WO2017107299A1 - Helicopter-based rescue apparatus and rescue method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a helicopter-based rescue apparatus, comprising a helicopter (1) and hanging basket (9) provided with a controller (2), a control line (3), and a cable (4); the hanging basket (9) is provided with an underwater infrared camera (5), a powered pump (6), an airbag (10), an airbag control motor (8), a steering motor (7), and a motor hinge (11); the underwater infrared camera (5) shoots in real time the underwater environment surrounding a person in distress and sends the obtained images to the controller (2); the controller (2) analyzes and processes the received images, then controls the powered pump (6) to operate, thereby causing the hanging basket (9) to move into the proximity of the person in distress and perform rescue activities; the airbag (10) helps the hanging basket (9) to float on the surface of the sea and also prevents secondary injuries that may be caused during the pulling-up process; the motor hinge (11) converts the four walls of the hanging basket (9) from a laid-flat state to a three-dimensional state, thereby securing the person in distress inside the hanging basket (9) and preventing said person from sliding out of the hanging basket (9). Also disclosed is a helicopter-based rescue method, which increases the efficiency of maritime rescues and improves the physical health of rescue workers.

Description

 Helicopter-based rescue device and rescue method

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent search and rescue, in particular to a helicopter-based rescue device and a rescue method.

Background technique

With the improvement of living standards, more and more people choose sea sports, such as surfing, dinghies and sailing boats. However, due to the changing weather or the environment at sea, the phenomenon of water falling occurs from time to time. Indispensable. However, in the process of rescue of the distressed personnel, the existing rescue devices will have many safety hazards. For example, the existing rescue of the distressed personnel is mostly used by rescuers to rescue the sea or the surface of the water, which is troublesome. The rescuers themselves will also have certain safety hazards; the distressed personnel will slip out of the net bag during the process of ascending to the safe rescue ship after salvaging the distressed personnel; in addition, during the ascending and pulling of the safe rescue ship, it is likely to collide with the ship wall. And caused secondary physical injury.

Based on this, it is necessary to design a helicopter-based rescue device to carry out the hanging basket work from underwater, and also to rescue multiple people at once, plus underwater infrared camera assisted rescue, to avoid secondary damage during the rescue process. The situation occurs and the rescue efficiency is improved.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a helicopter-based rescue device and a rescue method, which can not only rescue a plurality of people in distress at sea, but also avoid secondary injuries during the rescue process.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a helicopter-based rescue device comprising a helicopter and a gondola, the helicopter being provided with a controller, a control line and a cable, the basket being provided with an underwater infrared camera and power Pumps, airbags, airbag control motors, corner motors and motor hinges;

The control line is configured to connect a controller on the helicopter with an underwater infrared camera, a power pump, and a corner motor on the gondola;

The cable is used to lift and lower the gondola;

The underwater infrared camera is used for photographing the surrounding environment of the underwater distressed person, and transmitting the photographed picture information to the controller;

The motor hinge is configured to convert the four walls of the gondola from a tiled state to a body state;

The motor hinges and the corner motor are respectively disposed on the overlapping sides of the four walls and the bottom surface of the gondola, and the motor hinges do not overlap with the position of the corner motor, and the corner motor is turned on or Closing the motor hinge to provide energy;

The power pump is disposed at a front end of the gondola to provide kinetic energy for forward, backward and corner movement of the gondola;

The air bag is disposed on the hanging basket;

The airbag control motor controls opening and closing of the airbag.

Preferably, the motor hinge is a limit motor hinge.

Preferably, the gondola is a non-covered bottomed cube.

Preferably, the hanging basket is made of aluminum.

Preferably, the number of the airbags is at least four, and are respectively disposed on four sides of the hanging basket except the bottom surface.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a helicopter-based rescue method, the rescue method comprising:

When the helicopter flies above the rescued person, the control line and the cable are laid down, and the hanging basket is placed near the rescued person through the cable;

The controller opens the power pump through the control line, and the power pump drives the basket to move;

The controller controls the underwater infrared camera to take underwater photos through the control line, and transmits the captured underwater photos to the controller through the control line;

The controller receives the underwater photograph and adjusts the direction of the power pump according to the specific information of the underwater photograph;

The power pump drives the basket to move to the rescued person. The controller activates the corner motor through the control line to rotate the motor hinge 90 degrees, so that the basket is converted from the tiled state to the body state, and the rescued person is brought into the basket;

The controller activates the airbag control motor through the control line to inflate the airbag to make the basket float upward;

The helicopter retracted the cable and lifted the basket and rescued personnel off the water.

Preferably, the motor hinge is a limit motor hinge.

Preferably, the gondola is a non-covered bottomed cube.

Preferably, the hanging basket is made of aluminum.

Preferably, the number of the airbags is at least four, and are respectively disposed on four sides of the hanging basket except the bottom surface.

Compared with the prior art, the helicopter rescue device and the rescue method of the invention directly capture the surrounding environment of the underwater distressed person through the underwater infrared camera, and send the underwater image to the controller of the helicopter; the controller analyzes and processes Underwater picture information, when the basket is far away from the person in distress, the controller controls the power pump on the basket, so that the basket moves forward or backward to the vicinity of the distressed person to carry out rescue activities; Out of the sea, but also to avoid the secondary damage caused by the process of pulling; through the motor hinges to transform the four walls of the basket from the tiled state to the body state, so that the people in distress are firmly in the basket, avoiding Rescuers slipped out of the basket during the water or during the upward lift, causing unnecessary personal injury, effectively improving the efficiency of rescue at sea and improving the health of rescue workers.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic plan view showing a preferred embodiment of a helicopter-based rescue device according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the helicopter-based rescue method of the present invention.

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

detailed description

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a plan view of a preferred embodiment of a helicopter-based rescue apparatus of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the helicopter-based rescue device includes a helicopter 1 and a gondola 9 on which the controller 2, the control line 3 and the cable 4 are disposed, and the gondola 9 is provided with an underwater infrared camera 5 , the power pump 6, the airbag 10, the airbag 10 controls the motor 8, the corner motor 7 and the motor hinge 11; wherein:

The control line 3 is used to connect the controller 2 on the helicopter 1 with the underwater infrared camera 5, the power pump 6 and the corner motor 7 on the gondola 9;

The cable 4 is used to lift and lower the gondola 9;

The underwater infrared camera 5 is used to capture the surrounding environment of the distressed person underwater, and send the captured picture information to the controller 2;

The motor hinge 11 is configured to convert the four walls of the gondola 9 from a tiled state to a body state;

The motor hinge 11 and the corner motor 7 are respectively disposed on the overlapping sides of the four walls and the bottom surface of the gondola 9 , and the position of the motor hinge 11 and the corner motor 7 does not overlap. The corner motor 7 supplies energy to open or close the motor hinge 11;

The power pump 6 is disposed at the front end of the gondola 9 to provide kinetic energy for the forward, backward and corner movements of the gondola 9;

The airbag 10 is disposed on the gondola 9;

The airbag 10 controls the motor 8 to control the opening and closing of the airbag 10.

In this embodiment, the helicopter-based rescue device includes two parts, a helicopter 1 and a gondola 9. The helicopter 1 is provided with a controller 2, a control line 3 and a cable 4, and the controller 2 controls the activity of the rescue distress person of the gondola 9 through the control line 3, and the cable 4 is used to raise or lower the gondola 9. When the rescuer is found, the helicopter 1 drops the basket 9 to the sea or the water through the cable 4; when the rescuer enters the basket 9, the helicopter 1 lifts the basket 9 through the cable 4 to the air to complete the rescue operation. The hanging basket 9 is provided with an underwater infrared camera 5, a power pump 6, an airbag 10, an airbag 10 control motor 8, a corner motor 7 and a motor hinge 11; when a rescuer is found, the helicopter 1 descends the basket 9 through the cable 4. When in the sea or in the water, the underwater infrared camera 5 disposed on the gondola 9 immediately captures the surrounding environment of the underwater distressed person, and transmits the photographed picture information to the controller 2 of the helicopter 1; the controller 2 receives the water The image information of the lower infrared camera 5 is immediately analyzed and processed. When the gondola 9 is far away from the person in distress, the controller 2 controls the power pump 6 on the gondola 9 to work, so that the gondola 9 moves forward or backward to the vicinity of the person in distress for rescue activities; when the gondola 9 is in distress When the person is around, the controller 2 controls the power pump 6 on the gondola 9 to stop working, so that the gondola 9 stops near the person in distress and brings the person in distress into the gondola 9.

In the embodiment, the hanging basket 9 can be arranged as a square body without a cover and a bottom, so that the person in danger can enter the hanging basket 9 more conveniently, the quality of the rescue is ensured, the probability of success of the rescue work is improved, and the rescue time is saved. The material of the hanging basket 9 is aluminum. Due to the light weight and small specific gravity of the aluminum material, the energy consumption of the aircraft during rescue is reduced. In addition, the aluminum material has a silver-white color that reflects light at sea level or on the water surface, making it easy to find and identify. When the rescuer is found, when the helicopter 1 drops the basket 9 into the sea or the water through the cable 4, the four walls of the basket 9 are in a tiled state to prevent accidental injury to the rescuer during the landing; and once the distress enters In the gondola 9, the motor hinges 11 provided on the gondola 9 convert the four walls of the gondola 9 from the tiled state to the body state, thereby securing the person in distress in the gondola 9 and avoiding rescuers in the water or Sliding out of the basket 9 during the upward ascent, causing unnecessary personal injury and even causing rescue failure. The motor hinge 11 is a limit motor hinge, and the motor hinge 11 and the corner motor 7 are respectively disposed on the overlapping sides of the four walls and the bottom surface of the gondola 9 , and the positions of the motor hinge 11 and the corner motor 7 do not overlap. The energy required for the motor hinge 11 to convert the four walls of the gondola 9 from the tiled state to the body state is provided by the corner motor 7.

In this embodiment, the number of the airbags 10 is at least four, and the four airbags 10 are respectively disposed on four sides except the bottom surface of the hanging basket 9; when the rescuer enters the hanging basket 9, except for the motor The leaf 11 converts the four walls of the gondola 9 from the tiled state to the body state, and the airbag control motor 8 controls the airbag 10 to be opened, and the airbag 10 stores a chemical which generates a gas, generates a gas by a chemical reaction, and inflates the airbag 10 Therefore, the hanging basket 9 is floated, and at the same time, the secondary injury caused by the collision of the person in distress in the water or in the upward lifting process is protected, and the rescue efficiency is improved. When the distressed person is successfully rescued, the airbag 10 controls the motor 8 to control the airbag 10 to be closed, and the basket 9 is changed from a stereoscopic state to a tiled state, which facilitates folding, reduces storage space, and facilitates storage of the gondola 9.

The invention also provides a helicopter-based rescue method, which is applied to the helicopter-based rescue device, and can rescue multiple people by helicopter 1 in the sea surface or water surface rescue, and does not cause two people in distress The secondary damage improves the rescue efficiency.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a helicopter-based rescue method according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the helicopter-based rescue method is applied to the rescue device as described in FIG. 1, and the rescue method includes:

S10. When the helicopter 1 flies above the rescued person, the control line 3 and the cable 4 are lowered, and the basket 9 is placed by the cable 4 to the rescued person;

Specifically, in step S10, in the process of finding a person in distress on the surface of the sea or the surface of the water, once the rescued person is found, the helicopter 1 will fly above the rescued person, put down the cable 4, and lift the basket 9 through the cable 4. It is placed near the rescued person; at the same time, the helicopter 1 will also place the control line 3 together with the basket 9 near the rescued person.

S20, the controller 2 turns on the power pump 6 through the control line 3, and the power pump 6 drives the basket 9 to move;

Specifically, in step S20, the controller 2 controls the activity of the rescue distress person of the gondola 9 through the control line 3, and when the gondola 9 is far from the person in distress, the controller 2 controls the power pump 6 on the gondola 9 Work so that the basket 9 moves forward or backward to the vicinity of the person in distress for rescue activities.

S30, the controller 2 controls the underwater infrared camera 5 to take underwater photos through the control line 3, and transmits the captured underwater photos back to the controller 2 through the control line 3;

Specifically, in step S30, the underwater shooting camera 9 is further provided with an underwater infrared camera 5, and when the rescuer is found, the helicopter 1 is placed on the hanging basket 9 when the hanging basket 9 is dropped into the sea or water through the cable 4. The underwater infrared camera 5 instantly captures the surrounding environment of the underwater distressed person and transmits the obtained picture information to the controller 2 of the helicopter 1.

S40. The controller 2 receives the underwater photograph, and adjusts the direction of the power pump 6 according to the specific information of the underwater photograph;

Specifically, in step S40, the controller 2 obtains specific information of the underwater photograph after receiving the underwater image analysis process, and when the gondola 9 is far away from the person in distress, the controller 2 controls the power pump on the gondola 9 6 work, so that the basket 9 moves forward or backward to the vicinity of the person in distress for rescue activities; when the basket 9 is away from the distressed person, the controller 2 controls the power pump 6 on the basket 9 to stop working, thereby hanging the basket 9 Stop to the vicinity of the person in distress and bring the person in distress into the basket 9.

S50, the power pump 6 drives the basket 9 to the rescued person, and the controller 2 activates the corner motor 7 through the control line 3 to rotate the motor hinge 11 by a 90 degree angle, so that the basket 9 is converted from a tile shape to a body shape. Bring the rescued person into the basket 9;

Specifically, in step S50, when the power pump 6 drives the gondola 9 to move to the rescued person, the motor hinges 11 disposed on the gondola 9 convert the four walls of the gondola 9 from the tiled state to the body state, Thus, the person in distress is firmly in the basket 9 to prevent the rescuer from slipping out of the basket 9 during the water or during the upward lifting, causing unnecessary personal injury and even causing rescue failure. The motor hinge 11 is a limit motor hinge, and the motor hinge 11 and the corner motor 7 are respectively disposed on the overlapping sides of the four walls and the bottom surface of the gondola 9 , and the positions of the motor hinge 11 and the corner motor 7 do not overlap. The energy required for the motor hinges 11 to convert the four walls of the gondola 9 from the tiled state to the body state is provided by the corner motor 7.

S60. The controller 2 activates the airbag 10 through the control line 3 to control the motor 8 to inflate the airbag 10 to float the basket 9;

Specifically, in step S60, the number of the airbags 10 is at least four, and the four airbags 10 are respectively disposed on four sides of the gondola 9 except the bottom surface; when the rescuer enters the gondola 9, the airbag 10 controls the motor 8 The airbag 10 is controlled to be opened. The airbag 10 stores a chemical capable of generating gas, and the gas is generated by the chemical reaction to inflate the airbag 10, thereby lifting the basket 9 and protecting the distressed person in the water or in the upward lifting process. The secondary damage caused by collision with other objects improves the rescue efficiency.

S70, the helicopter 1 retracts the cable 4 and lifts the basket 9 and the rescued person from the water surface.

Specifically, in step S70, when the rescuer enters the gondola 9, the helicopter 1 lifts the gondola 9 to the air through the cable 4, successfully rescues the person in distress; when the distressed person is successfully rescued, the airbag 10 controls the motor 8 to be controlled The airbag 10 is closed, and the gondola 9 is changed from a stereoscopic state to a tiled state, which facilitates folding, reduces storage space, and facilitates storage of the gondola 9.

The helicopter-based rescue device and method of the present invention immediately captures the surrounding environment of the underwater distressed person through the underwater infrared camera, and transmits the obtained underwater picture information to the controller of the helicopter; the controller receives the picture information and analyzes Processing, when the basket is far away from the person in distress, the controller controls the power pump working on the basket, so that the basket moves forward or backward to the vicinity of the person in distress for rescue activities; the airbag can help to float out of the sea, and It can also avoid the secondary damage caused by the pulling process; the four walls of the basket are converted from the tiled state to the body state by the motor hinges, so that the people in distress are firmly in the hanging basket, and the rescuers are avoided in the water. Or slip out of the basket during the upward ascent, causing unnecessary personal injury, effectively improving the efficiency of rescue at sea and improving the health of rescue workers.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent structural or equivalent functional changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings may be directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields. The same is included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A helicopter-based rescue device includes a helicopter and a gondola, wherein the helicopter is provided with a controller, a control line and a cable, and the basket is provided with an underwater infrared camera, a power pump, an air bag, and an air bag. Control motor, corner motor and motor hinge; where:

   The control line is configured to connect a controller on the helicopter with an underwater infrared camera, a power pump, and a corner motor on the gondola;

   The cable is used to lift and lower the gondola;

   The underwater infrared camera is used for photographing the surrounding environment of the underwater distressed person, and transmitting the photographed picture information to the controller;

   The motor hinge is configured to convert the four walls of the gondola from a tiled state to a body state;

   The motor hinges and the corner motor are respectively disposed on the overlapping sides of the four walls and the bottom surface of the gondola, and the motor hinges do not overlap with the position of the corner motor, and the corner motor is turned on or Closing the motor hinge to provide energy;

   The power pump is disposed at a front end of the gondola to provide kinetic energy for forward, backward and corner movement of the gondola;

   The air bag is disposed on the hanging basket;

   The airbag control motor controls opening and closing of the airbag.
2. The helicopter-based rescue device of claim 1 wherein said motor hinge is a limit motor hinge.
3. The helicopter-based rescue device of claim 1 wherein said gondola is a cube-free, bottomed cube.
4. The helicopter-based rescue device of claim 1 wherein said gondola is made of aluminum.
5. The helicopter-based rescue device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the airbags is at least four, and are respectively disposed on four sides of the hanging basket except the bottom surface.
6. A rescue method for a helicopter-based rescue device according to claim 1, wherein the rescue method comprises:

   When the helicopter flies above the rescued person, the control line and the cable are laid down, and the hanging basket is placed near the rescued person through the cable;

   The controller opens the power pump through the control line, and the power pump drives the basket to move;

   The controller controls the underwater infrared camera to take underwater photos through the control line, and transmits the captured underwater photos to the controller through the control line;

   The controller receives the underwater photograph and adjusts the direction of the power pump according to the specific information of the underwater photograph;

   The power pump drives the basket to move to the rescued person. The controller activates the corner motor through the control line to rotate the motor hinge 90 degrees, so that the basket is converted from the tiled state to the body state, and the rescued person is brought into the basket;

   The controller activates the airbag control motor through the control line to inflate the airbag to make the basket float upward;

   The helicopter retracted the cable and lifted the basket and rescued personnel off the water.
7. The rescue method according to claim 6, wherein the motor hinge is a limit motor hinge.
8. The rescue method according to claim 6, wherein the gondola is a square without a cover and a bottom.
9. The rescue method according to claim 6, wherein the hanging basket is made of aluminum.
10. The rescue method according to claim 6, wherein the number of the airbags is at least four, and are respectively disposed on four sides of the hanging basket except the bottom surface.