Unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for floating type alien invasive aquatic plants

By using drones for aerial operations and electric push rods to pry open components, combined with the design of grabbing hooks and blades, the limitations of sampling range and entanglement problems of invasive aquatic plants in water areas have been solved, achieving efficient and accurate sampling results.

CN223461294UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21RURAL ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT AGENCY MINISTRY OF AGRI & RURAL AFFAIRS
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Application Number
CN202422853283.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-22
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-22

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies are insufficient for comprehensive sampling in water areas, especially for invasive aquatic plants that are far from the shore, overgrown with aquatic plants, or located in the middle of large lakes. Furthermore, traditional tools are difficult to use when sampling through tangled aquatic plants, resulting in low sampling success rates and unrepresentative samples.

Method used

Design a floating drone sampling device for invasive aquatic plants. The device uses a drone for aerial operations, combines an electric push rod and a dispersing component to disperse the plants, and is equipped with a grappling hook blade for precise sampling. The device includes components such as a base, drone body, electric push rod, dispersing plate, and grappling hook blade.

Benefits of technology

It enables flexible coverage sampling of water areas, improves the sampling success rate, can clear away tangled plants, accurately capture aquatic plant samples, and enhances the representativeness and coverage of the sampling.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for floating type alien invasive aquatic plants, which belongs to the technical field of aquatic plant sampling and comprises a base, mounting plates symmetrically distributed are fixedly connected to the top wall of the base, an unmanned aerial vehicle body is fixedly connected to one end, far away from the base, of each mounting plate, and the unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device further comprises an electric push rod, the electric push rod is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, the outer wall of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with a metal rod, and the metal rod is fixedly connected with the mounting plate; and the pushing-aside assembly comprises bases which are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the outer wall of the base, and the outer walls of the bases are rotationally connected with pushing-aside plates. According to the utility model, the arranged grappling hook blades are connected with the driving cylinder through the driving plate, when sampling operation is carried out, the driving plate drives the grappling hook blades to do opening and closing actions, the grappling hook blades are not influenced by plant winding when being inserted into water, and the grappling hook blades are automatically unfolded after entering the water, so that aquatic plants can be accurately grabbed.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to aquatic plant sampling technical field, specifically, relate to a kind of floating type alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the early 20th century, some floating type alien aquatic plants were introduced into China. For example, water hyacinth was introduced into provinces in mainland China as a feed crop in the 1930s, and then escaped into the wild. Alien invasive aquatic plants grow rapidly, consume a large amount of oxygen and nutrients in water, and occupy the living space of native aquatic plants, leading to a decrease or even extinction of native aquatic plants and destruction of the structure and function of the original aquatic ecosystem. In order to control the spread and harm of these alien invasive aquatic plants, a large amount of manpower, material resources and financial resources need to be invested for management, including manual salvage, mechanical removal, chemical control, etc. However, the management effect is often difficult to last long and requires long-term investment.

[0003] Most of the existing technologies rely on manual rowing or using fixed equipment on the shore for sampling. For water areas far from the shore, shallow areas with dense waterweeds that are difficult to pass through, and middle positions of large lakes and rivers, personnel are difficult to reach for sampling work, resulting in a large limitation in sampling range and inability to comprehensively cover the entire water area. Some alien invasive aquatic plant samples in special positions may be missed, and the overall distribution of alien invasive aquatic plants in the water area cannot be accurately grasped. When facing a large number of intertwined and randomly growing floating aquatic plants, the existing sampling tools often lack effective means to actively push away the plants. For example, the common mesh bag sampling method is easily entangled by surrounding aquatic plants when it is inserted into water, and the target plant sample cannot be smoothly collected, resulting in blocked sampling work, low success rate, and the collected samples may not be representative and cannot accurately reflect the true situation of alien invasive aquatic plants.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a floating type alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a floating type alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device to solve the problems raised in the background.

[0006] In order to achieve the above invention purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0007] A floating type alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device, comprising a base, the base top wall is fixedly connected with symmetrically distributed mounting plates, the mounting plate is fixedly connected with an unmanned aerial vehicle body at one end away from the base, further comprising:

[0008] The electric push rod is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, an outer wall of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with a metal rod, and the metal rod is fixedly connected with a mounting plate;

[0009] The dislodging assembly comprises a base symmetrically fixedly connected to the outer wall of the base, an outer wall of the base is rotationally connected with a dislodging plate, an outer wall of the dislodging plate is fixedly connected with uniformly distributed barbs, an outer wall of the dislodging plate is rotationally connected with a linkage rod, one end of the linkage rod away from the dislodging plate is rotationally connected with a linkage plate, and the linkage plate is fixedly connected with an output end of the electric push rod in diameter;

[0010] The sampling assembly is arranged on the outer wall of the base.

[0011] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the sampling assembly comprises a connecting rod fixedly connected to the outer wall of the base, one end of the connecting rod away from the base is fixedly connected with a fixed plate, an outer wall of the fixed plate is fixedly connected with uniformly distributed fixed rods, an outer wall of the fixed rod is slidingly connected with a sleeve, a top wall of the sleeve is fixedly connected with a lifting plate, the lifting plate is slidingly connected with the fixed rod, one end of the sleeve away from the lifting plate is fixedly connected with a driving cylinder, an outer wall of the driving cylinder is rotationally connected with symmetrically distributed driving plates, one end of the driving plate away from the driving cylinder is rotationally connected with a grappling hook blade, and the grappling hook blade is rotationally connected with the fixed rod.

[0012] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the output end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with an extension rod, and one end of the extension rod away from the output end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with the lifting plate.

[0013] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, an outer wall of the base is fixedly connected with a floating ring.

[0014] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, an outer wall of the grappling hook blade is fixedly connected with a limiting plate.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] In the scheme of the present application:

[0017] 1. The unmanned aerial vehicle body and the base are docked and installed to realize air operation, which can not be limited by the surrounding terrain, water depth and the distance between the distribution position of aquatic plants and the shore, and the like, compared with the traditional manual rowing or shore fixed equipment sampling mode. The unmanned aerial vehicle can quickly fly over the target water area, accurately position the floating invasive aquatic plant gathering area, greatly improve the flexibility of sampling, quickly reach some water areas that are difficult for personnel to easily reach for sampling, effectively expand the sampling coverage area, and improve the probability of discovering and collecting different distribution conditions of invasive aquatic plant samples;

[0018] 2. The linkage plate is connected to the linkage plate of the electric push rod output end through the set of the linkage plate, when the electric push rod is retracted, the linkage plate will be rotated accordingly, and the outer wall is provided with uniformly distributed barbs, when facing a large number of intertwined, disorderly growing floating aquatic plants, the plants can be effectively pushed away, a channel to the target plant sample is opened, the plants are prevented from being intertwined to hinder the working of the sampling assembly, so that the subsequent sampling hook blades can smoothly contact the specific alien invasive aquatic plants to be collected, and the sampling success rate is effectively improved.

[0019] 3. The hook blade is connected to the drive cylinder through the drive plate, when the sampling operation is performed, the drive plate drives the hook blade to open and close, the hook blade can be prevented from being affected by the intertwined plants when being inserted into the water, and the hook blade is automatically unfolded after being inserted into the water, and then the aquatic plants can be accurately grabbed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 The overall structure schematic diagram of the floating alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device provided by the application is shown in the figure.

[0021] Figure 2 The front view of the floating alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device provided by the application is shown in the figure.

[0022] Figure 3 The linkage plate part structure schematic diagram of the floating alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device provided by the application is shown in the figure.

[0023] Figure 4 The sleeve part structure schematic diagram of the floating alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device provided by the application is shown in the figure.

[0024] Figure 5 The hook blade part structure schematic diagram of the floating alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device provided by the application is shown in the figure.

[0025] Indications in the figure:

[0026] 1, base; 2, floating ring; 3, mounting plate; 4, metal rod; 5, unmanned aerial vehicle body; 6, electric push rod; 7, connecting rod; 8, fixed plate; 9, lifting plate; 10, base; 11, push plate; 12, linkage rod; 13, linkage plate; 14, barb; 15, fixed rod; 16, sleeve; 17, drive cylinder; 18, drive plate; 19, hook blade; 20, limiting plate; 21, extension rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments.

[0028] As Figures 1-5 shown, the utility model discloses a kind of floating type alien invasive aquatic plant unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device, including pedestal 1, the top wall of pedestal 1 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 3 of symmetrical distribution, the end of mounting plate 3 away from pedestal 1 is fixedly connected with unmanned aerial vehicle body 5, by unmanned aerial vehicle body 5 flight in the air, transport entire sampling device to target water area above, by good maneuverability and controllability of unmanned aerial vehicle, it can be accurately positioned to the area where floating type alien invasive aquatic plant distributes, mounting plate 3 plays the role of connecting pedestal 1 and unmanned aerial vehicle body 5, ensure that the structure of device whole is stable when flying in the air, and the outer wall of pedestal 1 is fixedly connected with float ring 2, so that unmanned aerial vehicle can stably float on water surface after device is put into water surface, provide stable water operation platform for subsequent sampling operation, still include:

[0029] Electric push rod 6 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of unmanned aerial vehicle body 5, and the outer wall of electric push rod 6 is fixedly connected with metal rod 4, and metal rod 4 is fixedly connected with mounting plate 3;

[0030] Dial off component, dial off component includes the base 10 of symmetrical fixed connection on the outer wall of pedestal 1, the outer wall of base 10 is rotatably connected with dial off plate 11, the outer wall of dial off plate 11 is fixedly connected with the barb 14 of uniform distribution, the outer wall of dial off plate 11 is rotatably connected with linkage rod 12, the end of linkage rod 12 away from dial off plate 11 is rotatably connected with linkage plate 13, and linkage plate 13 is fixedly connected with the outer diameter of electric push rod 6 output end, when device gradually approaches water surface, metal rod 4 first contacts water surface, metal rod 4 once contacts water, it will immediately generate corresponding electric signal, and the signal is transmitted to electric push rod 6, electric push rod 6 starts to work, and the outer diameter of electric push rod 6 output end is fixedly connected with linkage plate 13, so when electric push rod 6 performs telescopic action, it will drive linkage plate 13 to move up and down linearly correspondingly, and linkage plate 13 is connected with dial off plate 11 through linkage rod 12, and linkage rod 12 is rotatably connected with dial off plate 11 and linkage plate 13 respectively, along with the movement of linkage plate 13, linkage rod 12 will push dial off plate 11 to rotate around the rotation connecting point of dial off plate 11 and base 10, and the outer wall of dial off plate 11 is provided with the barb 14 of uniform distribution, so that floating type alien invasive aquatic plant, which is intertwined and distributed disorderly on water surface, can be effectively dialled off during rotation, to pave an unobstructed channel for subsequent sampling component to contact target plant sample;

[0031] Sampling component is arranged on the outer wall of pedestal 1.

[0032] As Figures 4-5 shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above-mentioned mode, further, the sampling assembly comprises a connecting rod 7 uniformly fixedly connected to the outer wall of the base 1, the end of the connecting rod 7 away from the base 1 is fixedly connected with a fixed plate 8, the outer wall of the fixed plate 8 is fixedly connected with uniformly distributed fixed rods 15, the outer wall of the fixed rod 15 is slidingly connected with a sleeve 16, the top wall of the sleeve 16 is fixedly connected with a lifting plate 9, and the lifting plate 9 is slidingly connected with the fixed rod 15, the end of the sleeve 16 away from the lifting plate 9 is fixedly connected with a drive cylinder 17, the outer wall of the drive cylinder 17 is rotatably connected with symmetrically distributed drive plates 18, the end of the drive plate 18 away from the drive cylinder 17 is rotatably connected with a hook blade 19, and the hook blade 19 is rotatably connected with the fixed rod 15, when the output end of the electric push rod 6 is stretched and retracted, the output end of the electric push rod 6 drives the lifting plate 9 to move, and then drives the sleeve 16 to slide on the fixed rod 15, and then drives the drive cylinder 17 to slide, and the drive cylinder 17 drives the drive plate 18 to rotate on the outer wall of the drive cylinder 17, the end of the drive plate 18 away from the drive cylinder 17 is rotatably connected with the hook blade 19, and the hook blade 19 is also rotatably connected with the fixed rod 15, so the movement of the drive plate 18 will drive the hook blade 19 to rotate around the connecting point with the fixed rod 15, realizing the unfolding operation of the hook blade 19, facilitating the hook blade 19 to accurately grasp the floating type alien aquatic plants, and the limiting plate 20 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the hook blade 19 can prevent the bending of the hook blade 19 caused by excessive pulling force of the grasped plant sample, ensuring the integrity of the sampling, and after the completion of the grasping, the reverse movement of the drive cylinder 17 and other related components can make the hook blade 19 close, fixing the sample for subsequent transfer and other operations.

[0033] As Figures 1-3 shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above-mentioned mode, further, the output end of the electric push rod 6 is fixedly connected with an extension rod 21, and the end of the extension rod 21 away from the output end of the electric push rod 6 is fixedly connected with the lifting plate 9, realizing the connection between the output end of the electric push rod 6 and the lifting plate 9 through the extension rod 21.

[0034] As Figures 1-2 shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above-mentioned mode, further, the outer wall of the base 1 is fixedly connected with a floating ring 2, realizing the floating of the base 1 on the water surface through the floating ring 2, facilitating the parking of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 5 on the water surface, and saving power.

[0035] As Figure 5 shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above-mentioned mode, further, the outer wall of the hook blade 19 is fixedly connected with a limiting plate 20, preventing the hook blade 19 from being folded after grasping the aquatic plants through the limiting plate 20, and improving the grasping capacity.

[0036] Specifically, the unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for floating alien invasive aquatic plants in use: through the unmanned aerial vehicle body 5 in the air flight, the whole sampling device is transported to the target water area, relying on the good maneuverability and controllability of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the device can be accurately positioned to the area where the floating alien invasive aquatic plants are distributed, the mounting plate 3 plays a role in connecting the base 1 and the unmanned aerial vehicle body 5, ensuring the stability of the whole device structure in the air flight, and the floating ring 2 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the base 1 makes the device float stably on the water surface after the unmanned aerial vehicle puts the device into the water, providing a stable water operation platform for subsequent sampling operation, when the device gradually approaches the water surface, the metal rod 4 first contacts the water surface, and the metal rod 4 generates a corresponding electrical signal as soon as it contacts the water, and transmits the signal to the electric push rod 6, the electric push rod 6 starts to work, and the outer diameter of the output end of the electric push rod 6 is fixedly connected with the linkage plate 13, so that the electric push rod 6 moves up and down linearly when it performs the telescopic action, and the linkage plate 13 is connected with the push plate 11 through the linkage rod 12, the linkage rod 12 is rotatably connected with the push plate 11 and the linkage plate 13 at two ends, and the linkage rod 12 pushes the push plate 11 to rotate around the rotating connection point between the push plate 11 and the base 10 with the movement of the linkage plate 13, the evenly distributed barbs 14 on the outer wall of the push plate 11 can effectively push away the floating alien invasive aquatic plants that are intertwined and distributed randomly on the water surface during the rotating process, and pave the way for the subsequent sampling assembly to contact the target plant samples, at the same time, when the output end of the electric push rod 6 telescopes, the lifting plate 9 moves and the sleeve 16 slides on the fixed rod 15, and the driving cylinder 17 slides, the driving plate 18 rotates on the outer wall of the driving cylinder 17, the end of the driving plate 18 away from the driving cylinder 17 is rotatably connected with the hook blade 19, and the hook blade 19 is also rotatably connected with the fixed rod 15, so that the movement of the driving plate 18 drives the hook blade 19 to rotate around the connection point with the fixed rod 15, realizing the unfolding operation of the hook blade 19, facilitating the hook blade 19 to accurately grasp the floating alien invasive aquatic plants, the limiting plate 20 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the hook blade 19 can prevent the hook blade 19 from being bent due to excessive pulling force of the grasped plant samples, ensuring the integrity of the sampling, and after the grasping is completed, the reverse movement of the driving cylinder 17 and other related components can make the hook blade 19 close, fixing the sample for subsequent transfer and other operations.

[0037] The above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions described in the utility model and do not limit the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above-described various embodiments, the utility model is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and therefore any modification or equivalent replacement of the utility model; and all technical solutions and improvements that do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the invention are all included in the scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A floating type unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for alien invasive aquatic plants, comprising a base (1), characterized in that, The base (1) top wall fixedly connected with symmetrically distributed mounting plate (3), the mounting plate (3) away from the base (1) one end fixedly connected with unmanned aerial vehicle body (5), still includes: Electric push rod (6), fixedly connected to the outer wall of unmanned aerial vehicle body (5), the outer wall of the electric push rod (6) is fixedly connected with metal rod (4), and the metal rod (4) is fixedly connected with the mounting plate (3); Dial off assembly, the dial off assembly includes symmetrically fixedly connected to the outer wall of base (1) base (10), the outer wall of base (10) is rotatably connected with dial off plate (11), the outer wall of dial off plate (11) is fixedly connected with evenly distributed barb (14), the outer wall of dial off plate (11) is rotatably connected with linkage rod (12), one end of the linkage rod (12) away from dial off plate (11) is rotatably connected with linkage plate (13), and the linkage plate (13) is fixedly connected with the output end of electric push rod (6) outer diameter. The sampling assembly includes evenly fixedly connected to the outer wall of base (1) connecting rod (7), one end of the connecting rod (7) away from the base (1) is fixedly connected with fixed plate (8), the outer wall of fixed plate (8) is fixedly connected with evenly distributed fixed rod (15), the outer wall of fixed rod (15) is slidably connected with sleeve (16), the top wall of sleeve (16) is fixedly connected with lifting plate (9), and the lifting plate (9) is slidably connected with fixed rod (15), one end of the sleeve (16) away from the lifting plate (9) is fixedly connected with drive cylinder (17), the outer wall of drive cylinder (17) is rotatably connected with symmetrically distributed drive plate (18), one end of the drive plate (18) away from the drive cylinder (17) is rotatably connected with grab hook blade (19), and the grab hook blade (19) is rotatably connected with fixed rod (15).

2. The floating unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for aquatic invasive plants of claim 1, wherein, The output end of the electric push rod (6) is fixedly connected with extension rod (21), and one end of the extension rod (21) away from the output end of the electric push rod (6) is fixedly connected with the lifting plate (9).

3. The unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for floating alien invasive aquatic plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the base (1) is fixedly connected with the floating ring (2).

4. The unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for floating alien invasive aquatic plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the grab hook blade (19) is fixedly connected with the limiting plate (20).

5. The unmanned aerial vehicle sampling device for floating alien invasive aquatic plants according to claim 2, characterized in that, ​