Unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb and unmanned aerial vehicle guarding platform

Abstract

The invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb and an unmanned aerial vehicle guard platform, and relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle storage equipment.The unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb comprises a mounting frame and honeycomb bodies, cavities in the honeycomb bodies are used for parking unmanned aerial vehicles, and the multiple honeycomb bodies are circumferentially arranged on the mounting frame around a virtual axis; the cover plate is movably arranged at the opening end of the honeycomb body and can close or open the opening of the honeycomb body; the driving end is arranged on the mounting frame and can drive the multiple honeycomb bodies to synchronously rotate around the virtual axis. According to the unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb and the unmanned aerial vehicle guarding platform, the occupied area is small, and parking of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles can be achieved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle storage equipment, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb and unmanned aerial vehicle guard platform. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the traditional mode of using unmanned aerial vehicles, manual preparation and recovery operations are required before and after each task execution. The unmanned aerial vehicle unmanned guard platform can realize the full-process automation of unmanned aerial vehicles from task receiving, autonomous take-off and landing, operation execution to data processing and energy supply, without manual on-site intervention, greatly improving the efficiency, continuity and application scenarios of unmanned aerial vehicle operation. However, the existing unmanned aerial vehicle guard platform is generally a horizontally arranged platform structure, which is limited by the space structure and can only park a single unmanned aerial vehicle. If multiple unmanned aerial vehicles are to be parked at a time, the platform area needs to be expanded, which cannot be applied to narrow space arrangement and use.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need to design a technical solution with a smaller area and capable of parking multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb and unmanned aerial vehicle guard platform to solve the problems existing in the prior art, which has a smaller area and can park multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following solutions:

[0006] The present application provides an unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb, comprising:

[0007] A mounting frame;

[0008] A honeycomb body, a cavity in the honeycomb body is used for parking unmanned aerial vehicles, and a plurality of honeycomb bodies are arranged circumferentially around a virtual axis on the mounting frame;

[0009] A cover plate movably arranged at the opening end of the honeycomb body, capable of closing or opening the opening of the honeycomb body;

[0010] A drive end arranged on the mounting frame, capable of driving a plurality of honeycomb bodies to rotate synchronously around the virtual axis.

[0011] Preferably, the mounting frame comprises two symmetrically arranged support bodies, a turntable is movably arranged on the inner side of the support body, and the two ends of the honeycomb body are fixedly connected with the corresponding turntable. One of the turntables is connected with the drive end through a transmission shaft, and the drive end is a drive motor.

[0012] Preferably, a plurality of positioning plates are arranged around the outer edge of the turntable, and the end of the honeycomb body is fixedly connected with the corresponding positioning plate.

[0013] Preferably, the cover plate includes a first cover plate and a second cover plate arranged symmetrically, and one end of the first cover plate and one end of the second cover plate are respectively hinged to both sides of the honeycomb body; a cover plate driving device is provided on both sides of the honeycomb body, which can respectively drive the first cover plate and the second cover plate to rotate, and when the first cover plate and the second cover plate are rotated to be parallel to the bottom of the honeycomb body, the other end of the first cover plate and the other end of the second cover plate can be fixedly abutted.

[0014] Preferably, a plurality of positioning blocks are fixedly provided on the bottom of the inner portion of the honeycomb body, wherein the positioning blocks have built-in charging modules, the positioning blocks are used for parking the drone, and the charging modules can wirelessly charge the drone.

[0015] Preferably, a positioning column is fixedly provided on the inner side of the cover plate, and when the cover plate closes the opening of the honeycomb body, the end of the positioning column abuts against the wing of the drone located in the honeycomb body.

[0016] Preferably, a solar panel is fixedly attached to the outer side of the cover plate, the solar panel is electrically connected to a battery, and the battery is electrically connected to the charging module.

[0017] The present invention also provides a drone guarding platform, comprising a platform plate, a walking mechanism is provided at the bottom of the platform plate, and the drone honeycomb as described above is provided on the platform plate.

[0018] Preferably, a wind power generation module is provided on the platform board, and the wind power generation module is provided on one side of the drone hive. The wind power generation module is electrically connected to a battery, and the battery is provided on the platform board.

[0019] Preferably, the platform board is provided with a data receiving module capable of receiving data output by drones parked in the drone hive.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has achieved the following technical effects:

[0021] The present invention comprises multiple honeycomb bodies arranged circumferentially on a mounting frame, forming a honeycomb-like structure. This allows for the simultaneous parking of multiple drones within a limited space. The honeycomb bodies are capable of circumferential rotation. When parking or releasing a drone, the cover of the top honeycomb body is first opened. Once the drone is parked or launched, the multiple honeycomb bodies are synchronously rotated circumferentially to a set angle. The honeycomb body adjacent to the initial top honeycomb body is rotated to the top. The cover of the top honeycomb body is then occasionally opened, and the drone is parked or launched. This process is repeated repeatedly. Different types and quantities of drones can be parked or released depending on the mission, improving space utilization and enabling the parking of multiple drones. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only 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.

[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a drone guard platform in one or some embodiments of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of a drone honeycomb in one or some embodiments of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the honeycomb body structure of a drone honeycomb in one or some embodiments of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the cover structure of a drone honeycomb in one or some embodiments of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the first cover structure of the drone honeycomb in one or some embodiments of the present invention.

[0028] In the figure: 1-mounting frame, 2-turntable, 3-honeycomb body, 4-first cover plate, 5-second cover plate, 6-positioning plate, 7-positioning block, 8-positioning column, 9-platform plate, 10-traveling mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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

[0030] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drone hive and a drone guard platform to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, which occupies a small area and can accommodate multiple drones.

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0032] The unmanned aerial vehicle watch platform in the prior art is generally a horizontally arranged platform structure, which is limited by the space structure and can only park a single unmanned aerial vehicle. If multiple unmanned aerial vehicles are to be parked at a time, the platform area needs to be expanded, which cannot be applied to narrow space arrangement and use. In order to solve this technical problem, the present application provides an unmanned aerial vehicle honeycomb, as shown in Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 , which comprises a mounting frame 1 and a plurality of honeycomb bodies 3; the cavity in the honeycomb body 3 is used for parking unmanned aerial vehicles, and the plurality of honeycomb bodies 3 are arranged circumferentially around a virtual horizontal axis on the mounting frame 1; the cover plate is movably arranged at the opening end of the honeycomb body 3 and can close or open the opening of the honeycomb body 3; when the unmanned aerial vehicle needs to enter or exit, the cover plate of the corresponding honeycomb body 3 is opened, and after the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off or parks inside the honeycomb body 3, the cover plate is closed to realize the closure of the internal space of the honeycomb body 3, which reduces the occupied space and can also shield and protect the internal unmanned aerial vehicle; the driving end is arranged on the mounting frame 1 and can drive the plurality of honeycomb bodies 3 to rotate synchronously around the virtual axis. The plurality of honeycomb bodies 3 are arranged circumferentially on the mounting frame 1, which is similar to a honeycomb structure as a whole, so that multiple unmanned aerial vehicles can be parked at the same time in a limited space. The internal width of the honeycomb body 3 of the present embodiment is greater than the width of the unmanned aerial vehicle, which meets the parking requirements of the unmanned aerial vehicle. In addition, the present application can also be used to park unmanned aerial vehicles with foldable wings. By utilizing the wing folding capability and changing the wing angle, the conversion of multi-rotor and fixed-wing can be realized. When the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off, the wings are in a folded state, and the rotors on the wings rotate to realize take-off and landing. At this time, the overall width of the unmanned aerial vehicle is smaller, reducing the need for unmanned aerial vehicle landing sites. Since the unmanned aerial vehicle is in a take-off preparation state when it is parked, the space required for storing this type of unmanned aerial vehicle is smaller than that of other types of unmanned aerial vehicles. The specific structure of the unmanned aerial vehicle belongs to the prior art and will not be described here.

[0033] The honeycomb body 3 of the present embodiment can rotate circumferentially. When parking or releasing the unmanned aerial vehicle, first open the cover plate of the top honeycomb body 3, and after the unmanned aerial vehicle is parked in place or takes off, the plurality of honeycomb bodies 3 rotate circumferentially synchronously by a certain angle, and the honeycomb body 3 adjacent to the initial top honeycomb body 3 is rotated to the top, and then the cover plate of the top honeycomb body 3 is opened. The unmanned aerial vehicle is parked in place or takes off, and the same is true in turn. According to the task situation, different types and quantities of unmanned aerial vehicles can be parked or released, improving the space utilization rate and realizing the parking of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.

[0034] In one embodiment, the mounting frame 1 includes two symmetrically arranged support bodies, a turntable 2 is movably provided inside the support body, and both ends of the honeycomb body 3 are fixedly connected to the turntable 2 on the corresponding side, one of the turntables 2 is connected to a drive motor via a rotating shaft, and the turntable 2 can be rotated to a set angle by the drive motor, and then driven by the turntable 2. In order to achieve the fixation of multiple honeycomb bodies 3 and avoid interference between two adjacent honeycomb bodies 3, a plurality of positioning plates 6 are provided on the outer ring of the turntable 2 of this embodiment. The plurality of positioning plates 6 are radially arranged with the center of the turntable 2 as the origin. The ends of the honeycomb bodies 3 are fixedly connected to the corresponding positioning plates 6, and there is a certain gap between the two adjacent positioning plates 6, so that there is also a certain gap between the two adjacent honeycomb bodies 3, and there is no interference between them.

[0035] In another embodiment, the honeycomb body 3 may also adopt a structural arrangement with an opening at one end. In this embodiment, the opening of the honeycomb body 3 is located at one end, and a cover structure is arranged at the opening position, or no cover structure is provided. The mounting frame 1 of this embodiment includes a support body, and a turntable 2 or a fixed disk is movably provided on the inside of the support body. The turntable 2 or the fixed disk is fixedly connected to the end of the honeycomb body 3 away from the opening. In this embodiment, since the opening of the honeycomb body 3 is located at one end, the drone enters and exits the honeycomb body 3 from the opening. The opening end of this embodiment is arranged horizontally, so multiple honeycomb bodies 3 do not need to be rotated. It is only necessary to open the cover at the corresponding opening to allow the drone to enter the corresponding honeycomb body 3 in turn. Moreover, since the opening is arranged horizontally at one end of the honeycomb body 3, the drone will not fall out even if the opening is not closed.

[0036] In one embodiment, when the opening of the honeycomb body 3 is located on the side wall between the two turntables 2, the cover plate includes a first cover plate 4 and a second cover plate 5 that are symmetrically arranged and have the same structure. The transverse cross-section of the first cover plate 4 is similar to an L-shaped structure, one end of which is used to be hinged to the side wall of the honeycomb body 3, and the other end is used to close the opening of the honeycomb body 3. One end of the first cover plate 4 and one end of the second cover plate 5 are respectively hinged to both sides of the honeycomb body 3; a cover plate driving device is provided on both sides of the honeycomb body 3, which can respectively drive the first cover plate 4 and the second cover plate 5 to rotate, and when the first cover plate 4 and the second cover plate 5 are rotated to be parallel to the bottom of the honeycomb body 3, the other end of the first cover plate 4 and the other end of the second cover plate 5 can be fixedly abutted. The specific structure of the driving device is not limited. For example, a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric push rod can be used, one end of the cylinder, the hydraulic cylinder or the electric push rod is hinged to the side wall of the honeycomb body 3, and the other end is hinged to the corresponding first cover plate 4 or the second cover plate 5, so as to realize the driving process of the rotation of the first cover plate 4 or the second cover plate 5. In addition, the cover plate drive device can also use a motor in conjunction with a gear set or a worm gear structure to drive the cover plate rotation. In this embodiment, the two ends of the honeycomb body 3 are arranged outwardly, so after the two ends of the honeycomb body 3 are connected to the turntable 2, they will not interfere with the rotation process of the cover plate.

[0037] Because the honeycomb body 3 is arranged circumferentially and can rotate, a drone located in the lower honeycomb body 3 may fall toward the cover under the action of gravity, causing damage to the drone. To avoid this problem and ensure that the drone can be securely parked in the honeycomb body 3 and will not move due to the rotation of the honeycomb body 3, in one embodiment, a plurality of positioning blocks 7 are fixedly provided at the bottom of the honeycomb body 3. The positioning blocks 7 have built-in charging modules. The positioning blocks 7 are used to park the drone, and the charging module can wirelessly charge the drone. Positioning posts 8 are fixedly provided on the inside of the cover. When the cover closes the opening of the honeycomb body 3, the ends of the positioning posts 8 abut against the wings of the drone located in the honeycomb body 3. The positioning posts 8 and positioning blocks 7 can securely clamp the drone in the honeycomb body 3. During the rotation of the honeycomb body 3, the drone remains stationary. The charging module is conventional technology and its external battery can realize wireless charging of the drone in the honeycomb body 3.

[0038] In one embodiment, a solar panel is fixedly attached to the outside of the cover, the solar panel is electrically connected to a battery, and the battery is electrically connected to a charging module, so that the power supply of the drone can be met in a wild environment. The battery is also electrically connected to the drive motor and the cover drive device through wires, and the drive motor and the cover drive device are signal-connected to a controller such as a computer, which can realize the control of the drive motor and the cover drive device.

[0039] In one embodiment, the present invention also provides a drone on-call platform, referring to Figure 1As shown, the platform comprises a platform 9 with a running mechanism 10 at its bottom. In this embodiment, the running mechanism 10 is a crawler track mechanism 10, comprising crawler wheels covered with tracks and connected to the bottom of the platform 9 via axles and wheel frames. The platform 9 is equipped with a drone hive, as described above. A wind power generation module is installed on the platform 9, located on one side of the drone hive. The wind power generation module is electrically connected to a battery installed on the platform 9, improving field power replenishment capabilities. A well-established data receiving module is also installed on the platform 9, capable of receiving data output from drones parked within the drone hive. To further improve space utilization, a recess is provided in the center of the platform 9. The drone hive is located above the recess, and the drone hive at the bottom is located within the recess. As the turntable 2 rotates, the drone hives sequentially enter and exit the recess. This structure reduces the overall height of the present invention and fully utilizes the space between the two crawler track mechanisms 10 at the bottom of the platform 9.

[0040] In one embodiment, the drone hive utilizes a rotary wheel structure. This embodiment has six drone hives arranged in a circumferential pattern. This rotary wheel structure achieves high space utilization, allowing for storage of more drones in a smaller footprint. After the first drone (the top drone) is released from the drone hive, the rotary wheel structure, under program control, begins rotating 60° to move the second drone hive to the top release position. This process can be repeated to release different types and quantities of drones depending on the mission. The crawler mechanism 10 allows for autonomous movement within a small area.

[0041] The six drones within the drone hive can carry different types of payloads and perform different tasks. Therefore, a single unmanned platform can perform up to six different tasks. Traditional drone-attended platforms have only one drone. If a drone fails or becomes occupied during a mission, it will be unable to execute the new task. However, with six drones built into the system, multiple batches of tasks can be performed.

[0042] The present invention uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The above examples are only intended to help understand the method and core concept of the present invention. At the same time, those skilled in the art will find that the specific implementation methods and application scopes may vary based on the concept of the present invention. In summary, the contents of this specification should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. A drone hive, characterized by: include: Mounting rack; A honeycomb body, wherein the cavity in the honeycomb body is used to park the drone, and a plurality of the honeycomb bodies are circumferentially arranged on the mounting frame around a virtual axis; a cover plate movably provided at the opening end of the honeycomb body and capable of closing or opening the opening of the honeycomb body; The driving end is provided on the mounting frame and can drive the plurality of honeycomb bodies to rotate synchronously around the virtual axis.

2. The drone hive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting frame includes two symmetrically arranged support bodies, a turntable is movably provided inside the support body, two ends of the honeycomb body are fixedly connected to the turntables on the corresponding sides, and one of the turntables is connected to the driving end through a rotating shaft.

3. The drone hive according to claim 2, characterized in that: A plurality of positioning plates are provided on the outer ring of the turntable, and the ends of the honeycomb body are fixedly connected to the corresponding positioning plates.

4. The drone hive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover plate includes a first cover plate and a second cover plate arranged symmetrically, and one end of the first cover plate and one end of the second cover plate are respectively hinged to both sides of the honeycomb body; a cover plate driving device is provided on both sides of the honeycomb body, which can respectively drive the first cover plate and the second cover plate to rotate, and when the first cover plate and the second cover plate are rotated to be parallel to the bottom of the honeycomb body, the other end of the first cover plate and the other end of the second cover plate can be fixedly abutted.

5. The drone hive according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of positioning blocks are fixedly provided on the bottom of the honeycomb body, and a charging module is built into the positioning block. The positioning block is used to park the drone, and the charging module can wirelessly charge the drone.

6. The drone hive according to claim 1, characterized in that: A positioning column is fixedly provided on the inner side of the cover plate. When the cover plate closes the opening of the honeycomb body, the end of the positioning column abuts against the wing of the drone located in the honeycomb body.

7. The drone hive according to claim 5, characterized in that: A solar panel is fixedly attached to the outer side of the cover plate, the solar panel is electrically connected to a battery, and the battery is electrically connected to the charging module.

8. A drone guarding platform, characterized by: It comprises a platform plate, a walking mechanism is provided at the bottom of the platform plate, and the drone honeycomb according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is provided on the platform plate.

9. The drone on-call platform according to claim 8, characterized in that: A wind power generation module is provided on the platform board, and the wind power generation module is provided on one side of the drone honeycomb. The wind power generation module is electrically connected to a battery, and the battery is provided on the platform board.

10. The UAV guarding platform according to claim 8, characterized in that: The platform board is provided with a data receiving module capable of receiving data output by the drones parked in the drone hive.

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