246results about "Aircraft cleaning" patented technology

The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle lens stain identification and cleaning method and system based on deep learning. The method comprises the following steps: generating an image acquisition instruction according to a set sampling period to obtain a to-be-detected image; the image acquisition instruction is used for instructing an unmanned aerial vehicle camera to perform image acquisition operation and feeding back in the form of a to-be-detected image; preprocessing the to-be-detected image to obtain a to-be-detected standard image; inputting a to-be-detected standard image into the stain detection model to obtain a stain identification result; the stain identification result comprises a central coordinate of the polluted area, bounding box data, a confidence coefficient score and a stain type label; generating a cleaning parameter and a cleaning instruction according to the stain identification result; the cleaning instruction is used for instructing the cleaning equipment to clean the unmanned aerial vehicle lens according to the cleaning parameters. By adopting the method, the problems of difficult stain identification and extensive cleaning decision in an existing unmanned aerial vehicle visual system can be solved, and the accuracy of stain detection and the intelligence of cleaning control are realized.

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle cleaning, and discloses a cleaning application and data processing system suitable for an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the system comprises a stain distribution modeling module, a sensor configuration module, a task definition module, an execution control module, an analysis feedback module and the like. According to the system, a stain distribution model is constructed through multispectral imaging, detection points are arranged to calculate the stain density gradient, cleaning indexes are defined according to physical parameters, steady-state and dynamic response and composite cleaning are executed, and abnormal tracing and strategy updating are conducted on areas which do not pass through cleaning. In addition, the system also comprises a data aggregation and communication relay module. The system can accurately model, scientifically regulate and control cleaning parameters, adapt to complex working conditions, improve the cleaning efficiency and quality and is suitable for the field of unmanned aerial vehicle cleaning.

A system for installing a novel engine shield in the opening of an aircraft engine that is too high off the ground to be accessed by the ground support technicians while standing on the ground that includes a housing of the shield that has a front section that extends away and downward from a rear section of the housing. The front section of the housing contains an installation pole port assembly that includes an opening or port in a structure that is operably connected to a drive screw via a universal joint. In some embodiments, the installation pole port assembly is positioned to be recessed within an opening in the front section of the housing. Other versions also include a photoluminescent material applied near or around the opening in the front section of the housing.

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle target tracking and information acquisition device, which comprises a camera and a mounting shell, and is characterized in that the camera is mounted in the mounting shell; a sealing plate, a rotating frame and a driving unit are arranged in the mounting shell, an impurity removing plate, a first storage bag and a scraping plate which are sequentially arranged are mounted on the rotating frame, the first storage bag is filled with cleaning liquid, a liquid outlet is formed in the first storage bag, and the liquid outlet communicates with a first spray head; in the process that the driving unit drives the rotating frame to rotate, the rotating frame drives the impurity removing plate, the first spray head and the scraping plate to turn downwards and sequentially pass through the lens of the camera, and the impurity removing plate and the scraping plate abut against the surface of the lens of the camera. The first storage bag is extruded and deformed by the sealing plate when the first spray head passes through the lens of the camera and then is separated from the sealing plate, and the liquid outlet is in an open state in the process that the first storage bag is extruded and deformed. According to the invention, normal monitoring and clear shooting of the camera of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be ensured.

A system and a method include a wand assembly including a sanitizing head having an ultraviolet (UV) lamp configured to emit UV light to sanitize a surface of a component. The wand assembly further includes a first monitored member. The system also includes a second monitored member. A verification control unit is in communication with the first monitored member and the second monitored member. The verification control unit is configured to detect a speed of the wand assembly based on a comparison of the first monitored member in relation to the second monitored member.

The invention discloses a cleaning device and a cleaning method for an airplane sewage system, and relates to the technical field of airplane cleaning.By means of the cleaning device and the cleaning method, cleaning liquid in a pipeline assembly is heated through a heating unit, so that the chemical activity of the cleaning liquid is good, and dirt in an airplane sewage discharging pipeline can be treated; the ultrasonic unit can transmit longitudinal high-frequency vibration waves into the cleaning liquid, and cavitation bubbles generate strong shock waves around the airplane blow-off pipeline to repeatedly impact a dirt layer until dirt falls off; meanwhile, greasy dirt excreted by a human body can be decomposed and emulsified, the inner wall of the airplane blow-off pipeline cannot be damaged by ultrasonic waves, the first ultrasonic wave generating unit can prevent dirt or greasy dirt from being bonded in the pipeline assembly, and the second ultrasonic wave generating unit can transmit the ultrasonic waves to the airplane blow-off pipeline; and in each pressure cleaning process, multiple times of bidirectional circulating cleaning are carried out, so that the cleaning effect is better, and solid waste can be thoroughly discharged.

Described herein is a blended wing body aircraft. In some embodiments, a blended wing body aircraft may include a set of passenger loading doors on a first lateral side of the aircraft, and a set of passenger unloading doors on the second lateral side of the aircraft. In some embodiments, this configuration may allow for more efficient loading and unloading of blended wing body aircraft.

A cleaning and control method for microorganisms in an aircraft integral fuel tank. The method comprises: step 1: preparation before cleaning: discharging residual fuel in an integral fuel tank of an aircraft of this model, ventilating and exhausting the fuel tank, and enabling cleaning personnel to enter the fuel tank to remove a system pipeline in the fuel tank; step 2: inspection and troubleshooting before cleaning: before fuel tank cleaning, visually inspecting whether microorganisms and corrosion are present in the fuel tank structure, after fuel tank inspection, removing microorganisms and surface attachments, and inspecting and processing the removed pipeline in the fuel tank; step 3: cleaning of the integral fuel tank and the removed pipeline; step 4: restoration and installation of the removed pipeline in the integral fuel tank; and step 5: monitoring and prevention of fuel microorganisms in the fuel tank. In addition, a cleaning device using the method is further comprised. The technical solution is used to solve the problem of cleaning and controlling microorganisms bred in an integral fuel tank of a platform aircraft of a certain model.

The present invention discloses a new type of drone nest. On both sides of the top of the nest box, top covers are slidably installed respectively. At the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box, a pressing plate is slidably installed. On the front of the nest box, a transmission box for controlling the lateral movement of the two top covers is fixedly installed. Inside the nest box, a rotating shaft is movably installed. On the front side and the rear side of the surface of the rotating shaft, three connecting rods evenly distributed are fixedly installed respectively. Inside the corresponding connecting rods on the front side and the rear side of the rotating shaft, a suspension platform is movably installed through a shaft pin. A through groove is opened at the bottom of the suspension platform. On one side of the bottom of the top cover, a drone bottom cleaning mechanism that can pass through the through groove is fixedly installed. At the bottom of the pressing plate, an electromagnetic block is fixedly connected. At the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box, a fixed iron block magnetically matched with the electromagnetic block is fixedly connected. On one side of the top of the suspension platform, a drone pressing mechanism is fixedly installed. On both sides of the top of the pressing plate, a pressing and charging mechanism that can pass through the through groove is fixedly installed. It ensures that charging is not affected by foreign objects, ensures the cleaning efficiency, and adapts to the charging of drones at different heights.

A processor-implemented method for post-wash recovery prediction for aircraft components includes accessing wash event data associated with a component of an aircraft; averaging the data and determining outlying events; filtering the data to remove outlying events; performing feature engineering to determine a plurality of features; providing, as inputs to an analytic model, the plurality of features and the filtered data; predicting, by the analytic model, a post-wash recovery; and providing a washing recommendation based on the post-wash recovery to selectively cause the component to be washed.

The intelligent take-off and landing platform comprises a storage box, the top face of the storage box is slidably connected with a cover plate assembly, the inner bottom face of the storage box is fixedly connected with a lifting column, the top face of the lifting column is fixedly connected with a parking platform, the unmanned aerial vehicle is placed in the center of the top face of the parking platform, and the outer wall of the lifting column is slidably connected with a storage unit. A cleaning unit is slidably connected to the side wall of the lifting column and comprises a power assembly fixedly connected to the bottom face of the storage box, a support is slidably connected to the outer wall of the power assembly, a cleaning assembly is fixedly connected to the top face of the support, and a first sealing plate is fixedly connected to the side, close to the unmanned aerial vehicle, of the support and rotationally connected with the cleaning assembly. The surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be simply cleaned through the effect of the cleaning assembly, so that it is ensured that the surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle is kept clean when the unmanned aerial vehicle needs to be used next time, the damage condition caused by dust attachment is reduced, and the working efficiency of the unmanned aerial vehicle is improved.

The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle airport for fan blade detection. The unmanned aerial vehicle airport comprises a case, a moving device, a top plate, a plurality of bases and a dust storage hopper, one side of the moving device is fixedly arranged on the surface of the case, and the other side of the moving device is fixed relative to the top plate; each base is embedded into the cabin, and one surface, far away from the top plate, of each base is fixedly connected to form a chassis fixedly connected with the inner wall of the cabin; an electric heating wire electrically connected with the controller is arranged on the surface, close to the top plate, of each base, and the ash storage hopper is slidably connected with the base plate; when the unmanned aerial vehicle returns, the controller drives the moving device and the heating wire to start, so that the top plate is driven to move relative to the cabin to recover the unmanned aerial vehicle. The controller starts the moving device to unfold the interior of the cabin, and the heating wires form a temperature difference area, so that a plurality of characteristic areas convenient to identify are provided for positioning when the unmanned aerial vehicle returns, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can return to the nest and be charged quickly.

Methods and apparatus for UAV-enabled marking of surfaces during manufacture, inspection, or repair of limited-access structures and objects. A UAV is equipped with a marking module that is configured to apply marking patterns (e.g., alignment features) of known dimensions to surfaces. The marking module may include a 2-D plotter that enables free-form drawing capability. The marking process may involve depositing material on the surface. The marking material may be either permanent or removable. A “clean-up” module may be attached to the UAV platform instead of the marking module, and may include solvents and oscillating or vibrating pads to remove the marks via scrubbing. The clean-up module can also be used for initial surface preparation.

The utility model discloses an airplane wheel maintenance production line which comprises a decomposition area used for disassembling an airplane wheel assembly, and disassembled parts at least comprise a tire, an inner half hub and an outer half hub; the cleaning area is adjacent to the decomposition area and is used for cleaning at least part of the parts; the inspection area is adjacent to the cleaning area and is used for inspecting at least part of the parts; the assembling area is adjacent to the inspection area and is used for assembling the inspected parts and / or new parts to form a new airplane wheel assembly; the decomposition area, the cleaning area, the inspection area and the assembly area are connected through a conveying belt. By means of the production line, the labor intensity can be reduced in the airplane wheel maintenance process, the working efficiency is improved, and the phenomena that parts slide down and are damaged, and personnel are injured during carrying are avoided.

A method for performance analysis of an aircraft engine component includes accessing data of an aircraft engine component, the data including a performance signal; detecting a signature of the performance signal; performing a first analysis by an analytical model, based on the data and the performance signature, to determine performance metrics of the aircraft engine component; converting a first performance metric to a second performance metric based on a derivative, the derivative being derived from at least two of the determined performance metrics; determining an analytic for the aircraft engine component based on at least one of the derived derivative or the determined performance metrics; selectively providing a washing recommendation for the aircraft engine component based on the determined analytic; and selectively causing the aircraft engine component to be washed based on the washing recommendation.

A cleaning system (20) for a gas turbine engine (100) includes a foam supply unit (26) for generating cleaning foam (194) that is injected into the gas turbine engine (100), and an air blower (180) that is operably coupled to a core flowpath (121) of the gas turbine engine (100), the air blower (180) being configured to draw a flow of air (182) through the core flowpath (121) at a flow rate that induces rotation of the gas turbine engine (100) at a target rotational speed.

The invention relates to the technical field of snow blowing vehicles, and discloses a snow blowing vehicle snow blowing nozzle with a hard-shell snow removing function, which comprises a connecting pipe, the left side of the connecting pipe is communicated with a corrugated pipe, the left side of the corrugated pipe is communicated with a necking pipe, and the left side of the necking pipe is communicated with a snow blowing pipe; the outer side of the connecting pipe and the outer side of the necking pipe are fixedly connected with the same telescopic mechanism, a shell breaking mechanism with the two ends extending to the front side and the rear side of the snow blowing pipe respectively is arranged in the snow blowing pipe, and an air inducing mechanism which is located on the outer side of the shell breaking mechanism and can be in linkage with the shell breaking mechanism is further arranged in the snow blowing pipe. The snow blowing pipe is further provided with a turbulent flow mechanism located above the air inducing mechanism, and the front face of the snow blowing pipe is provided with a transmission device fixedly connected with the turbulent flow mechanism. According to the snow blowing nozzle of the snow blowing vehicle with the hard-shell snow removing function, the problems that an existing snow blowing vehicle is low in snow removing efficiency and has potential safety hazards when being used in the scene that much snow is accumulated on the surface of an airplane are solved.

A system for touchless control of a lavatory of an aircraft includes at least one sensor located in the lavatory and configured to detect detected data corresponding to the lavatory. The system further includes at least one actuator or light source located in the lavatory and configured to perform an action. The system further includes a central controller coupled to the at least one sensor and the at least one actuator or light source and configured to make an inference based on the detected data and to control the at least one actuator or light source based on the inference.

An aircraft structure dynamic loading testing device, including a nozzle, an attachment mechanism with a first portion attached to the nozzle such that a nozzle force direction is constrained at a set orientation and a second portion for attaching to the aircraft structure and configured to be constrained at a given orientation with respect to the aircraft structure, and a length of conduit. In use, fluid is supplied along the length of conduit to the nozzle and ejected from the nozzle such that the nozzle exerts a dynamic force on the aircraft structure in the direction of the nozzle force direction. A dynamic loading testing device, a kit of parts and methods of dynamic load testing of a structure are disclosed.

To increase efficiency of the task of detecting and addressing FOD.SOLUTION: In one embodiment, systems and methods include using an inspection system to remove or seal foreign object debris. An inspection system comprises: a borescope, in which multiple optical fibers are disposed; a mounting system; an articulation system; and a controller, which comprises a display; where a proximal end of the borescope is coupled to the mounting system, the mounting system is configured to secure the inspection system to an external surface, the mounting system is coupled to the articulation system, the articulation system is configured to actuate the borescope, and the articulation system is communicatively coupled to the controller.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

This application belongs to the field of external surface wall-climbing cleaning device design technology, specifically relating to an external surface wall-climbing cleaning device. Through the design of inner and outer guide rails, as well as its motor and suction cup, it has omnidirectional movement capability and can quickly climb on large curved surfaces or flat surfaces. It is also designed to use roller brushes to perform all-round cleaning by rotating and translating the outer surface within the overall movement range of the device, which is convenient, fast, safe and efficient.

The present invention discloses a method, device, equipment and medium for cleaning paint on the surface of an aircraft, the method comprising: obtaining a preset trajectory planning path according to an established aircraft model; controlling the posture of a robot according to its path to control a laser head to scan and clean the paint on the surface of the aircraft; during cleaning, controlling an element spectrometer to synchronously and synchronously collect the element spectrum of the current scanning position, and fitting with the surface data of the current scanning position collected by the control robot to form three-dimensional surface point cloud data; calibrating the aircraft surface according to the peak value of element calibration and the three-dimensional surface point cloud data; replanning the scanning path of the laser head according to the calibrated divided area, scanning and cleaning the aircraft surface; until the paint removal rate of the aircraft surface is greater than 95%. The entire cleaning process is made intelligent and automated, without the need for manual visual inspection, and the cleaning efficiency is improved.

The application discloses a shipborne aero-engine cleaning equipment in the technical field of engine cleaning equipment, which comprises a water tank, a box body, a pipe coiler assembly, an output assembly and a control assembly, wherein the box body is internally provided with a sealed chamber, the output assembly, the control assembly and the pipe coiler assembly are all installed in the sealed chamber, and the gap between the through hole and the water pipe is sealed through a sealing assembly, so that the water pipe can freely leave the sealed chamber while the sealing effect of the sealed chamber is guaranteed, the output assembly, the control assembly and the pipe coiler assembly are isolated from the external environment, the corrosion of the output assembly, the control assembly and the pipe coiler assembly by the high-salt-mist environment at sea is reduced, the aging of various devices is effectively alleviated, and the service life of the overall equipment in the high-salt-mist environment at sea is increased.

Methods and systems for decontaminating an aircraft cabin and providing a safe re-entry indication are described. Methods and systems for decontaminating an aircraft cabin and providing an indication to provide confidence that re-entry after an operation is safe are described. These methods and systems are based on utilizing outside air and / or filtered air to reduce the concentration of infectious agents within the cabin. In some examples, a method is performed following a contamination event (e.g., the presence of a patient in flight) and / or as part of a scheduled service (e.g., between flights). The amount of time the system operates to introduce a compound into the cabin is specifically calculated to reduce the proportion of remaining infectious agents to below a desired level, thereby reducing the initial concentration of contamination within the cabin. The duration of the decontamination depends on the cabin volume and the incoming air flow rate. For example, after nine minutes of flowing incoming air at 20 air changes per hour, the proportion of remaining air will be less than 5%.

The utility model discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle cabin-entering propeller collecting device which comprises a cabin body, a cabin door, a translation driving mechanism, two supporting rods and two brushes. The cabin door is hinged to the cabin body, and a paddle collecting plate is further installed on the inner side of the cabin door. The two supporting rods are arranged on one side in the cabin body, and one end of each supporting rod is connected with one end of the inner side of the cabin door. By actually simulating the motion trail of the airplane paddle, structuring the data of the airplane paddle and combining with the door opening mechanism of the automatic airport, the step of automatically retracting the paddle along with door closing can be completed, the overall design is reasonable, the structure is compact, the occupied volume of the airport is reduced, and meanwhile, due to the fact that automatic cabin retracting is achieved without depending on aircraft communication, the space is saved. And the cost is further reduced.

An unmanned ground-based hygiene maintenance vehicle, UGV, includes a housing with a base plate, top plate and housing side wall substantially perpendicular to the base plate. Arranged in the housing is at least one wheel drive coupled to at least one wheel in a recess in the base plate. The UGV includes sensors for sensing the environment of the UGV, and a controller for autonomous location and navigation of the UGV based on sensing parameters of the sensors. The UGV includes an articulated robot arm on the top plate of the housing and to support a hygiene maintenance tool. The UGV includes at least one load-receiving element coupled to the housing side wall and extending outwards from the housing side wall, wherein the load-receiving element includes a load support surface for supporting a hygiene maintenance tool supply module with respect to a vertical direction extending transverse to the base plate.

The invention belongs to the field of aircraft cleaning, and relates to a cleaning device and method for a watertight compartment of an amphibious aircraft. And the track is fixed on a keel beam of a watertight compartment of an airplane through adhesive. The programmable trolley is installed in the track, and a plurality of motors are arranged in the programmable trolley. Wherein one motor rotates forwards or reversely under a control instruction of a built-in control module of the programmable control trolley to drive a wheel shaft of the programmable control trolley to rotate forwards or backwards, so that the trolley is driven to move forwards or backwards. The other two motors rotate by a fixed angle under the control instruction of the control module arranged in the trolley to drive the two mechanical arms to rotate within a certain angle range, and the telescopic hose sequentially passes through the programmable control trolley and the mechanical arms and is connected to the spray heads at the ends of the mechanical arms. Manual cleaning work does not need to be carried out in the watertight compartment for a long time, the maintenance cost is saved, and the suffocation risk of personnel is reduced; the method can be used as a measure for cleaning the watertight compartment after leakage during the offshore taxiing / test flight period of the amphibious aircraft.

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle nests, and provides a photovoltaic power station inspection unmanned aerial vehicle nest structure which comprises a bottom plate, limiting holes are formed in the outer surface of the bottom plate, and the whole nest structure is fixed by installing the bottom plate on a new energy vehicle; a photovoltaic energy charging assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the nest shell, an entering unit is arranged on the outer surface of the nest shell, a charging unit is arranged on the inner wall of the nest shell, and a rear disassembly plate is fixedly connected to the side, away from the entering unit, of the nest shell. The entering unit can remove dust and impurities on the surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, then the unmanned aerial vehicle enters the charging unit to be charged, and the photovoltaic energy charging assembly can absorb solar energy to supplement energy to the whole structure.

[Problem] To remove dirt and the like attached to an aircraft without human intervention. [Solution] A flight control device 1 has an acquisition unit 131 that acquires detection status information indicating the rainfall detection status from a rainfall sensor that detects rainfall in a waiting area where an aircraft 2 is waiting, a determination unit 132 that determines whether the aircraft 2 should be washed by rain based on the detection status information acquired by the acquisition unit 131, and a flight control unit 133 that controls the flight of the aircraft 2 so that the aircraft 2 is exposed to rain when the determination unit 132 determines that the aircraft 2 should be washed. [Selected Figure] Figure 2

To provide a system and method for disinfecting an interior of an aircraft.SOLUTION: An aircraft includes an interior and an environmental system configured to circulate air through the interior. The aircraft also includes at least one disinfectant dispenser configured to dispense a disinfectant in the air circulated through the interior. In one example, a disclosed method for disinfecting the interior of the aircraft includes steps of: (1) circulating air through the interior of the aircraft; (2) dispensing the disinfectant in the air circulated through the interior; and (3) removing the disinfectant from the interior when a predetermined situation is reached.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4