Traffic road condition inspection unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and discloses a traffic road condition inspection unmanned aerial vehicle which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body, a plurality of propellers are installed on the outer portion of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, and an installation base is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle body. A hemispherical transparent cover is movably connected to the lower end of the mounting base, a forward camera and a reverse camera are mounted in the hemispherical transparent cover, an infrared thermal imager is mounted on the portion, located on the lower side of the forward camera, in the hemispherical transparent cover, and a controller and a locator are mounted on the portion, located on one side of the infrared thermal imager, in the hemispherical transparent cover; the infrared thermal imager can monitor heat emitted by an engine of a vehicle in a running area of the unmanned aerial vehicle, transmits data to the system, judges the congestion condition of a road according to the stop time of the vehicle, and can send out the congestion position through the positioning instrument, so that the equipment can be continuously used under the condition of rain and fog.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular to a traffic road condition inspection unmanned aerial vehicle. Background Art

[0002] Drones are unmanned aircraft controlled by radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control devices. Drones are actually a general term for unmanned aerial vehicles. Road inspections are mostly carried out by patrol vehicles or fixed-point cameras for data collection. The use of patrol vehicles for inspections requires high manpower and material costs. At the same time, due to the impact of the inspection field of view, only the traffic conditions around the patrol vehicle can be inspected, and there are blind spots for collection. Therefore, inspections using drones can reduce the blind spots for collection.

[0003] In the prior art, the authorization announcement number is CN108198417B, a road inspection system based on drones, a road inspection system based on drones, including: a ground control center and a drone; the drone includes a control module, a camera module, a wireless transmission module and a GPS positioning module, wherein: the camera module is used to capture road images; the GPS module is used to accurately locate the drone and obtain real-time positioning information of the drone; the wireless transmission module is used to send the road image and positioning information to the ground control center, and receive the inspection plan sent from the ground control center; the control module is used to control the flight path of the drone according to the inspection plan; the ground control center is used to receive the image and positioning information sent from the drone, and send the inspection plan to the drone. The present invention obtains road images through drones, monitors road conditions in real time, and has strong intelligence and high accuracy.

[0004] In the above technical solution, the probe of the drone will produce water mist during the patrol in the rainy season, which will cause the camera to be unable to monitor the road congestion and affect the use of road inspection. For this reason, we propose a traffic road condition inspection drone. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model provides a traffic road condition inspection drone, which solves the technical problem that in the rainy season, the drone's probe will generate water mist during the inspection process, which makes the camera unable to monitor the road congestion and affects the use of road inspection.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a traffic road condition inspection drone, comprising a drone body, a plurality of propellers are installed on the outside of the drone body, a mounting seat is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the drone body, a hemispherical transparent cover is movably connected to the lower end of the mounting seat, a forward camera and a reverse camera are installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover, an infrared thermal imager is installed on the lower side of the forward camera inside the hemispherical transparent cover, and a controller and a positioning instrument are installed on one side of the infrared thermal imager inside the hemispherical transparent cover;

[0007] A protection component is arranged outside the hemispherical transparent cover.

[0008] Preferably, the controller is electrically connected to the infrared thermal imager and the locator, and the controller is electrically connected to the signal transmitting module inside the drone body.

[0009] Preferably, a rotating sleeve is fixedly connected to the central part of the inner part of the hemispherical transparent cover, the upper end of the rotating sleeve is rotatably connected to a fixed shaft, and the upper end of the fixed shaft is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the mounting seat.

[0010] Preferably, a gear ring is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the upper end of the rotating sleeve, a direction adjustment motor is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the fixed shaft, a gear is fixedly installed on the output end of the direction adjustment motor, and the output end of the gear is meshingly connected to the gear ring.

[0011] Preferably, the protection component comprises an arc-shaped cover plate, which is movably mounted on the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover, and the two ends of the arc-shaped cover plate respectively shield the forward camera and the reverse camera.

[0012] Preferably, a drive shaft is fixedly installed in the central part of the arc-shaped cover plate, the upper end of the drive shaft is movably extended to the inside of the rotating sleeve, the drive shaft and the rotating sleeve are concentrically arranged, a drive motor is arranged inside the rotating sleeve, the drive motor is fixedly installed at the lower end of the fixed shaft, and the output end of the drive motor is fixedly connected to the drive shaft.

[0013] Preferably, a cleaning strip is fixedly mounted along the edge of the surface of one side of the arc-shaped cover plate close to the hemispherical transparent cover.

[0014] Compared with the related technologies, the traffic road condition inspection drone provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] When in use, the infrared thermal imager can monitor the heat emitted by the vehicle engines in the drone's driving area and transmit the data to the system. It can judge the road congestion condition based on the vehicle's stop time and send out the congestion location through the locator, so that the equipment can continue to be used in rainy and foggy conditions.

[0016] During use, the driving motor can drive the driving shaft to drive the arc cover plate to rotate, so that the two ends of the arc cover plate respectively cover the forward camera and the reverse camera, thereby protecting the forward camera and the reverse camera. At the same time, the cleaning strip installed on the arc cover plate can clear the rain and fog to prevent the rain and fog from affecting the normal operation of the forward camera and the reverse camera. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a traffic road condition inspection drone;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The enlarged structural diagram at A in the middle;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a hemispherical transparent cover of a traffic road condition inspection drone;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Structural schematic diagram of the cross section at BB;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The enlarged structural diagram at C in the middle;

[0022] Figure 6 The figure is a schematic diagram of the structure of a curved cover plate of a traffic road condition inspection drone.

[0023] Numbers in the figure: 1. UAV body; 2. Propeller; 3. Mounting seat; 4. Hemispherical transparent cover; 41. Rotating sleeve; 42. Fixed shaft; 43. Gear ring; 44. Gear; 45. Direction adjustment motor; 5. Protection component; 51. Arc cover plate; 52. Drive shaft; 53. Cleaning strip; 54. Drive motor; 6. Forward camera; 7. Infrared thermal imager; 71. Controller; 72. Positioner; 8. Reverse camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] Embodiment 1, by Figure 1-6The utility model provides a traffic road condition inspection drone, comprising a drone body 1, a plurality of propellers 2 are installed on the outside of the drone body 1, a mounting seat 3 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the drone body 1, a hemispherical transparent cover 4 is movably connected to the lower end of the mounting seat 3, a forward camera 6 and a reverse camera 8 are installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover 4, an infrared thermal imager 7 is installed on the lower side of the forward camera 6 inside the hemispherical transparent cover 4, and a controller 71 and a positioning device 72 are installed on one side of the infrared thermal imager 7 inside the hemispherical transparent cover 4;

[0026] A protective component 5 is provided on the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover 4. During use, in the event of rain and fog, the infrared thermal imager 7 can monitor the heat emitted by the vehicle engine in the drone driving area and transmit the data to the system. The road congestion condition is determined according to the vehicle stop time, and the congestion location can be sent out through the positioning device 72, so that the equipment can continue to be used in the event of rain and fog.

[0027] In this embodiment, the controller 71 is electrically connected to the infrared thermal imager 7 and the positioning device 72, and the controller 71 is electrically connected to the signal transmission module inside the drone body 1. During use, the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8 can respectively capture images of the front and rear ends of the drone body 1, and the video images are sent back to the system through the signal transmission module.

[0028] In this embodiment, a rotating sleeve 41 is fixedly connected to the central part of the inner part of the hemispherical transparent cover 4, and a fixed shaft 42 is rotatably connected to the upper end of the rotating sleeve 41. The upper end of the fixed shaft 42 is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the mounting seat 3. A gear ring 43 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the upper end of the rotating sleeve 41, and a direction adjustment motor 45 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the fixed shaft 42. A gear 44 is fixedly installed on the output end of the direction adjustment motor 45, and the output end of the gear 44 is meshed and connected with the gear ring 43. In use, the gear 44 and the gear ring 43 can be driven by the direction adjustment motor 45 to transmit, thereby driving the rotating sleeve 41 and the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to rotate with the fixed shaft 42 as the center of the circle, so that the infrared thermal imager 7 and the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8 installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover 4 can rotate to adjust the monitoring angle, thereby improving the monitoring range of the equipment.

[0029] Example 2

[0030] See also Figure 1-5In this embodiment, the protection component 5 includes an arc-shaped cover plate 51, which is movably mounted on the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover 4. The two ends of the arc-shaped cover plate 51 respectively block the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8. A driving shaft 52 is fixedly mounted at the center of the arc-shaped cover plate 51. The upper end of the driving shaft 52 movably extends to the inside of the rotating sleeve 41. The driving shaft 52 is concentrically arranged with the rotating sleeve 41. A driving motor 54 is arranged inside the rotating sleeve 41. The driving motor 54 is fixedly mounted at the lower end of the fixed shaft 42. The output end of the driving motor 54 is connected to the driving shaft 52 is fixedly connected, and a cleaning strip 53 is fixedly installed along the edge of the surface of one side of the arc cover plate 51 close to the hemispherical transparent cover 4. During use, the driving motor 54 can drive the driving shaft 52 to drive the arc cover plate 51 to rotate, so that the two ends of the arc cover plate 51 respectively block the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8, which can protect the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8. At the same time, the cleaning strip 53 installed on the arc cover plate 51 can clear rain and fog to prevent rain and fog from affecting the normal operation of the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8.

[0031] The working principle of this utility model:

[0032] During use, in the event of rain or fog, the infrared thermal imager 7 can monitor the heat emitted by the vehicle engines in the area where the drone is traveling, and transmit the data to the system, determine the road congestion based on the vehicle's stop time, and send the congestion location through the locator 72, so that the equipment can continue to be used in the event of rain or fog.

[0033] During use, the direction-adjusting motor 45 can drive the gear 44 and the gear ring 43 to transmit, thereby driving the rotating sleeve 41 and the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to rotate around the fixed axis 42, so that the infrared thermal imager 7 and the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8 installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover 4 can rotate to adjust the monitoring angle, thereby improving the monitoring range of the equipment.

[0034] During use, the driving motor 54 can drive the driving shaft 52 to drive the arc cover plate 51 to rotate, so that the two ends of the arc cover plate 51 respectively cover the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8, thereby protecting the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8. At the same time, the cleaning strip 53 installed on the arc cover plate 51 can clear rain and fog to prevent rain and fog from affecting the normal operation of the forward camera 6 and the reverse camera 8.

[0035] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A traffic road condition inspection drone, comprising a drone body (1), wherein a plurality of propellers (2) are installed outside the drone body (1), and the characteristics are: The lower surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) is fixedly connected to a mounting seat (3), the lower end of the mounting seat (3) is movably connected to a hemispherical transparent cover (4), a forward camera (6) and a reverse camera (8) are installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover (4), an infrared thermal imager (7) is installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover (4) at the lower side of the forward camera (6), and a controller (71) and a positioning device (72) are installed inside the hemispherical transparent cover (4) at one side of the infrared thermal imager (7); A protection component (5) is arranged outside the hemispherical transparent cover (4).

2. A traffic road condition inspection drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller (71) is electrically connected to the infrared thermal imager (7) and the positioning device (72), and the controller (71) is electrically connected to the signal transmission module inside the unmanned aerial vehicle body (1).

3. A traffic road condition inspection drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rotating sleeve (41) is fixedly connected to the central part of the hemispherical transparent cover (4), the upper end of the rotating sleeve (41) is rotatably connected to a fixed shaft (42), and the upper end of the fixed shaft (42) is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the mounting seat (3).

4. A traffic road condition inspection drone according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the upper end of the rotating sleeve (41) is fixedly sleeved with a gear ring (43), the outer wall of the fixed shaft (42) is fixedly connected with a direction adjustment motor (45), the output end of the direction adjustment motor (45) is fixedly installed with a gear (44), and the output end of the gear (44) is meshedly connected with the gear ring (43).

5. The traffic road condition inspection drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The protection assembly (5) comprises an arc-shaped cover plate (51), which is movably mounted on the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover (4), and the two ends of the arc-shaped cover plate (51) respectively shield the forward camera (6) and the reverse camera (8).

6. A traffic road condition inspection drone according to claim 5, characterized in that: A driving shaft (52) is fixedly mounted at the center of the arc-shaped cover plate (51); the upper end of the driving shaft (52) movably extends into the interior of the rotating sleeve (41); the driving shaft (52) and the rotating sleeve (41) are concentrically arranged; a driving motor (54) is arranged inside the rotating sleeve (41); the driving motor (54) is fixedly mounted at the lower end of the fixed shaft (42); and the output end of the driving motor (54) is fixedly connected to the driving shaft (52).

7. A traffic road condition inspection drone according to claim 6, characterized in that: A cleaning strip (53) is fixedly mounted along the edge of the surface of one side of the arc-shaped cover plate (51) close to the hemispherical transparent cover (4).

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