WO2017114477A1 - 一种充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统 - Google Patents

一种充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统 Download PDF

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WO2017114477A1
WO2017114477A1 PCT/CN2016/113308 CN2016113308W WO2017114477A1 WO 2017114477 A1 WO2017114477 A1 WO 2017114477A1 CN 2016113308 W CN2016113308 W CN 2016113308W WO 2017114477 A1 WO2017114477 A1 WO 2017114477A1
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韩建华
唐睿
赵振刚
李俭
高黎明
鲍苏煜
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  • the present invention relates to terminal control technologies in the field of communications, and in particular, to a charging control method, a server, a drone, a charging station, and a system.
  • the use of drones is slowly entering the needs of everyone.
  • the endurance of the drone is an important indicator of the service capability of the drone.
  • it flies back to the base station for charging.
  • the charging method of the above-mentioned drone is limited by the charging location, and it is impossible to fly over a long distance.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a charging control method, a server, a drone, a charging station, and a system capable of solving at least the above problems in the prior art.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a charging control method, which is applied to a server side, and the method includes:
  • the charging resource request information includes at least the location information of the drone
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging control method, which is applied to a drone, and the method includes:
  • the target charging station is selected based on the response information, moved to the location of the target charging station, and the power is acquired.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging control method, which is applied to a charging station, and the method includes:
  • the charging station is the target charging station of the drone, it is detected that the drone moves to the location of the charging station to provide power to the drone.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a server, where the server includes:
  • An information receiving unit configured to receive charging resource request information sent by the drone, where the charging resource request information includes at least location information of the drone;
  • a processing unit configured to select at least one candidate charging station for the drone based on location information in the charging resource request information and static information of the M charging stations; where M is an integer;
  • An information sending unit configured to generate response information for the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate charging station, and send the response information to the drone, wherein the response information is used to make The drone selects a target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a drone, including:
  • a communication unit configured to send the charging resource request information to the server side, where the charging resource request information includes at least the location information of the unmanned device; and the charging resource request information fed back by the server side is obtained.
  • Response information the response information includes at least one candidate charging station;
  • control unit configured to select a target charging station based on the response information, move to a location of the target charging station, and obtain power.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging station, where the charging station is disposed on a fixed object, including:
  • a communication unit configured to send location information to the server side
  • a power supply unit configured to: when the charging station is used as a target charging station of the drone, detect that the drone moves to a location of the charging station to provide power to the drone.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a charging control system, including:
  • a charging station configured to send location information to the server side; when the charging station is a target charging station of the drone, detecting that the drone moves to a location of the charging station, The drone provides electricity;
  • a server configured to receive the charging resource request information sent by the drone, where the charging resource request information includes at least the location information of the drone; based on the location information in the charging resource request information, And location information of the M charging stations, selecting at least one candidate charging station for the drone; wherein M is an integer; generating response information for the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate charging station Transmitting the response information to the drone, wherein the response information is used to cause the drone to select a target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station;
  • a drone for transmitting charging resource request information to the server side; obtaining response information for the charging resource request information fed back by the server side, the response information includes at least one candidate charging station; and based on the response information Select the target charging station, move to the location of the target charging station and obtain power.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a charging control method, a server, a drone, a charging station, and a system.
  • service information of a plurality of charging stations based on the self-management is received
  • the human machine selects at least one candidate charging station and causes the drone to select information of the target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station, and causes the drone to obtain power through the target charging station.
  • the drone can select the candidate charging station for charging anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, thereby enabling long-distance flight and reducing unnecessary energy consumption.
  • 1-1 is a schematic flowchart 1 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 1-2 is a schematic flowchart 2 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 1-3 is a schematic flowchart 3 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram 1 of a scenario of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram 2 of a scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic diagram 3 of a scenario of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart 4 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart 5 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart 6 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart 7 of a charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a server structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a structure of a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 11 is a schematic structural view 1 of a charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 12 is a schematic structural view 2 of a charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a charging control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a charging control method, which is applied to the server side, as shown in FIG. 1-1, the method includes:
  • Step 10 Receive charging resource request information sent by the drone, where the charging resource request information includes at least location information of the drone;
  • Step 20 Based on the location information in the charging resource request information, and the M charging stations Location information, selecting at least one candidate charging station for the drone; wherein M is an integer;
  • Step 30 Generate response information for the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate charging station, and send the response information to the drone, wherein the response information is used to make the The human machine selects a target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station.
  • the charging station is first described as an example of a fixed charging station.
  • the method includes:
  • Step 101a Acquire registration information sent by the M charging stations to include at least the location of the charging station; obtain registration information of at least L models of the battery including the model used by the drone, wherein , L is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
  • Step 102a Receive charging resource request information sent by the drone, where the charging resource request information includes at least location information of the drone;
  • Step 103a Select at least one candidate charging station for the drone based on the location information in the charging resource request information and the location information of the M charging stations;
  • Step 104a Generate response information for the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate charging station, and send the response information to the drone, wherein the response information is used to make the unmanned The machine selects a target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station.
  • one of the charging stations may be equipped with a charging device of one or more drones or a place of an automatic battery replacement device.
  • the charging station can be built in a crowdsourced manner.
  • the owner of the charging station can be an individual or a company, and the charging station it establishes can be fixed to various places and locations suitable for charging, such as roofs, utility poles, communication or power company towers, and the like. By charging the drone, the owner of the charging station can obtain certain economic benefits.
  • the server can provide a central control system for the entire system, controlled primarily by a computer server software, all of which communicate with it, provide its own service information, and accept its management and scheduling. All drones can request charging resources from them.
  • the charging client software is installed on one side of the drone, and the drone communicates with the charging station and the central control system through the client application, and ensures that the drone can smoothly take off and land to charge or replace the battery.
  • the charging request information further includes: remaining power information and a first matching condition
  • the first matching condition includes at least one of: selecting a charging station that matches a battery model of the drone; and selecting a charging station that is less than a preset distance range from the drone; For example, less than 1 km; select a charging station whose remaining power is not less than the required power of the drone.
  • the method further includes: setting a standard database, where the standard database includes at least: a model matching list of the model of the battery and the charging device; a model number of the drone and a model list of the matching charging device;
  • the selecting includes:
  • the dynamic service information includes at least a model of the currently available charging device, a remaining power, and a currently available charging device and a quantity; wherein the obtaining may be a periodic acquisition dynamic information;
  • the candidate charging station may specifically include:
  • the manner of determining the required power of the drone may be: determining the total power of the drone according to the battery model of the drone, and then requesting information according to the charging resource sent by the drone
  • the remaining power information in the calculation calculates a difference from the total power, and uses the difference as the power required by the drone.
  • the remaining power in the charging resource request information sent by the drone is a percentage
  • the percentage of the required power can be directly obtained by using 100% minus the remaining power percentage, based on the percentage of the required power and the battery.
  • the total power of the model is calculated, and the required power of the drone is calculated.
  • the first matching condition may further include: the unit price of the target charging station is within a preset price range.
  • the unit price of the target charging station is within the preset price range: the owner of each charging station can give a charging pricing at any time, or use the system default market price; the drone can set when requesting information A price range, if the price of the charging station is within the price range set by the drone, the charging station can be selected.
  • the distance between the target charging station and the target charging station is within a preset range; the drone may carry the current location information when issuing the charging resource request information, and correspondingly, the charging station may periodically update the dynamic service information; based on the location of the two
  • the information is calculated by calculating the distance between the drone and each charging station currently managed by the server side, and selecting at least one candidate charging station that is within a preset distance threshold.
  • the preset distance threshold may be within 500 meters, or within 1Km.
  • the method further includes: receiving information of a selected target charging station sent by the drone, generating authentication information; transmitting the authentication information to the drone and the target charging station, so that the drone and The target charging station performs an authentication operation based on the authentication information.
  • the server side can also perform charging for the operation of the communication, and the static information of the UAV further includes: Owner information of the drone; the static information of the charging station further includes owner information of the charging station;
  • the method further includes:
  • the charge information corresponding to the current charging operation is determined based on the charging start information, the charging end information, the used power amount information, the owner information of the drone, and the owner information of the target charging station.
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target charging station, a unit price of the target charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target charging station, a unit price of the target charging station, and a charging end time.
  • the payee and the payee of the fee information are determined.
  • the drone can select at least one candidate charging station for the drone and obtain no one based on the service information of the plurality of charging stations managed by itself, when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone The information of the target charging station selected from the at least one candidate charging station, and causes the drone to obtain power through the target charging station.
  • the drone can select the candidate charging station for charging anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, thereby enabling long-distance flight and reducing unnecessary energy consumption.
  • the charging station is described as an example of a charging station capable of changing the location.
  • the charging station in this embodiment may be a mobile charging station.
  • the method includes:
  • Step 101b Acquire the model and quantity of the charging device of each of the M charging stations; obtain the model of the battery used by the L drones; L and M are integers greater than or equal to 1;
  • Step 102b Obtain dynamic service information of the M charging stations, where the dynamic service information includes at least the current location information, the speed information, the available charging device information, and the route information of the mobile charging station;
  • Step 103b Receive charging resource request information that is sent by the drone and includes current dynamic information.
  • the current dynamic information includes at least current location information, driving route information, and a second matching condition.
  • Step 104b Select at least one candidate charging station for the drone based on the location information in the charging resource request information and the location information of the M charging stations; specifically, the static data based on the drone and the Describe current dynamic information, static information of M mobile charging stations, and dynamic service information, and select at least one candidate mobile charging station for the drone;
  • Step 105b Generate response information for the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate mobile charging station, and send the response information to the drone so that the drone according to the response information Selecting a target mobile charging station from at least one candidate mobile charging station, and causing the drone to determine a first path that the drone travels together with the target mobile charging station, and move to the first path The target mobile charging station obtains power.
  • the server side may be a server for system control or a control system composed of multiple servers.
  • the server side communicates with all mobile charging stations, providing them with the location, speed, direction of the mobile charging station, available charging location model and quantity, replacement battery model and quantity, etc.; all the drones A charging resource can be requested from it.
  • the mobile charging station in this embodiment may be equipped with one or more drone charging devices.
  • a moving object of an automatic battery displacement device such as, but not limited to, a car, a train, a ship, a drone, and the like.
  • the drone can find that it needs to be charged during the flight, contact the central control system through the wireless network, and charge the resource request information to it.
  • the charging resource request information may include at least one of the following information: drone model information, location information, route information, speed information, and distance information.
  • the distance information can be within 1 km of hope.
  • the UAV-based static data and the current dynamic information, the static information of the M mobile charging stations, and the dynamic service information select at least one candidate mobile charging station for the UAV, including:
  • the second matching condition includes at least one of the following:
  • the charging device of the mobile charging station matches the model of the battery used by the drone;
  • the power of the mobile charging station capable of providing the drone for the required time is not less than the required power of the drone
  • the unit price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range of the drone charging resource request
  • the relative distance between the drone and the mobile charging station is less than the preset value in the drone charging resource request.
  • the matching with the battery model of the drone may be matched according to the model of the charging device used in the static data of the drone and the available battery model of the static information of the mobile charging station. Further, based on the battery model matching, it is also possible to determine, according to the quantity of available charging device information in the current dynamic information of the mobile charging station, whether there is at least one available charging device in the mobile charging station, and if so, Then the mobile charging station can be selected as a candidate charging station, otherwise, no The mobile charging station is selected as a candidate charging station.
  • the distance between the mobile charging stations is within a preset distance range, and may be: determining the drone based on the location information in the dynamic information of the drone and the current location information in the current dynamic information of the mobile charging station.
  • the distance between the charging stations is determined to determine whether the distance is within a preset distance range.
  • the preset distance range may be within 500 meters, or within 1Km.
  • the mobile charging station has at least one of the same sub-paths, and may be: according to the route information of the mobile charging station, the route information includes at least one sub-path; and according to the route information sent by the drone, the two are determined Is there at least one segment of the same subpath?
  • the unit price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range in the drone charging resource request, and the preset price range may be set according to actual conditions, and refers to a price range for a unit price. For example, it can be set to 1 degree within 1 block.
  • the current dynamic information of the mobile charging station may further include a current power that can be provided by the available charging devices of the mobile charging station, for example, the power that can be currently provided is 20 degrees.
  • the required power of the drone can be collected periodically for the drone, and the periodic acquisition can be collected once every hour.
  • the matching the route information of the UAV and the route information of the mobile charging station may include: the driving directions of the UAV and the mobile charging station are the same, or the driving direction is consistent and has a sub-route that can be shared. It can include the following situations:
  • the direction of travel of the drone and the route AB and the direction of travel of the mobile charging station and the route AB are identical, then the mobile charging station is provided to the drone for selection;
  • the driving direction of the drone is A to C
  • the route is ABC
  • the mobile charging station has different driving routes, first moving in the AB direction, and then going to the D direction, the mobile charging station and the drone having AB
  • This section of the route is the same and can also be selected;
  • the traveling direction and the driving route of the drone are AB, and the traveling direction of the mobile charging station and the route are AC, and the two are different, and the mobile charging station is not selected for the drone.
  • the price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range, which can be used for each mobile charging station In some cases, you can always give a charging pricing, or use the system default market price; when the drone sends the request information, you can set a price range, if the price of the mobile charging station is within the price range set by the drone, Then the mobile charging station can be selected.
  • the server side can also perform charging for the operation of the communication.
  • the static information of the drone includes: Owner information of the drone; the static information of the mobile charging station further includes owner information of the mobile charging station;
  • the method further includes:
  • the charge information corresponding to the current charging operation is determined based on the charging start information, the charging end information, the used power amount information, the owner information of the drone, and the owner information of the target mobile charging station.
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, a charging end time, and a usage power of the target mobile charging station.
  • the embodiment further includes the current location information, the speed information, and the route information of the mobile charging station based on the charging resource request information and the dynamic service information of the M mobile charging stations, Before the human machine selects at least one candidate mobile charging station, the method further includes:
  • Determining whether the current location information, the speed information, and the route information of the mobile charging station based on the charging resource request information and the dynamic service information of the M mobile charging stations can be The drone selects a candidate mobile charging station;
  • a notification that the candidate mobile charging station cannot be selected is sent to the drone.
  • the candidate mobile charging station is not selected, the notification condition of the candidate mobile charging station cannot be selected to the drone due to the small matching condition range set by the drone, so that the drone can modify the matching condition. Then, the candidate mobile charging station is selected again for the drone.
  • At least one candidate mobile charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and the information of the target mobile charging station selected by the drone is received. Thereafter, the drone and the target mobile charging station can travel together on at least one of the paths and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the mobile charging station to charge anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, so that long-distance flight can be achieved and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the drone since the drone has the same path as the target mobile charging station, the drone can be mounted on the mobile charging station and travel while charging, thereby saving energy consumption and improving efficiency.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a charging control method, which is applied to a drone, and specifically includes:
  • the target charging station is selected based on the response information, moved to the location of the target charging station, and the power is acquired.
  • This embodiment is described as an example of a charging station whose charging station is an unmovable position.
  • the method includes:
  • Step 201 Send static information for registration to the server, where the static information of the drone includes at least a model of a battery used by the drone;
  • Step 202 Send charging resource request information to the server side, where the charging resource request information includes at least location information of the drone;
  • Step 203 Acquire response information for the charging resource request information fed back by the server side, where the response information includes at least one candidate charging station;
  • Step 204 Select a target charging station based on the response information, move to the location of the target charging station, and obtain power.
  • the mobile charging client software may be installed in the drone, and the communication with the charging station and the central control system is realized through the unmanned client application, and the drone is ensured to take off and land or replace the battery smoothly.
  • Its core functions include the mobile charging docking function.
  • the drone system starts the “charge docking mode”, using point-to-point communication and distance detection means, automatically Adjust the speed and position of the drone to match the target charging station.
  • the drone can find that it needs to be charged during the flight, contact the central control system through the wireless network, and charge the resource request information to it.
  • the charging resource request information may include at least one dimension of the demand feature in addition to the location information of the drone.
  • the selecting the target charging station based on the response information comprises:
  • the target charging station cannot be selected from the response information, regenerating the first matching condition, and generating and transmitting the charging resource request information to the server side again by using the regenerated first matching condition and the current location information ;
  • the determination may be based on a predetermined condition, or may be determined by the owner of the drone.
  • the preset condition may include at least one of the following:
  • the number of available charging locations of the target charging station is greater than or equal to one
  • the type of charging power provided by the target charging station matches the model of the drone
  • the distance from the target charging station is within a preset range, such as within 1 km;
  • the unit price of the target charging station is within the preset price range.
  • the distance between the target charging station and the target charging station is within a preset range; the drone may carry the current location information when issuing the charging resource request information, and correspondingly, the charging station may periodically update the dynamic service information; based on the location of the two
  • the information is calculated by calculating the distance between the drone and each charging station currently managed by the server side, and selecting at least one candidate charging station that is within a preset distance threshold.
  • the preset distance threshold may be within 500 meters, or within 1Km.
  • the preset condition may be automatically selected or manually selected by the controller; for example, whether the price of the charging station meets the preset price range; or whether the distance of the currently provided charging station is preset Within range and so on.
  • the drone can also tell the central control system that the current candidate charging station is not ideal, and it is required to send more candidate charging stations, and can tell the central control system more requirements, such as hoping that the power per kWh is not higher than 3 yuan.
  • This process can be executed a preset number of times, for example, it can be set to allow only three judgments to be performed.
  • the moving to the target charging station and obtaining power includes:
  • Charging is performed at the target charging station to obtain power, or the battery is replaced at the target charging station to obtain power.
  • the adjusting the moving direction may be determining the moving direction according to the current location information of the drone and the location of the target charging station.
  • the obtaining power may be to establish a connection with at least one charging interface of the charging station for charging; or the battery may be replaced by acquiring at least one backup battery from the charging station.
  • the method further includes:
  • the authentication may be performed by sending the authentication information to the target charging station, so that the target charging station performs matching based on the authentication information and the authentication information sent by the server side to the target charging station. If the two match, the authentication is determined to pass. And the result of the certification pass is sent to the drone by the target charging station;
  • the authentication may be performed by receiving the authentication information sent by the target charging station, the received authentication information sent by the target charging station, and the authentication information sent by the server side to match, if the two match , then confirm the certification passed.
  • the server side can also perform charging for the operation of the communication.
  • the method further includes:
  • the charge information corresponding to the current charging operation is determined based on the charging start information, the charging end information, the used power amount information, the owner information of the drone, and the owner information of the target charging station.
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target charging station, a unit price of the target charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target charging station, a unit price of the target charging station, and a charging end time.
  • the charging station can be a mobile charging station, as shown in FIG. 6:
  • Step 601 Send static data to the server side for registration, wherein the static data includes at least a model of the charging device used by the drone;
  • Step 602 Send charging resource request information including current dynamic information to the server side, and obtain response information for the charging resource request information fed back by the server side, where the response information includes at least one candidate mobile charging station.
  • the current dynamic information includes at least current location information, driving route information, and matching conditions;
  • Step 603 Select a target mobile charging station based on the response information, and send the selected target mobile charging station to the server side;
  • Step 604 Determine, according to the dynamic service information of the target mobile charging station, a first path that travels together with the target mobile charging station, and obtain power through the target mobile charging station when moving to the first path.
  • the server side may be a server for system control or a control system composed of multiple servers.
  • the server side communicates with all mobile charging stations, providing the location, direction of the mobile charging station, available charging location model and quantity, replacement battery model and quantity, etc.; all the drones can It requests charging resources.
  • the mobile charging station in this embodiment may be a moving object equipped with one or more unmanned aerial vehicle charging devices or automatic battery replacement devices, such as, but not limited to, automobiles, trains, ships, drones, and the like.
  • the mobile charging client software can be installed in the drone to communicate with the mobile charging station and the central control system through the drone client application, and ensure that the drone can smoothly take off and land to charge or replace the battery.
  • Its core functions include the mobile charging docking function.
  • the drone system starts the “charge docking mode”, using point-to-point communication and distance detection means. Automatically adjust the speed and position of the drone to match the target mobile charging station.
  • the drone can find that it needs to be charged during the flight, contact the central control system through the wireless network, and charge the resource request information to it.
  • the matching condition includes at least one of the following:
  • the charging device of the mobile charging station matches the model of the battery used by the drone;
  • the power of the mobile charging station capable of providing the drone for the required time is not less than the required power of the drone
  • the unit price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range of the drone charging resource request
  • the relative distance between the drone and the mobile charging station is less than the preset value in the drone charging resource request.
  • Determining, according to current location information, speed information, and route information of the target mobile charging station, a first path that travels with the target mobile charging station including:
  • the current location information in the dynamic service information of the mobile charging station according to the target, the speed information currently available charging device information, and the driving route information, and according to the current location information in the current dynamic information of the drone, the speed information and Driving route information, determining a coincidence start position and a maximum coincidence distance with the target mobile charging station, determining the first path based on the start position and a maximum coincidence distance; and according to the static data of the drone
  • the model of the charging device used selecting the target charging device in the target mobile charging station;
  • a period of time for providing power to the drone is determined based on the first time and the required length of time.
  • Determining the first path may be: determining a intersection position of the drone and the target mobile charging station based on the relative speed and the relative distance of the two, using the intersection position as a starting point of the first path, and then according to the drone
  • the route information and the route information of the target mobile charging station and the traveling directions of the two determine the path end point where the two overlap, and the path between the start point and the end point is taken as the first path.
  • the determination of the charging duration may be determined according to standard industrial parameters.
  • Standard industrial parameters include at least: the maximum flight speed of the drone, and the drone battery is charged in different charging devices. speed.
  • the method further includes:
  • the matching condition is adjusted to obtain an adjusted matching condition
  • the adjusting matching condition may be: expanding an original range in the matching condition, for example, increasing an upper limit of the preset distance range, and/or expanding the price of the mobile charging station within a preset price range. .
  • the drone can also tell the central control system that the current candidate mobile charging station is not ideal, and it is required to send more candidate mobile charging stations, and can tell the central control system more requirements, such as wishing that the power is not higher than 3 rounds per degree. Renminbi. This process can be executed a preset number of times, for example, it can be set to allow only three judgments to be performed.
  • the drone is further capable of receiving authentication information sent by the server side, and performing authentication based on the authentication information with the target mobile charging station.
  • the method for authenticating may be to send the authentication information to the target mobile charging station, so that the target mobile charging station performs matching based on the authentication information and the authentication information sent by the server side to the target mobile charging station, if the two match, Determining that the certification is passed, and the result of the certification pass is sent by the target mobile charging station to the drone;
  • the authentication may be performed by receiving the authentication information sent by the target mobile charging station, the received authentication information sent by the target mobile charging station, and the authentication information sent by the server side, if both If they match, the authentication is determined to pass.
  • the server side can also perform charging for the operation of the communication.
  • the method further includes:
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, and a charging end time.
  • At least one candidate mobile charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and after receiving the information of the target mobile charging station selected by the drone,
  • the authentication information is transmitted such that the drone and the target mobile charging station establish a connection based on the authentication information and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the mobile charging station to charge anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the "base station" charging, so that long-distance flight can be achieved and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the drone can be moved to the location of the target mobile charging station for charging, so that the drone can be mounted on the mobile charging station and travel while charging, thereby saving energy consumption and improving efficiency.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a charging control method, which is applied to a charging station, and includes:
  • the charging station is the target charging station of the drone, it is detected that the drone moves to the location of the charging station to provide power to the drone.
  • the charging station is a fixed position charging station, specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, including:
  • Step 301 Send static information for registration to the server side, where the charging station is static
  • the state information includes at least the location of the charging station
  • Step 302 Periodically send dynamic service information to the server side, where the dynamic service information includes at least a model of the currently available charging device, a remaining power, and a currently available charging device and quantity;
  • Step 303 When the charging station is the target charging station of the drone, detecting that the drone moves to a position of the charging station to provide power to the drone.
  • the communication may be established with the five people based on the communication function of the charging station to complete the authentication.
  • the method further includes:
  • the charging station When the charging station is used as a target charging station of the drone, obtaining authentication information sent by the server side;
  • the authentication information may be an identification code; when the identification code of the drone and the charging station is the same, the authentication may be determined to pass; otherwise, the authentication fails.
  • the power supply for the drone described in this embodiment includes:
  • the charging station may include a plurality of charging interfaces
  • a battery is provided for the drone for replacing the battery of the drone to provide power.
  • the location of the charging station can be changed, that is, the charging station is a mobile charging station scenario, as shown in FIG. 8, including:
  • Step 801 Send static information to the server side to register on the server side, where the static information includes at least the model and quantity of the charging device corresponding to the mobile charging station.
  • Step 802 Periodically send dynamic service information to the server side, so that the server selects a candidate mobile charging station for the drone based on the static information and the dynamic service information side, and the candidate mobile charging station is used by the drone. Selecting a target mobile charging station; wherein the dynamic service information At least including current location information, speed information, available charging device information, and route information of the mobile charging station;
  • Step 803 When determining the target mobile charging station as the drone, determining, according to the static information and the dynamic service information, a first path that travels with the drone;
  • Step 804 When driving to the first path of the charging, provide power to the drone.
  • the server side may be a server for system control or a control system composed of multiple servers.
  • the server side communicates with all mobile charging stations, providing the location, direction of the mobile charging station, available charging location model and quantity, replacement battery model and quantity, etc.; all the drones can It requests charging resources.
  • the mobile charging station in this embodiment may be a moving object equipped with one or more unmanned aerial vehicle charging devices or automatic battery replacement devices, such as, but not limited to, automobiles, trains, ships, drones, and the like.
  • the drone can find that it needs to be charged during the flight, contact the central control system through the wireless network, and charge the resource request information to it.
  • Determining, according to the static information and the dynamic service information, a first path that travels with the drone including:
  • Determining a relative speed with the drone based on the speed information of the dynamic service information and the speed information of the drone;
  • determining the relative distance and the relative speed may determine the relative distance between the charging station and the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the target, and determining the relative distance between the two according to the speed information of the drone and the speed information of the target mobile charging station. The relative speed of the two.
  • Determining the first path may be: determining a intersection position of the drone and the target mobile charging station based on the relative speed and the relative distance of the two, using the intersection position as a starting point of the first path, and then according to the drone
  • the route information and the route information of the target mobile charging station and the traveling directions of the two determine the path end point where the two overlap, and the path between the start point and the end point is taken as the first path.
  • the method further includes:
  • a period of time for providing power to the drone is determined based on the first time and the required length of time.
  • the traffic condition information may include at least: a traffic condition corresponding to the route information that the target mobile charging station is to pass; for example, current congestion, smooth communication, and the like.
  • Determining the first time according to the traffic condition information may be: determining whether the target mobile charging station travels from the current position to the start position of the first path according to the traffic condition is smooth or smooth, and then determining the arrival time based on the current time. The first moment of the starting position of a path.
  • determining the length of time required can be determined based on standard industry parameters, as well as the type of charging device.
  • the standard industrial parameters may include a charging speed, and further, the type of each charging device may correspond to different charging speeds.
  • the providing power to the drone includes:
  • a battery is selected from at least one of the batteries, and the battery of the drone is replaced with the selected battery to provide power to the drone.
  • the server side can also perform charging for the operation of the communication.
  • the method further includes:
  • the charge information of the charging operation is calculated based on the charging start information, the charging end information, and the used power of the target mobile charging station.
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, a charging end time, and a usage power of the target mobile charging station.
  • the method further includes: before determining the first path that runs together with the drone based on the current location information, the speed information, and the route information, the method further includes:
  • the authentication is performed with the drone based on the authentication information.
  • At least one candidate mobile charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and the information of the target mobile charging station selected by the drone is received. Thereafter, the drone and the target mobile charging station can travel together on at least one of the paths and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the mobile charging station to charge anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, so that long-distance flight can be achieved and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the drone since the drone has the same path as the target mobile charging station, the drone can be mounted on the mobile charging station and travel while charging, thereby saving energy consumption and improving efficiency.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a server. As shown in FIG. 9, the server includes:
  • the information receiving unit 92 is configured to receive the charging resource request information sent by the drone, wherein the charging resource request information includes at least the location information of the drone;
  • the processing unit 93 is configured to select at least one candidate charging station for the drone based on the location information in the charging resource request information and the location information of the M charging stations; where M is an integer;
  • the information sending unit 94 is configured to generate response information for the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate charging station, and send the response information to the drone, wherein the response information is used to make The drone selects a target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station.
  • the present example is based on the fact that the charging station is not movable, that is, a fixed charging station.
  • the charging station is provided with one or more unmanned aerial vehicle charging devices or a place for an automatic battery replacement device.
  • the charging station is mainly built in a crowdsourcing manner.
  • the owner of the charging station can be an individual or a company, and the charging station it establishes can be fixed to various places and locations suitable for charging, such as roofs, utility poles, communication or power company towers, and the like. By charging the drone, the owner of the charging station can obtain certain economic benefits.
  • the server may further include:
  • the information management unit 91 is configured to obtain registration information sent by the M charging stations to include at least a location of the charging station; and acquire, by the L drones, at least the model of the battery used by the drone Registration information, where L is an integer greater than or equal to 1; periodically acquiring dynamic service information sent by the M charging stations, wherein the dynamic service information includes at least a model of the currently available charging device and remaining power And the currently available charging equipment and quantity;
  • the server can provide a central control system for the entire system, controlled primarily by a computer server software, all of which communicate with it, provide its own service information, and accept its management and scheduling. All drones can request charging resources from them.
  • the charging client software is installed on one side of the drone, and the drone communicates with the charging station and the central control system through the client application, and ensures that the drone can smoothly take off and land to charge or replace the battery.
  • the charging request information further includes: remaining power information and a first matching condition
  • the first matching condition includes at least one of the following:
  • the processing unit is configured to set a standard database, where the standard database includes at least:
  • a matching list of the model number of the battery and the model of the charging device
  • the processing unit is further configured to determine the drone based on a model of a battery in a static information of the drone or a model of the drone, and a matching list of the battery and the charging device in the standard database. a model of the corresponding charging device; determining a distance range of the candidate charging station to be selected by the drone based on the location information and the matching condition in the charging resource request information of the drone; determining based on the remaining capacity of the drone.
  • the required power of the drone based on the matching condition, the model of the charging device, the distance range, the required power of the drone, and the dynamic information of the M charging stations, At least one candidate charging station that matches the drone.
  • the matching condition may further include that the price provided by the charging station is within a preset price range.
  • the unit price of the target charging station is within the preset price range: the owner of each charging station can give a charging pricing at any time, or use the system default market price; the drone can set when requesting information A price range, if the price of the charging station is within the price range set by the drone, the charging station can be selected.
  • the distance between the target charging station and the target charging station is within a preset range; the drone may carry the current location information when issuing the charging resource request information, and correspondingly, the charging station may periodically update the dynamic service information; based on the location of the two
  • the information is calculated by calculating the distance between the drone and each charging station currently managed by the server side, and selecting at least one candidate charging station that is within a preset distance threshold.
  • the preset distance threshold may be within 500 meters, or within 1Km.
  • the processing unit is further configured to receive information of the selected target charging station sent by the drone, generate authentication information, and send the authentication information to the drone and the target charging station, so that the The human machine and the target charging station perform an authentication operation based on the authentication information.
  • the static information of the drone further includes: owner information of the drone; and the static information of the charging station further includes owner information of the charging station;
  • server further includes:
  • the charging unit 95 is configured to acquire charging start information sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle and the target charging station, acquire charging end information sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle and the target charging station, and use power consumption information; based on the charging start information And the charging end information, the usage power information, the owner information of the drone, and the owner information of the target charging station, and determining the fee information corresponding to the current charging operation.
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target charging station, a unit price of the target charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target charging station, a unit price of the target charging station, and a charging end time.
  • the example is based on the charging station being a charging station capable of changing the position.
  • the charging station in this example can be understood as a mobile charging station.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a server, including:
  • An information obtaining unit configured to register static information of the M mobile charging stations, wherein the static information includes at least a model and a quantity of the charging device corresponding to the mobile charging station; and register static data of the L drones, wherein The static data includes at least a model of the charging device used by the drone; M and L are integers greater than or equal to 1; and dynamic service information of M mobile charging stations is acquired, wherein the dynamic service information At least including current location information, speed information, available charging device information, and route information of the mobile charging station; receiving charging resource request information sent by the drone containing current dynamic information; wherein, the current The dynamic information includes at least current location information, driving route information, and matching conditions;
  • a processing unit configured to select at least one candidate mobile charger for the drone based on static data of the drone and the current dynamic information, static information of the M mobile charging stations, and dynamic service information Power station
  • an information sending unit configured to generate, according to the selected at least one candidate mobile charging station, response information for the charging resource request information, and send the response information to the drone.
  • the server side may be a server for system control or a control system composed of multiple servers.
  • the server side communicates with all mobile charging stations, providing the location, direction of the mobile charging station, available charging location model and quantity, replacement battery model and quantity, etc.; all the drones can It requests charging resources.
  • the processing unit is configured to: based on current dynamic information and second matching conditions in the charging resource request information, and current location information, speed information, and speed information of the mobile charging station in dynamic service information of M mobile charging stations, Selecting at least one candidate mobile charging station for the drone by using currently available charging device information and driving route information;
  • the second matching condition includes at least one of the following:
  • the charging device of the mobile charging station matches the model of the battery used by the drone;
  • the power of the mobile charging station capable of providing the drone for the required time is not less than the required power of the drone
  • the unit price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range of the drone charging resource request
  • the relative distance between the drone and the mobile charging station is less than the preset value in the drone charging resource request.
  • the matching with the battery model of the drone can be matched according to the battery model sent by the drone and the available battery model in the dynamic service information of the mobile charging station.
  • the distance between the mobile charging stations is within a preset distance range, and may be: determining a distance between the drone and the mobile charging station according to the position information of the drone and the current position information of the mobile charging station, and determining Whether the distance is within a preset distance range.
  • the preset distance range may be within 500 meters, or within 1Km.
  • the mobile charging station has at least one of the same sub-paths, which may be: according to the way of the mobile charging station
  • the line information includes at least one sub-path in the route information. According to the route information sent by the drone, it is determined whether there is at least one segment of the same sub-path between the two.
  • the matching the route information of the UAV and the route information of the mobile charging station may include: the driving directions of the UAV and the mobile charging station are the same, or the driving direction is consistent and has a sub-route that can be shared. It can include the following situations:
  • the direction of travel of the drone and the route AB and the direction of travel of the mobile charging station and the route AB are identical, then the mobile charging station is provided to the drone for selection;
  • the driving direction of the drone is A to C
  • the route is ABC
  • the mobile charging station has different driving routes, first moving in the AB direction, and then going to the D direction, the mobile charging station and the drone having AB
  • This section of the route is the same and can also be selected;
  • the traveling direction and the driving route of the drone are AB, and the traveling direction of the mobile charging station and the route are AC, and the two are different, and the mobile charging station is not selected for the drone.
  • the price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range, and the owner of each mobile charging station can provide a charging pricing at any time, or use the system default market price; when the drone sends the request information , a price range can be set, and if the price of the mobile charging station is within the price range set by the drone, the mobile charging station can be selected.
  • the charging unit is configured to determine the present based on the charging start information, the charging end information, the used power amount information, the owner information of the drone, and the owner information of the target mobile charging station. Cost information corresponding to the secondary charging operation;
  • the information acquiring unit is further configured to acquire charging start information sent by the drone and the target mobile charging station; acquire charging end information sent by the drone and the target mobile charging station, and use power amount information;
  • the static information of the drone further includes: owner information of the drone; and the static information of the mobile charging station further includes owner information of the mobile charging station.
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a target mobile charging The model of the station, the unit price of the target mobile charging station, and the charging start time; the unit price may be the price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, a charging end time, and a usage power of the target mobile charging station.
  • the processing unit is configured to determine whether the current location information, the speed information, and the route information of the mobile charging station based on the charging resource request information and the dynamic service information of the M mobile charging stations can be The drone selects a candidate mobile charging station; if the candidate mobile charging station cannot be selected, a notification that the candidate mobile charging station cannot be selected is sent to the drone.
  • the candidate mobile charging station is not selected, the notification condition of the candidate mobile charging station cannot be selected to the drone due to the small matching condition range set by the drone, so that the drone can modify the matching condition. Then, the candidate mobile charging station is selected again for the drone.
  • At least one candidate mobile charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and the information of the target mobile charging station selected by the drone is received. Thereafter, the drone and the target mobile charging station can travel together on at least one of the paths and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the mobile charging station to charge anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, so that long-distance flight can be achieved and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the drone since the drone has the same path as the target mobile charging station, the drone can be mounted on the mobile charging station and travel while charging, thereby saving energy consumption and improving efficiency.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a drone, as shown in FIG. 10, including:
  • the communication unit 1001 is configured to send the charging resource request information to the server side, where the charging resource request information includes at least the location information of the unmanned device; and the request for the charging resource that is fed back by the server side is obtained.
  • Response information of the information wherein the response information includes at least one candidate Select charging station;
  • the control unit 1002 is configured to select a target charging station based on the response information, move to a location where the target charging station is located, and obtain power.
  • the mobile charging client software may be installed in the drone, and the communication with the charging station and the central control system is realized through the unmanned client application, and the drone is ensured to take off and land or replace the battery smoothly.
  • Its core functions include the mobile charging docking function.
  • the drone system starts the “charge docking mode”, using point-to-point communication and distance detection means, automatically Adjust the speed and position of the drone to match the target charging station.
  • the drone can find that it needs to be charged during the flight, contact the central control system through the wireless network, and charge the resource request information to it.
  • the charging resource request information may include at least one dimension of the demand feature in addition to the location information of the drone.
  • the control unit is configured to determine whether the at least one candidate charging station included in the response information meets a preset condition, where the preset condition includes a feature requirement of at least one dimension; if the at least one candidate charging If the station does not meet the preset condition, the charging resource request information is resent to the server side based on the feature requirement of the at least one dimension of the preset condition and the current location information; if the at least one mobile terminal device exists The charging station that meets the preset condition determines that the target charging station is selected.
  • the demand feature of the at least one dimension may include at least one of the following:
  • the number of available charging locations of the target charging station is greater than or equal to one
  • the type of charging power provided by the target charging station matches the model of the drone
  • the distance from the target charging station is within a preset range, such as within 1 km;
  • the unit price of the target charging station is within the preset price range.
  • the unit price of the target charging station is within the preset price range: the owner of each charging station can give a charging pricing at any time, or use the system default market price; the drone is sending a request letter When the information is available, a price range can be set. If the price of the charging station is within the price range set by the drone, the charging station can be selected.
  • the distance between the target charging station and the target charging station is within a preset range; the drone may carry the current location information when issuing the charging resource request information, and correspondingly, the charging station may periodically update the dynamic service information; based on the location of the two
  • the information is calculated by calculating the distance between the drone and each charging station currently managed by the server side, and selecting at least one candidate charging station that is within a preset distance threshold.
  • the preset distance threshold may be within 500 meters, or within 1Km.
  • the preset condition may be automatically selected or manually selected by the controller; for example, whether the price of the charging station meets the preset price range; or whether the distance of the currently provided charging station is preset Within range and so on.
  • the drone can also tell the central control system that the current candidate charging station is not ideal, and it is required to send more candidate charging stations, and can tell the central control system more requirements, such as hoping that the power per kWh is not higher than 3 yuan.
  • This process can be executed a preset number of times, for example, it can be set to allow only three judgments to be performed.
  • the control unit is configured to adjust a moving direction of the target charging station based on the location of the target charging station; and move to the target charging station based on the adjusted moving direction and the location of the target charging station; Charging is performed at the target charging station to obtain power, or the battery is replaced at the target charging station to obtain power.
  • the adjusting the moving direction may be determining the moving direction according to the current location information of the drone and the location of the target charging station.
  • the obtaining power may be to establish a connection with at least one charging interface of the charging station for charging; or the battery may be replaced by acquiring at least one backup battery from the charging station.
  • the communication unit is configured to send the selected target charging station to the server side; and receive the authentication information sent by the server side;
  • the control unit is further configured to perform authentication with the target charging station based on the authentication information.
  • the authentication may be performed by sending the authentication information to the target charging station, so that the target charging station performs matching based on the authentication information and the authentication information sent by the server side to the target charging station. If the two match, the authentication is determined to pass. And the result of the certification pass is sent to the drone by the target charging station;
  • the authentication may be performed by receiving the authentication information sent by the target charging station, the received authentication information sent by the target charging station, and the authentication information sent by the server side to match, if the two match , then confirm the certification passed.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a drone, including:
  • a communication unit configured to send static data to the server side for registration, wherein the static data includes at least a model of the charging device used by the drone; and send a charging resource request including current dynamic information to the server side Receiving, by the server side, response information for the charging resource request information, where the response information includes at least one candidate mobile charging station; wherein the current dynamic information includes at least current location information, driving Route information and matching conditions;
  • control unit configured to select a target mobile charging station based on the response information, and send the selected target mobile charging station to the server side; and determine, according to the dynamic service information of the target mobile charging station, the mobile charging with the target The first path that the station travels in common, and the power is obtained by the target mobile charging station when moving to the first path.
  • the second matching condition includes at least one of the following:
  • the charging device of the mobile charging station matches the model of the battery used by the drone;
  • the power of the mobile charging station capable of providing the drone for the required time is not less than the required power of the drone
  • the unit price of the mobile charging station is within a preset price range of the drone charging resource request
  • the relative distance between the drone and the mobile charging station is less than the preset value in the drone charging resource request.
  • control unit is further configured to: the current location information in the dynamic service information of the mobile charging station according to the target, the current available charging device information, and the driving route information, and according to the current Determining a coincidence start position and a maximum coincidence distance with the target mobile charging station, the current position information in the dynamic information, the speed information, and the travel route information, and determining the first path based on the start position and the maximum coincidence distance; And selecting, according to the model of the charging device used in the static data of the drone, the target charging device in the target mobile charging station; determining, according to the traffic condition information, the first time to travel to the starting position, Determining a required length of time for the first path; determining a time period for providing power to the drone based on the first time and the required time period.
  • determining the relative distance and the relative speed may determine the relative distance between the charging station and the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the target, and determining the relative distance between the two according to the speed information of the drone and the speed information of the target mobile charging station. The relative speed of the two.
  • Determining the first path may be: determining a intersection position of the drone and the target mobile charging station based on the relative speed and the relative distance of the two, using the intersection position as a starting point of the first path, and then according to the drone
  • the route information and the route information of the target mobile charging station and the traveling directions of the two determine the path end point where the two overlap, and the path between the start point and the end point is taken as the first path.
  • the communication unit is further configured to determine whether the notification information of the candidate mobile charging station that cannot be selected by the server side is received; if the notification information is received, the matching condition is adjusted to obtain the adjusted matching condition; The matching condition and the parameter information regenerate the charging resource request information, and send the charging resource request information to the server side again.
  • the adjusting matching condition may be: expanding an original range in the matching condition, for example, increasing an upper limit of the preset distance range, and/or expanding the price of the mobile charging station within a preset price range. .
  • the drone can also tell the central control system that the current candidate mobile charging station is not ideal, requiring more candidate mobile charging stations to be sent, and can tell the central control system more requirements, such as It is expected that the power per kWh will not exceed RMB 3.
  • This process can be executed a preset number of times, for example, it can be set to allow only three judgments to be performed.
  • the drone further includes: an authentication unit, configured to perform authentication according to the authentication information; and correspondingly, the communication unit is further configured to receive the authentication information sent by the server.
  • the method for authenticating may be to send the authentication information to the target mobile charging station, so that the target mobile charging station performs matching based on the authentication information and the authentication information sent by the server side to the target mobile charging station, if the two match, Determining that the certification is passed, and the result of the certification pass is sent by the target mobile charging station to the drone;
  • the authentication may be performed by receiving the authentication information sent by the target mobile charging station, the received authentication information sent by the target mobile charging station, and the authentication information sent by the server side, if both If they match, the authentication is determined to pass.
  • the server side can also charge the operation of the communication, as follows: obtaining the charging sent by the drone and the target mobile charging station Start information
  • the charging start information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, and a charging start time; the unit price may be a price per kWh.
  • the charging end information may include at least a model of the drone, a model of the target mobile charging station, a unit price of the target mobile charging station, and a charging end time.
  • At least one candidate charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and after receiving the information of the target charging station selected by the drone,
  • the authentication information is transmitted such that the drone and the target charging station establish a connection based on the authentication information and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the candidate charging station anytime, anywhere. Line charging without flying back to the "base station" charging allows long-distance flight and reduces unnecessary energy consumption.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging station. As shown in FIG. 11, the charging station is disposed on a fixed object, and includes:
  • the communication unit 1101 is configured to send static information for registration to the server side, where the static information of the charging station includes at least a location of the charging station, and periodically send dynamic service information to the server side, where
  • the dynamic service information includes at least a model of the currently available charging device, a remaining power, and a currently available charging device and quantity;
  • the power supply unit 1102 is configured to detect that the drone moves to a location of the charging station when the charging station is a target charging station of the drone, and provides power to the drone.
  • the charging station further includes:
  • the authentication unit 1103 is configured to acquire authentication information sent by the server when the charging station is the target charging station of the drone, and perform an authentication operation with the drone based on the authentication information.
  • the authentication information may be an identification code; when the identification code of the drone and the charging station is the same, the authentication may be determined to pass; otherwise, the authentication fails.
  • the power supply unit is configured to provide power to the drone through the charging interface
  • a power supply unit for providing a battery for the drone to replace a battery of the drone to provide power.
  • the power supply unit may include at least one charging interface, and may further include at least one battery for use by the drone.
  • This example provides a mobile charging station, as shown in Figure 12, including:
  • the communication unit 1201 is configured to send static information to the server side to register on the server side, where the static information includes at least a model and a quantity of the charging device corresponding to the mobile charging station; and periodically send the dynamic to the server side.
  • Service information wherein the dynamic service information includes at least current location information, speed information, available charging device information, and route information of the mobile charging station;
  • the processing unit 1202 is configured to determine, according to the current location information, the speed information, and the route information, a first path that travels together with the drone when determining the target mobile charging station as the drone;
  • the power supply unit 1203 is configured to provide power to the drone when traveling to the first path of the charging.
  • the server side may be a server for system control or a control system composed of multiple servers.
  • the server side communicates with all mobile charging stations, providing the location, direction of the mobile charging station, available charging location model and quantity, replacement battery model and quantity, etc.; all the drones can It requests charging resources.
  • the mobile charging station in this embodiment may be a moving object equipped with one or more unmanned aerial vehicle charging devices or automatic battery replacement devices, such as, but not limited to, automobiles, trains, ships, drones, and the like.
  • the drone can find that it needs to be charged during the flight, contact the central control system through the wireless network, and charge the resource request information to it.
  • the processing unit is configured to determine a relative distance with the drone based on the current location information and location information of the drone; and determine, based on the speed information, and speed information of the drone a relative speed with the drone; determining a first position to establish a connection with the drone based on the relative distance to the drone and the relative speed, based on the first position And routing information determining a first path to travel with the drone.
  • determining the relative distance and the relative speed may determine the relative distance between the charging station and the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the target, and determining the relative distance between the two according to the speed information of the drone and the speed information of the target mobile charging station. The relative speed of the two.
  • Determining the first path may be: determining a intersection position of the drone and the target mobile charging station based on the relative speed and the relative distance of the two, using the intersection position as a starting point of the first path, and then according to the drone
  • the route information and the route information of the target mobile charging station and the traveling directions of the two determine the path end point where the two overlap, and the path between the start point and the end point is taken as the first path.
  • the power supply unit is configured to provide power to the drone through one of the at least one charging interface
  • the power supply unit is configured to select one battery from at least one battery, and replace the battery of the drone with the selected battery to provide power to the drone.
  • the mobile charging station further includes:
  • the authentication unit 1204 is configured to perform authentication according to the authentication information.
  • the communication unit is further configured to receive authentication information sent by the server.
  • At least one candidate mobile charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and the information of the target mobile charging station selected by the drone is received. Thereafter, the drone and the target mobile charging station can travel together on at least one of the paths and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the mobile charging station to charge anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, so that long-distance flight can be achieved and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the drone since the drone has the same path as the target mobile charging station, the drone can be mounted on the mobile charging station and travel while charging, thereby saving energy consumption and improving efficiency.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a charging control system, comprising: M charging stations, M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, a drone and a server; as shown in FIG.
  • a charging station 1301, configured to send location information to the server side; when the charging station acts as When the target charging station of the drone is detected, detecting that the drone moves to a position of the charging station to provide power to the drone;
  • the server 1302 is configured to receive the charging resource request information sent by the drone, where the charging resource request information includes at least the location information of the UAV; and the location information in the charging resource request information. And location information of the M charging stations, selecting at least one candidate charging station for the drone; wherein M is an integer; generating a response to the charging resource request information based on the selected at least one candidate charging station Transmitting, to the drone, the response information, wherein the response information is used to cause the drone to select a target charging station from the at least one candidate charging station;
  • the drone 1303 is configured to send charging resource request information to the server side, and obtain response information for the charging resource request information fed back by the server side, where the response information includes at least one candidate charging station; The information is selected to obtain the target charging station, moved to the location of the target charging station, and acquired power.
  • the drone finds that it needs to be recharged during the flight, contacts the central control system via the wireless network, requests charging resources from it, and provides some specific requirements, such as hope within 1 km.
  • the central control system provides one or several optimal matches based on factors such as model, distance, and price.
  • the drone automatically selects or manually selects a candidate charging station by its controller and notifies the central control system.
  • the drone can also tell the central control system that the current candidate charging station is not ideal, and it is required to send more candidate charging stations, and can tell the central control system more requirements, such as hoping that the power per kWh is not higher than 3 yuan. This process can be repeated several times.
  • the drone finally selects a target charging station, and after the central control system agrees, generates an authentication code and sends it to the target charging station and the drone. And inform the drone to prepare to land the charging station.
  • the drone approaches the target charging station. After passing the authentication (which can be used for short-range communication), the drone and the charging station maintain communication, coordinate the relative position between the two, successfully land on the charging station, and start. Charge or replace a full battery. The charging station and the drone inform the central control system that charging/displacement begins.
  • the authentication which can be used for short-range communication
  • the drone and the charging station maintain communication, coordinate the relative position between the two, successfully land on the charging station, and start. Charge or replace a full battery.
  • the charging station and the drone inform the central control system that charging/displacement begins.
  • the drone After the drone is fully charged, or after its shared journey with the charging station is over, the drone flies away from the charging station.
  • the charging station and the drone inform the central control system that the charging/displacement is over.
  • the central control system completes the accounting settlement based on its charging data.
  • the charging station is specifically configured to equip one or more charging and/or battery replacement devices in a place and location suitable for positioning and landing of the drone by means of crowdsourcing. If a charging pad is installed in the open area of the roof, a clean energy generating device such as solar energy, wind energy, etc. installed on the roof can be connected to the charging device to provide energy.
  • a clean energy generating device such as solar energy, wind energy, etc. installed on the roof can be connected to the charging device to provide energy.
  • the owner of the charging station can earn a certain amount of income by charging the drone. Or get some charging credits to charge your drones in the future.
  • the pre-installed software of the charging station allows it to communicate with the central control system via the in-vehicle interconnection device. It periodically updates the various information of the charging station, such as the currently available charging position or a fully-charged battery that can be replaced. The price of the replacement battery, etc., will also be communicated to the central control system based on specific events, such as the drone charging, the drone ending charging, and so on.
  • the central control system is specifically configured to coordinate, manage, and complete the following tasks:
  • the drone After the drone selects the charging station, it sends the authentication password to the drone and charging station at the same time, so that the drone can start the authentication and land the charging/displacement battery.
  • the drone is specifically configured to install charging client software to implement communication with the charging station and the central control system, such as a request for charging resources, a change in charging status, and the like.
  • the drone system starts the "charge docking mode", and automatically adjusts the position of the drone by means of point-to-point communication and sensing technology. Realize landing
  • the system fails to feedback the docking failure and initiates a new drone charging requirement.
  • This embodiment also provides an implementation scenario, as shown in FIG.
  • the drone finds that it needs to be recharged during the flight, contacts the central control system via the wireless network, requests charging resources from it, and provides some specific requirements, such as hope within 1 km.
  • the central control system then provides one or several optimal matches based on various factors such as model, distance, route, price, weather, and more.
  • routing the drone and the mobile charging station travel in the same direction, or can share a trip; therefore, the drone can be charged while traveling. If battery replacement is used, the routing requirements are not high.
  • Price The owner of each mobile charging station can give a charging pricing at any time, or accept the system default market price.
  • the drone automatically selects or manually selects a candidate mobile charging station by its controller and notifies the central control system.
  • the drone can also tell the central control system that the current candidate mobile charging station is not ideal, and it is required to send more candidate mobile charging stations, and can tell the central control system more requirements, such as wishing that the power is not higher than 3 rounds per degree. Renminbi. This process can be repeated several times.
  • the drone finally selects a charging station, and after the central control system agrees, generates an authentication code and sends it to the mobile charging station and the drone. And inform the drone to prepare to land the mobile charging station.
  • the drone approaches the mobile charging station, passes the authentication (can use short-range communication), communicates with the mobile charging station through the mobile charging docking function, coordinates the relative position and speed between the two, and successfully landed on the mobile charging station. Charge or replace a full battery.
  • Mobile charging station and drone Notify the central control system that charging/displacement begins.
  • the drone After the drone is fully charged, or after its shared journey with the mobile charging station is over, the drone flies away from the mobile charging station. The mobile charging station and the drone inform the central control system that the charging/displacement is over.
  • the central control system completes the accounting settlement based on its charging data.
  • the mobile charging station is equipped with one or more charging and/or battery replacement devices on a moving object, such as a vehicle, by crowdsourcing.
  • a moving object such as a vehicle
  • crowdsourcing For example, in a car or train roof device charging pad.
  • the owner of the mobile charging station can earn a certain amount of income by charging the drone. Or get some charging credits to charge your drones in the future.
  • the pre-installed software of the mobile charging station enables it to communicate with the central control system via the in-vehicle interconnection device, which periodically updates various information of the mobile charging station, such as position, speed, direction, available charging position or a fully replaceable battery that can be replaced.
  • the current price of the charging/displacement battery, etc. will also be based on specific events and communication with the central control system, such as the drone charging, the drone ending charging, and so on.
  • the server can be a control system, the core and brain of the entire system, it coordinates, manages and completes the following tasks:
  • the drone sends a charging request, according to the location of the drone, the destination, the battery model, whether you want to charge or replace the battery, the acceptable price, etc., find the best matching one or several charging stations, provide to none
  • the drone selects the target charging station, it sends the authentication password to the drone and the charging station at the same time, so that the drone can start the authentication and land the charging/displacement battery.
  • the server also accepts information on the start/end of charging (replacement) issued by the drone and the charging station, and manages the accounting of the system accordingly.
  • the server utilizes big data technology to optimize the configuration of charging resources, such as discovering an area.
  • the frequency of requesting charging is very high, and there are not many mobile charging stations appearing in the area, so that the market price of charging in the area can be increased, and the charging resource is guided to tilt toward the area.
  • the drone by installing the mobile charging client software, realizes communication with the mobile charging station and the central control system, such as request for charging resources, change of charging state, etc.; when the drone that needs to be charged and the target mobile charging station are in the same Within the distance range, the drone system activates the “Charge Docking Mode” and uses point-to-point communication and distance detection to automatically adjust the speed and position of the drone to match the target mobile charging station.
  • the docking match indicator of the target charging station is reached, the docking failure is fed back to the system, and a new drone charging demand is initiated.
  • the mobile charging station is further configured to determine a relative distance from the drone based on the current location information in the dynamic service information and location information of the drone; and the speed information based on the dynamic service information And the speed information of the drone, determining a relative speed with the drone; determining a start coincidence with the drone route based on the relative distance between the drone and the relative speed a position and a maximum coincidence distance, the first path being determined based on the starting position and a maximum coincidence distance.
  • the mobile charging station is further configured to: when the mobile charging station is the target of the drone, receive the authentication information sent by the server; and perform authentication according to the authentication information and the drone;
  • the server is further configured to send the authentication information to the target mobile charging station and the drone respectively after the drone selects the target mobile charging station;
  • the drone is further configured to receive authentication information sent by the server, and perform authentication according to the authentication information and the target mobile charging station.
  • the drone is further configured to add owner information of the drone to static information of the drone;
  • the mobile charging station is further configured to add owner information of the mobile charging station to the static information;
  • the server is further configured to acquire charging start information sent by the drone and the target mobile charging station; acquire charging end information sent by the drone and the target mobile charging station, and enable The power consumption information; determining, according to the charging start information, the charging end information, the power usage information, the owner information of the drone, and the owner information of the target mobile charging station, that the current charging operation corresponds to Fee information.
  • At least one candidate mobile charging station can be selected for the drone when receiving the charging resource request information sent by the drone, and the information of the target mobile charging station selected by the drone is received. Thereafter, the drone and the target mobile charging station can travel together on at least one of the paths and cause the drone to obtain power.
  • the drone can select the mobile charging station to charge anytime and anywhere, without flying back to the base station for charging, so that long-distance flight can be achieved and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the drone since the drone has the same path as the target mobile charging station, the drone can be mounted on the mobile charging station and travel while charging, thereby saving energy consumption and improving efficiency.
  • the integrated modules described in the embodiments of the present invention may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium if they are implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including a plurality of instructions.
  • a computer device (which may be a personal computer, base station, or network device, etc.) is implemented to perform all or part of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention.
  • the foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like. .
  • embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

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一种充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统,其中方法包括:接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息(10),其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站(20);其中,M为整数;基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机(30),其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。

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一种充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统 技术领域
本发明涉及通信领域中的终端控制技术,尤其涉及一种充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统。
背景技术
目前,无人机的使用慢慢进入众人的使用需求中。无人机的续航能力是无人机的服务能力的一项重要指标,通常,当电力较少的时候,飞回基站进行充电。但是,上述无人机的充电方式受到充电地点的限制,无法进行较长距离飞行。
发明内容
有鉴于此,本发明的目的在于提供一种充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统,能至少解决现有技术中存在的上述问题。
为达到上述目的,本发明的技术方案是这样实现的:
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制方法,应用于服务器侧,所述方法包括:
接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;
基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制方法,应用于无人机,所述方法包括:
向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;
基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制方法,应用于充电站,所述方法包括:
向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;
当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
本发明实施例提供了一种服务器,所述服务器包括:
信息接收单元,用于接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
处理单元,用于基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的静态信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;
信息发送单元,用于基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
本发明实施例提供了一种无人机,包括:
通信单元,用于向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;
控制单元,用于基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
本发明实施例提供了一种充电站,所述充电站设置于固定物体上,包括:
通信单元,用于向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;
电力提供单元,用于当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制系统,包括:
充电站,用于向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力;
服务器,用于接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站;
无人机,用于向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息;获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
本发明实施例提供了充电控制方法、服务器、无人机、充电站及系统,在基于自身管理的多个充电站的服务信息,在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选充电站,并使得无人机从至少一个候选充电站中选取的目标充电站的信息,并且使得无人机通过目标充电站获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取候选充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。
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图8为本发明实施例充电控制方法流程示意图7;
图9为本发明实施例服务器组成结构示意图;
图10为本发明实施例无人机组成结构示意图;
图11为本发明实施例充电站组成结构示意图1;
图12为本发明实施例充电站组成结构示意图2;
图13为本发明实施例充电控制系统组成结构示意图;
图14为本发明实施例充电控制系统场景示意图。
具体实施方式
下面结合附图及具体实施例对本发明再作进一步详细的说明。
实施例一、
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制方法,应用于服务器侧,如图1-1所示,所述方法包括:
步骤10:接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
步骤20:基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的 位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;
步骤30:基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
本实施例首先以上述充电站为固定充电站为示例进行具体说明,比如,参见图1-2,包括:
步骤101a:获取到M个充电站发来至少包括充电站的所在位置的注册信息;获取到L个无人机发来的至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号的注册信息,其中,L为大于等于1的整数;
步骤102a:接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
步骤103a:基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;
步骤104a:基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
本实施例中,所述一个充电站中可以装备一个或多个无人机的充电设备或自动电池置换装置的场所。充电站可以通过众包的方式建立。充电站的所有者可以是个人或企业,其建立的充电站可以固定于各种适于充电的场所和位置,如屋顶,电线杆,通信或电力公司的铁塔等等。通过为无人机充电,充电站的所有者可以获得一定的经济利益。
所述服务器可以为整个系统提供中央控制系统,主要由一个计算机服务器软件进行控制,所有的充电站都和它通信,向其提供自己的服务信息,并接受它的管理和调度。所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
无人机一侧安装有充电客户端软件,无人机通过客户端应用实现和充电站及中央控制系统的通信,并保证无人机顺利起降充电或置换电池。
所述充电请求信息中还包括:剩余电量信息以及第一匹配条件;
其中,所述第一匹配条件至少包括以下之一:选取与所述无人机的电池型号相匹配的充电站;选取与所述无人机之间的距离小于预设距离范围的充电站;比如,小于1公里;选取剩余电量不小于所述无人机所需电量的充电站。
所述方法还包括:设置标准数据库,在所述标准数据库中至少包括:电池的型号与充电设备的型号匹配列表;无人机的型号与匹配的充电设备的型号列表;
相应的,所述基于所述无人机的静态信息、所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的静态信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站,包括:
获取到所述M个充电站的动态信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量;其中,获取可以为周期性的获取动态信息;
基于所述无人机的静态信息中的电池的型号或无人机的型号、以及所述标准数据库中的电池与充电设备的匹配列表,确定所述无人机对应的充电设备的型号;
基于所述无人机的充电资源请求信息中的位置信息以及匹配条件,确定无人机所要选取的候选充电站的距离范围;
基于所述无人机的剩余电量确定所述无人机的所需电量;
基于所述匹配条件、所述充电设备的型号、所述距离范围、所述无人机的所需电量、以及所述M个充电站的动态信息,选取与所述无人机匹配的至少一个候选充电站。
基于所述匹配条件、所述充电设备的型号、所述距离范围、所述无人机的所需电量、以及所述M个充电站的动态信息,选取与所述无人机匹配的至少一个候选充电站,具体可以包括:
基于所述匹配条件,选取具备所述充电设备的型号的充电站作为第一候选 充电站;
再基于所述匹配条件,从所述第一候选充电站中选取与所述无人机之间的距离小于预设距离范围的充电站的第二候选充电站;
基于所述匹配条件,从所述第二候选充电站中选取选取剩余电量不小于所述所需电量的第三候选充电站,将所述第三候选充电站作为选取得到的所述至少一个候选充电站。
进一步地,所述确定无人机的所需电量的方式,可以为:根据所述无人机的电池型号确定所述无人机的全部电量,再根据无人机发来的充电资源请求信息中的剩余电量信息与所述全部电量计算差值,将所述差值作为所述无人机所需的电量。或者,当无人机发来的充电资源请求信息中的剩余电量为百分比时,可以直接利用100%减去所述剩余电量百分比得到所需电量的百分比,基于所需电量的百分比以及所述电池型号对应的全部电量,计算得到无人机的所需电量。
所述第一匹配条件还可以包括:目标充电站的单位价格在预设价格范围内。
其中、目标充电站的单位价格在预设价格范围内:每个充电站的所有者,可以随时给出一个充电定价,或使用系统默认市场价;无人机在发出请求信息的时候,可以设置一个价格范围,如果充电站的价格在无人机设置的价格范围内,则可以选取该充电站。
与目标充电站之间的距离在预设范围内;无人机在发出充电资源请求信息时可以携带有当前位置信息,相应的,充电站可以周期性的更新动态服务信息;基于两者的位置信息,计算得到无人机以及服务器侧当前管理的各个充电站之间的距离,选取两者之间相距在预设距离门限值之内的至少一个候选充电站。其中,预设距离门限值可以为500米以内,或者1Km以内等。
可以理解的是,上述维度仅为示例,并且,上述的几种维度可以共同作为筛选条件用来筛选充电站。
所述方法还包括:接收到无人机发来的选取目标充电站的信息,生成认证信息;发送所述认证信息至所述无人机以及所述目标充电站,使得所述无人机以及所述目标充电站基于所述认证信息进行认证操作。
进一步地,在所述无人机与目标充电站建立通电连接进行通电的时候,服务器侧还可以对通信的操作进行计费,具体如下,所述无人机的静态信息中还包括:所述无人机的所有者信息;所述充电站的静态信息中还包括所述充电站的所有者信息;
相应的,所述方法还包括:
获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电开始信息;
获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;
基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标充电站的型号、目标充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标充电站的型号、目标充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻。
进一步地,基于所述无人机的所有者信息以及目标充电站的所有者信息,确定所述费用信息的支出方与收款方。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够基于自身管理的多个充电站的服务信息,在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选充电站,并使得无人机从至少一个候选充电站中选取的目标充电站的信息,并且使得无人机通过目标充电站获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取候选充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。
实施例二、
本实施例以上述充电站为能够改变所在位置的充电站为例进行说明,具体的,本实施例中所述充电站可以为移动充电站,比如,参见图1-3,包括:
步骤101b:获取到M个充电站中,每一个充电站的充电设备的型号以及数量;获取到L个无人机的使用的电池的型号;L和M均为大于等于1的整数;
步骤102b:获取到M个充电站的动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用的充电设备信息以及路线信息;
步骤103b:接收到无人机发来的包含有当前动态信息的充电资源请求信息;其中,所述当前动态信息中至少包括当前位置信息、行驶路线信息以及第二匹配条件;
步骤104b:基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;具体可以为,基于无人机的静态数据以及所述当前动态信息、M个移动充电站的静态信息以及动态服务信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站;
步骤105b:基于选取的所述至少一个候选移动充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,使得所述无人机根据所述响应信息从至少一个候选移动充电站中选取得到目标移动充电站,并使得所述无人机确定无人机与所述目标移动充电站共同行驶的第一路径,移动至所述第一路径时通过所述目标移动充电站获取电力。
这里,所述服务器侧可以为一个服务器用于进行系统控制,也可以为多个服务器组成的控制系统。所述服务器侧与所有的移动充电站通信,向其提供移动充电站的位置、速度、方向、可用的充电位置型号和数量,可置换的备用电池型号和数量等信息;所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
本实施例中所述移动充电站可以为装备了一个或多个无人机充电设备 或自动电池置换装置的移动物体,例如(但不限于)汽车,火车,轮船,无人机等等。
所述无人机可以在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其充电资源请求信息。
所述充电资源请求信息中可以包括以下信息至少之一:无人机型号信息、位置信息、路线信息、速度信息、距离信息。比如,距离信息可以为希望在1公里之内的。
所述基于无人机的静态数据以及所述当前动态信息、M个移动充电站的静态信息以及动态服务信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,包括:
基于所述充电资源请求信息中的当前动态信息以及匹配条件,以及M个移动充电站的动态服务信息中的所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、当前可用充电设备信息以及行驶路线信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站。
其中,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
移动充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
无人机与移动充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述移动充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
所述移动充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
无人机与移动充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
其中,与无人机的电池型号匹配可以为根据无人机的静态数据中的使用的充电设备的型号,以及移动充电站的静态信息的能够提供的电池型号进行匹配。进一步地,基于电池型号匹配的基础上,还可以基于移动充电站的当前动态信息中的可用的充电设备信息中的数量判断所述移动充电站中是否至少有一个可用的充电设备,若有,则可以选取所述移动充电站作为候选充电站,否则,不 选取所述移动充电站作为候选充电站。
所述移动充电站之间的距离在预设距离范围内,可以为:根据无人机的动态信息中的位置信息,以及移动充电站的当前动态信息中的当前位置信息,确定无人机与移动充电站之间的距离,判断所述距离是否处于预设距离范围内。其中,预设距离范围可以为500米以内,或者1Km以内等。
与移动充电站具备至少一段相同的子路径,可以为:根据移动充电站的路线信息,所述路线信息中包括有至少一段子路径;根据无人机发来的路线信息,判断两者之间是否有至少一段相同的子路径。
所述移动充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内中,所述预设的价格范围可以为根据实际情况设置,并且指的为针对单位价格的价格范围,比如,可以为设置1度电1块以内。
另外,所述移动充电站的当前动态信息中还可以包括所述移动充电站的可用充电设备分别对应的当前能够提供的电量,比如,可以为当前能够提供的电量为20度。所述无人机所需电量可以为无人机周期性进行采集得到,所述周期性采集可以为每一个小时采集一次。
具体的,将所述无人机的路线信息以及移动充电站的路线信息进行匹配可以包括:无人机和移动充电站的行驶方向一致,或者,行驶方向一致并且具备可以共享的一段子路线,可以包括以下几种情况:
参见图2,无人机的行驶方向以及路线AB和移动充电站的行驶方向以及路线AB完全相同,那么该移动充电站就会提供给无人机进行选择;
参见图3,无人机的行驶方向为A到C,路线为ABC,移动充电站具备不同的行驶路线,首先以AB方向前进,然后会转向D方向,该移动充电站与无人机具备AB这一段路线相同,也可以选取;
参见图4,无人机的行驶方向以及行驶路线为AB,而移动充电站的行驶方向以及路线为AC,两者不同,不为无人机选取该移动充电站。
所述移动充电站的价格在预设的价格范围内,可以为每个移动充电站的所 有者,可以随时给出一个充电定价,或使用系统默认市场价;无人机在发出请求信息的时候,可以设置一个价格范围,如果移动充电站的价格在无人机设置的价格范围内,则可以选取该移动充电站。
可以理解的是,上述的几种规则可以共同作为筛选条件用来筛选候选移动充电站。
进一步地,在所述无人机与目标移动充电站建立通电连接进行通电的时候,服务器侧还可以对通信的操作进行计费,具体如下,所述无人机的静态信息中还包括:所述无人机的所有者信息;所述移动充电站的静态信息中还包括所述移动充电站的所有者信息;
相应的,所述方法还包括:
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电开始信息;
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;
基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标移动充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻、所述目标移动充电站的使用电量。
优选地,本实施例还包括所述基于所述充电资源请求信息、以及M个移动充电站的动态服务信息中的所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息以及路线信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站之前,所述方法还包括:
判断基于所述充电资源请求信息、以及M个移动充电站的动态服务信息中的所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息以及路线信息,是否能够为所述 无人机选取候选移动充电站;
若无法选取得到候选移动充电站,则发送无法选取候选移动充电站的通知至所述无人机。
也就是说,如果没有选取到合适的候选移动充电站,可能由于无人机设置的匹配条件范围较小,发送无法选取候选移动充电站的通知至无人机,使得无人机修改匹配条件,进而重新为无人机选取候选移动充电站。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标移动充电站的信息后,以使得无人机以及目标移动充电站在至少一段路径上能够共同行驶并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取移动充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。另外,由于无人机与目标移动充电站具备相同的一段路径,所以无人机能够搭载在移动充电站上,一边充电一边行进,如此既节省能耗,又提高效率。
实施例三、
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制方法,应用于无人机,具体包括:
向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;
基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
示例1、
本实施例针对充电站为不可移动位置的充电站为例进行说明,
如图5所示,所述方法包括:
步骤201:向服务器发送用于注册的静态信息,其中,所述无人机的所述静态信息中至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号;
步骤202:向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
步骤203:获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;
步骤204:基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
这里,所述无人机中可以安装有移动充电客户端软件,通过无人机客户端应用,实现和充电站及中央控制系统的通信,并保证无人机顺利起降充电或置换电池。它的核心功能包括移动充电对接功能,当需要充电的无人机和目标充电站在一定距离范围内时,无人机系统启动“充电对接模式”,利用点对点的通信及距离侦测手段,自动调整无人机的速度及位置与目标充电站的相匹配。
所述无人机可以在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其充电资源请求信息。
所述充电资源请求信息中除了包含有无人机的位置信息,还可以包括至少一个维度的需求特征。
所述基于所述响应信息选取得到目标充电站,包括:
判断是否能够从所述响应信息中选取得到目标充电站;
若无法从所述响应信息中选取得到目标充电站,则重新生成第一匹配条件,利用重新生成的所述第一匹配条件以及当前的位置信息再次生成并发送充电资源请求信息至所述服务器侧;
否则,选取得到目标充电站。
所述判断可以为根据预设条件进行判断,也可以为无人机的所有者进行判断。其中,预设条件可以包括以下至少之一:
目标充电站的可用的充电位置的数量大于等于一;
目标充电站提供的充电电源类型与无人机的型号相符;
与目标充电站之间的距离在预设范围内,比如1公里之内;
目标充电站的单位价格在预设价格范围内。
与目标充电站之间的距离在预设范围内;无人机在发出充电资源请求信息时可以携带有当前位置信息,相应的,充电站可以周期性的更新动态服务信息;基于两者的位置信息,计算得到无人机以及服务器侧当前管理的各个充电站之间的距离,选取两者之间相距在预设距离门限值之内的至少一个候选充电站。其中,预设距离门限值可以为500米以内,或者1Km以内等。
其中,所述预设条件可以由自动选择或由其控制者手动选择;比如,可以为充电站的价格是否均符合预设的价格范围;或者,当前提供的充电站的距离是否均在预设距离范围内等。
无人机也可以告诉中央控制系统,当前的候选充电站都不理想,要求发送更多候选充电站,并且可以告诉中央控制系统更多的要求,如希望每度电不高于3圆人民币。这个过程可以执行预设次数,比如,可以设置仅允许执行判断3次。
所述移动至所述目标充电站并获取电力,包括:
基于所述目标充电站的所在位置,调整自身的移动方向;
基于调整后的移动方向以及所述目标充电站的所在位置,移动至所述目标充电站;
在所述目标充电站处进行充电以获取电力,或者,在所述目标充电站处更换电池以获取电力。
其中,所述调整移动方向可以为根据所述无人机当前的位置信息、以及目标充电站的所在位置,确定移动方向。
获取电力可以为与充电站的至少一个充电接口建立连接,进行充电;或者可以为从充电站获取到至少一个备用电池,更换电池。
所述基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站之后,所述方法还包括:
向所述服务器侧发送选取得到的目标充电站;
接收到所述服务器侧发来的认证信息,基于所述认证信息与所述目标充电站进行认证。
进一步地,若认证通过,则与所述目标充电站建立通信连接。
其中,所述认证的方式可以为发送所述认证信息至目标充电站,使得目标充电站基于认证信息以及服务器侧发给目标充电站的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过,并由目标充电站发送认证通过的结果给无人机;
和/或,所述认证的方式可以为接收目标充电站发来的所述认证信息,接收到的目标充电站发来的认证信息以及服务器侧发来的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过。
进一步地,在所述无人机与目标充电站建立通电连接进行通电的时候,服务器侧还可以对通信的操作进行计费,具体如下,所述方法还包括:
获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电开始信息;
获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电结束信息;
基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标充电站的型号、目标充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标充电站的型号、目标充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻。
示例2、
本示例针对充电站的位置能够改变的场景提供说明,所述充电站可以为移动充电站,具体参见图6:
步骤601:向服务器侧发送静态数据以进行登记注册,其中,所述静态数据中至少包括所述无人机使用的充电设备的型号;
步骤602:向服务器侧发出包含有当前动态信息的充电资源请求信息,获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选移动充电站;其中,所述当前动态信息中至少包括当前位置信息、行驶路线信息以及匹配条件;
步骤603:基于所述响应信息选取得到目标移动充电站,向所述服务器侧发送选取得到的目标移动充电站;
步骤604:根据所述目标移动充电站的动态服务信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站共同行驶的第一路径,移动至所述第一路径时通过所述目标移动充电站获取电力。
这里,所述服务器侧可以为一个服务器用于进行系统控制,也可以为多个服务器组成的控制系统。所述服务器侧与所有的移动充电站通信,向其提供移动充电站的位置、方向、可用的充电位置型号和数量,可置换的备用电池型号和数量等信息;所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
本实施例中所述移动充电站可以为装备了一个或多个无人机机充电设备或自动电池置换装置的移动物体,例如(但不限于)汽车,火车,轮船,无人机等等。
无人机中可以安装有移动充电客户端软件,通过无人机客户端应用,实现和移动充电站及中央控制系统的通信,并保证无人机顺利起降充电或置换电池。它的核心功能包括移动充电对接功能,当需要充电的无人机和目标移动充电站在一定距离范围内时,无人机系统启动“充电对接模式”,利用点对点的通信及距离侦测手段,自动调整无人机的速度及位置与目标移动充电站的相匹配。
所述无人机可以在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其充电资源请求信息。
所述匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
移动充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
无人机与移动充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述移动充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
所述移动充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
无人机与移动充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
所述根据所述目标移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息以及路线信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站共同行驶的第一路径,包括:
所述根据所述目标移动充电站的动态服务信息中的当前位置信息、速度信息当前可用充电设备信息以及行驶路线信息,并且根据所述无人机当前动态信息中的当前位置信息,速度信息以及行驶路线信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站的重合起始位置和最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径;并且根据所述无人机的静态数据中的使用的充电设备的型号,选取所述目标移动充电站中的目标充电设备;
根据交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;
基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
确定所述第一路径,可以为:基于所述两者的相对速度以及相对距离,确定无人机以及目标移动充电站的交汇位置,将交汇位置作为第一路径的起点,再根据无人机的路线信息以及目标移动充电站的路线信息以及两者的行驶方向,确定上述两者重合的路径结束点,将起点与结束点之间的路径作为所述第一路径。
进一步地,所述充电时长的确定可以为根据标准工业参数确定。标准工业参数至少包括:无人机的最大飞行速度,无人机电池在不同充电设备中充电的 速度。
所述基于所述响应信息选取得到目标移动充电站之前,所述方法还包括:
判断是否接收到服务器侧发来的无法选取候选移动充电站的通知信息;
若接收到所述通知信息,则调整匹配条件,得到调整后的匹配条件;
基于调整后的匹配条件以及参数信息重新生成充电资源请求信息,并再次发送所述充电资源请求信息至服务器侧。
其中,所述调整匹配条件可以为,将匹配条件中的原有范围进行扩大,比如,预设距离范围的上限提高,和/或,将所述移动充电站的价格在预设的价格范围扩大。
无人机也可以告诉中央控制系统,当前的候选移动充电站都不理想,要求发送更多候选移动充电站,并且可以告诉中央控制系统更多的要求,如希望每度电不高于3圆人民币。这个过程可以执行预设次数,比如,可以设置仅允许执行判断3次。
进一步地,所述无人机还能够接收到服务器侧发来的认证信息,基于所述认证信息与目标移动充电站进行认证。
其中,所述认证的方式可以为发送所述认证信息至目标移动充电站,使得目标移动充电站基于认证信息以及服务器侧发给目标移动充电站的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过,并由目标移动充电站发送认证通过的结果给无人机;
和/或,所述认证的方式可以为接收目标移动充电站发来的所述认证信息,接收到的目标移动充电站发来的认证信息以及服务器侧发来的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过。
进一步地,在所述无人机与目标移动充电站建立通电连接进行通电的时候,服务器侧还可以对通信的操作进行计费,具体如下,所述方法还包括:
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电开始信息;
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电结束信息;
基于所述充电开始信息以及所述充电结束信息,计算得到充电操作的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻。
通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标移动充电站的信息后,发送认证信息,以使得无人机以及目标移动充电站基于认证信息建立连接,并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取移动充电站进行充电,而无需飞回“基站”充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。
另外,无人机可以移动到目标移动充电站的所在位置处进行充电,如此,无人机能够搭载在移动充电站上,一边充电,一边行进,既节省能耗,又提高效率。
实施例四、
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制方法,应用于充电站,包括:
向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;
当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
下面分别以充电站可移动以及不可移动分别进行说明:
示例1、
充电站为固定位置的充电站,具体的,如图7所示,包括:
步骤301:向服务器侧发送用于注册的静态信息,其中,所述充电站的静 态信息中至少包括充电站的所在位置;
步骤302:周期性的向所述服务器侧发送动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量;
步骤303:当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
进一步地,本实施例中充电站作为目标充电站时,还可以基于自身的通信功能与五人间建立通信,进而完成认证,具体的,所述方法还包括:
当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,获取到服务器侧发来的认证信息;
基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证操作。
其中,所述认证信息可以为一个标识码;当无人机与充电站的标识码相同时,可以确定为认证通过,否则,认证不通过。
进一步地,本实施例中所述为所述无人机提供电力,包括:
为所述无人机提供充电接口以提供电力;其中,所述充电站可以包括有多个充电接口;
或者,
为所述无人机提供电池用于更换所述无人机的电池以提供电力。
示例2、
充电站的位置可以改变,也就是说,所述充电站为移动充电站的场景,如图8所示,包括:
步骤801:向服务器侧发送静态信息以在所述服务器侧登记注册,其中,所述静态信息至少包括有移动充电站对应的充电设备的型号以及数量;
步骤802:周期性的向服务器侧发送动态服务信息,使得所述服务器基于静态信息以及所述动态服务信息侧为无人机选取候选移动充电站,并由无人机从所述候选移动充电站中选取得到目标移动充电站;其中,所述动态服务信息 中至少包括有所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用的充电设备信息以及路线信息;
步骤803:当确定作为无人机的目标移动充电站时,基于所述静态信息以及所述动态服务信息,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径;
步骤804:行驶至所述充电的第一路径处时,为所述无人机提供电力。
这里,所述服务器侧可以为一个服务器用于进行系统控制,也可以为多个服务器组成的控制系统。所述服务器侧与所有的移动充电站通信,向其提供移动充电站的位置、方向、可用的充电位置型号和数量,可置换的备用电池型号和数量等信息;所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
本实施例中所述移动充电站可以为装备了一个或多个无人机机充电设备或自动电池置换装置的移动物体,例如(但不限于)汽车,火车,轮船,无人机等等。
所述无人机可以在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其充电资源请求信息。
基于所述静态信息以及所述动态服务信息,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径,包括:
基于动态服务信息中的所述当前位置信息,以及无人机的位置信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对距离;
基于动态服务信息所述速度信息、以及无人机的速度信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对速度;
基于所述与无人机之间的相对距离以及相对速度,确定与所述无人机路线重合的起始位置以及最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径。
其中,确定相对距离以及相对速度可以为根据目标移动充电站以及无人机的当前位置,确定两者之间的相对距离;再根据无人机的速度信息以及目标移动充电站的速度信息,确定两者的相对速度。
确定所述第一路径,可以为:基于所述两者的相对速度以及相对距离,确定无人机以及目标移动充电站的交汇位置,将交汇位置作为第一路径的起点,再根据无人机的路线信息以及目标移动充电站的路线信息以及两者的行驶方向,确定上述两者重合的路径结束点,将起点与结束点之间的路径作为所述第一路径。
所述基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径之后,所述方法还包括:
基于交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并基于所述静态信息中的充电设备的型号确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;
基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
其中,所述交通状况信息可以至少包括:所述目标移动充电站所要经过的路线信息对应的交通状况;比如,当前拥堵、畅通等信息。
根据交通状况信息确定第一时刻,可以为:根据所述交通状况为畅通或者顺畅,确定目标移动充电站从当前位置行驶至第一路径的起始位置所需时长,再基于当前时刻确定到达第一路径的起始位置的第一时刻。
另外,确定所需时长可以为根据标准工业参数、以及充电设备的型号进行确定。其中,标准工业参数中可以包括有充电速度,进一步地,每一种充电设备的型号可以对应不同的充电速度。
所述为所述无人机提供电力,包括:
通过至少一个充电接口中的一个充电接口为所述无人机提供电力;
或者,
从至少一个电池中选取一个电池,使用选取的所述电池替换无人机的电池以为所述无人机提供电力。
进一步地,在所述无人机与目标移动充电站建立通电连接进行通电的时候,服务器侧还可以对通信的操作进行计费,具体如下,所述方法还包括:
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电开始信息;
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电结束信息以及所述目标移动充电站的使用电量;
基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、以及所述目标移动充电站的使用电量,计算得到充电操作的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻、所述目标移动充电站的使用电量。
优选地,所述基于所述当前位置信息、速度信息以及路线信息,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径之前,所述方法还包括:
接收到服务器侧发来的认证信息;
基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标移动充电站的信息后,以使得无人机以及目标移动充电站在至少一段路径上能够共同行驶并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取移动充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。另外,由于无人机与目标移动充电站具备相同的一段路径,所以无人机能够搭载在移动充电站上,一边充电一边行进,如此既节省能耗,又提高效率。
实施例五、
本发明实施例提供了一种服务器,如图9所示,所述服务器包括:
信息接收单元92,用于接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
处理单元93,用于基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;
信息发送单元94,用于基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
示例1、
本示例基于充电站不可移动,也就是固定的充电站为例,本实施例中,所述充电站设置有一个或多个无人机充电设备或自动电池置换装置的场所。充电站主要是用众包的方式建立。充电站的所有者可以是个人或企业,其建立的充电站可以固定于各种适于充电的场所和位置,如屋顶,电线杆,通信或电力公司的铁塔等等。通过为无人机充电,充电站的所有者可以获得一定的经济利益。
所述服务器还可以包括:
信息管理单元91,用于获取到M个充电站发来至少包括充电站的所在位置的注册信息;获取到L个无人机发来的至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号的注册信息,其中,L为大于等于1的整数;周期性的获取到所述M个充电站发来的动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量;
所述服务器可以为整个系统提供中央控制系统,主要由一个计算机服务器软件进行控制,所有的充电站都和它通信,向其提供自己的服务信息,并接受它的管理和调度。所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
无人机一侧安装有充电客户端软件,无人机通过客户端应用实现和充电站及中央控制系统的通信,并保证无人机顺利起降充电或置换电池。
所述充电请求信息中还包括:剩余电量信息以及第一匹配条件;
其中,所述第一匹配条件至少包括以下之一:
选取与所述无人机的电池型号相匹配的充电站;
选取与所述无人机之间的距离小于预设距离范围的充电站;
选取剩余电量不小于所述无人机所需电量的充电站。
所述处理单元,用于设置标准数据库,在所述标准数据库中至少包括:
电池的型号与充电设备的型号匹配列表;
无人机的型号与匹配的充电设备的型号列表;
所述处理单元,还用于基于所述无人机的静态信息中的电池的型号或无人机的型号、以及所述标准数据库中的电池与充电设备的匹配列表,确定所述无人机对应的充电设备的型号;基于所述无人机的充电资源请求信息中的位置信息以及匹配条件,确定无人机所要选取的候选充电站的距离范围;基于所述无人机的剩余电量确定所述无人机的所需电量;基于所述匹配条件、所述充电设备的型号、所述距离范围、所述无人机的所需电量、以及所述M个充电站的动态信息,选取与所述无人机匹配的至少一个候选充电站。
所述匹配条件中还可以包括有充电站提供的价格处于预设价格范围内。
其中、目标充电站的单位价格在预设价格范围内:每个充电站的所有者,可以随时给出一个充电定价,或使用系统默认市场价;无人机在发出请求信息的时候,可以设置一个价格范围,如果充电站的价格在无人机设置的价格范围内,则可以选取该充电站。
与目标充电站之间的距离在预设范围内;无人机在发出充电资源请求信息时可以携带有当前位置信息,相应的,充电站可以周期性的更新动态服务信息;基于两者的位置信息,计算得到无人机以及服务器侧当前管理的各个充电站之间的距离,选取两者之间相距在预设距离门限值之内的至少一个候选充电站。其中,预设距离门限值可以为500米以内,或者1Km以内等。
可以理解的是,上述维度仅为示例,并且,上述的几种维度可以共同作为筛选条件用来筛选充电站。
所述处理单元,还用于接收到无人机发来的选取目标充电站的信息,生成认证信息;发送所述认证信息至所述无人机以及所述目标充电站,使得所述无 人机以及所述目标充电站基于所述认证信息进行认证操作。
所述无人机的静态信息中还包括:所述无人机的所有者信息;所述充电站的静态信息中还包括所述充电站的所有者信息;
进一步地,所述服务器还包括:
计费单元95,用于获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电开始信息;获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标充电站的型号、目标充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标充电站的型号、目标充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻。
示例2、
本示例基于充电站为能够改变位置的充电站为例,比如,本示例中的充电站均可以理解为移动充电站,本发明实施例提供了一种服务器,包括:
信息获取单元,用于登记注册M个移动充电站的静态信息,其中,所述静态信息至少包括有移动充电站对应的充电设备的型号以及数量;登记注册L个无人机的静态数据,其中,所述静态数据中至少包括所述无人机使用的充电设备的型号;M和L均为大于等于1的整数;获取到M个移动充电站的动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用的充电设备信息以及路线信息;接收到无人机发来的包含有当前动态信息的充电资源请求信息;其中,所述当前动态信息中至少包括当前位置信息、行驶路线信息以及匹配条件;
处理单元,用于基于无人机的静态数据以及所述当前动态信息、M个移动充电站的静态信息以及动态服务信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选移动充 电站;
信息发送单元,用于基于选取的所述至少一个候选移动充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机。
这里,所述服务器侧可以为一个服务器用于进行系统控制,也可以为多个服务器组成的控制系统。所述服务器侧与所有的移动充电站通信,向其提供移动充电站的位置、方向、可用的充电位置型号和数量,可置换的备用电池型号和数量等信息;所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
所述处理单元,用于基于所述充电资源请求信息中的当前动态信息以及第二匹配条件,以及M个移动充电站的动态服务信息中的所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、当前可用充电设备信息以及行驶路线信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站;
其中,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
移动充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
无人机与移动充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述移动充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
所述移动充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
无人机与移动充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
其中,与无人机的电池型号匹配可以为根据无人机发来的电池型号,以及移动充电站的动态服务信息中的能够提供的电池型号进行匹配。
所述移动充电站之间的距离在预设距离范围内,可以为:根据无人机的位置信息,以及移动充电站的当前位置信息,确定无人机与移动充电站之间的距离,判断所述距离是否处于预设距离范围内。其中,预设距离范围可以为500米以内,或者1Km以内等。
与移动充电站具备至少一段相同的子路径,可以为:根据移动充电站的路 线信息,所述路线信息中包括有至少一段子路径;根据无人机发来的路线信息,判断两者之间是否有至少一段相同的子路径。
具体的,将所述无人机的路线信息以及移动充电站的路线信息进行匹配可以包括:无人机和移动充电站的行驶方向一致,或者,行驶方向一致并且具备可以共享的一段子路线,可以包括以下几种情况:
参见图2,无人机的行驶方向以及路线AB和移动充电站的行驶方向以及路线AB完全相同,那么该移动充电站就会提供给无人机进行选择;
参见图3,无人机的行驶方向为A到C,路线为ABC,移动充电站具备不同的行驶路线,首先以AB方向前进,然后会转向D方向,该移动充电站与无人机具备AB这一段路线相同,也可以选取;
参见图4,无人机的行驶方向以及行驶路线为AB,而移动充电站的行驶方向以及路线为AC,两者不同,不为无人机选取该移动充电站。
所述移动充电站的价格在预设的价格范围内,可以为每个移动充电站的所有者,可以随时给出一个充电定价,或使用系统默认市场价;无人机在发出请求信息的时候,可以设置一个价格范围,如果移动充电站的价格在无人机设置的价格范围内,则可以选取该移动充电站。
可以理解的是,上述的几种规则可以共同作为筛选条件用来筛选候选移动充电站。
进一步地,计费单元,用于基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标移动充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息;
所述信息获取单元,还用于获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电开始信息;获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;所述无人机的静态信息中还包括:所述无人机的所有者信息;所述移动充电站的静态信息中还包括所述移动充电站的所有者信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电 站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻、所述目标移动充电站的使用电量。
优选地,所述处理单元,用于判断基于所述充电资源请求信息、以及M个移动充电站的动态服务信息中的所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息以及路线信息,是否能够为所述无人机选取候选移动充电站;若无法选取得到候选移动充电站,则发送无法选取候选移动充电站的通知至所述无人机。
也就是说,如果没有选取到合适的候选移动充电站,可能由于无人机设置的匹配条件范围较小,发送无法选取候选移动充电站的通知至无人机,使得无人机修改匹配条件,进而重新为无人机选取候选移动充电站。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标移动充电站的信息后,以使得无人机以及目标移动充电站在至少一段路径上能够共同行驶并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取移动充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。另外,由于无人机与目标移动充电站具备相同的一段路径,所以无人机能够搭载在移动充电站上,一边充电一边行进,如此既节省能耗,又提高效率。
实施例六、
示例1
本发明实施例提供了一种无人机,如图10所示,包括:
通信单元1001,用于向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候 选充电站;
控制单元1002,用于基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
这里,所述无人机中可以安装有移动充电客户端软件,通过无人机客户端应用,实现和充电站及中央控制系统的通信,并保证无人机顺利起降充电或置换电池。它的核心功能包括移动充电对接功能,当需要充电的无人机和目标充电站在一定距离范围内时,无人机系统启动“充电对接模式”,利用点对点的通信及距离侦测手段,自动调整无人机的速度及位置与目标充电站的相匹配。
所述无人机可以在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其充电资源请求信息。
所述充电资源请求信息中除了包含有无人机的位置信息,还可以包括至少一个维度的需求特征。
所述控制单元,用于判断所述响应信息中包含的至少一个候选充电站是否符合预设条件;其中,所述预设条件中包括有至少一个维度的特征需求;若所述至少一个候选充电站均不符合预设条件,则基于所述预设条件中的至少一个维度的特征需求以及当前的位置信息再次发送充电资源请求信息至所述服务器侧;若所述至少一个移动终端装置中存在符合预设条件的充电站,则确定选取得到所述目标充电站。
其中,所述至少一个维度的需求特征可以包括以下至少之一:
目标充电站的可用的充电位置的数量大于等于一;
目标充电站提供的充电电源类型与无人机的型号相符;
与目标充电站之间的距离在预设范围内,比如1公里之内;
目标充电站的单位价格在预设价格范围内。
其中、目标充电站的单位价格在预设价格范围内:每个充电站的所有者,可以随时给出一个充电定价,或使用系统默认市场价;无人机在发出请求信 息的时候,可以设置一个价格范围,如果充电站的价格在无人机设置的价格范围内,则可以选取该充电站。
与目标充电站之间的距离在预设范围内;无人机在发出充电资源请求信息时可以携带有当前位置信息,相应的,充电站可以周期性的更新动态服务信息;基于两者的位置信息,计算得到无人机以及服务器侧当前管理的各个充电站之间的距离,选取两者之间相距在预设距离门限值之内的至少一个候选充电站。其中,预设距离门限值可以为500米以内,或者1Km以内等。
其中,所述预设条件可以由自动选择或由其控制者手动选择;比如,可以为充电站的价格是否均符合预设的价格范围;或者,当前提供的充电站的距离是否均在预设距离范围内等。
无人机也可以告诉中央控制系统,当前的候选充电站都不理想,要求发送更多候选充电站,并且可以告诉中央控制系统更多的要求,如希望每度电不高于3圆人民币。这个过程可以执行预设次数,比如,可以设置仅允许执行判断3次。
所述控制单元,用于基于所述目标充电站的所在位置,调整自身的移动方向;基于调整后的移动方向以及所述目标充电站的所在位置,移动至所述目标充电站;在所述目标充电站处进行充电以获取电力,或者,在所述目标充电站处更换电池以获取电力。
其中,所述调整移动方向可以为根据所述无人机当前的位置信息、以及目标充电站的所在位置,确定移动方向。
获取电力可以为与充电站的至少一个充电接口建立连接,进行充电;或者可以为从充电站获取到至少一个备用电池,更换电池。
所述基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站之后,所述通信单元,用于向所述服务器侧发送选取得到的目标充电站;接收到所述服务器侧发来的认证信息;
所述控制单元,还用于基于所述认证信息与所述目标充电站进行认证。
进一步地,若认证通过,则与所述目标充电站建立通信连接。
其中,所述认证的方式可以为发送所述认证信息至目标充电站,使得目标充电站基于认证信息以及服务器侧发给目标充电站的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过,并由目标充电站发送认证通过的结果给无人机;
和/或,所述认证的方式可以为接收目标充电站发来的所述认证信息,接收到的目标充电站发来的认证信息以及服务器侧发来的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过。
示例2、
本发明实施例提供了一种无人机,包括:
通信单元,用于向服务器侧发送静态数据以进行登记注册,其中,所述静态数据中至少包括所述无人机使用的充电设备的型号;向服务器侧发出包含有当前动态信息的充电资源请求信息,获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选移动充电站;其中,所述当前动态信息中至少包括当前位置信息、行驶路线信息以及匹配条件;
控制单元,用于基于所述响应信息选取得到目标移动充电站,向所述服务器侧发送选取得到的目标移动充电站;根据所述目标移动充电站的动态服务信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站共同行驶的第一路径,移动至所述第一路径时通过所述目标移动充电站获取电力。
这里,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
移动充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
无人机与移动充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述移动充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
所述移动充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
无人机与移动充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
相应的,所述控制单元,还用于所述根据所述目标移动充电站的动态服务信息中的当前位置信息、速度信息当前可用充电设备信息以及行驶路线信息,并且根据所述无人机当前动态信息中的当前位置信息,速度信息以及行驶路线信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站的重合起始位置和最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径;并且根据所述无人机的静态数据中的使用的充电设备的型号,选取所述目标移动充电站中的目标充电设备;根据交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
其中,确定相对距离以及相对速度可以为根据目标移动充电站以及无人机的当前位置,确定两者之间的相对距离;再根据无人机的速度信息以及目标移动充电站的速度信息,确定两者的相对速度。
确定所述第一路径,可以为:基于所述两者的相对速度以及相对距离,确定无人机以及目标移动充电站的交汇位置,将交汇位置作为第一路径的起点,再根据无人机的路线信息以及目标移动充电站的路线信息以及两者的行驶方向,确定上述两者重合的路径结束点,将起点与结束点之间的路径作为所述第一路径。
所述通信单元,还用于判断是否接收到服务器侧发来的无法选取候选移动充电站的通知信息;若接收到所述通知信息,则调整匹配条件,得到调整后的匹配条件;基于调整后的匹配条件以及参数信息重新生成充电资源请求信息,并再次发送所述充电资源请求信息至服务器侧。
其中,所述调整匹配条件可以为,将匹配条件中的原有范围进行扩大,比如,预设距离范围的上限提高,和/或,将所述移动充电站的价格在预设的价格范围扩大。
无人机也可以告诉中央控制系统,当前的候选移动充电站都不理想,要求发送更多候选移动充电站,并且可以告诉中央控制系统更多的要求,如希 望每度电不高于3圆人民币。这个过程可以执行预设次数,比如,可以设置仅允许执行判断3次。
进一步地,所述无人机还包括:认证单元,用于根据认证信息进行认证;相应的,所述通信单元,还用于接收服务器发来的认证信息
其中,所述认证的方式可以为发送所述认证信息至目标移动充电站,使得目标移动充电站基于认证信息以及服务器侧发给目标移动充电站的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过,并由目标移动充电站发送认证通过的结果给无人机;
和/或,所述认证的方式可以为接收目标移动充电站发来的所述认证信息,接收到的目标移动充电站发来的认证信息以及服务器侧发来的认证信息进行匹配,若两者相匹配,则确定认证通过。
进一步地,在所述无人机与目标移动充电站建立通电连接进行通电的时候,服务器侧还可以对通信的操作进行计费,具体如下获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电开始信息;
获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电结束信息;
基于所述充电开始信息以及所述充电结束信息,计算得到充电操作的费用信息。
其中,所述充电开始信息中可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电开始时刻;所述单位价格可以为每度电的价格。
所述充电结束信息可以至少包括有无人机的型号、目标移动充电站的型号、目标移动充电站的单位价格、充电结束时刻。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标充电站的信息后,发送认证信息,以使得无人机以及目标充电站基于认证信息建立连接,并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取候选充电站进 行充电,而无需飞回“基站”充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。
实施例七、
示例1、
本发明实施例提供了一种充电站,如图11所示,所述充电站设置于固定物体上,包括:
通信单元1101,用于向服务器侧发送用于注册的静态信息,其中,所述充电站的静态信息中至少包括充电站的所在位置;周期性的向所述服务器侧发送动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量;
电力提供单元1102,用于当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
所述充电站还包括:
认证单元1103,用于当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,获取到服务器侧发来的认证信息;基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证操作。
其中,所述认证信息可以为一个标识码;当无人机与充电站的标识码相同时,可以确定为认证通过,否则,认证不通过。
所述电力提供单元,用于通过充电接口为无人机提供电力;
或者,
电力提供单元,用于为所述无人机提供电池用于更换所述无人机的电池以提供电力。
所述电力提供单元中可以包括有至少一个充电接口,还可以包括有至少一个电池,以供无人机使用。
示例2、
本示例提供了一种移动充电站,如图12所示,包括:
通信单元1201,用于向服务器侧发送静态信息以在所述服务器侧登记注册,其中,所述静态信息至少包括有移动充电站对应的充电设备的型号以及数量;周期性的向服务器侧发送动态服务信息;其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用的充电设备信息以及路线信息;
处理单元1202,用于当确定作为无人机的目标移动充电站时,基于所述当前位置信息、速度信息以及路线信息,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径;
电力提供单元1203,用于当行驶至所述充电的第一路径处时,为所述无人机提供电力。
这里,所述服务器侧可以为一个服务器用于进行系统控制,也可以为多个服务器组成的控制系统。所述服务器侧与所有的移动充电站通信,向其提供移动充电站的位置、方向、可用的充电位置型号和数量,可置换的备用电池型号和数量等信息;所有的无人机都可以向其请求充电资源。
本实施例中所述移动充电站可以为装备了一个或多个无人机机充电设备或自动电池置换装置的移动物体,例如(但不限于)汽车,火车,轮船,无人机等等。
所述无人机可以在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其充电资源请求信息。
所述处理单元,用于基于所述当前位置信息,以及无人机的位置信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对距离;基于所述速度信息、以及无人机的速度信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对速度;根据所述与无人机之间的相对距离以及所述相对速度,确定与所述无人机建立连接的第一位置,基于所述第一位置以及路线信息,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径。
其中,确定相对距离以及相对速度可以为根据目标移动充电站以及无人机的当前位置,确定两者之间的相对距离;再根据无人机的速度信息以及目标移动充电站的速度信息,确定两者的相对速度。
确定所述第一路径,可以为:基于所述两者的相对速度以及相对距离,确定无人机以及目标移动充电站的交汇位置,将交汇位置作为第一路径的起点,再根据无人机的路线信息以及目标移动充电站的路线信息以及两者的行驶方向,确定上述两者重合的路径结束点,将起点与结束点之间的路径作为所述第一路径。
所述电力提供单元,用于通过至少一个充电接口中的一个充电接口为所述无人机提供电力;
或者,
所述电力提供单元,用于从至少一个电池中选取一个电池,使用选取的所述电池替换无人机的电池以为所述无人机提供电力。
所述移动充电站还包括:
认证单元1204,用于根据认证信息进行认证;相应的,所述通信单元,还用于接收服务器发来的认证信息。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标移动充电站的信息后,以使得无人机以及目标移动充电站在至少一段路径上能够共同行驶并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取移动充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。另外,由于无人机与目标移动充电站具备相同的一段路径,所以无人机能够搭载在移动充电站上,一边充电一边行进,如此既节省能耗,又提高效率。
实施例八、
本发明实施例提供了一种充电控制系统,包括:M个充电站,M为大于等于1的正整数,无人机以及服务器;如图13所示,其中,
充电站1301,用于向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;当所述充电站作为 无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力;
服务器1302,用于接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站;
无人机1303,用于向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息;获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
示例1、
首先,无人机在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其请求充电资源,并提供一些具体的要求,如希望在1公里之内的。
中央控制系统根据型号,距离,价格等因素,提供一个或若干个最优匹配。
无人机自动选择或由其控制者手动选择一个候选充电站,并通知中央控制系统。无人机也可以告诉中央控制系统,当前的候选充电站都不理想,要求发送更多候选充电站,并且可以告诉中央控制系统更多的要求,如希望每度电不高于3圆人民币。这个过程可以来回几次。
无人机最终选定一个目标充电站,经中央控制系统同意后,生成一个认证码,发给目标充电站和无人机。并通知无人机准备降落充电站。
无人机接近目标充电站,通过认证(可以用近距离通信)后,无人机和充电站保持通信,协调两者之间的相对位置,成功降落在充电站上,开始 充电或置换一个满额的电池。充电站和无人机通知中央控制系统,充电/置换开始。
无人机充电完成后,或者它与充电站的共享行程结束后,无人机飞离充电站。充电站和无人机通知中央控制系统,充电/置换结束。
中央控制系统根据其充电数据,完成账务结算。
本实施例中,所述充电站,具体用于通过众包的方式,在适于无人机定位和降落的场所和位置,装备一个或多个充电和(或)电池置换装置。如在屋顶开阔处装置充电板(charging pad),装在屋顶的清洁能源发电装置,如太阳能,风能等,都可以和这个充电设备相连为其提供能源。
充电站的所有者可以通过为无人机充电,获得一定的收入。或者获得一些充电的信用(credit),用来为自己的无人机将来充电。
充电站预装的软件,使其可以通过车载互联设备和中央控制系统通信,它会定时更新充电站的各种信息,如当前可用的充电位或者可以置换的满额电池,目前想要的充电/置换电池的价格等等,也会基于特定事件和中央控制系统通信,如无人机开始充电,无人机结束充电等等。
所述中央控制系统,具体用于协调,管理和完成以下任务:
接受各个充电站发出的最新信息,并录入数据库
当无人机发出充电请求时,根据无人机的位置,目的地,电池型号,想要充电还是置换电池,可以接受的价格等,找出最匹配的一个或几个充电站,提供给无人机
无人机选定充电站后,同时发送认证密码给无人机和充电站,使无人机可以开始认证并着陆充电/置换电池
接受无人机和充电站发出的充电(置换)开始/结束的信息,并据此管理系统的账务
利用大数据技术,优化充电资源的配置,如发现某一区域内,无人机请求充电的频率很高,而该区域的充电站不多,就可以提高该区域充电的市场 价,吸引该区域的住户和商家建立更多的充电站
所述无人机,具体用于安装充电客户端软件,以实现和充电站及中央控制系统的通信,如充电资源的请求,充电状态的改变等。
当需要充电的无人机和目标充电站同在一定距离范围内时,无人机系统启动“充电对接模式”,并利用点对点的通信和传感技术等手段,自动调整无人机的位置,实现降落
如果无人机无法达到目标充电站的对接匹配指标,则向系统反馈对接失败,并发起新的无人机充电需求。
示例2、
本实施例还提供一种实施场景,如图14所示:
首先,无人机在飞行途中发现需要充电,通过无线网络联系中央控制系统,向其请求充电资源,并提供一些具体的要求,如希望在1公里之内的。
然后,中央控制系统根据型号,距离,路由,价格,天气等多种因素,提供一个或若干个最优匹配。这些因素中:路由:无人机和移动充电站的行驶方向一致,或者可以共享一段行程;因此无人机可以一边行进,一边充电。如果采用电池置换,则对路由的要求不高。价格:每个移动充电站的所有者,可以随时给出一个充电定价,或接受系统默认市场价
再次,无人机自动选择或由其控制者手动选择一个候选移动充电站,并通知中央控制系统。无人机也可以告诉中央控制系统,当前的候选移动充电站都不理想,要求发送更多候选移动充电站,并且可以告诉中央控制系统更多的要求,如希望每度电不高于3圆人民币。这个过程可以来回几次。无人机最终选定一个充电站,经中央控制系统同意后,生成一个认证码,发给移动充电站和无人机。并通知无人机准备降落移动充电站。
无人机接近移动充电站,通过认证(可以用近距离通信)后,通过移动充电对接功能,和移动充电站不断通信,协调两者之间的相对位置和速度,成功降落在移动充电站上充电或置换一个充满的电池。移动充电站和无人机 通知中央控制系统,充电/置换开始。
无人机充电完成后,或者它与移动充电站的共享行程结束后,无人机飞离移动充电站。移动充电站和无人机通知中央控制系统,充电/置换结束。
最后,中央控制系统根据其充电数据,完成账务结算。
各个装置的具体功能可以进一步描述如下:
所述移动充电站,通过众包的方式,在移动物体(如交通工具)上,装备一个或多个充电和(或)电池置换装置。如在汽车或火车车顶装置充电板(charging pad)。各种可以装在车顶的清洁能源的发电装置,如太阳能,风能等,都可以和这个充电设备相连。
移动充电站的所有者可以通过为无人机充电,获得一定的收入。或者获得一些充电的信用(credit),用来为自己的无人机将来充电。
移动充电站预装的软件,使其可以通过车载互联设备和中央控制系统通信,它会定时更新移动充电站的各种信息,如位置,速度,方向,可用的充电位或者可以置换的满额电池,目前想要的充电/置换电池的价格等等,也会基于特定事件和中央控制系统通信,如无人机开始充电,无人机结束充电等等。
服务器可以为一个控制系统,是整个系统的核心和大脑,它协调,管理和完成以下任务:
接受各个移动充电站发出的最新信息,并录入数据库
当无人机发出充电请求时,根据无人机的位置,目的地,电池型号,想要充电还是置换电池,可以接受的价格等,找出最匹配的一个或几个充电站,提供给无人机;无人机选定目标充电站后,同时发送认证密码给无人机和充电站,使无人机可以开始认证并着陆充电/置换电池。
另外,所述服务器还会接受无人机和充电站发出的充电(置换)开始/结束的信息,并据此管理系统的账务。
如此,服务器利用大数据技术,优化充电资源的配置,如发现某一区域 内,无人机请求充电的频率很高,而在该区域出现的移动充电站不多,就可以提高该区域充电的市场价,引导充电资源向该区域倾斜。
无人机,通过安装移动充电客户端软件实现和移动充电站及中央控制系统的通信,如充电资源的请求,充电状态的改变等;当需要充电的无人机和目标移动充电站同在一定距离范围内时,无人机系统启动“充电对接模式”,并利用点对点的通信及距离侦测等手段,自动调整无人机的速度及位置与目标移动充电站的相匹配如果无人机无法达到目标充电站的对接匹配指标,则向系统反馈对接失败,并发起新的无人机充电需求。
所述移动充电站,还用于基于动态服务信息中的所述当前位置信息,以及无人机的位置信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对距离;基于动态服务信息所述速度信息、以及无人机的速度信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对速度;基于所述与无人机之间的相对距离以及相对速度,确定与所述无人机路线重合的起始位置以及最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径。
所述移动充电站,还用于当作为无人机的目标移动充电站时,接收到服务器发来的认证信息;基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证;
相应的,所述服务器,还用于在无人机选取目标移动充电站之后,分别向所述目标移动充电站以及所述无人机发送认证信息;
所述无人机,还用于接收到服务器发来的认证信息,基于所述认证信息与所述目标移动充电站进行认证。
所述无人机,还用于将所述无人机的所有者信息添加至所述无人机的静态信息中;
所述移动充电站,还用于将所述移动充电站的所有者信息添加至静态信息中;
相应的,所述服务器,还用于获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电开始信息;获取到无人机以及目标移动充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使 用电量信息;基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标移动充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
可见,通过采用上述方案,就能够在收到无人机发出的充电资源请求信息时,为无人机选取至少一个候选移动充电站,并且在收到无人机选取的目标移动充电站的信息后,以使得无人机以及目标移动充电站在至少一段路径上能够共同行驶并且使得无人机获得电力。如此,无人机可以随时随地选取移动充电站进行充电,而无需飞回基站充电,因此可以实现长距离飞行,并减少了不必要的能耗。另外,由于无人机与目标移动充电站具备相同的一段路径,所以无人机能够搭载在移动充电站上,一边充电一边行进,如此既节省能耗,又提高效率。
本发明实施例所述集成的模块如果以软件功能模块的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时,也可以存储在一个计算机可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解,本发明实施例的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中,包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机、基站、或者网络设备等)执行本发明各个实施例所述方法的全部或部分。而前述的存储介质包括:U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(ROM,Read-Only Memory)、随机存取存储器(RAM,Random Access Memory)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。这样,本发明实施例不限制于任何特定的硬件和软件结合。
以上所述,仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已,并非用于限定本发明的保护范围。

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  1. 一种充电控制方法,应用于服务器侧,所述方法包括:
    接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
    基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;
    基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述充电站所在位置为固定位置。
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    获取到M个充电站发来至少包括充电站的所在位置的注册信息;
    获取到L个无人机发来的至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号的注册信息,其中,L为大于等于1的整数。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的方法,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中还包括:所述无人机的剩余电量信息以及第一匹配条件;
    其中,所述第一匹配条件至少包括以下之一:
    选取与所述无人机的电池型号相匹配的充电站;
    选取与所述无人机之间的距离小于预设距离范围的充电站;
    选取剩余电量不小于所述无人机所需电量的充电站。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:设置标准数据库,在所述标准数据库中至少包括:电池的型号与充电设备的型号匹配列表;无人机的型号与匹配的充电设备的型号列表;
    相应的,所述基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站,包括:
    获取到所述M个充电站的动态信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量;
    基于所述无人机的电池的型号或无人机的型号、以及所述标准数据库中的电池与充电设备的匹配列表,确定所述无人机对应的充电设备的型号;
    基于所述无人机的充电资源请求信息中的位置信息以及匹配条件,确定无人机所要选取的候选充电站的距离范围;
    基于所述无人机的剩余电量确定所述无人机的所需电量;
    基于所述第一匹配条件、所述充电设备的型号、所述距离范围、所述无人机的所需电量、以及所述M个充电站的动态信息,选取与所述无人机匹配的至少一个候选充电站。
  6. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述充电站为能够改变其所在位置的充电站。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的方法,其中,所述充电资源请求信息,还包括:所述无人机的行驶路线信息;
    所述方法还包括:获取到M个充电站中,每一个充电站的充电设备的型号以及数量;获取到L个无人机的使用的电池的型号;L和M均为大于等于1的整数。
  8. 根据权利要求7所述的方法,其中,所述基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站,包括:
    获取到M个充电站的动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用充电设备信息以及路线信息;
    基于所述充电资源请求信息中的当前动态信息,以及M个充电站的动态服务信息中的所述充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用充电设备信息以及路线信息,为所述无人机选取符合第二匹配条件的至少一个候选充电站。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的方法,其中,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之 一:
    充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
    无人机与充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
    所述充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
    无人机与充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
  10. 根据权利要求1-9任一项所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:获取所述无人机的所有者信息;以及获取所述充电站的所有者信息;
    相应的,所述方法还包括:
    获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电开始信息;
    获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;
    基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
  11. 根据权利要求1-9任一项所述的方法,其中,所述为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站之前,所述方法还包括:
    判断基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,是否能够为所述无人机选取候选充电站;若无法选取得到候选充电站,则发送无法选取候选充电站的通知至所述无人机。
  12. 根据权利要求1-9任一项所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    接收到无人机发来的选取目标充电站的信息,生成认证信息;
    发送所述认证信息至所述无人机以及所述目标充电站,使得所述无人机以及所述目标充电站基于所述认证信息进行认证操作。
  13. 一种充电控制方法,应用于无人机,所述方法包括:
    向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
    获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;
    基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
  14. 根据权利要求13所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:向服务器发送至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号的注册信息。
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的方法,其中,所述充电站所在位置为固定位置;
    相应的,所述移动至所述目标充电站并获取电力,包括:
    基于所述目标充电站的所在位置,调整自身的移动方向;
    基于调整后的移动方向以及所述目标充电站的所在位置,移动至所述目标充电站;
    在所述目标充电站处进行充电以获取电力,或者,在所述目标充电站处更换电池以获取电力。
  16. 根据权利要求16所述的方法,其中,所述基于所述响应信息选取得到目标充电站,包括:
    判断是否能够从所述响应信息中选取得到目标充电站;
    若无法从所述响应信息中选取得到目标充电站,则重新生成第一匹配条件,利用重新生成的所述第一匹配条件以及当前的位置信息再次生成并发送充电资源请求信息至所述服务器侧;
    否则,选取得到目标充电站。
  17. 根据权利要求14所述的方法,其中,所述充电站为能够改变其所在位置的充电站;
    相应的,所述基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力,包括:
    基于所述响应信息选取得到目标充电站,根据所述目标充电站的动态服务信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站共同行驶的第一路径,移动至所述第一路径 时通过所述目标移动充电站获取电力。
  18. 根据权利要求18所述的方法,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中还包括当前位置信息、行驶路线信息以及第二匹配条件;
    其中,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
    充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
    无人机与充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
    所述充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
    无人机与充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
  19. 根据权利要求18所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述目标充电站的动态服务信息,确定与所述目标充电站共同行驶的第一路径,包括:
    所述根据所述目标充电站的动态服务信息中的当前位置信息、速度信息当前可用充电设备信息以及行驶路线信息,并且根据所述无人机当前动态信息中的当前位置信息、速度信息以及行驶路线信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站的重合起始位置和最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径;
    根据所述无人机使用的电池的型号,选取所述目标充电站中的目标充电设备;
    根据交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;
    基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
  20. 根据权利要求20所述的方法,其中,所述基于所述响应信息选取得到目标充电站之前,所述方法还包括:
    判断是否接收到服务器侧发来的无法选取候选移动充电站的通知信息;
    若接收到所述通知信息,则调整第二匹配条件,得到调整后的第二匹配条件;
    基于调整后的第二匹配条件以及参数信息重新生成并发送充电资源请求信息至所述服务器侧。
  21. 根据权利要求13-21任一项所述的方法,其中,所述基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站之后,所述方法还包括:
    向所述服务器侧发送选取得到的目标充电站;
    接收到所述服务器侧发来的认证信息,基于所述认证信息与所述目标充电站进行认证。
  22. 一种充电控制方法,应用于充电站,所述方法包括:
    向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;
    当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
  23. 根据权利要求23所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,获取到服务器侧发来的认证信息;基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证操作。
  24. 根据权利要求23所述的方法,其中,所述充电站所在位置为固定位置;
    相应的,所述方法还包括:周期性的向所述服务器侧发送动态信息,其中,所述动态信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量。
  25. 根据权利要求23所述的方法,其中,所述充电站为能够改变其所在位置的充电站;
    相应的,所述方法还包括:
    向服务器侧发送充电站对应的充电设备的型号以及数量;
    周期性的向服务器侧发送动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用的充电设备信息以及路线信息。
  26. 根据权利要求26所述的方法,其中,当所述充电站作为无人机的目标 充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力,包括:
    当确定作为无人机的目标移动充电站时,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径;行驶至所述充电的第一路径处时,为所述无人机提供电力。
  27. 根据权利要求27所述的方法,其中,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径,包括:
    基于动态服务信息中的所述当前位置信息,以及无人机的位置信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对距离;
    基于动态服务信息所述速度信息、以及无人机的速度信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对速度;
    基于所述与无人机之间的相对距离以及相对速度,确定与所述无人机路线重合的起始位置以及最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径。
  28. 根据权利要求28所述的方法,其中,所述基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径之后,所述方法还包括:
    基于交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并基于所述静态信息中的充电设备的型号确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;
    基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
  29. 根据权利要求23所述的方法,其中,所述为所述无人机提供电力,包括:
    通过至少一个充电接口中的一个充电接口为所述无人机提供电力;
    或者,
    从至少一个电池中选取一个电池,使用选取的所述电池替换无人机的电池以为所述无人机提供电力。
  30. 一种服务器,所述服务器包括:
    信息接收单元,用于接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述 充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;
    处理单元,用于基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;
    信息发送单元,用于基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站。
  31. 根据权利要求31所述的服务器,其中,所述服务器还包括:
    信息管理单元,用于获取到M个充电站发来至少包括充电站的所在位置的注册信息;获取到L个无人机发来的至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号的注册信息,其中,L为大于等于1的整数;
    其中,所述充电站所在位置为固定位置;
    所述充电资源请求信息中还包括:所述无人机的剩余电量信息以及第一匹配条件;其中,所述第一匹配条件至少包括以下之一:
    选取与所述无人机的电池型号相匹配的充电站;
    选取与所述无人机之间的距离小于预设距离范围的充电站;
    选取剩余电量不小于所述无人机所需电量的充电站。
  32. 根据权利要求32所述的服务器,其中,
    所述处理单元,用于设置标准数据库,在所述标准数据库中至少包括:
    电池的型号与充电设备的型号匹配列表;
    无人机的型号与匹配的充电设备的型号列表;
    所述处理单元,还用于获取到所述M个充电站的动态信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量;基于所述无人机的电池的型号或无人机的型号、以及所述标准数据库中的电池与充电设备的匹配列表,确定所述无人机对应的充电设备的型号;基于所述无人机的充电资源请求信息中的位置信息以及匹配条件,确定无 人机所要选取的候选充电站的距离范围;基于所述无人机的剩余电量确定所述无人机的所需电量;基于所述第一匹配条件、所述充电设备的型号、所述距离范围、所述无人机的所需电量、以及所述M个充电站的动态信息,选取与所述无人机匹配的至少一个候选充电站。
  33. 根据权利要求31所述的服务器,其中,所述充电资源请求信息,还包括:所述无人机的行驶路线信息;
    所述服务器还包括:
    信息管理单元,用于获取到M个充电站中,每一个充电站的充电设备的型号以及数量;获取到L个无人机的使用的电池的型号;L和M均为大于等于1的整数;
    所述充电站为能够改变其所在位置的充电站。
  34. 根据权利要求34所述的服务器,其中,所述处理单元,还用于获取到M个充电站的动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用充电设备信息以及路线信息;基于所述充电资源请求信息中的当前动态信息,以及M个充电站的动态服务信息中的所述充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用充电设备信息以及路线信息,为所述无人机选取符合第二匹配条件的至少一个候选充电站;
    其中,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
    充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
    无人机与充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
    所述充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
    无人机与充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
  35. 根据权利要求31-35任一项所述的服务器,其中,所述信息接收单元,用于获取所述无人机的所有者信息;以及所述充电站的所有者信息;
    相应的,所述服务器还包括:
    计费单元,用于获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电开始信息;获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
  36. 根据权利要求31-35任一项所述的服务器,其中,所述处理单元,还用于接收到无人机发来的选取目标充电站的信息,生成认证信息;发送所述认证信息至所述无人机以及所述目标充电站,使得所述无人机以及所述目标充电站基于所述认证信息进行认证操作。
  37. 一种无人机,所述无人机包括:
    通信单元,用于向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;
    控制单元,用于基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
  38. 根据权利要求38所述的无人机,其中,所述通信单元,用于向服务器发送至少包括有所述无人机使用的电池的型号的注册信息。
  39. 根据权利要求38所述的无人机,其中,所述充电站所在位置为固定位置;
    所述控制单元,用于基于所述目标充电站的所在位置,调整自身的移动方向;基于调整后的移动方向以及所述目标充电站的所在位置,移动至所述目标充电站;在所述目标充电站处进行充电以获取电力,或者,在所述目标充电站处更换电池以获取电力。
  40. 根据权利要求40所述的无人机,其中,
    所述控制单元,用于判断是否能够从所述响应信息中选取得到目标充电站;若无法从所述响应信息中选取得到目标充电站,则重新生成第一匹配条件,利 用重新生成的所述第一匹配条件以及当前的位置信息再次生成并发送充电资源请求信息至所述服务器侧;否则,选取得到目标充电站。
  41. 根据权利要求38所述的无人机,其中,所述充电站为能够改变其所在位置的充电站;
    相应的,所述控制单元,用于基于所述响应信息选取得到目标充电站,根据所述目标充电站的动态服务信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站共同行驶的第一路径,移动至所述第一路径时通过所述目标移动充电站获取电力。
  42. 根据权利要求42所述的无人机,其中,所述充电资源请求信息中还包括当前位置信息、行驶路线信息以及第二匹配条件;
    其中,所述第二匹配条件包括以下至少之一:
    充电站的充电设备与无人机的使用的电池的型号匹配;
    无人机与充电站在第一路径对应的所需时长内,所述充电站能够为无人机提供的电量不小于所述无人机的所需电量;
    所述充电站的单位价格在无人机充电资源请求中的预设的价格范围内;
    无人机与充电站之间的相对距离小于无人机充电资源请求中的预设值。
  43. 根据权利要求42所述的无人机,其中,所述控制单元,用于根据所述目标充电站的动态服务信息中的当前位置信息、速度信息当前可用充电设备信息以及行驶路线信息,并且根据所述无人机当前动态信息中的当前位置信息、速度信息以及行驶路线信息,确定与所述目标移动充电站的重合起始位置和最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径;
    根据所述无人机使用的电池的型号,选取所述目标充电站中的目标充电设备;
    根据交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;
    基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
  44. 根据权利要求42所述的无人机,其中,所述控制单元,用于判断是否 接收到服务器侧发来的无法选取候选移动充电站的通知信息;
    若接收到所述通知信息,则调整第二匹配条件,得到调整后的第二匹配条件;
    基于调整后的第二匹配条件以及参数信息重新生成并发送充电资源请求信息至所述服务器侧。
  45. 根据权利要求38所述的无人机,其中,
    所述通信单元,用于向所述服务器侧发送选取得到的目标充电站;接收到所述服务器侧发来的认证信息;
    所述控制单元,还用于基于所述认证信息与所述目标充电站进行认证。
  46. 一种充电站,包括:
    通信单元,用于向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;
    电力提供单元,用于当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力。
  47. 根据权利要求47所述的充电站,其中,所述充电站还包括:
    认证单元,用于当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,获取到服务器侧发来的认证信息;基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证操作。
  48. 根据权利要求47所述的充电站,其中,所述电力提供单元,用于通过充电接口为无人机提供电力;
    或者,
    电力提供单元,用于为所述无人机提供电池用于更换所述无人机的电池以提供电力。
  49. 根据权利要求47所述的充电站,其中,所述充电站设置于固定物体上,
    相应的,所述通信单元,用于周期性的向所述服务器侧发送动态信息,其中,所述动态信息中至少包括当前可用充电设备的型号、剩余电量,以及当前可用充电设备和数量。
  50. 根据权利要求47所述的充电站,其中,所述充电站为能够改变其所在 位置的充电站;
    相应的,所述通信单元,用于向服务器侧发送充电站对应的充电设备的型号以及数量;
    周期性的向服务器侧发送动态服务信息,其中,所述动态服务信息中至少包括有所述移动充电站的当前位置信息、速度信息、可用的充电设备信息以及路线信息。
  51. 根据权利要求51所述的充电站,其中,所述充电站还包括:
    处理单元,用于当确定作为无人机的目标移动充电站时,确定与所述无人机共同行驶的第一路径;行驶至所述充电的第一路径处时,为所述无人机提供电力。
  52. 根据权利要求52所述的充电站,其中,所述处理单元,用于基于动态服务信息中的所述当前位置信息,以及无人机的位置信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对距离;基于动态服务信息所述速度信息、以及无人机的速度信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对速度;基于所述与无人机之间的相对距离以及相对速度,确定与所述无人机路线重合的起始位置以及最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径。
  53. 根据权利要求53所述的充电站,其中,所述处理单元,用于基于交通状况信息,确定行驶至所述起始位置的第一时刻,并基于所述静态信息中的充电设备的型号确定通所述第一路径的所需时长;
    基于所述第一时刻以及所述所需时长,确定为所述无人机提供电力的时段。
  54. 一种充电控制系统,包括:M个充电站,M为整数,无人机以及服务器;其中,
    充电站,用于向服务器侧发送所在的位置信息;当所述充电站作为无人机的目标充电站时,检测到所述无人机移动至所述充电站的所在位置处,为所述无人机提供电力;
    服务器,用于接收到无人机发来的充电资源请求信息,其中,所述充电资 源请求信息中至少包括有所述无人机的位置信息;基于所述充电资源请求信息中的位置信息、以及M个充电站的位置信息,为所述无人机选取至少一个候选充电站;其中,M为整数;基于选取的所述至少一个候选充电站,生成针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,发送所述响应信息至所述无人机,其中,所述响应信息用于使得所述无人机从所述至少一个候选充电站中选取得到目标充电站;
    无人机,用于向服务器侧发出充电资源请求信息;获取到所述服务器侧反馈的针对所述充电资源请求信息的响应信息,所述响应信息中包括有至少一个候选充电站;基于响应信息选取得到目标充电站,移动至所述目标充电站所在位置处并获取电力。
  55. 根据权利要求55所述的系统,其中,
    所述充电站,能够改变所在位置,还用于基于动态服务信息中的所述当前位置信息,以及无人机的位置信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对距离;基于动态服务信息所述速度信息、以及无人机的速度信息,确定与所述无人机之间的相对速度;基于所述与无人机之间的相对距离以及相对速度,确定与所述无人机路线重合的起始位置以及最大重合距离,基于所述起始位置以及最大重合距离确定所述第一路径。
  56. 根据权利要求56所述的系统,其中,
    所述充电站,还用于当作为无人机的目标移动充电站时,接收到服务器发来的认证信息;基于所述认证信息与无人机进行认证;
    相应的,所述服务器,还用于在无人机选取目标充电站之后,分别向所述目标移动充电站以及所述无人机发送认证信息;
    所述无人机,还用于接收到服务器发来的认证信息,基于所述认证信息与所述目标充电站进行认证。
  57. 根据权利要求56所述的系统,其中,
    所述服务器,还用于获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电开始信息; 获取到无人机以及目标充电站发来的充电结束信息、以及使用电量信息;基于所述充电开始信息、所述充电结束信息、使用电量信息、以及所述无人机的所有者信息、所述目标充电站的所有者信息,确定本次充电操作对应的费用信息。
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