Aircraft rotor structure health early warning system and method based on solar energy

Abstract

According to the aircraft rotor wing structure health early warning system and method based on solar energy, when an aircraft flies in the air and the aircraft rotor wing structure has health conditions such as cracks and fractures, sound and photoelectric alarms in an aircraft cockpit give an alarm to a pilot, and the pilot is warned by the sound and photoelectric alarms. Therefore, the pilot can contact the ground management and control department in time and carry out landing operation in time. According to the invention, an aircraft pilot is alarmed by obtaining the abnormal image information of the aircraft rotor, so that the safety of the aircraft in flight is enhanced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of aircraft safety technology, and in particular to an aircraft rotor structure health early warning system and method based on solar energy. Background Art

[0002] The structural health of an aircraft rotor, as a key component of an aircraft's power system, is crucial to the safety of the aircraft and its personnel. Problems with the aircraft's rotor structure can cause serious disasters, especially to the aircraft already in the air and to the personal safety of its pilots and passengers.

[0003] Currently, there are no related products on the market that can monitor and warn the structural health status of aircraft rotors in real time. It is impossible to monitor and warn the structural health status of aircraft rotors in real time, and it is impossible to monitor and warn aircraft in flight in a timely manner. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and to provide a solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system and method. When the aircraft rotor structure shows health conditions such as cracks and fractures during flight, the sound and photoelectric alarms in the aircraft cockpit will alert the pilot, allowing the pilot to contact the ground control department in time and perform timely landing operations.

[0005] The present invention provides the following technical solutions: A solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system, characterized in that it includes: a central processing unit, an audible and visual alarm module, a data storage module, a data acquisition and analysis module, an image acquisition module, a solar panel, a battery, a local data server and an application program; the data acquisition and analysis module is installed in the middle of the aircraft rotor, and collects the collected aircraft rotor data and performs real-time processing and analysis to obtain a signal that can be recognized by the computer, the data acquisition and analysis module is connected to the central processing unit through an interface, and transmits the processed and analyzed data information to the central processing unit; the application program is embedded in the data acquisition and analysis module through a special program, and is used to process and analyze the collected image signal data in real time, obtain abnormal image variables in time, and make early warnings in time; the image acquisition module is installed in the data acquisition and analysis module The image acquisition module is installed on the storage battery, which is used to collect image information of the aircraft rotor and transmit the collected image information data of the aircraft rotor to the data acquisition and analysis module; the storage battery is installed on the image acquisition module, which is used to power the image acquisition module and the data acquisition and analysis module; the solar panel is installed on the storage battery, which is used to convert light energy into electrical energy, and store the electrical energy in the storage battery through the power management circuit; the data storage module is connected to the central processing unit through the serial port, which is used to store data information; the alarm module is connected to the central processing unit through the serial port, which is used to issue sound and photoelectric alarm information for the data analyzed by the data acquisition and analysis module; the central processing unit is connected to the local server through the LoRa wireless communication technology, which is used to transmit the processed digital signal and output the relevant data to the local server.

[0006] Preferably, the central processor transmits data to the local server via LoRa wireless communication technology.

[0007] Preferably, the image acquisition module has the function of utilizing invisible infrared rays (with a wavelength between 0.76 and 400 microns) generated by matter for imaging, and can acquire image data of the aircraft rotor in real time 24 hours a day.

[0008] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention can obtain abnormal image variables of the aircraft rotor and the duration of the abnormal variables exceeds the safety threshold, thereby causing sound and photoelectric automatic alarms on the aircraft cockpit instrument panel, and at the same time, can transmit the data processed and analyzed by the data acquisition and analysis module in real time to the application on the local server for early warning reminders, thereby enhancing the safety of the aircraft in flight. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 The present invention is a flow chart of a solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system method.

[0010] Figure 2The present invention is a structural block diagram of an aircraft rotor structure health warning system based on solar energy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that although certain embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the accompanying drawings and embodiments of the present invention are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0012] A solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system method, such as Figure 1 As shown, the following steps are included: S1: Preset a safety threshold value of an abnormal image variable of an aircraft rotor, where the safety threshold value of an abnormal image variable is a preset value at which an abnormal image of an aircraft rotor does not affect flight safety; S2: Acquire an abnormal image variable of the aircraft rotor, where the abnormal image variable is an offset variable between an actual image of the aircraft rotor and a preset image of the aircraft rotor; S3: Acquire the duration of the abnormal image variable of the aircraft rotor, where the duration of the abnormal image variable is the time between the earliest time when the abnormal image of the aircraft rotor appears and the abnormal actual image; S4: If the abnormal image variable of the aircraft rotor exceeds the preset safety threshold, or the duration of the abnormal image variable exceeds the safety threshold, the sound and light alarm in the cockpit of the aircraft will sound.

[0013] The present invention provides the following technical solutions: A solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system, such as Figure 2As shown, it is characterized in that it includes: a central processing unit 15, an audible and visual alarm module 16, a data storage module 14, a data acquisition and analysis module 12, an image acquisition module 13, a solar panel 10, a battery 11, a local data server 18 and an application 17; the data acquisition and analysis module 12 is installed in the middle of the aircraft rotor, and collects the collected aircraft rotor data and performs real-time processing and analysis to obtain a signal that can be recognized by the computer. The data acquisition and analysis module 12 is connected to the central processing unit 15 through an interface, and transmits the processed and analyzed data information to the central processing unit 15; the application 17 is embedded in the data acquisition and analysis module 12 through a special program, and is used to process and analyze the collected image signal data in real time, obtain abnormal image variables in time, and make early warnings in time; the image acquisition module is installed on the data acquisition and analysis module 12, and is used to collect image information of the aircraft rotor, and transmit the collected aircraft rotor image information data to the data acquisition and analysis module 12; the battery 11 is installed on the image acquisition The module 13 is used to supply power to the image acquisition module 13 and the data acquisition and analysis module 12; the solar panel 10 is installed on the battery 11, and is used to convert light energy into electrical energy, and store the electrical energy in the battery 11 through the power management circuit; the data storage module 14 is connected to the central processor 15 through the serial port, and is used to store data information; the sound and light alarm module 16 is connected to the central processor 15 through the serial port, and is used to issue sound and photoelectric alarm information to the data analyzed by the data acquisition and analysis module 12; the central processor 15 is connected to the local server 18 through the LoRa wireless communication technology, and is used to transmit the processed digital signal and output the relevant data to the local server; the central processor 15 transmits the data to the local server 18 through the LoRa wireless communication technology; the image acquisition module 13 has the function of using the invisible infrared rays (wavelength between 0.76 and 400 microns) generated by the material for imaging, and can collect the image data of the aircraft rotor in real time 24 hours a day.

[0014] To sum up: the present invention collects and analyzes the image data signal collected in real time by the image acquisition module through the data acquisition and analysis module. If the abnormal image variables and continuous time of the real-time image data signal exceed the preset safety threshold, it can automatically sound and photoelectric alarms on the aircraft cockpit instrument panel, and can transmit the data in real time to the application on the local server for early warning reminders.

[0015] It should be understood that the various steps described in the method implementation of the present invention may be performed in different orders, and furthermore, the method implementation may include other additional steps. The scope of the present invention is not limited in this respect.

[0016] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and these changes and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system, characterized in that: include: Central processing unit, sound and light alarm module, data storage module, data acquisition and analysis module, image acquisition module, solar panel, battery, local data server and application program; The data acquisition and analysis module is installed in the middle of the aircraft rotor, and collects the collected aircraft rotor data and performs real-time processing and analysis to obtain a signal that can be recognized by the computer. The data acquisition and analysis module is connected to the central processing unit through an interface, and transmits the processed and analyzed data information to the central processing unit; The application is embedded in the data acquisition and analysis module through a dedicated program, and is used to process and analyze the collected image signal data in real time, obtain abnormal image variables in time, and issue early warning in time; The image acquisition module is installed on the data acquisition and analysis module, and is used to acquire image information of the aircraft rotor, and transmit the acquired image information data of the aircraft rotor to the data acquisition and analysis module; The storage battery is installed on the image acquisition module and is used to supply power to the image acquisition module and the data acquisition and analysis module; The solar panel is installed on the battery and is used to convert light energy into electrical energy, and store the electrical energy in the battery through the power management circuit; The data storage module is connected to the central processing unit via a serial port and is used to store data information; The alarm module is connected to the central processing unit via a serial port, and is used to issue an alarm message in the form of sound or photoelectricity for the data analyzed by the data acquisition and analysis module; The central processor is connected to the local server via LoRa wireless communication technology, for transmitting processed digital signals and outputting relevant data to the local server.

2. The solar-powered aircraft rotor structure health warning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The data acquisition and analysis module processes and analyzes the image data collected by the image acquisition module by applying deep learning algorithms, machine learning and other technologies.

3. The solar-powered aircraft rotor structure health warning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The image recognition module has an infrared recognition function and can collect image data of the aircraft rotor in real time 24 hours a day.

4. A method for a solar-based aircraft rotor structure health warning system, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1: Preset a safety threshold value of an abnormal image variable of an aircraft rotor, where the safety threshold value of an abnormal image variable is a preset value at which an abnormal image of an aircraft rotor does not affect flight safety; S2: Acquire an abnormal image variable of the aircraft rotor, where the abnormal image variable is an offset variable between an actual image of the aircraft rotor and a preset image of the aircraft rotor; S3: Acquire the duration of the abnormal image variable of the aircraft rotor, where the duration of the abnormal image variable is the time between the earliest time when the abnormal image of the aircraft rotor appears and the abnormal actual image; S4: If the abnormal image variable of the aircraft rotor exceeds the preset safety threshold, or the duration of the abnormal image variable exceeds the safety threshold, the sound and light alarm in the cockpit of the aircraft will sound.

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