Automatic cruise unmanned aerial vehicle with camera shooting function

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an automatic cruise unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera shooting function, which comprises a main body frame, the bottom end of the main body frame is fixedly connected with a lower bracket, the bottom end of the lower bracket is fixedly connected with a mounting seat, the bottom end of the mounting seat is detachably connected with a camera shooting cradle head, and the camera shooting cradle head comprises a base. The bottom end of the base is rotationally connected with a fixed arm, and the bottom end of the fixed arm is rotationally connected with a camera. According to the utility model, through the arrangement of the elastic blocks and the core rod, the core rod is inserted into the mounting seat, and the core rod is clamped with the plurality of inner clamping grooves in the mounting seat through the elastic blocks, so that the core rod and the base are limited and fixed, and when the camera holder and the mounting seat need to be disassembled, the core rod is moved upwards, so that the elastic blocks are extruded and withdrawn into the mounting grooves, and then the base is rotated; and then the core rod is pulled out downwards, the core rod is separated from the mounting seat, and the camera shooting pan-tilt is disassembled, so that the camera shooting pan-tilt is convenient to disassemble and assemble.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an automatic cruising unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera function. Background Art

[0002] With the development of machine vision, more and more vision-related projects have emerged. Conventional methods include acquiring images through fixed network cameras and then analyzing them with visual algorithms. However, conventional network cameras are difficult to acquire complete video images and the image quality is low. By equipping drones with cameras, the drones can fly along the path specified by the host computer and acquire video images during the flight, thereby improving the effect of the acquired video images. When existing drones are equipped with cameras, the gimbal and the body are mostly installed and fixed with screws, and tools are required for disassembly and assembly, which is inconvenient to operate. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic cruising drone with a camera function to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] An automatic cruise drone with a camera function comprises a main frame, the bottom end of the main frame is fixedly connected to a lower bracket, the bottom end of the lower bracket is fixedly connected to a mounting seat, the bottom end of the mounting seat is detachably connected to a camera platform, the camera platform comprises a base, the bottom end of the base is rotatably connected to a fixed arm, the bottom end of the fixed arm is rotatably connected to a camera, the top end of the base is fixedly connected to a core rod, the outer side wall of the core rod is annularly equidistantly provided with a plurality of mounting grooves, a spring block is rotatably connected between the inner side walls of two of the mounting grooves, and the bottom end of the annular inner side wall of the mounting seat is provided with a plurality of inner card grooves at equal angles.

[0006] Furthermore, a second extrusion spring is fixedly connected between an inner wall of one side of the elastic block and an inner wall of the mounting groove, and the elastic block includes a clamping portion located on the other side.

[0007] Furthermore, a first extrusion spring is fixedly connected to the inner bottom surface of the mounting seat, and the bottom end of the first extrusion spring contacts the top end of the core rod.

[0008] Furthermore, a plurality of limit blocks are fixedly connected in an annular manner at equal intervals to the bottom end of the outer wall of the mounting seat, and a groove is formed between two adjacent limit blocks; a positioning ring plate is fixedly connected to the top surface of the base; a plurality of sliding blocks are fixedly connected in an annular manner at equal intervals to the inner wall of the positioning ring plate, and the sliding blocks fit in the grooves.

[0009] Furthermore, the number of the limit blocks is twice the number of the spring blocks, and both sides of the top of the limit blocks and the four top corners of the sliding block are chamfered.

[0010] Furthermore, a servo motor 1 is installed inside the bottom end of the base, and the servo motor 1 is used to drive the fixed arm to rotate; a servo motor 2 is installed at the bottom end of the fixed arm, and the servo motor 2 is used to drive the camera to rotate.

[0011] Furthermore, a model aircraft battery is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the lower bracket, an onboard computer is mounted inside the main frame, and a flight control is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the main frame.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0013] 1. Through the arrangement of the spring block and the core rod, the core rod is inserted into the mounting seat. The core rod is connected with multiple internal slots in the mounting seat through the spring block to realize the limit fixation of the core rod and the base. When the camera head and the mounting seat need to be removed, the core rod is moved up so that the spring block is squeezed back into the mounting slot, and then the base is rotated to rotate the core rod so that the angle of the spring block and the mounting slot are staggered, and then the core rod is pulled out downward, the core rod is separated from the mounting seat, and the camera head is removed without the help of tools, which is convenient for disassembly and assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall front view structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the mounting seat structure in the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the mounting seat in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the positioning ring plate structure in the utility model;

[0019] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bullet block in the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 100, main frame; 110, lower bracket; 120, mounting seat; 121, limit block; 122, intermediate groove; 123, extrusion spring 1; 124, inner slot; 130, aircraft model battery; 140, flight control; 200, camera; 300, camera gimbal; 310, fixed arm; 320, base; 330, positioning ring plate; 331, slider; 340, core rod; 341, mounting groove; 342, spring block; 343, extrusion spring 2; 344, clamping part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] 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.

[0022] See also Figures 1 to 4 In an embodiment of the utility model, an automatic cruise drone with a camera function includes a main frame 100, a lower bracket 110 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the main frame 100, a mounting seat 120 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the lower bracket 110, a camera platform 300 is detachably connected to the bottom end of the mounting seat 120, the camera platform 300 includes a base 320, a fixed arm 310 is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the base 320, a camera 200 is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the fixed arm 310, a core rod 340 is fixedly connected to the top end of the base 320, a plurality of mounting grooves 341 are equidistantly arranged on the outer wall of the core rod 340, a spring block 342 is rotatably connected between the inner walls of the two mounting grooves 341, and a plurality of inner card grooves 124 are equiangularly arranged on the bottom end of the annular inner wall of the mounting seat 120.

[0023] Specifically, the core rod 340 is inserted into the mounting seat 120, and the core rod 340 is clamped with the multiple internal slots 124 in the mounting seat 120 through the spring block 342 to achieve limited fixation of the core rod 340 and the base 320. When the camera head 300 and the mounting seat 120 need to be removed, the core rod 340 is moved up so that the spring block 342 is squeezed and retracted into the mounting slot 341, and then the base 320 is rotated to rotate the core rod 340 so that the angle of the spring block 342 and the mounting slot 341 are staggered, and then the core rod 340 is pulled downward, the core rod 340 is separated from the mounting seat 120, and the camera head 300 is removed.

[0024] Embodiment 1

[0025] like Figures 3 to 6As shown, in this embodiment, a second extrusion spring 343 is fixedly connected between an inner wall of one side of the spring block 342 and an inner wall of the mounting groove 341, and the spring block 342 includes a clamping portion 344 located on the other side. The inner bottom surface of the mounting seat 120 is fixedly connected with a first extrusion spring 123, and the bottom end of the first extrusion spring 123 contacts the top end of the core rod 340. The bottom end of the outer wall of the mounting seat 120 is annularly fixedly connected with a plurality of limit blocks 121 at equal intervals, and a groove 122 is formed between two adjacent limit blocks 121. The top surface of the base 320 A positioning ring plate 330 is fixedly connected, and a plurality of sliders 331 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the positioning ring plate 330 in an annular manner with equal intervals. The sliders 331 fit into the intermediate grooves 122. The number of limit blocks 121 is twice the number of spring blocks 342. Chamfers are provided on both sides of the top of the limit blocks 121 and the four top corners of the sliders 331. A servo 1 is installed inside the bottom end of the base 320, and the servo 1 is used to drive the fixed arm 310 to rotate. A servo 2 is installed at the bottom end of the fixed arm 310, and the servo 2 is used to drive the camera 200 to rotate.

[0026] In this embodiment, when the core rod 340 moves up, the slider 331 slides into an intermediate groove 122. When the spring block 342 is aligned with the inner slot 124, the core rod 340 moves up directly, and the clamping portion 344 is embedded in the inner slot 124 so that the spring block 342 is clamped with the mounting groove 341. When the spring block 342 is misaligned with the inner slot 124, the base 320 is moved up so that the bottom end of the mounting seat 120 contacts the base 320, and the spring block 342 is squeezed by the inner wall of the mounting seat 120 and retracted in the mounting groove 341. The cam 331 is moved to the upper position of the inner slot 124, the slider 331 is moved to the upper position of the limit block 121, the base 320 is rotated to align the slider 331 with an adjacent slot 122, so that the spring block 342 is aligned with the inner slot 124, and the base 320 is released. The base 320 moves downward under the action of the extrusion spring 123, and the spring block 342 is engaged with the inner slot 124, so that the setting of the positioning ring plate 330 facilitates the alignment and engagement of the spring block 342 with the inner slot 124, which is convenient for operation.

[0027] like Figure 2 As shown, in this embodiment, a model aircraft battery 130 is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the lower bracket 110 , an onboard computer is installed inside the main frame 100 , and a flight control 140 is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the main frame 100 .

[0028] In the specific implementation, Pixhawk is used as the flight control 140, Missionplanner (ground station) is used to calibrate the drone, and the flight path of the drone is planned in Missionplanner. The onboard computer on the drone is connected to the flight control 140 using a USB cable, and the pymavlink library in python3 is used on the onboard computer to obtain various data of the drone in real time. After the drone takes off, the onboard computer uses the libcamera-vid package to record the video and save the video data stream of the camera 200. At the same time, the flight control 140 data is read, and the video and flight control 140 data are bundled. The corresponding flight control 140 data can be found every second. After the drone lands, the onboard computer uploads the video and the recorded flight control 140 data to the server through the http protocol.

[0029] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive from any point of view, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the present invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be regarded as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0030] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An automatic cruising drone with a camera function, comprising a main frame (100), characterized in that: The bottom end of the main frame (100) is fixedly connected to a lower bracket (110), the bottom end of the lower bracket (110) is fixedly connected to a mounting seat (120), the bottom end of the mounting seat (120) is detachably connected to a camera platform (300), the camera platform (300) comprises a base (320), the bottom end of the base (320) is rotatably connected to a fixed arm (310), the bottom end of the fixed arm (310) is rotatably connected to a camera (200), the top end of the base (320) is fixedly connected to a core rod (340), the outer wall of the core rod (340) is annularly and equidistantly provided with a plurality of mounting grooves (341), the inner walls of two mounting grooves (341) are rotatably connected with a spring block (342), and the bottom end of the annular inner wall of the mounting seat (120) is equidistantly provided with a plurality of inner slots (124), 2. The automatic cruise drone with camera function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second extrusion spring (343) is fixedly connected between an inner wall of one side of the spring block (342) and an inner wall of the mounting groove (341), and the spring block (342) includes a clamping portion (344) located on the other side.

3. The automatic cruise drone with camera function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner bottom surface of the mounting seat (120) is fixedly connected with a compression spring (123), and the bottom end of the compression spring (123) is in contact with the top end of the core rod (340).

4. The automatic cruise drone with camera function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom end of the outer wall of the mounting seat (120) is annularly and equidistantly fixed with a plurality of limit blocks (121), and a groove (122) is formed between two adjacent limit blocks (121); the top surface of the base (320) is fixedly connected with a positioning ring plate (330); the inner wall of the positioning ring plate (330) is annularly and equidistantly fixed with a plurality of sliders (331), and the sliders (331) fit in the grooves (122).

5. The automatic cruise drone with camera function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The number of the limit blocks (121) is twice the number of the spring blocks (342), and both sides of the top of the limit blocks (121) and the four top corners of the sliding block (331) are chamfered.

6. The automatic cruise drone with camera function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A servo motor 1 is installed inside the bottom end of the base (320), and the servo motor 1 is used to drive the fixed arm (310) to rotate. A servo motor 2 is installed at the bottom end of the fixed arm (310), and the servo motor 2 is used to drive the camera (200) to rotate.

7. The automatic cruise drone with camera function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A model aircraft battery (130) is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the lower bracket (110), an onboard computer is mounted inside the main frame (100), and a flight control (140) is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the main frame (100).

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