Unmanned aerial vehicle platform for high-voltage wire maintenance
By designing a combined structure of telescopic columns and buffer components on the drone platform for high-voltage wire maintenance, it absorbs the impact force during landing, solving the problem that the legs of the drone platform cannot provide sufficient buffering when landing, and achieving more stability landing and longer service life.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421411535.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-19
AI Technical Summary
When the drone platform for high-voltage wire maintenance is landed or impacted by external forces, the outrigger cannot provide sufficient buffering, resulting in a reduction in the stability of the platform, affecting the safety and efficiency of the maintenance operation, and long-term use will lead to fatigue of the outrigger structural parts. Or damaged, shortening the service life of the drone platform.
A UAV Platform for High-voltage Wire Maintenance is designed, and adopts a combined structure of telescopic columns and buffer components. The buffer components include buffer seats, limit columns, buffer springs, etc. The coupling between telescopic columns and buffer components can absorb the landing. Impact force, reduce impact force, and ensure stable landing.
Effectively reduce impact force, ensure that the landing of the drone platform is more stable, reduce wear and damage to the outriggers and the overall structure of the drone, improve the service life of the drone, and ensure safe landing in complex terrain or emergency situations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of high-voltage electric wire maintenance, and in particular relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle platform for high-voltage electric wire maintenance. Background Art
[0002] High-voltage power lines are an important equipment for power transmission, usually used to transmit electricity from power plants to cities, industrial areas or other places that require a lot of electricity. The UAV platform is an aircraft with autonomous flight and sensing capabilities. It can carry different types of sensors and equipment to perform various tasks. Among them, the UAV platform for high-voltage power line maintenance is a UAV system designed specifically for the power industry. It integrates advanced flight control technology, sensor technology and data analysis functions to improve the efficiency and safety of high-voltage power line inspection and maintenance.
[0003] However, most drones on the market currently encounter various complex environments and weather conditions during the high-voltage power line maintenance process. When the outriggers are landing or impacted by external forces, they cannot provide sufficient buffering, which will reduce the stability of the drone platform and affect the safety and efficiency of the maintenance work. In addition, the outriggers will also directly bear the impact and vibration from the ground. In the long run, this direct impact will cause fatigue or damage to the outrigger structure, thereby shortening the service life of the drone platform. Utility Model Content
[0004] In response to the problems mentioned in the background technology, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a UAV platform for high-voltage power line maintenance to solve the problem that the legs of the UAV platform cannot provide sufficient cushioning when landing or being impacted by external forces, which will lead to reduced stability of the UAV platform and affect the safety and efficiency of the maintenance work.
[0005] The above technical objectives of the utility model are achieved through the following technical solutions:
[0006] A drone platform for high-voltage power line maintenance comprises a drone platform body, wherein the chamfers of the drone platform body are symmetrically fixedly connected to an arm, a rotor is installed at the upper end of the arm, a fixed cylinder is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the arm, a telescopic column is installed inside the fixed cylinder, a buffer component is installed between the telescopic column and the inside of the fixed cylinder, a fixed seat is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the drone platform body, a mounting groove is opened at the bottom end of the fixed seat, a rotating component is installed inside the mounting groove, a rotating disk is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the fixed seat, a fixed block is symmetrically fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rotating disk, and a monitoring camera is installed at the opposite end of the fixed block;
[0007] The buffer assembly comprises a buffer seat, a first limiting column, a built-in hole, a second limiting column and a first buffer spring, the upper end of the telescopic column and the upper end inside the fixed cylinder are fixedly connected to the buffer seat, the upper end of the buffer seat to which the upper end of the telescopic column is fixedly connected is fixedly connected to the first limiting column, the upper end of the first limiting column is provided with a built-in hole, the bottom end of the built-in hole is fixedly connected to the first buffer spring, the other end of the first buffer spring is fixedly connected to the second limiting column, the second limiting column and the built-in hole are slidably connected, one end of the second limiting column away from the first buffer spring is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the buffer seat fixedly connected to the upper end of the fixed cylinder, the first limiting column and the second limiting column are sleeved with a second buffer spring on the outside, the second buffer spring is fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the buffer seat at both ends, the inner wall of the fixed cylinder is symmetrically provided with limiting grooves, the outer wall of the telescopic column is symmetrically fixedly connected with limiting blocks, the limiting blocks are slidably connected to the limiting grooves, the telescopic column and the fixed cylinder are slidably connected, which can effectively reduce the impact force, make the landing more stable, thereby reducing the wear and damage of the legs and the overall structure of the drone, which can not only improve the service life of the drone, but also ensure safe landing in complex terrain or emergency situations.
[0008] As a preferred technical solution, the rotating assembly includes a first driving motor, a driving gear, a connecting shaft and a driven gear. The first driving motor is installed at the upper end of the mounting groove, and the outer wall of the output end of the first driving motor is fixedly connected to the driving gear. The central part of the upper end of the mounting groove is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft through a bearing, and the other end of the connecting shaft is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating disk. The outer wall of the connecting shaft is fixedly connected to the driven gear, and the driven gear and the driving gear are meshed with each other. An annular groove is provided at the bottom end of the fixed seat, and an arc-shaped slider is symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating disk. The curvature of the annular groove matches that of the arc-shaped slider, and the annular groove and the arc-shaped slider are slidably connected, which can ensure that the camera can accurately aim at the target high-voltage wire or equipment, capture clear images and video data, and reduce the time and labor intensity of manual search.
[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the opposite ends of the fixed block are rotatably connected to a rotating column, the other end of the rotating column is fixedly connected to a mounting block, both ends of the monitoring camera are snap-connected to the mounting block, and a second drive motor is installed at the end of the fixed block away from the monitoring camera, and the output end of the second drive motor is fixedly connected to the rotating column, which can adapt to different terrains and obstacles and ensure the continuity and stability of monitoring. At the same time, it can also obtain better image quality under different lighting conditions, thereby improving the monitoring effect.
[0010] As a preferred technical solution, the bottom end of the telescopic column is threadedly connected to a support seat, and the bottom end of the support seat is glued to a protective pad, which further increases the contact area between the UAV platform and the ground, effectively reducing the shaking caused by factors such as uneven ground or wind, and can reduce the direct collision between the UAV platform and the ground or other obstacles during take-off and landing or movement, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the UAV platform and carried equipment.
[0011] In summary, the utility model mainly has the following beneficial effects:
[0012] First, in the utility model, when the UAV lands after work, the support seat fits with the ground, and the impact force generated causes the telescopic column to slide inside the fixed cylinder, and the limit block slides inside the limit groove. At the same time, when the telescopic column slides inside the fixed cylinder, the first limit column and the second limit column are compressed, and the second limit column slides inside the built-in hole, and the first buffer spring and the second buffer spring are compressed at the same time, which absorbs the impact force generated during landing, can effectively reduce the impact force, make the landing more stable, thereby reducing the wear and damage of the legs and the overall structure of the UAV, which can not only improve the service life of the UAV, but also ensure safe landing in complex terrain or emergency situations, and can reduce the impact and vibration of the UAV during landing and take-off, thereby extending the service life of the UAV;
[0013] Second, in the utility model, the first drive motor is started, and the drive gear is controlled to drive the driven gear to rotate, so that the driven gear drives the connecting shaft and the rotating disk to rotate, and at the same time the arc-shaped slider slides inside the annular slide groove, and the rotating disk drives the fixed block and the monitoring camera to rotate, thereby adjusting the direction of the monitoring camera, and the second drive motor is started, and the rotating column is controlled to drive the mounting block and the monitoring camera to rotate, thereby adjusting the angle of the monitoring camera, which can ensure that the camera can accurately aim at the target high-voltage wire or equipment, capture clear images and video data, reduce the time and labor intensity of manual search, and can adapt to different terrains and obstacles, ensure the continuity and stability of monitoring, and also can obtain better image quality under different light conditions, thereby improving the monitoring effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the other side of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the rotating assembly of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional three-dimensional structure of a buffer component of the utility model.
[0018] 1. UAV platform body; 2. Machine arm; 3. Rotor; 4. Fixed tube; 5. Telescopic column; 6. Limit block; 7. Limit groove; 8. Support seat; 9. Protection pad; 10. Buffer assembly; 101. Buffer seat; 102. First limit column; 103. Built-in hole; 104. Second limit column; 105. First buffer spring; 11. Second buffer spring; 12. Fixed seat; 13. Mounting groove; 14. Rotating assembly; 141. First drive motor; 142. Drive gear; 143. Connecting shaft; 144. Driven gear; 15. Rotating disk; 16. Annular slide groove; 17. Arc slider; 18. Fixed block; 19. Second drive motor; 20. Rotating column; 21. Mounting block; 22. Monitoring camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] Example
[0020] refer to Figures 1 to 4 , a drone platform for high-voltage power line maintenance described in this embodiment includes a drone platform body 1, the drone platform body 1 is symmetrically fixedly connected to an arm 2 at the chamfer, a rotor 3 is installed on the upper end of the arm 2, a fixed cylinder 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the arm 2, a telescopic column 5 is installed inside the fixed cylinder 4, a buffer component 10 is installed between the telescopic column 5 and the inside of the fixed cylinder 4, a fixed seat 12 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the drone platform body 1, a mounting groove 13 is opened at the bottom end of the fixed seat 12, a rotating component 14 is installed inside the mounting groove 13, a rotating disk 15 is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the fixed seat 12, a fixed block 18 is symmetrically fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rotating disk 15, and a monitoring camera 22 is installed at the opposite end of the fixed block 18;
[0021] The buffer assembly 10 includes a buffer seat 101, a first limiting column 102, a built-in hole 103, a second limiting column 104 and a first buffer spring 105. The upper end of the telescopic column 5 and the upper end inside the fixed tube 4 are fixedly connected with the buffer seat 101. The upper end of the buffer seat 101 to which the upper end of the telescopic column 5 is fixedly connected is fixedly connected with the first limiting column 102. The upper end of the first limiting column 102 is provided with a built-in hole 103. The bottom end of the built-in hole 103 is fixedly connected with the first buffer spring 105. The other end of the first buffer spring 105 is fixedly connected with the second limiting column 104. The second limiting column 104 is slidably connected to the built-in hole 103. One end of the second limiting column 104 away from the first buffer spring 105 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the buffer seat 101 fixedly connected to the upper end inside the fixed tube 4. The first limiting column 102 and the second limiting column 104 are sleeved outside A second buffer spring 11 is provided, and the head and tail ends of the second buffer spring 11 are fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the buffer seat 101 respectively. The inner wall of the fixed cylinder 4 is symmetrically provided with a limiting groove 7, and the outer wall of the telescopic column 5 is symmetrically fixedly connected with a limiting block 6. The limiting block 6 and the limiting groove 7 are slidably connected, and the telescopic column 5 and the fixed cylinder 4 are slidably connected. When the UAV lands after the work is completed, the support seat 8 fits with the ground, and the impact force generated causes the telescopic column 5 to slide inside the fixed cylinder 4, and the limiting block 6 slides inside the limiting groove 7. At the same time, when the telescopic column 5 slides inside the fixed cylinder 4, the first limiting column 102 and the second limiting column 104 are compressed, and the second limiting column 104 slides inside the built-in hole 103, and the first buffer spring 105 and the second buffer spring 11 are compressed at the same time to absorb the impact force generated during landing.
[0022] refer to Figure 3 The rotating assembly 14 includes a first driving motor 141, a driving gear 142, a connecting shaft 143 and a driven gear 144. The first driving motor 141 is installed at the upper end of the mounting groove 13. The outer wall of the output end of the first driving motor 141 is fixedly connected to the driving gear 142. The center of the upper end of the mounting groove 13 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 143 through a bearing. The other end of the connecting shaft 143 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating disk 15. The outer wall of the connecting shaft 143 is fixedly connected to the driven gear 144. The driven gear 144 and the driving gear 142 are meshed with each other. The bottom end of the fixed seat 12 is opened. An annular slide groove 16 is provided, and an arc-shaped slider 17 is symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating disk 15. The annular slide groove 16 and the arc-shaped slider 17 have the same curvature, and the annular slide groove 16 and the arc-shaped slider 17 are slidably connected. The first driving motor 141 is started to control the driving gear 142 to drive the driven gear 144 to rotate, so that the driven gear 144 drives the connecting shaft 143 and the rotating disk 15 to rotate. At the same time, the arc-shaped slider 17 slides inside the annular slide groove 16, and the rotating disk 15 drives the fixed block 18 and the monitoring camera 22 to rotate, thereby adjusting the direction of the monitoring camera 22.
[0023] refer to Figures 1 to 3 The opposite ends of the fixed block 18 are rotatably connected with a rotating column 20, and the other end of the rotating column 20 is fixedly connected with a mounting block 21. Both ends of the monitoring camera 22 are snap-connected with the mounting block 21. A second drive motor 19 is installed at one end of the fixed block 18 away from the monitoring camera 22, and the output end of the second drive motor 19 is fixedly connected with the rotating column 20. Start the second drive motor 19 and control the rotating column 20 to drive the mounting block 21 and the monitoring camera 22 to rotate, thereby adjusting the angle of the monitoring camera 22.
[0024] refer to Figure 1 The bottom end of the telescopic column 5 is threadedly connected to a support seat 8, and the bottom end of the support seat 8 is glued with a protective pad 9, which is made of soft material. The support seat 8 can ensure that the UAV platform body 1 can stay stably on the ground or other working planes during the high-voltage wire maintenance process. The protective pad 9 can provide better support effect and reduce shaking or tilting caused by uneven ground.
[0025] Principle and advantages of use: First, start the drone platform body 1, control the drone platform body 1 to operate, and start the first drive motor 141 at the same time, control the drive gear 142 to drive the driven gear 144 to rotate, so that the driven gear 144 drives the connecting shaft 143 and the rotating disk 15 to rotate, and at the same time the arc slider 17 slides inside the annular slide groove 16, and the rotating disk 15 drives the fixed block 18 and the monitoring camera 22 to rotate, so as to adjust the direction of the monitoring camera 22, start the second drive motor 19, control the rotating column 20 to drive the mounting block 21 and the monitoring camera 22 to rotate, so as to adjust the direction of the monitoring camera 22. The angle of the monitoring camera 22 is adjusted, and the monitoring camera 22 inspects the high-voltage wire. When the inspection is completed, the drone platform body 1 is controlled to land, so that the support seat 8 is in contact with the ground. The impact force generated causes the telescopic column 5 to slide inside the fixed tube 4, and the limit block 6 slides inside the limit groove 7. At the same time, when the telescopic column 5 slides inside the fixed tube 4, the first limit column 102 and the second limit column 104 are compressed, and the second limit column 104 slides inside the built-in hole 103, and the first buffer spring 105 and the second buffer spring 11 are compressed at the same time to absorb the impact force generated during landing;
[0026] In the utility model, the impact force can be effectively mitigated, making the landing smoother, thereby reducing the wear and damage of the legs and the overall structure of the drone, which can not only increase the service life of the drone, but also ensure safe landing in complex terrain or emergency situations, and can reduce the impact and vibration of the drone during landing and take-off, thereby extending the service life of the drone.
Claims
1. A drone platform for high-voltage power line maintenance, comprising a drone platform body (1), characterized in that: The drone platform body (1) is symmetrically and fixedly connected to an arm (2) at the chamfered corners, a rotor (3) is installed at the upper end of the arm (2), a fixed cylinder (4) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the arm (2), a telescopic column (5) is installed inside the fixed cylinder (4), a buffer component (10) is installed between the telescopic column (5) and the inside of the fixed cylinder (4), a fixed seat (12) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the drone platform body (1), a mounting groove (13) is opened at the bottom end of the fixed seat (12), a rotating component (14) is installed inside the mounting groove (13), a rotating disk (15) is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the fixed seat (12), a fixed block (18) is symmetrically and fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rotating disk (15), and a monitoring camera (22) is installed at the opposite end of the fixed block (18); The buffer assembly (10) comprises a buffer seat (101), a first limiting column (102), a built-in hole (103), a second limiting column (104) and a first buffer spring (105); the upper end of the telescopic column (5) and the upper end inside the fixed cylinder (4) are both fixedly connected with the buffer seat (101); the upper end of the buffer seat (101) to which the upper end of the telescopic column (5) is fixedly connected is fixedly connected with the first limiting column (102); the upper end of the first limiting column (102) is provided with a built-in hole (103); the bottom end inside the built-in hole (103) is fixedly connected with the first buffer spring (105); the other end of the first buffer spring (105) is fixedly connected with the second limiting column (104); the second limiting column (104) is slidably connected to the built-in hole (103); one end of the second limiting column (104) away from the first buffer spring (105) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the buffer seat (101) fixedly connected to the upper end inside the fixed cylinder (4).
2. The high-voltage power line maintenance drone platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second buffer spring (11) is sleeved outside the first limiting column (102) and the second limiting column (104), and the second buffer spring (11) is fixedly connected at both ends to the opposite ends of the buffer seat (101).
3. The high-voltage power line maintenance drone platform according to claim 1 is characterized by: The inner wall of the fixed cylinder (4) is symmetrically provided with a limit groove (7), the outer wall of the telescopic column (5) is symmetrically fixedly connected with a limit block (6), the limit block (6) and the limit groove (7) are slidably connected, and the telescopic column (5) and the fixed cylinder (4) are slidably connected.
4. The high-voltage power line maintenance drone platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly (14) comprises a first driving motor (141), a driving gear (142), a connecting shaft (143) and a driven gear (144); the first driving motor (141) is installed at the upper end of the installation groove (13); the outer wall of the output end of the first driving motor (141) is fixedly connected to the driving gear (142); the central part of the upper end of the installation groove (13) is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft (143) via a bearing; the other end of the connecting shaft (143) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating disk (15); the outer wall of the connecting shaft (143) is fixedly connected to the driven gear (144); the driven gear (144) and the driving gear (142) are meshed with each other.
5. The high-voltage power line maintenance drone platform according to claim 1 is characterized by: The bottom end of the fixed seat (12) is provided with an annular slide groove (16), and the upper end of the rotating disk (15) is symmetrically fixedly connected with an arc-shaped slider (17), the annular slide groove (16) and the arc-shaped slider (17) have the same curvature, and the annular slide groove (16) and the arc-shaped slider (17) are slidably connected.
6. The high-voltage power line maintenance drone platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opposite ends of the fixed block (18) are rotatably connected to a rotating column (20), the other end of the rotating column (20) is fixedly connected to a mounting block (21), both ends of the monitoring camera (22) are snap-connected to the mounting block (21), a second drive motor (19) is installed at one end of the fixed block (18) away from the monitoring camera (22), and the output end of the second drive motor (19) is fixedly connected to the rotating column (20).
7. The high-voltage power line maintenance drone platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the telescopic column (5) is threadedly connected to a support seat (8), and the bottom end of the support seat (8) is glued to a protective pad (9).