KR20190104923A - Attitude Control Method of Unmanned Aerial Robot Using Station Recognition in Unmanned Aerial System and Apparatus for Supporting It - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an unmanned aerial robot operation/posture control method. More specifically, the present invention is possible to measure a position and posture of an unmanned aerial robot by using a first sensor and measure sensing information of winds for charging a battery of the unmanned aerial robot by using a second sensor. A drone controls the posture of the unmanned aerial robot so that an angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the sensing information and generates electricity through rotation of a propeller at the specific angle, wherein the battery can be charged through the generated electricity.

Description

Attitude Control Method of Unmanned Aerial Robot Using Station Recognition in Unmanned Aerial System and Apparatus for Supporting It}

The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle system, and more particularly, to a method for controlling the flight of an unmanned aerial robot by measuring a propeller state of an unmanned aerial robot and an apparatus for supporting the same.

Unmanned aerial vehicle is a general term for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a helicopter and a helicopter-shaped unmanned aerial vehicle capable of flying and manipulating by radio wave guidance without a pilot. Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles have been increasingly used in various civilian and commercial fields such as video shooting, unmanned home delivery service, and disaster monitoring, in addition to military use such as reconnaissance and attack.

These unmanned aerial vehicles can be operated on the ground by remote piloted, pre-programmed routes, autonomous or semi-auto-piloted, or equipped with artificial intelligence to perform missions based on their own environmental judgment. It can be operated through an unmanned aerial control system, which includes the vehicle to be carried out, ground control station / system (GCS), and support equipment (data link).

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for controlling the attitude of an unmanned aerial robot using a 5G system.

In addition, the present specification has an object to provide a method for producing electric power using the rotational force of the propeller of the drone by the wind.

In addition, the present specification is to provide a method for controlling the attitude of the drone to produce power by using the rotational force of the propeller of the drone.

In addition, the present specification is to provide a method for generating power and moving to an adjacent station or control center when an emergency occurs due to the lack of battery during the flight of the drone.

In addition, the present specification is to provide a method for transmitting the data of the drone to the control center by producing power for communication with the control center when an emergency occurs due to the lack of battery during the flight of the drone.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned above will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. Could be.

Herein is a motion / posture control method of an unmanned aerial robot, the method comprising: measuring the position and attitude of the unmanned aerial robot using a first sensor; Measuring wind sensing information for charging the battery of the unmanned aerial robot using a second sensor; Controlling the attitude of the unmanned aerial robot so that an angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the sensing information; Producing power through rotation of the propeller at the particular angle, wherein the battery provides a method of charging through the produced power.

Further, in the present invention, the posture of the unmanned aerial robot is controlled such that the specific angle is a value between a minimum value and a maximum value.

Further, in the present invention, the minimum value represents the minimum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot for generating power by the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the propeller, and the maximum value represents the RPM and // of the propeller. Or a maximum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot in which the position of the unmanned aerial robot is not changed by the wind.

The present invention may further include controlling the attitude of the aviation robot by controlling the lengths of the plurality of landing legs differently to increase the value of the specific angle when the specific angle is smaller than the minimum value. do.

In addition, in the present invention, the length of the landing leg farthest in the direction of the wind blowing of the plurality of landing legs is adjusted to the longest.

In addition, the present invention, when the specific angle is greater than the maximum value, lowering the value of the specific angle, or the length of the plurality of landing legs so that the propeller is not located in front of the wind blowing direction Controlling the attitude of the aviation robot by adjusting each.

In addition, in the present invention, when lowering the value of the specific angle, the length of the landing leg farthest in the direction of the wind blowing of the plurality of landing legs is adjusted the longest.

Further, in the present invention, when the propeller is to adjust the length of the plurality of landing legs, respectively, so as not to be located in the front of the wind blowing direction, in the direction of the wind blowing of the plurality of landing legs The lengths of the landing legs located on the left and right sides of the furthest landing legs are adjusted differently.

The present invention may further include transmitting location information of the unmanned aerial robot to an adjacent base station when the battery is charged above a predetermined power value.

The present invention also includes calculating a distance to an adjacent station or base station and an amount of power for flight to the adjacent station or the base station; And if the amount of power of the battery is greater than or equal to the calculated amount of power, moving to the adjacent station or the base station.

In addition, in the present invention, the sensing information includes wind direction information indicating the direction of the wind and wind speed information indicating the speed of the wind.

In the present invention, the first sensor is a gyro sensor and / or acceleration sensor for sensing the attitude of the unmanned aerial robot, the second sensor is a measurement sensor for measuring the wind speed and / or wind direction of the wind. .

In addition, the present invention, the wireless communication unit; main body; At least one motor; A first sensor and a plurality of second sensors; A propeller connected to each of the at least one motor; And a processor electrically connected to the at least one motor to control the at least one motor, wherein the processor controls the first sensor to measure the position and attitude of the unmanned aerial robot, and the second A sensor controls to measure wind sensing information for charging the battery of the unmanned aerial robot, and controls the attitude of the unmanned aerial robot so that an angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the sensing information. And, while controlling the generator to produce power using the rotation of the propeller at a particular angle, the battery provides an unmanned aerial robot, characterized in that the charge through the produced power.

In addition, in the present invention, the plurality of second sensors are provided in the main body at regular intervals.

In addition, in the present invention, the main body further comprises a plurality of landing legs for landing of the unmanned aerial robot, each landing leg is an angle adjusting device for adjusting the angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground; It is provided.

Further, in the present invention, the angle adjusting device adjusts the position and length of the landing leg so that the specific angle is a value between the minimum value and the maximum value.

Further, in the present invention, the minimum value represents the minimum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot for generating power by the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the propeller, and the maximum value represents the RPM and // of the propeller. Or represents a maximum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot in which the position of the unmanned aerial robot is not changed by the wind.

In addition, in the present invention, the main body further includes a battery management system (BSM) for controlling the charging of the battery through the generator.

According to the present invention, when the unmanned aerial robot uses 5G communication technology and the battery is exhausted during the flight, power is generated by using the propeller of the unmanned aerial robot, thereby transmitting information related to the unmanned aerial robot to the control center. It works.

In addition, the present specification has the effect of flying to an adjacent station or control center by producing power through the emergency landing, if the remaining battery during flight of the unmanned aerial robot is insufficient for the flight to the destination.

In addition, in the present specification, when the unmanned aerial robot makes an emergency landing due to insufficient battery remaining during flight, it may transmit information related to the position of the unmanned aerial robot to an adjacent control tower by generating electric power using the propeller's rotational force using wind.

In addition, the present specification, when the unmanned aerial robot produces power through the emergency landing, by controlling the attitude of the unmanned aerial robot there is an effect that can be efficiently performed through the wind power production.

In addition, the present specification by controlling the angle of the unmanned aerial robot and the ground and the direction of the propeller, there is an effect that can efficiently perform the power production through the wind.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, included as part of the detailed description in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, provide embodiments of the present invention and together with the description, describe the technical features of the present invention.
1 is a perspective view of an unmanned aerial vehicle to which the method proposed in the present specification may be applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control relationship between major components of the unmanned aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram showing a control relationship between major components of the aviation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the methods proposed herein may be applied.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a signal transmission / reception method in a wireless communication system.
6 shows an example of basic operations of a robot and a 5G network in a 5G communication system.
7 illustrates an example of basic operations between a robot and a robot using 5G communication.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a 3GPP system conceptual diagram including a UAS.
9 shows examples of a C2 communication model for UAV.
10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a measurement performing method to which the present invention can be applied.
11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for producing electric power using a propeller of a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for producing electric power using a propeller of a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for controlling the attitude of a drone for power generation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication method through power generation of a drone according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of flying through power generation of a drone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
16 and 17 are diagrams illustrating an example of an angle control and a sensor of a drone for power generation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a diagram illustrating an example of an angle adjusting device for adjusting the angle of a drone.
19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for producing power by using a propeller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a block diagram of a communication device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or similar components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed herein, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easily understanding the embodiments disclosed herein, the technical spirit disclosed in the specification by the accompanying drawings are not limited, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be understood to include equivalents and substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In this application, the terms "comprises" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

 Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or similar components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 is to be operated unmanned by manual operation by the ground manager or automatically controlled by a set flight program. Such an unmanned aerial vehicle 100 has a configuration including a main body 20, horizontal and vertical moving propulsion device 10, and the landing leg 130, as shown in FIG.

The main body 20 is a body portion on which modules such as the working part 40 are mounted.

The horizontal and vertical movement propulsion device 10 is composed of one or more propellers 11 installed perpendicular to the main body 20, the horizontal and vertical movement propulsion device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is spaced apart from each other It consists of a plurality of propellers 11 and a motor 12. In this case, the horizontal and vertical moving propulsion device 10 may be formed of an air injection type propeller instead of the propeller 11.

The plurality of propeller supports are radially formed in the main body 20. Each propeller support may be equipped with a motor 12. Each motor 12 is equipped with a propeller 11.

The plurality of propellers 11 may be disposed symmetrically with respect to the center of the main body 20. The rotation direction of the plurality of propellers 11 may be determined by the rotation direction of the motor 12 such that the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction are combined. The rotation direction of the pair of propellers 11 symmetrically about the main body 20 may be set identically (for example, clockwise). And the other pair of propellers 11 may otherwise be reversed in direction of rotation (eg counterclockwise).

Landing legs 30 are spaced apart from each other on the bottom surface of the main body (20). In addition, a lower portion of the landing leg 30 may be equipped with a buffer support member (not shown) for minimizing the impact caused by the collision with the ground when the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 lands. Of course, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 may be made of a variety of structures of a different aircraft configuration than described above.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control relationship between major components of the unmanned aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 measures its own flight state using various sensors to stably fly. The unmanned aerial vehicle 100 may include a sensing unit 130 including at least one sensor.

The flight state of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 is defined as a rotational state and a translational state.

Rotational motion state means 'Yaw', 'Pitch' and 'Roll', and the translational state means longitude, latitude, altitude, and speed.

Here, 'roll', 'pitch', and 'yo' are called Euler angles, where the three axes x, y and z of the aircraft's aircraft coordinates are some specific coordinates, e.g., NED coordinates N, E, D three. Represents an angle rotated about an axis. If the front of the plane rotates left and right with respect to the z-axis of the aircraft coordinates, the x-axis of the aircraft coordinates will have an angle difference with respect to the N-axis of the NED coordinates, and this angle is referred to as "yaw" (Ψ). If the front of the plane rotates up and down with respect to the y-axis toward the right, the z-axis of the aircraft coordinates will have an angle difference with respect to the D-axis of the NED coordinate, and this angle is called "pitch" (θ). If the aircraft's fuselage is tilted left and right with respect to the front x-axis, the y-axis of the aircraft coordinates will be angled with respect to the E-axis of the NED coordinates, which is referred to as "roll" (Φ).

The unmanned aerial vehicle 100 uses three-axis gyroscopes, three-axis accelerometers, and three-axis magnetometers to measure rotational motion, and GPS sensors to measure translational motion. And a barometric pressure sensor.

The sensing unit 130 of the present invention includes at least one of a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a GPS sensor, an image sensor, and a barometric pressure sensor. Here, the gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor measure the rotated state and the accelerated state of the body frame coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 with respect to the Earth Centered Inertial Coordinate, MEMS (Micro-Electro- Mechanical Systems (IMS) can be fabricated into a single chip called an inertial measurement unit (IMU) using semiconductor process technology.

Also inside the IMU chip is a microcontroller that converts measurements from the gyro and accelerometer-based geo-inertia coordinates into local coordinates, such as North-East-Down (NED) coordinates used by GPS. May be included.

The gyro sensor measures the angular velocity at which three axes of the gas coordinates x, y, and z of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 rotate with respect to the inertial coordinates, and then converts them into fixed coordinates (Wx.gyro, Wy.gyro, and Wz.gyro). Calculate this value and convert it to Euler angles (Φgyro, θgyro, ψgyro) using a linear differential equation.

The acceleration sensor measures the acceleration of the geocoordinates of three axes x, y and z of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 and calculates the converted values (fx, acc, fy, acc, fz, acc) into fixed coordinates. This value is converted into Φacc and θacc, which are bias errors included in Φgyro and gygy calculated using the gyro sensor measurements. It is used to remove it.

The geomagnetic sensor measures the direction of the magnetic north point of three coordinates of x, y, and z of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100, and calculates the yaw value of the NED coordinate of the gas coordinate using this value.

The GPS sensor uses signals received from GPS satellites to translate the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 on NED coordinates, i.e. latitude (Pn.GPS), longitude (Pe.GPS), altitude (hMSL.GPS), latitude Velocity (Vn.GPS), velocity on longitude (Ve.GPS), and velocity on altitude (Vd.GPS) are calculated. Here, the subscript MSL means sea level (MSL).

The barometric pressure sensor may measure the altitude hALP. Baro of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100. Here, the subscript ALP means air pressure (Air-Level Pressor), and the air pressure sensor calculates a current altitude from the takeoff point by comparing the air pressure at the takeoff of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 with the air pressure at the current flight altitude.

The camera sensor may include an image sensor (eg, a CMOS image sensor) including at least one optical lens, and a plurality of photodiodes (eg, pixels) formed by light passing through the optical lens. It may include a digital signal processor (DSP) that forms an image based on the signals output from the photodiodes. The digital signal processor may generate not only a still image but also a moving image composed of frames composed of the still image.

The unmanned aerial vehicle 100 includes a communication module 170 for receiving or receiving information and outputting or transmitting information. The communication module 170 may include a drone communication unit 175 for transmitting and receiving information with other external devices. The communication module 170 may include an input unit 171 for inputting information. The communication module 170 may include an output unit 173 for outputting information.

Of course, the output unit 173 may be omitted in the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 and formed in the terminal 300.

For example, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 may receive information directly from the input unit 171. As another example, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 may receive information input to the separate terminal 300 or the server 200 through the drone communication unit 175.

For example, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 may directly output information to the output unit 173. As another example, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 may transmit information to a separate terminal 300 through the drone communication unit 175, so that the terminal 300 outputs the information.

The drone communication unit 175 may be provided to communicate with an external server 200, a terminal 300, or the like. The drone communication unit 175 may receive information input from the terminal 300 such as a smartphone or a computer. The drone communication unit 175 may transmit information to be output to the terminal 300. The terminal 300 may output information received from the drone communication unit 175.

The drone communication unit 175 may receive various command signals from the terminal 300 and / or the server 200. The drone communication unit 175 may receive zone information, a driving route, and a driving command for driving from the terminal 300 or the server 200. Here, the zone information may include flight restriction zone (A) information and access restriction distance information.

The input unit 171 may receive On / Off or various commands. The input unit 171 may receive zone information. The input unit 171 may receive product information. The input unit 171 may include various buttons, a touch pad, a microphone, and the like.

The output unit 173 may inform the user of various kinds of information. The output unit 173 may include a speaker and / or a display. The output unit 173 may output information of a discovery detected while driving. The output unit 173 may output identification information of the finding. The output unit 173 may output location information of the finding.

The unmanned aerial vehicle 100 includes a controller 140 for processing and determining various types of information such as mapping and / or recognizing a current position. The controller 140 may control overall operations of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 through control of various components configuring the unmanned aerial vehicle 100.

The controller 140 may receive and process information from the communication module 170. The controller 140 may receive information from the input unit 171 and process the information. The controller 140 may receive and process information from the drone communication unit 175.

The controller 140 may receive and process the sensing information from the sensing unit 130.

The controller 140 may control the driving of the motor 12. The controller 140 may control the operation of the work unit 40.

The unmanned aerial vehicle 100 includes a storage unit 150 for storing various data. The storage unit 150 records various types of information necessary for the control of the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 and may include a volatile or nonvolatile recording medium.

The storage unit 150 may store a map of the driving zone. The map may be input by an external terminal 300 that can exchange information through the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 and the drone communication unit 175, or may be generated by the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 by learning by itself. In the former case, the external terminal 300 may include, for example, a remote controller, a PDA, a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet, and the like equipped with an application for setting a map.

3 is a block diagram showing a control relationship between major components of the aviation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, another aviation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an unmanned aerial vehicle 100 and a server 200, or may include an unmanned aerial vehicle 100, a terminal 300, and a server 200. Can be. The unmanned aerial vehicle 100, the terminal 300, and the server 200 are connected to each other by a wireless communication method.

Wireless communication methods include Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (CDMA2000), Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only (EV-DO), Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), and the like may be used.

The wireless communication method may use wireless internet technology. Examples of wireless Internet technologies include Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), and WiMAX (World). Interoperability for Microwave Access (HSDPA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), and 5G. In particular, faster response is possible by transmitting and receiving data using 5G communication network.

In this specification, a base station has a meaning as a terminal node of a network that directly communicates with a terminal. Certain operations described herein as being performed by a base station may in some cases be performed by an upper node of the base station. That is, it is obvious that various operations performed for communication with a terminal in a network composed of a plurality of network nodes including a base station may be performed by the base station or other network nodes other than the base station. A base station (BS) is a fixed station, a Node B, an evolved-NodeB (eNB), a base transceiver system (BTS), an access point (AP), a next generation NodeB (gNB), or the like. May be replaced by the term. In addition, a 'terminal' may be fixed or mobile, and may include a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a user terminal (UT), a mobile subscriber station (MSS), a subscriber station (SS), and an AMS ( Advanced Mobile Station (WT), Wireless Terminal (WT), Machine-Type Communication (MTC) Device, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Device, Device-to-Device (D2D) Device, etc.

Hereinafter, downlink (DL) means communication from a base station to a terminal, and uplink (UL) means communication from a terminal to a base station. In downlink, a transmitter may be part of a base station, and a receiver may be part of a terminal. In uplink, a transmitter may be part of a terminal and a receiver may be part of a base station.

Specific terms used in the following description are provided to help the understanding of the present invention, and the use of such specific terms may be changed to other forms without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention may be supported by standard documents disclosed in at least one of IEEE 802, 3GPP, and 3GPP2, which are wireless access systems. That is, steps or parts which are not described to clearly reveal the technical spirit of the present invention among the embodiments of the present invention may be supported by the above documents. In addition, all terms disclosed in the present document can be described by the above standard document.

For clarity, the following description will focus on 3GPP 5G, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto.

Example of UE and 5G network block diagram

4 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the methods proposed herein may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 4, the drone may be defined as a first communication device (910 of FIG. 4), and the processor 911 may perform detailed operations of the drone.

The drone may be represented by an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial robot, or the like.

A 5G network communicating with the drone may be defined as a second communication device (920 of FIG. 4), and the processor 921 may perform detailed operations of the drone. Here, the 5G network may include other drones in communication with the drone.

The 5G network may be represented as the first communication device and the drone as the second communication device.

For example, the first communication device or the second communication device may be a base station, a network node, a transmitting terminal, a receiving terminal, a wireless device, a wireless communication device, a drone, or the like.

For example, the terminal or user equipment (UE) may be a drone, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA). , Portable multimedia player, navigation, slate PC, tablet PC, ultrabook, wearable device (e.g., smartwatch, glass type) (smart glass), head mounted display (HMD), and the like. For example, the HMD may be a display device worn on the head. For example, the HMD can be used to implement VR, AR or MR. Referring to FIG. 4, the first communication device 910 and the second communication device 920 may include a processor (911, 921), a memory (914,924), and one or more Tx / Rx RF modules (radio frequency module, 915,925). , Tx processors 912 and 922, Rx processors 913 and 923, and antennas 916 and 926. Tx / Rx modules are also known as transceivers. Each Tx / Rx module 915 transmits a signal through each antenna 926. The processor implements the salping functions, processes and / or methods above. The processor 921 may be associated with a memory 924 that stores program code and data. The memory may be referred to as a computer readable medium. More specifically, in the DL (communication from the first communication device to the second communication device), the transmit (TX) processor 912 implements various signal processing functions for the L1 layer (ie, the physical layer). The receive (RX) processor implements various signal processing functions of L1 (ie, the physical layer).

The UL (communication from the second communication device to the first communication device) is processed at the first communication device 910 in a manner similar to that described with respect to the receiver function at the second communication device 920. Each Tx / Rx module 925 receives a signal via a respective antenna 926. Each Tx / Rx module provides an RF carrier and information to the RX processor 923. The processor 921 may be associated with a memory 924 that stores program code and data. The memory may be referred to as a computer readable medium.

Signal transmission / reception method in wireless communication system

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a signal transmission / reception method in a wireless communication system.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the UE is powered on or enters a new cell, the UE performs an initial cell search operation such as synchronizing with the BS (S201). To this end, the UE receives a primary synchronization channel (P-SCH) and a secondary synchronization channel (S-SCH) from the BS to synchronize with the BS, and obtains information such as a cell ID. can do. In the LTE system and the NR system, the P-SCH and the S-SCH are called a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), respectively. After initial cell discovery, the UE may receive a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) from the BS to obtain broadcast information in the cell. Meanwhile, the UE may check a downlink channel state by receiving a downlink reference signal (DL RS) in an initial cell search step. After the initial cell discovery, the UE obtains more specific system information by receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and information on the PDCCH. It may be (S202).

On the other hand, if there is no radio resource for the first access to the BS or the signal transmission, the UE may perform a random access procedure (RACH) for the BS (steps S203 to S206). To this end, the UE transmits a specific sequence as a preamble through a physical random access channel (PRACH) (S203 and S205), and a random access response to the preamble through the PDCCH and the corresponding PDSCH. RAR) message can be received (S204 and S206). In case of contention-based RACH, a contention resolution procedure may be additionally performed.

After performing the above-described process, the UE then transmits a PDCCH / PDSCH (S207) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) / physical uplink control channel (physical) as a general uplink / downlink signal transmission process. Uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission may be performed (S208). In particular, the UE receives downlink control information (DCI) through the PDCCH. The UE monitors the set of PDCCH candidates at the monitoring opportunities established in one or more control element sets (CORESETs) on the serving cell according to the corresponding search space configurations. The set of PDCCH candidates to be monitored by the UE is defined in terms of search space sets, which may be a common search space set or a UE-specific search space set. CORESET consists of a set of (physical) resource blocks with a time duration of 1 to 3 OFDM symbols. The network may set the UE to have a plurality of CORESETs. The UE monitors PDCCH candidates in one or more search space sets. Here, monitoring means attempting to decode the PDCCH candidate (s) in the search space. If the UE succeeds in decoding one of the PDCCH candidates in the search space, the UE determines that the PDCCH is detected in the corresponding PDCCH candidate, and performs PDSCH reception or PUSCH transmission based on the detected DCI in the PDCCH. The PDCCH may be used to schedule DL transmissions on the PDSCH and UL transmissions on the PUSCH. Wherein the DCI on the PDCCH is a downlink assignment (ie, downlink grant; DL grant) or uplink that includes at least modulation and coding format and resource allocation information related to the downlink shared channel. An uplink grant (UL grant) including modulation and coding format and resource allocation information associated with the shared channel.

Referring to FIG. 5, the initial access (IA) procedure in the 5G communication system will be further described.

The UE may perform cell search, system information acquisition, beam alignment for initial access, DL measurement, etc. based on the SSB. SSB is mixed with a Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast channel (SS / PBCH) block.

SSB is composed of PSS, SSS and PBCH. The SSB is composed of four consecutive OFDM symbols, and PSS, PBCH, SSS / PBCH, or PBCH is transmitted for each OFDM symbol. PSS and SSS consist of 1 OFDM symbol and 127 subcarriers, respectively, and PBCH consists of 3 OFDM symbols and 576 subcarriers.

The cell discovery refers to a process in which the UE acquires time / frequency synchronization of a cell and detects a cell ID (eg, physical layer cell ID, PCI) of the cell. PSS is used to detect a cell ID within a cell ID group, and SSS is used to detect a cell ID group. PBCH is used for SSB (time) index detection and half-frame detection.

There are 336 cell ID groups, and three cell IDs exist for each cell ID group. There are a total of 1008 cell IDs. Information about a cell ID group to which a cell ID of a cell belongs is provided / obtained through the SSS of the cell, and information about the cell ID among the 336 cells in the cell ID is provided / obtained through the PSS.

SSB is transmitted periodically in accordance with SSB period (periodicity). The SSB basic period assumed by the UE at the initial cell search is defined as 20 ms. After the cell connection, the SSB period may be set to one of {5ms, 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 160ms} by the network (eg BS).

Next, the acquisition of system information (SI) will be described.

SI is divided into a master information block (MIB) and a plurality of system information blocks (SIB). SI other than the MIB may be referred to as Remaining Minimum System Information (RSI). The MIB includes information / parameters for monitoring the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH carrying SIB1 (SystemInformationBlock1) and is transmitted by the BS through the PBCH of the SSB. SIB1 includes information related to the availability and scheduling (eg, transmission period, SI-window size) of the remaining SIBs (hereinafter, SIBx, x is an integer of 2 or more). SIBx is included in the SI message and transmitted through the PDSCH. Each SI message is transmitted within a periodically occurring time window (ie, an SI-window).

Referring to FIG. 5, the random access (RA) process in the 5G communication system will be further described.

The random access procedure is used for various purposes. For example, the random access procedure may be used for network initial access, handover, UE-triggered UL data transmission. The UE may acquire UL synchronization and UL transmission resource through a random access procedure. The random access process is divided into a contention-based random access process and a contention-free random access process. The detailed procedure for the contention-based random access procedure is as follows.

The UE may transmit the random access preamble on the PRACH as Msg1 of the random access procedure in UL. Random access preamble sequences having two different lengths are supported. Long sequence length 839 applies for subcarrier spacings of 1.25 and 5 kHz, and short sequence length 139 applies for subcarrier spacings of 15, 30, 60 and 120 kHz.

When the BS receives a random access preamble from the UE, the BS sends a random access response (RAR) message Msg2 to the UE. The PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH carrying the RAR is CRC masked and transmitted with a random access (RA) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) (RA-RNTI). The UE detecting the PDCCH masked by the RA-RNTI may receive the RAR from the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI carried by the PDCCH. The UE checks whether the random access response information for the preamble transmitted by the UE, that is, Msg1, is in the RAR. Whether there is random access information for the Msg1 transmitted by the UE may be determined by whether there is a random access preamble ID for the preamble transmitted by the UE. If there is no response to Msg1, the UE may retransmit the RACH preamble within a predetermined number of times while performing power ramping. The UE calculates the PRACH transmit power for retransmission of the preamble based on the most recent path loss and power ramp counter.

The UE may transmit UL transmission on the uplink shared channel as Msg3 of the random access procedure based on the random access response information. Msg3 may include an RRC connection request and a UE identifier. As a response to Msg3, the network may send Msg4, which may be treated as a contention resolution message on the DL. By receiving Msg4, the UE can enter an RRC connected state.

Beam Management (BM) Procedure for 5G Communication Systems

The BM process may be divided into (1) DL BM process using SSB or CSI-RS and (2) UL BM process using SRS (sounding reference signal). In addition, each BM process may include a Tx beam sweeping for determining the Tx beam and an Rx beam sweeping for determining the Rx beam.

We will look at the DL BM process using SSB.

The beam report setting using the SSB is performed at the channel state information (CSI) / beam setting in RRC_CONNECTED.

-UE receives CSI-ResourceConfig IE from BS including CSI-SSB-ResourceSetList for SSB resources used for BM. The RRC parameter csi-SSB-ResourceSetList represents a list of SSB resources used for beam management and reporting in one resource set. Here, the SSB resource set may be set to {SSBx1, SSBx2, SSBx3, SSBx4,?}. SSB index may be defined from 0 to 63.

The UE receives signals on SSB resources from the BS based on the CSI-SSB-ResourceSetList.

If the CSI-RS reportConfig related to reporting on the SSBRI and reference signal received power (RSRP) is configured, the UE reports the best SSBRI and the corresponding RSRP to the BS. For example, when reportQuantity of the CSI-RS reportConfig IE is set to 'ssb-Index-RSRP', the UE reports the best SSBRI and the corresponding RSRP to the BS.

When the CSI-RS resource is configured in the same OFDM symbol (s) as the SSB, and the 'QCL-TypeD' is applicable, the UE is similarly co-located in terms of the 'QCL-TypeD' with the CSI-RS and the SSB ( quasi co-located (QCL). In this case, QCL-TypeD may mean that QCLs are interposed between antenna ports in terms of spatial Rx parameters. The UE may apply the same reception beam when receiving signals of a plurality of DL antenna ports in a QCL-TypeD relationship.

Next, look at the DL BM process using the CSI-RS.

The Rx beam determination (or refinement) process of the UE using the CSI-RS and the Tx beam sweeping process of the BS will be described in order. In the Rx beam determination process of the UE, the repetition parameter is set to 'ON', and the repetition parameter is set to 'OFF' in the Tx beam sweeping process of the BS.

First, the Rx beam determination process of the UE will be described.

-The UE receives an NZP CSI-RS resource set IE including an RRC parameter regarding 'repetition' from the BS through RRC signaling. Here, the RRC parameter 'repetition' is set to 'ON'.

The UE repeats signals on resource (s) in the CSI-RS resource set in which the RRC parameter 'repetition' is set to 'ON' in different OFDM symbols through the same Tx beam (or DL spatial domain transport filter) of the BS Receive.

The UE determines its Rx beam.

UE skips CSI reporting. That is, when the mall RRC parameter 'repetition' is set to 'ON', the UE may omit CSI reporting.

Next, the Tx beam determination process of the BS will be described.

-The UE receives an NZP CSI-RS resource set IE including an RRC parameter regarding 'repetition' from the BS through RRC signaling. Here, the RRC parameter 'repetition' is set to 'OFF', and is related to the Tx beam sweeping process of the BS.

The UE receives signals on resources in the CSI-RS resource set in which the RRC parameter 'repetition' is set to 'OFF' through different Tx beams (DL spatial domain transport filter) of the BS.

The UE selects (or determines) the best beam.

The UE reports the ID (eg CRI) and related quality information (eg RSRP) for the selected beam to the BS. That is, when the CSI-RS is transmitted for the BM, the UE reports the CRI and its RSRP to the BS.

Next, look at the UL BM process using the SRS.

The UE receives from the BS an RRC signaling (eg SRS-Config IE) that includes a (RRC parameter) usage parameter set to 'beam management'. SRS-Config IE is used to configure SRS transmission. The SRS-Config IE contains a list of SRS-Resources and a list of SRS-ResourceSets. Each SRS resource set means a set of SRS-resource.

The UE determines Tx beamforming for the SRS resource to be transmitted based on the SRS-SpatialRelation Info included in the SRS-Config IE. Here, SRS-SpatialRelation Info is set for each SRS resource and indicates whether to apply the same beamforming used for SSB, CSI-RS, or SRS for each SRS resource.

If SRS-SpatialRelationInfo is configured in the SRS resource, the same beamforming as that used in SSB, CSI-RS, or SRS is applied and transmitted. However, if SRS-SpatialRelationInfo is not set in the SRS resource, the UE transmits the SRS through the Tx beamforming determined by arbitrarily determining the Tx beamforming.

Next, the beam failure recovery (BFR) process will be described.

In beamformed systems, Radio Link Failure (RLF) can frequently occur due to rotation, movement or beamforming blockage of the UE. Thus, BFR is supported in the NR to prevent frequent RLF. BFR is similar to the radio link failure recovery process and may be supported if the UE knows the new candidate beam (s). For beam failure detection, the BS sets the beam failure detection reference signals to the UE, and the UE sets the number of beam failure indications from the physical layer of the UE within a period set by the RRC signaling of the BS. When the threshold set by RRC signaling is reached, a beam failure is declared. After beam failure is detected, the UE triggers beam failure recovery by initiating a random access procedure on the PCell; Select a suitable beam to perform beam failure recovery (when the BS provides dedicated random access resources for certain beams, they are prioritized by the UE). Upon completion of the random access procedure, beam failure recovery is considered complete.

Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC)

URLLC transmissions defined by NR include (1) relatively low traffic size, (2) relatively low arrival rate, (3) extremely low latency requirements (e.g., 0.5, 1 ms), (4) relatively short transmission duration (eg, 2 OFDM symbols), and (5) urgent service / message transmission. For UL, transmissions for certain types of traffic (eg URLLC) must be multiplexed with other previously scheduled transmissions (eg eMBB) to meet stringent latency requirements. Needs to be. In this regard, as one method, it informs the previously scheduled UE that it will be preemulated for a specific resource, and allows the URLLC UE to use the UL resource for the UL transmission.

For NR, dynamic resource sharing between eMBB and URLLC is supported. eMBB and URLLC services may be scheduled on non-overlapping time / frequency resources, and URLLC transmission may occur on resources scheduled for ongoing eMBB traffic. The eMBB UE may not know whether the PDSCH transmission of the UE is partially punctured, and due to corrupted coded bits, the UE may not be able to decode the PDSCH. In view of this, NR provides a preemption indication. The preemption indication may be referred to as an interrupted transmission indication.

In connection with the preemption indication, the UE receives the Downlink Preemption IE via RRC signaling from the BS. If the UE is provided with a DownlinkPreemption IE, the UE is set with the INT-RNTI provided by the parameter int-RNTI in the DownlinkPreemption IE for monitoring of the PDCCH that carries DCI format 2_1. The UE is additionally set with the set of serving cells by INT-ConfigurationPerServing Cell including the set of serving cell indices provided by servingCellID and the corresponding set of positions for fields in DCI format 2_1 by positionInDCI, dci-PayloadSize Is configured with the information payload size for DCI format 2_1, and is set with the indication granularity of time-frequency resources by timeFrequencySect.

The UE receives DCI format 2_1 from the BS based on the DownlinkPreemption IE.

If the UE detects a DCI format 2_1 for a serving cell in a set of serving cells, the UE selects the DCI format of the set of PRBs and the set of symbols of the last monitoring period of the monitoring period to which the DCI format 2_1 belongs. It can be assumed that there is no transmission to the UE in the PRBs and symbols indicated by 2_1. For example, the UE sees that the signal in the time-frequency resource indicated by the preemption is not a DL transmission scheduled to it and decodes the data based on the signals received in the remaining resource region.

mMTC (massive MTC)

Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) is one of the 5G scenarios for supporting hyperconnected services that communicate with a large number of UEs simultaneously. In this environment, the UE communicates intermittently with very low transmission speed and mobility. Therefore, mMTC aims to be able to run the UE for a long time at low cost. Regarding the mMTC technology, 3GPP deals with MTC and Narrow Band (IB) -IoT.

The mMTC technology has features such as repeated transmission of PDCCH, PUCCH, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), PUSCH, frequency hopping, retuning, and guard period.

That is, a PUSCH (or PUCCH (especially long PUCCH) or PRACH) including specific information and a PDSCH (or PDCCH) including a response to the specific information are repeatedly transmitted. Repetitive transmission is performed through frequency hopping, and for repetitive transmission, (RF) retuning is performed in a guard period from a first frequency resource to a second frequency resource, and specific information And a response to specific information may be transmitted / received through a narrowband (ex. 6 resource block (RB) or 1 RB).

Robot basic operation using 5G communication

6 shows an example of basic operations of a robot and a 5G network in a 5G communication system.

The robot transmits specific information transmission to the 5G network (S1). The 5G network may determine whether to remotely control the robot (S2). Here, the 5G network may include a server or a module for performing a robot-related remote control.

The 5G network may transmit information (or a signal) related to the remote control of the robot to the robot (S3).

Application behavior between robot and 5G network in 5G communication system

Hereinafter, the robot operation using 5G communication will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 and the Salpin wireless communication technology (BM procedure, URLLC, Mmtc, etc.).

First, a basic procedure of an application operation to which the method proposed by the present invention to be described below and the eMBB technology of 5G communication is applied will be described.

As in steps S1 and S3 of FIG. 3, in order for the robot to transmit / receive signals, information, and the like with the 5G network, the robot may have an initial access procedure and random access to the 5G network before the S1 step of FIG. 3. random access) procedure.

More specifically, the robot performs an initial connection procedure with the 5G network based on the SSB to obtain DL synchronization and system information. In the initial access procedure, a beam management (BM) process and a beam failure recovery process may be added, and a quasi-co location (QCL) relationship may be generated when the robot receives a signal from a 5G network. May be added.

In addition, the robot performs a random access procedure with the 5G network for UL synchronization acquisition and / or UL transmission. The 5G network may transmit a UL grant for scheduling transmission of specific information to the robot. Therefore, the robot transmits specific information to the 5G network based on the UL grant. The 5G network transmits a DL grant to the robot for scheduling transmission of a 5G processing result for the specific information. Accordingly, the 5G network may transmit information (or a signal) related to remote control to the robot based on the DL grant.

Next, a basic procedure of an application operation to which the method proposed by the present invention to be described below and the URLLC technology of 5G communication are applied will be described.

As described above, after the robot performs an initial access procedure and / or random access procedure with the 5G network, the robot may receive a DownlinkPremption IE from the 5G network. The robot then receives a DCI format 2_1 from the 5G network that includes a pre-emption indication based on the Downlink Preemption IE. In addition, the robot does not perform (or expect or assume) reception of eMBB data in the resources (PRB and / or OFDM symbols) indicated by the pre-emption indication. Thereafter, the robot may receive a UL grant from the 5G network when it is necessary to transmit specific information.

Next, a basic procedure of an application operation to which the method proposed by the present invention to be described below and the mMTC technology of 5G communication is applied will be described.

Of the steps of Figure 6 will be described in terms of parts that vary with the application of the mMTC technology.

In step S1 of FIG. 6, the robot receives a UL grant from the 5G network to transmit specific information to the 5G network. Here, the UL grant may include information on the number of repetitions for the transmission of the specific information, and the specific information may be repeatedly transmitted based on the information on the number of repetitions. That is, the robot transmits specific information to the 5G network based on the UL grant. In addition, repetitive transmission of specific information may be performed through frequency hopping, transmission of first specific information may be transmitted in a first frequency resource, and transmission of second specific information may be transmitted in a second frequency resource. The specific information may be transmitted through a narrowband of 6RB (Resource Block) or 1RB (Resource Block).

Robot-to-robot movement using 5G communication

7 illustrates an example of basic operations between a robot and a robot using 5G communication.

The first robot transmits specific information to the second robot (S61). The second robot transmits a response to the specific information to the first robot (S62).

On the other hand, depending on whether the 5G network is directly (sidelink communication transmission mode 3) or indirectly (sidelink communication transmission mode 4) resource allocation of the specific information, the response to the specific information of the robot-to-robot application operation The configuration may vary.

Next, the application operation between robots and robots using 5G communication will be described.

First, a method in which a 5G network is directly involved in resource allocation of signal transmission / reception between robots and robots will be described.

The 5G network may send DCI format 5A to the first robot for scheduling of mode 3 transmission (PSCCH and / or PSSCH transmission). Here, the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) is a 5G physical channel for scheduling of specific information transmission, and the physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) is a 5G physical channel for transmitting specific information. The first robot transmits SCI format 1 for scheduling of specific information transmission to the second robot on the PSCCH. The first robot transmits specific information to the second robot on the PSSCH.

Next, we look at how the 5G network is indirectly involved in resource allocation of signal transmission / reception.

The first robot senses a resource for mode 4 transmission in the first window. The first robot selects a resource for mode 4 transmission in the second window based on the sensing result. Here, the first window means a sensing window and the second window means a selection window. The first robot transmits SCI format 1 for scheduling of specific information transmission to the second robot on the PSCCH based on the selected resource. The first robot transmits specific information to the second robot on the PSSCH.

The structural features of the salping drone, 5G communication technology, etc. may be applied in combination with the methods proposed by the present invention to be described later, or may be supplemented to specify or clarify the technical features of the methods proposed by the present invention.

Drone

Unmanned Aerial System: Combining UAVs and UAV Controllers

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: As an aircraft without a remotely controlled human pilot, it can be represented as an unmanned aerial robot, a drone, or simply a robot.

UAV controller: A device used to remotely control a UAV

ATC: Air Traffic Control

NLOS: non-line-of-sight

UAS: Unmanned Aerial System

UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UCAS: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Collision Avoidance System

UTM: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Traffic Management

C2: Command and Control

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a 3GPP system conceptual diagram including a UAS.

The unmanned aerial system (UAS) is a combination of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a UAV controller, sometimes called a drone. UAVs are aircraft without manipulators. Instead, the UAV is controlled from an operator on the ground via a UAV controller and may have autonomous flight capabilities. The communication system between the UAV and the UAV controller is provided by the 3GPP system. UAVs range in size and weight from small and light aircraft often used for recreational purposes to large and heavy aircraft that may be more suitable for commercial use. Regulatory requirements vary by this range and vary by region.

Communication requirements for UAS include data uplink and downlink to and from UAS components for both serving 3GPP networks and network servers, as well as commands and controls (C2) between UAVs and UAV controllers. downlink). Unmanned Aerial System Traffic Management (UTM) provides UAS identification, tracking, authorization, enhancement, and provision of UAS operations, and is used to store data required for the UAS for operation. UTM also allows authorized users (e.g., air traffic control, public safety agency) to query the identity, metadata of the UAV, and controllers of the UAV. .

The 3GPP system allows UTM to connect UAV and UAV controllers so that UAVs and UAV controllers can be identified as UAS. The 3GPP system allows the UAS to send UAV data to the UTM, which may include the following control information.

Control Information: Unique Identity (this may be a 3GPP identity), UAV's UE capability, manufacturer and model, serial number, take-off weight, location, owner identity, owner address, owner contact details Information, owner certification, take-off location, mission type, route data, operating status.

The 3GPP system allows UAS to send UAV controller data to UTM. And, UAV controller data is unique ID (may be 3GPP ID), UE function of UAV controller, location, owner ID, owner address, owner contact details, owner authentication, UAV operator identification, UAV operator license, UAV operator authentication , UAV pilot identity, UAV pilot license, UAV pilot certification and flight planning.

The function of 3GPP system related to UAS can be summarized as follows.

The 3GPP system enables the UAS to transmit different UAS data to the UTM based on different authentication and authorization levels applied to the UAS.

3GPP systems support the ability to extend UAS data sent to UTM with the evolution of future UTM and supporting applications.

Based on regulation and security protection, the 3GPP system allows UAS to identify to UTM an identifier such as an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSSI) or an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) or an IP address. (identifier) can be sent.

The 3GPP system allows the UE of the UAS to send an identifier such as IMEI, MSISDN or IMSI or IP address to the UTM.

3GPP system supplements the data transmitted by the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) to the UTM along with the network-based location information of the UAV and the UAV controller.

The 3GPP system allows the MNO to inform the result of the authorization for the UTM to operate.

The 3GPP system allows the MNO to accept UAS authentication requests only if the appropriate subscription information exists.

The 3GPP system provides the UTM's ID (s).

3GPP system allows UAS to update UTM with live position information of UAV and UAV controller.

The 3GPP system provides UTM with supplemental location information of UAVs and UAV controllers.

The 3GPP system supports UAVs and the corresponding UAV controller is simultaneously connected to different PLMNs.

-3GPP system provides the function that the system can obtain UAS information about the support of 3GPP communication capability designed for UAS operation.

The 3GPP system supports UAS identification and subscription date that can distinguish between a UAS having a UAS capable UE and a UAS having a non-UAS capable UE.

The 3GPP system supports the detection, identification and reporting of problematic UAV (s) and UAV controllers to the UTM.

In the service requirements of Rel-16 ID_UAS, UAS is operated by human operator using UAV controller to control paired UAV, both UAV and UAV controller for command and control (C2) communication. It is connected using two separate connections over the 3GPP network. The first things to consider about UAS behavior are the risk of air collision with other UAVs, the risk of failing UAV control, the risk of intentional misuse of UAVs, and the risks of various users (e.g. business sharing the public, leisure activities, etc.) Therefore, in order to avoid the safety risk, when considering the 5G network as a transmission network, it is important to provide the UAS service by guaranteeing QoS for C2 communication.

9 shows examples of a C2 communication model for UAV.

Model-A is direct C2. The UAV controller and the UAV establish a direct C2 link (or C2 communication) to communicate with each other, and both are registered with the 5G network using the radio resources provided and established by the 5G network for direct C2 communication. Model-B is indirect C2. The UAV controller and UAV establish and register each unicast C2 communication link to the 5G network and communicate with each other via the 5G network. In addition, the UAV controller and the UAV may be registered in the 5G network through different NG-RAN nodes. In any case, 5G networks support mechanisms to handle reliable routing of C2 communications. Commands and controls use C2 communication to transfer commands from the UAV controller / UTM to the UAV. This type of (Motel-B) C2 communication has two different subclasses to reflect different distances between UAV and UAV controllers / UTMs, including visual gaze (VLOS) and non-visual gaze (Non-VLOS). Include. The latency of this VLOS traffic type needs to take into account the instruction delivery time, human response time and indication of auxiliary media such as video streaming, transmission latency. Therefore, the sustainable latency of VLOS is shorter than that of Non-VLOS. The 5G network sets up each session for the UAV and UAV controller. This session communicates with the UTM and can be used as the default C2 communication to the UAS.

As part of the registration procedure or service request procedure, the UAV and UAV controller request a UAS operation with the UTM and indicate a predefined service class or requested UAS service identified by the application ID (s) (eg, Navigational aid services and weather) to the UTM. The UTM authorizes UAS operation for the UAV and UAV controller, provides the assigned UAS service, and assigns a temporary UAS-ID to the UAS. UTM is a 5G network that provides information needed for UAS C2 communication. For example, it may include a class of service, or a traffic type of the UAS service, a required QoS of the authorized UAS service, and a subscription of the UAS service. When requesting to establish C2 communication with a 5G network, the UAV and UAV controller indicate the preferred C2 communication model (eg, Model-B) along with the UAS-ID assigned to the 5G network. If there is a need to create additional C2 communication connections or to change the configuration of existing data connections to C2, the 5G network will be able to determine the C2 communication traffic based on the UAS's approved UAS service information and the QoS and priority required for C2 communication. Modify or assign one or more QoS flows.

UAV traffic management

(1) Centralized UAV traffic management

The 3GPP system provides a mechanism for UTM to provide route data to the UAV along with flight authorization. The 3GPP system delivers path modification information received from the UTM to the UAS with a latency of less than 500 ms. The 3GPP system must be able to deliver notifications received from the UTM to a UAV controller with a latency of less than 500ms.

(2) De-centralised UAV traffic management

The 3GPP system provides UAV identities, UAV types, current location and time, flight paths if UAVs are required based on other regulatory requirements to identify UAV (s) in the near area for collision avoidance. (flight route) information, current speed, operating status).

The 3GPP system supports UAVs for sending messages over a network connection to identify between different UAVs, and the UAV preserves the personal information of the owners of UAVs, UAV pilots and UAV operators in the broadcast of identity information.

The 3GPP system allows the UAV to receive local broadcast communications transmission services from other UAVs over short distances.

UAV can use direct UAV to UAV local broadcast communication transmission service directly or outside the coverage of 3GPP network, and direct UAV to UAV when transmitting and receiving UAVs are serviced by the same or different PLMN. Local broadcast communication transport service is available.

3GPP system supports direct UAV to UAV local broadcast communication transmission services directly at a relative speed of up to 320kmph. The 3GPP system supports direct UAV to UAV local broadcast communications transport services with various message payloads of 50-1500 bytes, except for security-related message components.

3GPP system supports direct UAV-to-UAV local broadcast communication transmission service that can ensure separation between UAVs. Here, the UAVs can be considered separated if they are at least 50m horizontal distance, 30m vertical distance or both. The 3GPP system supports direct UAV-to-UAV local broadcast communications transmission services supporting a range of up to 600m.

The 3GPP system supports a direct UAV-to-AVA local broadcast communication transmission service capable of transmitting messages at a frequency of at least 10 messages per second, and direct UAV-to-AVA local broadcast communication capable of transmitting messages with end-to-end latency of up to 100ms. Support transport service.

UAVs can broadcast their identity locally at least once per second, and can broadcast their identity locally up to 500m.

Security

The 3GPP system protects data transmission between UAS and UTM. The 3GPP system protects against spoofing attacks of UAS IDs. The 3GPP system allows non-repudiation of data transmitted between the UAS and the UTM at the application layer. 3GPP systems support the ability to provide different levels of integrity and privacy for different connections between UAS and UTM, as well as data transmitted over UAS and UTM connections. The 3GPP system supports the confidentiality protection of identity and personally identifiable information related to UAS. 3GPP systems support regulatory requirements (eg lawful intercept) for UAS traffic.

When the UAS requests permission from the MNO to access UAS data services, the MNO performs a second check (after or at the same time as the initial mutual authentication) to establish the UAS credentials to operate. The MNO is responsible for sending and potentially adding additional data to the request to operate as UTM (Unmanned Aerial System Traffic Management) in the UAS. Where UTM is a 3GPP entity. This UTM is responsible for the approval of the UAS to operate and verify the credentials of the UAS and UAV operators. One option is that UTM is run by air traffic control. It stores all data related to the UAV, UAV controller and live location. If the UAS fails any part of this check, the MNO can deny service to the UAS and thus deny the operating license.

3GPP Support for Aerial UE (or Drone) Communication

E-UTRAN-based mechanisms that provide LTE connectivity to publicly-enabled UEs are supported through the following features:

Subscription-based public UE identification and authorization as specified in TS 23.401, section 4.3.31.

Reporting height based on events in which the altitude of the UE exceeds a reference altitude threshold configured into the network.

Interference detection based on the measurement report triggered when the set number of cells (ie greater than 1) simultaneously meets the triggering criterion.

Signaling of flight path information from the UE to the E-UTRAN.

Reporting of location information including the horizontal and vertical speed of the UE.

(1) Subscription base identification of public UE functions

Support of the public UE function is stored in the user subscription information of the HSS. HSS transmits this information to MME during Attach, Service Request and Tracking Area Update. Subscription information may be provided from the MME to the base station through an S1 AP initial context setup request during the attach, tracking area update, and service request procedures. In addition, in case of X2-based handover, the base station (BS) may include subscription information in an X2-AP Handover Request message to the target BS. More details will be described later. For intra and inter MME S1 based handover, the MME provides subscription information to the target base station after the handover procedure.

(2) height-based reporting for public UE communications;

The public UE may be set to event based height reporting. The UE sends a height report when the altitude of the aerial UE is higher or lower than the configured threshold. The report includes height and location.

(3) Interference Detection and Mitigation for Public UE Communication

For interference detection, the public UE may be set to RRM event A3, A4 or A5 which triggers the measurement report when the individual (per cell) RSRP value for the set number of cells meets the set event. The report includes RRM results and location. For interference mitigation, the public UE may be set with dedicated UE-specific alpha parameters for PUSCH power control.

(4) Report flight route information

The E-UTRAN may request the UE to report flight path information consisting of a number of intermediate points defined as 3D locations as defined in TS 36.355. The UE reports a set number of waypoints if flight path information is available at the UE. The report may also include a time stamp per waypoint if set in the request and available at the UE.

(5) location reporting for public UE communications

Location information for public UE communication may include horizontal and vertical speeds when set. The location information may be included in the RRM report and the height report.

Hereinafter, (1) to (5) of 3GPP support for public UE communication will be described in more detail.

DL / UL interference detection

For DL interference detection, the measurements reported by the UE may be useful. UL interference detection may be performed based on measurements at the base station or estimated based on measurements reported by the UE. By improving the existing measurement reporting mechanisms, interference detection can be performed more effectively. In addition, other relevant UE-based information such as, for example, a mobility history report, speed estimation, timing advance adjustment value, and location information may be used by the network to assist in interference detection. More specific details of the measurement will be described later.

DL interference mitigation

To mitigate DL interference at the public UE, LTE Release-13 FD-MIMO may be used. Although the density of the public UE is high, Rel-13 FD-MIMO may be advantageous to limit the impact on DL terrestrial UE throughput while providing DL aerial UE throughput that meets the DL aerial UE throughput requirement. In order to mitigate DL interference at the public UE, a directional antenna may be used at the public UE. Even in the case of a high density aerial UE, a directional antenna at the aerial UE may be advantageous to limit the impact on DL terrestrial UE throughput. DL aerial UE throughput is improved over using omni-directional antennas at the public UE. That is, a directional antenna is used to mitigate interference in downlink to public UEs by reducing the interference power coming from a wide range of angles. In view of tracking the LOS direction between the public UE and the serving cell, the following types of capabilities are considered:

1) Direction of Travel (DoT): The aerial UE does not recognize the direction of the serving cell LOS and the antenna direction of the aerial UE is aligned with the DoT.

2) Ideal LOS: The aerial UE perfectly tracks the direction of the serving cell LOS and steers the antenna line of sight towards the serving cell.

3) Non-Ideal LOS: The public UE tracks the direction of the serving cell LOS but has errors due to practical constraints.

In order to mitigate DL interference for public UEs, beamforming at the public UEs can be used. Although the density of the public UEs is high, beamforming at the public UEs may be beneficial in limiting the impact on DL terrestrial UE throughput and improving DL aerial UE throughput. In order to mitigate DL interference at the public UE, an intra-site coherent JT CoMP may be used. Even if the density of aerial UEs is high, intra-site coherent JT can improve the throughput of all UEs. LTE Release-13 coverage extension technology for non-bandwidth limited devices may also be used. To mitigate DL interference at the public UE, a coordinated data and control transmission scheme may be used. The advantage of the coordinated data and control transmission scheme is primarily in increasing public UE throughput while limiting the impact on terrestrial UE throughput. Signaling to indicate dedicated DL resources, options for cell muting / ABS, procedure update for cell (re) selection, cell for acquired and coordinated cells for application to coordinated cells It may include an ID.

UL interference mitigation

Enhanced power control mechanisms can be used to mitigate UL interference caused by public UEs. Although the density of the public UE is high, an improved power control mechanism may be beneficial to limit the impact on UL terrestrial UE throughput.

The above power control based mechanism affects the following.

UE specific partial path loss compensation factor

UE specific Po parameters

Neighbor cell interference control parameter

Closed loop power control

The power control based mechanism for mitigation of UL interference will be described in more detail.

1) UE specific fractional pathloss compensation factor

도입되는 곳에서 고려된다. UE 특정 부분 경로 손실 보상 인자

도입으로, 공중 UE를 지상 UE에 설정된 부분 경로 손실 보상 인자와 비교하여 서로 다른

구성할 수 있다. Enhancement to Existing Open Loop Power Control Mechanisms Is a UE-specific Partial Path Loss Compensation Factor

It is considered where it is introduced. UE specific partial path loss compensation factor

Introduced by comparing the aerial UE with the partial path loss compensation factor set in the ground UE

Can be configured.

2) UE specific P0 parameters

The public UEs are set to different Pos compared to the Po set for the ground UEs. Since UE specific Po is already supported in the existing open loop power control mechanism, no enhancement to the existing power control mechanism is necessary.

및 UE 특정 Po는 상향링크 간섭 완화를 위해 공동으로 사용될 수 있다. 이로부터, UE 특정 부분 경로 손실 보상 인자

및 UE 특정 Po은 공중 UE의 저하된 상향링크 처리량을 희생시키면서 지상 UE의 상향링크 처리량을 향상시킬 수 있다.In addition, the UE-specific partial path loss compensation factor

And UE specific Po may be jointly used for uplink interference mitigation. From this, UE specific partial path loss compensation factor

And the UE specific Po can improve the uplink throughput of the terrestrial UE at the expense of the degraded uplink throughput of the public UE.

3) Closed loop power control

The target received power for the public UE is adjusted taking into account serving and neighbor cell measurement reports. Closed loop power control for airborne UEs also needs to cope with potential high speed signal changes in the sky because airborne UEs can be supported by sidelobes of base station antennas.

LTE Release-13 FD-MIMO may be used to mitigate UL interference due to a public UE. To mitigate the UL interference caused by the public UE, a UE directional antenna can be used. Even in the case of a high density aerial UE, the UE directional antenna may be advantageous to limit the impact on UL Terrestrial UE throughput. That is, the directional UE antenna is used to reduce the uplink interference generated by the public UE by reducing the uplink signal power from the wide UE in the wide angle range. In view of tracking the LOS direction between the public UE and the serving cell, the following types of capabilities are considered:

1) Direction of Travel (DoT): The aerial UE does not recognize the direction of the serving cell LOS and the antenna direction of the aerial UE is aligned with the DoT.

2) Ideal LOS: The aerial UE perfectly tracks the direction of the serving cell LOS and steers the antenna line of sight towards the serving cell.

3) Non-Ideal LOS: The public UE tracks the direction of the serving cell LOS but has errors due to practical constraints.

Depending on the ability to track the direction of the LOS between the public UE and the serving cell, the UE can align the antenna direction with the LOS direction and amplify the power of the useful signal. In addition, UL transmit beamforming may also be used to mitigate UL interference.

Mobility

The mobility performance of the aerial UE (eg, handover failure, radio link failure (RLF), handover interruption, time at Qout, etc.) is worse than the ground UE. Earlier salping, DL and UL interference mitigation techniques are expected to improve mobility performance for public UEs. Better mobility performance is observed in rural area networks compared to urban area networks. In addition, existing handover procedures can be improved to improve mobility performance.

Improved mobility of handover procedures and / or handover related parameters for the public UE based on information such as location information, the air condition of the UE, flight path planning, etc.

Improve the measurement reporting mechanism by defining new events, strengthening trigger conditions, and controlling the quantity of measurement reporting.

Existing mobility enhancement mechanisms (eg, mobility history reporting, mobility state estimation, UE assistance information, etc.) may be evaluated first if they operate for a public UE and need further improvement. The handover procedure and related parameters for the UE in the air may be improved based on the air condition and location information of the UE. Existing measurement reporting mechanisms can be enhanced, for example, by defining new events, enhancing triggering conditions, controlling the amount of measurement reporting, and the like. Flight route planning information can be used to improve mobility.

The measurement method that can be applied to the public UE will be described in more detail.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a measurement performing method to which the present invention can be applied.

The public UE receives measurement configuration information from the base station (S1010). Here, the message including the measurement setting information is called a measurement setting message. The public UE performs the measurement based on the measurement configuration information (S1020). If the measurement result satisfies the reporting condition in the measurement configuration information, the public UE reports the measurement result to the base station (S1030). A message containing a measurement result is called a measurement report message. The measurement setting information may include the following information.

(1) Measurement object information: Information on an object to be measured by a public UE. The measurement object includes at least one of an intra-frequency measurement object that is an object for intra-cell measurement, an inter-frequency measurement object that is an object for inter-cell measurement, and an inter-RAT measurement object that is an object for inter-RAT measurement. For example, the intra-frequency measurement object indicates a neighboring cell having the same frequency band as the serving cell, the inter-frequency measurement object indicates a neighboring cell having a different frequency band from the serving cell, and the inter-RAT measurement object is The RAT of the serving cell may indicate a neighboring cell of another RAT.

(2) Reporting configuration information: Information on a reporting condition and a report type regarding when the public UE reports transmission of a measurement result. The report setting information may consist of a list of report settings. Each reporting setup may include a reporting criterion and a reporting format. The reporting criterion is a criterion that triggers the terminal to transmit the measurement result. The reporting criteria may be a single event for the measurement reporting period or the measurement report. The report format is information about what type the measurement result of the public UE will configure.

Events related to the public UE include (i) event H1 and (ii) event H2.

Event H1 (High UE Height Above Threshold)

The UE assumes that entry conditions for this event are met when 1) conditions H1-1 specified below are met, and 2) exit conditions for this event are met when conditions H1-2 specified below are met. It is considered to be satisfied.

Inequality H1-1 (entering condition):

Inequality H1-2 (leave condition):

In the above formula, the variable is defined as follows.

The MS is the aerial UE height and does not take any offset into account. Hys is the hysteresis parameter for this event (ie h1-hysteresis as defined in ReportConfigEUTRA). Thresh is the reference threshold parameter for this event specified in MeasConfig (ie heightThreshRef defined within MeasConfig). Offset is the offset to heightThreshRef to get the absolute threshold for this event (ie h1-ThresholdOffset defined in ReportConfigEUTRA). Ms is expressed in meters. Thresh is expressed in the same units as Ms.

Event H2 (High UE Height Below Threshold)

The UE considers 1) the entry condition for this event to be satisfied when condition H2-1 specified below is met, and 2) the exit condition for this event is met when condition H2-2 specified below is met. To be considered.

Inequality H2-1 (entry conditions):

Inequality H2-2 (Exit Condition):

In the above formula, the variable is defined as follows.

The MS is the aerial UE height and does not take any offset into account. Hys is the hysteresis parameter for this event (ie h1-hysteresis as defined in ReportConfigEUTRA). Thresh is the reference threshold parameter for this event specified in MeasConfig (ie heightThreshRef defined within MeasConfig). Offset is the offset value for heightThreshRef to get an absolute threshold for this event (i.e. h2-ThresholdOffset defined in ReportConfigEUTRA). Ms is expressed in meters. Thresh is expressed in the same units as Ms.

(3) Measurement identity information: Information about a measurement identifier that associates a measurement object with a report configuration and allows a public UE to determine when and what type to report to which measurement object. The measurement identifier information may be included in the measurement report message to indicate which measurement object the measurement result is and in which reporting condition the measurement report occurs.

(4) Quantitative configuration information: information on a parameter for setting filtering of a measurement unit, a reporting unit, and / or a measurement result value.

(5) Measurement gap information: information about a measurement gap, which is an interval in which a downlink transmission or an uplink transmission is not scheduled, so that a public UE can use only to make a measurement without considering data transmission with a serving cell. to be.

The public UE has a measurement target list, a measurement report setting list, and a measurement identifier list to perform a measurement procedure. If the measurement result of the public UE satisfies the set event, the terminal transmits a measurement report message to the base station.

Here, the following parameters may be included in the UE-EUTRA-Capability Information Element in connection with the measurement report of the public UE. IE UE-EUTRA-Capability is used to deliver E-UTRA UE Radio Access Capability parameters and functional group indicators for essential functions to the network. IE UE-EUTRA-Capbility is transmitted in E-UTRA or other RAT. Table 1 is a table showing an example of the UE-EUTRA-Capability IE.

-ASN1START ...
MeasParameters-v1530 :: = SEQUENCE {
qoe-MeasReport-r15 ENUMERATED {supported} OPTIONAL,
qoe-MTSI-MeasReport-r15 ENUMERATED {supported} OPTIONAL,
ca-IdleModeMeasurements-r15 ENUMERATED {supported} OPTIONAL,
ca-IdleModeValidityArea-r15 ENUMERATED {supported} OPTIONAL,
heightMeas-r15 ENUMERATED {supported} OPTIONAL,
multipleCellsMeasExtension-r15 ENUMERATED {supported} OPTIONAL
} ...

The heightMeas-r15 field defines whether the UE supports the height-based measurement report specified in TS 36.331. As defined in TS 23.401, it is essential to support this function for UEs having a public UE subscription. The multipleCellsMeasExtension-r15 field defines whether the UE supports triggered measurement report based on multiple cells. As defined in TS 23.401, it is essential to support this feature for UEs with public UE subscriptions.

The UE may indicate radio capability in a network that may be used to identify a UE with an associated function that supports UAV related functions in an LTE network. The permission for the UE to function as a public UE in the 3GPP network can be known from the subscription information delivered from the MME to the RAN via S1 signaling. The actual "public use" authentication / license / restriction of the UE and how it is reflected in the subscription information can be provided from the Non-3GPP node to the 3GPP node. A UE in flight may use UE-based reporting (e.g., in-flight mode indication, altitude or location information, enhanced measurement reporting mechanisms (e.g., introduction of new events)) or to the mobility history information available in the network. Can be identified.

Subscription handling for public UEs

The following description relates to subscription information handling (handling) to support public UE function via E-UTRAN as defined in TS 36.300 and TS 36.331. The eNB supporting the public UE function processing uses the user-specific information provided by the MME to determine whether the UE can use the public UE function. Support of the public UE function is stored in the user's subscription information in the HSS. The HSS sends this information to the MME via a location update message during the attach and tracking area update procedures. The home operator can revoke the user's subscription to operate the public UE at any time. The MME supporting the public UE function provides the subscription information of the user with respect to the public UE through the S1 AP initial context setup request during the attach, tracking area update, and service request procedures.

The purpose of the initial context setup procedure is to establish the overall initial UE context required, including the E-RAB context, security key, handover restriction list, UE radio function, and UE security function. The procedure uses UE-related signaling.

In the case of intra and inter MME S1 handover (Intra RAT) or Inter-RAT handover to E-UTRAN, the public UE subscription information for the user is sent to the S1-AP UE context change request (send to the target BS after the handover procedure). context modification request).

The purpose of the UE context change procedure is to partially change the UE context set to, for example, a subscriber profile ID for security key or RAT / frequency priority. The procedure uses UE-related signaling.

In case of X2-based handover, the public UE subscription information for the user is sent to the target BS as follows:

If the source BS supports the public UE function and the user's public UE subscription information is included in the UE context, the source BS includes the information in the X2-AP handover request message to the target BS.

-The MME sends the Aerial UE subscription information to the target BS in a Path Switch Request Acknowledge message.

The purpose of the handover resource allocation procedure is to reserve resources at the target BS for handover of the UE.

If the public UE subscription information is changed, the updated public UE subscription information is included in the S1-AP UE context change request message sent to the BS.

Table 2 below shows an example of public UE subscription information.

IE / Group Name Presence Range IE type and reference Aerial UE subscription information M ENUMERATED (allowed, not allowed, ...)

Aerial UE subscription information is used by the BS to know if the UE can use the public UE function.

Drones and eMBB  Combination

The 3GPP system can simultaneously support data transmission for UAV (air UE or drone) and eMBB users.

Under limited bandwidth resources, the base station may need to simultaneously support data transmission for public UAVs and terrestrial eMBB users. For example, in a live broadcast scenario, UAVs over 100 meters need to transmit captured pictures or videos to the base station in real time, requiring high transmission speeds and wide bandwidth. At the same time, the base station needs to provide the data rate required for terrestrial users (eg, eMBB users). And, interference between these two kinds of communications needs to be minimized.

If an unexpected situation occurs while the drone is flying a preset or planned route, the drone may leave the route and fly on a new route.

In this case, when the newly set path is farther than the existing path or the flight time is long by flying according to the newly set path, the battery may be insufficient for the flight to the destination.

For example, if a drone must avoid obstacles while flying on a preplanned route, or if a problem occurs in the middle of the route, causing the drone to wait, the drone may set up a new route to its destination to avoid any unexpected outbreaks. .

In this case, if there is not enough battery left for the drone to travel to its destination through a new route, the drone may crash due to low battery during flight.

Or, if the drone is unable to fly to the destination due to the drone itself or the surrounding situation during the flight, there is a problem that data stored in the drone may be lost due to the fall of the drone.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the present invention, when a problem occurs in the flight of the drone, after the emergency landing, the drone generates power for battery charging directly to the adjacent control center (or A method for transmitting to the base station) is proposed.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for producing electric power using a propeller of a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, when an unexpected event occurs during flight, the drone 1100 attempts to make an emergency landing on an adjacent ground, and then continues to fly by generating power through a propeller or sending data to an adjacent control center or base station. Can transmit

In detail, when an unexpected event (eg, collision, weather change, obstacle occurrence, etc.) occurs while the drone 1100 is flying to a destination, the drone 1100 may newly set a flight path.

In this case, when there is not enough battery remaining to fly to the newly set path, the drone 1100 may produce power through the propeller's rotational force by making an emergency landing on the adjacent ground to prevent the battery from falling due to the battery. have.

Or, if the drone 1100 malfunctions, or if some or all of the device is damaged due to breakdown and it is determined that the drone 1100 is unable to return or fly to the destination, the drone loses the drone after emergency landing and The drone's location and stored information can be sent to an adjacent control center to prevent data loss.

In this case, the drone 1100 may directly generate electric power by using the rotational force of the propeller in order to prevent a communication unavailability due to insufficient battery remaining.

The motor and propeller of the drone 1100 is a device that generates thrust while consuming current, but when the motor and propeller rotate by the wind while the motor and propeller are stopped, it may serve as a generator that produces current. .

In order to generate electric power by using the rotational force of the motor and propeller, the drone may be equipped with a plurality of wind speed sensors on the drone main body to sense the wind direction and / or wind speed, and the droopeller may receive the wind in the forward direction to rotate. The angle of the drone body can be adjusted in the wind blowing direction.

Specifically, the drone may attempt emergency landing on the ground when the situation described above occurs as shown in FIG.

In this case, the drone 1100 may run short of a battery for flying to a destination or an adjacent station or communicating with an adjacent control center. Thus, drones can produce their own batteries to fly or communicate.

The drone may measure parameters related to the current posture of the drone through a sensor (first sensor) provided in the main body of the drone while the motor and the propeller are turned off to generate power.

For example, the drone 1100 may measure the position of the current drone, the angle θ1 with respect to the ground, and / or the speed of the drone. In this case, a gyro sensor and / or an acceleration sensor may be used as the sensor.

Subsequently, the drone 1100 may measure wind sensing information using a plurality of sensors (second sensors) to generate electric power through the rotational force of the motor and the propeller. In this case, the sensing information may include wind power, acceleration, and / or speed indicating wind strength, and wind direction indicating wind direction.

The drone 1100 may recognize the wind direction and / or the wind speed using the sensing information, and control the posture of the drone to rotate the motor and the propeller by the wind based on the sensing information.

For example, the drone 1100 may increase the angle θ1 of the drone and the ground as shown in FIG. 11B so that the propeller may rotate in accordance with the wind blowing direction based on the sensing information. Can be made at an angle θ2.

That is, the drone 1100 may control the attitude of the drone so that the propeller is forward in the wind in order to operate the motor by rotating the propeller according to the sensing information.

At this time, the drone 1100 is the length of the plurality of angle adjusting devices provided in the landing legs 1110 and 1120 of the drone 1100 such that the propeller is forward in the wind as shown in (b) of FIG. Each can be adjusted.

The angle adjustment device may be provided inside the landing legs 1110 and 1120, and may control the posture of the drone 1100 so that the propeller may rotate in the forward direction in the wind through length adjustment.

Specifically, the drone 1100 may adjust the lengths of the landing legs 1110 and 1120 of the drone so that the propellers of the drone rotate by the wind to generate power based on the sensing information.

For example, if the length of the landing leg 1110 that is furthest from the wind blowing direction is adjusted to the longest, the propellers may face the wind in the forward direction, and thus the propeller rotation speed is the highest relative to the wind speed so that the power This can be generated the most.

However, if the wind speed is faster than a certain wind speed, if the propeller facing the wind in front of the drone may fall, or move without being located in a fixed position. Therefore, in this case, the length of the landing legs positioned on the left and right of the landing leg 1110 farthest from the wind blowing direction may be adjusted differently so that the propeller is not positioned in front of the wind blowing direction.

In addition, when the wind direction is changed, the length of the landing leg farthest from the changed wind direction may be adjusted to the longest according to the changed sensing information, and the length of other landing legs may be reduced.

When the angle between the drone and the ground becomes greater than a certain angle, the balance between the drone or the wind force becomes too strong and the stability is weakened, so the angle between the drone and the ground can be controlled so as not to be above a certain angle.

Specifically, the drone may measure the rotational force (Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)) of the propeller rotating in the wind and control the angle θ2 between the drone and the ground so that the RPM exists in a predetermined range.

In other words, the value of θ2 according to the RPM maintains the stability of the drone by the minimum value, which is the minimum angle for the drone to produce power through the motor using the propeller's rotational force, and the RPM and / or the wind of the propeller. The position of the drone may be controlled by adjusting the length of each of the plurality of angle adjusting devices so as to maintain between the maximum values which are the maximum unchanged angles.

For example, when the value of θ2 becomes lower than the minimum value, the drone increases or decreases the length of the angle adjusting device of the specific landing leg to increase the value of θ2, and when the value of θ2 becomes larger than the maximum value, Drones can reduce the value of θ2 by decreasing or increasing the length of the angle adjustment device of a particular landing leg.

The drone rotates the propeller and the motor through the wind to generate power, and then charges the battery using the generated power. When the remaining amount of the battery satisfies a specific condition, the drone may perform a specific operation.

For example, if it is determined that the amount of power of the charged battery is sufficient to fly to the destination, the drone may try to fly back to the destination. In this case, the drone may calculate the distance to the destination and calculate the required power based on the calculated distance to calculate the amount of power required to the destination.

Or, if a part of the drone is damaged and cannot fly, the drone may transmit the current drone's location and stored data to the control center if the charged power is sufficient to carry out communication. It can receive a signal from the control center.

 In this case, the drone can continuously produce power using a propeller and a motor so that the amount of battery power is kept above a certain power for continuous data transmission and reception with the control center.

In this case, the drone may include a charging circuit that monitors a voltage charged in the battery and controls an output current, or may include a battery management system (BSM).

In this way, even if the drone makes an emergency landing due to power shortages or other unexpected events, it can generate power and perform certain actions.

12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for producing electric power using a propeller of a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, when the drone makes an emergency landing due to the occurrence of a specific event, power may be generated to charge the battery.

Specifically, when the drone has made an emergency landing due to the unexpected event or damage described in FIG. 11, the drone is a sensor (first sensor) provided in the main body of the drone in a state where the motor and the propeller are turned off to generate power. The sensing information of the wind may be measured using the parameters related to the current posture of the drone and the plurality of sensors (second sensor) (S12010).

In this case, the sensing information may include wind power, acceleration, and / or speed indicating wind strength, and wind direction indicating wind direction.

The drone may recognize the wind direction and / or the wind speed by using the sensing information, and may control the motor and the propeller to be rotated by the wind by controlling the attitude of the drone.

Thereafter, the drone may control the posture such that the angle between the drone and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the measured posture information of the drone and the sensing information of the wind (S12020).

Specifically, the drone may control the drone's posture to increase the angle between the drone and the ground as described in FIG. 11 so that the propeller rotates according to the wind blowing direction based on the sensing information.

That is, the drone may control the attitude of the drone so that the propeller is forward in the wind in order to operate the motor by rotating the propeller according to the sensing information.

At this time, the drone can adjust the length of the plurality of angle adjusting devices provided in the landing leg of the drone so that the propeller is in the forward direction in the wind, respectively.

However, if the angle between the drone and the ground is above a certain angle, the balance between the drone or the wind force becomes too strong and the stability is weakened, so the angle between the drone and the ground can be controlled so as not to be above a certain angle. .

Thereafter, the drone may generate power through the rotation of the motor through the propeller, and may charge the drone's battery through the generated power (S12020).

In this case, the battery may be charged in whole or in part according to the type of event generated by the drone, or may be continuously charged to maintain a certain amount of power.

For example, if an attempt is made to make an emergency landing because the route to the drone's destination is changed and the battery power is insufficient to fly to the destination, the drone calculates the distance to the destination based on the changed route, Based on the required amount of power can be calculated.

In this case, the drone can fly back to its destination when the amount of charged battery reaches the required amount of power through the generation of power through emergency landing.

However, if a part of the drone is damaged and can no longer fly and attempts emergency landing, the drone may generate power to transmit the drone's current location and / or stored data to an adjacent control center.

In this case, the drone may produce power such that the power of the battery can be maintained only above a certain power to communicate.

13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for controlling the attitude of a drone for power generation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, when the drone generates power using the method of FIG. 12, the attitude of the drone may be controlled so that the angle between the drone and the ground is maintained within a certain range.

Specifically, when the drone produces power through the rotation of the motor using the propeller after the emergency landing through the method described in FIG. 12, the drone may continuously measure the angle between the drone and the ground through the sensor (S13010).

That is, the drone continuously measures the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the propeller rotating in the wind, and can continuously measure whether the RPM exists within a certain range.

The drone can continuously measure whether a certain angle between the drone and the ground is within a certain range, and when the specific angle is out of a certain range, the angle adjusting device adjusts the angle between the drone and the ground, and the specific angle is in a certain range. It is possible to control the posture of the drone to be maintained within (S13020).

For example, if the angle between the drone and the ground is above a certain angle, the drone's balance will be unstable or the wind force will be so strong that the stability will be weak. Can be.

The drone may increase the specific angle by increasing or decreasing the length of the angle adjusting device of the specific landing leg when the specific angle is lower than the minimum value of the predetermined range.

In addition, the drone may reduce the specific angle by reducing or increasing the length of the angle adjusting device of the specific landing leg, when the specific angle is greater than the maximum value of a certain range.

The minimum value of the range may mean the minimum angle for the drone to produce power through the motor using the propeller's rotational force, the maximum value is to maintain the stability of the drone by the propeller RPM and / or the wind, It may mean the maximum angle that the position does not change.

In this case, a landing gear may be provided to stably land and support the drone on the ground, and a specific method for supporting the drone on the ground may be used.

14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication method through power generation of a drone according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, when a drone lands due to an unexpected emergency during flight, the drone may generate power through the method described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13 to maintain the minimum power for maintaining the activation of the drone system. .

Specifically, ① If an unexpected situation or event occurs while the drone is flying and taking off from the starting point to the destination, emergency landing may be attempted.

② If a drone is found to be unable to fly or return to its destination due to damage or malfunction of some units, the drone may switch to standby mode and make an emergency landing to observe the battery voltage status.

If the state of the battery is impossible to fly (for example, the voltage of 20V or less), or the voltage is unable to communicate, the drone changes the mode to the charging mode, as shown in Figures 11 and 12 You can measure the current status of the drone and the wind sensing information.

Thereafter, the drone may perform an operation for charging the battery through the method described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 13.

Specifically, the drone is configured to generate a plurality of sensors (second sensor) and parameters related to the current posture of the drone through a sensor (first sensor) provided in the main body of the drone in a state where the motor and propeller are turned off to generate power. Wind sensing information can be measured.

In this case, the sensing information may include wind power, acceleration, and / or speed indicating wind strength, and wind direction indicating wind direction.

The drone may recognize the wind direction and / or the wind speed by using the sensing information, and may control the motor and the propeller to be rotated by the wind by controlling the attitude of the drone.

Then, the drone may control the posture such that the angle between the drone and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the measured posture information of the drone and the sensing information of the wind.

Specifically, the drone may control the drone's posture to increase the angle between the drone and the ground as described in FIG. 11 so that the propeller rotates according to the wind blowing direction based on the sensing information.

That is, the drone may control the attitude of the drone so that the propeller is forward in the wind in order to operate the motor by rotating the propeller according to the sensing information.

At this time, the drone can adjust the length of the plurality of angle adjusting devices provided in the landing leg of the drone so that the propeller is in the forward direction in the wind, respectively.

However, if the angle between the drone and the ground is above a certain angle, the balance between the drone or the wind force becomes too strong and the stability is weakened, so the angle between the drone and the ground can be controlled so as not to be above a certain angle. .

Thereafter, the drone may generate power through rotation of the motor through the propeller, and may charge the drone's battery through the generated power.

③ The drone can transmit location information of the current drone and / or data stored in the drone through communication with the control center when the battery becomes over a certain voltage.

Drones can continue to produce power to maintain a voltage within a specific range (eg 19V to 20V) while consuming only minimal system power until rescued.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of flying through power generation of a drone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 15, when a drone sets a new route to a destination due to an unexpected event during flight, and the remaining battery capacity is insufficient for the flight to the destination, the drone moves to the destination after the emergency landing. Power can be produced using the method described in 13.

Specifically, ① When a drone sets a route from a starting point to a destination and takes off while flying, an unexpected situation or event may occur, and thus it may be impossible to fly to the destination through a previously set path.

For example, there may be obstacles in the existing route, or flight may not be possible along the existing route due to environmental factors (for example, worsening weather conditions).

② In this case, the drone may cancel the existing route and set a new route. However, if the drone calculates a battery for flight to its destination according to a new route in the standby mode and there is not enough battery remaining to fly along the newly set route, the drone may make an emergency landing.

③ Afterwards, the drone changes the mode to the charging mode and can measure the current state of the drone and the sensing information of the wind through the sensor as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.

Thereafter, the drone may perform an operation for charging the battery through the method described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 13.

Specifically, the drone is configured to generate a plurality of sensors (second sensor) and parameters related to the current posture of the drone through a sensor (first sensor) provided in the main body of the drone in a state where the motor and propeller are turned off to generate power. Wind sensing information can be measured.

In this case, the sensing information may include wind power, acceleration, and / or speed indicating wind strength, and wind direction indicating wind direction.

The drone may recognize the wind direction and / or the wind speed by using the sensing information, and may control the motor and the propeller to be rotated by the wind by controlling the attitude of the drone.

Then, the drone may control the posture such that the angle between the drone and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the measured posture information of the drone and the sensing information of the wind.

Specifically, the drone may control the drone's posture to increase the angle between the drone and the ground as described in FIG. 11 so that the propeller rotates according to the wind blowing direction based on the sensing information.

That is, the drone may control the attitude of the drone so that the propeller is forward in the wind in order to operate the motor by rotating the propeller according to the sensing information.

At this time, the drone can adjust the length of the plurality of angle adjusting devices provided in the landing leg of the drone so that the propeller is in the forward direction in the wind, respectively.

However, if the angle between the drone and the ground is above a certain angle, the balance between the drone or the wind force becomes too strong and the stability is weakened, so the angle between the drone and the ground can be controlled so as not to be above a certain angle. .

Thereafter, the drone may generate power through rotation of the motor through the propeller, and may charge the drone's battery through the generated power.

In this case, the drone may calculate the distance and the flight time to the destination according to the changed route, and calculate the required amount of power according to the calculated distance and the flight time.

Alternatively, the neighboring station or control center for charging may be searched, and the required amount of power may be calculated by calculating the distance and the flight time to the adjacent station or the control center.

For example, if it is necessary to fly more than a certain time (for example, 20 minutes) according to the changed route, the drone may calculate the amount of power for performing the flight for more than 20 minutes.

④ Drones can fly back to neighboring stations (or control centers) or their destinations when the battery has reached the required power level.

If a drone flies to an adjacent station, the drone can fully charge the battery at the adjacent station and then fly to the destination.

16 and 17 are diagrams illustrating an example of an angle control and a sensor of a drone for power generation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(A) and (b) of FIG. 16 show an example of an angle adjusting device for controlling the attitude of the drone such that the propeller of the drone is forward to the wind, and FIG. 16 (c) shows the wind for rotating the propeller. An example of a wind measurement sensor for measuring a.

17 shows an example in which the angle and posture of the drone are changed according to the angle adjusting device.

Referring to (a) and (b) of FIG. 16, an angle adjusting device for controlling the attitude of the drone such that the propeller is forward in the wind may be provided at the landing leg. At this time, the angle adjusting device may be provided in each of the landing leg, the length of each angle adjusting device can be adjusted so that the angle between the drone and the ground can be adjusted according to the RPM of the propeller or the angle between the drone and the ground.

In addition, the length of the angle adjusting device of the landing leg may be adjusted differently in order to adjust the direction the propeller looks at according to the wind direction and the wind speed.

That is, by adjusting the length of the angle adjusting device provided in the landing leg as shown in (a) to (f) of Figure 17, it is possible to increase or decrease the angle between the drone and the ground, the wind of the propellers Direction can be changed.

For example, when the wind speed is strong, the length of the angle adjusting device of the landing leg may be adjusted so that the propeller of the drone faces the wind direction at an angle according to the wind direction.

Or, if the wind speed is weak, propellers that need to rotate for power generation increase the angle adjuster length of the landing leg on the propeller side so that the wind is in front, and the length of the angle adjuster of the landing dragon leg on the opposite side. Can be reduced.

FIG. 16B illustrates a sensor (wind measurement sensor) for measuring wind direction and wind speed, which are sensing information of wind, and a plurality of sensors may be attached to the main body of the drone. At this time, the distance between the wind sensor may be equal.

In this case, at least three wind sensors may be provided in the main body, and the wind direction may be calculated (or measured) through a difference in air pressure measured by each sensor.

18 is a diagram illustrating an example of an angle adjusting device for adjusting the angle of a drone.

Referring to FIG. 18, the angle between the drone and the ground and the posture of the drone may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the plurality of angle adjusting devices.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, the angle adjusting device may be connected to the motor, and the length may increase or decrease according to the rotation of the motor. Alternatively, the length of the angle adjusting device may be increased or decreased through linear motion.

The angle adjusting device may be provided for each landing leg of the drone, and the length may be adjusted through separate control.

That is, the angle and attitude between the ground of the drone can be controlled by increasing or decreasing the length of each landing leg.

Specifically, the angle between the drone and the ground can be increased by increasing the length of the angle adjusting device of one landing leg and decreasing the length of the angle adjusting device of the opposite landing leg.

In addition, by adjusting the length between the angle adjustment device differently, the direction that the propellers see can be adjusted differently.

19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for producing power by using a propeller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 19, when an unexpected event or emergency situation described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15 occurs, the drone may attempt an emergency landing.

Subsequently, if it is determined that the flight described above with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15 is not possible or the battery level for the flight to the destination is insufficient, the drone uses the first sensor for measuring the position and attitude of the drone to determine the location and attitude of the drone. Can be measured (S19010).

Thereafter, the drone may measure wind sensing information for charging the battery of the drone by using a second sensor which is a wind sensor for measuring wind (S19020).

A plurality of second sensors may be provided in the main body of the drone, and the distance between the plurality of second sensors may be constant.

The sensing information may include wind power indicating the strength of the wind, acceleration and / or speed, and wind direction indicating the direction of the wind.

The drone may recognize the wind direction and / or wind speed using the sensing information, and control the drone's posture so that the angle between the drone and the ground becomes a specific angle by controlling the posture of the drone using the method described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15. It is possible (S19030)

For example, the drone can be made to a specific angle by increasing the angle of the drone and the ground so that the propeller can rotate in accordance with the wind blowing direction based on the sensing information.

That is, the drone may control the attitude of the drone so that the propeller is forward in the wind in order to operate the motor by rotating the propeller according to the sensing information.

At this time, the drone can adjust the length of the plurality of angle adjusting devices provided in the landing leg of the drone so that the propeller is in the forward direction in the wind, respectively.

Angle adjustment device may be provided on the inside of the landing leg, it is possible to control the attitude of the drone so that the propeller can rotate in the forward direction to the wind through the length adjustment.

However, if the angle between the drone and the ground is above a certain angle, the balance between the drone or the wind force becomes too strong and the stability is weakened, so the angle between the drone and the ground can be controlled so as not to be above a certain angle. .

Specifically, the drone may measure the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the propeller rotating in the wind and control the angle between the drone and the ground so that the RPM is in a certain range.

That is, depending on the RPM, a certain angle is the minimum value for the drone to produce power through the motor using the propeller's rotational force, and the stability of the drone is maintained by the RPM and / or the wind of the propeller, and the position is changed. The attitude of the drone may be controlled by adjusting the length of each of the plurality of angle adjusting devices to maintain the maximum value, which is not the maximum angle.

For example, if the value of a certain angle becomes lower than the minimum value, the drone increases or decreases the length of the angle adjuster of the specific landing leg to increase the value of the specific angle, and the value of the specific angle is greater than the maximum value. When large, the drone can reduce the value of a particular angle by decreasing or increasing the length of the angle adjustment device of the particular landing leg.

The drone can generate power by rotating the propeller and the motor through the wind (S19040), can charge the battery using the generated power, and can perform a specific operation when the remaining battery capacity satisfies a specific condition. have.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, if the amount of power of the charged battery is sufficient to fly to the destination, the drone may try to fly to the destination again. In this case, the drone may calculate the distance to the destination and calculate the required power based on the calculated distance to calculate the amount of power required to the destination.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 14, when a part of the drone is damaged and cannot be flighted, if the drone determines that the amount of charged power is sufficient to perform communication, the drone transmits the current drone position and stored data to an adjacent control center. It can transmit to the control center, and can receive a signal from the control center.

 In this case, the drone can continuously produce power using a propeller and a motor so that the amount of battery power is kept above a certain power for continuous data transmission and reception with the control center.

In this case, the drone may include a charging circuit that monitors a voltage charged in the battery and controls an output current, or may include a battery management system (BSM).

In this way, even if the drone makes an emergency landing due to power shortages or other unexpected events, it can generate power and perform certain actions.

General apparatus to which the present invention can be applied

20 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 20, a wireless communication system includes a base station (or network) 2010 and a terminal 2020.

Here, the terminal may be a UE, a UAV, a drone, a wireless aviation robot, or the like.

The base station 2010 includes a processor 2011, a memory 2012, and a communication module 2013.

The processor implements the functions, processes and / or methods proposed in FIGS. 1 to 19. Layers of the wired / wireless interface protocol may be implemented by the processor 2011. The memory 2012 is connected to the processor 2011 and stores various information for driving the processor 2011. The communication module 2013 is connected to the processor 2011 and transmits and / or receives a wired / wireless signal.

The communication module 2013 may include an RF unit for transmitting / receiving a radio signal.

The terminal 2020 includes a processor 2021, a memory 2022, and a communication module (or RF unit) 2023. The processor 2021 implements the functions, processes, and / or methods proposed in FIGS. 1 to 19. Layers of the air interface protocol may be implemented by the processor 2021. The memory 2022 is connected to the processor 2021 and stores various information for driving the processor 2021. The communication module 2023 is connected to the processor 2021 to transmit and / or receive a radio signal.

The memories 2012 and 2022 may be inside or outside the processors 2011 and 2021, and may be connected to the processors 2011 and 2021 by various well-known means.

Also, the base station 2010 and / or the terminal 2020 may have a single antenna or multiple antennas.

21 is a block diagram of a communication device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the terminal of FIG. 20 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 21, a terminal may include a processor (or a digital signal processor (DSP) 2110), an RF module (or an RF unit) 2135, and a power management module 2105. ), Antenna 2140, battery 2155, display 2115, keypad 2120, memory 2130, SIM card Subscriber Identification Module card) 2125 (this configuration is optional), a speaker 2145, and a microphone 2150. The terminal may also include a single antenna or multiple antennas. Can be.

The processor 2110 implements the functions, processes, and / or methods proposed in FIGS. 1 to 19. The layer of the air interface protocol may be implemented by the processor 2110.

The memory 2130 is connected to the processor 2110 and stores information related to the operation of the processor 2110. The memory 2130 may be inside or outside the processor 2110 and may be connected to the processor 2110 by various well-known means.

The user enters command information such as a telephone number, for example, by pressing (or touching) a button on the keypad 2120 or by voice activation using the microphone 2150. The processor 2110 receives the command information, processes the telephone number, and performs a proper function. Operational data may be extracted from the SIM card 2125 or the memory 2130. In addition, the processor 2110 may display command information or driving information on the display 2115 for the user to recognize and for convenience.

The RF module 2135 is connected to the processor 2110 to transmit and / or receive an RF signal. The processor 2110 passes command information to the RF module 2135 to transmit, for example, a radio signal constituting voice communication data to initiate communication. The RF module 2135 consists of a receiver and a transmitter for receiving and transmitting a radio signal. The antenna 2140 functions to transmit and receive radio signals. Upon receiving the wireless signal, the RF module 2135 may forward the signal and convert the signal to baseband for processing by the processor 2110. The processed signal may be converted into audible or readable information output through the speaker 2145.

The embodiments described above are the components and features of the present invention are combined in a predetermined form. Each component or feature is to be considered optional unless stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be embodied in a form that is not combined with other components or features. In addition, it is also possible to combine the some components and / or features to form an embodiment of the present invention. The order of the operations described in the embodiments of the present invention may be changed. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment, or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment. It is obvious that the embodiments can be combined to form a new claim by combining claims which are not expressly cited in the claims or by post-application correction.

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented by various means, for example, hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. In the case of a hardware implementation, an embodiment of the present invention may include one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and FPGAs ( field programmable gate arrays), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, procedure, function, etc. that performs the functions or operations described above. The software code may be stored in memory and driven by the processor. The memory may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various known means.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all aspects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the invention are included in the scope of the invention.

2010: base station 2020: terminal
2011: Processor 2021: Processor
2012: Memory 2022: Memory
2013: RF Unit 2023: RF Unit
2014: antenna 2024: antenna

Claims (20)

In the motion control method of the unmanned aerial robot,
Measuring a position and a posture of the unmanned aerial robot using a first sensor;
Measuring wind sensing information for charging the battery of the unmanned aerial robot using a second sensor;
Controlling the attitude of the unmanned aerial robot so that an angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the sensing information; And
Including the step of producing power through the rotation of the propeller at the particular angle,
The battery is charged via the produced power.
The method of claim 1,
And said attitude of said unmanned aerial robot is controlled such that said particular angle is a value between a minimum value and a maximum value.
The method of claim 2,
The minimum value represents a minimum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot for generating power by revolutions per minute (RPM) of the propeller,
And the maximum value represents a maximum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot in which the position of the unmanned aerial robot is not changed by the RPM of the propeller and / or the wind.
The method of claim 2,
If the specific angle is smaller than the minimum value, controlling the posture of the aviation robot by adjusting the lengths of the plurality of landing legs differently to increase the value of the specific angle. .
The method of claim 6,
The length of the landing leg farthest in the direction of the wind blowing of the plurality of landing legs is characterized in that the longest adjustment.
The method of claim 2,
When the specific angle is greater than the maximum value, the specific angle is lowered, or the plurality of landing legs are adjusted so that the propeller is not positioned in front of the wind blowing direction of the aviation robot. Controlling the posture.
The method of claim 6,
When the value of the specific angle is lowered, the length of the landing leg farthest in the direction of the wind blowing of the plurality of landing legs is adjusted to the longest.
The method of claim 6,
When the propellers respectively adjust the length of the plurality of landing legs so as not to be located in front of the direction in which the wind blows, the landing legs of the plurality of landing legs that are farthest from the direction in which the wind blows. And the length of the landing legs located on the left and right sides is adjusted differently.
The method of claim 1,
Transmitting the position information of the unmanned aerial robot to an adjacent base station when the battery is charged above a predetermined power value.
The method of claim 1,
Calculating a distance to an adjacent station or base station and an amount of power for a flight to the adjacent station or the base station; And
If the amount of power of the battery is greater than or equal to the calculated amount of power, moving to the adjacent station or the base station.
The method of claim 1,
The sensing information comprises wind direction information indicating the direction of the wind and wind speed information indicating the speed of the wind.
The method of claim 1,
The first sensor is a gyro sensor and / or acceleration sensor for sensing the posture of the unmanned aerial robot,
And said second sensor is a measuring sensor for measuring wind speed and / or wind direction of said wind.
In an unmanned aerial robot,
A wireless communication unit;
main body;
At least one motor;
A first sensor and a plurality of second sensors;
A propeller connected to each of the at least one motor; And
And a processor electrically connected to the at least one motor to control the at least one motor, wherein the processor includes:
The first sensor is controlled to measure the position and attitude of the unmanned aerial robot,
The second sensor is controlled to measure the wind sensing information for charging the battery of the unmanned aerial robot,
Controlling the attitude of the unmanned aerial robot so that an angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground becomes a specific angle based on the sensing information,
While controlling the generator to produce power using the rotation of the propeller at the particular angle,
The battery is unmanned aerial robot, characterized in that the charging through the produced power.
The method of claim 13,
The plurality of second sensors are provided in the main body at regular intervals.
The method of claim 13,
The main body further includes a plurality of landing legs for landing of the unmanned aerial robot,
And each of the plurality of landing legs includes an angle adjusting device for adjusting the angle between the unmanned aerial robot and the ground.
The method of claim 15,
The angle adjusting device is an unmanned aerial robot, characterized in that for adjusting the position and length of the plurality of landing legs so that the specific angle is a value between the minimum value and the maximum value.
The method of claim 16,
The minimum value represents a minimum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot for generating power by revolutions per minute (RPM) of the propeller,
And the maximum value represents a maximum angle between the ground and the unmanned aerial robot in which the position of the unmanned aerial robot is not changed by the RPM of the propeller and / or the wind.
The method of claim 17,
When the specific angle is smaller than the minimum value, the angle adjusting device controls the attitude of the aviation robot by adjusting the length of the plurality of landing legs differently to increase the value of the specific angle. Aviation robot.
The method of claim 17,
And when the specific angle is greater than the maximum value, the angle adjusting device controls the attitude of the aerial robot to lower the value of the specific angle.
The method of claim 10,
The main body further comprises a battery management system (BSM) for controlling the charging of the battery through the generator.

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