KR20170019896A - Unmanned aerial vehicle and remote controller for the unmanned aerial vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle whose traveling direction is determined based on a reference axis set based on the position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the position information of the remote controller, and a remote controller for the unmanned aerial vehicle.
The unmanned aerial vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for receiving position information and a direction control signal of the remote controller from the remote controller, A GPS receiver for receiving position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle; A direction unit that recognizes a reference axis set based on the position information of the remote controller and the position information of the unmanned air vehicle, and determines a traveling direction based on the recognized reference axis and the direction control signal; A driving unit for driving the unmanned air vehicle in the determined traveling direction; And a controller for controlling the wireless communication unit, the GPS receiver, the direction unit, and the driving unit.
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[0001] The present invention relates to a remote control device for maneuvering an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle, and more particularly, to a remote control device for an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle which are determined based on a reference axis set based on position information of a non- The present invention relates to a remote manipulator for maneuvering an unmanned aerial vehicle.
In recent years, the need for unmanned aerial vehicles is increasing in environments where people can not work. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely used in aerial image acquisition and power line inspection of disaster-hit areas, which are difficult to access, or to provide enemy confidential information in battlefield situations, or to carry out reconnaissance missions and surveillance missions through UAVs. A related prior art document is Patent No. 10-1042200.
In flight control of an unmanned aerial vehicle, generally, a user controls a flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle using a controller, which is a remote control device, by using wireless communication, In which the unmanned aerial vehicle is operated. However, in such a case, when the user does not have knowledge of the flying principle of the unmanned aerial vehicle for flight control of the unmanned aerial vehicle, or when the unmanned aerial vehicle has not been abundantly manipulated, many difficulties arise.
Therefore, it is necessary to study the technology to control the flight of unmanned aerial vehicle through more convenient and safe operation.
An object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle which can control a flight through a more convenient and safe operation.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote controller capable of controlling the flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle through more convenient and safe operation.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of flying by the operation of a remote controller, comprising: a wireless communication unit for receiving position information and a direction control signal of the remote controller from the remote controller; A GPS receiver for receiving position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle; A direction unit that recognizes a reference axis set based on the position information of the remote controller and the position information of the unmanned air vehicle, and determines a traveling direction based on the recognized reference axis and the direction control signal; A driving unit for driving the unmanned air vehicle in the determined traveling direction; And a control unit for controlling the wireless communication unit, the GPS receiver, the direction unit, and the driving unit.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote controller for remotely controlling a flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising: a user input unit for receiving a user input for direction control of the unmanned aerial vehicle; A GPS receiver for receiving position information of the remote controller; A direction control signal corresponding to a user input for direction control and a position information of the remote controller; a wireless communication unit for transmitting the direction control signal to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the direction control signal being based on position information of the remote controller and position information of the unmanned air vehicle A signal for controlling a traveling direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the basis of a set reference axis; And a controller for controlling the user input unit, the GPS receiver, and the wireless communication unit.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the traveling direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle is determined based on the reference axis based on the position information of the remote controller and the position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle is convenient and safe.
1 is a view showing a control system of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a remote control unit for controlling the flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a remote control user input associated with an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, an unmanned aerial vehicle and a remote controller for the unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprising ", or" comprising "and the like should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.
The term "unmanned aerial vehicle" as used throughout the specification refers to a vehicle capable of remote control even when a person is not on board a flight. For example, a tri-rotor having three propellers, a quad rotor having four propellers, , A hexa rotor with six propellers, and an octrotor with eight propellers. Depending on the number and configuration of the propellers, various types of unmanned aerial vehicles can be implemented.
1 is a view showing a control system of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown, the control system of the unmanned aerial vehicle may include the
The
The
On the other hand, since GPS signals are emitted from satellites in space, signals may be distorted due to the influence of the surrounding environment on the ground. Therefore, it is generally known that the error range is about 10 to 30 meters.
To compensate for this error range, a DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) scheme can be used. The DGPS calculates the deviation of the error value and transmits the error value to a general GPS receiver to compensate the error of the received GPS signal.
However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the GPS receiver of the UAV 100 and the GPS receiver of the
In the following description, the
2 is a block diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown, the UAV 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, a GPS receiver 120, a
The wireless communication unit 110 may receive a control signal from the
The GPS receiver 120 may receive GPS signals from the
The
The direction sensing unit 140 senses and measures the attitude and direction of the unmanned air vehicle, calculates an angle to be rotated according to the rotation control signal received from the
The direction sensing unit 140 may include at least one of a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, and an acceleration sensor. The direction sensing unit 140 may include a combination of at least one of a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, and an acceleration sensor to more accurately measure the attitude and direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
Also, the
The direction of the current
The driving unit 150 may drive the
The
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a remote control unit for controlling the flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown, the
The
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a remote control user input associated with an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the
Alternatively, if the
The GPS receiver 220 may receive GPS signals from the
The wireless communication unit 230 may transmit the control signal to the
According to an embodiment of the present invention, either one of the
A scale (for example, a scale marked from 0 to 360 degrees) (not shown) for guiding the rotation angle along the circumference of the
The alarm unit 250 can output an alarm signal so that the user can know the rotation completion signal when the
The
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The
The
The
Upon completion of the rotation, the
The
The
The
The
As described above, since the direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle is determined based on the reference axis based on the position information of the remote controller and the position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the control method of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, This is convenient and safe.
The flight control method of the unmanned aerial vehicle described above can be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. At this time, the computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. On the other hand, the program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.
The computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a magnetic disk such as a floppy disk, A magneto-optical media, and a hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.
The recording medium may be a transmission medium, such as a light or metal line, a wave guide, or the like, including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a data structure, and the like.
The program instructions also include machine language code, such as those generated by the compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.
As described above, the unmanned aerial vehicle and the remote control for the unmanned aerial vehicle and the flight control method for the unmanned aerial vehicle are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but various modifications may be made to the embodiments All or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined.
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A wireless communication unit for receiving position information and a direction control signal of the remote controller from the remote controller;
A GPS receiver for receiving position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
A direction unit that recognizes a reference axis set based on the position information of the remote controller and the position information of the unmanned air vehicle, and determines a traveling direction based on the recognized reference axis and the direction control signal;
A driving unit for driving the unmanned air vehicle in the determined traveling direction; And
And a controller for controlling the wireless communication unit, the GPS receiver, the direction unit, and the driving unit.
Wherein the reference axis is a virtual line connecting the current position of the unmanned air vehicle and the current position of the remote controller.
The unmanned air vehicle further includes a direction sensing unit,
Wherein the wireless communication unit receives the rotation steering signal from the remote controller,
Wherein the direction unit calculates a rotation angle of the unmanned air vehicle corresponding to the rotation control signal using the direction information measured by the direction sensing unit,
Wherein the driving unit rotates the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the calculated rotation angle.
Wherein the direction sensing unit includes at least one of a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, and an acceleration sensor.
When the rotation of the unmanned aerial vehicle is completed according to the calculated rotation angle,
Wherein the wireless communication unit transmits a rotation completion signal to the remote controller.
A user input for receiving a user input for direction control of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
A GPS receiver for receiving position information of the remote controller;
A direction control signal corresponding to a user's input for direction control and a position information of the remote controller; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the direction control signal to the unmanned air vehicle, wherein the direction control signal is based on position information of the remote controller and position information of the unmanned air vehicle A signal for controlling a traveling direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the basis of a set reference axis; And
And a controller for controlling the user input unit, the GPS receiver, and the wireless communication unit.
Wherein the reference axis is a virtual line connecting the current position of the unmanned air vehicle and the current position of the remote controller.
Wherein the user input unit comprises a steering lever capable of moving vertically and horizontally,
Wherein the direction control signal comprises a first steering signal generated by pushing the steering lever toward the unmanned aerial vehicle and a second steering signal generated when the steering lever is pulled toward the remote control user side. A manipulator.
Wherein the first steering signal is a control signal for moving the unmanned air vehicle away from the remote control,
And the second steering signal is a control signal for moving the unmanned air vehicle close to the remote controller.
Wherein the remote controller further comprises a rotation information generator for generating a rotation control signal for controlling the unmanned air vehicle so that the unmanned air vehicle can rotate by itself based on the reference axis.
Wherein the steering lever includes a stick portion and a receiving portion,
Wherein one of the stick portion and the receiving portion is relatively rotatable with respect to the other,
Wherein the rotation information generating unit generates the rotation control signal based on a relative rotation degree of the stick unit and the support unit.
Wherein the wireless communication unit receives a rotation completion signal indicating that the rotation according to the rotation control signal has been completed from the unmanned air vehicle.
And an alarm unit for outputting an alarm signal in response to the reception of the rotation completion signal.
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