An unmanned charging device and method

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application provides an unmanned charging device and method. The method includes that when charging a new energy vehicle, when it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to a charging station, controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, then controlling the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points, and judging whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal; and when it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal, controlling the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle. By judging whether to receive an electrical signal when connecting the charging interface of the new energy vehicle and the charging gun body, the docking accuracy of unmanned charging can be effectively guaranteed, and the stability of unmanned charging can also be guaranteed through the magnetic adsorption connection method, bringing a more comfortable unmanned charging experience to users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of autonomous driving technology, and particularly relates to a method and device for unmanned charging. Background Art

[0002] With the development and popularization of new energy vehicles, it has gradually become a current demand to build more vehicle charging stations. Currently, the charging stations built are basically mainly operated manually. The charging head of the charging station is connected to the power connection port of the new energy vehicle manually for charging. The entire process has a low degree of intelligence and affects the charging efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] An embodiment of this application provides an unmanned charging device and a control method, and its technical solution is as follows:

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of this application provides an unmanned charging device. The device is applied to a charging station, and the charging station includes at least one charging pile. The device includes:

[0005] An unmanned aerial vehicle disposed on at least one charging pile, a first housing connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a charging gun body disposed in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member, wherein:

[0006] The charging gun body is fixedly disposed in the inner cavity of the first housing, and forms two symmetrically arranged first channels with the inner cavity of the first housing;

[0007] The first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are respectively disposed in the first channels, and the magnetism of the first magnetic member is repulsive to the magnetism of the second magnetic member;

[0008] A first pair of contact points is disposed on the charging side of the charging gun body, and the first pair of contact points is used to output a low-level signal.

[0009] In an alternative solution of the first aspect, a rotating member and a suction cup are disposed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The rotating member is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle. One side of the suction cup is fixedly connected to the rotating member, and the other side of the suction cup is adsorbed and connected to the outer wall of the first housing.

[0010] In another alternative solution of the first aspect, a second pair of contact points symmetrically arranged with the first pair of contact points is disposed on the charging side of the charging gun body, and the second pair of contact points is used to output a low-level signal.

[0011] In a second aspect, an embodiment of this application further provides an unmanned charging device. The device is applied to a new energy vehicle, and the device includes:

[0012] A second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle disposed in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member, and a fourth magnetic member, wherein:

[0013] The charging interface of the new energy vehicle is fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the second housing and forms two symmetrically arranged second channels with the inner cavity of the second housing;

[0014] The third magnetic member and the fourth magnetic member are respectively arranged in the second channel, and the magnetism of the third magnetic member repels the magnetism of the fourth magnetic member;

[0015] The charging interface of the new energy vehicle is provided with a third pair of contact points for receiving a low-level signal.

[0016] In an alternative solution of the second aspect, the charging interface of the new energy vehicle is provided with a fourth pair of contact points symmetrically arranged with the third pair of contact points, and the second pair of contact points is used for receiving a low-level signal.

[0017] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for unmanned charging, which is applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and a new energy vehicle; wherein, the charging station includes a drone arranged on at least one charging pile, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body arranged in the inner cavity of the first housing and provided with a first pair of contact points, a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, and the new energy vehicle includes a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle arranged in the inner cavity of the second housing and provided with a third pair of contact points, a third magnetic member and a fourth magnetic member; the method includes:

[0018] When it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member;

[0019] Control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points and determine whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal;

[0020] When it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal, control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0021] In an alternative solution of the third aspect, before controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member, it further includes:

[0022] Obtain the coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle in the charging station and generate a movement path according to the initial position information of the drone and the coordinate information;

[0023] Controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle includes:

[0024] Control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the movement path.

[0025] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an unmanned charging device, which is applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and a new energy vehicle; wherein, the charging station includes a drone disposed on at least one charging pile, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body disposed in the inner cavity of the first housing and provided with a first pair of contact points, a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, and the new energy vehicle includes a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle disposed in the inner cavity of the second housing and provided with a third pair of contact points, a third magnetic member and a fourth magnetic member; the device includes:

[0026] a control module, configured to control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle when it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member, and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member;

[0027] a detection module, configured to control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points and determine whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal;

[0028] a charging module, configured to control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle when it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal.

[0029] In an optional solution of the fourth aspect, the device further includes:

[0030] a generation module, configured to obtain the coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle in the charging station and generate a movement path according to the initial position information of the drone and the coordinate information before controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member;

[0031] The control module is specifically configured to control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the movement path.

[0032] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an unmanned charging device, including a processor and a memory;

[0033] The processor is connected to the memory;

[0034] The memory is used to store executable program codes;

[0035] The processor runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to implement the unmanned charging method provided in the third aspect or any implementation manner of the third aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

[0036] Fourthly, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium, which stores a computer program. The computer program includes program instructions that, when executed by a processor, can implement the unmanned charging method provided in the third aspect or any implementation manner of the third aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

[0037] In the embodiment of the present application, when charging a new energy vehicle, first, when it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to a charging station, the drone is controlled to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, so that the first magnetic part attracts the third magnetic part, and the second magnetic part attracts the fourth magnetic part. Then, the first pair of contact points is controlled to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points, and it is judged whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal. When it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal, the charging gun body is controlled to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle. By judging whether to receive an electrical signal when connecting the charging interface of the new energy vehicle and the charging gun body, the docking accuracy of unmanned charging can be effectively ensured, and the stability of unmanned charging can also be ensured through the magnetic attraction connection method, bringing a more comfortable unmanned charging experience to users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0039] Figure 1 FIG. shows the overall flowchart of an unmanned charging method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 2 FIG. shows the structural schematic diagram of an unmanned charging device applied to a charging station provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 3 FIG. shows the structural schematic diagram of an unmanned charging device applied to a new energy vehicle provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 4 FIG. shows the structural schematic diagram of an unmanned charging device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 5 FIG. shows the structural schematic diagram of another unmanned charging device provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0044] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0045] In the following description, the terms "first" and "second" are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The following description provides multiple embodiments of the present application, and different embodiments can be replaced or combined. Therefore, the present application can also be considered to include all possible combinations of the same and / or different embodiments described. Thus, if one embodiment includes features A, B, and C, and another embodiment includes features B and D, then the present application should also be considered to include embodiments that contain one or more of all other possible combinations of A, B, C, and D, even though such embodiments may not be explicitly recited in the following text.

[0046] The following description provides examples and does not limit the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes can be made to the functions and arrangements of the described elements without departing from the scope of the present application. Various processes or components can be appropriately omitted, substituted, or added to each example. For example, the described method can be performed in a different order than the described order, and various steps can be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described for some examples can be combined into other examples.

[0047] There are various unmanned charging solutions for new energy vehicles mentioned in the prior art. One of them can be a method and system for unmanned charging based on robotic arm guidance with a reference application number of 202010488998.X. The solution includes: Step 1, the system starts to identify the charging function; Step 2, the system starts the camera to identify and receive sensing signals; Step 3, the system detects whether the instruction is successful. If not, it goes back to Step 2; Step 4, the system performs data processing; Step 5, the system performs coordinate transformation; Step 6, the robotic arm moves according to a preset instruction; Step 7, the system checks whether the charging head and the charging port are engaged. If not, it goes back to Step 6; Step 8, starts charging. The system includes: a visual recognition system; a sensor module for obtaining the position of the charging port; a robotic arm for completing the docking of the charging head and the charging port; and an induction control system connected to the visual recognition system, the sensor module, and the robotic arm for data processing and controlling the movement of the robotic arm. It can be clearly seen that the above technical solution determines the docking method of the charging port based on visual recognition, with relatively poor overall anti-interference ability, and uses a robotic arm structure to control the docking of the charging port, which easily leads to an overly complex charging process and higher investment costs.

[0048] Another wireless charging device and unmanned vehicle with the application number 202010746144.7 can also be referred to. Its solution includes a vehicle body, a lifting mechanism with one end configured on the vehicle body, a wireless charging transmitting coil assembly connected to the other end of the lifting mechanism, a first controller, a first wireless module, a power module, an AC-DC switch, and a first power converter disposed inside the vehicle body; the first output end of the AC-DC switch is electrically connected to the input end of the power module, the input end of the AC-DC switch is used to connect to an external power source, the output end of the power module is electrically connected to the input end of the first power converter, the output end of the first power converter is electrically connected to the wireless charging transmitting coil assembly, the wireless charging transmitting coil assembly is used to charge a wireless charging receiving coil, the radio frequency end of the first controller is electrically connected to the first wireless module, and the output end of the first controller is electrically connected to the lifting mechanism and the first power converter. It can be clearly seen that the above technical solution uses the wireless charging method, and the overall charging efficiency is low, which is not suitable for actual charging scenarios.

[0049] In view of the technical defects in the above various solutions, the embodiments of the present application propose an unmanned charging device and method. The specific solutions are as follows:

[0050] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 which shows the overall flow schematic diagram of an unmanned charging method provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0051] As Figure 1 shown, the unmanned charging method can at least include the following steps:

[0052] Step 102, when it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic part attracts the third magnetic part and the second magnetic part attracts the fourth magnetic part.

[0053] The unmanned charging method of the embodiments of the present application needs to be applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and an unmanned charging device for a new energy vehicle. Among them, the unmanned charging device applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile may but is not limited to include a drone disposed on at least one charging pile, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body provided with a first pair of contact points disposed in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic part, and a second magnetic part. Here, reference can be made to Figure 2 the structural schematic diagram of an unmanned charging device applied to a charging station provided by the embodiments of the present application shown.

[0054] As Figure 2As shown in the figure, the unmanned charging device applied to the charging station may include a drone 11 staying on any charging pile, a first housing 12 disposed below the drone 11, a charging gun body 13 placed in the inner cavity of the first housing 12, a first magnetic member 14, and a second magnetic member 15. The charging gun body 13 may be fixedly arranged in the first housing 12 to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, and two symmetrically arranged first channels 17 may be formed between the charging gun body 13 and the inner wall of the first housing 12. It can be understood that the first channel 17 may be an arc structure, and the first magnetic member 14 and the second magnetic member 15 may be respectively arranged in the first channel 17 for magnetic connection with the magnetic member arranged on the charging interface of the new energy vehicle. Here, the magnetism of the first magnetic member 14 and the magnetism of the second magnetic member 15 may be repulsive. That is to say, when the first magnetic member 14 is the S pole, the second magnetic member 15 may be the N pole; when the first magnetic member 14 is the N pole, the second magnetic member 15 may be the S pole. On the charging side of the charging gun body 13, a first pair of contact points 18 for outputting a low-level signal may also be arranged to determine whether the charging gun body 13 is accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle through the low-level signal.

[0055] Of course, on the charging side of the charging gun body 13 in the embodiment of the present application, a second pair of contact points 19 symmetrically arranged with the first pair of contact points 18 may also be arranged. The second pair of contact points can also be used to output a low-level signal to further improve the docking accuracy between the charging gun body 13 and the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0056] It should be noted that a rotating member and a suction cup may be arranged at the bottom of the drone 11. The rotating member is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the drone 11 for rotating along the plane where the bottom of the drone 11 is located, so as to adjust the angle between the charging side of the charging gun body 13 and the plane where the charging interface of the new energy vehicle is located, thereby improving the docking accuracy between the charging gun body 13 and the charging interface of the new energy vehicle. Among them, one side of the suction cup may be connected to the rotating member, and the other side (adsorption side) may be adsorbed and connected to the outer wall of the first housing 12, which can not only be flexibly disassembled, but also effectively ensure that the drone 11 can control the charging gun body 13 to move towards the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0057] Among them, the unmanned charging device applied to the new energy vehicle may include, but is not limited to, a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle arranged in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member, and a fourth magnetic member. Here, reference may be made to Figure 3 the structural schematic diagram of an unmanned charging device applied to a new energy vehicle provided in the embodiment of the present application shown.

[0058] As Figure 3As shown, the unmanned charging device applied to new energy vehicles may include a second housing 21, a charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle disposed in the inner cavity of the second housing 21, a third magnetic member 23, and a fourth magnetic member 24. The shape of the second housing 21 may be similar to the shape of the outer wall of the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle, and the area of the second housing 21 is larger than the area of the outer wall of the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle. It can be understood that the outer wall of the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle may be fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the second housing 21, and two symmetrically arranged second channels 25 may be formed between the outer wall of the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle and the inner wall of the second housing 21. It can be understood that the second channel 25 may be an arc-shaped structure, and the third magnetic member 23 and the fourth magnetic member 24 may be respectively disposed in the second channel 25 for magnetic connection with the magnetic members disposed on both sides of the charging gun body. Here, the magnetism of the third magnetic member 23 and the magnetism of the fourth magnetic member 24 may be repulsive, that is to say, when the third magnetic member 23 is an S pole, the fourth magnetic member 24 may be an N pole; when the third magnetic member 23 is an N pole, the fourth magnetic member 24 may be an S pole.

[0059] It should be noted that in combination with the above-mentioned attached Figure 2 and attached Figure 3 , the first magnetic member 14 and the third magnetic member 23 have the same shape and are magnetically attracted to each other, that is to say, when the first magnetic member 14 is an S pole, the third magnetic member 23 is an N pole; when the first magnetic member 14 is an N pole, the third magnetic member 23 is an S pole. Similarly, the second magnetic member 15 and the fourth magnetic member 24 have the same shape and are magnetically attracted to each other, that is to say, when the second magnetic member 15 is an S pole, the fourth magnetic member 24 is an N pole; when the second magnetic member 15 is an N pole, the fourth magnetic member 24 is an S pole.

[0060] Of course, in the embodiment of the present application, a third pair of contact points 26 for receiving a low-level signal may also be provided on the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle to facilitate determining whether the charging gun body is accurately docked with the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle through the low-level signal. It can also be understood that, in order to further improve the docking accuracy between the charging gun body and the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle, a fourth pair of contact points 27 symmetrically arranged with the third pair of contact points 26 may also be provided on the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle.

[0061] It should be noted that when the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle is accurately docked with the charging gun body, the third pair of contact points 26 is in an aligned state with the first pair of contact points on the charging gun body. That is to say, the side walls of the third pair of contact points 26 are completely aligned and in contact with the side walls of the first pair of contact points, and the inner diameters of the third pair of contact points 26 are exactly the same as those of the first pair of contact points. Similarly, when the charging interface 22 of the new energy vehicle is accurately docked with the charging gun body, the fourth pair of contact points 27 is in an aligned state with the second pair of contact points on the charging gun body. That is to say, the side walls of the fourth pair of contact points 27 are completely aligned and in contact with the side walls of the second pair of contact points, and the inner diameters of the fourth pair of contact points 27 are exactly the same as those of the second pair of contact points.

[0062] Specifically, when it is detected that the new energy vehicle has traveled to a charging parking space corresponding to any charging pile in the charging station, the drone corresponding to the charging pile can be controlled to tow the charging gun body to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, and the charging gun body can be adsorbed at the charging interface of the new energy vehicle by the attraction between the first magnetic part and the third magnetic part, and the attraction between the second magnetic part and the fourth magnetic part.

[0063] As an option in the embodiment of the present application, before controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic part and the third magnetic part attract each other, and the second magnetic part and the fourth magnetic part attract each other, it further includes:

[0064] Obtaining the coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle in the charging station, and generating a movement path according to the initial position information of the drone and the coordinate information;

[0065] Controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle includes:

[0066] Controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the movement path.

[0067] Specifically, before controlling the drone to move, the coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle in the charging station can be obtained first. The coordinate information can be determined according to, but not limited to, the space rectangular coordinate system established with the first charging pile in the charging station as the origin, and can be expressed as (X, Y, Z) for example. Then, according to the initial position information of the currently to-be-moved drone and the coordinate information, the movement route for the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle can be planned. Among them, the initial position information of the drone can also be expressed in coordinates, and the present application is not limited thereto. It should be noted that the planned route can be used for the drone to dock the charging gun body with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the route, rather than moving the drone to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0068] Step 104: Control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points, and determine whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal.

[0069] Specifically, after the charging gun body is docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, the first pair of contact points can be controlled to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points, and whether the charging gun body is accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle can be determined according to the level signal received by the third pair of contact points.

[0070] It can be understood that when the charging gun body is accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, the signal strength of the low-level signal received by the third pair of contact points is the same as the signal strength of the low-level signal output by the first pair of contact points. That is to say, the voltage frequency or voltage amplitude or both the voltage frequency and voltage amplitude received by the third pair of contact points are the same as those output by the first pair of contact points. When the charging gun body is not accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, the signal strength of the low-level signal received by the third pair of contact points is inconsistent with the signal strength of the low-level signal output by the first pair of contact points. That is to say, the voltage frequency or voltage amplitude or both the voltage frequency and voltage amplitude received by the third pair of contact points are less than those output by the first pair of contact points. Among them, the signal strength of the low-level signal received by the third pair of contact points can also be 0, that is, the low-level signal output by the first pair of contact points is not received.

[0071] Step 106: When it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives a low-level signal, control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0072] Specifically, when it is detected that the signal strength of the low-level signal received by the third pair of contact points is the same as the signal strength of the low-level signal output by the first pair of contact points, it indicates that the current charging gun body is accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle. Then, the charging gun body can be controlled to output a high-level signal to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle to charge the new energy vehicle.

[0073] It can be understood that when it is detected that the signal strength of the low-level signal received by the third pair of contact points is inconsistent with the signal strength of the low-level signal output by the first pair of contact points, it indicates that the current charging gun body is not accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle. It is possible but not limited to generate the movement path of the drone by analyzing the change in the signal strength of the low-level signal received by the third pair of contact points, and control the drone to dock the charging gun body with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle again along the generated movement path until the charging gun body is accurately docked with the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0074] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 which shows a schematic structural diagram of an unmanned charging device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0075] As Figure 4 shown, the unmanned charging device is applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and a new energy vehicle; wherein, the charging station includes a drone disposed on at least one charging pile, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body provided with a first pair of contact points disposed in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member, and the new energy vehicle includes a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle provided with a third pair of contact points disposed in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member, and a fourth magnetic member; the unmanned charging device may at least include a control module 401, a detection module 402, and a charging module 403, wherein:

[0076] The control module is configured to control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle when it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member, and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member;

[0077] The detection module is configured to control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points and determine whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal;

[0078] The charging module is configured to control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle when it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal.

[0079] In some possible embodiments, the device further includes:

[0080] A generation module, configured to obtain coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle in the charging station and generate a movement path according to the initial position information of the drone and the coordinate information before controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member, and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member;

[0081] The control module is specifically configured to control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the movement path.

[0082] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by means of software and / or hardware. The "unit" and "module" in this specification refer to software and / or hardware that can independently complete or cooperate with other components to complete a specific function, where the hardware may be, for example, a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), an Integrated Circuit (IC), etc.

[0083] Each processing unit and / or module in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by an analog circuit that implements the functions of the embodiments of the present application, or can be implemented by software that executes the functions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0084] Please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 FIG. shows a schematic structural diagram of another unmanned charging device provided by the embodiments of the present application. The unmanned charging device can be applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and a new energy vehicle; wherein, the charging station includes a drone disposed on at least one charging pile, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body provided with a first pair of contact points disposed in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The new energy vehicle includes a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle provided with a third pair of contact points disposed in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member, and a fourth magnetic member.

[0085] As Figure 5 shown, the unmanned charging device may include: at least one processor 501, at least one network interface 504, a user interface 503, a memory 505, and at least one communication bus 502.

[0086] Among them, the communication bus 502 can be used to realize the connection and communication of the above-mentioned various components.

[0087] Among them, the user interface 503 may include buttons. Optionally, the user interface may further include a standard wired interface and a wireless interface.

[0088] Among them, the network interface 504 may but is not limited to include a Bluetooth module, an NFC module, a Wi-Fi module, etc.

[0089] Among them, the processor 501 may include one or more processing cores. The processor 501 connects various parts within the entire electronic device 500 through various interfaces and lines, and executes various functions of the routing device 500 and processes data by running or executing instructions, programs, code sets or instruction sets stored in the memory 505, and by calling data stored in the memory 505. Optionally, the processor 501 may be implemented in at least one of the hardware forms of DSP, FPGA, and PLA. The processor 501 may integrate one or a combination of several of CPU, GPU, and modem, etc. Among them, the CPU mainly processes the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc.; the GPU is responsible for rendering and drawing the content to be displayed on the display screen; the modem is used to process wireless communication. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem may not be integrated into the processor 501 and may be implemented separately by a single chip.

[0090] Among them, the memory 505 may include RAM or ROM. Optionally, the memory 505 includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The memory 505 can be used to store instructions, programs, codes, code sets, or instruction sets. The memory 505 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. Among them, the program storage area can store instructions for implementing the operating system, instructions for at least one function (such as touch function, sound playback function, image playback function, etc.), instructions for implementing the above-mentioned various method embodiments, etc.; the data storage area can store the data involved in the above-mentioned various method embodiments. Optionally, the memory 505 can also be at least one storage device located far from the aforementioned processor 501. As Figure 5 shown, in the memory 505 as a computer storage medium, it may include an operating system, a network communication module, a user interface module, and an unmanned charging application program.

[0091] Specifically, the processor 501 can be used to call the unmanned charging application program stored in the memory 505 and specifically perform the following operations:

[0092] When it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member and the third magnetic member attract each other, and the second magnetic member and the fourth magnetic member attract each other;

[0093] Control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points, and determine whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal;

[0094] When it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal, control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

[0095] In some possible embodiments, before controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member and the third magnetic member attract each other, and the second magnetic member and the fourth magnetic member attract each other, it further includes:

[0096] Obtain the coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle at the charging station, and generate a movement path according to the initial position information of the drone and the coordinate information;

[0097] Controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle includes:

[0098] Control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the movement path.

[0099] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above method are implemented. Among them, the computer-readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, any type of disk, including floppy disks, optical disks, DVDs, CD-ROMs, microdrives, and magneto-optical disks, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, DRAMs, VRAMs, flash memory devices, magnetic cards or optical cards, nano-systems (including molecular memory ICs), or any type of medium or device suitable for storing instructions and / or data.

[0100] It should be noted that, for the foregoing method embodiments, for the sake of simple description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations. However, those skilled in the art should know that the present application is not limited by the described action sequence, because according to the present application, certain steps can be performed in other sequences or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily essential to the present application.

[0101] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have their own emphases. For the parts not detailed in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0102] In several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed device can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the displayed or discussed coupling or direct coupling or communication connection to each other can be through some service interfaces. The indirect coupling or communication connection of the device or unit can be in an electrical or other form.

[0103] 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, they can be located in one place, or distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0104] In addition, in each embodiment of the present application, the functional units can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically alone, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The above integrated units can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0105] When an integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable memory. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of this technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a memory and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods in various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned memory includes: USB flash drives, read-only memories (ROM), random access memories (RAM), mobile hard disks, magnetic disks, or optical discs, etc., which are various media that can store program codes.

[0106] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments can be completed by instructing relevant hardware through a program. This program can be stored in a computer-readable memory, and the memory can include: flash drives, read-only memories (ROM), random access memories (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical discs, etc.

[0107] The above are only exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. That is, any equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure still fall within the scope covered by the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will readily think of other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the present disclosure here. This application aims to cover any variations, uses, or adaptive changes of the present disclosure, and these variations, uses, or adaptive changes follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common general knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not recorded in the present disclosure. The specification and embodiments are only regarded as exemplary, and the scope and spirit of the present disclosure are defined by the claims.

Claims

1. An unmanned charging device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a charging station, which includes at least one charging pile. The device includes: A drone disposed on at least one of the charging piles, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body placed in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. Wherein: The charging gun body is fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the first housing and forms two symmetrically arranged first channels with the inner cavity of the first housing; The first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are respectively arranged in the first channels, and the magnetism of the first magnetic member repels the magnetism of the second magnetic member; A first pair of contact points is arranged on the charging side of the charging gun body, and the first pair of contact points is used to output a low-level signal; The device is applied to a new energy vehicle. The device includes: a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle arranged in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member, and a fourth magnetic member. Wherein: The charging interface of the new energy vehicle is fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the second housing and forms two symmetrically arranged second channels with the inner cavity of the second housing; The third magnetic member and the fourth magnetic member are respectively arranged in the second channels, and the magnetism of the third magnetic member repels the magnetism of the fourth magnetic member; A third pair of contact points is arranged on the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, and the third pair of contact points is used to receive a low-level signal.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein A rotating member and a suction cup are arranged at the bottom of the drone. The rotating member is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the drone. One side of the suction cup is fixedly connected to the rotating member, and the other side of the suction cup is adsorbed and connected to the outer wall of the first housing.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A second pair of contact points symmetrically arranged with the first pair of contact points is arranged on the charging side of the charging gun body, and the second pair of contact points is used to output a low-level signal.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A fourth pair of contact points symmetrically arranged with the third pair of contact points is arranged on the charging interface of the new energy vehicle, and the second pair of contact points is used to receive a low-level signal.

5. A method for unmanned charging, characterized in that, The method is applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and a new energy vehicle; wherein, the charging station includes a drone arranged on at least one of the charging piles, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body with a first pair of contact points arranged in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The new energy vehicle includes a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle with a third pair of contact points arranged in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member, and a fourth magnetic member; The method includes: When it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member, and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member; Control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points, and judge whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal; When it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal, control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein Before controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member, it further includes: Obtaining the coordinate information of the charging interface of the new energy vehicle in the charging station, and generating a movement path based on the initial position information of the drone and the coordinate information; The controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle includes: Controlling the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle according to the movement path.

7. An unmanned charging device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a charging station including at least one charging pile and a new energy vehicle; wherein, the charging station includes a drone arranged on at least one of the charging piles, a first housing connected to the bottom of the drone, a charging gun body provided with a first pair of contact points placed in the inner cavity of the first housing, a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, and the new energy vehicle includes a second housing, a charging interface of the new energy vehicle provided with a third pair of contact points placed in the inner cavity of the second housing, a third magnetic member and a fourth magnetic member; the device includes: A control module, configured to control the drone to move to the charging interface of the new energy vehicle when it is detected that the new energy vehicle travels to the charging station, so that the first magnetic member attracts the third magnetic member and the second magnetic member attracts the fourth magnetic member; A detection module, configured to control the first pair of contact points to output a low-level signal to the third pair of contact points and determine whether the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal; A charging module, configured to control the charging gun body to charge the charging interface of the new energy vehicle when it is detected that the third pair of contact points receives the low-level signal.

8. An unmanned charging device, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory; The processor is connected to the memory; The memory is used to store executable program codes; The processor runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to execute the method according to claim 5 or 6.

9. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the method according to claim 5 or 6.

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