Unmanned aerial vehicle cluster deployment system, vehicle-mounted system and unmanned aerial vehicle cluster deployment method

Abstract

The invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle cluster deployment system, a vehicle-mounted system and an unmanned aerial vehicle cluster deployment method. The system comprises a mechanical transportation module, a processor, an unmanned aerial vehicle maintenance area, a load maintenance area, a battery maintenance area and an unmanned aerial vehicle launching pad. The processor is used for sending a first transportation instruction to the mechanical transportation module when receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle cluster task deployment instruction; the mechanical transportation module is used for receiving the first transportation instruction, transporting the unmanned aerial vehicle to the unmanned aerial vehicle launching pad, transporting the unmanned aerial vehicle to the load maintenance area to obtain a task load and transporting the unmanned aerial vehicle to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery based on the first transportation instruction, and installing the task load and the battery during transportation of the unmanned aerial vehicle; the unmanned aerial vehicle maintenance area is used for placing unmanned aerial vehicles; the load maintenance area is used for placing task loads; the battery maintenance area is used for placing batteries; and the unmanned aerial vehicle launch pad is used for placing the unmanned aerial vehicle which is transported by the mechanical transportation module and provided with a task load and a battery so as to complete unmanned aerial vehicle cluster deployment. And the unmanned aerial vehicle cluster can be rapidly deployed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of drone cluster technology, and in particular to a drone cluster deployment system, a vehicle-mounted system, and a drone cluster deployment method. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous advancement and innovation of science and technology, drone technology has made significant progress. Drone swarming technology, in particular, is becoming a research and application focus in various fields due to its unique advantages. Drone swarming technology, through the coordinated operation of multiple drones, achieves mission performance that is difficult for a single drone to achieve, demonstrating enormous application potential and broad development prospects.

[0003] In the military, drone swarm technology is widely used in critical missions such as reconnaissance and surveillance, precision strikes, and communications relay, greatly enhancing operational flexibility and efficiency. In the civilian sector, this technology facilitates environmental monitoring, disaster relief, and traffic regulation, providing strong technical support for public safety and social management. In the commercial sector, drone swarms have penetrated multiple market segments, including logistics and distribution, agricultural plant protection, power inspections, surveying and mapping, and film and television production, driving the intelligent and efficient transformation of these industries.

[0004] However, despite the numerous advantages offered by drone swarm technology, practical applications, particularly large-scale deployment, still face numerous challenges. Slow deployment speed is a major bottleneck hindering the widespread adoption of drone swarm technology. Traditional drone deployment methods often rely on manual operations, which is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also difficult to adapt to complex and changing battlefield environments or the rapid response needs of civilian operations. Therefore, improving the deployment speed of drone swarms and achieving rapid, efficient, and flexible cluster construction has become a key issue that needs to be addressed in current drone swarm technology research. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention provides a drone cluster deployment system, a vehicle-mounted system, and a drone cluster deployment method, which improve the deployment speed of drone clusters and achieve rapid, efficient, and flexible construction of drone clusters.

[0006] The present invention provides a drone swarm deployment system, which includes a mechanical transport module, a processor, a drone maintenance area, a load maintenance area, a battery maintenance area, and a drone launch station, wherein the processor is configured to send a first transport instruction to the mechanical transport module upon receiving a drone swarm deployment task instruction; the mechanical transport module is configured to receive the first transport instruction issued by the processor, and based on the first transport instruction, transport at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station, and transport the drone to the load maintenance area to obtain a task load and to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and in the process of transporting the at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station, respectively install the task load and the battery on the drone; the drone maintenance area is configured to place the drone when the drone swarm is in a non-working state; the load maintenance area is configured to place the task load when the drone swarm is in a non-working state; the battery maintenance area is configured to place the battery when the drone swarm is in a non-working state; and the drone launch station is configured to place at least one drone transported by the mechanical transport module and installed with the task load and the battery, so as to complete the drone swarm deployment.

[0007] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the drone cluster deployment system also includes: a drone landing platform for placing the landed drones in the drone cluster; the processor is also used to: when receiving an instruction that the landed drone in the drone cluster needs to replace the battery, send a second transportation instruction to the mechanical transportation module; the mechanical transportation module is also used to: receive the second transportation instruction issued by the processor, and based on the second transportation instruction, transport the landed drone from the drone landing platform to the drone launch platform, and transport it to the battery maintenance area to obtain the battery, and install the battery to the landed drone during the process of transporting the landed drone from the drone landing platform to the drone launch platform.

[0008] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the processor is also used to: upon receiving an instruction that the drone cluster has completed a mission, send a third transport instruction to the mechanical transport module; the mechanical transport module is also used to: receive the third transport instruction issued by the processor, and based on the third transport instruction, transport each drone in the drone cluster that has landed on the drone landing platform to the drone maintenance area, and remove the mission load and battery from the drone, and transport the removed mission load and battery to the load maintenance area and the battery maintenance area, respectively.

[0009] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the processor is also used to: when simultaneously receiving a drone cluster deployment task instruction, an instruction that the landed drones in the drone cluster need to replace batteries, and an instruction that the drone cluster has completed the task, execute the instructions in the order of the instruction that the landed drones in the drone cluster need to replace batteries as the highest priority and the instruction that the drone cluster has completed the task as the lowest priority.

[0010] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the drone and the battery, and / or the drone and the mission payload are connected by a snap-on connection.

[0011] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the battery maintenance area has a constant temperature and humidity environment, wherein the battery maintenance area includes a plurality of battery cells, and the battery cells include charging devices for charging the batteries.

[0012] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the drone maintenance area includes a plurality of drone cells, wherein the drone cells are used to place the drones, and the size of the drone cells matches the size of the drones.

[0013] According to a drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention, the load maintenance area includes a plurality of load cells, wherein the load cells are used to place the mission load, and the size of the load cells matches the size of the mission load.

[0014] The present invention also provides a vehicle-mounted system, which includes: a vehicle body, and a drone cluster deployment system, wherein the drone cluster deployment system is arranged on the vehicle body, and the drone cluster deployment system is any one of the drone cluster deployment systems described.

[0015] The present invention also provides a method for deploying a drone cluster, which is applied to any one of the drone cluster deployment systems described above, and the method includes: generating a first transport instruction upon receiving a task instruction for deploying a drone cluster; based on the first transport instruction, transporting at least one drone from a drone maintenance area to a drone launch station, and transporting it to a load maintenance area to obtain a task load and to a battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and installing the task load and battery on the drone respectively during the process of transporting at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station; and deploying a drone cluster based on at least one drone equipped with the task load and the battery.

[0016] The present invention also provides a drone cluster deployment device, which is applied to any one of the drone cluster deployment systems described above, and the device includes: a generation module, which is used to generate a first transportation instruction when receiving a drone cluster deployment task instruction; a processing module, which is used to transport at least one drone from a drone maintenance area to a drone launch station based on the first transportation instruction, and to transport it to a load maintenance area to obtain a task load and to a battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and to install the task load and battery on the drone respectively during the process of transporting at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station; a deployment module, which is used to deploy a drone cluster based on at least one drone installed with the task load and the battery.

[0017] The present invention also provides an electronic device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the computer program, the drone cluster deployment method described above is implemented.

[0018] The present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements any of the above-described drone cluster deployment methods.

[0019] The present invention also provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements any of the above-described drone cluster deployment methods.

[0020] The present invention provides a drone swarm deployment system, a vehicle-mounted system, and a drone swarm deployment method. The system includes a mechanical transport module, a processor, a drone maintenance area, a load maintenance area, a battery maintenance area, and a drone launch station. The processor is configured to, upon receiving a drone swarm deployment task instruction, send a first transport instruction to the mechanical transport module. The mechanical transport module is configured to receive the first transport instruction issued by the processor and, based on the first transport instruction, transport at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station, transport the drone to the load maintenance area to obtain a task load, and transport the drone to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery. The system also includes a drone maintenance area for placing drones when the drone swarm is not in operation, a load maintenance area for placing a task load, a battery maintenance area for placing a battery when the drone swarm is not in operation, and a drone launch station for placing at least one drone transported by the mechanical transport module and equipped with a task load and the battery, thereby completing the drone swarm deployment. This improves the deployment speed of the drone swarm and enables fast, efficient, and flexible construction of the drone swarm. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, a brief introduction is given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention.

[0023] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of the drone cluster deployment method provided by the present invention.

[0024] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drone cluster deployment device provided by the present invention.

[0025] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the electronic device provided by the present invention.

[0026] Reference numerals: 100: UAV swarm deployment system; 101: processor; 102: mechanical transport module; 103: UAV maintenance area; 104: Payload maintenance area; 105: Battery maintenance area; 106: Drone launch pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention.

[0029] The following will be combined Figure 1 The structure of the drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention is described.

[0030] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1It can be seen that the drone cluster deployment system 100 can include a processor 101, a mechanical transportation module 102, a drone maintenance area 103, a load maintenance area 104, a battery maintenance area 105, and a drone launch station 106. Each module will be introduced below.

[0031] In one embodiment, the processor 101 can be used to send a first transportation instruction to the mechanical transportation module 102 when receiving a task instruction to deploy a drone swarm.

[0032] In another embodiment, the mechanical transport module 102 is used to receive a first transport instruction issued by the processor 101, and based on the first transport instruction, transport at least one drone from the drone maintenance area 103 to the drone launch pad 106, and transport it to the load maintenance area 104 to obtain the mission load and to the battery maintenance area 105 to obtain the battery, and install the mission load and battery on the drone respectively during the process of transporting at least one drone from the drone maintenance area 103 to the drone launch pad 106.

[0033] In another embodiment, drone maintenance area 103 is used to store drones when the drone swarm is not in operation. Payload maintenance area 104 is used to store the mission payload when the drone swarm is not in operation. Battery maintenance area 105 is used to store the batteries when the drone swarm is not in operation. Drone launch pad 106 is used to store at least one drone transported by mechanical transport module 102, equipped with a mission payload and batteries, to complete drone swarm deployment.

[0034] In one embodiment, when the drone swarm is not in operation, the drones, batteries, and payloads are disassembled and stored separately. For example, drones are stored in drone maintenance area 103; batteries are stored in battery maintenance area 105; and payloads are stored in payload maintenance area 104. When the drone swarm is not in operation, the individual components that make up the drone swarm are stored separately, making it easier for users to manage and less likely to attract attention. Furthermore, when the drone swarm is needed for operation, the drone swarm deployment system 100 can quickly assemble the components to create a functioning drone swarm.

[0035] In another embodiment, when the drone swarm needs to enter operational status, the mechanical transport module 102 transports the drones from the drone maintenance area 103 to the drone launch pad 106 and prepares them for operational status. During the transport of the drones from the drone maintenance area 103 to the drone launch pad 106, the mission payload and batteries are installed on the drones. Furthermore, the drones can be powered on and self-tested, resulting in multiple drones with mission payloads and batteries installed, thus completing the drone swarm deployment.

[0036] The drone cluster deployment system provided by the present invention includes a mechanical transportation module 102, a processor 101, a drone maintenance area 103, a load maintenance area 104, a battery maintenance area 105, and a drone launch pad 106. The processor 101 is configured to, upon receiving a command to deploy a drone swarm, send a first transport instruction to the mechanical transport module 102. The mechanical transport module 102 is configured to receive the first transport instruction issued by the processor 101 and, based on the first transport instruction, transport at least one drone from the drone maintenance area 103 to the drone launch pad 106, transport the drone to the payload maintenance area 104 to obtain a mission payload, and transport the drone to the battery maintenance area 105 to obtain a battery. Furthermore, the mechanical transport module 102 is configured to install the mission payload and the battery on the drone during the process of transporting the drone from the drone maintenance area 103 to the drone launch pad 106. The drone maintenance area 103 is used to store drones when the drone swarm is not in operation. The payload maintenance area 104 is used to store mission payloads when the drone swarm is not in operation. The battery maintenance area 105 is used to store batteries when the drone swarm is not in operation. The drone launch pad 106 is configured to store the at least one drone transported by the mechanical transport module 102 and equipped with a mission payload and a battery, thereby completing the deployment of the drone swarm. This improves the deployment speed of the drone swarm and enables the rapid, efficient, and flexible construction of the drone swarm.

[0037] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, continuing with the above-mentioned embodiment as an example, the drone cluster deployment system 100 may further include a drone landing platform. The drone landing platform is used to place the landed drones in the drone cluster; The processor 101 is further configured to send a second transport instruction to the mechanical transport module 102 when receiving an instruction that a landed drone in the drone cluster needs to replace its battery; The mechanical transport module 102 is further configured to receive a second transport instruction issued by the processor 101 and, based on the second transport instruction, transport the landed drone from the drone landing pad to the drone launching pad 106, transport the drone to the battery maintenance area 105 to retrieve batteries, and install the batteries into the landed drone during the process of transporting the landed drone from the drone landing pad to the drone launching pad 106. This allows for rapid battery replacement for drones that require battery replacement.

[0038] As a variation, if a drone needs to replace its mission payload, the method used is the same as the battery replacement method described above, except that the mission payload must be obtained from the payload maintenance area 104. Specifically, when a drone needs to replace its battery or mission payload, it lands on the drone landing platform, and the mechanical transport module 102 transports the drone to the drone launch pad 106. During this transportation, the battery or mission payload is replaced. This embodiment allows for rapid mission payload or battery replacement, ensuring that the drone swarm effectively completes its mission.

[0039] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, continuing with the above-mentioned embodiment as an example, the processor 101 is further configured to send a third transport instruction to the mechanical transport module 102 upon receiving an instruction that the drone cluster has completed the mission; The mechanical transport module 102 is also used to receive the third transport instruction issued by the processor 101, and based on the third transport instruction, transport each drone in the drone cluster that has landed on the drone landing platform to the drone maintenance area 103, and remove the mission load and battery from the drone, and transport the removed mission load and removed battery to the load maintenance area 104 and the battery maintenance area 105 respectively.

[0040] In one embodiment, when the drone swarm completes its mission, i.e., when the processor 101 receives a command indicating that the drone swarm has completed its mission, the drones land on the drone landing platform. The mechanical transport module 102 can then place the drones in the drone maintenance area 103. During this process, the power supply and payload can also be removed from the drones and placed in their respective maintenance areas. This allows for rapid recovery of the drone swarm. Furthermore, the separate storage of the drones, batteries, and payloads provides for better maintenance of the drones.

[0041] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the processor 101 is also used to: when simultaneously receiving an instruction to deploy a drone cluster task, an instruction that a drone that has landed in the drone cluster needs to replace batteries, and an instruction that the drone cluster has completed the task, execute the instructions in the order of the instruction that the drone that has landed in the drone cluster needs to replace batteries as the highest priority and the instruction that the drone cluster has completed the task as the lowest priority.

[0042] In one embodiment, the three commands for launching, replacing, and recovering drones have different priorities, with drone equipment replacement having the highest priority, drone launch having the second highest priority, and drone recovery having the lowest priority. This means that commands are executed in the order of: "A drone that has landed in the swarm needs to have its battery replaced" (highest priority), and "A drone that has completed its mission" (lowest priority).

[0043] In one embodiment, a drone swarm may include several drones equipped with precision landing capabilities. Precision landing solutions include, but are not limited to, RTK, optical flow imaging, and infrared beacons. In another example, the drones may be multi-rotor drones with folding propellers and motors mounted slightly off-center. When the motors stop, the propellers are affected by gravity and automatically fold toward the center.

[0044] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, continuing with the above-mentioned embodiment as an example, the drone and the battery, and / or the drone and the mission payload are connected by a snap-on connection.

[0045] In one embodiment, the connection between the drone and the battery, and / or the drone and the mission payload adopts a snap spring mode to facilitate installation and uninstallation.

[0046] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the battery maintenance area 105 has a constant temperature and humidity environment, wherein the battery maintenance area 105 includes a plurality of battery cells, and the battery cells include charging devices for charging the batteries.

[0047] In one embodiment, the battery maintenance area 105 may include a plurality of battery cells, each of which has a charging device for charging the battery. The battery maintenance area 105 also has a constant temperature and humidity function, thereby effectively extending the service life of the battery.

[0048] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the drone maintenance area 103 may include a plurality of drone cells, wherein the drone cells are used to place drones, and the size of the drone cells matches the size of the drones.

[0049] In one embodiment, the drone maintenance area 103 includes several drone cells for placing drones. In this embodiment, placing the drone in the drone cell can effectively store the drone. Since the size of the drone cell matches the size of the drone, the integrity of the drone can be ensured during the storage of the drone in the drone cell.

[0050] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the load maintenance area 104 may include a plurality of load cells, wherein the load cells are used to place task loads, and the size of the load cells matches the size of the task loads.

[0051] In one embodiment, the payload maintenance area 104 may include multiple payload cells. Due to the diverse possibilities for payload storage, the payload cells may not necessarily be uniform in size, but may utilize a unified mounting structure and the same information and communication interfaces. In one embodiment, the dimensions of the payload cells may be matched to the dimensions of the task payload to ensure the integrity of the task payload while it is stored in the payload cells.

[0052] As can be seen from the foregoing description, the drone swarm deployment system provided by the present invention can achieve rapid launch, recovery, and equipment replacement of drone swarms. In addition, storing drones, batteries, and payloads separately can provide better maintenance for drones.

[0053] Based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a vehicle-mounted system, which will be described below in conjunction with the following embodiments.

[0054] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle-mounted system may include a vehicle body and a drone swarm deployment system. The drone swarm deployment system may be mounted on the vehicle body, and the drone swarm deployment system may be any of the drone swarm deployment systems described in any of the embodiments. In this embodiment, mounting the drone swarm deployment system on the vehicle body facilitates its movement and provides good concealment.

[0055] Based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a drone cluster deployment method, which will be described below in conjunction with the following embodiments.

[0056] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of the drone cluster deployment method provided by the present invention.

[0057] The following will be combined Figure 2 The process of the drone swarm deployment method is explained.

[0058] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 It can be seen that the drone cluster deployment method may include steps 210 to 230, and each step will be introduced below.

[0059] In step 210, upon receiving a command to deploy a drone swarm mission, a first transport command is generated; In step 220, based on the first transport instruction, at least one UAV is transported from the UAV maintenance area to the UAV launch pad, and is transported to the payload maintenance area to obtain a mission payload and to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and the mission payload and the battery are respectively installed on the UAV during the process of transporting the at least one UAV from the UAV maintenance area to the UAV launch pad; In step 230 , a drone cluster is deployed based on at least one drone equipped with a mission payload and the battery.

[0060] In one embodiment, upon receiving a drone swarm deployment mission instruction, a first transport instruction may be generated. Furthermore, based on the first transport instruction, at least one drone is transported from a drone maintenance area to a drone launch pad, and is transported to a payload maintenance area to obtain a mission payload and to a battery maintenance area to obtain a battery. Furthermore, during the process of transporting the at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch pad, the mission payload and the battery are installed on the drone. Based on at least one drone equipped with a mission payload and a battery, a drone cluster is deployed. In this embodiment, the separately stored drones, mission payload, and batteries can be quickly assembled, thereby quickly deploying a drone cluster.

[0061] Based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a drone cluster deployment device, which will be described below in conjunction with the following embodiments.

[0062] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drone cluster deployment device provided by the present invention.

[0063] The drone cluster deployment device provided by the present invention is described below. The drone cluster deployment device described below and the drone cluster deployment method described above can be referenced to each other.

[0064] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 It can be seen that the drone cluster deployment device can include a generation module 310, a processing module 320, and a deployment module 330. Each step will be introduced below.

[0065] The generating module 310 may be configured to generate a first transport instruction upon receiving a deployment drone swarm mission instruction; The processing module 320 may be configured to transport the at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch pad based on the first transport instruction, transport the at least one drone to the payload maintenance area to obtain a mission payload, and transport the drone to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and install the mission payload and the battery on the drone during the process of transporting the at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch pad. The deployment module 330 may be configured to deploy a drone cluster based on at least one drone equipped with the mission payload and the battery.

[0066] Figure 4 An example of a physical structure diagram of an electronic device is shown below. Figure 4 As shown, the electronic device may include: a processor 410, a communication interface 420, a memory 430, and a communication bus 440, wherein the processor 410, the communication interface 420, and the memory 430 communicate with each other via the communication bus 440. The processor 410 may call logic instructions in the memory 430 to execute a method for deploying a drone swarm. The method is applied to any of the above-mentioned drone swarm deployment systems. The method includes: upon receiving a task instruction to deploy a drone swarm, generating a first transport instruction; based on the first transport instruction, transporting at least one drone from a drone maintenance area to a drone launch pad, transporting the drone to a payload maintenance area to obtain a task payload, and transporting the drone to a battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and installing the task payload and battery on the drone during the process of transporting the at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch pad; and deploying a drone swarm based on the at least one drone equipped with the task payload and battery.

[0067] Furthermore, the logic instructions in the aforementioned memory 430 can be implemented as software functional units and, when sold or used as independent products, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the portion that contributes to the prior art, or a portion of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product, stored in a storage medium, includes instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard drive, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0068] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program, which can be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer can execute the drone cluster deployment method provided by the above-mentioned methods. The method is applied to any one of the drone cluster deployment systems, and the method includes: upon receiving a task instruction to deploy a drone cluster, generating a first transportation instruction; based on the first transportation instruction, transporting at least one drone from a drone maintenance area to a drone launch station, and transporting it to a load maintenance area to obtain a task load and to a battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and in the process of transporting at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station, respectively installing the task load and the battery on the drone; based on at least one drone installed with the task load and the battery, deploying a drone cluster.

[0069] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, is implemented to execute the drone cluster deployment method provided by the above-mentioned methods. The method is applied to any one of the drone cluster deployment systems, and the method includes: upon receiving a task instruction to deploy a drone cluster, generating a first transport instruction; based on the first transport instruction, transporting at least one drone from a drone maintenance area to a drone launch station, and transporting it to a load maintenance area to obtain a task load and to a battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and installing the task load and battery on the drone respectively in the process of transporting at least one drone from the drone maintenance area to the drone launch station; based on at least one drone equipped with the task load and the battery, deploying a drone cluster.

[0070] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., they may be located in one location or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected based on actual needs to achieve the objectives of the present embodiment. Persons of ordinary skill in the art will be able to understand and implement the present invention without inventive effort.

[0071] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented using software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, or of course, hardware. Based on this understanding, the essence of the above technical solution, or the portion that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and includes a number of instructions for causing a computer device (such as a personal computer, server, or network device) to execute the methods described in each embodiment or certain portions of the embodiments.

[0072] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drone cluster deployment system, characterized in that: The system includes a mechanical transport module, a processor, a drone maintenance area, a payload maintenance area, a battery maintenance area, and a drone launch station, wherein: The processor is configured to send a first transport instruction to the mechanical transport module upon receiving a task instruction to deploy a drone swarm; The mechanical transport module is configured to receive the first transport instruction issued by the processor, and transport at least one UAV from the UAV maintenance area to the UAV launch pad based on the first transport instruction, and transport the UAV to the payload maintenance area to obtain a mission payload and to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and install the mission payload and the battery on the UAV during the process of transporting the at least one UAV from the UAV maintenance area to the UAV launch pad; The drone maintenance area is used to place the drones when the drone cluster is in a non-operating state; The load maintenance area is used to place the mission load when the drone cluster is in a non-working state; The battery maintenance area is used to store the batteries when the drone cluster is in a non-operating state; The drone launch station places at least one drone equipped with the mission payload and the battery, which is transported by the mechanical transport module, to complete the drone cluster deployment.

2. The drone cluster deployment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drone cluster deployment system also includes: A drone landing platform, used to place the landed drones in the drone cluster; The processor is further configured to: When receiving an instruction that a battery of a landed drone in the drone cluster needs to be replaced, sending a second transport instruction to the mechanical transport module; The mechanical transport module is also used to: Receive the second transport instruction issued by the processor, and based on the second transport instruction, transport the landed drone from the drone landing platform to the drone launching platform, and transport it to the battery maintenance area to obtain the battery, and install the battery to the landed drone during the process of transporting the landed drone from the drone landing platform to the drone launching platform.

3. The drone cluster deployment system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The processor is further configured to: Upon receiving an instruction that the UAV cluster has completed the mission, sending a third transport instruction to the mechanical transport module; The mechanical transport module is also used to: Receive the third transport instruction issued by the processor, and based on the third transport instruction, transport each drone in the drone cluster that has landed on the drone landing platform to the drone maintenance area respectively, and remove the mission load and battery from the drone, and transport the removed mission load and the removed battery to the load maintenance area and the battery maintenance area respectively.

4. The drone swarm deployment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The processor is further configured to: When receiving the command to deploy a drone cluster mission, the command that the drones that have landed in the drone cluster need to replace batteries, and the command that the drone cluster has completed the mission at the same time, the commands are executed in the order of the command that the drones that have landed in the drone cluster need to replace batteries as the highest priority and the command that the drone cluster has completed the mission as the lowest priority.

5. The drone swarm deployment system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The drone and the battery, and / or the drone and the mission payload are connected by a snap-on connection.

6. The drone swarm deployment system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The battery maintenance area has a constant temperature and humidity environment, wherein the battery maintenance area includes a plurality of battery cells, and the battery cells include charging devices for charging the batteries.

7. The drone swarm deployment system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The drone maintenance area includes a plurality of drone cells, wherein the drone cells are used to place the drones, and the size of the drone cells matches the size of the drones.

8. The drone swarm deployment system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The load maintenance area includes a plurality of load cells, wherein the load cells are used to place the task loads, and the size of the load cells matches the size of the task loads.

9. A vehicle-mounted system, characterized in that: The vehicle-mounted system includes: the vehicle body, and A drone swarm deployment system, wherein the drone swarm deployment system is arranged on the vehicle body, and the drone swarm deployment system is the drone swarm deployment system described in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A method for deploying a drone cluster, characterized in that: The method is applied to the drone cluster deployment system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and the method comprises: Upon receiving a command to deploy a swarm of drones, a first transport command is generated; Based on the first transport instruction, at least one UAV is transported from the UAV maintenance area to the UAV launch pad, and is transported to the payload maintenance area to obtain a mission payload and to the battery maintenance area to obtain a battery, and the mission payload and the battery are installed on the UAV during the process of transporting the at least one UAV from the UAV maintenance area to the UAV launch pad; Based on at least one drone equipped with the mission payload and the battery, a drone cluster is deployed.

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