Unmanned aerial vehicle parking platform and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle parking platform and a vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle parking platform comprises a crawler mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a fixing support and an unmanned aerial vehicle fixing mechanism. The crawler belt mechanism is located on the outer side of the transmission mechanism and is driven by the transmission mechanism to move. The transmission mechanism is fixedly arranged on the inner side of a car roof through the fixing support, so that at least part of the crawler belt mechanism is located below a skylight opening of the car roof. The unmanned aerial vehicle fixing mechanism is fixed to the bearing face of the crawler belt mechanism and used for fixing or loosening an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle fixing mechanism is arranged on the crawler belt mechanism, the structure is simple, the occupied space in the vehicle can be reduced, the unmanned aerial vehicle can be conveniently taken and placed through movement of the transmission mechanism, and an operator can conveniently and directly disassemble and assemble the unmanned aerial vehicle in the vehicle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicle lifting, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle parking platform and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] At present, vehicle-mounted drone platforms usually have a storage cabin inside the vehicle, which uses lifting devices, slide rail devices, telescopic devices, fixing devices, charging devices, etc. to complete the take-off and landing, storage, charging and other functions of the vehicle-mounted drone. The above devices take up a lot of space inside the vehicle, and require coordinated control of the take-off and landing devices, mobile devices, etc. to complete the take-off and landing, storage and other functions of the drone, which is complicated to operate.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve the above technical problems, it is urgent to propose a new technical means. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, the utility model proposes a UAV parking platform with a simple structure, which solves the problem that the existing vehicle-mounted UAV platform occupies a large amount of space in the vehicle and is complicated to operate, and includes a crawler mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a fixing bracket and a UAV fixing mechanism;

[0005] The crawler mechanism is located outside the transmission mechanism and moves driven by the transmission mechanism;

[0006] The transmission mechanism is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the vehicle roof through the fixing bracket, so that a small part of the crawler mechanism is located under the skylight of the vehicle roof;

[0007] The UAV fixing mechanism is fixed on the bearing surface of the track mechanism and is used to fix or release the UAV.

[0008] Furthermore, a UAV landing marking area is also provided on the bearing surface of the crawler mechanism, and the UAV landing marking area is located in the outer area of ​​the UAV fixing mechanism.

[0009] Furthermore, the drone parking platform also includes a control unit, a display unit, and an information collection mechanism for collecting the relative position with respect to the drone landing identification area;

[0010] The output end of the information collection mechanism is connected to the input end of the control unit, and the information collection mechanism is arranged in the UAV landing identification area; the output end of the control unit is connected to the input end of the display unit, and the control output end of the control unit is connected to the control input end of the drive motor of the transmission mechanism.

[0011] Furthermore, the information collection mechanism is arranged at the geometric center of the drone landing identification area, and the information collection mechanism includes an infrared sensor, the output end of the infrared sensor is connected to the input end of the control unit, and is used to detect the relative position of the drone and the geometric center of the drone landing identification area.

[0012] Furthermore, there are two UAV fixing mechanisms, and the two UAV fixing mechanisms are arranged on the same track piece of the track mechanism.

[0013] Furthermore, the drone fixing mechanism comprises: a base, a micro motor, a screw and an L-shaped limit rod;

[0014] The base is fixedly arranged on the track shoe of the track mechanism, and the base is provided with a slide groove I along the length direction of the track shoe;

[0015] The vertical portion of the L-shaped limit rod is slidably connected to the slide groove I on the base, and the length direction of the horizontal portion of the L-shaped limit rod is parallel to the length direction of the track shoe;

[0016] The micro motor is fixedly arranged on the base, the control input end of the micro motor is connected to the control output end of the control unit, the screw is transmission-connected to the power output end of the micro motor, the screw passes through the vertical part of the L-shaped limit rod and the screw is parallel to the horizontal part of the L-shaped limit rod, the screw is threadedly matched with the vertical part of the L-shaped limit rod, and the screw is used to drive the L-shaped limit rod to slide in the slide groove I.

[0017] Furthermore, the slide groove I on the base is a dovetail groove, and the lower end of the vertical portion of the L-shaped limiting rod has a sliding block that conforms to the slide groove I.

[0018] Furthermore, a spring sheet is provided on the horizontal portion of the L-shaped limit rod, and the spring sheet protrudes downward relative to the lower surface of the horizontal portion, one end of the spring sheet is fixedly connected to the free end of the horizontal portion, and the other end of the spring sheet is a free end and faces the vertical portion, and the free end of the spring sheet is embedded in the slide groove II on the lower surface of the horizontal portion and can slide along the slide groove II.

[0019] Furthermore, it also includes a lateral limiting mechanism, which is fixedly arranged on the track piece in the landing marking area of ​​the UAV and is used to limit the sliding of the cross bar of the UAV landing gear.

[0020] Correspondingly, the utility model also provides a vehicle, which includes the above-mentioned drone parking platform.

[0021] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the utility model has a simple structure by arranging a UAV lifting platform on the inner side of the roof and arranging a UAV fixing mechanism on the track mechanism, which can take up less space in the vehicle, and the movement of the transmission mechanism can facilitate the taking and placing of the UAV, so that the operator can directly disassemble and assemble the UAV in the vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments:

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the UAV parking platform installed in the vehicle according to the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 It is the parking platform of the UAV of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a front view of the fixing mechanism of the UAV of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Cross-sectional view along the BB direction;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a top view of the fixing mechanism of the UAV of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Sectional view along EE direction;

[0029] Figure markings: 1-track mechanism, 2-UAV fixing mechanism, 21-base, 211-slide groove I, 22-L-shaped limit rod, 221-vertical part of the L-shaped limit rod, 222-horizontal part of the L-shaped limit rod, 223-slider, 23-micro motor, 24-screw, 25-spring sheet, 26-slide groove II, 3-lateral limit mechanism, 4-UAV landing marking area, 5-information collection mechanism, 6-cross bar of UAV landing gear, 7-transmission mechanism, 8-fixed bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0031] In view of this, the utility model proposes a drone parking platform, comprising a crawler mechanism 1, a transmission mechanism 7, a fixing bracket 8 and a drone fixing mechanism 2;

[0032] The crawler mechanism 1 is located outside the transmission mechanism 7 and moves under the drive of the transmission mechanism 7; the crawler mechanism 1 and the transmission mechanism 7 form a crawler type transmission device, which is an existing structure and will not be described in detail here;

[0033] The transmission mechanism 7 is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the roof through the fixing bracket 8, so that the track mechanism is at least partially located under the skylight of the roof; Figure 1 As shown; and the distance between the upper surface of the crawler mechanism 1 and the roof should be greater than the height of the drone, and the fixing bracket 8 is preferably fixedly arranged on the body frame at the top of the vehicle;

[0034] The drone fixing mechanism is fixed on the bearing surface of the track mechanism and is used to fix or release the drone. The drone can be assembled and disassembled in the vehicle through the above device.

[0035] In this embodiment, a drone landing identification area 4 is further provided on the bearing surface of the crawler mechanism 1, and the drone landing identification area 4 is located in the outer area of ​​the drone fixing mechanism 2. The drone landing identification area 4 is preferably a circular identification area, such as Figure 2 shown.

[0036] In this embodiment, the drone parking platform further includes a control unit, a display unit and an information collection mechanism 5 for collecting the relative position of the drone landing mark area;

[0037] The output end of the information collection mechanism 5 is connected to the input end of the control unit, and the information collection mechanism 5 is set in the drone landing mark area 4; the output end of the control unit is connected to the input end of the display unit, and the display unit is used to display the relative position relationship between the drone and the drone landing mark area 4. The control output end of the control unit is connected to the control input end of the drive motor of the transmission mechanism 7, which is used for the transmission of the crawler transmission device. Through the above device, the drone can be transmitted to any specified position on the crawler, which is convenient for the operator to directly disassemble and assemble the drone in the vehicle.

[0038] In this embodiment, the information collection mechanism 5 is arranged at the geometric center of the drone landing identification area 4. The information collection mechanism 5 includes an infrared sensor. The output end of the infrared sensor is connected to the input end of the control unit to detect the relative position of the drone and the geometric center of the drone landing identification area.

[0039] In this embodiment, there are two UAV fixing mechanisms 2, and the two UAV fixing mechanisms 2 are arranged on the same track piece of the track mechanism 1. Figure 2As shown; the two drone fixing mechanisms 2 are preferably fixedly arranged on the crawler piece where the geometric center point of the drone landing mark area 4 is located, and the two drone fixing mechanisms 2 are symmetrical about the center line of the crawler in the running direction; the drone can be effectively stabilized by using the symmetrically arranged drone fixing mechanisms 2. If multiple drone fixing mechanisms 2 are used to fix the drone, the cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear cannot be deflected, which may cause the drone to be unable to turn or cause the cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear to deform when passing through the steering part of the crawler transmission device. Using two drone fixing mechanisms 2 to fix the cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear can not only limit the movement of the drone in the longitudinal direction (the length direction of the crawler piece), but also ensure that the drone can be smoothly transmitted through the steering part of the crawler transmission device.

[0040] In this embodiment, the drone fixing mechanism 2 includes: a base 21, a micro motor 23, a screw 24 and an L-shaped limit rod 22. Figure 3 As shown;

[0041] The base 21 is fixedly arranged on the track piece of the track mechanism 1, and the base 21 is provided with a slide groove I along the length direction of the track piece;

[0042] The vertical portion 221 of the L-shaped limiting rod is slidably connected to the slide groove I 211 on the base 21, and the length direction of the horizontal portion 222 of the L-shaped limiting rod is parallel to the length direction of the track shoe;

[0043] The micro motor 23 is fixedly arranged on the base 21, the control input end of the micro motor 23 is connected to the control output end of the control unit, the screw rod 24 is transmission-connected to the power output end of the micro motor 23, the screw rod 24 passes through the vertical portion 221 of the L-shaped limit rod and the screw rod 24 is parallel to the horizontal portion 222 of the L-shaped limit rod. Figure 5 As shown; the screw rod 24 is threadedly matched with the vertical portion 221 of the L-shaped limiting rod, and the screw rod 24 is used to drive the L-shaped limiting rod 22 to slide in the slide groove Ⅰ211;

[0044] By adopting the above-mentioned drone fixing mechanism, when the drone needs to be fixed, the micro motor drives the screw to transmit, and then the screw drives the L-shaped limit rod to slide in the slide groove I, so that the L-shaped limit rod moves along the length direction of the track shoe, thereby clamping or loosening the cross bar of the drone landing gear.

[0045] In this embodiment, the slide groove Ⅰ211 on the base 21 is a dovetail groove, and the lower end of the vertical portion 221 of the L-shaped limit rod has a slider that conforms to the slide groove Ⅰ211. Figure 4 shown.

[0046] Since one end of the screw rod 24 is suspended, when the micro motor 23 drives the screw rod 24 to transmit, vibration will be generated in the vertical direction (the length direction of the vertical portion 221 of the L-shaped limit rod). A slider 223 that fits the dovetail groove is used at the lower end of the vertical portion 221 of the L-shaped limit rod. Even if the screw rod 24 generates a large upward vibration in the vertical direction, driving the L-shaped limit rod 22 to move upward in the vertical direction, the dovetail groove 211 can also limit the upward movement distance of the L-shaped limit rod 22; therefore, through the above-mentioned arrangement, the vertical jitter of the L-shaped limit rod caused by the suspension of one end of the screw rod is reduced.

[0047] In this embodiment, a spring sheet 25 is provided on the horizontal portion 222 of the L-shaped limiting rod. Figure 6 As shown, the spring piece 25 protrudes downward relative to the lower surface of the horizontal portion 222, one end of the spring piece 25 is fixedly connected to the free end of the horizontal portion 222 (the end not connected to the vertical portion 221), the other end of the spring piece 25 is a free end and faces the vertical portion 221, the free end of the spring piece 25 is embedded in the slide groove II 26 on the lower surface of the horizontal portion 222 and can slide along the slide groove II 26, and the space formed between the spring piece 25 and the lower surface of the horizontal portion 222 is a wedge-shaped structure;

[0048] The spring sheet device is used to facilitate the sliding in and out of the crossbar of the UAV landing gear; that is, the UAV fixing mechanism is convenient for clamping or loosening the crossbar of the UAV landing gear.

[0049] In this embodiment, a lateral limiting mechanism 3 is also included (lateral in this application refers to the transmission direction of the crawler transmission device), and the lateral limiting mechanism 3 is fixedly arranged on the crawler shoe in the landing identification area 4 of the drone. The lateral limiting mechanism 3 is a baffle, preferably 4 baffles. When the drone lands in the landing identification area 4 of the drone, two baffles are respectively located at the two ends of a cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear, and have a certain distance from the two ends of a cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear. The other two baffles are arranged as described above, and the four baffles are used to limit the sliding of the cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear;

[0050] Since there are two drone fixing mechanisms 2 in the present application, when the drone is transferred to the steering part of the crawler conveyor, the drone may slide in a large range in the lateral direction due to the influence of gravity, and the drone may be damaged during the sliding process; therefore, baffles are set before and after the crossbar 6 of the drone landing gear to ensure that the crossbar 6 of the drone landing gear slides in a small range in the lateral direction, and a certain distance between the baffle and the crossbar 6 can ensure that the drone has a small angle of deflection when passing through the steering part, so as to pass through the steering part smoothly; if there is no distance between the baffle and the crossbar 6, the crossbar 6 cannot be deflected, and it may not be able to pass through the steering part, or the crossbar 6 may be deformed. Through the above-mentioned lateral limiting mechanism, it can not only ensure that the drone passes through the steering part smoothly, but also prevent the drone from sliding in a large range in the lateral direction.

[0051] In this embodiment, an H-shaped drone landing mark is also provided in the drone landing mark area 4, and the geometric center point of the H-shaped drone landing mark coincides with the geometric center point of the drone landing mark area 4; the H-shaped drone landing mark is arranged along the transmission direction of the crawler transmission device 1, that is, the two vertical lines in H are perpendicular to the length direction of the crawler shoe; the drone landing mark is used to identify the landing direction and approximate landing position of the drone, wherein the vertical line direction of the H is parallel to the direction of the cross bar 6 of the drone landing gear.

[0052] When the drone is ready to land, the drone first searches for the drone landing mark or the drone landing mark area through the camera to determine the approximate landing position and landing direction. When the drone is above the landing mark, the relative position of the drone and the geometric center of the drone landing mark area 4 is collected through the infrared sensor, and the display unit displays the relative position of the drone and the drone landing mark area 4. The relative position is used to determine whether the drone has landed at the preset position; when the drone lands at the preset position, the control unit sends a control signal to the micro motor 23, so that the micro motor 23 drives the screw 24 to transmit, so that the L-shaped limit rod 22 is The crossbar 6 of the drone landing gear is embedded in the L-shaped limit rod 22, that is, the crossbar 6 is clamped; after the L-shaped limit rod 22 clamps the crossbar 6, the control unit controls the drive motor to drive the crawler transmission device to transmit the drone to the specified position; when the drone needs to be disassembled, the control unit sends a control signal to the micro motor 23, and the micro motor 23 drives the screw 24 to drive, so that the L-shaped limit rod 22 moves backward (the direction of the L-shaped limit rod 22 close to the crossbar 6 is the front, and the direction away from the crossbar 6 is the rear), so that the crossbar 6 slides out of the L-shaped limit rod 22, that is, the crossbar 6 is released, and at this time, the drone can be removed from the fixing device;

[0053] When it is necessary to transfer the drone in the vehicle to the upper bearing surface of the crawler transmission device and take off; first, fix the drone in the drone landing identification area 4 by hand or tools, and the control unit controls the drone fixing mechanism 2 to clamp the drone; then, the control unit controls the crawler transmission device to transfer the drone to the specified position, which should correspond to the roof skylight, or have other exits for the drone to fly out; finally, the control unit controls the drone fixing mechanism 2 to loosen the cross bar 6 of the drone; at this time, the drone can be operated to make the drone fly out of the vehicle.

[0054] The preset position of the drone in this application is that the crossbar 6 of the drone landing gear is perpendicular to the length direction of the track shoe, and the line connecting the geometric center of the drone and the geometric center of the drone landing marking area 4 is perpendicular to the bearing surface of the crawler transmission device.

[0055] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that the technical solution of the utility model can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solution of the utility model, which should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A drone parking platform, characterized by: It includes a crawler mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a fixing bracket and a UAV fixing mechanism; The crawler mechanism is located outside the transmission mechanism and moves driven by the transmission mechanism; The transmission mechanism is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the vehicle roof through the fixing bracket, so that at least a part of the track mechanism is located under the skylight of the vehicle roof; The UAV fixing mechanism is fixed on the bearing surface of the track mechanism and is used to fix or release the UAV.

2. The drone parking platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A UAV landing marking area is also provided on the bearing surface of the crawler mechanism, and the UAV landing marking area is located in the outer area of ​​the UAV fixing mechanism.

3. The drone parking platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: The drone parking platform also includes a control unit, a display unit, and an information collection mechanism for collecting the relative position of the drone landing mark area; The output end of the information collection mechanism is connected to the input end of the control unit, and the information collection mechanism is arranged in the UAV landing identification area; the output end of the control unit is connected to the input end of the display unit, and the control output end of the control unit is connected to the control input end of the drive motor of the transmission mechanism.

4. The drone parking platform according to claim 3, characterized in that: The information collection mechanism is arranged at the geometric center of the drone landing identification area, and the information collection mechanism includes an infrared sensor, the output end of the infrared sensor is connected to the input end of the control unit, and is used to detect the relative position of the drone and the geometric center of the drone landing identification area.

5. The drone parking platform according to claim 3, characterized in that: There are two UAV fixing mechanisms in total, and the two UAV fixing mechanisms are arranged on the same track piece of the track mechanism.

6. The drone parking platform according to claim 5, characterized in that: The UAV fixing mechanism comprises: a base, a micro motor, a screw and an L-shaped limit rod; The base is fixedly arranged on the track shoe of the track mechanism, and the base is provided with a slide groove I along the length direction of the track shoe; The vertical portion of the L-shaped limit rod is slidably connected to the slide groove I on the base, and the length direction of the horizontal portion of the L-shaped limit rod is parallel to the length direction of the track shoe; The micro motor is fixedly arranged on the base, the control input end of the micro motor is connected to the control output end of the control unit, the screw is transmission-connected to the power output end of the micro motor, the screw passes through the vertical part of the L-shaped limit rod and the screw is parallel to the horizontal part of the L-shaped limit rod, the screw is threadedly matched with the vertical part of the L-shaped limit rod, and the screw is used to drive the L-shaped limit rod to slide in the slide groove I.

7. The drone parking platform according to claim 6, characterized in that: The slide groove I on the base is a dovetail groove, and the lower end of the vertical portion of the L-shaped limiting rod is provided with a sliding block that conforms to the slide groove I.

8. The drone parking platform according to claim 6, characterized in that: A spring sheet is provided on the horizontal portion of the L-shaped limiting rod, and the spring sheet protrudes downward relative to the lower surface of the horizontal portion. One end of the spring sheet is fixedly connected to the free end of the horizontal portion, and the other end of the spring sheet is a free end and faces the vertical portion. The free end of the spring sheet is embedded in the slide groove II on the lower surface of the horizontal portion and can slide along the slide groove II.

9. The drone parking platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a lateral limiting mechanism, which is fixedly arranged on the track piece in the landing marking area of ​​the UAV and is used to limit the sliding of the cross bar of the UAV landing gear.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: The vehicle comprises the drone parking platform as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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