Light-thunder integrated pod

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of flight platform pods, and discloses an integrated light-thunder pod, comprising: a support arm, a pod body is rotatably arranged on the support arm, one side of the pod body is connected to the support arm through an installed pitch axis, a heading axis is arranged on the top of the support arm, the top of the heading axis is arranged on the flight platform through an installed shock absorber, an optoelectronic load is installed on the side of the pod body, and a mission load is arranged in the middle of the pod body; the pod body comprises a cabin shell, the optoelectronic load is installed on the outer wall of the cabin shell, and a millimeter wave radar is installed in a ring shape inside the cabin shell. The integrated light-thunder pod solves the problem that traditional pods rely on optical means for detection, are susceptible to environmental interference, are susceptible to smoke obstruction, have limited detection distance and accuracy, and have poor working performance, especially under conditions such as bad weather, poor visibility, and complex thermal radiation environment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of flying platform pods, in particular to a light-thunder integrated pod. Background Art

[0002] A flight platform pod refers to a payload system installed on a flight platform, which is used to carry various equipment or sensors to expand the functions and application scope of the flight platform. With the continuous development of flight platform technology and the widespread promotion of its application, flight platform pods play an important role in the military, civil and commercial fields. Among them, with the different functional requirements of the flight platform and the types of payload equipment, its pods can also be divided into many types.

[0003] Traditional optical pods generally use visible light cameras or visible light plus infrared cameras. However, traditional pods rely on optical means for detection, which has the disadvantages of being susceptible to environmental interference, being easily obscured by smoke, and having limited detection distance and accuracy. Especially in bad weather, poor visibility, and complex thermal radiation environments, their working performance is poor. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a light-thunder integrated pod to solve the problems mentioned in the above background.

[0005] The present invention provides the following technical solution: a light-thunder integrated pod, comprising: a support arm, a pod body is rotatably arranged on the support arm, one side of the pod body is connected to the support arm through an installed pitch axis, a heading axis is arranged on the top of the support arm, the top of the heading axis is arranged on a flight platform through an installed shock absorber, an optoelectronic load is installed on the side of the pod body, and a mission load is arranged in the middle of the pod body;

[0006] The pod body comprises a pod shell, the optoelectronic payload is mounted on the outer wall of the pod shell, a millimeter wave radar is mounted in a ring shape inside the pod shell, and the mission payload is mounted in the millimeter wave radar ring on the pod shell.

[0007] Preferably, the shock absorber comprises a lower connecting plate and an upper connecting plate, damping seats are arranged on the opposite surfaces of the lower connecting plate and the upper connecting plate, a steel wire rope is arranged on the damping seat, and a shock absorbing mechanism is arranged between the lower connecting plate and the upper connecting plate.

[0008] Preferably, the shock-absorbing mechanism includes an adapter seat, which is installed on the lower connecting plate, a shock-guide arm is rotatably provided on the adapter seat, a slide is rotatably provided on the end of the shock-guide arm away from the adapter seat, a base is installed in the middle of the upper connecting plate, a slide rod is integrally provided on the base, the slide seat is slidably sleeved on the slide rod, and a compression spring is provided between the slide seat and the base body, and the compression spring is sleeved on the slide rod.

[0009] Preferably, four groups of the seismic guide arms are provided, and the four groups of the seismic guide arms are respectively located at the four corners of the lower connecting plate.

[0010] Preferably, a servo motor is installed inside the panning axis, and the panning axis and the support arm are integrally installed by arranging a turntable bearing. The output shaft of the servo motor built into the panning axis passes through the turntable bearing and is clamped with a strip groove provided on the support arm. The structure inside the pitch axis corresponds to the structure inside the panning axis, and the axes of the pitch axis and the panning axis are perpendicular to each other.

[0011] Preferably, the optoelectronic payload includes an attachment shell, which is installed on the side of the pod body, and an infrared camera and a visible light camera are respectively arranged inside the attachment shell.

[0012] Preferably, a loading slot is provided in the middle of the cabin shell, and a limiting slot is integrally formed on the inner wall of the loading slot, and the mission load is loaded inside the loading slot.

[0013] Preferably, the pod body also includes a limit block sliding in the limit groove, an arm rod is rotatably provided on the limit block, a clamp is installed on the side of the arm rod, the shape of the clamp is adapted to the shape of the inner wall of the loading slot, and the task load is clamped between the two closed clamps, and a fastener is provided on the end of the arm rod away from the limit block.

[0014] Preferably, a rubber strip is installed on the clamp, the rubber strip is vertically located in the loading slot, and a side of the rubber strip away from the clamp is slidably connected to an inner wall of the loading slot.

[0015] Preferably, the fastener includes a clamping pad, a pad groove is provided at the end of the arm rod, the clamping pad slides inside the pad groove, a spring sheet is provided at the end of the clamping pad, the end of the spring sheet away from the clamping pad passes through an arc groove provided on the arm rod and is clamped with the inner wall of the limiting groove, a push groove is provided on the arm rod, a push block is slidably provided inside the push groove, the push block is installed on the clamping pad, and anti-slip grooves are provided on the push block.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The integrated optical-thunder pod, by installing the optoelectronic payload externally on the pod body and installing a millimeter-wave radar inside the pod body, combines the optical camera with the millimeter-wave radar, achieving the advantages of high resolution, accurate image recognition, long detection distance, good penetration and all-time and all-weather detection, greatly improving the detection capability of the pod and reducing the impact of the environment, smoke, etc. on the pod detection.

[0018] 2. The integrated light-thunder pod installs the mission payload on the pod body so that the carried mission payload can be aligned with the target in real time as the pod rotates, greatly improving the efficiency of mission execution. The payload can be flexibly replaced according to mission requirements, and thus can perform various tasks such as surveying and mapping, traffic command, emergency rescue, police patrol, riot control, etc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a bottom view structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the shock absorber of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the side section structure of the shock absorber of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the disassembled structure of the panning axis of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pod body of the present invention when viewed from above;

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the task load clamping structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the disassembled structure of the arm of the present invention;

[0027] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the fastener of the present invention.

[0028] In the figure: 1. support arm; 2. pod body; 21. pod shell; 22. millimeter wave radar; 23. loading slot; 24. limit slot; 25. arm; 26. clamp; 27. fastener; 271. card pad; 272. spring sheet; 273. push block; 274. push slot; 275. arc slot; 276. pad slot; 28. limit block; 29. ​​rubber strip; 3. heading axis; 4. pitch axis; 5. shock absorber; 51. lower connecting plate; 52. upper connecting plate; 53. damping seat; 54. wire rope; 55. shock relieving mechanism; 551. adapter seat; 552. shock guide arm; 553. slide seat; 554. base; 555. slide rod; 556. compression spring; 6. optoelectronic load; 61. attachment shell; 62. infrared camera; 63. visible light camera; 7. mission load; 8. turntable bearing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] See also Figure 1-9 The optical-thunder integrated pod comprises: a support arm 1, a pod body 2 is rotatably arranged on the support arm 1, one side of the pod body 2 is connected to the support arm 1 through an installed pitch axis 4, a heading axis 3 is arranged on the top of the support arm 1, and the top of the heading axis 3 is arranged on the flight platform through an installed shock absorber 5, an optoelectronic payload 6 is installed on the side of the pod body 2, and a mission payload 7 is arranged in the middle of the pod body 2;

[0031] The pod body 2 includes a pod shell 21, an optoelectronic payload 6 is installed on the outer wall of the pod shell 21, a millimeter-wave radar 22 is installed in a ring shape inside the pod shell 21, and a mission payload 7 is installed in the ring of the millimeter-wave radar 22 on the pod shell 21. By installing the optoelectronic payload 6 externally on the pod body 2 and building the millimeter-wave radar 22 into the pod body 2, the optical camera is combined with the millimeter-wave radar 22, which has the advantages of high resolution, accurate image recognition, long detection distance, good penetration and all-time and all-weather, greatly improving the detection capability of the pod and reducing the impact of the environment, smoke, etc. on the pod detection.

[0032] Among them; the shock absorber 5 includes a lower connecting plate 51 and an upper connecting plate 52, and damping seats 53 are arranged on the opposite surfaces of the lower connecting plate 51 and the upper connecting plate 52, and a steel wire rope 54 is arranged on the damping seat 53, and a shock absorbing mechanism 55 is arranged between the lower connecting plate 51 and the upper connecting plate 52. By arranging a shock absorber 5 between the heading axis 3 and the flight platform, it plays the role of connecting components and reducing the vibration transmitted by the flight platform, thereby reducing the jitter of the shooting picture or the mission load 7 during the execution of the mission by the flight platform, and improving the stability of the pod body 2.

[0033] Among them, the shock-absorbing mechanism 55 includes an adapter 551, which is installed on the lower connecting plate 51, and a shock-guide arm 552 is rotatably provided on the adapter 551. A slide 553 is rotatably provided on the end of the shock-guide arm 552 away from the adapter 551, and a base 554 is installed in the middle of the upper connecting plate 52. A slide bar 555 is integrally provided on the base 554, and the slide 553 is slidably sleeved on the slide bar 555, and a compression spring 556 is provided between the slide 553 and the main body of the base 554, and the compression spring 556 is sleeved on the slide bar 555. By additionally adding a shock-absorbing mechanism 55 to the shock absorber 5, the damping structure in the shock absorber 5 is increased. In the process of transmitting the vibration generated by the flight platform to the pod body 2, the shock absorber 5 uses the damping formed by the two structures of the wire rope 54 and the shock-absorbing mechanism 55 to eliminate the vibration, thereby ensuring the stability of the pod body 2.

[0034] Among them, there are four groups of shock-guide arms 552, and the four groups of shock-guide arms 552 are respectively located at the four corners of the lower connecting plate 51. The shock-guide arms 552 on the shock-discharging mechanism 55 are cross-arranged between adjacent steel wire ropes 54 to fill the blank spaces at the four corners of the shock absorber 5 when the shock is discharged, and then cooperate with the steel wire ropes 54 without occupying the same additional space, providing a multi-directional damping coefficient, and improving the shock-absorbing ability of the shock absorber 5.

[0035] Among them; a servo motor is installed inside the heading axis 3, and the heading axis 3 and the support arm 1 are installed as a whole by setting a turntable bearing 8 between them. The output shaft of the servo motor built into the heading axis 3 passes through the turntable bearing 8 and is clamped with the strip groove opened on the support arm 1. The structure in the pitch axis 4 corresponds to the structure in the heading axis 3, and the axes of the pitch axis 4 and the heading axis 3 are perpendicular to each other. The heading axis 3 cooperates with the pitch axis 4 to provide adjustment capability for the pod body 2 installed on the support arm 1 with a two-axis stabilization structure as a whole. The pod body 2 can be rotated to a horizontal direction, so as to realize the detection of low-altitude targets at and below the flight altitude, stably point to the mission target, and thus better complete the navigation mission of the flight platform.

[0036] Among them; the optoelectronic payload 6 includes an attachment shell 61, which is installed on the side of the pod body 2, and an infrared camera 62 and a visible light camera 63 are respectively arranged inside the attachment shell 61. The visible light camera 63 is used to capture visible light images, and the infrared camera 62 can capture targets with infrared characteristics and is more sensitive to targets with a slight temperature difference from the environment. The infrared camera 62 and the visible light camera 63 are combined in a structure and installed externally on the pod body 2. As the pod body 2 points to the mission target, it cooperates with the millimeter-wave radar 22 in the pod body 2, has full-time and all-weather detection capabilities, and can achieve accurate and autonomous identification of targets.

[0037] Among them, a loading slot 23 is set in the middle of the cabin shell 21, and the inner wall of the loading slot 23 is integrally formed with a limiting slot 24. The mission payload 7 is loaded inside the loading slot 23, and the mission payload 7 is installed in the middle of the mission direction of the pod body 2 using the loading slot 23. When the flight platform performs a mission, it can be aligned with the mission target along the detection direction of the pod body 2.

[0038] Among them; the pod body 2 also includes a limit block 28 that slides in the limit slot 24, an arm 25 is rotatably arranged on the limit block 28, a clamp 26 is installed on the side of the arm 25, the shape of the clamp 26 is adapted to the shape of the inner wall of the loading slot 23, and the mission load 7 is clamped between the two closed clamps 26, and a fastener 27 is arranged at one end of the arm 25 away from the limit block 28. The clamp 26 slidably arranged in the loading slot 23 is used to clamp the mission load 7, so that the mission load 7 has the ability of simple disassembly and replacement, and can be replaced by itself according to mission requirements, such as laser indicators, searchlights, audio, surveying and mapping instruments, ammunition launchers and other equipment.

[0039] Among them; a rubber strip 29 is installed on the clamp 26, and the rubber strip 29 is vertically located in the loading slot 23, and the side of the rubber strip 29 away from the clamp 26 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the loading slot 23. After the clamp 26 slides into the loading slot 23, the rubber strip 29 uses its elasticity to contact the inner wall of the loading slot 23, so that the clamp 26 is squeezed toward the task load 7, clamping the task load 7 to avoid shaking of the task load 7 when performing the task.

[0040] Among them, the fastener 27 includes a clamping pad 271, a pad groove 276 is provided at the end of the arm 25, the clamping pad 271 slides inside the pad groove 276, and a spring piece 272 is provided at the end of the clamping pad 271. The end of the spring piece 272 away from the clamping pad 271 passes through the arc groove 275 provided on the arm 25 and is clamped with the inner wall of the limiting groove 24. The arm 25 is provided with a push groove 274, and a push block 273 is slidingly provided inside the push groove 274. The push block 273 is installed on the clamping pad 271, and the push block 273 is provided with anti-slip grooves. After the limiting block 28 slides to the inner end of the limiting groove 24, the arc groove 275 is just at the outer end of the limiting groove 24, pushing the push block 273, and utilizing the movement of the clamping pad 271 to control the expansion and contraction of the spring piece 272 in the arc groove 275, so that the arm 25 together with the clamp 26 are clamped in the loading slot 23, thereby fixing the task load 7 after clamping.

[0041] Working principle: shock absorber 5 is a component connecting the flying platform and the mine pod, which plays the role of connecting components and reducing the vibration transmitted by the flying platform; the azimuth axis is a component driving the pod body 2 to rotate in the heading azimuth, and the pitch axis 4 is a component driving the pod body 2 to rotate in the pitch direction; the support arm 1 is a structural component of the pod body 2, used to hoist the main part of the mine pod; the visible light camera 63 is used to capture visible light images; the infrared camera 62 can capture targets with infrared characteristics and is more sensitive to targets with a slight temperature difference from the environment; the millimeter wave radar 22 cooperates with the optoelectronic payload 6 to enable the pod body 2 to have full-time and all-weather detection capabilities; the mission payload 7 is a component that needs to rotate with the pod according to the mission needs, such as laser indicators, searchlights, audio, surveying and mapping instruments, ammunition launchers, etc., so that the carried mission payload 7 can follow the heading rotation of the pod body 2 and aim at the target in real time.

[0042] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. The integrated light-thunder pod is characterized by: include: An arm (1), a pod body (2) is rotatably arranged on the arm (1), one side of the pod body (2) is connected to the arm (1) via an installed pitch axis (4), a heading axis (3) is arranged at the top of the arm (1), the top of the heading axis (3) is arranged on the flight platform via an installed shock absorber (5), an optoelectronic load (6) is installed on the side of the pod body (2), and a mission load (7) is arranged in the middle of the pod body (2); The pod body (2) comprises a pod shell (21), the optoelectronic payload (6) is mounted on the outer wall of the pod shell (21), a millimeter wave radar (22) is mounted in a ring shape inside the pod shell (21), and the mission payload (7) is mounted in the ring of the millimeter wave radar (22) on the pod shell (21); A loading slot (23) is provided in the middle of the cabin shell (21), a limiting slot (24) is integrally formed on the inner wall of the loading slot (23), and the mission load (7) is loaded inside the loading slot (23); The pod body (2) further comprises a limit block (28) sliding in the limit slot (24), an arm (25) being rotatably arranged on the limit block (28), a clamp (26) being installed on the side of the arm (25), the shape of the clamp (26) being adapted to the shape of the inner wall of the loading slot (23), and the task load (7) being clamped between two closed clamps (26), and a fastener (27) being arranged at one end of the arm (25) away from the limit block (28); The fastener (27) comprises a clamping pad (271), a pad groove (276) is provided at the end of the arm (25), the clamping pad (271) slides inside the pad groove (276), a spring sheet (272) is provided at the end of the clamping pad (271), an end of the spring sheet (272) away from the clamping pad (271) passes through an arc groove (275) provided on the arm (25) and is clamped with the inner wall of the limiting groove (24), a push groove (274) is provided on the arm (25), a push block (273) is slidably provided inside the push groove (274), the push block (273) is mounted on the clamping pad (271), and the push block (273) is provided with anti-slip grooves.

2. The integrated optical-thunder pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shock absorber (5) comprises a lower connecting plate (51) and an upper connecting plate (52), and damping seats (53) are arranged on opposite surfaces of the lower connecting plate (51) and the upper connecting plate (52), and a steel wire rope (54) is arranged on the damping seat (53), and a shock absorbing mechanism (55) is arranged between the lower connecting plate (51) and the upper connecting plate (52).

3. The optical-thunder integrated pod according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shock-release mechanism (55) comprises an adapter seat (551), the adapter seat (551) being mounted on the lower connecting plate (51), a shock-guide arm (552) being rotatably mounted on the adapter seat (551), a slide seat (553) being rotatably mounted on one end of the shock-guide arm (552) away from the adapter seat (551), a base (554) being mounted in the middle of the upper connecting plate (52), a slide rod (555) being integrally mounted on the base (554), the slide seat (553) being slidably sleeved on the slide rod (555), and a compression spring (556) being mounted between the slide seat (553) and the main body of the base (554), the compression spring (556) being sleeved on the slide rod (555).

4. The optical-thunder integrated pod according to claim 3, characterized in that: Four groups of the vibration-guiding arms (552) are provided, and the four groups of the vibration-guiding arms (552) are respectively located at the four corners of the lower connecting plate (51).

5. The optical-thunder integrated pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: A servo motor is installed inside the panning axis (3); the panning axis (3) and the support arm (1) are integrally installed by arranging a turntable bearing (8); an output shaft of the servo motor built into the panning axis (3) passes through the turntable bearing (8) and is clamped with a strip groove provided on the support arm (1); the structure inside the pitch axis (4) corresponds to the structure inside the panning axis (3); and the axes of the pitch axis (4) and the panning axis (3) are perpendicular to each other.

6. The optical-thunder integrated pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The photoelectric payload (6) comprises an attachment shell (61), wherein the attachment shell (61) is installed on the side of the pod body (2), and an infrared camera (62) and a visible light camera (63) are respectively arranged inside the attachment shell (61).

7. The optical-thunder integrated pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rubber strip (29) is mounted on the clamp (26), the rubber strip (29) is vertically located in the loading slot (23), and a side of the rubber strip (29) away from the clamp (26) is slidably connected to an inner wall of the loading slot (23).

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