TW202321115A - Automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle. It mainly enables a landing platform device to continuously locate the position by means of a satellite navigation system. The positioned coordinates are transmitted to the cloud via a communication unit periodically. A fiducial marker and a light emitting source are provided in a landing area of the landing platform device in order, and the fiducial marker has location positioning information. The light emitting source is controlled to emit light, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can capture the light emitted by the light emitting source and the unmanned aerial vehicle can clearly distinguish the location positioning information on the fiducial marker for landing. It is not only small in size and easy to carry, but not limited by the size of space in use. It can quickly complete the deployment, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can be accurately landed on the landing platform device without being affected by the surrounding environment when landing. It avoids the error caused by the deviation of map data and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning coordinates over time, which will cause the actual landing appearance to be different from the imagination, to prevent the unmanned aerial vehicle from failing to land to cause damage and make the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient in operation and use, so as to increase the practicality and efficiency for the whole implementation.

Description

Automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicle

The invention relates to an automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, especially a device that is not only small in size and easy to carry, but also not limited by the size of the space in use, can quickly complete the deployment, and allows the unmanned aerial vehicle to land. Unaffected by the surrounding environment, it can accurately land on the landing platform device, avoiding the error caused by the time offset between map data and GNSS positioning coordinates, causing the actual landing terrain to be different from the imagined one, and preventing unmanned aerial vehicles from being damaged due to landing failures The occurrence of the situation makes the operation and use of the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient, and adds more practical features to its overall implementation and use.

Press, all kinds of unmanned aerial vehicles [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV] are operated by remote control because the operator gives instructions at the remote end, and there is no need for a pilot to board the aircraft during the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle. , and has the characteristics of small size, low cost, and large application flexibility, and can overcome the problems of various terrain restrictions, making it develop rapidly in recent years, and has been widely used in various industries, such as: scientific observation, protection monitoring , communication transmission, disaster relief, transportation and other fields.

Wherein, during the flight, when the unmanned aerial vehicle intends to land, it all requires the unmanned aerial vehicle to use the satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] to be positioned, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can use The flight and landing position is known from the GNSS positioning coordinates, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can fly to the GNSS positioning coordinates to perform the landing action.

However, although the above-mentioned unmanned aerial vehicle can achieve the expected effect of using GNSS positioning coordinates to facilitate landing, it is also found during its actual operation that objects such as tall buildings, trees, and utility poles will affect the accuracy of GNSS positioning. The GNSS positioning coordinates will inevitably have deviations in positioning, causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to often fail to land accurately at the correct position, especially in urban areas where there are many high-rise buildings The unmanned aerial vehicle cannot be landed at the correct position, causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to fall and be damaged, so that there is still room for improvement in its overall structural design.

The reason is that, in view of this, the inventor has been adhering to many years of rich experience in design, development and actual production in this related industry, and then researched and improved the existing structure and defects, and provided an automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicles, in order to achieve better The purpose of practical value.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which is not only small in size and easy to carry, but also not limited by the size of the space in use, can quickly complete deployment, and allows the unmanned aerial vehicle to land The time is not affected by the surrounding environment, and it can accurately land on the landing platform device, avoiding the error caused by the map data and GNSS positioning coordinates shifting with time, causing the actual landing terrain to be different from the imagined one, and preventing the damage caused by the failure of the unmanned aerial vehicle to land The occurrence of such a situation will make the operation and use of the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient, and increase the practical function characteristics in its overall implementation and use.

The main purpose and effect of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention are achieved by the following specific technical means:

Its main system includes the landing platform device; among them:

The landing platform device is provided with a housing, and a control unit is provided in the housing, and the control unit is electrically connected to a satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] and a communication unit, and uses the satellite navigation system to continuously monitor The position of the landing platform device is positioned by GNSS, and the GNSS positioning coordinate information positioned by the satellite navigation system is periodically transmitted to the cloud through the communication unit, and a landing area is formed on one side of the shell, corresponding to the landing area. There is a positioning mark [fiducial marker], the positioning mark has position positioning information, and a light source is arranged under the positioning mark, so that the light source is electrically connected with the control unit, so that the control unit controls the light source to emit light , so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can capture the light emitted by the light source, and then allow the unmanned aerial vehicle to clearly distinguish the location information on the positioning mark for landing.

In a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the landing platform device is provided with a shading sheet in the landing area of the housing, so that the positioning mark is arranged under the shading sheet to utilize the The shading sheet reduces environmental light pollution.

In a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the position positioning information of the positioning mark can be any of geometric patterns, two-dimensional bar codes, and QR codes [Quick Response Code].

In a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the light emitting source is invisible light.

In a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the light emitting source is infrared.

In a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the light source is visible light.

In a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention, the light source is either LED or laser.

In order to have a more complete and clear disclosure of the technical content used in the present invention, the purpose of the invention and the effects achieved, it will be described in detail below, and please also refer to the disclosed drawings and drawing numbers:

First of all, please refer to the schematic diagram of the three-dimensional exploded structure of the present invention in the first figure and the schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the present invention in the second figure, the present invention includes a landing platform device (1); wherein:

The landing platform device (1) is provided with a casing (11), and a control unit (12) is arranged in the casing (11), and the control unit (12) is electrically connected to a satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] (13) and communication unit (14), to use the satellite navigation system (13) to continuously perform GNSS positioning on the location of the landing platform device (1), and locate the location of the satellite navigation system (13) The GNSS positioning coordinate information is periodically transmitted to the cloud through the control unit (12) and then through the communication unit (14), and a landing area (111) is formed on the side of the housing (11), corresponding to the landing area (111 ) is provided with a shading sheet (15), and a positioning mark [fiducial marker] (16) is provided under the shading sheet (15). The positioning mark (16) has position positioning information, such as: geometric patterns, two-dimensional barcodes, QR code [Quick Response Code], etc., and then a light source (17) is arranged below the positioning mark (16). The light source (17) can be invisible light, such as: infrared rays, etc., or the light source (17) can be Visible light, such as: LED, laser, etc., make the light source (17) electrically connected with the control unit (12), so that the control unit (12) controls the light source (17) to emit light, and at the same time use the light-shielding The sheet (15) reduces environmental light pollution and allows the image capture unit (21) of the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) to capture the light emitted by the light source (17) [please also refer to the third figure The action schematic diagram (1) of the use state of the present invention], so that the image capture unit (21) of the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) can clearly distinguish the position positioning information on the positioning mark (16) for landing .

In this way, in the operation and use of the present invention, it is to make the landing platform device (1) use the satellite navigation system (13) to continuously perform GNSS positioning on its location, and the location of the satellite navigation system (13) The GNSS positioning coordinate information is periodically transmitted to the cloud through the communication unit (14), and at the same time, the control unit (12) controls the light source (17) to emit light, and the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) in the flying During the flight, the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) will use the aerial vehicle communication unit (22) to receive the GNSS positioning coordinate information of the landing platform device (1) from the cloud, and when the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) wants to When landing, the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) will fly to the position of the GNSS positioning coordinate information received by the landing platform device (1) and land, and at this time, the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) The image capture unit (21) will capture the image of the ground [please also refer to the fourth figure of the present invention in use state action schematic diagram (2) shown], when the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) receives the light After the light emitted by the source (17) is guided to a certain distance, the image capture unit (21) will capture the position positioning information displayed on the positioning mark (16), so that the unmanned aerial vehicle ( 2) Use the positioning mark (16) to obtain accurate position positioning information for landing [please also refer to the fifth figure of the present invention in use state action schematic diagram (3)].

By the above, the description of the present invention's use and implementation shows that, compared with the prior art means, the present invention mainly has the following advantages:

1. The present invention allows the unmanned aerial vehicle to accurately land on the landing platform device without being affected by surrounding environmental objects such as tall buildings, trees, and utility poles. If it does not match the GNSS positioning coordinates, the landing location can be changed in real time and quickly according to the actual terrain and other actual environments, making the operation and use of the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient, and can prevent the damage caused by the failure of the unmanned aerial vehicle to land occur.

2. The invention is small in size and easy to carry. Not only is it not limited by the size of the space in use, it can quickly complete the deployment, and can directly provide the GNSS positioning coordinates of the landing point to guide the UAV to the actual landing point, avoiding map information and GNSS The positioning coordinates shifted with time to produce errors, which caused the actual landing terrain to be different from the imagination, so that its guidance function is not inferior to that of large UAV landing pads, and it is more convenient to use as a whole.

3. The present invention can provide one or more landing platform devices at the same time for the unmanned aerial vehicle to be used as a backup landing site for landing, so that during the landing process, if the unmanned aerial vehicle cannot find the landing platform device, it can turn to Flying to other landing platform devices for landing makes it more convenient in the process of landing, and more practical function characteristics are added in its overall implementation and use.

However, the above-mentioned embodiments or drawings do not limit the product structure or usage of the present invention, and any appropriate changes or modifications by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field shall be considered as not departing from the patent scope of the present invention.

To sum up, the embodiment of the present invention can indeed achieve the expected use effect, and the specific structure disclosed by it has not only never been seen in similar products, nor has it been disclosed before the application, and it has fully complied with the provisions of the Patent Law In accordance with the requirements, it is very convenient to file an application for a patent for invention in accordance with the law, and sincerely ask for the review and approval of the patent.

1: Landing platform device

11: shell

111: Landing Zone

12: Control unit

13: Satellite navigation system

14: Communication unit

15: shading film

16: positioning mark

17: Light source

2: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

21: Image capture unit

22: Air vehicle communication unit

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional decomposition structure of the present invention

Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the present invention

Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the action in use state of the present invention (1)

Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the action in use state of the present invention (2)

Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the action of the use state of the present invention (3)

1: Landing platform device

11: shell

111: Landing Zone

12: Control unit

15: shading film

16: positioning mark

17: Light source

Claims (7)

An automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which mainly includes a landing platform device; wherein: The landing platform device is provided with a housing, and a control unit is provided in the housing, and the control unit is electrically connected to a satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] and a communication unit, and uses the satellite navigation system to continuously monitor The position of the landing platform device is positioned by GNSS, and the GNSS positioning coordinate information positioned by the satellite navigation system is periodically transmitted to the cloud through the communication unit, and a landing area is formed on one side of the shell, corresponding to the landing area. There is a positioning mark [fiducial marker], the positioning mark has position positioning information, and a light source is arranged under the positioning mark, so that the light source is electrically connected with the control unit, so that the control unit controls the light source to emit light , so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can capture the light emitted by the light source, and then allow the unmanned aerial vehicle to clearly distinguish the location information on the positioning mark for landing. The automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein, the landing platform device is provided with a light-shielding sheet in the landing area of the housing, so that the positioning mark is arranged under the light-shielding sheet to utilize the light-shielding film to reduce environmental light pollution. The automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicles as described in Claim 1, wherein the position positioning information of the positioning mark can be any of geometric patterns, two-dimensional bar codes, and QR codes [Quick Response Code]. The automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the light source is invisible light. The automatic landing platform device for the unmanned aerial vehicle as described in claim 1 or 4, wherein the light source is infrared. The automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the light source is visible light. The automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicles as described in claim 1 or 6, wherein the light source is either LED or laser.

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