RU204990U1 - Drone transformer - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of aviation technology, namely to unmanned aerial vehicles / drones such as multicopters. The design of the drone includes a controller module (1) and a frame module (2), a motor (3), a propeller (4), a nacelle (5), a chassis (6), a battery (9). The task to be solved of the proposed utility model is the creation of a new universal multicopter unmanned aerial vehicle, which allows users to change the characteristics of drone flight, such as lift and endurance, as needed for specific tasks. The proposed drone design consists of several transformable frame modules that can be easily and quickly assembled and combined with each other to create various forms of drone: tricopter, quadcopter, hexacopter, octacopter. Flight duration and load capacity are determined by the number of assembled frame modules.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of aeronautical engineering, namely unmanned aerial vehicles / drones such as multicopters used for various industrial purposes such as air monitoring, air delivery and agriculture.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) have a longer lifespan, require less maintenance and are more energy efficient. These drones can be deployed in a wide variety of areas and may not require prepared runways. The problem is that most of the drone's design is only for one specific purpose. This will lead to inefficiencies and increased operating and maintenance costs as users need to change drone whenever they want to complete a different mission. Thus, a versatile design with compact wiring systems is needed that will allow the drone to be used for a variety of tasks without any hassle of setting up the required external accessories.

Known Drone-transformer by patent KR101812322B1. The drone according to the present invention comprises a circular plate; a shaft mounted on a circular plate and having a thread formed on its outer surface; a movable block screwed to the shaft and moving vertically along the outer surface of the shaft as the shaft rotates; a plurality of movable blocks are installed on the outside of the movable block at a predetermined angle. When the movable unit is lowered vertically, the movable unit extends radially around the shaft. When a moving block rises vertically.

The disadvantage of this model is the design of the frame, which does not make it easy to reduce or increase the number of the frame and drone motors, which makes it impossible to change the flight characteristics. The result is a relatively small lift, so it cannot be used in a variety of industries. In addition, the tilt angle of the motor of the fixed structure drone cannot be changed, which affects its maneuverability and stability.

Known convertible aircraft according to patent US8931730B2 - convertible aircraft includes: a central body and at least two units of the transformable frame, respectively located on the central body, and each of at least two units of the transformable frame has a proximal part, pivotally connected to the central body and distal part; an actuator mounted on the central body and configured to pivot at least two frame assemblies through a plurality of different vertical angles relative to the central body; and a plurality of propulsion systems mounted on at least two convertible frame assemblies and operating to move the convertible aircraft.

The disadvantage of this model is the design of the frame, which does not make it easy to reduce or increase the number of the frame and drone motors, which makes it impossible to change the flight characteristics. The result is a relatively small lift, so it cannot be used in a variety of industries. In addition, the tilt angle of the motor of the fixed structure drone cannot be changed, which affects its maneuverability and stability.

The closest to the claimed technical solution is the drone multicopter KR20190044186A - In the present invention, the unmanned aerial vehicle mode and the aircraft mode are used, which allow flying during the flight of the unmanned multicopter due to the possibility of additional assembly of a vertical propeller rotating vertically on the main body of the multicopter. a drone that carries two or more horizontal propellers and performs a flight function based on situations. In addition, the present invention can add a robot function or various functions of a camera function, move on the ground by controlling an electric wheel, add a robot function or control an airplane wing by additionally assembling and installing components on the main body of a multicopter.

The disadvantage of this model is the design of the frame, which does not make it easy to reduce or increase the number of the frame and drone motors, which makes it impossible to change the flight characteristics. The result is a relatively small lift, so it cannot be used in a variety of industries. In addition, the tilt angle of the motor of the fixed structure drone cannot be changed, which affects its maneuverability and stability.

The utility model differs in that the proposed design makes it easy to reduce or increase the number of drone frames and motors. The drone consists of one controller module and several transformable frame modules that can be easily and quickly assembled and combined with each other to create different drone shapes: tricopter, quadcopter, hexacopter, octacopter. Flight duration and load capacity are determined by the number of assembled frame modules, the frame module can be bent up to 360 °, and the nacelle with shaft allows the engine angle to be changed up to 180 °.

The task to be solved of the proposed utility model is the creation of a new universal multicopter unmanned aerial vehicle, which allows users to change the characteristics of drone flight, such as lift and endurance, as needed for specific tasks.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that the transformer drone is assembled from one controller module and several transformable frame modules (consists of a motor, propeller, nacelle, chassis, swivel joint, lamp, switch), the transformable frame module has the form of a long block of carbon composite material, inside the frame module there are several electronic components such as sensors, ESC and servomotors, in the middle of the frame module there is a swivel joint that allows the frame module to bend 360 °, the nacelle at the end of the frame module also has a shaft that allows you to adjust the angle of the motor position up to 180 °, a latch is attached to each joint between the frame modules, the controller module is mounted on the frontmost frame module, the controller module is shaped like a cube that has room to accommodate major electronic components such as flight controllers, GPS, radio transmitters and sensors in the center of the drone structure designed to accommodate the box knowledge of the load and the power source, which can be an ion battery or a hydrogen cell.

To clarify the technical essence, consider the drawings:

FIG. 1 - Module of the transformable frame in isometric projection

FIG. 2 - Side view of the frame module

FIG. 3 - Top view of the frame module

FIG. 4 - Quadcopter construction with 4 frame modules

FIG. 5 - Transformation. Configuration of frame modules to create a tricopter, quadcopter, hexacopter and octocopter.

1 - Controller module

2 - Frame module

3 - Motor

4 - Propeller

5 - Motor nacelle

6 - chassis

7 - the Clamp

8 - the Hinge joint

9 - the Battery

10 - Container

11 - Lamp

12 - Switch.

FIG. 1 shows the structure of a frame module, which is made of composite materials and is waterproof. Each frame module has one propeller (4) and an engine (3) attached to the nacelle (5) at the end of the frame module section (2), the chassis (6) on the underside is made of aluminum and can be retractable and extended. There is a lamp (11) on the nacelle, which can be switched on and off by pressing the manual switch (12).

Referring to FIG. 2: The nacelle (5) has a shaft that allows it to rotate 180 ° to change the direction of the lift generated by the engine (3) and propeller (4). The nacelle (5) can be driven manually or automatically by the servomotor mechanism installed in the frame module housing (2).

Referring to FIG. 3: In the middle of the frame module, there is a swivel joint (8) that divides the arm module (2) in two and allows it to be flexed 360 °.

Referring to FIG. 4: This is a quadcopter structure, consisting of four arm modules (2). On the front side is the controller module (1), which is shaped like a cube, inside of which there is room for the main electronic components such as flight controllers, GPS, radio transmitters and sensors. The battery (9) is placed in a container (10) in the center of the structure. There is room for a payload on the underside of the drone. A latch (7) is installed in each corner to lock the movement and position of the pivot (8) on each frame module, and also functions as a cable connector between frame modules.

FIG. 5 shows some transformations of the drone shape; tricopter with 3 frame modules, quadcopter with 4 frame modules, hexacopter with 6 frame modules, octocompter with 8 frame modules.

The characteristics of the claimed utility model are shown in Table 1.

Claims (3)

1. A drone-transformer, assembled from one controller module and several transformable frame modules, which consists of a motor, propeller, nacelle, chassis, swivel joint, lamp, switch, the transformable frame module has the form of a long block of carbon composite material, inside the frame module several electronic components are installed, such as sensors, ESCs and servomotors, in the middle of the frame module there is a hinge joint that allows the frame module to bend 360 °, the nacelle at the end of the frame module also has a shaft that allows the angle of inclination of the motor to be adjusted up to 180 °, to a latch is attached to each joint between the frame modules, the controller module is mounted on the frontmost frame module, the controller module is cube-shaped with room to accommodate electronic components, and an area is located in the center of the structure to accommodate the payload and power supply. 2. Drone-transformer according to claim 1, characterized in that flight controllers, GPS, radio transmitters and sensors can be used as electronic components. 3. Drone-transformer according to claim 1, characterized in that an ion battery or a hydrogen cell can be used as a power source.

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