Intelligent inspection equipment carried on unmanned aerial vehicle platform and inspection system thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses intelligent inspection equipment carried on an unmanned aerial vehicle platform and an inspection system thereof, and relates to the field of electric inspection equipment, the intelligent inspection equipment comprises an inspection host, a holder and a mounting extension rod, one end of the mounting extension rod is connected with an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the other end of the mounting extension rod is connected with the inspection host through the holder. According to the invention, the inspection equipment is combined with the unmanned aerial vehicle platform, in the flight process of the unmanned aerial vehicle, target detection and analysis management in the inspection process are realized through the unmanned aerial vehicle remote control technology, and potential safety hazards and fault points such as damage points, partial discharge points and heating points on the power equipment and lines can be found in time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of electric power inspection, and in particular to intelligent inspection equipment and an inspection system thereof carried on an unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Background Art

[0002] Traditional circuit inspections are mainly done manually. When inspecting special areas such as mountainous areas, hills, and deserts, the workload is large and time-consuming, the problem detection accuracy is not high, and there may even be situations that endanger personal safety. With the development of drone technology, drones are gradually being applied to the power industry, but there is currently no better inspection equipment that can be combined with drones to achieve intelligent inspections. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide intelligent inspection equipment and an inspection system mounted on a drone platform in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. The drone is equipped with the intelligent inspection equipment, which can improve the detection accuracy while quickly completing the inspection work, thereby improving the reliability of the normal operation of the transmission line.

[0004] The utility model achieves the above-mentioned purpose through the following technical solutions:

[0005] The intelligent inspection equipment mounted on the UAV platform includes an inspection host, a pan-tilt platform and a mounting extension rod, one end of the mounting extension rod is connected to the UAV, and the other end is connected to the inspection host through the pan-tilt platform.

[0006] Preferably, the mounting extension rod comprises an extension rod body, and the upper end of the extension rod body is provided with a quick-release interface positioning ring, a quick-release interface adapter ring, a rubber sealing ring and a quick-release interface;

[0007] The quick-release interface adapter ring is a stepped column structure, the lower end of the stepped column is inserted into the extension rod body and fixedly connected, the inner side of the quick-release interface adapter ring is provided with a positioning groove along the circumference, and the quick-release interface positioning ring 305 and the rubber sealing ring cooperate with the positioning groove; the quick-release interface includes an interface body, the side of the interface body is provided with a clamping protrusion for connecting with the lower gimbal of the drone, and a plurality of connecting columns are provided below, and the connecting columns are fixedly connected to the quick-release interface adapter ring;

[0008] The lower end of the extension rod body is fixedly connected to the pan head base through a pan head connecting ring.

[0009] Preferably, the inspection host includes a camera unit, a rear shell and a microphone array independent unit, the microphone array independent unit is fixedly connected to the rear shell to form a shell structure, an infrared camera and a visible light camera are arranged in the shell structure, the infrared camera and the visible light camera are fixedly connected to the rear shell by camera fixings, and the infrared camera and the visible light camera cooperate with the front shell of the microphone array independent unit.

[0010] Preferably, the inspection host also includes a computer control board, a power board and a visible light camera control board, the computer control board is fixedly connected to the rear shell, the power board is stacked on the computer control board and fixedly connected to the rear shell, and the visible light camera control board is attached to the inner wall of the rear shell.

[0011] Preferably, the microphone array independent unit comprises a front housing, a lower housing, a circuit board and a microphone array board;

[0012] The front and rear of the microphone array board are respectively provided with a first sponge pad and a second sponge pad, the front and rear sides of the microphone array board are wrapped and placed in the groove at the rear of the front shell, and the microphone array fixing plate is used to press and fix it to the front shell;

[0013] The circuit board is fixedly connected to the microphone array board, and the circuit board is connected to a heat dissipation structure.

[0014] Preferably, the microphone array independent unit also includes a windproof structure, which is composed of a windproof net fixing plate, a first windproof net, a windproof net partition and a second windproof net stacked in sequence and fixed in a groove in front of the front shell.

[0015] Preferably, the first windproof net is a 100-mesh windproof net, and the second windproof net is a 200-mesh windproof net.

[0016] Preferably, the heat dissipation structure comprises a heat-conducting copper tube, which is L-shaped, and the upper end of the heat-conducting copper tube is connected to the circuit board through a heat-conducting copper sheet, and the lower end of the heat-conducting copper tube is connected to the lower shell through the heat-conducting copper sheet.

[0017] An inspection system of an intelligent inspection device mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle platform, comprising:

[0018] Infrared thermal imaging module, used to send the temperature image information data collected by the infrared camera to the computer system;

[0019] The acoustic imaging module is used to transcode the sound wave signals collected by the independent units of the microphone array, calculate and process the filtered data, and then send them to the computer system through the network port communication;

[0020] A visible light imaging module, used to send visual image signal data collected by a visible light camera to a computer system;

[0021] A computer system, which obtains real-time temperature images by processing temperature image algorithms and sending analog-to-digital video displays; and calculates and analyzes the signals sent by the acoustic imaging module to obtain the relative sound pressure of each grid on the screen, and obtains a holographic color image of the noise source location by combining it with the visual images collected by the visible light module;

[0022] A power module is used to provide power to the inspection system;

[0023] UAV platform, used for data communication with computer system.

[0024] Furthermore, the computer system is connected via the PSDK interface of the X-Port gimbal to achieve data communication with the UAV platform.

[0025] In summary, the beneficial effect of the utility model is that: this application combines the inspection equipment with the UAV platform, and during the flight of the UAV, the target detection and analysis management in the inspection process are realized through the remote control technology of the UAV, so as to timely discover the damaged points, local discharge points, heat points and other safety hazards and fault points on the power equipment and lines. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 This is the main structural diagram of the utility model UAV mounted intelligent inspection equipment;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the utility model UAV mounted intelligent inspection equipment;

[0029] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the inspection equipment of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional exploded diagram of the inspection equipment of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 5 It is an exploded view of the utility model mounting extension rod;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the quick-release interface for mounting an extension rod of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 7This is a main structural diagram of the quick-release interface adapter ring of the utility model;

[0034] Figure 8 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the quick-release interface adapter ring of the utility model;

[0035] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the pan / tilt adapter ring of the utility model;

[0036] Fig.10 It is an exploded diagram of the inspection equipment of the utility model;

[0037] Fig.11 It is a structural diagram of an independent unit of a microphone array of the utility model;

[0038] Fig.12 yes Fig.11 Exploded diagram of

[0039] Fig.13 This is a heat dissipation structure diagram of an independent unit of a microphone array of the utility model;

[0040] Fig.14 This is a structural diagram of the front shell of the independent unit of the microphone array of the utility model;

[0041] Fig.15 This is the main structural diagram of the rear shell of the inspection equipment of the utility model;

[0042] Fig.16 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the rear shell of the inspection equipment of the utility model;

[0043] Fig.17 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the camera unit of the utility model;

[0044] Fig.18 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the camera fixing part of the utility model;

[0045] Fig.19 It is a system principle diagram of the utility model intelligent inspection equipment.

[0046] The following are the descriptions of the reference numerals:

[0047] 1. UAV; 2. Bottom-mounted gimbal mount; 3. Mounting extension rod; 301. Extension rod body; 302. Quick-release interface; 302a. Interface body; 302b. Snap-on protrusion; 302c. Connecting column; 303. Rubber sealing ring; 304. Quick-release interface adapter ring; 305. Quick-release interface positioning ring; 305a. Positioning groove; 306. Gimbal adapter ring; 4. Gimbal; 401. Gimbal base; 5. Inspection host; 6. Rear shell; 7. Infrared camera; 8. Visible light camera; 9. Camera fixing parts; 10. Computer Control board; 11. Power board; 12. Visible light camera control board; 13. Microphone array independent unit; 1301. Front shell; 1302. Lower shell; 1303. Heat dissipation structure; 1303a. Thermal copper tube; 1303b. Thermal copper sheet; 1304. Microphone array fixing plate; 1305. First sponge pad; 1306. Microphone array board; 1307. Second sponge pad; 1308. First windproof net; 1309. Windproof net partition; 1310. Second windproof net; 1311. Windproof net fixing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model clearer, the technical solution of the utility model will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0049] See also Figure 1-Figure 18 As shown, the utility model provides an intelligent inspection device mounted on a drone platform, including an inspection host 5, a gimbal 4 and a mounting extension rod 3, one end of the mounting extension rod 3 is connected to the drone 1, and the other end is connected to the inspection host 5 through the gimbal 4, and the intelligent inspection device host can rotate with the P axis of the gimbal 4. The drone 1 remote control can adjust the detection direction of the intelligent inspection device by controlling the rotation of the X-Port gimbal 4. This application combines the inspection equipment with the drone 1 platform, and realizes target detection and analysis management during the manual inspection process through the drone 1 remote control technology, effectively reducing the work intensity and difficulty of the inspection personnel.

[0050] As a preferred embodiment of this case, refer to Figure 5-Figure 9As shown, the mounting extension rod 3 includes an extension rod body 301, and the upper end of the extension rod body 301 is provided with a quick-release interface positioning ring 305, a quick-release interface adapter ring 304, a rubber sealing ring 303 and a quick-release interface 302; the quick-release interface adapter ring 304 is a stepped column structure, and the lower end of the stepped column is inserted into the extension rod body 301 and fixedly connected and locked, and the inner side of the quick-release interface adapter ring 304 is provided with a positioning groove 305a along the circumference, and the middle of the quick-release interface adapter ring 304 is a through hole, which can be used for wiring and weight reduction, and its material is aluminum alloy. The quick-release interface positioning ring 305 and the rubber sealing ring 303 cooperate with the positioning groove 305a; the quick-release interface 302 includes an interface body 302a, the side of the interface body 302a is provided with a latch 302b for connecting with the lower gimbal frame 2 of the drone 1, and a plurality of connecting columns 302c are provided below, and the connecting columns 302c are fixedly connected to the quick-release interface adapter ring 304; the lower end of the extension rod body 301 is fixedly connected to the gimbal base 401 through the gimbal adapter ring 306, so that the gimbal 4 and the mounting extension rod 3 form a whole.

[0051] For further reference, Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the inspection host 5 includes a camera unit, a rear housing 6 and a microphone array independent unit 13, the microphone array independent unit 13 is fixedly connected to the rear housing 6 to form a housing structure, and an infrared camera 7 and a visible light camera 8 are arranged in the housing structure, the infrared camera 7 and the visible light camera 8 are fixedly connected to the rear housing 6 through a camera fixing member 9, and the infrared camera 7 and the visible light camera 8 cooperate with the front housing 1301 of the microphone array independent unit 13. The lens of the visible light camera 8 can be embedded in the camera fixing member 9 and fixed by hot melt adhesive.

[0052] Preferably, the inspection host 5 also includes a computer control board 10, a power board 11 and a visible light camera control board 12. The computer control board 10 is fixedly connected to the rear shell 6, the power board 11 is stacked on the computer control board 10 and fixedly connected to the rear shell 6, a boss is provided on the rear side surface of the rear shell 6, and a thermal conductive silicone sheet is provided between the computer control board 10 and the boss for heat conduction. The visible light camera control board 12 is attached to the inner wall of the rear shell 6.

[0053] The above scheme is adopted, and its operation process is as follows: the staff takes out the drone 1 from the packaging box, places it on the ground and unfolds its wings, then takes out the intelligent inspection device 5 from the packaging box, inserts the quick release interface 302 at the top of the mounting extension rod 3 into the gimbal frame 2 under the drone 1 and tightens it. Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, when working, the staff only needs to turn on the power switch of the drone 1, take out the remote control and turn it on, and control the drone 1 to fly along the high-voltage line or equipment to be inspected through the remote control. At this time, the staff can adjust the detection direction of the intelligent inspection equipment 5 through the drone 1 remote control, such as vertically downward. The visible light, ultrasonic wave, and infrared three-light detection results can be observed in real time on the remote control display. When the inspection is completed, the staff controls the drone 1 to return and land, and turns off the power of the drone 1, and the power inspection of the drone 1 can be completed.

[0054] refer to Figure 11-Figure 16 As shown, the microphone array independent unit 13 includes a front shell 1301, a lower shell 1302, a circuit board and a microphone array board 1306; the front and back of the microphone array board 1306 are respectively provided with a first sponge pad 1305 and a second sponge pad 1307, the microphone array board 1306 is wrapped around the front and back and placed in the groove behind the front shell 1301, and is pressed and fixed to the front shell 1301 by a microphone array fixing plate 1304, the microphone array fixing plate 1304 is fixed to the back of the front shell 1301 by screws, and the microphone array board 1306 is fixed by squeezing the sponge pad. The circuit board is connected to the microphone array board 1306 through a female connector to realize the transmission of ultrasonic data. The circuit board is fixedly connected to the microphone array board 1306, and the circuit board is connected to a heat dissipation structure 1303. Specifically, the heat dissipation structure 1303 is as follows Fig.13 As shown, the heat dissipation structure 1303 includes a heat-conducting copper tube 1303a, which is L-shaped, and the upper end is connected to the circuit board through a heat-conducting copper sheet 1303b, and the lower end is connected to the lower shell 1302 through the heat-conducting copper sheet 1303b. The heat-conducting copper sheets 1303b at both ends of the heat dissipation structure 1303 are respectively pasted with heat-conducting silicone sheets, one end of which is connected to the back of the control chip of the circuit board, and the other end is connected to the lower shell 1302, so as to realize heat dissipation of the shell.

[0055] As an important technical solution for this case, refer to Fig.12As shown, the microphone array independent unit 13 also includes a windproof structure, which is composed of a windproof net fixing plate 1311, a first windproof net 1308, a windproof net partition 1309 and a second windproof net 1310 stacked in sequence and fixed in the groove in front of the front shell 1301. The groove behind the front shell 1301 is used to position the microphone array plate 1306, and the groove behind the front shell 1301 is used to fix the double-layer windproof net structure. The windproof net adopts a wire mesh, a porous plate, a grille plate or other structure with airflow blocking function. Optionally, the first windproof net 1308 is a 100-mesh windproof net, and the second windproof net 1310 is a 200-mesh windproof net. When the drone 1 is flying, the ultrasonic signal is processed by two layers of windproof nets, which can effectively reduce the interference of wind noise on useful signals and improve the accuracy of ultrasonic detection. The microphone array board 1306 is wrapped with sponge on all sides and placed in the groove behind the front housing 1301. The microphone array fixing plate 1304 is pressed tightly and then fixed to the back of the front housing 1301 by screws. The microphone array board 1306 and the housing are softly connected through a sponge pad, which effectively avoids interference caused by vibration during flight.

[0056] refer to Fig.19 As shown, the present application also provides an inspection system of an intelligent inspection device 5 mounted on a drone 1 platform, including: an infrared thermal imaging module, an acoustic imaging module, a visible light imaging module, a computer system, a power supply module and a drone 1 platform.

[0057] Infrared thermal imaging module, used to send the temperature image information data collected by the infrared camera 7 to the computer system through USB communication; acoustic imaging module, used to transcode the sound wave signal collected by the microphone array independent unit 13, filter data calculation and processing, and then send it to the computer system through network communication; power module and drone 1 platform. Visible light imaging module, used to send the visual picture signal data collected by the visible light camera 8 to the computer system through USB communication. The computer system obtains real-time temperature images through temperature image algorithm processing and analog-to-digital video transmission and display; and calculates and analyzes the signal sent by the acoustic imaging module to obtain the relative sound pressure of each grid on the screen, and obtains a holographic color map of the noise source location with the visual picture collected by the visible light module; the power module is used to provide power for the inspection system; drone 1 platform is used for data communication with the computer system.

[0058] Preferably, the computer system is connected to the PSDK interface of the X-Port gimbal 4 to realize data communication with the UAV 1 platform. By using the remote control of the UAV 1, we can observe the detection results in real time and realize remote control of the equipment. The target detection and analysis management during the manual inspection process can be realized through the remote control technology of the UAV 1, which effectively reduces the work intensity and difficulty of the inspection personnel.

[0059] The above is only a specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, which should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. Intelligent inspection equipment mounted on a drone platform, characterized in that: It includes an inspection host, a pan-tilt platform and a mounting extension rod, one end of the mounting extension rod is connected to the drone, and the other end is connected to the inspection host through the pan-tilt platform; The mounting extension rod comprises an extension rod body, and the upper end of the extension rod body is provided with a quick-release interface positioning ring, a quick-release interface adapter ring, a rubber sealing ring and a quick-release interface; The quick-release interface adapter ring is a stepped column structure, the lower end of the stepped column is inserted into the extension rod body and fixedly connected, the inner side of the quick-release interface adapter ring is provided with a positioning groove along the circumference, and the quick-release interface positioning ring and the rubber sealing ring cooperate with the positioning groove; the quick-release interface includes an interface body, the side of the interface body is provided with a clamping protrusion for connecting with the lower gimbal of the drone, and a plurality of connecting columns are provided below, and the connecting columns are fixedly connected to the quick-release interface adapter ring; The lower end of the extension rod body is fixedly connected to the pan head base through a pan head connecting ring.

2. The intelligent inspection device mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The inspection host includes a camera unit, a rear shell and a microphone array independent unit. The microphone array independent unit is fixedly connected to the rear shell to form a shell structure. An infrared camera and a visible light camera are arranged in the shell structure. The infrared camera and the visible light camera are fixedly connected to the rear shell through a camera fixing part, and the infrared camera and the visible light camera cooperate with the front shell of the microphone array independent unit.

3. The intelligent inspection device mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The inspection host also includes a computer control board, a power board and a visible light camera control board. The computer control board is fixedly connected to the rear shell, the power board is stacked on the computer control board and fixedly connected to the rear shell, and the visible light camera control board is attached to the inner wall of the rear shell.

4. The intelligent inspection device mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The microphone array independent unit comprises a front housing, a lower housing, a circuit board and a microphone array board; The front and rear of the microphone array board are respectively provided with a first sponge pad and a second sponge pad, the front and rear sides of the microphone array board are wrapped and placed in the groove at the rear of the front shell, and the microphone array fixing plate is used to press and fix it to the front shell; The circuit board is fixedly connected to the microphone array board, and the circuit board is connected to a heat dissipation structure.

5. The intelligent inspection device mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The microphone array independent unit also includes a windproof structure, which is composed of a windproof net fixing plate, a first windproof net, a windproof net partition and a second windproof net stacked in sequence and fixed in a groove in front of the front shell.

6. The intelligent inspection device mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 5 is characterized in that: The first windproof net is a 100-mesh windproof net, and the second windproof net is a 200-mesh windproof net.

7. The intelligent inspection device mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The heat dissipation structure comprises a heat-conducting copper tube, which is L-shaped, and the upper end of the heat-conducting copper tube is connected to the circuit board through a heat-conducting copper sheet, and the lower end of the heat-conducting copper tube is connected to the lower shell through the heat-conducting copper sheet.

8. An inspection system using the intelligent inspection device mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle platform as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: include: Infrared thermal imaging module, used to send the temperature image information data collected by the infrared camera to the computer system; The acoustic imaging module is used to transcode the sound wave signals collected by the independent units of the microphone array, calculate and process the filtered data, and then send them to the computer system through the network port communication; A visible light imaging module, used to send visual image signal data collected by a visible light camera to a computer system; A computer system, which obtains real-time temperature images by processing temperature image algorithms and sending analog-to-digital video displays; and calculates and analyzes the signals sent by the acoustic imaging module to obtain the relative sound pressure of each grid on the screen, and obtains a holographic color image of the noise source location by combining it with the visual images collected by the visible light module; A power module is used to provide power to the inspection system; UAV platform, used for data communication with computer system.

9. The inspection system of the intelligent inspection equipment mounted on the UAV platform according to claim 8, characterized in that: The computer system is connected to the UAV platform via the PSDK interface of the X-Port gimbal to achieve data communication with the UAV platform.

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