, geological exploration, disaster monitoring, meteorological detection, air traffic control, communication relay, pesticide spraying etc. Aspect.Also have increasing people to start with unmanned plane to carry out taking photo by plane and express mail delivery simultaneously.At present, unmanned plane is being used to enter When row is taken photo by plane, utilize it to carry the photograph of specialty and picture pick-up device more, but these professional equipments are added significantly to unmanned plane Manufacturing cost and use cost so that it is be difficult to be applied in many people.
Utility model content
The application is to make understanding and the discovery of problems with based on inventor:
Nowadays, smart mobile phone is the most widely available and many with its hardware configuration height, perfect in shape and function, moderate advantage Number smart mobile phone all has location, the function taken a picture and image, and therefore, makes smart mobile phone mutually compatible with unmanned plane, will promote nothing Man-machine general population with the application of occasion.
One of technical problem that this utility model is intended to solve in correlation technique the most to a certain extent.
To this end, the purpose of this utility model is to propose a kind of UAS, this system can improve unmanned plane just The property taken, reduces unmanned plane cost.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the utility model proposes a kind of UAS, including:
Unmanned plane, described unmanned plane has communication interface, and the fuselage of described unmanned plane is provided with fixing device, described nothing Man-machine after being switched to automatic operation mode, receive, by described communication interface, the navigation information that mobile terminal sends, and to institute State mobile terminal and send instruction of taking photo by plane;
Described mobile terminal, described mobile terminal is fixed in described fixing device and by described communication interface with described UAV Communication, to send described navigation information to described unmanned plane, and takes photo by plane to target according to described instruction of taking photo by plane To data of taking photo by plane;And
Controller, described controller and described UAV Communication, to switch the mode of operation of described unmanned plane.
Further, described unmanned plane also includes:
Power set, for providing power for described unmanned plane;
Fly control device, described in fly control device be connected with described power set, with described controller and described mobile terminal Communication, and then control described power set and make described unmanned plane during flying;And
Power module, described power module is connected with described power set and the described control device that flies respectively, thinks described dynamic Power apparatus and the described control device that flies are powered.
Alternatively, described power set include at least one rotor.
Further, described power module includes:
At least one energy-storage travelling wave tube, at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube described controls device with described power set and described flying respectively It is connected;
Charging inlet, described charging inlet is connected with at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube described, by described charging inlet to be At least one energy-storage travelling wave tube described charges.
Further, described fixing device is the support or rectangle notch arranged on the fuselage of described unmanned plane, And the lateral dimension of described fixing device can be adjusted according to the profile of described mobile terminal with longitudinal size.
Further, when installing in described mobile terminal extremely described fixing device, the capture apparatus of described mobile terminal Adjustable angle with horizontal plane.
Further, described controller has manual work pattern and automatic operation mode, to switch described unmanned plane Mode of operation.
Further, described controller includes terrestrial components and on-board components, and under described manual work pattern, by institute State terrestrial components and described unmanned plane is carried out remote manual control manipulation.
Further, described unmanned plane has bluetooth module, to carry out Bluetooth communication with described mobile terminal.
It addition, based on UAS, also include:
It is arranged at the self-desttruction equipment on the fuselage of described unmanned plane.
The UAS that the utility model proposes, by being provided with fixing device on the fuselage of unmanned plane, thus unmanned The navigation information flight that machine can send according to the mobile terminal received, and by mobile terminal, target is taken photo by plane, real The purpose now mobile terminal combined with unmanned plane, and then realize the aerial photography function of unmanned plane, improve unmanned plane portability, Reduce unmanned plane cost, simple easily realization.
Aspect and advantage that this utility model is additional will part be given in the following description, and part will be from explained below In become obvious, or recognized by practice of the present utility model.
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This utility model above-mentioned and/or that add aspect and advantage from the following description of the accompanying drawings of embodiments will Become obvious and easy to understand, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the UAS according to this utility model embodiment one;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the unmanned plane according to this utility model embodiment one;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of another unmanned plane according to this utility model embodiment one;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the power module according to this utility model embodiment one;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the UAS according to this utility model embodiment two.
Detailed description of the invention
Of the present utility model embodiment is described below in detail, and the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, the most ad initio Represent same or similar element to same or similar label eventually or there is the element of same or like function.Below by ginseng It is exemplary for examining the embodiment that accompanying drawing describes, it is intended to be used for explaining this utility model, and it is not intended that to this utility model Restriction.
With reference to the accompanying drawings UAS of the present utility model and unmanned plane are described in detail.According to Fig. 1 originally The structural representation of the UAS of utility model embodiment one.As it is shown in figure 1, UAS 100 includes: unmanned plane 10, mobile terminal 20 and controller 30.
Specifically, shown in Fig. 1 Yu Fig. 2, unmanned plane 10 has communication interface (non-symbol in figure), unmanned plane 10 Fuselage 12 on be provided with fixing device 11, unmanned plane 10 after being switched to automatic operation mode, by communication interface receive move The navigation information that dynamic terminal 20 (such as smart mobile phone) sends, and send, to mobile terminal 20, instruction of taking photo by plane.Mobile terminal 20 is fixed Communicate with unmanned plane 10, to send navigation information to unmanned plane 10, and according to boat in fixing device 11 and by communication interface Target is taken photo by plane and is obtained data of taking photo by plane by bat instruction.Controller 30 communicates with unmanned plane 10, to switch the work of unmanned plane 10 Pattern, and receive the data of taking photo by plane that unmanned plane 10 sends.Wherein, in an embodiment of the present utility model, fixing device 11 Can be the support or rectangle notch arranged on the fuselage 12 of unmanned plane 10, and the lateral dimension of fixing device 11 is with vertical It is adjusted to the profile being sized to according to mobile terminal 20, it is simple to firm mobile terminal 20, and improves fixing device 11 The suitability.It addition, when installing in mobile terminal 20 to fixing device 11, the capture apparatus of mobile terminal 20 and horizontal plane Adjustable angle, the such as photographic head of mobile terminal 20 and plane-parallel or in 45° angle, improve the motility of shooting.
For example, in embodiment of the present utility model, mobile terminal 20 can be smart mobile phone of the prior art, The sensors such as accelerometer, GPS, magnetometer can be provided with in smart mobile phone, and there are photograph, shooting and satellite fix etc. Function, is not construed as limiting herein, and then can be combined with unmanned plane 10 by mobile terminal 20, it is achieved the merit of taking photo by plane of unmanned plane 10 Can, improve the portability of unmanned plane 10, reduce the cost of unmanned plane 10, simple easily realization.
Further, in an embodiment of the present utility model, controller 30 has manual work pattern and certainly starts building Operation mode, to switch the mode of operation of unmanned plane 10, and controller 30 can include terrestrial components and on-board components, and at hands Start building under operation mode, terrestrial components described unmanned plane is carried out remote manual control manipulation.
It is to say, controller 30 is for the manipulation of unmanned plane 10, terrestrial components and on-board components, controller can be included 30 include manual work pattern (corresponding to the manual work pattern of unmanned plane) and automatic operation mode (corresponding to unmanned plane from Start building operation mode) two kinds of mode of operations.Wherein, under manual work pattern, the ground of controller 30 can be utilized by operator Face component remote manual control operation unmanned plane 10 completes each action and function, and under automatic operation mode, can be by unmanned plane 10 sensor informations automatically calling multiple sensors in above-mentioned mobile terminal 20 also independently realize navigation, follow and shoot merit Energy.
Further, in an embodiment of the present utility model, as it is shown on figure 3, unmanned plane 10 also includes: power set 13, fly to control device 14 and power module 15.Alternatively, in an embodiment of the present utility model, power set 13 can wrap Include at least one rotor (as shown in rotor 131 in Fig. 2).
Specifically, power set 13 are for providing power for unmanned plane 10.Fly to control device 14 to be connected with power set 13, with Communicate with controller 30 and mobile terminal 20, and then control power set 13 make unmanned plane 10 fly.Power module 15 respectively with Power set 13 are connected with flying to control device 14, think power set 13 and fly control device 14 and power.
Further, in an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in Figure 4, power module 15 includes: at least one Energy-storage travelling wave tube 151 and charging inlet 152.Alternatively, in an embodiment of the present utility model, energy-storage travelling wave tube 151 can be Lithium battery, Ni-MH battery or super capacitor.
Specifically, at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube 151 respectively with power set 13 and fly control device 14 be connected.Charging inlet 152 are connected with at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube 151, to be charged at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube 151 by charging inlet 152.
It is to say, unmanned plane body can use unmanned plane of the prior art, it includes fixing device 11, fuselage 12, power set 13, fly to control device 14 and power module 15.Wherein, unmanned plane 10 can use folding structure to design, and makes It is easy to carry;Communication interface can be provided with, for the communication connection of unmanned plane 10 with mobile terminal 20 on fuselage 12;Power Device 13 includes at least one rotor 131;Power module 15 includes at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube 151 and charging inlet 152, energy storage Element 151 is arranged removably, can be lithium battery, Ni-MH battery or super capacitor etc., and charging inlet 152 is with outside Power supply is connected as energy-storage travelling wave tube 151 and charges;Fly to control device 14 to control for the flight with the communication and unmanned plane 10 of controller 30; Fixing device 11 may be located at waist, and it can be the support or rectangle notch arranged on fuselage 12, can basis The profile of mobile terminal 20 regulates laterally and longitudinally size, is fixedly clamped by mobile terminal 20, when mobile terminal 20 is installed, The capture apparatus of mobile terminal 20 and the adjustable angle of horizontal plane.
Further, in an embodiment of the present utility model, unmanned plane 10 can have bluetooth module and (not have in figure Body identifies), to carry out Bluetooth communication with mobile terminal 20.I.e. saying, unmanned plane 10 can also include that bluetooth module is (the most concrete in figure Mark), thus carry out wireless connections by bluetooth and mobile terminal 20, it is achieved communication.
Below the operation principle of the UAS 100 of embodiment one is described in detail.
Such as, unmanned plane 10 is not when being connected with mobile terminal 20, and operator can be by the floor portion of controller 30 Part carries out remote manual control manipulation to unmanned plane 10, it is achieved the flight of unmanned plane 10.When a certain target is taken photo by plane by needs, can The fixing device 11 being placed on unmanned plane 10 by mobile terminal 20 is interior and fixes, and makes unmanned plane 10 whole with mobile by communication interface End 20 is communicatively coupled, and subsequently, it (can be real that operator first can select target to be taken photo by plane in cell phone map is applied Thing or certain limit), automatically called the navigation of mobile terminal 20 by unmanned plane 10, imaged and the function such as photograph, target is carried out Automatically follow and shoot.Photo and the video data of i.e. taking photo by plane of shooting can be carried out by the 3G/4G/Wifi network of mobile terminal 20 Real time remote transmits.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the UAS according to this utility model embodiment two.As it is shown in figure 5, this practicality The UAS of new embodiment two difference from the UAS of embodiment one is, also includes: self-desttruction equipment 40. Wherein, self-desttruction equipment 40 is arranged on the fuselage 12 of unmanned plane 10.
For example, in Military Application field, unmanned plane 10 can be flexibly applied to investigation, but unmanned plane 10 is applied to Then there is the risk captured by enemy in investigation, may cause sensitive information leakage.Therefore, the unmanned plane of this utility model embodiment 10 further increase self-desttruction equipment 40.Wherein, self-desttruction equipment 40 can be arranged on unmanned plane body, when unmanned plane 10 and control When device 30 processed loses contact or lands in an out-of-the-way, as fallen, then self-desttruction equipment 40 starts automatically, is destroyed by unmanned plane. It addition, self-desttruction equipment 40 can be miniature destructor, data dump device etc., in this no limit.
It should be noted that in this utility model embodiment unmanned plane 10, mobile terminal 20 and controller 30 etc. arrange and Function is identical with embodiment one, and here is omitted.
The UAS proposed according to this utility model embodiment, by being provided with fixing dress on the fuselage of unmanned plane Put, thus the navigation information flight that unmanned plane can send according to the mobile terminal received, unmanned plane can use folding, portable Formula structure designs, and volume is little, it is simple to carry, and improves unmanned plane portability, and is taken photo by plane target by mobile terminal, The purpose that mobile terminal is combined by realization with unmanned plane, and then realize the aerial photography function of unmanned plane, can clap whenever and wherever possible Take the photograph activity, it is not necessary to the capture apparatus of specialty is installed on unmanned plane, very convenient, reduce unmanned plane cost, can extensively apply In civil area, contribute to the reduction of unmanned plane cost and popularize.Additionally, in military domain, the setting of self-desttruction equipment, it is ensured that The safety of military secrecy information.
Additionally, term " first ", " second " are only used for describing purpose, and it is not intended that instruction or hint relative importance Or the implicit quantity indicating indicated technical characteristic.Thus, define " first ", the feature of " second " can express or Implicitly include at least one this feature.In description of the present utility model, " multiple " are meant that at least two, such as two Individual, three etc., unless otherwise expressly limited specifically.
In this utility model, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " install ", " being connected ", " connection ", " Gu Fixed " etc. term should be interpreted broadly, connect for example, it may be fixing, it is also possible to be to removably connect, or integral;Can be It is mechanically connected, it is also possible to be electrical connection;Can be to be joined directly together, it is also possible to be indirectly connected to by intermediary, can be two The connection of element internal or the interaction relationship of two elements, unless otherwise clear and definite restriction.Common skill for this area For art personnel, above-mentioned term concrete meaning in this utility model can be understood as the case may be.
In this utility model, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, fisrt feature second feature " on " or D score Can be that the first and second features directly contact, or the first and second features are by intermediary mediate contact.And, first is special Levy second feature " on ", " top " and " above " but fisrt feature directly over second feature or oblique upper, or only Represent that fisrt feature level height is higher than second feature.Fisrt feature second feature " under ", " lower section " and " below " permissible Be fisrt feature immediately below second feature or obliquely downward, or be merely representative of fisrt feature level height less than second feature.
In the description of this specification, reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " specifically show Example " or the description of " some examples " etc. means to combine this embodiment or example describes specific features, structure, material or spy Point is contained at least one embodiment of the present utility model or example.In this manual, the schematic table to above-mentioned term State and be necessarily directed to identical embodiment or example.And, the specific features of description, structure, material or feature are permissible One or more embodiment in office or example combine in an appropriate manner.Additionally, in the case of the most conflicting, this area Technical staff the feature of the different embodiments described in this specification or example and different embodiment or example can be entered Row combines and combination.
Although above it has been shown and described that embodiment of the present utility model, it is to be understood that above-described embodiment is Exemplary, it is impossible to it is interpreted as that those of ordinary skill in the art is in scope of the present utility model to restriction of the present utility model In above-described embodiment can be changed, revise, replace and modification.

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1. a UAS, it is characterised in that including:
Unmanned plane, described unmanned plane has communication interface, and the fuselage of described unmanned plane is provided with fixing device, described unmanned plane After being switched to automatic operation mode, receive, by described communication interface, the navigation information that mobile terminal sends, and to described shifting Dynamic terminal sends instruction of taking photo by plane;
Described mobile terminal, described mobile terminal is fixed in described fixing device and unmanned with described by described communication interface Machine communicates, and to send described navigation information to described unmanned plane, and takes photo by plane target according to described instruction of taking photo by plane and is navigated Beat of data;And
Controller, described controller and described UAV Communication, to switch the mode of operation of described unmanned plane.
UAS the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described unmanned plane also includes:
Power set, for providing power for described unmanned plane;
Fly control device, described in fly control device be connected with described power set, with described controller and described communication of mobile terminal, And then control described power set and make described unmanned plane during flying;And
Power module, described power module is connected with described power set and the described control device that flies respectively, thinks that described power fills Put and power with the described control device that flies.
UAS the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that described power set include at least one rotor.
UAS the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that described power module includes:
At least one energy-storage travelling wave tube, at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube described controls device phase with described power set and described flying respectively Even;
Charging inlet, described charging inlet is connected with at least one energy-storage travelling wave tube described, being described by described charging inlet At least one energy-storage travelling wave tube charges.
UAS the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described fixing device is the machine at described unmanned plane The support arranged with it or rectangle notch, and the lateral dimension of described fixing device can be according to described shifting with longitudinal size The profile of dynamic terminal is adjusted.
UAS the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that installing described mobile terminal to described fixing dress When putting middle, the capture apparatus of described mobile terminal and the adjustable angle of horizontal plane.
UAS the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described controller have manual work pattern and from Start building operation mode, to switch the mode of operation of described unmanned plane.
UAS the most according to claim 7, it is characterised in that described controller includes terrestrial components and airborne portion Part, and under described manual work pattern, described terrestrial components described unmanned plane is carried out remote manual control manipulation.
UAS the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described unmanned plane has bluetooth module, with institute State mobile terminal and carry out Bluetooth communication.
UAS the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also include:
It is arranged at the self-desttruction equipment on the fuselage of described unmanned plane.
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