Terminal deployment method, device and system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas

By designing a pyramid measurement terminal and an automatic gravity cable release device for drone deployment, the problem of high-precision terminal deployment in landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas was solved, stable terminal layout and long-term power supply reception were achieved, and monitoring efficiency and equipment safety were improved.

CN119117273BActive Publication Date: 2025-09-05THREE GORGES GROUP IND DEVELOPMENT (BEIJING) CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202411267215.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-10
Publication Date
2025-09-05
Estimated Expiration
2044-09-10

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Technical Problem

Traditional Beidou measurement terminals are difficult to carry out high-precision landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, especially due to their large size, low drop resistance, short standby time and lack of continuous power supply. The accuracy of non-measurement terminals is difficult to meet the requirements, and drone-delivered terminals are prone to slipping or breaking.

Method used

A pyramid measuring terminal is designed. The terminal is equipped with grooves and steel balls with hanging lines. The terminal is lowered by hovering drone and the terminal is dropped to the designated location by automatically falling off the steel balls due to gravity. Photovoltaic panels and receiving antennas are combined to ensure power supply and signal reception. The automatic gravity release device is dropped by drone.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient and stable deployment of monitoring points in uninhabited areas, ensures the integrity of the terminal, provides long-term power supply and signal reception, avoids the terminal from sliding or breaking, and improves deployment efficiency and equipment stability.

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal deployment method, device, and system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas. The terminal is a pyramid measurement terminal. A triangular plane in the pyramid measurement terminal has a groove. When the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to a drone, the groove contains a steel ball with a suspension line, and the groove forms a gap in the triangular plane. The method includes: while the drone is hovering above a designated deployment location, controlling the pyramid measurement terminal to descend; when the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated deployment location, the steel ball slides out of the groove due to gravity, and the pyramid measurement terminal is deployed to the designated deployment location; the designated deployment location is used to indicate the monitoring point in the uninhabited area. By automatically dropping the suspension line after the measurement terminal lands, the pyramid measurement terminal is deployed to the designated deployment location, and then the deployment of the uninhabited area monitoring point is performed by suspending a deployable Beidou terminal below the drone.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of geological disaster monitoring, and in particular to a terminal delivery method for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, and a corresponding terminal delivery system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas. Background Art

[0002] Landslides are a common geological disaster. Landslide monitoring can be included in geological disaster monitoring programs.

[0003] Landslide monitoring technologies are typically implemented using Beidou terminals. Beidou terminals can be broadly categorized into measuring terminals and non-measuring terminals. Measuring terminals are primarily used for high-precision surveying operations, such as static observation, RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) measurements, and ground-based augmentation station measurements. They offer advantages such as high positioning accuracy, but also drawbacks such as large size, vulnerability to drops, short standby time, and relatively high weight. Non-measuring terminals, which include handheld devices such as Beidou PDAs and mobile phones, offer advantages such as small size, light weight, long standby time, and portability, but suffer from lower accuracy.

[0004] The conditions for monitoring geological disaster landslides are complex, especially in uninhabited areas. Traditional high-precision Beidou measurement terminals are difficult to reach and install and cannot be continuously powered. The accuracy of non-measurement terminals is difficult to meet the measurement accuracy requirements. For sloping terrain, the method of dropping terminals by drones can easily cause the dropped terminals to slip or damage the equipment. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present invention are proposed to provide a terminal delivery method for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, and a corresponding terminal delivery system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, which overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.

[0006] An embodiment of the present invention discloses a terminal deployment method for landslide monitoring in an uninhabited area. The terminal is a pyramid measurement terminal. A triangular plane of the pyramid measurement terminal has a groove. When the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to a drone, the groove contains a steel ball with a suspension line. The groove forms a gap on the triangular plane. The method includes:

[0007] When the UAV is hovering above the designated drop location, controlling the pyramid measurement terminal to descend;

[0008] When the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated placement position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measurement terminal is placed at the designated placement position; the designated placement position is used to indicate the uninhabited area monitoring point of the pyramid measurement terminal.

[0009] Optionally, a pod is mounted on the drone body, an electric-controlled rotating motor and a roller pulley group are mounted in the pod, wherein the electric-controlled rotating motor is connected to the suspension line, the lower end of the pod is connected to the suspension line, and the suspension line is entangled with the electric-controlled rotating motor and the roller pulley group;

[0010] When the rotation of the electrically controlled rotating motor drives the pulley block to rotate, the rotation of the pulley block drives the suspension line connected to the lower end of the pod to extend or retract in the vertical direction.

[0011] Optionally, the pulley group and the electronically controlled rotating motor have the same weight, the end of the suspension line has the steel ball, the end outlet of the suspension line is located at the center point of the lower part of the pod, and the steel ball with the suspension line is hung below the pod through the end outlet.

[0012] Optionally, controlling the pyramid measurement terminal to descend includes:

[0013] Controlling the electrically controlled rotary motor to rotate, so that the rotating electrically controlled rotary motor drives the pulley group to rotate;

[0014] The rotation of the pulley block drives the suspension line to extend in the vertical direction;

[0015] The pyramid measuring terminal is driven to descend by the extended suspension line.

[0016] Optionally, the upper width of the groove is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, and the lower width of the groove is greater than the upper width of the groove;

[0017] The interior of the groove is in a cylindrical shape, the upper width of the cylindrical shape is smaller than the lower width of the cylindrical shape, and the width of the cylindrical shape increases from top to bottom; the gap is in a trapezoidal shape, the upper width of the trapezoidal shape is smaller than the lower width of the trapezoidal shape, and the width of the trapezoidal shape increases from top to bottom.

[0018] Optionally, a crossbar block is provided on the upper portion of the groove, and when the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone and is in a suspended state, the crossbar block is used to prevent the steel ball located in the groove from moving upward;

[0019] When the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated placement position, a force is applied to the bottom of the pyramid measuring terminal, and the friction between the steel ball in the groove and the groove is smaller than the gravity of the steel ball, so the steel ball falls along the groove;

[0020] The step of sliding the steel ball out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity and placing the pyramid measurement terminal to the designated placement position includes:

[0021] The steel ball falls along the groove under the action of gravity and slides out of the groove from the gap, so that the pyramid measuring terminal is placed at the designated placement position.

[0022] Optionally, each triangular face of the pyramid measurement terminal is provided with a photovoltaic panel and a receiving antenna. After placing the pyramid measurement terminal at the designated placement location, the method further includes:

[0023] The monitoring data of the monitoring point in the no-man's-land is obtained through the photovoltaic panel and the receiving antenna of the pyramid measurement terminal.

[0024] An embodiment of the present invention further discloses a terminal deployment device for landslide monitoring in an uninhabited area, which relates to a terminal deployment method as described in any one of the preceding claims. The device comprises: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) body, a pyramid measurement terminal, and a suspension line for connecting the pyramid measurement terminal to the UAV body.

[0025] A groove is provided in a triangular plane of the pyramid measurement terminal. When the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone, a steel ball with a hanging line is contained in the groove, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane.

[0026] When the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated placement position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measurement terminal is placed at the designated placement position; the designated placement position is used to indicate the unmanned area monitoring point of the pyramid measurement terminal.

[0027] Optionally, a pod is mounted on the drone body, an electric-controlled rotating motor and a roller pulley group are mounted in the pod, wherein the electric-controlled rotating motor is connected to the suspension line, the lower end of the pod is connected to the suspension line, and the suspension line is entangled with the electric-controlled rotating motor and the roller pulley group;

[0028] When the rotation of the electrically controlled rotating motor drives the pulley block to rotate, the rotation of the pulley block drives the suspension line connected to the lower end of the pod to extend or retract in the vertical direction.

[0029] Optionally, the pulley group and the electronically controlled rotating motor have the same weight, the end of the suspension line has the steel ball, the end outlet of the suspension line is located at the center point of the lower part of the pod, and the steel ball with the suspension line is hung below the pod through the end outlet.

[0030] Optionally, the upper width of the groove is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, and the lower width of the groove is greater than the upper width of the groove;

[0031] The interior of the groove is in a cylindrical shape, the upper width of the cylindrical shape is smaller than the lower width of the cylindrical shape, and the width of the cylindrical shape increases from top to bottom; the gap is in a trapezoidal shape, the upper width of the trapezoidal shape is smaller than the lower width of the trapezoidal shape, and the width of the trapezoidal shape increases from top to bottom.

[0032] Optionally, a crossbar block is provided on the upper portion of the groove, and when the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone and is in a suspended state, the crossbar block is used to prevent the steel ball located in the groove from moving upward;

[0033] When the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated placement position, the bottom of the pyramid measuring terminal is subjected to force, and the friction between the steel ball in the groove and the groove is less than the gravity of the steel ball, so the steel ball falls along the groove.

[0034] Optionally, the pyramid measurement terminal includes a Beidou positioning terminal module, a communication module, and a solar power supply module; each triangular face of the pyramid measurement terminal is arranged with a photovoltaic panel and a receiving antenna.

[0035] Optionally, the receiving antennas are arranged at three corners of the triangular surface, and the photovoltaic panel is deployed in the middle part of the triangular surface;

[0036] And / or, the receiving antenna is arranged in the middle part of the triangular surface, and the photovoltaic panels are arranged at the three corners of the triangular surface.

[0037] An embodiment of the present invention further discloses a terminal delivery system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, the system comprising: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a control terminal for communicating with the UAV, and a terminal delivery device; wherein the terminal delivery device comprises a pyramid measurement terminal, wherein a triangular plane of the pyramid measurement terminal has a groove, and when the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the UAV, the groove contains a steel ball with a suspension line, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane;

[0038] The control terminal is used to control the pyramid measurement terminal to descend when the UAV is hovering above the designated delivery position;

[0039] The control terminal is used to monitor the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal;

[0040] The terminal delivery device is used to deliver the pyramid measurement terminal to the designated delivery position when the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated delivery position, through the steel ball sliding out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity; the designated delivery position is used to indicate the uninhabited area monitoring point of the pyramid measurement terminal.

[0041] An embodiment of the present invention also discloses an electronic device, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, any one of the terminal deployment methods for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas is implemented.

[0042] An embodiment of the present invention further discloses a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the terminal deployment method for landslide monitoring in an uninhabited area is implemented.

[0043] The embodiments of the present invention include the following advantages:

[0044] In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal to be deployed may be a pyramid measuring terminal, and a triangular plane in the pyramid measuring terminal has a groove. When the pyramid measuring terminal is hung on a drone, the groove may contain a steel ball with a suspension line, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane. When the drone is hovering above a designated deployment position, the pyramid measuring terminal is controlled to descend, and when the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated deployment position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measuring terminal is deployed to the designated deployment position, so that the suspension line automatically falls off after the measuring terminal lands, and the pyramid measuring terminal is deployed to the designated deployment position, and then the deployable Beidou terminal is suspended under the drone to arrange monitoring points in the uninhabited area. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0045] Figure 1 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in an uninhabited area according to the present invention;

[0046] Figure 2 This is a further structural diagram of the terminal delivery device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 3is a schematic diagram of the operation of an electronically controlled rotating motor provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figures 4A to 4B 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a groove on a pyramid measurement terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 5 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a pyramid measurement terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of another pyramid measurement terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 7 It is a flowchart of the steps of an embodiment of a terminal deployment method for landslide monitoring in an uninhabited area;

[0052] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of a framework of an embodiment of a terminal delivery system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas according to the present invention.

[0053] The reference numerals are as follows:

[0054] 10-UAV body; 11-pyramid measurement terminal; 111-groove; 112-gap; 113-solar panel; 114-receiving antenna; 12-suspension line; 13-pod; 131-electrically controlled rotating motor; 132-skate group; 1321-hanging hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0055] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0056] The embodiment of the present invention automatically drops the suspension line after the measuring terminal lands, and drops the pyramid measuring terminal to the designated drop location. Then, the deployment of monitoring points in the uninhabited area is performed by suspending a drop-type Beidou terminal under the drone. Specifically, by developing a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, the aforementioned device can mainly be manifested as an automatic gravity cable release device for drone delivery, which automatically drops the suspension line after the measuring terminal lands, and drops the pyramid measuring terminal to the designated drop location to solve the problem that the drone delivery equipment cannot achieve low-speed landing, effectively ensure the integrity of the delivered measuring terminal, and solve the problem that the drone's wired delivery rope cannot automatically drop, and achieve automatic dropping by the self-gravity of the steel ball. The designed device has a simple structure and is not prone to the problem of rope being stuck and unable to fall off. In addition, a BeiDou terminal for deployment is proposed. This terminal can be used for various types of deformation monitoring in uninhabited areas. The terminal is designed in the shape of a pyramid, and each pyramid face is designed identically, serving as a receiving antenna and photovoltaic panel. This ensures that no matter how the cone lands, three faces can always receive sunlight, ensuring long-term power supply and signal reception. Furthermore, in the structural design of the pyramid, each face is an equilateral triangle, with high structural strength and resistance to damage by wild animals. This effectively ensures the stability of the device structure while significantly increasing the device's sunlight reception time and signal reception capability. Furthermore, by proposing a variety of pyramid designs, the terminal is suitable for deployment in different types of uninhabited areas, effectively ensuring communication capabilities and power supply continuity. Optionally, based on the embodiments of the present invention, through subsequent technical improvements, a solution can be implemented in which a single machine carries multiple devices for deployment, effectively improving deployment efficiency.

[0057] Reference Figure 1 , showing a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas of the present invention, the terminal delivery device can mainly be manifested as an automatic gravity release device for delivery by a drone.

[0058] like Figure 1 As shown, the device may include a drone body 10 , a pyramid measurement terminal 11 , and a suspension line 12 for hanging the pyramid measurement terminal 11 and the drone body 10 .

[0059] The pyramid measurement terminal 11 may refer to a Beidou measurement terminal with a pyramid structure. A groove is formed in a triangular plane of the pyramid measurement terminal 11. When the pyramid measurement terminal 11 is connected to the drone 10, the groove contains a steel ball with a suspension line 12, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane.

[0060] In an embodiment of the present invention, when the pyramid measurement terminal 11 descends to the designated delivery position, the steel ball can slide out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measurement terminal 11 is delivered to the designated delivery position, and then the deployment of the Beidou terminal under the drone 10 is carried out to arrange the monitoring points in the uninhabited area.

[0061] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 As shown, a pod 13 may also be installed on the drone body 10. Figure 2 As shown, an electric-controlled rotating motor 131 and a pulley set 132 can be installed in the pod 13, wherein a suspension line 12 is connected to the electric-controlled rotating motor 131, and the lower end of the pod 13 is connected to the suspension line 12, and the suspension line 12 is entangled with the electric-controlled rotating motor 131 and the pulley set 132.

[0062] Specifically, such as Figure 3 As shown, when the rotation of the electrically controlled rotary motor 131 drives the roller pulley assembly 132 to rotate, the rotation of the roller pulley assembly 132 causes the suspension line 12, connected to the lower end of the pod 13, to extend or retract vertically. In a specific implementation, the roller pulley assembly 132 may include two roller pulleys. The electrically controlled rotary motor 131 may be powered by a drone battery. The rotary motor is connected to the suspension line 12, which is pulled by the rotary motor 131 to extend around the two roller pulleys, thereby lowering an object attached to the suspension line. One of the roller pulleys in the roller pulley assembly has an object hanging hole 1321.

[0063] It should be noted that the weight of the roller pulley set 132 and the electronically controlled rotating motor 131 is the same, that is, Figure 3 As shown, the counterweight of the pulley group 132 on the right is consistent with the counterweight of the electric-controlled rotating motor 131 on the left, and the end of the suspension line 12 has a steel ball. The end outlet of the suspension line 12 can be located at the center point of the lower part of the pod 13. At this time, on the basis of the consistent counterweight at the lower part of the pod 13, the steel ball with the suspension line 12 can be hung below the pod 13 through the end outlet in a natural state.

[0064] In some embodiments of the present invention, the upper width of the groove can be greater than the diameter of the steel ball, and the lower width of the groove can be greater than the upper width of the groove. The interior of the groove is cylindrical, the upper width of the cylinder is smaller than the lower width of the cylinder, and the width of the cylinder increases from top to bottom; the gap is trapezoidal, the upper width of the trapezoid is smaller than the lower width of the trapezoid, and the width of the trapezoid increases from top to bottom.

[0065] Optionally, a cross bar block is provided on the upper portion of the groove, and when the pyramid measuring terminal is connected to the drone and is in a suspended state, the cross bar block is used to prevent the steel ball in the groove from moving upward.

[0066] Optionally, when the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated delivery position, the bottom of the pyramid measuring terminal is subjected to force, and the friction between the steel ball in the groove and the groove is less than the gravity of the steel ball. The steel ball falls along the groove, so that the steel ball falls along the groove under the action of gravity, slides out of the groove from the gap, and delivers the pyramid measuring terminal to the designated delivery position.

[0067] Reference Figures 4A to 4B , showing a schematic structural diagram of the groove on the pyramid measurement terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0068] One of the triangular planes of the pyramid measuring terminal 11 may have an indented groove 111, such as Figure 4A and Figure 4B As shown, the groove 111 may be in the shape of a cylinder with a narrow upper portion and a gradually wide lower portion, and may form a trapezoidal gap 112 with a narrow upper portion and a gradually wide lower portion on a triangular plane.

[0069] The interior of the groove 111 is smooth. For example, a rounded crossbar can be provided at the top of the groove 111 to prevent the steel ball from ascending and thus preventing the suspension rope from automatically falling off. When the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated placement location, the bottom of the pyramid measuring terminal is subjected to force, and the crossbar's blocking effect may be overcome. That is, the friction between the steel ball within the groove 111 and the groove is less than the weight of the steel ball, allowing the steel ball to fall along the groove 111. At this time, the aforementioned gap 112 can be used as a groove path for the automatic shedding of the suspension rope. Specifically, the smooth, round steel ball with the suspension rope contained therein can slide out smoothly along the aforementioned groove path, thereby achieving the automatic shedding of the suspension rope and dropping the pyramid measuring terminal to the designated placement location. Furthermore, the groove 111 is designed to be wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, with a linear gradient from bottom to top. The inner groove surface is smooth and circular in shape, ensuring that no matter what the final landing state of the pyramid is, as long as the bottom is subjected to force, even if it is tilted, the steel ball can fall smoothly.

[0070] Optionally, the diameter of the steel ball can be smaller than the width of the upper end of the groove to prevent the steel ball from being in too tight contact with the groove, so that the steel ball is always in an active state, ensuring that there is enough gap between the steel ball and the groove to avoid the problem of the rope being stuck and unable to fall off.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present invention, the provided pyramid measurement terminal may include a Beidou positioning terminal module, a communication module, and a solar power supply module, wherein each triangular face of the pyramid measurement terminal is provided with a solar panel (also referred to as a solar panel or photovoltaic panel) 113 and a receiving antenna 114. The Beidou delivery terminal is designed in a pyramid shape to ensure structural stability, better fit the ground, and prevent it from being blown down by the wind; and after any one side touches the ground, it can ensure that at least three sides of the receiving antenna and solar panel are facing upward, ensuring good signal and ensuring that the three sides can receive sunlight, thereby ensuring that the photovoltaic panel can work normally. Among them, the photovoltaic panel is the solar panel.

[0072] As an example, Figure 5 As shown, in a structural design of a pyramid measurement terminal, the same solar panels 113 and receiving antennas (such as GNSS antennas) 114 can be arranged on the four faces. The receiving antennas 114 can be arranged at the three corners of the triangular face, and the photovoltaic panels 113 are deployed in the middle part of the triangular face. This pyramid measurement terminal can be suitable for deployment under conditions of partial obstruction and poor signal.

[0073] As another example, Figure 6 As shown, in another structural design of a pyramid measurement terminal, the same solar panels 113 and receiving antennas (such as GNSS antennas) 114 can be arranged on the four faces, the receiving antenna 114 can be arranged in the middle part of the triangular face, and photovoltaic panels 113 can be arranged at the three corners of the triangular face. This pyramid measurement terminal can be suitable for deployment under conditions with better signals.

[0074] It should be noted that the pyramid measurement terminal can be a triangular pyramid, a pentagonal pyramid, a hexagonal pyramid, etc. The selected pyramid measurement terminals with different numbers of pyramid faces are designed according to the above structure to obtain the pyramid measurement terminal proposed in the embodiment of the present invention for deployment in uninhabited areas for landslide monitoring. The embodiment of the present invention does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0075] Preferably, the terminal delivery device can simultaneously hang multiple measurement terminals at a time to deliver multiple measurement terminals, so as to effectively improve the delivery efficiency.

[0076] Reference Figure 7 , shows a flowchart of the steps of an embodiment of a terminal deployment method for landslide monitoring in an uninhabited area of ​​the present invention, involving Figure 1 The terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas shown in the figure may specifically include the following steps:

[0077] Step S701: When the UAV is hovering above the designated drop location, the pyramid measurement terminal is controlled to descend.

[0078] In actual application, first, you can check whether the drone and the suspended measurement terminal are installed correctly, whether the drone has sufficient power and is ready for take-off, whether the Beidou terminal communication and power supply are working properly, and whether the route planning for the delivery location has been carried out. After the above conditions are met, you can control the drone to fly according to the planned route through the control terminal that communicates with the drone; after arriving at the designated delivery location, you can wirelessly control the drone to slowly lower its flight altitude. When the drone descends to about 5m from the ground, you can stop the drone from descending and keep the drone in a suspended posture above the designated delivery location.

[0079] For route planning, for example, after checking that the drone and the supporting laser scanner are in normal status and meet the conditions for aircraft takeoff, the laser scanner carried by the drone can be used to pre-scan the delivery range. During the pre-scan, it is important to be at least 200m above the highest point in the delivery range to avoid touching high-voltage lines, etc. The pre-scan data can then be imported into the route planning software for processing to generate the delivery range. At this time, the route planning software can automatically generate a planned path based on the delivery range; the high-resolution measurement camera carried by the drone can be used to capture images according to the planned path to generate a high-definition DOM (High-Definition Digital Orthophoto Map, a high-resolution digital orthophoto map). At this time, a designated delivery location can be selected on the high-definition DOM. For example, the designated delivery location can be manually marked on the planning software to obtain the flight route planning of the drone. The drone can carry out automatic route flight according to the manually marked flight route to deliver the measurement terminal at the designated delivery location.

[0080] When the UAV is hovering above the designated drop location, the pyramid measurement terminal can be controlled to descend.

[0081] Specifically, a pod is mounted on the main body of the drone, and an electrically controlled rotary motor and a roller pulley assembly are mounted within the pod. A suspension wire is connected to the electrically controlled rotary motor, and the lower end of the pod is connected to the suspension wire, which is intertwined with the electrically controlled rotary motor and the roller pulley assembly. When the electrically controlled rotary motor rotates and the roller pulley assembly rotates, the rotation of the roller pulley assembly causes the suspension wire connected to the lower end of the pod to extend or retract vertically. Preferably, the roller pulley assembly and the electrically controlled rotary motor have the same weight. A steel ball is disposed at the end of the suspension wire, and the end outlet of the suspension wire is located at the center point of the lower portion of the pod. The steel ball, attached to the suspension wire, hangs from the end outlet below the pod.

[0082] When controlling the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal, the rotation of the electronically controlled rotary motor is primarily controlled. The rotating electronically controlled rotary motor drives the pulley assembly to rotate. The rotation of the pulley assembly then causes the suspension line to extend vertically, and the extended suspension line drives the pyramid measurement terminal to descend. For example, the operation of the rotary motor can be remotely controlled through a control terminal. As the rotary motor rotates, the suspension line slowly descends by passing around the two pulley assemblies. The Beidou measurement terminal at the bottom of the rotary rope can then descend according to the remotely set program.

[0083] Optionally, the descent speed can be controlled remotely or the descent can be stopped in an emergency. For example, the drone can plan a route according to a specified route, carrying the Beidou delivery terminal to fly to a designated point about 5-8 meters above the designated point and hover; the control terminal can send instructions according to the pre-designed rotating motor program, so that the rotating motor starts according to the preset instructions and slowly releases the rope, and the control terminal can fine-tune the release speed; at this time, the micro non-measuring camera mounted on the bottom of the drone can be used to observe and judge the landing status of the Beidou terminal. For example, in good rainy weather, no wind and clear vision, the control terminal can adjust the descent speed to the fastest to increase efficiency; if there is a sudden strong wind or other situation during the descent that causes unclear vision, the control terminal can stop the descent in an emergency, and can remotely control the rotating motor to ascend the rope, and then control the drone to return along the original route to ensure the safety of the drone and the Beidou terminal.

[0084] While controlling the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal, the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal can be monitored. Specifically, the drone can monitor the descent of the Beidou terminal in real time through a remote camera.

[0085] Step S702: When the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated placement position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measuring terminal is placed at the designated placement position.

[0086] When the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated delivery position, it means that the Beidou measurement terminal has landed. At this time, the steel ball can slide out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, realizing the automatic falling off of the hanging rope, and delivering the pyramid measurement terminal to the designated delivery position. Then, by hanging the deployable Beidou terminal under the drone, the arrangement of monitoring points in the uninhabited area can be realized.

[0087] Specifically, the upper width of the groove is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, and the lower width of the groove is greater than the upper width of the groove; the inside of the groove is cylindrical, the upper width of the cylindrical shape is smaller than the lower width of the cylindrical shape, and the width of the cylindrical shape increases from top to bottom; the gap is trapezoidal, the upper width of the trapezoidal shape is smaller than the lower width of the trapezoidal shape, and the width of the trapezoidal shape increases from top to bottom.

[0088] Optionally, the upper portion of the groove has a crossbar to prevent the steel ball in the groove from moving upward when the pyramid measurement terminal is attached to the drone and in a suspended state. When the pyramid measurement terminal is lowered to the designated drop location, the bottom of the pyramid measurement terminal is subjected to force, and the friction between the steel ball in the groove and the groove is less than the weight of the steel ball, causing the steel ball to fall along the groove. In other words, the steel ball, under the action of gravity, can fall along the groove and slide out of the groove through the gap, allowing the pyramid measurement terminal to be dropped to the designated drop location. For example, when the measurement terminal is lowered to the designated location and contacts the ground, the steel ball in the groove of the measurement terminal will fall down and slide out of the groove due to the force of gravity. The upper portion of the groove is larger than the diameter of the steel ball, ensuring that when the measurement terminal is suspended, there is a certain gap between the steel ball and the inner peripheral edge of the uppermost portion of the groove to prevent the steel ball from becoming stuck. The lower portion of the groove has a larger diameter than the upper portion and is significantly larger than the diameter of the steel ball. The suspension wire attached to the steel ball can slide out of the groove surface as the steel ball slides, thereby achieving automatic detachment of the suspension wire.

[0089] Optionally, the drone can return to the designated supply location according to the planned route, and connect other measurement terminals to the drone body at the designated supply location, and then deliver corresponding measurement terminals to other designated delivery locations until there are delivered measurement terminals at the monitoring points arranged in the uninhabited area to be monitored.

[0090] In one embodiment of the present invention, each triangular face of the pyramid measurement terminal is equipped with a photovoltaic panel and a receiving antenna, allowing the terminal to receive signals and sunlight regardless of which face is in contact with the ground. Designated deployment locations are used to indicate monitoring points in uninhabited areas. After the pyramid measurement terminal is deployed to the designated deployment location, monitoring data from the uninhabited area detection points can be obtained using the pyramid measurement terminal's photovoltaic panel and receiving antenna.

[0091] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention do not limit the specific steps of drone path planning, remote control, command sending, and internal rotating motor lifting rope.

[0092] In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal to be deployed may be a pyramid measuring terminal, and a triangular plane in the pyramid measuring terminal has a groove. When the pyramid measuring terminal is hung on a drone, the groove may contain a steel ball with a suspension line, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane. When the drone is hovering above a designated deployment position, the pyramid measuring terminal is controlled to descend, and when the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated deployment position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measuring terminal is deployed to the designated deployment position, so that the suspension line automatically falls off after the measuring terminal lands, and the pyramid measuring terminal is deployed to the designated deployment position, and then the deployable Beidou terminal is suspended under the drone to arrange monitoring points in the uninhabited area.

[0093] It should be noted that for the sake of simplicity, the method embodiments are described as a series of actions. However, those skilled in the art should be aware that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited by the order of the actions described, because according to the embodiments of the present invention, certain steps can be performed in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also be aware that the embodiments described in this specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions involved are not necessarily required by the embodiments of the present invention.

[0094] Reference Figure 8 , shows a schematic diagram of a terminal delivery system embodiment for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas of the present invention. The terminal delivery system 810 for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas may include a drone 81, a control terminal 82 for communicating with the drone, and Figure 1 The terminal delivery device 83 is shown.

[0095] Among them, the terminal delivery device may include a pyramid measuring terminal, and a triangular plane in the pyramid measuring terminal has a groove. When the pyramid measuring terminal is hung on the drone, the groove contains a steel ball with a hanging line, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane.

[0096] In the specific implementation, the control terminal can be used to control the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal and monitor the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal when the UAV is hovering above the designated delivery position; the terminal delivery device can be used to deliver the pyramid measurement terminal to the designated delivery position by causing the steel ball to slide out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity when the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated delivery position, and then by hanging the deployable Beidou terminal under the UAV, the monitoring points in the uninhabited area can be arranged.

[0097] In an embodiment of the present invention, the pyramid measurement terminal is deployed to a designated deployment location by automatically dropping the suspension line after the measurement terminal lands, and then the deployment of monitoring points in the uninhabited area is performed by suspending a deployable Beidou terminal under the drone. Specifically, by developing a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, the aforementioned device can mainly be manifested as an automatic gravity cable release device for drone delivery, which can automatically drop the suspension line after the measurement terminal lands, and deliver the pyramid measurement terminal to a designated deployment location to solve the problem that the drone delivery equipment cannot achieve low-speed landing, effectively ensure the integrity of the delivered measurement terminal, and solve the problem that the drone's wired delivery rope cannot automatically drop, and achieve automatic dropping by the self-gravity of the steel ball. The designed device has a simple structure and is not prone to the problem of rope being stuck and unable to fall off. In addition, a BeiDou terminal for deployment is proposed. This terminal can be used for various types of deformation monitoring in uninhabited areas. The terminal is designed in the shape of a pyramid, and each pyramid face is designed identically, serving as a receiving antenna and photovoltaic panel. This ensures that no matter how the cone lands, three faces can always receive sunlight, ensuring long-term power supply and signal reception. Furthermore, in the structural design of the pyramid, each face is an equilateral triangle, with high structural strength and resistance to damage by wild animals. This effectively ensures the stability of the device structure while significantly increasing the device's sunlight reception time and signal reception capability. Furthermore, by proposing a variety of pyramid designs, the terminal is suitable for deployment in different types of uninhabited areas, effectively ensuring communication capabilities and power supply continuity. Optionally, based on the embodiments of the present invention, through subsequent technical improvements, a solution can be implemented in which a single machine carries multiple devices for deployment, effectively improving deployment efficiency.

[0098] An embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including:

[0099] It includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned terminal deployment method embodiment for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0100] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned terminal deployment method embodiment for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0101] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referenced to each other.

[0102] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention may be provided as methods, apparatus, or computer program products. Thus, embodiments of the present invention may take the form of a fully hardware embodiment, a fully software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0103] The embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, terminal devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing terminal device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing terminal device generate instructions for implementing the process in the flowchart and / or block diagram. Figure 1 a process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in a block or multiple blocks.

[0104] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing terminal device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce a manufactured product including an instruction device, which implements the process Figure 1 a process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0105] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing terminal device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable terminal device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for executing on the computer or other programmable terminal device to implement the process. Figure 1 a process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the function specified in one or more boxes.

[0106] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they become aware of the basic creative concepts. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0107] Finally, it should be noted that the user information (including but not limited to user device information, user personal information, etc.) and data (including but not limited to data used for analysis, stored data, displayed data, etc.) involved in this application are all information and data authorized by the user or fully authorized by all parties, and the collection, use and processing of relevant data must comply with the relevant laws, regulations and standards of relevant countries and regions, and provide corresponding operation entrances for users to choose to authorize or refuse.

[0108] It should also be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or terminal device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or terminal device that includes the element.

[0109] The above describes in detail a terminal delivery method for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, a terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, and a corresponding terminal delivery system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas provided by the present invention. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present invention and its core idea. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. A terminal deployment method for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, characterized in that: The terminal is a pyramid measurement terminal, and a triangular plane of the pyramid measurement terminal has a groove. When the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone, the groove contains a steel ball with a suspension line, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane. The method includes: When the UAV is hovering above the designated drop location, controlling the pyramid measurement terminal to descend; When the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated placement position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity, and the pyramid measurement terminal is placed at the designated placement position; the designated placement position is used to indicate the unmanned area monitoring point of the pyramid measurement terminal; The upper width of the groove is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, and the lower width of the groove is greater than the upper width of the groove; The interior of the groove is cylindrical, the width of the upper portion of the cylindrical shape is smaller than the width of the lower portion of the cylindrical shape, and the width of the cylindrical shape increases from top to bottom; the gap is trapezoidal, the width of the upper portion of the trapezoidal shape is smaller than the width of the lower portion of the trapezoidal shape, and the width of the trapezoidal shape increases from top to bottom; The upper portion of the groove is provided with a crossbar block, and when the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone and is in a suspended state, the crossbar block is used to prevent the steel ball located in the groove from moving upward; When the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated placement position, a force is applied to the bottom of the pyramid measuring terminal, and the friction between the steel ball in the groove and the groove is smaller than the gravity of the steel ball, so the steel ball falls along the groove; The step of sliding the steel ball out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity and placing the pyramid measurement terminal to the designated placement position includes: The steel ball falls along the groove under the action of gravity and slides out of the groove from the gap, so that the pyramid measuring terminal is placed at the designated placement position.

2. The terminal delivery method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drone body is equipped with a pod, and an electric-controlled rotating motor and a roller pulley group are installed in the pod, wherein the electric-controlled rotating motor is connected to the suspension line, the lower end of the pod is connected to the suspension line, and the suspension line is entangled with the electric-controlled rotating motor and the roller pulley group; When the rotation of the electrically controlled rotating motor drives the pulley block to rotate, the rotation of the pulley block drives the suspension line connected to the lower end of the pod to extend or retract in the vertical direction.

3. The terminal delivery method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The wheel pulley set and the electrically controlled rotating motor have the same weight, the end of the suspension line has the steel ball, the end outlet of the suspension line is located at the center point of the lower part of the pod, and the steel ball with the suspension line is hung below the pod via the end outlet.

4. The terminal delivery method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The controlling the pyramid measurement terminal to descend comprises: Controlling the electrically controlled rotary motor to rotate, so that the rotating electrically controlled rotary motor drives the pulley group to rotate; The rotation of the pulley block drives the suspension line to extend in the vertical direction; The pyramid measuring terminal is driven to descend by the extended suspension line.

5. The terminal delivery method according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: Each triangular face of the pyramid measurement terminal is arranged with a photovoltaic panel and a receiving antenna; After placing the pyramid measurement terminal at the designated placement location, the method further includes: The monitoring data of the monitoring point in the no-man's land is obtained through the photovoltaic panel and the receiving antenna of the pyramid measurement terminal.

6. A terminal delivery device for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, characterized in that: The terminal delivery method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device comprises: a drone body, a pyramid measurement terminal, and a suspension line for connecting the pyramid measurement terminal to the drone body; A groove is provided in a triangular plane of the pyramid measurement terminal. When the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone, a steel ball with a hanging line is contained in the groove, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane. When the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated placement position, the steel ball slides out of the groove from the gap due to gravity, and the pyramid measurement terminal is placed at the designated placement position; the designated placement position is used to indicate the unmanned area monitoring point of the pyramid measurement terminal; The upper width of the groove is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, and the lower width of the groove is greater than the upper width of the groove; The interior of the groove is cylindrical, the width of the upper portion of the cylindrical shape is smaller than the width of the lower portion of the cylindrical shape, and the width of the cylindrical shape increases from top to bottom; the gap is trapezoidal, the width of the upper portion of the trapezoidal shape is smaller than the width of the lower portion of the trapezoidal shape, and the width of the trapezoidal shape increases from top to bottom; The upper portion of the groove is provided with a crossbar block, and when the pyramid measurement terminal is connected to the drone and is in a suspended state, the crossbar block is used to prevent the steel ball located in the groove from moving upward; When the pyramid measuring terminal descends to the designated placement position, the bottom of the pyramid measuring terminal is subjected to force, and the friction between the steel ball in the groove and the groove is less than the gravity of the steel ball, so the steel ball falls along the groove.

7. The terminal delivery device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The drone body is equipped with a pod, and an electric-controlled rotating motor and a roller pulley group are installed in the pod, wherein the electric-controlled rotating motor is connected to the suspension line, the lower end of the pod is connected to the suspension line, and the suspension line is entangled with the electric-controlled rotating motor and the roller pulley group; When the rotation of the electrically controlled rotating motor drives the pulley block to rotate, the rotation of the pulley block drives the suspension line connected to the lower end of the pod to extend or retract in the vertical direction.

8. The terminal delivery device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The wheel pulley set and the electrically controlled rotating motor have the same weight, the end of the suspension line has the steel ball, the end outlet of the suspension line is located at the center point of the lower part of the pod, and the steel ball with the suspension line is hung below the pod via the end outlet.

9. The terminal delivery device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pyramid measurement terminal includes a Beidou positioning terminal module, a communication module, and a solar power supply module; each triangular face of the pyramid measurement terminal is arranged with a photovoltaic panel and a receiving antenna.

10. The terminal delivery device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The receiving antennas are arranged at the three corners of the triangular surface, and the photovoltaic panel is deployed in the middle part of the triangular surface; And / or, the receiving antenna is arranged in the middle part of the triangular surface, and the photovoltaic panels are arranged at the three corners of the triangular surface.

11. A terminal delivery system for landslide monitoring in uninhabited areas, characterized in that: The system comprises: a drone, a control terminal for communicating with the drone, and a terminal delivery device according to claim 6; wherein the terminal delivery device comprises a pyramid measuring terminal, wherein a triangular plane of the pyramid measuring terminal has a groove, and when the pyramid measuring terminal is connected to the drone, the groove contains a steel ball with a suspension line, and the groove forms a gap on the triangular plane; The control terminal is used to control the pyramid measurement terminal to descend when the UAV is hovering above the designated delivery position; The control terminal is used to monitor the descent of the pyramid measurement terminal; The terminal delivery device is used to deliver the pyramid measurement terminal to the designated delivery position when the pyramid measurement terminal descends to the designated delivery position, through the steel ball sliding out of the groove from the gap under the action of gravity; the designated delivery position is used to indicate the uninhabited area monitoring point of the pyramid measurement terminal.

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