An interface positioning device and method for drone assembly

Abstract

The application provides an interface positioning device and method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, and relates to the technical field of structural interface positioning of unmanned aerial vehicle assembly. The device comprises a measuring connecting piece, a first surface and a second surface of the measuring connecting piece are oppositely and parallelly arranged, the first surface is used for being connected with a structural interface of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the second surface is connected with an angle measuring component, and the angle measuring component is used for measuring the inclination angle of the second surface; an adapter seat is rotationally connected with the measuring connecting piece through a rotating shaft; a horizontal displacement table and a height displacement table are connected with the adapter seat in sequence, the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table are both passive displacement tables, and the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table are both provided with locking structures; and the problems of large positioning precision deviation and inconvenient adjustment of the interface positioning tool after multiple uses in the prior art are solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of structural interface positioning for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, and more particularly to an interface positioning device and method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly. BACKGROUND

[0002] Some components of an unmanned aerial vehicle have structural interfaces for mounting some devices or parts. During the assembly of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the mounting precision of the structural interfaces on the components needs to be controlled. In general, an interface positioning tool is used. The existing interface positioning tool is of a non-adjustable form, and has the problems of large positioning precision deviation and inconvenient adjustment after multiple uses. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims at the deficiencies in the prior art, and provides an interface positioning device and method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly to solve the problems of large positioning precision deviation and inconvenient adjustment of the existing interface positioning tool after multiple uses.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides an interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, which comprises:

[0005] a measurement connecting piece, which comprises a first face and a second face arranged oppositely and parallelly, the first face is used for connecting with a structural interface of an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the second face is connected with an angle measurement component for measuring the inclination angle of the second face;

[0006] an adapter seat, which is rotationally connected with the measurement connecting piece through a rotating shaft;

[0007] a horizontal displacement table and a height displacement table, which are connected with the adapter seat in sequence, and both the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table are passive displacement tables and are provided with locking structures.

[0008] Optionally, the lower end of the measurement connecting piece is provided with a first rotationally connecting lug, the top surface of the adapter seat is provided with a second rotationally connecting lug, and the first rotationally connecting lug is rotationally connected with the second rotationally connecting lug through the horizontally arranged rotating shaft.

[0009] Optionally, the measurement connecting piece comprises a measurement plate and a connecting plate arranged on one side of the measurement plate, the middle part of the measurement plate and the connecting plate is provided with a through hole, and the mutually faraway sides of the connecting plate and the measurement plate form the first face and the second face, respectively.

[0010] Optionally, the measurement plate is a square plate, the connecting plate is a circular plate, and the square plate is provided with a mounting hole for mounting the angle measurement component.

[0011] Optionally, four of the mounting holes are arranged at four corners of the square plate, the angle measuring component is a laser tracker, and the mounting holes are used for mounting a target ball of the laser tracker.

[0012] Optionally, the connecting plate is provided with a plurality of connecting holes arranged in a circle, and the connecting holes are used for connecting the structural interface.

[0013] Optionally, the measuring plate is rotationally connected to the adapter seat through the rotating shaft.

[0014] Optionally, the bottom plate of the height displacement table is provided with a fixing hole, and the fixing hole is used for fixing the interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly.

[0015] The application further provides an interface positioning method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, which utilizes the interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly.

[0016] The relative position between the fixed end of the height displacement table and the unmanned aerial vehicle is fixed.

[0017] The first surface is connected to the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0018] The inclination angle of the second surface is measured by the angle measuring component.

[0019] The inclination angle is compared with a set angle, and the angle of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle is adjusted according to the comparison result until the inclination angle is equal to the set angle.

[0020] The horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table are locked to fix the position of the measuring connecting piece.

[0021] Optionally, the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle is arranged on a component of the unmanned aerial vehicle which rotates around a set axis.

[0022] The application provides an interface positioning device and method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, which has the beneficial effect that the interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly can measure the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle through the first surface of the connecting piece, install the angle measuring component through the second surface parallel to the first surface, measure the inclination angle of the second surface by using the angle measuring component, and use the inclination angle as the angle measurement result of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, so as to realize real-time measurement of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and compare the measurement result with the set angle, so as to adjust the angle of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle by adjusting the component of the unmanned aerial vehicle where the structural interface is located, in the adjustment process, the adapter seat, the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table follow, and after adjustment, the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table are locked by the locking structure, and the real-time measurement of the angle measuring component is used to realize positioning of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and then realize accurate positioning and assembly of the component of the unmanned aerial vehicle where the structural interface is located, which can not only realize positioning and adjustment of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, but also realize real-time measurement of the adjustment accuracy, so as to ensure the accuracy of the adjustment; in addition, the locking of the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table by the locking structure, together with the angle measuring component on the measuring connecting piece, can conveniently determine the position of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, facilitate subsequent operation of the installation or the part, and the operator can record the data of the angle measuring component, so as to facilitate and accurately adjust the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle next time.

[0023] Other features and advantages of the present application will be described in detail in the following specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the figures, and wherein:

[0025] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of an interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly according to one embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0026] Figure 2 A flow chart of an interface positioning method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly according to one embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0027] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] 1, measuring connecting piece; 2, rotating shaft; 3, adapter seat; 4, horizontal displacement table; 5, height displacement table. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below. Although the following describes preferred embodiments of the present application, it is to be understood that the application can be carried out in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the application will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the application to those skilled in the art.

[0030] As shown in Figure 1 The present application provides an interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, which comprises:

[0031] A measurement connecting piece 1, which comprises a first surface and a second surface arranged oppositely and parallelly, the first surface is used to connect with the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the second surface is connected with an angle measuring component used to measure the inclination angle of the second surface;

[0032] An adapter seat 3, which is rotationally connected with the measurement connecting piece 1 through a rotating shaft 2;

[0033] A horizontal displacement table 4 and a height displacement table 5, which are connected with the adapter seat 3 in sequence, and both of them are passive displacement tables and are provided with locking structures.

[0034] Specifically, in order to solve the problem of large positioning accuracy deviation and inconvenient adjustment of the interface positioning tooling after multiple uses in the prior art, the interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly provided by the present application can connect with the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle through the first surface of the measurement connecting piece 1, install the angle measuring component on the second surface parallel to the first surface, measure the inclination angle of the second surface by using the angle measuring component, and use it as the angle measurement result of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, so as to realize real-time measurement of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and compare it with the set angle, so as to adjust the angle of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle by adjusting the component of the unmanned aerial vehicle where the structure interface is located. In the adjustment process, the adapter seat 3, the horizontal displacement table 4 and the height displacement table 5 follow, and after adjustment, the horizontal displacement table 4 and the height displacement table 5 can be locked by the locking structure, and the real-time measurement of the angle measuring component is realized, so as to realize the positioning of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and further realize the accurate positioning and assembly of the component of the unmanned aerial vehicle where the structure interface is located. Not only can the positioning and adjustment of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle be realized, but also the adjustment accuracy can be measured in real time, so as to ensure the accuracy of the adjustment. In addition, the locking of the horizontal displacement table 4 and the height displacement table 5 by the locking structure, together with the angle measuring component on the measurement connecting piece 1, can conveniently determine the position of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, facilitate the operation of the subsequent installation or parts, and the operator can record the data of the angle measuring component, so as to be more convenient and accurate in the next assembly and adjustment of the structure interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0035] In the embodiment, the horizontal displacement table is a heading displacement table; and the horizontal displacement table and the height displacement table are both follow-up displacement tables, and are goods shelves.

[0036] Optionally, the lower end of the measurement connecting piece 1 is provided with a first rotary connecting lug, the top surface of the adapter seat 3 is provided with a second rotary connecting lug, and the first rotary connecting lug is rotationally connected with the second rotary connecting lug through the horizontally arranged rotary shaft 2.

[0037] Specifically, the rotary shaft 2 passing through the first rotary connecting lug and the second rotary connecting lug can realize the rotary connection of the two, so that the pitch angle of the measurement connecting piece 1 can be conveniently adjusted.

[0038] In the embodiment, the second rotary connecting lug is provided with two, and the first rotary connecting lug is arranged between the two second rotary connecting lugs.

[0039] Further, in order to realize the positioning of the measurement connecting piece 1, a locking component can also be arranged on the first rotary connecting lug or the second rotary connecting lug or the rotary shaft 2, so as to realize the locking of the measurement connecting component, so that the relative position of the measurement connecting component and the adapter seat 3 is fixed. The locking component can adopt a locking screw.

[0040] Optionally, the measurement connecting piece 1 comprises a measurement plate and a connecting plate arranged on one side of the measurement plate, and the middle parts of the measurement plate and the connecting plate are provided with through holes, and the mutually far sides of the connecting plate and the measurement plate form a first surface and a second surface respectively.

[0041] Specifically, the through hole has the effects of weight reduction and convenient avoidance on one hand, and on the other hand, the measurement plate and the connecting plate can adopt an integrated structure and are connected through a cylindrical transition structure.

[0042] Optionally, the measurement plate is a square plate, and the connecting plate is a circular plate, the square plate is provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole is used for mounting an angle measurement component.

[0043] Specifically, the square plate is used for mounting the angle measurement component.

[0044] Optionally, four mounting holes in a rectangular arrangement are arranged at the four corner positions of the square plate, the angle measurement component is a laser tracker, and the mounting holes are used for mounting a laser tracker target ball.

[0045] Specifically, the four mounting holes on the square plate can install laser tracker target balls to measure points, the four points are fitted into an interface plane through the laser tracker, the interface plane angle is calculated, the measurement of the angle of the second surface and the structure interface is realized; through the positioning hole position measurement of the square plate of the measurement connecting piece 1 by the angle measurement component, the inclination angle state of the structure interface can be grasped in real time, which is more convenient than the traditional measurement and calculation; the angle measurement component adopts the laser tracker measurement, which has higher precision than the traditional measurement method.

[0046] Optionally, the connecting plate is provided with a plurality of circumferentially arranged connecting holes for connecting the structural interface.

[0047] Specifically, the connecting plate with a plurality of connecting holes forms a flange structure, which can be connected with the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle through a flange, or can be fastened to the structural interface of the connecting plate through a hoop according to the structure of the structural interface.

[0048] Further, the measurement connecting piece 1 can be adapted to different structural interfaces by changing the structure of the connecting plate of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, thereby increasing the versatility.

[0049] Optionally, the measurement plate is rotatably connected to the adapter seat 3 through the rotating shaft 2.

[0050] Specifically, the first rotating connecting lug is arranged on the lower side of the square plate and is rotatably connected to the second rotating connecting lug arranged on the upper side of the rotating seat through the rotating shaft 2.

[0051] Optionally, the bottom plate of the height displacement table 5 is provided with a fixing hole for fixing an interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly.

[0052] Specifically, the bottom plate of the height displacement table 5 can be fixed to the ground or a tooling platform or support profile on the unmanned aerial vehicle through the fixing hole, thereby fixing the relative position between the fixed end of the height displacement table 5 and the unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0053] As shown in Figure 2 The application also provides an interface positioning method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, which utilizes the above-mentioned interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0054] Fixing the relative position between the fixed end of the height displacement table 5 and the unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0055] Connecting the first surface with the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0056] Measuring the inclination angle of the second surface through the angle measuring component;

[0057] Comparing the inclination angle with the set angle, and adjusting the angle of the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the comparison result until the inclination angle is equal to the set angle;

[0058] Locking the horizontal displacement table 4 and the height displacement table 5 to fix the position of the measurement connecting piece 1.

[0059] Optionally, the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle is arranged on a component of the unmanned aerial vehicle which rotates around a set axis.

[0060] Specifically, the interface positioning method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly is used for positioning the structural interface on a part of the unmanned aerial vehicle rotating around a set axis, so as to facilitate the adjustment and control of the assembly precision of the part rotating around the set axis through the positioning of the structural interface.

[0061] To sum up, when the interface positioning method for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly is used, the interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly is used to position the structural interface on a part of the unmanned aerial vehicle rotating around a set axis, for example: first, the interface positioning device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly is fixed on the ground or the tooling platform of the unmanned aerial vehicle through the fixed hole on the bottom plate of the height displacement table 5, so that the fixed end of the height displacement table 5 is fixed in position relative to the unmanned aerial vehicle; then, the rotational connection of the measurement connecting piece 1 and the adapter seat 3 through the follow-up horizontal displacement table 4 and the height displacement table 5 is used to connect the first surface of the measurement connecting piece 1 with the structural interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, before which, it is necessary to ensure that the part rotating around the set axis where the structural interface is located has been pre-assembled, so that it can only rotate around the set axis; then, the inclination angle of the measured plane, i.e. the second surface, is calculated using the laser tracker software, since the first surface is parallel to the second surface, the measured inclination angle is the real-time structural interface angle; thereafter, the measurement connecting piece 1 and the part rotating around the set axis are fine-tuned according to the comparison result of the inclination angle and the set angle, and finally the structural interface angle meeting the precision requirement and the accurate assembly position of the part rotating around the set axis are obtained; finally, the height displacement table 5 and the horizontal displacement table 4 are locked through the locking structure, and the interface positioning adjustment of the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly is completed.

[0062] The above has described the embodiments of the present application, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes are obvious to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments.

Claims

1. An interface positioning method for UAV assembly, characterized in that: include: An interface positioning method and device for unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, the device comprising: A measuring connector, the measuring connector comprising a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite and parallel to each other, the first surface being configured to connect to a structural interface of the drone, the second surface being connected to an angle measuring component configured to measure an inclination angle of the second surface; An adapter seat, the adapter seat being rotatably connected to the measuring connector via a rotating shaft; A horizontal displacement stage and a height displacement stage, wherein the horizontal displacement stage and the height displacement stage are sequentially connected to the adapter, and both the horizontal displacement stage and the height displacement stage are passive displacement stages and are provided with a locking structure; The measurement connecting member includes a measurement plate and a connecting plate provided on one side of the measurement plate, wherein through holes are provided in the middle of the measurement plate and the connecting plate, and the sides of the connecting plate and the measurement plate that are away from each other form the first surface and the second surface respectively; The measuring plate is a square plate, the connecting plate is a circular plate, the square plate is provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole is used to mount the angle measuring component; The four corners of the square plate are provided with four mounting holes arranged in a rectangular shape. The angle measuring component is a laser tracker, and the mounting holes are used to install a target ball of the laser tracker. The method includes: Fixing the relative position between the fixed end of the height displacement stage and the UAV; Connect the first surface to the structural interface of the drone; measuring the inclination angle of the second surface by the angle measuring component; Compare the tilt angle with the set angle, and adjust the structural interface angle of the drone according to the comparison result until the tilt angle is equal to the set angle; Lock the horizontal and height stages to fix the position of the measurement adapter.

2. The interface positioning method for UAV assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first rotating connecting ear is provided at the lower end of the measuring connecting piece, and a second rotating connecting ear is provided on the top surface of the adapter seat. The first rotating connecting ear is rotatably connected to the second rotating connecting ear through the horizontally arranged rotating shaft.

3. The interface positioning method for UAV assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting plate is provided with a plurality of connecting holes arranged circumferentially, and the connecting holes are used to connect the structural interface.

4. The interface positioning method for UAV assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The measuring plate is rotatably connected to the adapter via the rotating shaft.

5. The interface positioning method for UAV assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate of the height displacement platform is provided with fixing holes, and the fixing holes are used to fix the interface positioning device for assembling the drone.

6. The interface positioning method for UAV assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The structural interface of the drone is arranged on a component of the drone that rotates around a set axis.

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