WO2018053862A1

WO2018053862A1 - Power system configuration method, device, unmanned aerial vehicle, server and user terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018053862A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/100191
Authority: WO
Inventors: 林灿龙; 商志猛
Original assignee: 深圳市大疆创新科技有限公司
Priority date: 2016-09-26
Filing date: 2016-09-26
Publication date: 2018-03-29
Also published as: CN108473196B; CN108473196A

Abstract

A power system configuration method, the method comprising: acquiring environmental information of an environment where an unmanned aerial vehicle (100) is located; and determining, according to the environmental information, a matched power assembly of the unmanned aerial vehicle (100) in the environment. The matched power assembly can ensure when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies in a corresponding environment, the efficiency of the power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle (100) is relatively high, avoid the decrease of the efficiency of the power system in the unmanned aerial vehicle (100) and even the problem relating to flight safety caused by the power assembly installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle (100) becoming unmatched with the environment where the unmanned aerial vehicle is located. Meanwhile, a flight control device, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a server and a user terminal are respectively further disclosed.

Description

Power system configuration method, device, drone, server and user terminal

Technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of drones, and in particular, to a power system configuration method and apparatus, a drone, a server, and a user terminal.

Background technique

In the prior art, the power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a motor, an electronic governor, and a propeller. The electronic governor controls the rotation speed of the motor according to the throttle signal sent by the flight control, and the motor drives the propeller to rotate.

The efficiency of the power system is related to the parameters of the propeller, the motor and the electronic governor, and also to the combination of the propeller, the motor and the electronic governor. In addition, when the power system of the UAV is fixed, the efficiency of the power system is affected. The influence of the environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle, such as atmospheric pressure, atmospheric density, atmospheric temperature, etc. For example, an unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a power system. When flying at location A, the efficiency of the power system is high. If the unmanned aerial vehicle is replaced with the location B, the location B is thinner than the location A, and the propeller efficiency is low. In order to provide sufficient lift, the propeller needs to increase the speed. The problems caused by the increase of the speed are: the efficiency of the power system is degraded, the controllability of the unmanned aerial vehicle is reduced, and even the flight safety of the unmanned aircraft is encountered.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a power system configuration method, device, drone, server and user terminal, so as to improve the efficiency of the drone power system and ensure the flight safety of the drone.

An aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a power system configuration method, including:

Obtain environmental information about the environment in which the UAV is located;

Based on the environmental information, a power package that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined.

Optionally, the determining, according to the environmental information, the power package matched by the UAV in the environment, comprising: at least according to atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density One factor determining the power kit that the UAV is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the power package includes at least one of the following: a motor, a propeller, and an electronic governor.

Optionally, the obtaining the environmental information of the environment in which the UAV is located includes: acquiring the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor carried by the UAV, and sensing the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV The atmospheric pressure is strong.

Optionally, the obtaining the environmental information of the environment in which the UAV is located includes: acquiring the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV.

Optionally, determining, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment, including: according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, Determining the atmospheric density; determining, based on the atmospheric density, a power kit that the UAV is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the determining, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, the power package matched by the UAV in the environment, comprising: determining the unmanned according to the atmospheric density A power kit that the aircraft matches in the environment.

Optionally, determining, according to the atmospheric density, the power package matched by the UAV in the environment, comprising: querying a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package according to the atmospheric density; The power suit corresponding to the atmospheric density matching reference atmospheric density is determined to be a power kit in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is matched in the environment.

Optionally, determining, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment, including: according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, A power kit that matches the UAV in the environment is determined.

Optionally, the determining, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, the power package matched by the UAV in the environment, comprising: querying a reference atmospheric temperature according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure Corresponding to the correspondence between the atmospheric pressure and the power pack; the power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric temperature matching the atmospheric temperature, and the power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure is determined as the unmanned aerial vehicle A matching power package in the environment.

Optionally, the determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle matches the power suit in the environment After that, the method further includes: pushing the power kit information to the user of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Optionally, the power kit information includes at least one of a model of the propeller, a model of the motor, a model of the electronic governor, a diameter or a radius of the propeller, a pitch of the propeller, The specifications of the motor and the power of the motor. The power system configuration method provided by the embodiment determines the power package matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment by using the environmental information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power package can ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle flies in the corresponding environment. The power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle is highly efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the flight safety of the UAV.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a flight controller, including:

An acquisition module for obtaining environmental information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located;

And a determining module, configured to determine, according to the environmental information, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to determine, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the acquiring module is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by a temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure sensed by an atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV.

Optionally, the acquiring module is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV.

Optionally, the determining module is further configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.

Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the flight controller further includes: a query module, configured to query a correspondence between the reference atmospheric density and the power package according to the atmospheric density; the determining module is specifically used to The power suit corresponding to the atmospheric density matching reference atmospheric density is determined to be a power kit in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the flight controller further includes: a query module, configured to query a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power suit according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; the determining module is specifically configured to be used The power kit corresponding to the atmospheric temperature matching reference atmospheric temperature, and the power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure, is determined to be a power kit in which the unmanned aircraft is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the flight controller further includes: a sending module, configured to push the power kit information to the user of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Optionally, the power kit information includes at least one of a model of the propeller, a model of the motor, a model of the electronic governor, a diameter or a radius of the propeller, a pitch of the propeller, The specifications of the motor and the power of the motor.

The flight controller provided by the embodiment determines the power package matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment according to the environment information of the environment where the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power package can ensure the unmanned aerial vehicle in the corresponding environment. When flying, the unmanned aerial vehicle's power system is more efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the safety of the UAV flight.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

body;

a power kit mounted on the fuselage for providing flight power;

a flight controller communicatively coupled to the power pack for controlling flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; the flight controller including one or more processors, the processor for:

Optionally, the environmental information includes at least one of the following: atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by a temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure sensed by an atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the flight controller further includes: a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package; the processor is specifically configured to be used with the atmospheric density A matching power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density is determined to be a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the flight controller further includes: a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power kit correspondence; the processor is specifically configured to Determining the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, querying the reference atmospheric temperature, the reference atmospheric pressure and the power suit correspondence; the power set corresponding to the reference atmospheric temperature matching the atmospheric temperature, and the reference atmospheric pressure matching the atmospheric pressure A strongly corresponding power pack is determined to be a power pack in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the flight controller further includes: a sending unit communicatively coupled to the processor, the sending unit configured to push the power kit information to a user of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

The unmanned aerial vehicle provided in this embodiment determines the power suit matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment through the environmental information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power package can ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle flies in the corresponding environment. The power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle is more efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the safety of the UAV flight.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a server, including: a receiving unit and a processing unit;

The receiving unit is configured to receive environment information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle;

The processing unit is coupled to the receiving unit, and configured to determine, according to the environmental information, a power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.

Optionally, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the UAV is loaded with a temperature sensor and an atmospheric pressure sensor; the receiving unit is specifically configured to receive the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor sent by the UAV, and the sense of the atmospheric pressure sensor The atmospheric pressure measured is strong.

Optionally, the UAV is loaded with an atmospheric density sensor; the receiving unit is specifically configured to receive the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor sent by the UAV.

Optionally, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.

Optionally, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the server further includes a memory, where the memory stores a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package; the processing unit is configured to query a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package according to the atmospheric density; Determining, by the power suit corresponding to the reference atmospheric density that matches the atmospheric density, that the UAV is matched in the environment Power kit.

Optionally, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the server further includes a memory, where the memory stores a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power suit correspondence; the processing unit is specifically configured to query the reference according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure Corresponding relationship between atmospheric temperature, reference atmospheric pressure and power pack; a power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric temperature matching the atmospheric temperature, and a power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure, determined as the none A power kit that the human aircraft matches in the environment.

Optionally, the server further includes a sending unit, the sending unit is coupled to the processing unit, and configured to push the power kit information to a user of the UAV.

The server provided in this embodiment determines the power package matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment according to the environment information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and pushes the power package information to the user, so that the user according to the matched power package. Replace the power pack currently installed on the UAV. The matching power pack ensures that the unmanned aerial vehicle's power system is more efficient when the UAV is flying in the corresponding environment, avoiding the power pack and the environment in which the UAV is installed. Mismatches lead to problems with reduced power system efficiency and even unmanned aircraft flight safety issues.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a user terminal, including: a receiver and a processor;

The receiver is configured to receive environment information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is sent by the UAV;

The processor is coupled to the receiver for determining, according to the environmental information, a power package that the UAV is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to determine, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Optionally, the power package includes at least one of the following: a motor, a propeller, and an electronic speed control Device.

Optionally, the UAV is loaded with a temperature sensor and an atmospheric pressure sensor; the receiver is specifically configured to receive the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor sent by the UAV, and the sense of the atmospheric pressure sensor The atmospheric pressure measured is strong.

Optionally, the UAV is loaded with an atmospheric density sensor; the receiver is specifically configured to receive the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor sent by the UAV.

Optionally, the user equipment further includes a memory, where the memory stores a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package; the processor is specifically configured to query a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package according to the atmospheric density. And a power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density matching the atmospheric density, determined as a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.

Optionally, the user equipment further includes a memory, where the memory stores a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power suit correspondence; the processor is specifically configured to query according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure Corresponding relationship between reference atmospheric temperature, reference atmospheric pressure and power set; a power set corresponding to a reference atmospheric temperature matching the atmospheric temperature, and a power set corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure, determined as An unmanned aerial vehicle that matches the power pack in the environment.

Optionally, the user equipment further includes a transmitter coupled to the processor for pushing power pack information to a user of the UAV.

The user terminal provided by this embodiment is configured according to the environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle by the user terminal. The environmental information determines the power package that the UAV matches in the current environment, displays the power package information, and prompts the user to replace the currently installed power package of the UAV according to the matched power package, and the matched power package can guarantee no When the human aircraft is flying in the corresponding environment, the power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle is more efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the unmanned aircraft flight safety. Sexual problem.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. Other drawings may also be obtained from those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the drawings.

1 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a flight controller according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a structural diagram of a flight controller according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

50-flight controller 51-acquisition module 52-determination module

53-Query Module 54-Send Module 100-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

107-motor 106-propeller 117-electronic governor

118-Flight Controller 108-Sensor System 110-Communication System

102-Supporting equipment 104-Photographing equipment 112-Ground station

114-antenna 116-electromagnetic wave

80-server 81-receiving unit 82-processing unit

90-user terminal 91-receiver 92-processor

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed" to another component, it can be directly on the other component or the component can be present. When a component is considered to "connect" another component, it can be directly connected to another component or possibly a central component.

All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. The term "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Some embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the embodiments and examples described below can be combined with each other without conflict.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a power system configuration method. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method in this embodiment may include:

Step S101: Obtain environmental information of an environment in which the UAV is located.

The method of the embodiment is suitable for determining the power suit suitable for the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly in the current environment by detecting the environmental information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located before the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off, and avoiding the power kit that is currently installed by the unmanned aerial vehicle. Suitable for the current environment, and affect the flight effect of the UAV. The execution body of the method of the embodiment may be a flight controller on the unmanned aerial vehicle. In addition, the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with at least one of a temperature sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and an atmospheric density sensor, and the temperature sensor is used to sense the atmospheric temperature. The atmospheric pressure sensor is used to sense atmospheric pressure, the atmospheric density sensor is used to sense atmospheric density, the temperature sensor, the atmospheric pressure sensor, and the atmospheric density sensor can transmit their respective sensed data to the flight controller.

Step S102: Determine, according to the environmental information, a power package that the unmanned aerial vehicle matches in the environment.

The flight controller determines, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the current environment, and the power package includes at least one of the following: a motor, a propeller, and an electronic governor, matching The power pack ensures that the powertrain is more efficient when the UAV is flying in the current environment.

The flight controller determines, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, an achievable manner in which the unmanned aircraft is matched in the environment: the environmental information pre-stored in the memory of the flight controller Corresponding relationship with the power kit, the power kit in the matching relationship can ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle has a high power system efficiency when the unmanned aircraft is flying in the corresponding environment, and the matching correspondence can be obtained through a large amount of test data. The test data includes power system efficiency, environmental information, and a power package installed by the UAV, wherein the environmental information may be at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density. The flight controller queries the matching correspondence according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density to obtain a power package that matches at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density.

After the flight controller determines that the unmanned aircraft is matched in the environment, the power kit information can be pushed to the user. Specifically, the flight controller sends the power kit information to the ground station, such as a smart terminal, and the smart terminal will The power kit information is displayed to the user; or the flight controller transmits the power kit information to a ground station such as a radio station, and the radio station transmits the power kit information to a remote controller with a screen, and the remote controller displays the power kit information to the user.

The power kit information includes at least one of: a model of the propeller, a model of the motor, a model of the electronic governor, a diameter or radius of the propeller, a pitch of the propeller, a specification of the motor, and The power of the motor. The user detects whether the power package currently installed by the UAV is a power package pushed by the flight controller according to the power package information, and if not, replaces and installs the corresponding matching power package according to the power package information pushed by the flight controller.

In addition, the method of the embodiment is also applicable to the flight controller, after the take-off of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the flight controller determines the power suit suitable for the unmanned aircraft to fly in the current environment according to the environment information of the environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and pushes the power suit information. To the user, specifically, the flight controller will The power kit information is sent to a ground station, such as a smart terminal, and the smart terminal detects whether the power kit currently installed by the unmanned aerial vehicle is a power kit pushed by the flight controller according to the power kit information. If not, an alarm message is sent to prompt the user to replace the driver. The power pack currently installed by the aircraft, the user sends a return command to the unmanned aerial vehicle through a controller such as a smart terminal, a remote controller, etc., so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can return, so that the user can replace and install the matched power pack.

In addition, because the storage space of the memory of the flight controller is limited, the execution body of the method of the embodiment may also be a server, and the unmanned aerial vehicle sends the environment information sensed by the sensor to the remote server, where the environment information and the server are pre-stored. The matching relationship of the power package, the server determines the power package matched by the UAV in the environment according to the environmental information sent by the UAV, and matches the information of the power package to the model of the propeller, the motor The model number and the model of the electronic governor are pushed to the user. Specifically, the server sends the information of the matched power package to the smart terminal for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle or the remote controller with the screen, the smart terminal or the screen with the screen. The remote control displays the information of the matching power pack to the user.

In addition, a user terminal for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle such as a mobile phone or a remote controller can also be used as an execution body of the method of the embodiment, and the unmanned aerial vehicle transmits the environmental information sensed by the sensor to the mobile phone or the remote controller, and pre-stored in the mobile phone or the remote controller. Corresponding relationship between the environmental information and the power package, the mobile phone or the remote controller determines the power package matched by the UAV in the environment according to the environmental information sent by the UAV, and the information of the matched power package is as described. The model of the propeller, the model of the motor, the model of the electronic governor is displayed on the screen, or the mobile phone or the remote controller can also detect whether the power kit currently installed by the UAV is a power kit pushed by the flight controller. If not, a prompt message is sent to prompt the user.

In this embodiment, the power suit of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment is determined by the environmental information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power pack can ensure the unmanned aerial vehicle power system when the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying in the corresponding environment. The efficiency is high, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the flight safety of the UAV.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a power system configuration method. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the base of the embodiment shown in FIG. The method in this embodiment may include:

Step S201: Acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor carried by the UAV, and the atmospheric pressure sensed by the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV.

In this embodiment, the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a temperature sensor for sensing the atmospheric temperature, and an atmospheric pressure sensor for sensing the atmospheric pressure. The temperature sensor and the atmospheric pressure sensor can sense each of them. The data is transmitted to the flight controller.

Step S202, determining the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure.

The Microcontroller Unit (MCU) in the flight controller determines the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure. Specifically, the MCU determines the atmospheric density according to formula (1):

P=kρT (1)

Where P is the atmospheric pressure, k is a constant, ρ is the atmospheric density, and T is the atmospheric temperature; the atmospheric density ρ can be calculated from the atmospheric pressure P, the atmospheric temperature T, and the formula (1).

Step S203: Determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Specifically, according to the atmospheric density, an achievable manner of determining a power package matched by the UAV in the environment is: querying a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package according to the atmospheric density; A power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density that matches the atmospheric density is determined to be a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.

The formula for calculating the lift of the propeller is as shown in the following formula (2):

L=C _l ρA(ΩR) ² R (2)

Where L is the lift of the propeller, C _l is the lift coefficient, and the lift coefficient is related to the propeller pitch, airfoil, etc., ρ is the atmospheric density, A is the propeller disk area, R is the propeller radius, and Ω is the propeller speed. According to formulas (1) and (2), the lift of the propeller is proportional to the atmospheric density, and the atmospheric density is proportional to the atmospheric pressure, and the atmospheric density is inversely proportional to the atmospheric temperature.

In this embodiment, the MCU can determine that the UAV is suitable according to the atmospheric density. Power pack for pre-environment flight. Specifically, the corresponding relationship between the reference atmospheric density and the power package is pre-stored in the memory of the flight controller, and the power package in the corresponding relationship can ensure the power system efficiency of the UAV when the UAV is flying at the corresponding reference atmospheric density. Higher. Based on the atmospheric density of the unmanned aerial vehicle's current environment, the MCU queries the correspondence between the reference atmospheric density and the power package to obtain a power package that matches the atmospheric density of the current environment.

Step S204: Pushing the power package information to the user of the UAV.

After the flight controller determines that the UAV is matched to the power package in the environment, the power package information can be pushed to the user. Specifically, the flight controller sends the power package information to the ground station, such as a smart terminal or a remote control with a screen. A smart terminal or a remote control with a screen displays the power kit information to the user. The power kit information includes at least one of: a model of the propeller, a model of the motor, a model of the electronic governor, a diameter or radius of the propeller, a pitch of the propeller, a specification of the motor, and The power of the motor.

The user detects whether the power package currently installed by the UAV is a power package pushed by the flight controller according to the power package information, and if not, replaces and installs the corresponding matching power package according to the power package information pushed by the flight controller.

In this embodiment, the power package of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment is determined by the atmospheric density of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power package can ensure the unmanned aerial vehicle power system when the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying in the corresponding environment. The efficiency is high, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the flight safety of the UAV.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a power system configuration method. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, on the basis of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the method in this embodiment may include:

Step S301: Acquire the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV.

In this embodiment, the UAV is equipped with an atmospheric density sensor for sensing atmospheric density, and the atmospheric density sensor can transmit its sensed data to the flight controller.

Step S302: Determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power suit matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the environment.

The method of determining, by the MCU of the flight controller, the power package matched by the UAV in the environment according to the atmospheric density is consistent with step S203, and the specific method is not described herein again.

Step S303, pushing the power kit information to the user of the UAV.

Step S303 is consistent with step S204, and the specific method is not described herein again.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a power system configuration method. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a power system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, on the basis of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the method in this embodiment may include:

Step S401: Acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by a temperature sensor carried by the UAV, and the atmospheric pressure sensed by the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV.

Step S402: Determine, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, a power suit matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the environment.

Specifically, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, an achievable manner of determining a power package matched by the UAV in the environment is: querying a reference according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure Corresponding relationship between atmospheric temperature, reference atmospheric pressure and power pack; a power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric temperature matching the atmospheric temperature, and a power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure, determined as the none People flying A power kit that matches the environment.

The corresponding relationship between the reference atmospheric temperature, the reference atmospheric pressure and the power package is pre-stored in the memory of the flight controller, and the power package in the corresponding relationship can ensure that the unmanned aircraft is flying under the corresponding reference atmospheric temperature and the reference atmospheric pressure. The power system of the aircraft is more efficient. The MCU of the flight controller queries the reference atmospheric temperature, the reference atmospheric pressure and the power pack according to the atmospheric temperature and atmospheric pressure of the current environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and obtains the matching of the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure of the current environment. Power kit.

Step S403, pushing the power kit information to the user of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Step S403 is the same as step S204, and the specific method is not described here.

In this embodiment, the air temperature and the atmospheric pressure of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located are determined, and the power package matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment is determined, and the matched power package can ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying in the corresponding environment, and the unmanned aerial vehicle The power system is more efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the safety of the UAV flight.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a flight controller. FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a flight controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the flight controller 50 includes an acquisition module 51 and a determination module 52, wherein the acquisition module 51 is configured to acquire an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located. The environment information determination module 52 is configured to determine, according to the environmental information, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the determining module 52 is specifically configured to determine, according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density, the power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

The power kit includes at least one of the following: a motor, a propeller, and an electronic governor.

The specific principles and implementation manners of the flight controller provided by the embodiment of the present invention are similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and will not be further described herein.

In this embodiment, the power suit of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment is determined by the environmental information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power pack can ensure the unmanned aerial vehicle power system when the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying in the corresponding environment. The efficiency is high, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment. Even the safety of UAV flight safety.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a flight controller. FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a flight controller according to another embodiment of the present invention; on the basis of the technical solution provided by the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the acquiring module 51 is specifically configured to acquire a temperature sensor sense carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The measured atmospheric temperature, and the atmospheric pressure sensed by the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV.

The determining module 52 is further configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.

Further, the flight controller 50 further includes: a query module 53; the query module 53 is configured to query the correspondence between the reference atmospheric density and the power suit according to the atmospheric density. Correspondingly, the determining module 52 is specifically configured to determine a power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density matching the atmospheric density as a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.

Further, the flight controller 50 further includes: a transmitting module 54; the transmitting module 54 is configured to push the power kit information to the user of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

The power kit information includes at least one of: a model of the propeller, a model of the motor, a model of the electronic governor, a diameter or radius of the propeller, a pitch of the propeller, and a motor Specifications and power of the motor.

The specific principles and implementations of the flight controller provided by the embodiments of the present invention are similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and details are not described herein again.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a flight controller. On the basis of the technical solution provided by the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the obtaining module 51 is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV. Correspondingly, the determining module 52 is specifically configured to be used according to the large The gas density determines a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.

The specific principles and implementations of the flight controller provided by the embodiment of the present invention are similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and details are not described herein again.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a flight controller. On the basis of the technical solution provided by the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the obtaining module 51 is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV The atmospheric pressure sensed is strong. Correspondingly, the determining module 52 is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Further, the flight controller 50 further includes: a query module 53; the query module 53 is configured to query a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power suit according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; correspondingly, determining a module 52 is specifically configured to use a power kit corresponding to a reference atmospheric temperature that matches the atmospheric temperature, and a power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure that is strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure is determined to be matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the environment. Power kit.

Further, the flight controller 50 further includes: a transmitting module 54; the transmitting module 54 is configured to The power kit information is pushed to the user of the UAV.

The power kit information includes at least one of the following:

The model of the propeller, the type of the motor, the type of the electronic governor, the diameter or radius of the propeller, the pitch of the propeller, the specifications of the motor, and the power of the motor.

The specific principles and implementation manners of the flight controller provided by the embodiments of the present invention are similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and details are not described herein again.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an unmanned aerial vehicle. FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 includes: a fuselage, a power package, and a flight controller 118, and the power package includes at least one of the following: a motor 107, a propeller 106 and an electronic governor 117, a power kit is mounted on the fuselage for providing flight power; a flight controller 118 is communicatively coupled to the power pack for controlling the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; The flight controller 118 includes one or more processors for: acquiring environmental information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located; determining, according to the environmental information, a power suit that the unmanned aerial vehicle matches in the environment .

The environmental information includes at least one of the following: atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density.

Specifically, the processor is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure sensed by the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV. Correspondingly, the processor is specifically configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Alternatively, the processor is specifically configured to acquire an atmospheric density transmission carried by the UAV The atmospheric density sensed by the sensor. Correspondingly, the processor is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.

Further, the flight controller 118 further includes: a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package; the processor is specifically configured to be used with the atmospheric density A matching power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density is determined to be a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the unmanned aerial vehicle 100 further includes: a sensing system 108, a communication system 110, a supporting device 102, and a photographing device 104. The supporting device 102 may specifically be a pan/tilt, and the communication system 110 may specifically include receiving The receiver is configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted by the antenna 114 of the

ground station

112, and 116 represents an electromagnetic wave generated during communication between the receiver and the antenna 114.

The embodiment of the invention provides a server. FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the server 80 includes a receiving unit 81 and a processing unit 82. The receiving unit 81 is configured to receive the unmanned object sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle. Environmental information of the environment in which the aircraft is located; processing unit 82 is coupled to the receiving unit 81 for determining a power package that the UAV is matched in the environment based on the environmental information.

In this embodiment, the server determines the power package matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment according to the environment information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power package can ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying in the corresponding environment, and the unmanned aerial vehicle The power system is highly efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the safety of the UAV flight.

The embodiment of the invention provides a user terminal. FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the user terminal 90 includes a receiver 91 and a processor 92. The receiver 91 is configured to receive environment information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle; the processor 92 is coupled to the receiver 91, and is configured to determine the none according to the environmental information. A power kit that the human aircraft matches in the environment.

In this embodiment, the user terminal determines the power package matched by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the current environment according to the environmental information of the environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and the matched power package can ensure that the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying in the corresponding environment, and the unmanned aerial vehicle The power system is more efficient, avoiding the problem that the power system efficiency is degraded due to the mismatch between the power package installed by the UAV and the environment, and even the safety of the UAV flight.

In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

The above-described integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The above software functional unit is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor to perform the methods of the various embodiments of the present invention. Part of the steps. 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, which can store program codes. .

A person skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, only the division of each functional module described above is exemplified. In practical applications, the above function assignment can be completed by different functional modules as needed, that is, the device is installed. The internal structure is divided into different functional modules to perform all or part of the functions described above. For the specific working process of the device described above, refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or substitutions do not deviate from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. range.

Claims

A power system configuration method, comprising:

Obtain environmental information about the environment in which the UAV is located;

Based on the environmental information, a power package that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, according to the environmental information, the power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment comprises:

A power kit that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined based on at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density.
The method of claim 2 wherein said power kit comprises at least one of the following:

Motor, propeller and electronic governor.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the obtaining environmental information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located comprises:

Obtaining the atmospheric temperature sensed by the temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure sensed by the atmospheric pressure sensor carried by the UAV.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the obtaining environmental information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located comprises:

Obtaining the atmospheric density sensed by the atmospheric density sensor carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle.
The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the power package that the UAV matches in the environment according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density comprises:

Determining the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure;

Based on the atmospheric density, a power kit that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined.
The method of claim 5, wherein the determining the power package that the UAV matches in the environment according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density comprises:

Based on the atmospheric density, a power kit that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined.
The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the determining the power package that the UAV matches in the environment according to the atmospheric density comprises:

Querying the correspondence between the reference atmospheric density and the power suit according to the atmospheric density;

A power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density that matches the atmospheric density is determined to be a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.
The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the power package that the UAV matches in the environment according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density comprises:

A power kit that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined based on the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the determining the power package that the UAV matches in the environment according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure comprises:

Determining a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power suit according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure;

A power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric temperature that matches the atmospheric temperature, and a power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure that is strongly matched to the atmospheric pressure is determined to be a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.
The method according to claim 10, wherein after the determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is matched in the environment, the method further comprises:

The power kit information is pushed to the user of the UAV.
The method according to claim 11, wherein the power package information comprises at least one of the following:

The model of the propeller, the type of the motor, the type of the electronic governor, the diameter or radius of the propeller, the pitch of the propeller, the specifications of the motor, and the power of the motor.
A flight controller, comprising:

An acquisition module for obtaining environmental information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is located;

And a determining module, configured to determine, according to the environmental information, a power package that the UAV matches in the environment.
The flight controller according to claim 13, wherein the determining module is specifically configured to determine that the UAV is matched in the environment according to at least one of atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric density. Power kit.
The flight controller of claim 14, wherein the power kit comprises at least one of the following:

Motor, propeller and electronic governor.
The flight controller according to claim 15, wherein the acquisition module is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by a temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure carried by the UAV The atmospheric pressure sensed by the sensor is strong.
The flight controller according to claim 15, wherein the acquisition module is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric density sensed by an atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV.
The flight controller according to claim 16, wherein the determining module is further configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine the unmanned according to the atmospheric density A power kit that the aircraft matches in the environment.
The flight controller according to claim 17, wherein the determining module is specifically configured to determine, according to the atmospheric density, a power kit that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.
The flight controller according to claim 18 or 19, further comprising:

a query module, configured to query a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power suit according to the atmospheric density;

The determining module is specifically configured to determine a power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density matching the atmospheric density as a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.
The flight controller according to claim 16, wherein the determining module is specifically configured to determine a power package that the UAV matches in the environment according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure.
The flight controller of claim 21, further comprising:

a query module, configured to query a reference atmospheric temperature, a reference atmospheric pressure, and a power suit according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure;

The determining module is specifically configured to use a power kit corresponding to a reference atmospheric temperature that matches the atmospheric temperature, and a power kit corresponding to the reference atmospheric pressure that is strongly matched with the atmospheric pressure, and determine that the unmanned aerial vehicle is in the environment Match the power pack.
The flight controller of claim 22, further comprising:

And a sending module, configured to push the power kit information to the user of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
The flight controller according to claim 23, wherein said power kit information comprises at least one of the following:

The model of the propeller, the type of the motor, the type of the electronic governor, the diameter or radius of the propeller, the pitch of the propeller, the specifications of the motor, and the power of the motor.
An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:

body;

a power kit mounted on the fuselage for providing flight power;

a flight controller communicatively coupled to the power pack for controlling flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; the flight controller including one or more processors, the processor for:

Obtain environmental information about the environment in which the UAV is located;

Based on the environmental information, a power package that the UAV is matched in the environment is determined.
The UAV according to claim 25, wherein said environmental information comprises at least one of the following:

Atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure and atmospheric density.
The UAV according to claim 26, wherein said power kit comprises at least one of the following:

Motor, propeller and electronic governor.
The UAV according to claim 27, wherein the processor is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric temperature sensed by a temperature sensor carried by the UAV and the atmospheric pressure carried by the UAV The atmospheric pressure sensed by the sensor is strong.
The UAV according to claim 27, wherein the processor is specifically configured to acquire the atmospheric density sensed by an atmospheric density sensor carried by the UAV.
The UAV according to claim 28, wherein the processor is specifically configured to determine the atmospheric density according to the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric pressure; and determine the unmanned according to the atmospheric density A power kit that the aircraft matches in the environment.
The UAV according to claim 29, wherein said processor is specifically configured to determine a power package that said UAV is matched in said environment based on said atmospheric density.
The UAV according to claim 30 or 31, wherein the flight controller further comprises:

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing a correspondence between a reference atmospheric density and a power package;

The processor is specifically configured to determine a power package corresponding to the reference atmospheric density matching the atmospheric density as a power package in which the UAV is matched in the environment.
A server, comprising: a receiving unit and a processing unit;

The receiving unit is configured to receive environment information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle;

The processing unit is coupled to the receiving unit, and configured to determine, according to the environmental information, a power package that the unmanned aircraft matches in the environment.
A user terminal, comprising: a receiver and a processor;

The receiver is configured to receive environment information of an environment in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is sent by the UAV;

The processor is coupled to the receiver for determining, according to the environmental information, a power package that the UAV is matched in the environment.