KR102106730B1 - Drone device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drone device for drone sports. The drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a driving unit which is operated by including at least one propeller in order to fly; a cage which is formed to surround the driving unit in order to protect the driving unit; a contact detection unit which is arranged on an outer surface of the cage, and detects contact with an external object; a light emitting unit which emits light of at least one color; a communication unit which communicates with an external device; and a control unit which controls the light emitting unit and the communication unit in accordance with a signal detected by the contact detection unit. Therefore, a plurality of contact detection units are arranged at the drone device such that the contact detection units may detect a contact, in order to detect contact among the drone devices or contact thereof with the outside, thereby detecting whether the drone devices came in contact when the same while competing with each other.

Description

Drone device for drone sports {DRONE DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a drone device for drone sports, and more particularly, to a drone device for drone sports that can enjoy sports such as soccer and basketball using a drone.

A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, and is a vehicle capable of performing missions through remote control or automatic control without a pilot on board. These drones can fly autonomously or remotely using aerodynamic forces, without carrying human pilots.

These drones are mainly used for military purposes, but are recently used in various fields such as agriculture, forest fire monitoring and evolution, delivery, logistics, communication, photography, and disaster response. In addition, the range of use is gradually widening, such as being used for various kinds of sports such as soccer and basketball using drones.

In particular, in the case of sports using a drone, a space other than the ground can be used, and a game can be performed using a drone in space, so that it can be applied to various kinds of sports and has high scalability. .

Republic of Korea Registered Patent No. 10-1866528 (2018.06.04.) U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016-0250535 (2016.09.01)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a drone device for a drone sport in which a user can enjoy sports using a drone.

Moreover, it is to provide a drone device for drone sports that can be used for sports such as soccer or basketball using a ball.

Drone sports drone device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a driving unit including one or more propellers to be able to fly; A cage formed to surround the driving part to protect the driving part; A touch sensing unit disposed on an outer surface of the cage and detecting contact with an external object; A light emitting unit that emits one or more colors of light; A communication unit communicating with the external device; And it may include a control unit for controlling the light emitting unit, the communication unit according to the signal detected by the touch sensing unit.

The light emitting unit may emit a color to indicate a team belonging to a drone sport.

The cage may include a center frame having a ring shape in a horizontal direction, and the touch sensing unit may be disposed on an outer surface of the center frame.

The light emitting unit may emit a color for indicating the role of the ball in drone sports.

When the control unit detects that the touch sensor detects contact with another drone device, the control unit changes the emitted color to display the role of the ball so that the other drone device acts as a color indicating the team belonging to emit. You can.

The control unit may control the communication unit to receive information about the other drone device.

When the controller detects that the contact sensing unit has contacted another drone device, and receives information indicating that the other drone device contacting the communication unit is a drone device serving as a ball, the light emitting unit belongs to a team of drone sports. It can be controlled to emit by changing from the color for displaying to the color for displaying the role of the ball.

The communication unit may communicate with the manipulator to communicate with a user's manipulator to receive a control signal of the driving unit from the manipulator.

According to the present invention, as a plurality of touch sensing units are disposed on the drone device, the touch sensing unit senses the contact, and when there is contention between the drone devices, there is a contact between the drone devices or the touch by sensing the external contact. There is an effect that can be detected as to whether or not.

Moreover, the role of the ball drone can be achieved through contact and communication between the drone device detected by the touch sensing unit through contact between the ball drone and other drone devices that perform the role of the ball during sports using the ball, so that the user It has the effect of enjoying sports using the ball.

1 is a perspective view showing a drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing an example of a change in the role of a ball drone between drone devices for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of changing the role of a ball drone between drone devices for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an example of a stadium for drone sports using a drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the drone device 100 for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a driving unit 110, a cage 120, a light emitting unit 130, and a touch sensing unit 140. It includes a communication unit 150, a power supply unit 160 and the control unit 170.

The driving unit 110 may include one or more propellers so that the drone device 100 may fly through space, and may fly in space by driving the propellers. At this time, the driving unit 110 may be controlled by the user for the propeller rotational speed and movement direction through the communication unit 150 and the control unit 170. That is, the user can control the moving direction and the moving speed of the drone device 100 by controlling the driving unit 110 of the drone device 100 using an operation device or the like.

In the present embodiment, the driving unit 110 has a central portion disposed at the center, and four propellers are disposed to surround the central portion based on the central portion. At this time, the central portion and the propeller may be arranged at a spaced apart distance by a predetermined distance. In the central portion, a circuit board or the like for controlling the driving of the power supply unit 160 and the propeller may be disposed therein, and the communication unit 150 may be disposed therein.

Cage 120 may be formed in a shape surrounding the driving unit 110, in this embodiment, the cage 120, as shown in the figure, a hollow space is formed inside, the outer shape is almost formed in the shape of a sphere Can be. In this embodiment, looking at the outer shape of the cage 120, a plurality of rings in the vertical direction are arranged and connected in a predetermined angular range, the center of the shape of the ring in the horizontal direction to connect the plurality of rings in the vertical direction The mold 122 is disposed. In this embodiment, four vertically arranged rings are shown, and four vertically arranged rings are shown as being disposed at an angle of 45 degrees to each other on a plane.

In this embodiment, the shape of the cage 120 will be described as an example as shown in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto, and the shape of the cage 120 may be modified into various shapes. For example, a hemisphere shape in which shapes having various patterns are combined on the upper portion based on the center frame 122 may be combined, and a hemisphere shape in which shapes having various patterns are combined in the lower portion may be formed as a combined shape. It might be. In addition, the number of rings arranged in the vertical direction may be varied as needed.

In this embodiment, the cage 120 is a shape in which the air generated by rotating the propeller is smoothly discharged to the lower portion as the driving unit 110 disposed therein is driven, while the drone device 100 is externally applied. Even if it collides, it may have a shape that may not interfere with the driving of the driving unit 110. In addition, the cage 120 does not necessarily have to be formed in the shape of a sphere, so the shape of the cage 120 can be formed in various shapes.

In the present embodiment, the cage 120 has a ring-shaped center frame 122 disposed in a horizontal direction, and a connection portion 124 for physically connecting the driving unit 110 to the inner side of the center frame 122. Is placed. That is, four connecting portions 124 are formed, one side end of the connecting portion 124 is connected to the driving unit 110, and the other side end is connected to the inside of the center frame 122. Therefore, the driving unit 110 may be coupled to the cage 120 through the center frame 122.

And, as shown, a circular hole may be formed in the lower portion of the cage 120. The circular hole formed in the lower portion of the cage 120 is formed to stably land due to the spherical shape of the cage 120 when the drone device 100 lands on the ground. That is, a ring shape formed in a horizontal direction surrounding a circular hole may serve as a leg of the drone device 100.

And in this embodiment, the light emitting unit 130 may be disposed at the center of the driving unit 110. The light emitting unit 130 is provided to display the state of the drone device 100. For example, when the team X and the team Y are playing with each other using the drone device 100, the team X and the team Y can be distinguished according to the color of light emitted from the light emitting unit 130. In addition, when playing sports such as soccer or basketball using a ball, the light emitting unit 130 has a color different from the color indicating the X and Y teams to indicate that the corresponding drone device 100 is a ball. It may emit light.

In this embodiment, as described above, the light emitting unit 130 may emit various colors, and for this purpose, may include a light source capable of emitting multiple colors therein. In this way, the light emitting unit 130 may emit one of a plurality of colors emitted from the light source, and also, if necessary, a plurality of light sources are simultaneously emitted, and light emitted from the plurality of light sources is mixed outside to generate another color. Can release. In addition, in some cases, a plurality of light sources may emit light at the same time, so that light of a specific color is emitted on one side of the light emitting unit 130 and light of a different color is emitted on the other side.

For example, in the drone device 100, which is a team X, light of the blue color is emitted from the light emitting unit 130, and in the drone device 100, which is a team Y, the light emitting unit 130 may emit red light. And in the drone device 100 serving as a ball, the light emitting unit 130 may emit white light. At this time, in the drone device 100 serving as a ball, when the team X owns the ball, one side of the light emitting unit 130 may emit white light and the other side emit blue light. Similarly, in the drone device 100 serving as a ball, when the team Y owns the ball, one side of the light emitting unit 130 may emit white light and the other side emit red light.

As such, when the drone device 100 is used for sports, the light emitting unit 130 may be used to distinguish a team, and for this purpose, various colors may be used for the color of light emitted from the light emitting unit 130.

The touch sensing unit 140 is provided to sense that the drone device 100 hits or touches an external device or object. To this end, in this embodiment, a plurality of touch sensing units 140 may be disposed on the outer surface of the center frame 122. Each of the plurality of touch detection units 140 may be electrically connected to the control unit 170, and when a touch is detected by the plurality of touch detection units 140, the touch detection unit 140 sends the corresponding signal to the control unit 170. send.

In this embodiment, the plurality of touch sensing units 140 are described as being spaced apart at predetermined intervals on the outer surface of the center frame 122, but are not limited thereto, and the outer frame of the center frame 122 The entire surface may be used as the touch sensing unit 140. That is, one touch sensing unit 140 may be disposed on the entire outer surface of the center frame 122. In addition, the touch sensing unit 140 may be disposed not only on the outer surface of the center frame 122, but also in another position of the cage 120. That is, the touch sensing unit 140 may be disposed outside the ring disposed in the vertical direction of the cage 120, and a plurality of pieces may be disposed.

The touch detection unit 140 generates a signal when the drone device 100 contacts an external device or an object, transmits the corresponding signal to the control unit 170, and the control unit 170 displays an object in contact with the drone device 100. It may be determined whether it is another drone device 100.

The communication unit 150 may communicate with a user's manipulator, and is also provided for communication between the drone devices 100. The communication unit 150 may transmit a signal received from the user's manipulator to the control unit 170, and the control unit 170 may control the driving unit 110 according to the signal received from the user's manipulator by the communication unit 150.

Also, the communication unit 150 may communicate with the drone device 100. The communication between the drone devices 100 may be set to allow communication when one drone device 100 and another drone device 100 approach each other within a certain distance. Or, in this embodiment, when one drone device 100 detects that the contact sensing unit 140 has come into contact with another drone device 100, it may be set to enable communication with the corresponding drone device 100. It might be. Through the communication between the drone devices 100, the drone device 100 can exchange IDs, team information, and information about the ball of the drone device 100 with each other and receive them through the communication unit 150. The information of the other drone device 100 may be transmitted to the control unit 170.

The power supply unit 160 is provided to supply power to the drone device 100, and in this embodiment, it is disposed in the central portion of the driving unit 110. The power supplied from the power supply unit 160 may be supplied to the driving unit 110, the light emitting unit 130, the contact sensing unit 140 and the communication unit 150 through the control unit 170, and the primary battery or 2 A secondary battery can be used.

The control unit 170 controls the driving unit 110, the light emitting unit 130, the touch sensing unit 140, the communication unit 150, and the power supply unit 160.

The control unit 170 may control the driving of the driving unit 110 according to a control signal transmitted from the user's manipulator received through the communication unit 150. That is, the control unit 170 controls the driving unit 110 to control the moving direction or moving speed of the drone device 100.

The control unit 170 of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 130 of the drone device 100 according to the information detected by the contact sensing unit 140 and the information of the other drone device 100 received through the communication unit 150 Color can be controlled. When the controller 170 confirms that the drone device 100 is in contact with another drone device 100 through the touch sensing unit 140, the control unit 170 communicates with the drone device 100 that is in contact with the drone device 100. The color of light emitted from the light emitting unit 130 may be controlled. For example, when the drone device 100 serving as a ball and the drone device 100 of a specific team are in contact with each other, the control unit 170 may control the ball of the drone device 100 serving as a ball. The drone device 100 is changed. Therefore, since the drone device 100 serving as a ball no longer performs the role of a ball, the color of light emitted from the light emitting unit 130 is changed to indicate that it is a ball. In addition, since the drone device 100 of a specific team in contact with the drone device 100 serving as a ball performs the role of a ball according to the contact, the color of the light emitted to change the color of the ball is changed.

The control unit 170 included in each drone device 100 controls the color of light emitted from the light emitting unit 130 according to the drone device 100 in which the contacted drone device 100 performs a certain role. You can.

3 is a view showing an example of a change in the role of a ball drone between drone devices for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, it will be described that the color of light emitted from the light emitting unit 130 of the drone device is changed when the X team drone (X) and the ball drone (B) are in contact. At this time, the drone device shown in FIG. 3 will be described in the case of all X team drones (X).

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the ball drone B approaches the drone X of the team X, and as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the ball drone B and the team X Drones X are in contact with each other. Then, as shown in Fig. 3 (c), the ball drone (B) is represented by a team D drone (X '), and the team D drone (X) is represented by a ball drone (B) to serve as a ball. It can be delivered from one drone device to another.

That is, when playing sports using a ball, a drone device performing a role of a ball may perform an operation of passing a ball to another drone device.

At this time, in terms of the ball drone (B) shown in (a) of FIG. 3, the control unit 170 of the ball drone (B) moves toward the team X team drone (X), which is the same team. As shown in b), the ball drone (B) can be contacted by the same team, the team X drone (X). Accordingly, a signal for contact with the X-team drone X is transmitted to the control unit 170 through the contact sensing unit 140 of the ball drone B. In addition, the communication unit 150 of the bold drone (B) receives information about the drone device contacted through communication with the X team drone (X). Accordingly, the control unit 170 of the ball drone (B), the white light emitted from the light emitting unit 130 to indicate that it performs the role of the ball can control the light emitting unit 130 to emit blue light indicating that the team X have.

And, from the viewpoint of the X team drone (X), as shown in (b) of FIG. 3, when the ball drone (B) is in contact, a signal corresponding to the contact is transmitted from the touch sensing unit 140 to the control unit 170 , Information about the ball drone (B) is transmitted from the contacted drone device through the communication unit 150 to the control unit 170. Accordingly, the control unit 170 of the X-team drone (X) may control the light emitting unit 130 to emit blue light indicating that it is the team X as white light indicating that it serves as a ball.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of changing the role of a ball drone between drone devices for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.

With reference to FIG. 4, the situation at the time of contact between a team D drone (X), a team D (Y) and a drone B (B) will be described. At this time, the case where the ball drone (B) in FIG. 4 (a) belongs to the team X will be described.

As shown in Fig. 4 (a), when the team X owns the ball drone (B), the team Y drone (Y) approaches the ball drone (B), and the team Y drone (Y) sees the ball. When in contact with the drone (B), the contacted team D drone (Y) may be changed to a ball drone (B).

In addition, the ball drone B in FIG. 4 (a) may be changed to a team X drone X as shown in FIG. 4 (b). That is, the ball drone (B) shown in FIG. 4 (b) may belong to the Y team.

At this time, the Y-team drone (Y) changed to the ball drone (B), as described above, the control unit 170 is emitted from the light emitting unit 130 as the Y team drone (Y) is changed to the ball drone (B) You can change the color of the light.

5 is a view showing an example of a stadium for drone sports using a drone device for drone sports according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 5, it can be made in the stadium 200 as shown for playing drone sports. At this time, in the stadium 200, the goal team G of the team X and the goal team G of the team Y may be respectively disposed. In addition, a plurality of X team drones X and a plurality of Y team drones Y may be disposed in the stadium 200, and a ball drone B may be disposed. At this time, in this embodiment, the X team drone (X) and the Y team drone (Y) are illustrated for cases where four are respectively disposed in the stadium 200, and one of the X team drones (X) is a ball drone (B) ).

And in this way, when the ball drone (B) passes through the opposing team's goal (G), the game can be played in a way to obtain 1 point.

And, as described above, as the ball drone (B) and the X team drone (X) or the Y team drone (Y) contact, a pass may be made, and the belonging of the ball drone (B) serving as a ball may be different. .

In addition, the above-mentioned game rules may be variously modified according to need. As described above, sports made by using a ball drone (B) may be combed to a soccer game. And it can be performed like a basketball game by adding a game rule in which the ball drone (B) must contact the ground every few seconds.

In this way, the touch sensing unit 140 may be disposed under the cage 120 in order to detect whether the ball drone B contacts the ground.

As described above, the detailed description of the present invention has been made by the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the above-described embodiments are only described as preferred examples of the present invention, and the present invention is limited to the above embodiments only. It should not be understood, and the scope of the present invention should be understood in terms of the following claims and their equivalent concepts.

100: drone device
110: drive unit
120: cage
122: center frame
124: connection
130: light emitting unit
140: contact detection unit
150: communication unit
160: power supply
170: control unit
200: Stadium
X: X Team Drone
Y: Team D drone
B: Boldron
G: Goalpost

Claims (8)

delete A driving unit including one or more propellers to be able to fly;
A cage formed to surround the driving part to protect the driving part;
A touch sensing unit disposed on an outer surface of the cage and detecting contact with an external object;
A light emitting unit that emits one or more colors of light;
A communication unit communicating with an external device; And
It includes a control unit for controlling the light emitting unit, the communication unit according to the signal detected by the touch sensing unit,
The light emitting unit is a drone device that emits a color to indicate a team belonging to a drone sport. The method according to claim 2,
The cage includes a center frame having a ring shape in a horizontal direction,
The touch sensing unit is a drone device disposed on the outer surface of the center frame. A driving unit including one or more propellers to be able to fly;
A cage formed to surround the driving part to protect the driving part;
A touch sensing unit disposed on an outer surface of the cage and detecting contact with an external object;
A light emitting unit that emits one or more colors of light;
A communication unit communicating with an external device; And
It includes a control unit for controlling the light emitting unit, the communication unit according to the signal detected by the touch sensing unit,
The light emitting unit is a drone device that emits a color to indicate the role of the ball in drone sports. The method according to claim 4,
When the controller detects that the touch sensor detects contact with another drone device, the control unit changes the emitted color to indicate the role of the ball so that the other drone device acts as a ball to indicate the team belonging to it and emits it. Drone device. The method according to claim 5,
The control unit controls the communication unit to receive information about the other drone device. A driving unit including one or more propellers to be able to fly;
A cage formed to surround the driving part to protect the driving part;
A touch sensing unit disposed on an outer surface of the cage and detecting contact with an external object;
A light emitting unit that emits one or more colors of light;
A communication unit communicating with an external device; And
It includes a control unit for controlling the light emitting unit, the communication unit according to the signal detected by the touch sensing unit,
The control unit,
When the touch sensor detects contact with another drone device, and receives information that the other drone device touched by the communication unit is a drone device serving as a ball, the light emitting unit may indicate a team belonging to a drone sport. A drone device that controls to emit light by changing the color to indicate the role of the ball. The method according to claim 2,
The communication unit is a drone device in communication with the manipulator to communicate with the manipulator of the user to receive the control signal of the driver in the manipulator.

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