Method and system for detecting individual aircraft networking communication state in real time by formation cluster system

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and discloses a method and system for detecting the networking communication state of individual airplanes in real time by a formation cluster system. The airplane transmits the current information of the airplane to a ground control station in a wifi wireless communication mode; the ground station interface displays the state information of all the cluster airplanes; and when the ground station sends a control instruction to each airplane, the airplane replies successful reception to the ground station after receiving the instruction. According to the invention, through a set of comprehensive data acquisition, driving to integral signal intensity and state acquisition method, after a state message and a control instruction message are received, ground station display is carried out on controllable and normal communication aircrafts, so that real-time monitoring of the state of the formation cluster aircrafts is realized, and the reliability of the formation cluster aircrafts is improved. And the controllable operability of ground control cluster flight is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular relates to a method and system for real-time detection of networking communication status of individual aircraft by a formation cluster system. Background Art

[0002] During formation cluster control flight, there are problems such as unstable aircraft communications, the ground station being unable to perform control avoidance, and being unable to control all aircraft and fly normally, and quickly adjust the aircraft before takeoff, as well as collecting status information. Designing a method for a formation cluster system to detect the networking communication status of individual aircraft in real time has become a problem that needs to be solved in this field.

[0003] Through the above analysis, the problems and defects of the existing technology are as follows: in the process of formation cluster flight, the existing technology mostly displays the status of a single aircraft at the ground control station, and there is no reasonable and clear display of the overall communication status and control status of the cluster. As a result, before the formation cluster flight is controlled to perform the mission, it is impossible to obtain the effective aircraft status to select, repair or replace abnormal aircraft, and the success rate cannot be effectively guaranteed. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the disclosed embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for a formation cluster system to detect the networking communication status of individual aircraft in real time.

[0005] The technical solution is as follows: a method for real-time detection of the networking communication status of individual aircraft by a formation cluster system, which transmits the individual information of the cluster aircraft back to a ground station, and displays the valid information of all aircraft, the communication strength of the current communication link, and the current control instruction execution status of the aircraft on the ground station interface, specifically including:

[0006] S1, the aircraft transmits its current information to the ground control station via WiFi wireless communication;

[0007] S2, the ground station interface displays the status information of all cluster aircraft;

[0008] S3, when the ground station sends control instructions to each aircraft, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the instructions are successfully received after receiving them.

[0009] In step S2, the status information of all cluster aircraft includes: GPS longitude, latitude and altitude, aircraft magnetic status, current battery voltage, software version information, flight status, and current WiFi signal strength.

[0010] In step S3, after receiving the command, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the command is successfully received. The ground station obtains the status of all controlled aircraft and the type of control command that the aircraft is to execute next.

[0011] Furthermore, after receiving the command, the aircraft sends an ACK indicating successful reception to the ground station.

[0012] Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system, the system implementing the method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system, the system comprising:

[0013] The aircraft's own current information communication module is used for the aircraft to transmit its own current information to the ground control station via WiFi wireless communication;

[0014] The ground station interface display module is used to display the status information of all cluster aircraft on the ground station interface, including: GPS longitude, latitude and altitude, aircraft magnetic status, current battery voltage, software version information, flight status, and current WiFi signal strength;

[0015] The aircraft command reply module is used when the ground station sends control commands to each aircraft. After receiving the command, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the command has been successfully received, so that the ground station can obtain the status of all controlled aircraft and the type of control command that the aircraft will execute next.

[0016] Furthermore, the formation cluster system real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status system is installed on a computer device, which includes: at least one processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the at least one processor, and the processor implements the above-mentioned function of the formation cluster system real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status system when executing the computer program.

[0017] Furthermore, the formation cluster system real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status system is carried on a computer-readable storage medium, and the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it can realize the function of the above-mentioned formation cluster system real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status system.

[0018] Furthermore, the formation cluster system detects the networking and communication status of individual aircraft in real time and is carried on formation aircraft to perform cluster performances.

[0019] In combination with all the above-mentioned technical solutions, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention provides a method for a formation cluster system to detect the networking communication status of individual aircraft in real time, through a set of comprehensive data acquisition, from driving to overall signal strength and status acquisition methods, after receiving status messages and control instruction messages, a method for ground station display of controllable and normally communicative aircraft is implemented, thereby realizing real-time monitoring of the status of formation cluster aircraft and improving the controllability and operability of ground-controlled cluster flight. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of a method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a principle diagram of a method for real-time detection of networking communication status of individual aircraft by a formation cluster system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a system for real-time detection of networking communication status of individual aircraft by a formation cluster system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 is a data diagram after receiving a timed take-off instruction provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a data diagram after receiving a return instruction provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a data diagram of status information actively transmitted back to a ground station by an aircraft provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1. The aircraft's own current information communication module; 2. The ground station interface display module; 3. The aircraft command response module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present invention, so the present invention is not limited by the specific implementation disclosed below.

[0029] The innovation of the present invention lies in that the present invention effectively displays the interactive information between the formation cluster aircraft and the ground station and confirms the communication status at a certain frequency, so that the ground station can display the status of the formation flight in real time, ensure that the status of the aircraft can be effectively obtained before the cluster control flight, replace abnormal aircraft, and improve the success rate of cluster control takeoff.

[0030] The present invention transmits individual information of cluster aircraft back to the ground station, and displays the effective information of all aircraft, the communication strength of the current communication link, and the current control command execution status of the aircraft on the ground station interface, thereby achieving better and more efficient human-computer interaction and improving the overall control level and stability of the cluster flight formation.

[0031] Embodiment 1, as Figure 1 As shown, the method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0032] S1, the aircraft transmits its current information to the ground control station via WiFi wireless communication;

[0033] Among them, its current information includes: longitude and latitude information, battery information, sensor information, route import status information, software version number information;

[0034] S2, the ground station interface displays the status information of all cluster aircraft;

[0035] Including: GPS longitude, latitude and altitude, aircraft magnetic status, current battery voltage, software version information, flight status, current WiFi signal strength;

[0036] The longitude, latitude and altitude of GPS, the magnetic status of the aircraft is compared with other aircraft, if the difference is large, the aircraft status is considered abnormal. For example, if the current aircraft is arranged in a row on the horizontal ground and the height information is large, the current aircraft is considered to be an abnormal aircraft. The heading angle, etc. should be similar for all aircraft, with a difference within 10 degrees. The software version information needs to be consistent, and the flight status should be unlocked during the ground stage. The wifi strength information is greater than -90db.

[0037] S3, when the ground station sends a control command to each aircraft, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the command is successfully received after receiving it;

[0038] The ground station is able to know the status of all controlled aircraft and the type of control instructions that the aircraft will execute next. When the ground station sends control instructions to each aircraft, the ground station sends flight control instructions to the aircraft, and the aircraft replies to the ground station with the type of flight control instructions received. If there is a reply, the aircraft is considered to be under control. If no reply is received, or the reply message is inconsistent with the sent one, the aircraft is considered to be out of control. The type of control instructions that the aircraft will execute next is two types of reply messages. One is a triggered message reply (ACK response message) after receiving the ground station, and the other is that the aircraft actively sends a message to the ground station once every 1 second.

[0039] Among them, in step S3, after receiving the command, the aircraft sends an ACK to the ground station to indicate successful reception.

[0040] Figure 2 This is the principle of a method for real-time detection of the networking communication status of individual aircraft by a formation cluster system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] Embodiment 2, as Figure 3 As shown, the system for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0042] The aircraft's own current information communication module 1 is used for the aircraft to transmit its own current information to the ground control station through wireless communication methods such as wifi;

[0043] The ground station interface display module 2 is used to display the status information of all cluster aircraft on the ground station interface, including: GPS longitude, latitude and altitude, aircraft magnetic status, current battery voltage, software version information, flight status, current WiFi signal strength, etc.

[0044] Aircraft instruction reply module 3 is used when the ground station sends control instructions to each aircraft. After the aircraft receives the instruction, it replies to the ground station that the instruction is successfully received, so that the ground station can know the status of all controlled aircraft and the type of control instruction that the aircraft is to execute next.

[0045] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described or recorded in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0046] Since the information interaction, execution process, etc. between the above-mentioned devices / units are based on the same concept as the method embodiment of the present invention, their specific functions and technical effects can be found in the method embodiment part and will not be repeated here.

[0047] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional units and modules is used as an example for illustration. In practical applications, the above-mentioned function allocation can be completed by different functional units and modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional units or modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. The functional units and modules in the embodiments can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units. In addition, the specific names of the functional units and modules are only for the convenience of distinguishing each other, and are not used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. The specific working process of the units and modules in the above-mentioned system can refer to the corresponding process in the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0048] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer device, which includes: at least one processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the at least one processor, wherein the processor implements the steps in any of the above-mentioned method embodiments when executing the computer program.

[0049] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above-mentioned method embodiments can be implemented.

[0050] An embodiment of the present invention further provides an information data processing terminal, which, when executed on an electronic device, provides a user input interface to implement the steps in the above method embodiments. The information data processing terminal is not limited to mobile phones, computers, and switches.

[0051] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a server, which is used to provide a user input interface to implement the steps in the above method embodiments when executed on an electronic device.

[0052] An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer program product. When the computer program product runs on an electronic device, the electronic device can implement the steps in the above-mentioned method embodiments when executing the computer program product.

[0053] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the present application implements all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiment method, which can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program can implement the steps of the above-mentioned various method embodiments when executed by the processor. Among them, the computer program includes computer program code, and the computer program code can be in source code form, object code form, executable file or some intermediate form. The computer-readable medium may at least include: any entity or device that can carry the computer program code to the camera / terminal device, a recording medium, a computer memory, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunication signal, and a software distribution medium. For example, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a disk or an optical disk.

[0054] Figure 4 After receiving the scheduled takeoff command, the aircraft sends a reply message to the ground station for printing information. Figure 5 After receiving the return command, the aircraft sends a reply message to the ground station for printing information. Figure 6 The aircraft actively transmits status information of the ground station, including GPS information and magnetic information.

[0055] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made by any technician familiar with the technical field within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention and within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system, characterized in that: This method transmits the individual information of cluster aircraft back to the ground station, and displays the valid information of all aircraft, the communication strength of the current communication link, and the current control command execution status of the aircraft on the ground station interface, including: S1, the aircraft transmits its current information to the ground control station via WiFi wireless communication; S2, the ground station interface displays the status information of all cluster aircraft; S3, when the ground station sends control instructions to each aircraft, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the instructions are successfully received after receiving them.

2. The method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S2, the status information of all cluster aircraft includes: GPS longitude, latitude and altitude, aircraft magnetic status, current battery voltage, software version information, flight status, and current WiFi signal strength.

3. The method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S3, after receiving the command, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the command is successfully received. The ground station obtains the status of all controlled aircraft and the type of control command that the aircraft is to execute next.

4. The method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system according to claim 3 is characterized in that: After receiving the command, the aircraft will send an ACK to the ground station to indicate successful reception.

5. A system for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system, characterized in that: The system implements the method for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, and the system comprises: The aircraft's own current information communication module (1) is used for the aircraft to transmit its own current information to the ground control station via WiFi wireless communication; A ground station interface display module (2), used for displaying the status information of all cluster aircraft on the ground station interface, including: GPS longitude, latitude and altitude, aircraft magnetic status, current battery voltage, software version information, flight status, and current WiFi signal strength; The aircraft command reply module (3) is used when the ground station sends a control command to each aircraft. After receiving the command, the aircraft replies to the ground station that the command has been successfully received, so that the ground station can obtain the status of all controlled aircraft and the type of control command to be executed by the aircraft at the next moment.

6. The system for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The system for real-time detection of the networking and communication status of individual aircraft by the formation cluster system is mounted on a computer device, which includes: at least one processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the at least one processor. When the processor executes the computer program, the function of the system for real-time detection of the networking and communication status of individual aircraft by the formation cluster system is implemented.

7. The system for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The system for real-time detection of the networking and communication status of individual aircraft by the formation cluster system is installed on a computer-readable storage medium, and the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the function of the system for real-time detection of the networking and communication status of individual aircraft by the formation cluster system can be realized.

8. The system for real-time detection of individual aircraft networking communication status by a formation cluster system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The formation cluster system detects the networking communication status of individual aircraft in real time and is carried on formation aircraft to perform cluster performances.

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