TWM624219U - Automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation is about an automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which mainly makes the landing platform device use the satellite navigation system to continuously locate the location, and periodically transmit the positioned coordinate information to the cloud through the communication unit , in the landing area of the landing platform device, a fiducial marker and a luminous source are arranged in sequence. The fiducial marker has position and positioning information, so that the control luminous source emits light, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can capture the location of the luminous source. The light emitted, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can clearly identify the position and positioning information on the positioning mark to land; thus, it is not only small and easy to carry, but is not limited by the size of the space, can quickly complete the deployment, and can make The unmanned aerial vehicle is not affected by the surrounding environment when landing, and can accurately land on the landing platform device, avoiding the error caused by the time offset of the map and GNSS positioning coordinates, causing the actual landing landform to be different from the imagination, preventing unmanned flight. The failure of the vehicle to land and cause damage occurs, which makes the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient to operate and use, and enhances the utility function in its overall implementation and use.

Description

Automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicle

This creation is about 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 is not limited by the size of space in use, can quickly complete subordinates, and can allow the unmanned aerial vehicle to land when landing. Unaffected by the surrounding environment, it can accurately land on the landing platform device, avoiding errors caused by the time offset of the map and GNSS positioning coordinates, causing the actual landing landform to be different from the imagination, and preventing the unmanned aerial vehicle from failing to land and causing damage. The situation occurs, which makes the operation and use of the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient, and is an innovative designer of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle to increase the practical function in its overall implementation and use.

Press, all kinds of unmanned aerial vehicles [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV] because the operator issues commands at the remote end and operates by remote control, during the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle, there is no need for a pilot to board the aircraft. , and has the characteristics of small size, low cost, large application flexibility, etc., and can overcome the problems of various terrain restrictions, so that it has developed 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.

Among them, when the unmanned aerial vehicle is about to land during the flight, it all requires the unmanned aerial vehicle to use the satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] to locate, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can use the satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] to locate The flight landing position is known from the GNSS positioning coordinates, and the landing action can be performed when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies to the GNSS positioning coordinates.

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 be deviated in positioning, resulting in the unmanned aerial vehicle often unable to land accurately at the correct position, especially in the urban area where there are many high-rise buildings. The unmanned aerial vehicle cannot be landed at the correct position, resulting in the fall and damage of the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that there is still room for improvement in its overall structural design.

The reason is that in view of this, the creator, adhering to years of rich design, development and actual production experience in the related industry, researches and improves the existing deficiencies, and provides an automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicles, in order to achieve better practical value. the purpose of.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide an automatic landing platform device for unmanned aerial vehicles, which is not only small in size and easy to carry, but also not limited by the size of space in use, can quickly complete subordinates, and allow unmanned aerial vehicles to land on the ground. It is not affected by the surrounding environment at all times, and can accurately land on the landing platform device, avoiding the error caused by the time offset of the map and GNSS positioning coordinates, causing the actual landing landform to be different from the imagination, and preventing the unmanned aerial vehicle from failing to land and causing damage. The occurrence of the situation makes the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient in operation and use, and more practical in its overall implementation and use.

The main purpose and function of the automatic landing platform device for the creation of the unmanned aerial vehicle are achieved by the following specific technical means:

Its main system includes a landing platform device; of which:

The landing platform device is provided with a casing, and a control unit is arranged in the casing. The control unit is electrically connected with a satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] and a communication unit respectively, and the satellite navigation system is used to continuously communicate with each other. GNSS positioning is performed at the location of the landing platform device, and the GNSS positioning coordinate information positioned by the satellite navigation system is periodically transmitted to the cloud through the communication unit. There is a fiducial marker, which has position and positioning information, and a light-emitting source is arranged below the positioning mark, so that the light-emitting source is electrically connected to the control unit, so that the control unit controls the light-emitting source to emit light , so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can capture the light emitted by the light-emitting source, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can clearly identify the location information on the positioning mark to land.

The present invention is a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the landing platform device is provided with a light shielding sheet in the landing area of the casing, so that the positioning mark is arranged under the light shielding sheet, so as to utilize the Shading sheets reduce ambient light pollution.

The present invention is a preferred embodiment of the automatic landing platform device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the location information of the location mark can be any one of geometric patterns, two-dimensional barcodes, and QR codes [Quick Response Code].

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

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

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

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

In order to make the technical content used in this creation, the purpose of creation and the effect achieved in this creation more completely and clearly disclosed, it is explained in detail below, and please refer to the disclosed drawings and drawing numbers together:

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

The landing platform device (1) is provided with a housing (11), a control unit (12) is arranged in the housing (11), and the control unit (12) is electrically connected with a satellite navigation system [Global Navigation System] respectively. Satellite System, GNSS] (13) and a communication unit (14), so as to use the satellite navigation system (13) to continuously perform GNSS positioning of the location of the landing platform device (1), and to locate 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 drop zone (111) is formed on one side of the casing (11), corresponding to the drop zone (111). ) is provided with a shading sheet (15), and a fiducial marker (16) is arranged below the shading sheet (15). Code [Quick Response Code], etc., and a light-emitting source (17) is arranged below the positioning mark (16), and the light-emitting source (17) may be invisible light, such as infrared light, or the light-emitting source (17) is Visible light, such as: LED, laser, etc., the light-emitting source (17) is electrically connected with the control unit (12), so that the control unit (12) controls the light-emitting source (17) to emit light, while utilizing the shading The film (15) reduces ambient light pollution, so that the image capture unit (21) of the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) can capture the light emitted by the light-emitting source (17) [please refer to the third picture together again] The action diagram of the use state of this creation is shown in (1)], so that the image capture unit (21) of the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) can clearly identify the position and positioning information on the positioning mark (16) for landing. .

In this way, to make the present invention in operation, 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 satellite navigation system (13) locates the position. 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) is controlled to control the light-emitting source (17) to emit light, and the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) dispatched to fly is in the cloud. 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, 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 where the landing platform device (1) is located, and will land, 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 diagram of the action diagram (2) of this creation], and the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) receives the light After the light emitted by the source (17) is guided to a certain distance, the image capturing unit (21) will capture the position and positioning information displayed on the positioning mark (16), and allow the unmanned aerial vehicle ( 2) Use the positioning mark (16) to obtain accurate position and positioning information for landing [please refer to the diagram (3) of the use state action diagram of this creation in Figure 5 together].

From the above, the composition of the structure of this creation and the description of its use and implementation, it can be seen that compared with the existing structure, this creation mainly has the following advantages:

1. This creation allows the unmanned aerial vehicle to be unaffected by surrounding environmental objects such as tall buildings, trees, telephone poles, etc., and can accurately land on the landing platform device, which is more accurate than the general method of inputting the GNSS landing point positioning coordinates and can avoid map data. In the case of inconsistency with the GNSS positioning coordinates, it can also quickly and quickly change the landing site according to the actual environment such as the actual terrain, making the unmanned aerial vehicle more convenient to operate and use, and can prevent the unmanned aerial vehicle from failing to land and causing damage. occur.

2. This creation is small in size and easy to carry. Not only is it not limited by the size of space in use, it can quickly complete subordinates, and it can directly provide the GNSS positioning coordinates of the landing point to guide the drone to the actual landing location, avoiding map and GNSS. The error of the positioning coordinates caused by the time offset causes the actual landing terrain to be different from the imagined, and the guidance function is not inferior to the large UAV landing pad, which is more convenient in overall use.

3. This creation can provide one or more landing platform devices at the same time for the unmanned aerial vehicle to land as a backup landing site, so that during the landing process of the unmanned aerial vehicle, if the landing platform device cannot be found, it can turn to And flying to other landing platform devices for landing makes it more convenient in the landing process, and more practical in its overall implementation and use.

The foregoing embodiments or drawings do not limit the structure of the present creation, and any appropriate changes or modifications made by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field should be regarded as not departing from the patent scope of the present creation.

To sum up, this creative embodiment can indeed achieve the expected use effect, and the specific structure disclosed is not only not seen in similar products, but also not disclosed before the application, which fully complies with the provisions and requirements of the patent law. , to file an application for a new type of patent in accordance with the law, and I urge you to review it and grant the patent.

1: landing platform device

11: Shell

111: Drop zone

12: Control unit

13: Satellite Navigation System

14: Communication unit

15: Shading sheet

16: Positioning mark

17: Light source

2: Unmanned aerial vehicle

21: Image capture unit

22:Flying vehicle communication unit

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional decomposition structure of this creation

Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the circuit structure of this creation

Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the use state of this creation (1)

Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the use state and action of this creation (2)

Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the use state of this creation (3)

1: landing platform device

11: Shell

111: Drop zone

12: Control unit

15: Shading sheet

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 casing, and a control unit is arranged in the casing. The control unit is electrically connected with a satellite navigation system [Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS] and a communication unit respectively, and the satellite navigation system is used to continuously communicate with each other. GNSS positioning is performed at the location of the landing platform device, and the GNSS positioning coordinate information positioned by the satellite navigation system is periodically transmitted to the cloud through the communication unit. There is a fiducial marker, the locating marker has position and positioning information, and then a light-emitting source is arranged below the positioning mark, so that the light-emitting source is electrically connected with the control unit, so that the control unit controls the light-emitting source to emit light , so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can capture the light emitted by the light-emitting source, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can clearly identify the location information on the positioning mark to land. The automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the landing platform device is provided with a light shielding sheet in the landing area of the casing, so that the positioning mark is arranged under the light shielding sheet to utilize the light shielding The film reduces environmental light pollution. The automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the location information of the location mark can be any one of a geometric pattern, a two-dimensional barcode, or a QR code [Quick Response Code]. The automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting source is invisible light. The automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the light-emitting source is infrared light. The automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting source is visible light. The automatic landing platform device for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the light-emitting source is any one of LED and laser.

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