JP2010058779A - Flying robot - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that hovering or azimuth direction of a flying robot is not automatically performed at will according to instruction from a steering machine. <P>SOLUTION: The upper part and lower part of a body of the flying robot are joined with a universal joint, a mechanism changing a relative inclination angle between the upper part and the lower part of the body around the universal joint as a center is driven by a servomotor, and an inclination angle and/or an inclination angular velocity of the body are/is detected by an inclination sensor to control a position of the flying robot. An auxiliary blade changing an inclination angle of a rotary blade with respect to a rotational shaft is moved based on an azimuth direction angular velocity detected by an azimuth direction sensor and/or an azimuth angle, and the azimuth direction of the flying robot is controlled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a flying robot that can automatically move in the air and stop in the air in response to instructions from a pilot.

  If radiation, toxic gas, toxic chemicals, etc. leak or may be leaked due to an accident, know the situation on site as quickly and accurately as possible, investigate the cause, prevent secondary disasters, save lives, etc. It is necessary to take corrective measures quickly and accurately.

  However, it is dangerous for humans to enter such an accident environment, and accidents where the radiation, toxic gases, toxic chemicals, etc. leak or may leak are limited to narrow spaces where humans cannot enter due to obstacles. If you wake up in the world, even if you want to enter a protective system and enter, you may not be able to enter physically.

  In such a case, a flying robot that can automatically move in the air and stop in the air in response to an instruction from the pilot, is equipped with a camera, video camera, recording element, radiation sensor, gas sensor, etc. If this is done, the situation at the site can be known quickly and accurately, and the collected information can be used for the early restoration of damaged facilities and equipment, the rescue of human lives, and the prevention of secondary disasters.

  In addition, if there is a flying robot that has a large loadable weight and can automatically move in the air and stop in the air according to instructions from the pilot, humans can not enter and there are injuries However, if the rescue team cannot access immediately, it is possible to deliver a light item of several g to 100 g, such as a spare key for the door to be opened, a first aid, a contact form, a writing instrument, etc. to the disaster site.

  Therefore, various research institutes are studying flying robots that can automatically move in the air and stop in the air according to instructions from the pilot.

  For example, in Non-Patent Document 1, a counter rotating rotor blade is levitated in the air using a lifting force source, a movable weight portion is provided in a part of a flying robot body, and the weight portion of the flying weight portion is provided according to an instruction from a pilot. By changing the position in the horizontal plane with a linear actuator using an ultra-thin ultrasonic motor, the center of gravity position of the aircraft is changed, and the flying robot body is tilted in accordance with the unbalance of the center of gravity and rotated counterclockwise. An example in which a flying robot that tilts the wing and controls air movement and air stillness is manufactured is disclosed.

  In order to automatically control the flying robot by this method and keep it floating in the air, the position of the weight portion is automatically adjusted by a linear actuator using an ultra-thin ultrasonic motor according to the inclination angle of the flying robot. In order to control the flight robot so that the tilt angle of the flight robot becomes 0 and to move the flight robot in a predetermined direction, the flight robot is tilted to tilt the contra-rotating rotary wing, and the flight robot is Propulsion in the direction of movement is obtained.

  On the other hand, in Non-Patent Document 2, four auxiliary wings are provided in a flying robot using counter rotating rotor blades, and the auxiliary wings located diagonally are inclined in the same direction around a horizontal axis. It is disclosed that the position of the flying robot can be moved, and that the auxiliary blades located diagonally can be rotated about the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor blades by tilting the auxiliary blades in the opposite direction around the horizontal axis. Has been.

On the other hand, a radio-controlled helicopter for indoor small flying toys can also be considered as a kind of flying robot. For example, XRB-SR shuttle manufactured by Hirobo Co., Ltd. uses counter rotating rotor blades, and the rotation of the lower rotor blades. The position of the radio controlled helicopter is moved by tilting the rotating surface of the lower rotor with respect to the aircraft by controlling the tilt angle with respect to the shaft, and the aircraft is changed by changing the rotational speed of the upper and lower rotors Is rotated around the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor blade.
Machine Design Vol. 48, No. 2, pages 1-4 Kotaro Nagashima, Toshiyuki Horiuchi: Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering, 463-464

  However, with the various conventional flying robots described above, if you try to fly in a dangerous place where humans enter or a narrow space where humans cannot enter and use it for situational awareness and transportation of small items, the loadable weight is too small, In response to an instruction from, the air movement and the air stillness cannot be automatically performed at will, and the intended purpose cannot be achieved.

  That is, whether it is a flying robot disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1, a flying robot disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2, or a radio control helicopter of the above-mentioned indoor small flying toy, a dangerous place or a narrow and human If you fly to a place where you can't enter it, you can automatically move in the air and stop in the air according to instructions from the pilot, and you can install the camera so that you can know the situation in the field quickly and accurately. Robot responsiveness, automatic control function, movement speed, etc. must be further improved.

  The flying robot disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 is a lightweight robot with a total mass of only 12 g, and the lift is only slightly larger than that, so an ultra-small camera is mounted, but there are various other sensors. There is no room for mounting or mounting small items that can be delivered to dangerous places or narrow spaces where humans cannot enter, and the air will be swept away with a slight flow or turbulence.

  In order to move the center of gravity, a linear actuator using an ultra-thin ultrasonic motor is used, but the weight that moves the center of gravity is light and its position moves precisely by a small amount, for example, a distance on the order of microns. Therefore, although it moves even with an ultra-thin ultrasonic motor, in a flying robot having a total mass of 100 g to 500 g, for example, a heavier weight portion is provided to move the center of gravity more greatly, and the position of the weight portion in the horizontal plane Therefore, it is impossible to use a linear actuator using an ultra-thin ultrasonic motor similar to the above, which has a small driving force and driving speed.

  On the other hand, in the flying robot disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2, each of the auxiliary robots moves in the air in the horizontal direction and rotates around the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor blade by the same four auxiliary blades. A slight error or imbalance in the inclination angle of the wing causes the horizontal movement and the rotational movement around the rotation axis to interfere with each other, causing an unintended rotation when moving in the horizontal direction or trying to stop at a fixed position. If it occurs accompanyingly, and the azimuth is rotated or the azimuth is not held, an unintended horizontal movement occurs.

  Further, in the flying robot disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2, the counter rotating rotor blade can be rotated around the rotation axis very easily, but the movement in the horizontal direction is slow and the intended horizontal direction is achieved. Smooth movement is difficult.

  On the other hand, the radio control helicopter for indoor small flying toys depends on the delicate operation of the pilot by the operator, and it is extremely difficult to maintain a fixed position in the air and it is very skilled Even if the operator steers, it fluctuates and the position shifts against the will of the pilot.

  In order to fly a flying robot in a dangerous place where humans enter, or in a narrow space where humans cannot enter, to detect the situation and transport small items, improve the flying robot's responsiveness, moving speed, automatic control performance, In order to solve the problem, the following means are used in order to solve the problem.

  The flying robot according to claim 1 has a rotary wing for levitating the airframe at an upper portion of the airframe, and connects the upper portion and the lower portion of the airframe by a universal joint that is freely rotatable in at least two orthogonal directions. And a mechanism for changing the relative inclination angle of the upper and lower parts of the airframe in the orthogonal two-axis direction, and the mechanism is driven by a servo motor.

  A flying robot according to a second aspect of the present invention is the flying robot according to the first aspect, wherein an inclined rotating link attached to a rotating shaft of the servo motor is provided, and an inclined rod is connected to both ends of the inclined rotating link, the inclined rod By connecting the other end to the upper part of the flying robot body, a mechanism for changing the relative tilt angle between the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body is obtained.

  The flying robot according to claim 3 is the flying robot according to claim 1 and 2, wherein at least one acceleration for detecting a gravitational acceleration component at an upper part and / or a lower part of the airframe to detect an inclination angle with respect to a vertical direction. A mechanism for changing a relative tilt angle of the upper and lower sides of the airframe by the servomotor based on an inclination angle of the upper and / or lower part of the airframe detected by the acceleration sensor with respect to a vertical direction. Move and control the horizontal position of the flying robot.

  A flying robot according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the flying robot according to the first and second aspects, wherein at least one angular velocity sensor for detecting an inclination angular velocity with respect to the vertical direction is provided at an upper portion and / or a lower portion of the airframe, and the angular velocity sensor Based on the detected inclination angular velocity of the upper and / or lower part of the aircraft, the servomotor moves a mechanism for changing the relative inclination angle of the upper and lower parts of the aircraft in two orthogonal axes, moves the link mechanism, and the flying robot. Controls the horizontal position of.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the flying robot according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention is configured such that the tilt angle with respect to the rotation axis of the rotor blade is changed at the upper or lower part of the airframe around the rotation axis. At least one auxiliary wing for controlling the above is provided.

  Further, the flying robot according to claim 6 is the flying robot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the rotational angular velocity of the flying robot body around the rotation axis of the rotary wing or generally around the vertical axis is above or below the aircraft body. And / or an azimuth angle sensor that detects the direction of geomagnetism, and the auxiliary sensor is based on the angular velocity and / or azimuth around the rotation axis of the rotor blade or the vertical axis detected by the azimuth sensor. The wing is moved to control the direction of the flying robot.

  According to the flying robot of the present invention, the position of the center of gravity of the flying robot is changed in order to change the position of the center of gravity of the flying robot by changing the relative inclination angle in the two orthogonal axes between the upper part and the lower part of the body of the flying robot. It can be easily changed quickly and finely as intended.

  Therefore, the tilt angle of the upper part of the aircraft with the counter rotating rotor can be changed easily, quickly and finely as intended in conjunction with the movement of the center of gravity, and the flying robot can be moved horizontally and stopped in the air. It can be performed quickly with high accuracy as instructed by the pilot.

  Furthermore, in the flying robot of the present invention, the inclination of the flying robot is detected by an acceleration sensor or an inclination angular velocity sensor, and the inclination angle and / or the inclination angular velocity is set to 0 so that the inclination between the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body is zero. Since the relative inclination angle in the orthogonal two-axis directions can be automatically changed, even if left unattended, it can remain at a constant air position for a long time.

  Therefore, if the flying robot of the present invention is equipped with a camera or a video camera, the surroundings can be photographed with a clear and stable image, and even when using a recording element, a radiation sensor, a gas sensor, etc. If radiation concentration, gas concentration, etc. are measured, sound, radiation concentration, gas concentration, etc. can be detected in relation to the position.

  Further, if a camera image around the flying robot photographed by mounting the camera on the flying robot of the present invention is wirelessly sent to the operator and can be observed in real time, it is based on the clear and stable image of the camera. Can fly a flying robot.

  On the other hand, in the flying robot of the present invention, the auxiliary wing is provided to maintain or change the direction, and the direction sensor detects the angular velocity and / or azimuth angle around the rotation axis of the rotor blade or generally the vertical axis. The direction can be maintained and changed with high accuracy and speed as instructed from.

  Therefore, if the flying robot of the present invention is equipped with a camera or video camera and the surroundings of the flying robot are photographed with the azimuth angle maintained constant, a clear and stable image can be photographed, and the recording element, radiation When using a sensor, a gas sensor, etc., sound, radiation concentration, gas concentration, etc. can be detected in relation to the direction.

  Further, if a camera image around the flying robot photographed by mounting the camera on the flying robot of the present invention is wirelessly sent to the operator and can be observed in real time, it is based on the image of the camera that is clear and has a stable orientation. Can fly a flying robot.

  As described above, the flying robot of the present invention can be stationary in the air or maintained at a certain direction by automatic control, so that the flying robot can be operated without requiring skill.

  In the conventional flying robot disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2, four auxiliary wings are provided, and the same four auxiliary wings move in the horizontal direction in the air and rotate around the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor. As a result, the interference between the movement in the horizontal direction and the rotational movement of the counter-rotating rotary blade around the rotation axis was caused by a slight error or unbalance in the inclination angle of each auxiliary blade. In the flying robot of the present invention, the horizontal movement in the air is performed by changing the position of the center of gravity of the flying robot by changing the relative inclination angle in the two orthogonal directions between the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body. Because only the rotation around the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor is controlled by using the auxiliary blade, the interference between the horizontal movement and the rotary motion around the rotating axis of the counter rotating rotor is greatly reduced. Is done.

  In the flying robot of the present invention, the center of gravity control described in Non-Patent Document 1 is achieved by connecting the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body with a universal joint so as to change the relative inclination angle in the two orthogonal axes. No need for weight, and the direction of the flying robot is controlled by slightly changing the inclination angle of the light auxiliary wing. Therefore, the direction can be controlled with low power consumption by a low output motor, and the equipment is lightweight. The loadable weight can be increased.

  Therefore, it is possible to detect a situation with a large amount of information by installing various cameras and sensors and flying in a dangerous place where humans can enter or a narrow space where humans cannot enter, such as spare keys, first aids, contact forms, writing instruments, etc. It can also be used to transport small items.

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  1 and 2 are embodiments of the flying robot of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a right side view, and X, Y, and Z are coordinate directions as shown in the figure. Indicates.

  The flying robot has a structure in which flying force is obtained by the counter rotating rotor blades. The upper rotor blade 1 and the lower rotor blade 2 are rotated in opposite directions to cancel the reaction torques of both rotor blades. The rotating phenomenon is prevented from occurring as much as possible.

  The rotating shaft 3 is the rotating shaft of the upper rotating blade 1, the rotating shaft 4 is the rotating shaft of the lower rotating blade 2, and 5 and 6 are rotating blades 1 and 2 that are attached to the rotating shaft 3 and the rotating shaft 4. It is a wing fixture.

  The rotating shaft 3 and the rotating shaft 4 are rotated by the motor driving device 7 by appropriately combining one or a plurality of motors, reduction gears, and the like, appropriately controlling the number of rotations.

  The rotary shaft 3, the bearings of the rotary shaft 4 and the motor drive device 7 are attached and fixed to the upper frame 8 of the flying robot body.

  The bearings of the rotating shaft 3 and the rotating shaft 4 are not shown, and if the rotating shaft 4 is formed in a cylindrical shape to guide the rotating shaft 3, the bearing of the rotating shaft 3 may not be provided.

  Further, when the rotary shaft 3 and / or the rotary shaft 4 is directly connected to the motor shaft of the drive source or the speed reducer shaft of the motor with a speed reducer, the bearing of the rotary shaft 3 and / or the rotary shaft 4 may not be provided. .

  In addition, you may attach the stabilizer (not shown) for stabilizing rotation by increasing the inertia of rotation to the rotary blade 1 and / or the rotary blade 2. FIG.

  An upper frame bottom plate 9 is attached to the lower part of the upper frame 8 of the flying robot body, and a universal joint 10 having a joint that is rotatable around the X direction and the Y direction is attached to the upper frame bottom plate 9. 10 is connected to a lower frame top plate 12 attached to the upper part of the lower frame 11 of the flying robot body.

  The universal joint 10 may have any structure as long as it is rotatable about the X direction and the Y direction, and may be a ball joint that is rotatable about any direction.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a rotation axis around the Y direction of the universal joint 10. The upper part of the flying robot body above the upper half of the universal joint 10 and the lower part of the robot body below the lower half of the universal joint 10 are the universal joint 10. It is held rotatably around the Y direction via a rotation shaft 13 around the Y direction.

  Y inclined rod end holding plates 14 and 15 and inclined rod end holding bearings 16 and 17 are provided on the left and right lower portions of the upper frame 8 of the flying robot body to support one end of the Y inclined rods 18 and 19.

  Reference numerals 21 and 22 denote rotation axes around the Y direction of the upper frame side ends of the Y inclined rods 18 and 19, respectively.

  A Y-tilt rotation link 23 is provided on the lower side of the flying robot body, and lower ends of the Y-tilt rods 18 and 19 are attached.

  The lower ends of the Y tilt rods 18 and 19 are attached to the Y tilt rotation link 23 so that the Y tilt rods 18 and 19 can rotate around the Y direction, respectively.

  Reference numerals 24 and 25 denote rotation axes around the Y direction of the lower ends of the Y inclined rods 18 and 19, and an upper end is provided between the lower ends of the Y inclined rods 18 and 19 and the Y inclined rotation link 23. Similarly, an inclined rod end holding bearing may be provided.

  As described above, the upper and lower portions of the flying robot body are rotatably held around the Y direction via the rotary shaft 13 around the Y direction of the universal joint 10, but are connected by Y inclined rods 18 and 19. Therefore, when the Y tilt rotation link 23 to which the lower end of the Y tilt rods 18 and 19 is attached is moved by the Y servo motor 26, the upper part of the flying robot body can be arbitrarily tilted.

  Reference numeral 27 denotes a rotation shaft of the Y servo motor 26, and the Y tilt rotation link 23 tilts and rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation shaft 26.

  Reference numeral 28 denotes a Y servo motor support plate attached to the lower frame 11.

  The lower frame 11 is fixed to the lower frame bottom frame 29, and the flying robot is grounded by a part or all of the bottom surface of the lower frame bottom frame 29 when not flying.

  A battery 30 is fixed to the bottom frame 29 of the lower frame.

  The tilt angle adjustment mechanism around the Y direction between the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body has been described above. Next, the tilt angle adjustment mechanism around the X direction will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 2, reference numeral 33 denotes a rotation axis around the X direction of the universal joint 10, and the upper part of the flying robot body above the upper half of the universal joint 10 and the flying robot below the lower half of the universal joint 10. The lower part of the machine body is held rotatably around the Y direction via a rotary shaft 33 around the X direction of the universal joint 10.

  Depending on the structure of the universal joint 10, the Z-direction position of the rotary shaft 33 around the X direction of the universal joint 10 may be slightly different from the rotational axis 13 around the Y direction of the universal joint 10. Since the tilt angle adjusting mechanisms in the X direction and the Y direction are independent, there is no problem.

  X inclined rod end holding plates 34 and 35 and inclined rod end holding bearings 36 and 37 are provided below the upper frame 8 of the flying robot body to support the upper ends of the X inclined rods 38 and 39. Reference numerals 42 and 42 denote rotational axes around the X direction at the upper frame side ends of the X inclined rods 38 and 39, respectively.

  An X tilt rotation link 43 is provided on the lower side of the flying robot body, and the lower ends of the X tilt rods 18 and 19 are attached.

  The lower ends of the X inclined rods 38 and 39 are attached to the X inclined rotation link 43 so that the X inclined rods 38 and 39 can rotate around the X direction, respectively.

  44 and 45 are rotation axes around the X direction of the lower ends of the X inclined rods 38 and 39, and between the lower end of the X inclined rods 38 and 39 and the X inclined rotation link 43, an upper end and Similarly, an inclined rod end holding bearing may be provided.

  As described above, the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body are rotatably held around the X direction via the rotary shaft 33 around the X direction of the universal joint 10, but are connected by X inclined rods 38 and 39. Therefore, when the X tilt rotation link 43 attached to the lower end of the X tilt rods 38 and 39 is moved by the X servo motor 46, the upper part of the flying robot body is relatively set with respect to the lower part of the flying robot body. It can be arbitrarily tilted.

  Reference numeral 47 denotes a rotation shaft of the X servo motor 46, and the X tilt rotation link 43 tilts and rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation shaft 47.

  Reference numeral 48 denotes an X servo motor support plate attached to the lower frame 11.

  FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a tilt adjusting mechanism around the Y direction. The centers of the rotary shafts 24 and 25 around the Y direction at the lower ends of the Y tilt rods 18 and 19 are A and B, and the Y tilt rods 18 and 19 are centered. The centers of the rotary shafts 21 and 22 around the Y direction at the upper end of the shaft are C and D, the center of the rotary shaft 13 around the Y direction of the universal joint 10 is O, and the center of the rotary shaft 27 of the Y servo motor 26 is Q. .

  Since points A and B are fulcrums at both ends of the Y-tilt rotation link 23, the distance between AB is constant, and the rotation shaft 27 is rotated by the Y servo motor 26, and the Y-tilt rotation link is rotated by an angle θ as shown in the figure. When 23 is tilted, points A and B move to points A ′ and B ′.

  Accordingly, considering the point where the points C and D move, since the distance between AC is constant, the point C ′ after the movement of the point C is on the arc 61 of radius AC centered on the point A ′, The point D ′ after the movement of the point D is on an arc 62 having a radius BD centered on B ′.

  On the other hand, since the points C and D are fixed to the Y inclined rod end holding plates 14 and 15 attached to the left and right lower parts of the upper frame 8 of the flying robot body, there is only a degree of freedom to rotate around the point O. C ′ and point D ′ move on a circle 63 of radius OC = OD as shown.

  Therefore, the point C ′ and the point D ′ are intersections of the arc 61 with the radius AC centered on the point A ′ and the arc 62 with the radius BD centered on the point B ′ and the circle 63 with the radius OC = OD.

  Reference numeral 64 schematically shows the entire upper part of the flying robot body excluding the counter rotating rotor, and reference numeral 65 schematically shows the entire lower part, and the counter rotating rotor is omitted.

  Further, quadrilaterals ABDC and quadrilaterals A'B'D'C 'indicate changes in the shape of the link mechanism when the Y-tilt rotation link 23 is horizontal and when the angle θ is inclined.

  The tilt adjustment mechanism around the X direction has the same structure as the tilt adjustment mechanism around the Y direction.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the inclination and movement of the flying robot body of the present invention.

  As described above, when the Y tilt rotation link 23 is moved and the upper part 64 of the flying robot is inclined relative to the lower part 65 of the aircraft, the upper part 64 of the flying robot body with the contra-rotating rotary wings. Since the position of the center of gravity of the lower part 65 of the fuselage changes, the upper part 64 of the flying robot with the contra-rotating rotary wings depends on the weight ratio between the upper part 64 of the fuselage and the lower part 65 of the fuselage. The center of gravity of the lower part 65 of the airframe is slightly inclined in the moving direction, and the upper part 64 and the lower part 65 of the flying robot are in the state shown in the figure.

  As a result, a component in the X direction is generated in the wind blown down from the counter rotating rotor blade, as indicated by arrows 66a and 66b. Therefore, the flying robot moves in the direction of arrow 67 opposite to the direction of the wind. .

  By the way, when maneuvering a flying robot, it is necessary to control the rotation angle, that is, the azimuth about the Z axis, in addition to the inclination angles about the X and Y axes.

  In the flying robot of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, auxiliary wings 51 and 52 are provided to control the rotation angle, that is, the azimuth angle around the Z axis, and the auxiliary wing servomotors 53 and 54 are used to double-invert. The auxiliary blades 51 and 52 are inclined with respect to the rotation axis of the rotor blade.

  Reference numerals 55 and 56 denote shafts of the auxiliary wing servomotors 53 and 54, which attach the auxiliary wings 51 and 52 directly or via connecting parts.

  When the auxiliary blades 51 and 52 are tilted with respect to the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor blades, the winds blown down from the upper rotor blade 1 and the lower rotor blade 2 are hit and the auxiliary blades 51 and 52 are doubled. A component force is generated to rotate around the rotation axis of the reversing rotor blade.

  In order to prevent the position of the flying robot from shifting, the wind blown down from the upper rotor blade 1 and the lower rotor blade 2 strikes the auxiliary blades 51 and 52 around the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor blade. Since it is preferable to have only a moment, the auxiliary wing 51 and the auxiliary wing 52 are inclined in opposite directions.

  In FIGS. 1 and 2, the number of auxiliary wings is two and attached in the X direction and the −X direction. However, the attachment direction may be arbitrary, such as the Y direction and the −Y direction. Any position where the wind from the counter rotating rotor blades on the upper and lower sides of the blades hits.

  Also, the number of sheets may be arbitrary, for example, four, and the number of auxiliary blades may be an odd number, such as one or three, if the positional deviation caused by adjusting the azimuth is corrected.

  When the flying robot is operated according to the present invention having such a configuration, the flying robot body is tilted and moved. Therefore, an inclination sensor 71 for detecting the inclination angle of the flying robot body is mounted on the upper or lower part of the aircraft. If the Y tilt rotation link 23 is moved by the Y servo motor 26 and the X tilt rotation link 43 is moved by the X servo motor 46 so that the tilt angle of the airframe becomes 0, the flying robot does not tilt, and is therefore constant in the air. Can be stopped at the position.

  The tilt sensor 71 may be arbitrary, and since an inclination angle can be measured by detecting a gravitational acceleration component due to tilt, an acceleration sensor may be used, or one or a plurality of uniaxial acceleration sensors may be attached. One or a plurality of three-axis acceleration sensors may be attached.

  As the tilt sensor 71, an angular velocity sensor that detects the tilt angular velocity may be used. In this case, one or more uniaxial angular velocity sensors are attached, or one or more biaxial to triaxial angular velocity sensors are attached. May be.

  In addition, it is preferable that the flying robot can keep the azimuth angle constant unless it is intended to change the azimuth. Therefore, the azimuth sensor 72 is mounted on the upper or lower part of the airframe, and the auxiliary wing is set so that the azimuth angle is constant. More preferably, 51 and 52 can be controlled.

  As the azimuth sensor 72, an azimuth angle sensor that detects the direction of geomagnetism may be used, or an azimuth angular velocity, that is, an angular velocity sensor that detects an angular velocity around the rotation axis of the counter rotating rotor may be used.

  1 and 2, the electronic circuit for moving the tilt sensor 71 and the orientation sensor 72, the microcomputer used for control, the wiring connecting the battery 30 to the electronic circuit and the microcomputer, the wireless receiver, etc. are displayed. It is omitted.

  Although not displayed, if a flying robot is equipped with a camera, a video camera, a recording element, a radiation sensor, a gas sensor, etc., various situations around the flying place of the flying robot can be detected.

  The flying robot can be stopped and maintained at almost the same position in the air, and the predetermined azimuth angle can be maintained, so that the surrounding images can be taken clearly and clearly with a camera or video camera. Even when a sensor, a gas sensor, or the like is used, sound, radiation concentration, gas concentration, or the like can be detected in association with the position or orientation.

  Camera and video camera images, detected sound, radiation concentration, gas concentration, and other data can be stored in film or memory and viewed after returning the flying robot. Information may be made available on the spot.

  In addition, if a camera image of the vicinity of the flying robot captured by mounting the camera on the flying robot of the present invention is wirelessly sent to the operator and can be observed in real time, the flying robot is operated based on the image of the camera. You can also

  By the way, in the above embodiment, the flying robot in which the contra-rotating rotary blade is attached as the lift source to the upper part of the aircraft as the flying robot of the present invention has been described. However, the lift source is a single main rotor, and the main It is clear that the present invention can be applied to a flying robot that counteracts the rotational reaction force of the rotor blades with the tail rotor blades behind the aircraft.

  FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a flying robot of the present invention having a main rotor blade and a tail rotor blade.

  A main rotor 82 and a tail rotor 83 are attached to the upper part 81 of the flying robot body, and the upper part 81 of the body is connected to the lower part 84 of the aircraft by a universal joint 85.

  Reference numeral 86 denotes a rotating shaft of the main rotor blade, 87 denotes a rotating shaft of the tail rotor blade 83, 88 denotes a rotating shaft of the universal joint 85, and a circle 89 denotes a rotating surface of the tail rotor blade 83.

  Further, 91 and 92 are auxiliary wings, and 93 is a rotation axis of the auxiliary wing 91. The rotation axis of the auxiliary wing 92 shown by a broken line and the auxiliary wing 92 (not shown) is arranged on the back side of the upper part 81 of the flying robot body. ing.

  An inclination rotation link, an inclination rod, a servo motor, an inclination sensor, and an auxiliary wing 91 for adjusting the relative inclination angles around the X direction and the Y direction between the upper part 81 and the lower part 84 of the flying robot. , 92 are not shown in the drawings, but the present invention can also be applied to embodiments using such main rotor blades 82 and tail rotor blades 83 in the X and Y directions. Can be moved and kept stationary, and the airframe around the rotation axis of the main rotor can be rotated and kept stationary.

  When attaching the main rotor blade 82 and the tail rotor blade 83 to the upper part 81 of the flying robot body in this way, the tail rotor blade 83 can change or maintain the rotation around the rotation axis of the main rotor blade. It is not always necessary to provide the auxiliary wings 91 and 92 and equipment for controlling the inclination thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flying robot is configured, and the battery 30 has a capacity of 730 mAh and a voltage of 7.4 V, a lithium polymer battery, the Y servo motor 26, and the X servo motor 46 are PWM system S1108 manufactured by OK Model Co., Ltd. Was used.

  A remote control transmitter T9CHP manufactured by Futaba Electronics Co., Ltd. was used for remote control, and a Y servo motor 26 and an X servo motor 46 were driven via a wireless control receiver GWR-6P manufactured by GWS.

  The rotor diameter of the counter rotating rotor blade is 350 mm, the maximum rotation speed is about 1900 rpm, the total height of the flying robot is 193 mm, the total weight is 2564 mN, and the auxiliary blade is 90 × 65 mm, 3 mm thick and made of styrene plate Two lightweight auxiliary wings were attached.

  Further, as the control microcomputer, ATmel AVR was used and Best Technology microcomputer board BTC067 ATmega32 was used.

  For detection of the inclination angle, a 3-axis acceleration sensor KXM52 manufactured by Kionics was installed as the inclination sensor 71, and for detecting the direction, an angular velocity sensor PG-03 manufactured by GWS was installed as the direction sensor 72.

  A laser pointer is attached to the flying robot body so that the spot is incident on the floor surface. A grid is drawn on a 4 m square imitation paper at 10 cm intervals, and the coordinate value is written in each grid to indicate the movement of the laser spot. Measured the horizontal movement of the flying robot.

  The flying robot was photographed from the side with a video camera, and the change in azimuth was measured.

  The Y tilt rotation link 23 and the X tilt rotation link 43 are moved by the Y servo motor 26 and the X servo motor 46 so that the tilt angle detected by the tilt sensor 71 becomes 0, and between the upper and lower portions of the flying robot body. FIG. 6 shows changes in the amount of deviation from the origin of the laser spot on the floor surface, that is, the position maintenance performance of the flying robot when the relative tilt angle is automatically controlled.

  A flying robot controlled by four auxiliary wings disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 having almost the same size and a commercially available helicopter toy (which cannot change the relative inclination angle between the upper part and the lower part of the flying robot body ( In the case of HIROBO, XRB-SR shuttle), if it was left without performing the restoration operation, it moved to a place far away from the initial position in a short time. If left uncontrolled, it stayed near the first position.

  In addition, the flying robot controlled by the four auxiliary wings disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 and the above-described commercially available helicopter toy require skill even if a restoration operation is applied, and remains in the range of several tens of centimeters for a long time. This is very difficult even for an expert, but according to the present invention, the position can be maintained by automatic control without performing a restoration operation.

  On the other hand, the result compared with the flying robot which controls the azimuth maintenance performance with the four auxiliary wings disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 and the commercially available helicopter toy is shown in FIG.

  The flying robot controlled by the four auxiliary wings disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 is not stable in direction, and the commercial helicopter toy rotates the aircraft in a certain direction when left unrestored. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the orientation of the airframe can be substantially maintained by automatic control without performing a restoration operation.

Industrial applicability

  As described above, according to the present invention, the flying robot can be automatically controlled and maintained at the same place in the air for a long time, and the azimuth can be maintained constant.

  Therefore, for example, in a dangerous environment when people approach due to radiation leaks, gas leaks, chemical leaks, etc., or in narrow spaces where people are difficult to enter due to obstacles on the floor or on the floor. If the flying robot of the present invention equipped with a video camera, a recording element, a radiation sensor, a gas sensor, etc. is blown and kept stationary in the air in the hovering state, information on the location can be accurately grasped.

  Therefore, it is possible to quickly collect information at the disaster site, and the collected information can be greatly used for the early restoration of damaged facilities and equipment, the rescue of human lives, and the prevention of secondary disasters.

  In addition, if a person is unable to enter or leave, or even if an injured person cannot be accessed immediately, a light item such as a spare key for the door to be opened, first aid, writing instrument, contact form, mobile phone, etc. Can be delivered to disaster victims.

  On the other hand, helicopter-shaped indoor small flying toys are enjoyed by adult enthusiasts, but they require skill to fly, and it is particularly difficult to hover in a near-static position in the air. I ca n’t steer as I thought.

  If the flying robot of the present invention is used for such a small indoor toy for hobby use, anyone can easily maneuver, and even if not skilled, it can be hovered in a near-station state in a predetermined place in the air. The toy can be kept in a specific direction or the toy can be operated according to the intention of the operator.

  Therefore, it can be a small indoor toy that can be easily used by elderly people, junior and senior high school students, university students, housewives, and the like.

Embodiment of flying robot of the present invention (front view) Embodiment of flight robot of the present invention (side view) The figure explaining the inclination adjustment mechanism around the Y direction of the flying robot of the present invention The figure explaining the inclination and movement of the flying robot body of the present invention Embodiment of flying robot having main rotor blade and tail rotor blade of the present invention Comparison of position maintenance performance of flying robots Comparison of flying robot heading maintenance performance

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1: Upper rotor blade 2: Lower rotor blade 7: Motor drive device 4: Rotating stage 8: Upper frame of flying robot body 9: Upper frame bottom plate 10: Universal joint 11: Lower frame 12 of flying robot body: Lower frame top plate 13: Y axis of universal joint 10 around Y direction 14: Y inclined rod end holding plate 15: Y inclined rod end holding plate 16: inclined rod end holding bearing 17: inclined rod end holding bearing 18: Y inclined Rod 19: Y inclined rod 23: Y inclined rotating link 27: Rotating shaft 28 of the Y servo motor 26: Y servo motor support plate 29: Lower frame bottom frame 30: Battery 33: Rotating shaft 34 around the X direction of the universal joint 10 : X inclined rod end holding plate 35: X inclined rod end holding plate 36: inclined rod end holding bearing 37: inclined rod end holding bearing 38: X inclined rod 39: X Oblique rod 43: X inclined rotation link 46: X servo motor 47: Rotating shaft 48 of X servo motor 46: X servo motor support plate 51: Auxiliary wing 52: Auxiliary wing 53: Auxiliary wing servo motor 54: Auxiliary wing servo motor 61 : Arc 62: Arc 63: Circle 64: Whole upper part of the flying robot body excluding the counter rotating rotor 65: Whole lower part of the flying robot body 71: Tilt sensor 72: Direction sensor 81: Upper part of the flying robot body 82: Main rotor 83: Tail rotor 83
84: Lower part of flying robot body 85: Universal joint 86: Rotating shaft of main rotor blade 88: Rotating shaft of universal joint 85 91: Auxiliary wing 92: Auxiliary wing 93: Rotating shaft of auxiliary wing 91

Claims (6)

  A rotary wing for levitating the airframe is provided at the upper part of the airframe, and the upper and lower parts of the airframe are connected to each other by a universal joint that is freely rotatable in at least two orthogonal axes. A flying robot characterized in that it has a mechanism for changing the relative tilt angle in the direction of two orthogonal axes, and is driven by a servo motor   The flying robot according to claim 1, wherein an inclined rotating link attached to a rotation shaft of the servo motor is provided, an inclined rod is connected to both ends of the inclined rotating link, and the other end of the inclined rod is connected to the body of the flying robot. A flying robot characterized in that it has a mechanism for changing the relative tilt angle between the upper and lower parts of the flying robot body by connecting to the upper part.   3. The flying robot according to claim 1, wherein at least one acceleration sensor that detects a gravitational acceleration component and detects an inclination angle with respect to a vertical direction is provided at an upper part and / or a lower part of the airframe, and is detected by the acceleration sensor. Based on the inclination angle of the upper part and / or lower part of the airframe with respect to the vertical direction, the servomotor moves a mechanism for changing the relative inclination angle of the upper part and the lower part of the airframe in the orthogonal two-axis direction. A flying robot characterized by controlling the position   3. The flying robot according to claim 1, wherein at least one angular velocity sensor for detecting an inclination angular velocity with respect to a vertical direction is provided at an upper portion and / or a lower portion of the aircraft, and the upper portion and / or the lower portion of the aircraft detected by the angular velocity sensor. Based on the inclination angular velocity of the aircraft, the servo motor moves a mechanism for changing the relative inclination angle of the upper part and the lower part of the airframe in two orthogonal directions, moves the link mechanism, and controls the horizontal position of the flying robot. A flying robot characterized by   5. The flying robot according to claim 1, wherein at least one auxiliary wing for controlling rotation around the rotation axis by changing an inclination angle with the rotation axis of the rotary wing is provided at an upper portion or a lower portion of the airframe. A flying robot characterized by   6. The flying robot according to claim 1, wherein an angular velocity sensor for detecting a rotational angular velocity of the flying robot body around the rotation axis of the rotary wing or about a vertical axis and / or a geomagnetic direction is provided at an upper portion or a lower portion of the aircraft body. An azimuth angle sensor for detecting the azimuth is provided, and the auxiliary wing is moved based on the angular velocity and / or azimuth angle around the rotation axis of the rotor blade detected by the azimuth sensor and / or the azimuth angle to control the direction of the flying robot. A flying robot characterized by

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