A drone device for power line icing thickness measurement

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of unmanned aerial vehicle devices for transmission line icing thickness measurement, including unmanned aerial vehicle body, the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body is provided with support mechanism at both ends, camera mechanism is installed on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, mounting bracket and second hydraulic cylinder are installed on the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body.Compared with prior art, the position of laser range finder and calibration seat is adjusted by setting mounting bracket and movable frame, which facilitates the detection of icing thickness of transmission line using laser range finder and calibration seat, and is very flexible to use.The support mechanism can be stored when the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying, effectively avoiding the normal use of laser range finder and calibration seat affected by support mechanism, and is very convenient to use.The camera mechanism can be flexibly adjusted to observe the situation of outdoor transmission line in real time, and any point of transmission line can be measured, and the measurement result is very accurate.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of power transmission line maintenance, and particularly relates to a UAV device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ice disaster is one of the serious threats to the power system, and when a serious ice disaster continues to attack, the power transmission line will inevitably be covered with ice. When the ice reaches a certain limit, ice flash will occur, and even the tower (rod) will be caused to collapse, the wire will be caused to break, and even the power grid will be caused to be paralyzed. The traditional measurement method needs to be carried out by manually carrying equipment to climb mountains and cross ridges, and the efficiency is very low. The measurement operation in remote areas has great limitations, and the labor cost is huge. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a UAV device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application provides a UAV device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line, which solves the technical problem that the traditional measurement method needs to be carried out by manually carrying equipment to climb mountains and cross ridges, and the efficiency is very low. The measurement operation in remote areas has great limitations.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a UAV device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line, which comprises a UAV body, both ends of the bottom of the UAV body are provided with a supporting leg mechanism, the side surface of the UAV body is provided with a camera mechanism, the bottom of the UAV body is provided with a mounting frame and a second hydraulic cylinder, the bottom of the piston rod of the second hydraulic cylinder is provided with a movable frame, the movable frame is in sliding connection with the mounting frame, the bottom of the movable frame is provided with a third motor, the bottom of the piston rod of the third motor is provided with a fixed seat, one end of the bottom of the fixed seat is provided with a fixed arm, the fixed arm is provided with a laser range finder, the bottom of the fixed seat is provided with a sliding groove away from the fixed arm, the inside of the sliding groove is in sliding connection with a movable block, the bottom of the movable block is provided with a movable arm, the movable arm is provided with a calibration seat, the side surface of the fixed arm is provided with a third hydraulic cylinder, and the piston rod of the third hydraulic cylinder is fixed with the movable arm.

[0005] Further, the supporting leg mechanism comprises a fixed cylinder mounted at the bottom of the UAV body, the inside of the fixed cylinder is in sliding connection with a movable rod, the movable rod penetrates through the bottom of the fixed cylinder and is in sliding connection with the fixed cylinder, the side surface of the fixed cylinder is provided with a first hydraulic cylinder, the bottom of the piston rod of the first hydraulic cylinder is provided with a fixed block, the fixed block penetrates through the fixed cylinder and is fixed with the movable rod, and the fixed block is in sliding connection with the fixed cylinder.

[0006] Further, the number of the supporting leg mechanisms is four groups, and the four groups of the supporting leg mechanisms are symmetrically distributed at the bottom of the UAV body.

[0007] Further, the bottom of the movable rod is provided with a mounting plate, the bottom of the mounting plate is provided with a bottom plate through a hydraulic damper, both ends of the top of the bottom plate are provided with threaded rods, the threaded rods penetrate through the mounting plate and are connected with nuts through threads.

[0008] Further, a spring is arranged between the mounting plate and the bottom plate, and the spring is sleeved on the threaded rod.

[0009] Further, the camera mechanism comprises a fixing plate arranged on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a first motor is arranged on the top of the fixing plate, the output shaft of the first motor penetrates through the fixing plate and is connected with a rotating disc, an installation seat is arranged on the bottom of the rotating disc, a second motor is arranged on the side of the installation seat, the piston rod of the second motor is inserted into the inside of the installation seat and is connected with an installation block, and a camera is arranged on the bottom of the installation block.

[0010] Further, both ends of the top of the rotating disc are respectively provided with sliding blocks, and an annular groove is arranged on the bottom of the fixing plate, and the sliding blocks are slidably connected with the fixing plate through the annular groove.

[0011] Further, the number of the camera mechanism is two groups, and the two groups of camera mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the unmanned aerial vehicle body.

[0012] Further, the side of the fixing arm and the side of the movable arm are parallel to each other, and the laser range finder and the calibration seat are located on the same horizontal line.

[0013] Further, the cantilever of the unmanned aerial vehicle body is provided with a protective frame.

[0014] Compared with the related art, the unmanned aerial vehicle device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The unmanned aerial vehicle device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line is provided, the positions of the laser range finder and the calibration seat are adjusted through the mounting frame and the movable frame, the ice thickness of the power transmission line is detected through the laser range finder and the calibration seat, and the use is very flexible.

[0016] The unmanned aerial vehicle device for measuring the ice thickness of a power transmission line is provided, the supporting leg mechanism can be accommodated when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies, the normal use of the laser range finder and the calibration seat is effectively avoided, and the use is very convenient.

[0017] The present application provides a kind of unmanned aerial vehicle device for the icing thickness measurement of transmission line, utilizes the camera mechanism of flexible adjustment to observe the situation of field transmission line in real time, can be measured to any point of transmission line, measurement result is very accurate.The other advantages, objectives and features of the present application will be described in the subsequent specification to some extent, and to some extent, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art based on the study of the following, or can be taught from the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application will be further described in detail below, combined with the drawings, wherein:

[0019] Figure 1 A front view of a kind of unmanned aerial vehicle device for the icing thickness measurement of transmission line proposed in the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 A top view of Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 3 A sectional view of the leg mechanism in Figure 1 ;

[0022] Figure 4 A sectional view of the camera mechanism in Figure 1 .

[0023] Reference numerals in the drawings: 1 unmanned aerial vehicle body, 2 protection frame, 3 leg mechanism, 31 fixed cylinder, 32 movable rod, 33 mounting plate, 34 hydraulic damper, 35 bottom plate, 36 threaded rod, 37 spring, 38 first hydraulic cylinder, 39 fixed block, 4 camera mechanism, 41 fixed plate, 42 first motor, 43 turntable, 44 sliding block, 45 mounting seat, 46 second motor, 47 mounting block, 48 camera, 5 mounting frame, 6 second hydraulic cylinder, 7 movable frame, 8 third motor, 9 fixed seat, 10 fixed arm, 11 laser range finder, 12 sliding groove, 13 movable block, 14 movable arm, 15 third hydraulic cylinder, 16 calibration seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below, combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments; based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0025] The embodiments of the present application, for example Figures 1-4As shown, the unmanned aerial vehicle device for measuring the ice thickness of the power transmission line provided by the present application comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a protective frame 2 is installed on the cantilever of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a supporting leg mechanism 3 is arranged at both ends of the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a camera mechanism 4 is installed on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, an installation frame 5 and a second hydraulic cylinder 6 are installed on the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a movable frame 7 is installed at the bottom of the piston rod of the second hydraulic cylinder 6, the movable frame 7 is in sliding connection with the installation frame 5, a third motor 8 is installed at the bottom of the movable frame 7, a fixed seat 9 is installed at the bottom of the piston rod of the third motor 8, a fixed arm 10 is installed at one end of the bottom of the fixed seat 9, a laser range finder 11 is installed on the fixed arm 10, a sliding groove 12 is formed at the end of the bottom of the fixed seat 9 away from the fixed arm 10, a movable block 13 is in sliding connection with the inside of the sliding groove 12, a movable arm 14 is installed at the bottom of the movable block 13, a calibration seat 16 is installed on the movable arm 14, a third hydraulic cylinder 15 is installed on the side of the fixed arm 10, the piston rod of the third hydraulic cylinder 15 is fixed with the movable arm 14, the side of the fixed arm 10 and the side of the movable arm 14 are parallel to each other, the laser range finder 11 and the calibration seat 16 are located on the same horizontal line, the positions of the laser range finder and the calibration seat are adjusted by setting the installation frame and the movable frame, which facilitates the detection of the ice thickness of the power transmission line by the laser range finder and the calibration seat, and the use is very flexible.

[0026] The supporting leg mechanism 3 comprises a fixed cylinder 31 installed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a movable rod 32 in sliding connection with the inside of the fixed cylinder 31, the movable rod 32 penetrates the bottom of the fixed cylinder 31 and is in sliding connection with the fixed cylinder 31, a first hydraulic cylinder 38 is installed on the side of the fixed cylinder 31, a fixed block 39 is installed at the bottom of the piston rod of the first hydraulic cylinder 38, the fixed block 39 penetrates the fixed cylinder 31 and is fixed with the movable rod 32, the fixed block 39 is in sliding connection with the fixed cylinder 31, the number of the supporting leg mechanism 3 is four groups, the four groups of supporting leg mechanisms 3 are symmetrically distributed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, an installation plate 33 is installed at the bottom of the movable rod 32, a bottom plate 35 is installed at the bottom of the installation plate 33 through a hydraulic damper 34, threaded rods 36 are installed at both ends of the top of the bottom plate 35, the threaded rods 36 penetrate the installation plate 33 and are connected with nuts through threads, springs 37 are installed between the installation plate 33 and the bottom plate 35, the springs 37 are sleeved on the threaded rods 36, the supporting leg mechanism can be stored when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies, which effectively avoids the influence of the supporting leg mechanism on the normal use of the laser range finder and the calibration seat, and the use is very convenient.

[0027] The camera mechanism 4 comprises a fixed plate 41 mounted on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the top of the fixed plate 41 is provided with a first motor 42, the output shaft of the first motor 42 penetrates through the fixed plate 41 and is connected with a rotating disc 43, the bottom of the rotating disc 43 is provided with a mounting seat 45, the side of the mounting seat 45 is provided with a second motor 46, the piston rod of the second motor 46 is inserted into the inside of the mounting seat 45 and is connected with a mounting block 47, the bottom of the mounting block 47 is provided with a camera 48, the two ends of the top of the rotating disc 43 are respectively provided with sliding blocks 44, the bottom of the fixed plate 41 is provided with an annular groove, the sliding blocks 44 are slidably connected with the fixed plate 41 through the annular groove, the number of the camera mechanism 4 is two groups, and the two groups of camera mechanisms 4 are symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the camera mechanism which can be flexibly adjusted is used to observe the situation of the field power transmission line in real time, any point of the power transmission line can be measured, and the measurement result is very accurate.

[0028] The working principle and implementation steps are as follows:

[0029] Step 1: When in use, the staff uses the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 to patrol in the field, so as to facilitate the measurement of the power transmission line in the field, in use, the first hydraulic cylinder 38 is started, the piston rod of the first hydraulic cylinder 38 drives the movable rod 32 through the fixed block 39, the movable rod 32 drives the mounting plate 33 and the bottom plate 35 upwards, the mounting plate 33 and the bottom plate 35 are accommodated, and the influence of the supporting leg mechanism 3 on the measurement operation of the device is effectively avoided;

[0030] Step 2: The first motor 42 is started, the output shaft of the first motor 42 drives the rotating disc 43, the rotating disc 43 drives the mounting block 47 and the camera 48 through the mounting seat 45, the horizontal direction position of the camera 48 is adjusted, the second motor 46 is started, the output shaft of the second motor 46 drives the mounting block 47 and the camera 48, the vertical direction position of the camera 48 is adjusted, the situation of the field power transmission line is observed in real time, any point of the power transmission line can be measured, and the measurement result is very accurate;

[0031] Step 3: The second hydraulic cylinder 6 is started, the piston rod of the second hydraulic cylinder 6 drives the movable frame 7 to slide on the mounting frame 5, the movable frame 7 drives the laser range finder 11 and the calibration seat 16 through the third motor 8 and the fixed seat 9, the height of the laser range finder 11 and the calibration seat 16 is adjusted, then the position of the laser range finder 11 and the calibration seat 16 is adjusted by using the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, so that the power transmission line is located between the laser range finder 11 and the calibration seat 16, the third hydraulic cylinder 15 is started, the piston rod of the third hydraulic cylinder 15 drives the calibration seat 16 to approach the laser range finder 11 through the movable block 13 and the movable arm 14, and the icing thickness of the power transmission line is detected by using the laser range finder 11 and the calibration seat 16.

[0032] To sum up, compared with the prior art, the laser range finder and the calibration seat are adjusted in position by setting the mounting frame and the movable frame, so that the icing thickness of the power transmission line can be detected conveniently by using the laser range finder and the calibration seat, the use is very flexible, meanwhile, the supporting leg mechanism can be accommodated when the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying, the normal use of the laser range finder and the calibration seat is effectively avoided, the use is very convenient, the camera mechanism which can be adjusted flexibly is used to observe the situation of the field power transmission line in real time, any point of the power transmission line can be measured, and the measurement result is very accurate.

[0033] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms such as first and second are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply these entities or operations have any such actual relationship or order between them. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0034] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are exemplary, and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and those of ordinary skill in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above-described embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application within the scope of the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A drone device for measuring the icing thickness of power transmission lines, comprising a drone body, characterized in that: The drone body has foot supports at both ends of its bottom. A camera mechanism is mounted on the side of the drone body. A mounting bracket and a second hydraulic cylinder are mounted on the bottom of the drone body. A movable frame is mounted on the bottom of the piston rod of the second hydraulic cylinder. The movable frame is slidably connected to the mounting bracket. A third motor is mounted on the bottom of the movable frame. A fixed seat is mounted on the bottom of the piston rod of the third motor. A fixed arm is mounted on one end of the bottom of the fixed seat. A laser rangefinder is mounted on the fixed arm. A groove is formed at the bottom of the fixed seat away from the fixed arm. A movable block is slidably connected inside the groove. A movable arm is mounted on the bottom of the movable block. A calibration seat is mounted on the movable arm. A third hydraulic cylinder is mounted on the side of the fixed arm. The piston rod of the third hydraulic cylinder is fixed to the movable arm. The support mechanism includes a fixed cylinder mounted on the bottom of the UAV body. A movable rod is slidably connected inside the fixed cylinder, passing through the bottom of the fixed cylinder and slidably connected to it. A first hydraulic cylinder is mounted on the side of the fixed cylinder. A fixed block is mounted on the bottom of the piston rod of the first hydraulic cylinder. The fixed block passes through the fixed cylinder and is fixed to the movable rod. The fixed block is slidably connected to the fixed cylinder. An mounting plate is mounted on the bottom of the movable rod. A base plate is mounted on the bottom of the mounting plate through a hydraulic damper. Threaded rods are mounted on both ends of the top of the base plate. The threaded rods pass through the mounting plate and are connected to nuts by threads. A spring is installed between the mounting plate and the base plate, and the spring is sleeved on the threaded rod. The camera mechanism includes a fixed plate installed on the side of the drone body. A first motor is installed on the top of the fixed plate. The output shaft of the first motor passes through the fixed plate and is connected to a turntable. A mounting base is installed on the bottom of the turntable. A second motor is installed on the side of the mounting base. The piston rod of the second motor is inserted into the interior of the mounting base and is connected to a mounting block. A camera is installed on the bottom of the mounting block.

2. The UAV device for measuring the icing thickness of power transmission lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the support mechanisms is four sets, and the four sets of support mechanisms are symmetrically distributed at the bottom of the UAV body.

3. The UAV device for measuring the icing thickness of power transmission lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the turntable is equipped with sliders at both ends, and the bottom of the fixed plate is provided with an annular groove, through which the sliders are slidably connected to the fixed plate.

4. The UAV device for measuring the icing thickness of power transmission lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of camera mechanisms is two sets, and the two sets of camera mechanisms are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the drone body.

5. The UAV device for measuring the icing thickness of power transmission lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sides of the fixed arm and the movable arm are parallel to each other, and the laser rangefinder and the calibration base are located on the same horizontal line.

6. The UAV device for measuring the icing thickness of power transmission lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: A protective frame is installed on the cantilever of the drone body.

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