KR20210010966A - Multipurpose flying device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multipurpose vehicle. The multipurpose vehicle of the present invention includes: a driving body formed into a streamlined shape to reduce air resistance while being operated in an unmanned manner; a tank provided in the driving body; a surveillance camera combined with one side of the driving body, and surveilling a boundary area or waters when the driving body is flying or submerged; a wireless communication module connected to the surveillance camera, and wirelessly communicating an image or video filmed by the surveillance camera; a thrust propeller provided on one side of the driving body to be rotatable, and providing thrust to the driving body; a levitation force propeller provided on the other side of the driving body, and providing a levitation force to the driving body; a solar panel combined with an outer wall of the driving body for self-generation, and collecting sunlight; an energy converter converting solar energy from the solar panel into electric energy; a storage battery provided in the driving body, and supplying power for operating the surveillance camera, the wireless communication module, the thrust propeller, and the levitation force propeller; and a controller controlling the electricity converted by the energy converter such that the electricity can be stored in the storage battery. Therefore, the present invention is capable of increasing usability by being used for multiple purposes.

Description

Multipurpose flying device

The present invention relates to a multipurpose vehicle, and more specifically, unlike a conventional drone, it can be used for multiple purposes in addition to monitoring a boundary area or water area of the ground by flying or submerging. It is about the vehicle.

A flying device refers to a device that can fly. Typically, this may be a drone.

As shown in Fig. 1, the drone 1 refers to an airplane or helicopter-shaped vehicle that is flying by induction of radio waves without a person riding. The drone 1 can fly in the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis directions in the air by the operation of the remote control 20.

Explain more about drones. At first, drones were used as targets instead of bandit for practice shooting of air force aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, and missiles, but with the development of wireless technology, reconnaissance aircraft were developed and penetrated deep into the interior of the enemy, and are also used for reconnaissance and surveillance purposes. In recent years, drones are equipped with various weapons such as missiles and are used as attack aircraft.

Depending on the purpose of use of the drone, various aircraft with various sizes and performances are being developed. Not only military use of large aircraft, but also micro-drones are actively developed and studied. In addition, there are many products developed and commercialized as personal hobbies.

Drones are deployed and operated in areas inaccessible to humans, such as jungles, remote areas, volcanic areas, natural disaster areas, and nuclear power plant accident areas.

In recent years, the range of drones is gradually expanding, such as using drones for transportation purposes.

In the early days of the development of drones, they were classified into target drones, reconnaissance drones, and surveillance drones, but more detailed classifications are possible according to the purpose of use.

As such, drones are classified into target drones, reconnaissance drones, and surveillance drones, but it is difficult for a single device to provide multiple functions.

In particular, existing drones are generally released with their function or purpose of use determined or equipped with only flight functions. Therefore, considering the fact that it cannot be used for monitoring the boundary areas or water bodies of the ground by flying or diving with existing drones, the need for a new concept of multi-purpose vehicle that is not known before emerges.

Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2017-0151690 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2017-0161133 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2019-0001844 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 20-2017-0004206

It is an object of the present invention to provide a multipurpose vehicle that can be used for a variety of purposes in addition to the purpose of monitoring a boundary area or water area on the ground by flying or submerging unlike a conventional drone.

The object is formed in a streamlined in order to reduce air resistance, the main body operating unattended; A tank provided in the driving body; A surveillance camera coupled to one side of the driving body and monitoring a boundary area or water area when the driving body flies or dives; A wireless communication module connected to the surveillance camera and wirelessly communicating an image or video captured by the surveillance camera; A propeller that is rotatably provided on one side of the driving body and provides a driving force to the driving body; A levitation force propeller rotatably provided on the other side of the driving body and providing levitation force to the driving body; A solar panel coupled to the outer wall of the main body for self-power generation and condensing sunlight; An energy converter converting solar energy on the side of the solar panel into electrical energy; A storage battery provided in the driving body and supplying power for driving the monitoring camera, the wireless communication module, the propeller propeller, and the floating propeller; And a controller for controlling the electricity converted by the energy converter to be stored in the storage battery.

A through hole is formed in the central portion of the driving body, an electric slider is mounted in the through hole, and a shaft of the levitation propeller may be connected to the electric slider.

When the driving body is used for flight, helium gas is filled in the tank to increase the levitation force of the driving body, and when the driving body is used for diving, water or air is charged in the tank to the ballast of the driving body. Can be adjusted.

One side of the driving body is provided with an opening/closing injection stopper forming an inlet through which the helium gas, water or air is filled into the tank, and the tank is provided at a lower end of the driving body to discharge the helium gas, water or air. A plug for opening and closing discharge may be provided.

A plurality of bridges connected to the driving body and supporting the driving body; And it may further include a streamline foot coupled to the end of the bridge.

According to the present invention, unlike a conventional drone, it can be used for multiple purposes in addition to the purpose of monitoring a boundary area or water area of the ground by flying or submerging, so there is an effect of increasing the utilization.

1 is a structural diagram of a typical drone.
2 is a schematic side structural diagram of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 in which the levitation propeller is operated down.
FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 in which the levitation propeller is operated up.
5 is a control block diagram of the multipurpose vehicle of FIG. 2.
6 is a schematic side structural view of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic side structural diagram of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 are schematic side structural views of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a schematic plan view of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention.

However, since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text.

For example, since the embodiments may be modified in various ways and may have various forms, the scope of the present invention should be understood as including equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereto.

In the present specification, the present embodiment is provided to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and to fully inform a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. And the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Therefore, in some embodiments, well-known components, well-known operations, and well-known techniques have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring interpretation of the present invention.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention is not limited to the dictionary meaning, and should be understood as follows.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected to the other component, but another component may exist in the middle. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between constituent elements, that is, "between" and "directly between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions are to be understood as including plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “have” refer to the specified features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or It is to be understood that a combination is intended to be specified and does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined.

Terms defined in a commonly used dictionary should be construed as having the meanings of the related technology, and cannot be construed as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components, and the description of the same reference numerals is omitted in some cases.

(Example 1)

FIG. 2 is a schematic side structural view of a multipurpose vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 in which the levitation propeller operates down, and FIG. 4 is a part of FIG. As a cross-sectional view, a figure in which the levitation propeller operates up, and FIG. 5 is a control block diagram for the multipurpose vehicle of FIG. 2.

Referring to these drawings, the multipurpose vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment can be used for multiple purposes in addition to monitoring the boundary area or water area of the ground by flying or diving unlike a conventional drone, so it can be used for a variety of purposes. I did it.

The multi-purpose driving vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment capable of providing such an effect has a driving body 110 as a main skeleton, and has a configuration in which various parts or devices are mounted on the driving body 110.

The driving body 110 is a device that operates unmanned. For unattended operation, a remote control as shown in FIG. 1 may be applied. The remote control is also applied to the multipurpose vehicle 100 of the present embodiment, but this is omitted. Therefore, it is assumed that the remote control is applied to the multipurpose vehicle 100 of the present embodiment.

The driving body 110 is formed in a streamlined shape to reduce air resistance. A through hole 111 is formed in the center of the driving body 110. The through hole 111 may contribute to reducing the resistance of air or water.

A plurality of bridges 113 are provided in the driving body 110. The bridge 113 supports the moving body 110.

A streamlined foot 114 is coupled to the end of the bridge 113. The streamlined foot 114 serves to support the ground and also serves to float on the water surface. That is, the streamlined foot 114 may play the same role as water skiing.

A tank 120 is provided in the driving body 110. The tank 120 is filled with fluid for flight or diving. That is, when the multi-purpose vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment is used for flight, helium gas is filled in the tank 120 to increase the levitation force of the driving body 110.

In addition, when the multipurpose vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment is used for diving, water or air is filled in the tank 120 to adjust the ballast of the driving body 110.

In this way, the opening/closing injection plug 121 and the discharge plug 122 are coupled to the tank 120 in order to fill or discharge the fluid into the tank 120.

The opening/closing injection stopper 121 is provided on one side of the operation main body 110 and forms an injection port through which helium gas, water or air is filled into the tank 120.

Further, the discharge plug 122 is provided at the lower end of the operation body 110 and serves to open and close the tank 120 to discharge helium gas, water, or air.

A surveillance camera 130 is provided on one side of the driving body 110. The surveillance camera 130 serves to monitor a boundary area or water area when the driving body 110 flies or dives. The boundary area or water area may be captured as an image or captured by the surveillance camera 130.

A wireless communication module 118 is connected to the surveillance camera 130. The wireless communication module 118 serves to wirelessly communicate an image or video captured by the surveillance camera 130.

The wireless communication module 118 may transmit an image or video captured by the surveillance camera 130 to a management room or an operator's smartphone by the control of the controller 180 to be described later.

A propulsion propeller 140 is provided on one side of the driving body 110. The propeller propeller 140 serves to provide the driving force to the driving body 110. That is, the multi-purpose vehicle 100 can be driven by the action of the propeller 140.

A levitation propeller 150 is provided on the other side, that is, a lower portion of the driving body 110. The levitation force propeller 150 provides levitation force to the driving body 110. Thus, the levitation propeller 150 and the propulsion propeller 140 can operate in a state that crosses each other.

Unlike the propulsion propeller 140, the levitation propeller 150 can be driven up/down as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. To this end, an electric slider 151 is mounted in the through hole 111 of the driving body 110.

In addition, the levitation force propeller 150 has a shaft 153 connected to the electric slider 151. Accordingly, when the electric slider 151 is operated, the levitation propeller 150 may operate up as shown in FIG. 4 or may operate down as shown in FIG. 3.

A solar panel 160 for condensing sunlight for self-power generation is provided on the outer wall of the driving body 110. As the number of solar panels 160 increases or the size increases, the amount of solar energy generated may increase. An energy converter 162 and a storage battery 170 are connected to the solar panel 160.

The energy converter 162 serves to convert solar energy at the side of the solar panel 160 into electrical energy. And, the storage battery 170 is provided in the operation body 110, and supplies power for driving the monitoring camera 130, the wireless communication module 118, the propulsion propeller 140 and the floating propeller 150. .

On the other hand, a controller 180 is provided in the multipurpose vehicle 100 according to the present embodiment. The controller 180 controls the electricity converted by the energy converter 162 to be stored in the storage battery 170.

In addition, the controller 180 controls the operation of the surveillance camera 130 or the wireless communication module 118 so that the image or video captured by the surveillance camera 130 is transmitted to the management room or the operator's smartphone.

The controller 180 performing this role may include a central processing unit 181 (CPU), a memory 182 (MEMORY), and a support circuit 183 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT).

The central processing unit 181 may be one of various computer processors that can be industrially applied in order to control the electricity converted by the energy converter 162 to be stored in the storage battery 170 in this embodiment.

The memory 182 (MEMORY) is connected to the central processing unit 181. The memory 182 can be installed locally or remotely as a computer-readable recording medium, and can be easily used such as random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, or any digital storage type. It may be at least one or more memories.

The support circuit 183 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is combined with the central processing unit 181 to support the typical operation of the processor. The support circuit 183 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input/output circuit, a subsystem, and the like.

In this embodiment, the controller 180 controls the electricity converted by the energy converter 162 to be stored in the storage battery 170, while the image or video captured by the surveillance camera 130 is stored in the management room or the operator's smartphone. Controls the operation of the surveillance camera 130 or the wireless communication module 118 so as to be transmitted, such a series of control processes may be stored in the memory 182. Typically software routines may be stored in memory 182. Software routines can also be stored or executed by other central processing units (not shown).

Although the process according to the present invention has been described as being executed by a software routine, it is also possible that at least some of the processes of the present invention are performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented by software executed on a computer system, or by hardware such as an integrated circuit, or by a combination of software and hardware.

According to this embodiment, which acts based on the structure as described above, unlike conventional drones, it can be used for multiple purposes in addition to monitoring the boundary area or water body of the ground by flying or diving. do.

(Example 2)

6 is a schematic side structural view of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this drawing, the multi-purpose vehicle 200 according to the present embodiment also includes a driving body 110, and has a configuration in which several parts or devices are mounted on the driving body 110.

Meanwhile, in the case of this embodiment, the missile device 290 may be mounted on the driving body 110. The missile device 290 may be a model or a practical use, but in the latter case, it may be used for military use or interceptor use.

In addition, an automatic navigation device 292 is mounted on the driving body 110 of this embodiment. Due to the automatic navigation device 292, the multi-purpose vehicle 200 can automatically travel to the set destination.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, unlike a conventional drone, it can be used for multiple purposes in addition to the purpose of monitoring a boundary area or water area of the ground by flying or submerging, thereby increasing the utilization.

(Third Example)

7 is a schematic side structural diagram of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this drawing, the multi-purpose driving vehicle 300 according to the present embodiment also includes a driving body 110, and has a configuration in which several parts or devices are mounted on the driving body 110.

On the other hand, in the case of this embodiment, a propeller casing 390 is provided on the levitation propeller 150. Due to the propeller casing 390 can provide the advantage that the levitation propeller 150 is protected.

In addition, a tank partition 391 is provided in the tank 120. A plurality of vent holes 392 are formed in the tank partition wall 391.

If the tank bulkhead 391 in which the plurality of vent holes 392 are formed is provided in the tank 120, the water fluctuation can be prevented when water is filled in the tank 120, so that the multi-purpose vehicle 300 Can be beneficial for balancing.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, unlike a conventional drone, it can be used for multiple purposes in addition to the purpose of monitoring a boundary area or water area of the ground by flying or submerging, thereby increasing the utilization.

(Example 4)

8 and 9 are schematic side structural views of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the multi-purpose vehicle 400 according to the present embodiment also includes a driving body 110, and has a configuration in which several parts or devices are mounted on the driving body 110. The multi-purpose vehicle 400 of this embodiment is substantially the same as the configuration and function of the multi-purpose vehicle 300 of the third embodiment.

However, in the multi-purpose vehicle 400 according to the present embodiment, a camera rotation support unit 490 is provided on the driving body 110, and a surveillance camera 130 is mounted on the camera rotation support unit 490. Take the form

In this case, the surveillance camera 130 may photograph the front side as shown in FIG. 8 or the lower side as shown in FIG. 9. Of course, it is also possible to photograph the side or the upper side by the operation of the camera rotation support unit 490, and there is an advantage that the effect can be increased even if one surveillance camera 130 is applied by photographing various directions.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, unlike a conventional drone, it can be used for multiple purposes in addition to the purpose of monitoring a boundary area of the ground or a water body by flying or submerging, thereby increasing the utilization.

(Fifth Example)

10 is a schematic plan view of a multi-purpose vehicle according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this drawing, the multipurpose vehicle 500 according to the present embodiment can also be used for multiple purposes in addition to monitoring the boundary area or water area of the ground by flying or submerging unlike the previous drone, thereby increasing the utilization. As such, it has a driving body 510 as a main skeleton, and the above-described components are mounted on the driving body 510 for each position.

On the other hand, the driving body 510 includes a front head portion 511, a flight wing portion 512, and a rear tail portion 513. For example, when the moving main body 510 is manufactured in the form as shown in the drawing, it can be moved forward so that it may be advantageous in determining the direction.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and it is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, it should be said that such modifications or variations belong to the claims of the present invention.

100: multipurpose vehicle 110: operating body
111: through hole 113: bridge
114: foot 118: wireless communication module
120: tank 121: injection stopper for opening and closing
122: discharge plug 130: surveillance camera
140: propulsion propeller 150: levitation propeller
151: electric slider 153: shaft
160: solar panel 162: energy converter
170: storage battery 180: controller

Claims (5)

A moving body formed in a streamlined form to reduce air resistance and operated unattended;
A tank provided in the driving body;
A surveillance camera coupled to one side of the driving body and monitoring a boundary area or water area when the driving body flies or dives;
A wireless communication module connected to the surveillance camera and wirelessly communicating an image or video captured by the surveillance camera;
A propeller that is rotatably provided on one side of the driving body and provides a driving force to the driving body;
A levitation force propeller rotatably provided on the other side of the driving body and providing levitation force to the driving body;
A solar panel coupled to the outer wall of the main body for self-power generation and condensing sunlight;
An energy converter converting solar energy on the side of the solar panel into electrical energy;
A storage battery provided in the driving body and supplying power for driving the monitoring camera, the wireless communication module, the propeller propeller, and the floating propeller; And
And a controller for controlling the electricity converted by the energy converter to be stored in the storage battery.
The method of claim 1,
A through hole is formed in the center of the driving body, and an electric slider is mounted in the through hole,
The levitation propeller is a multi-purpose vehicle, characterized in that the shaft is connected to the electric slider.
The method of claim 1,
When the driving body is used for flight, helium gas is filled in the tank to increase the levitation force of the driving body,
When the driving body is used for diving, water or air is filled in the tank to adjust the ballast of the driving body.
The method of claim 3,
One side of the driving body is provided with an injection stopper for opening and closing forming an injection port through which the helium gas, water or air is filled into the tank,
A multi-purpose driving vehicle, characterized in that a discharge plug for opening and closing the tank is provided at a lower end of the driving body to discharge the helium gas, water or air.
The method of claim 1,
A plurality of bridges connected to the driving body and supporting the driving body; And
Multi-purpose driving vehicle, characterized in that it further comprises a streamline foot coupled to the end of the bridge.

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