KR20190045670A - Apparatus for experiencing drone maneuvering - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drone manipulation experience apparatus which restricts altitude and range of movement of a flying drone so that drone manipulation practice can be performed without restriction even in a limited space such as a room. In addition, the drone manipulation experience apparatus can provide free flight experience in a certain space without battery replacement through constant power supply.

Description

{APPARATUS FOR EXPERIENCING DRONE MANEUVERING}

[0001] The present invention relates to a drone manipulation experience apparatus, and more particularly, by limiting the altitude and movement range of a flying dragon drill, it is possible to practice exercises and experience of a drone without limitation even in a limited place such as the room, Thereby allowing a free flight experience in the space to be achieved.

The general rotor wing drones are easy to carry and are easy to carry, and they are very fast and economical. They are being applied to a variety of fields such as aerial photography, low-altitude reconnaissance search, light cargo transportation, disaster relief service, etc. Recently, It is also attracting attention as a personal hobby activity.

Therefore, the lesson about the drones related to the career experience such as the free school term and the after-school class from the elementary school to the high school is being done, and as the interest in the dron is increasing in the adult, the number of people intending to enter the dron is increasing.

As the demand for education increases, many training companies and individuals are conducting drone pilot training and individual drone pilot practice. However, due to the nature of the drone moving in the three-dimensional space, the flight in unfamiliar condition may cause safety accidents or gas damage The possibility of causing human and material loss is very high, and large and small accidents occur frequently in the actual field.

This safety problem poses a real difficulty for many students at the same time in the situation where one-on-one education is necessary for the teacher at the beginning of the drone, and it is necessary to secure sufficient free space enough for the drone to fly enough. In addition to narrowing, there are difficulties in legal regulations such as prohibiting people from flying in places or at night time.

In addition, in general, the start time of the introductory drone battery is about 6 minutes (2 hours charging time).

Due to these problems, it is difficult to sell display products without a demonstration of drones even when selling expensive drones at educational shops as well as at drones, and it is possible to induce consumers' desire to purchase by lack of skill of drone piloting and space It is impossible to demonstrate a drone flight.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1677411 (Nov. 11, 2016)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drone piloting exercise or experience without time and place restriction, And to provide a drone manipulation experience device that allows a drone to be manipulated.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mode and a game function reflecting the level of a driver in a drones education, thereby enhancing education and exercise effects and providing a variety of revenue generating means through advertisement through virtual flight images And to provide an experience device.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal, comprising: a body including a base plate, a landing pad on which a drone is seated on an upper side thereof and spaced apart from the base plate through pillars erected above the base plate, A lower end fixed to a center of the base plate, a plurality of pipes having different sizes are sequentially inserted and coupled to each other, A first cable that passes through the inside of the support portion and transfers a DC voltage supplied from a lower portion to an upper portion of the first cable and a second cable that is rotatable in a lateral direction with the upper structure and the lower structure in contact with each other, A relay unit coupled to an upper end of the support unit to transmit power to the upper structure, and a second cable and a connector connected to the upper structure to supply the drones; Fixing means for fixing the body of the dron above the upper structure; .

At this time, the relay unit includes a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode exposed to the upper side of the lower structure and applied with DC power, and a second lower electrode exposed to the lower side of the upper structure, And a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode which are kept in contact with each other and are supplied with power.

The main body further includes an image output unit for outputting an image and an acoustic output unit for outputting sound, and includes an interface unit for providing an operation mode to select from a user, a multimedia unit including an image content and an audio according to the operation mode, And a content playback unit operable to output the multimedia contents according to the selected operation mode and the advertisement contents according to the settings through the video output unit and the audio output unit. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the control unit may include a linking unit for receiving the control signal of the drones, an image processing unit including a dron image in the advertisement content or the multimedia content image output through the image output unit and reflecting the received control signal on the dron image, And the multimedia contents may include image contents whose viewpoint changes according to a received control signal.

The present invention can safely perform drone manipulation in a narrow space such as an indoor room during drone training and can demonstrate a drone flight without experiencing a large expense at a drone sale store, .

Nowadays, with interest in drone, it is possible for anyone to experience drone manipulation safely without restriction of time, place and space in the dron education institute such as school or academy, It can be utilized in various places in various places for game / event use in publicity, game or entertainment facilities. It can be used in various places such as sales of devices, You can generate advertising revenue.

1 is a first perspective view showing an outline of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view showing a seating state of a dron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a first side view showing an outer shape according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a second side view showing a flying state of a dron according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a third side view showing a flying state of a dron according to the embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a relay unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration and a connection relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a configuration of a drone piloting experience apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view showing an external shape according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a second perspective view showing a seating state of a dron according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an external view according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a second side view showing a flying state of a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration and connection relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention limits the movement of the radio controlled drone (210) in the altitude, front and rear, left and right direction through the control device (220) and allows free flight control within a limited space. To prevent human and material damage that may occur due to collision with objects or people.

The body 100 constituted for this purpose is basically composed of a plate-shaped base plate 110 supported on the bottom surface, a plurality of pillars 111 vertically installed on the base plate 110, And a landing platform 120 installed at a predetermined height from the plate 110, on which the drones are mounted.

The size of the landing platform 120 is set such that the drone 210 to be experienced can be stably installed. The height of the installed space and the height of the pole 111 for user's convenience, And a base plate 110 of a size and shape capable of stably maintaining an installed state even with propulsion force transmitted through a drone.

At this time, a through hole 121 is formed in the center of the landing platform 120 so that a portion of the drone 210 does not come off but a support portion 140, which will be described later, can smoothly pass through. In the embodiment of the present invention, the landing platform 120 is supported by the four pillars 111 formed in the front, rear, left and right directions together with the square base plate 110 and the landing platform 120, It is apparent that the shape of the landing platform 120 and the base plate 110 as well as the number of the pillars 111 can be appropriately modified to meet the needs of the user.

The column 111 may be provided with a holder 101 for holding the controller 220 of the drone 210 at a desired height.

A support portion 140 is provided at the center of the base plate 110 to allow a plurality of pipes of different sizes to be sequentially inserted and to be vertically adjustable in a telescopic manner. That is, the first pipe 141a having the largest inner diameter as shown in the attached drawings is installed vertically in the center of the base plate 110, and the second pipe 141a having an inner diameter relatively smaller than the inner diameter of the first pipe 141a A third pipe 141c having an inner diameter relatively smaller than the inner diameter of the second pipe 141b is inserted into the second pipe 141b while the third pipe 141b is inserted into the second pipe 141b, And the fourth pipe 141d having an inner diameter relatively smaller than the inner diameter is inserted into the third pipe 141c.

In this case, the pipes constituting the support portion 140 and slidingly moved in contact with each other may be limited in the movement length thereof, and the support portion 140 may be formed in consideration of the ceiling height of the installation site and the ascendable height of the flying drone 210, Through the through hole 121 and extend to an appropriate length. In the same figure, the supporting part 140 is formed of four pipes 141a, 141b, 141c, and 141d. However, it is obvious that the supporting part 140 can be composed of an appropriate number of pipes as needed.

In the present invention, the drone 210 to be an object of flight is seated on the landing platform 120 with its lower portion fixed on the upper side of the support portion 140 through a fixing means 170, The length of the support portion 140 is naturally extended to limit the rising height of the drones 210 so as to prevent collision with the ceiling even if the operation is immature and the length of the support portion 140 is reduced by its own weight when the dron 210 is lowered So that it can be stably positioned at the correct position of the landing platform 120.

In this case, even when the dron 210 is elevated to a sufficiently high altitude, the movement of the dron 210 is restricted during the adjustment of the dron 210 in the forward, backward, left, and right directions to prevent collision with walls, structures, The pipe constituting the support portion 140 is made of a flexible material such as a fishing rod and is allowed to move forward, backward, leftward and rightward of the dron within a range in which it can be bent, or between the pipes constituting the support portion 140 It is also possible to arrange intervals so that the movement of the drone in the forward, backward, left, and right directions is performed within a range allowed by a given interval.

FIG. 5 is a third side view showing a flying state of the drones according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example for allowing movement in the forward, backward, leftward, and rightward directions within the drones.

In this case, the lower end of the support portion 140 is allowed to move within a predetermined space defined by the step 103 formed on the upper surface of the base plate 110, and correspondingly, the through- A structure that allows the movement of the drone in the opposite direction is made.

Of course, applying a similar concept to limit the movement of drones has also attempted to connect the ground or other structures to the drone through the use of flexible materials such as ropes as a means of height and movement restriction during drone practice. However, when the drones fly, there is a problem that the rope is accompanied by a very low directional airflow, causing the rope to tangle and be wound around other structures, and also due to the wide range of the rope, In the elevated state, there is a problem that the drone moving in the lateral direction due to the operation error of the novice user is likely to cause damage due to collision with the wall, the ceiling, the floor, or even a person, but this problem can be solved completely in the present invention.

Basically, commercial drones are equipped with a battery as a power source for flight operations. Depending on the type of drones, the power supply time may be different depending on the flight operation. However, in case of the drone that can be accessed by the public, the flight time for the 2 hour charge is about 6 minutes. There is a difficulty in changing the battery from time to time.

In order to solve the problem, the present invention includes a power supply unit 150 that can supply a constant power to the drone 210 that is equipped with a large amount of batteries or is operated by commercial power without battery replacement operation, 210) to be able to fly.

The power supply unit 150 basically includes a socket for connection to a power source for use, and a transformer 151 for converting a commercial AC power source into a proper DC power source for driving the drone (typically 3.7 V). The transformer 151 may be embedded in the body 100 or may receive external DC power through a cable. The construction of such a transformer is extremely obvious to a person skilled in the art, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted in order to prevent the gist of the invention from being blurred.

The DC power output from the transformer 151 is transmitted to the upper end of the supporting part 140 through the first cable 152 passing through the inside of the supporting part 140. The first cable 152 is provided at a sufficient length corresponding to the longest extension of the support portion 140 so that the first cable 152 is naturally supported in response to the increase in the length of the support portion 140 when the dron 210 rises. So that the power can be smoothly transmitted.

When the dragon 210 descends, the length of the support part 140 is reduced and the upper side of the first cable 152 is lowered due to the weight thereof. If necessary, the first cable 152 can be wound Or the first cable 152 passing through the inside of the support part 140 may be wound in the form of a coil so that the length of the first cable 152 is increased corresponding to the length of the support part 140 And the length can be adjusted smoothly.

The power transmitted through the first cable 152 is transmitted to the dron 210 at the upper end of the support unit 140 so that the power can be smoothly supplied to the power source 210 without twisting the cable during the yawing operation, The relay unit 160 is installed so that the transfer can be performed.

In the conventional similar drones fixing device, the power is supplied through the battery rather than the commercial power source. However, in the present invention, since the power source is always supplied through the cable, the cable is twisted when the dron is moved in the Z- Rotation of the Z-axis or repeated rotation of the Z-axis in the bidirectional direction may lead to damage of the cable or the connection portion.

Accordingly, the relay unit 160 is configured such that the upper structure 164 and the lower structure 161 are rotatable freely in the horizontal direction 360 ° with respect to the longitudinal center axis connected with the upper structure 164 and the lower structure 161 in the longitudinal direction A direct current power from the first cable 152 connected to the lower structure 161 can be transmitted to the upper structure 164 through the contact terminal held during the rotation of the upper structure 164.

6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a relay unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The relay unit 160 can be configured in various structures based on the principle of a DC motor that applies DC power to a rotor through a brush 6 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. However, it should be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The relay unit 160 may include a first lower electrode connected to each pole of the DC power source from a first cable 152 connected to the lower portion of the lower structure 161 and exposed to the upper side of the lower structure 161, 162 and a second lower electrode 163. That is, the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the DC power supply are connected to the first lower electrode 162 and the second lower electrode 163, respectively, or vice versa. In the figure, the first lower electrode 162 is connected to the lower structure rotation center And the second lower electrode 163 is formed concentrically with the first lower electrode 162

In addition, the same effect can be obtained by forming the first lower electrode 162 as a concentric circle spaced apart from the second lower electrode 163 instead of the central axis.

A first upper electrode 165 exposed to the lower side of the upper structure 164 and receiving power while maintaining contact with the first lower electrode 162 and the second lower electrode 163 at the time of rotation, A second upper electrode 166 is formed.

At this time, the upper structure 164 and the lower structure 161 maintain a mutual contact state and rotate, but have a proper fixing structure to prevent separation due to external force, and a structure such as a ball bearing can be added for smooth rotation It is self-evident.

The upper structure 164 is provided with a second cable 153 and a second cable 153 which are relatively short in length so that the DC power transmitted through the lower structure 161 can be supplied to the drones 210, And a connector 154 formed at the end portion and connected to the power terminal of the dron 210. [ Since the power source terminal provided in the drone 210 may be different depending on the type of the drone and the battery type used, the connector 154 may include various types of connectors corresponding to the power source terminal provided in the used drone, So that it is possible to smoothly apply the drone piloting experience apparatus according to the present invention irrespective of the type of drone.

As a result, the fixing unit 170 for fixing the dron 210 to the upper end of the support unit 140 is formed on the upper structure 164, The upper structure 164 and the drone 210 fixed thereto can be smoothly rotated in a straight line on the upper side of the lower structure 161 fixed to the lower structure 161.

The fixing means 170 for fixing the drones 210 to the upper structure 164 may be formed in the form of a dedicated jig for use of a single type of dron, A velcro tape, or a belt having a fixing clip and a length adjustable.

The body 100 is provided with an image output unit 132 for outputting an image and an audio output unit 131 for outputting sound in order to combine multimedia contents for various purposes, And a controller 180 for controlling the output to the video output unit 132 and the audio output unit 131 through the video output unit 132 and the audio output unit 131.

The sound output unit 131 may be provided in the body 100 because the sound output unit 131 is relatively small in construction corresponding to a speaker. In the case of the video output unit 132, It is provided in the stand 102 extending to the side of the body 100, so that a high-resolution image can be provided in a larger size.

The control unit 180 includes an interface unit 181 for providing a variety of operation modes in a detailed configuration to be selected from a user, a storage unit 182 for storing multimedia content including advertisement contents and images and sounds according to the operation mode, A content playback unit 183 for outputting the multimedia contents according to the selected operation mode and the advertisement contents according to the settings through the video output unit 132 and the audio output unit 131, And an image processor 185 for embedding the dron image into the advertisement content or the multimedia content image output through the image output unit 132 and reflecting the received control signal to the dron image.

The interface unit 181 is provided on the body 100 in the form of a mode selection switch or a touch screen so as to be able to select an operation mode including on / off of the power supply.

At this time, the operation mode may be a skill game mode according to aviation practice, various game modes combined with a dragon flight, and may be a single game or a competitive game mode. The multimedia contents may be various game contents related to the dragon flight as well as sound and image contents corresponding to the operation mode. In particular, the multimedia contents may include video contents whose viewpoint changes according to the received control signal, And stored in the storage unit 182.

The contents reproducing unit 183 calls the multimedia contents corresponding to the selected operation mode through the interface unit 181 through the storage unit 182 and outputs the multimedia contents through the sound output unit 131 and the video output unit 132 And outputs the advertisement contents before or after the flight of the drones 210. [

In this case, in order to utilize the effective contents, a signal for controlling the drone is received through the linkage unit 184, and the image content outputted through the image processing unit 185 and the dragon- The effect of flying the actual contents space through the viewpoint change of the drones image or the image contents reflecting the steering signal received through the unit 184 can be produced.

Particularly, it is possible to obtain a flight simulation effect and a local advertisement effect at the same time by using a mobile road view or the like of a corresponding region as a video content and highlighting a signboard such as a shop included in the load view as advertisement contents. It is possible to configure the GPS module to be installed so that the selection and application of the advertisement contents based on the local business based on the area can be performed after acquiring the location information on the body 100.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be construed in light of the claims set forth to cover all such variations.

100: Body 101: Cradle
102: stand 110: base plate
111: pillar 120: landing strip
121: Through hole 131: Acoustic output part
132: video output unit 140:
141a to 141d: pipe 150:
151: Transformer 152: First cable
153: second cable 154: connector
160: Relay unit 161:
162: first lower electrode 163: second lower electrode
164: superstructure 165: first upper electrode
166: second upper electrode 170: fixing means
180: control unit 181: interface unit
182: Storage unit 183: Content playback unit
184: Link unit 185: Image processing unit
210: Drone 220: Steering device

Claims (4)

And a through hole 121 is formed at a center of the base plate 110 and spaced apart from the base plate 110 through a column 111 on which the drone 210 is mounted and which is installed above the base plate 110 A body 100 composed of a formed landing platform 120;
A support 140 fixed to a center of the base plate 110 and coupled to the plurality of pipes in a manner that sequentially inserts the pipes into the through holes 121 so as to be vertically adjustable in length;
A first cable 152 which passes through the inside of the support part 140 and transfers the DC voltage supplied from the lower part to the upper part and a second cable 152 which is laterally rotatable with the upper structure 164 and the lower structure 161 in contact with each other, A relay unit 160 coupled to an upper end of the support unit 140 to transmit DC power from a first cable 152 connected to the lower structure body 161 to the upper structure body 164, A power supply unit 150 including a second cable 153 and a connector 154 connected to the drones 210 to supply the drones 210;
Fixing means 170 for fixing the body of the drones 210 above the upper structure 164; And a control unit for controlling the drones.
The method according to claim 1,
The relay unit 160 includes a first lower electrode 162 and a second lower electrode 163 exposed to the upper side of the lower structure 161 and to which DC power is applied, And a first upper electrode 165 and a second upper electrode 166 that are exposed while being kept in contact with the first lower electrode 162 and the second lower electrode 163 while being rotated, Drone pilot experience device.
The method according to claim 1,
The body 100 further includes an image output unit 132 for outputting an image and an acoustic output unit 131 for outputting sound,
A storage unit 182 for storing advertisement contents and multimedia contents including images and sound according to the operation mode, and a multimedia contents and setting according to the selected operation mode. And a content playback unit (183) for outputting the advertisement content corresponding to the advertisement content through the video output unit (132) and the audio output unit (131). Further comprising: a control unit for controlling the drones.
The method of claim 3,
The control unit 180 may include a linking unit 184 for receiving a control signal of the dragon 210 and a dragon image in the advertisement content or the multimedia content image output through the image output unit 132, And an image processing unit (185) for reflecting the control signal to the drones image,
Wherein the multimedia content includes an image content whose viewpoint changes according to a received control signal.

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