Unmanned aerial vehicle and warehouse checking system

Abstract

The utility model discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle and a warehouse checking system. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a vehicle body, and a power supply, a rotor wing mechanism, an airborne computer, an RFID reading assembly and a cage type protection structure which are arranged on the vehicle body, the RFID reading assembly comprises an RFID reader and an RFID antenna. The laser radar and the wireless communication module are mounted on the machine body; according to the utility model, warehouse checking is realized by combining the unmanned aerial vehicle and the FFID, and compared with a mode of holding RFID terminal equipment, the system is flexible, strong in crossing capability, high in intelligent level, capable of greatly improving working efficiency and reducing labor cost, capable of adapting to periodic checking requirements of various large, medium and small material warehouses, flexible, simple, accurate, efficient and safe; in addition, a cage type protection structure is further arranged, effective wrapping is formed on the rotor wing mechanisms and the fuselage, potential collision from all directions is avoided, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is suitable for freely shuttling in an indoor warehouse and is safe and reliable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to unmanned plane field, especially a kind of unmanned plane and warehouse inventory system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Warehouse base of logistics supply chain, transportation, consumer retail, medical care, aviation maintenance, power guarantee and other industries, there are a large number of raw materials, spare parts, equipment and other types of materials, the important assets of enterprises and units, need periodic inventory, to clarify the current inventory quantity, promptly find and prevent theft behavior. On the other hand, through inventory, it can reasonably control the fund occupation and warehouse cost, and also help to improve management problems such as non-standard placement, eliminate safety risk problems;

[0003] At present, most warehouse inventory relies on manual inspection, which is complicated and inefficient;RFID technology reads the information of the article label through wireless radio frequency non-contact induction, and can read in batches and penetrate within a few meters without relying on light, which has a significant advantage over traditional bar codes;In addition, RFID labels are unique and highly secure;The label can be reused, and the cost is low;The label has strong stain resistance, good environmental adaptability and durability;

[0004] Some warehouses use handheld RFID terminal devices to scan materials for inventory, but are limited by the working distance of handheld devices, and labels at high shelves are easily missed, and manual inventory is time-consuming and inefficient. If track robots are installed in the warehouse, it is costly and not flexible enough, and it is not a mainstream solution that the industry can accept. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model provides a kind of unmanned plane and warehouse inventory system, at least can solve the problem indicated in background art.

[0006] An unmanned plane, comprising a body and a power supply, a rotor mechanism, an on-board computer, an RFID reading component and a cage-type protective structure mounted on the body.

[0007] The RFID reading component includes an RFID reader and an RFID antenna.

[0008] It also includes a laser radar and a wireless communication module mounted on the body.

[0009] The body includes a carrier frame one and a carrier frame two located above the carrier frame one, and the carrier frame one and the carrier frame two are fixedly connected by a protective fence, and a power supply compartment for accommodating the power supply is formed between the carrier frame one and the carrier frame two.

[0010] The edge of the carrier frame one is fixedly connected with a mounting seat for mounting the RFID antenna.

[0011] The second bearing frame is connected with the mounting base through a connecting rod.

[0012] The cage type protection structure comprises a plurality of protection rods distributed along the circumference of the machine body and two connecting assemblies.

[0013] One of the connecting assemblies is connected with the upper ends of the plurality of protection rods, and the other connecting assembly is connected with the lower ends of the plurality of protection rods.

[0014] The protection rod is C-shaped.

[0015] The connecting assembly is a plurality of connecting rods, and any connecting rod is connected with the upper end or the lower end of two adjacent protection rods.

[0016] The connecting assembly is a plurality of elastic ropes, and any elastic rope is connected with the upper end or the lower end of two adjacent protection rods.

[0017] A warehouse inventory system comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle, and further comprises an RFID tag and a central server, the central server is in communication connection with the on-board computer through a wireless communication module, and is used for receiving and processing inventory data sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the warehouse inventory is realized by combining the unmanned aerial vehicle and the RFID, and compared with the handheld RFID terminal device, the unmanned aerial vehicle is flexible, has strong bypassing capability, has high intelligent level, can greatly improve work efficiency, reduces labor cost, can adapt to periodic inventory requirements of various types of warehouses, is flexible, simple, accurate, efficient and safe.

[0019] In addition, the cage type protection structure is further provided, the rotor mechanism and the machine body are effectively wrapped, potential collisions from all directions are avoided, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is suitable for free shuttling in an indoor warehouse and is safe and reliable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Fig. 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0021] Fig. 2 It is a schematic diagram of the machine body structure of the unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0022] Fig. 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cage type protection structure.

[0023] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] 1-machine body, 2-rotor mechanism, 3-on-board computer, 4-power supply, 5-RFID antenna, 6-laser radar, 7-mounting base, 8-protection rod, 9-connecting assembly, 10-clamping groove, 11-first bearing frame, 12-second bearing frame, 13-connecting rod, 14-protection fence, 15-RFID reader. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but it should be understood that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiment.

[0026] like Figs. 1 to 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a drone, comprising a body 1, on which a power supply 4, a rotor mechanism 2, an onboard computer 3, and an RFID reading component are mounted;

[0027] In addition, a cage-type protective structure is provided on the body 1, which effectively wraps the rotor mechanism 2 and the fuselage to avoid potential collisions from all directions, making it suitable for free movement in indoor warehouses, safe and reliable;

[0028] The RFID reading component includes a built-in RFID reader 15 and an external RFID antenna 5. The RFID reader 15 uses a dual-channel high-performance RFID reader 15 with a detection range of up to 7 meters. During flight operations, it can scan tags located on both sides of the route from a distance, achieving efficient material inventory work.

[0029] In addition, the body 1 is also equipped with a laser radar 6 and a wireless communication module. Through the laser radar 6 and corresponding algorithms, a three-dimensional map of the warehouse scene is constructed in real time, achieving high-precision autonomous positioning and navigation functions without relying on satellite signals or light.

[0030] The wireless communication module uses WIFI6 routing. By deploying multiple hotspots in the warehouse, the drone's wireless network access can be switched in real time without any sense of touch. During flight, the material data scanned by the onboard RFID reading component is stored in the onboard computer 3 and interacts with the ground edge node data to achieve real-time or offline viewing and management.

[0031] The flight control system and power system of the UAV are existing technologies and therefore will not be described in detail here;

[0032] In this embodiment, the body 1 includes a first carrier 11 and a second carrier 12 located above the first carrier 11. The first carrier 11 and the second carrier 12 are fixedly connected by a guardrail 14. A power supply 4 compartment is formed between the first carrier 11 and the second carrier 12 for accommodating the power supply 4, thereby enclosing the power supply 4 and preventing the battery from being displaced or damaged due to vibration or even collision.

[0033] The edge of the bearing frame one 11 is fixedly connected with a mounting seat 7 for mounting the RFID antenna 5, realizing the conformal design of the cage type protection structure and the RFID. In addition, in order to play a reinforcing effect, the bearing frame two 12 is connected with the mounting seat 7 through the connecting rod 13. The RFID reader 15 is provided with at least one RFID antenna 5. In the embodiment, two symmetrical RFID antennas 5 are taken as an example;

[0034] The cage type protection structure of the embodiment comprises a plurality of protection rods 8 distributed along the circumference of the machine body 1 and two connecting assemblies 9. One of the connecting assemblies 9 connects the upper ends of the plurality of protection rods 8, and the other connecting assembly 9 connects the lower ends of the plurality of protection rods 8. The connecting assembly 9 is used to connect the plurality of protection rods 8, forming a more stable overall mechanism.

[0035] In other embodiments, the protection rod 8 has a clamping groove 10 matched with the bearing frame one 11. The protection rod 8 is clamped on the bearing frame one 11 through the clamping groove 10, so that the cage type protection structure and the machine body 1 form an integral structure, which is more stable.

[0036] The connecting assembly 9 of the embodiment is a plurality of connecting rods 13. Any connecting rod 13 connects the upper end or the lower end of two adjacent protection rods 8.

[0037] In other embodiments, in order to play a certain buffering effect, the connecting assembly 9 is a plurality of elastic ropes. Any elastic rope connects the upper end or the lower end of two adjacent protection rods 8.

[0038] The protection rod 8 of the embodiment is C-shaped. Of course, it can also be designed to be similar to “<” or “【”, so as to realize effective wrapping.

[0039] Embodiment two

[0040] The embodiment proposes a warehouse inventory system, which comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle of embodiment one, and further comprises an RFID tag and a central server. The RFID tag is attached to an object to be inventoried. The central server is in communication connection with the on-board computer 3 through a wireless communication module, and is used to receive and process the inventory data sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0041] In other embodiments, an indoor machine nest is further included. After the unmanned aerial vehicle performs the inventory task, it automatically returns to the nest for charging, thereby avoiding manual battery replacement and realizing unmanned guarding.

[0042] It is apparent for a person skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other concrete forms without departing from the spirit and the essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered as exemplary and non-limiting, the scope of the present application being defined by the claims appended hereto rather than by the above description, and all the changes which fall within the meaning and the scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be embraced therein. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims to the figures in which the reference signs are used.

[0043] Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment according to the present specification needs to exhibit each and every characteristic specified in the present specification. The specification can also be described in terms of a single independent technical solution, but this does not mean that each embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. The specification is described in this way only for the sake of clarity, and a person skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by a person skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A drone, characterized in that, The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a body (1), a power supply (4), a rotor mechanism (2), an on-board computer (3), an RFID reading assembly and a cage-shaped protective structure, which are installed on the body (1). The RFID reading assembly comprises an RFID reader (15) and an RFID antenna (5). The body (1) comprises a bearing frame I (11) and a bearing frame II (12) above the bearing frame I (11), the bearing frame I (11) and the bearing frame II (12) are fixedly connected through a protective fence (14), and a power supply (4) compartment for accommodating the power supply (4) is formed between the bearing frame I (11) and the bearing frame II (12). The cage-shaped protective structure comprises a plurality of protective rods (8) distributed circumferentially along the body (1) and two connecting assemblies (9). One of the connecting assemblies (9) is connected to the upper ends of the plurality of protective rods (8), and the other connecting assembly (9) is connected to the lower ends of the plurality of protective rods (8). The connecting assembly (9) is a plurality of connecting rods (13) or a plurality of elastic ropes, any connecting rod (13) is connected to the upper ends or the lower ends of two adjacent protective rods (8), and any elastic rope is connected to the upper ends or the lower ends of two adjacent protective rods (8).

2. The drone of claim 1, wherein, The unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a laser radar (6) and a wireless communication module, which are installed on the body (1).

3. The drone of claim 1, wherein, The bearing frame I (11) is fixedly connected with a mounting seat (7) for mounting the RFID antenna (5) at the edge thereof.

4. The drone of claim 3, wherein, The bearing frame II (12) is connected with the mounting seat (7) through the connecting rod (13).

5. The drone of claim 1, wherein, The protective rod (8) is C-shaped.

6. A warehouse inventory system comprising the drone of any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises an RFID tag and a central server, which is in communication connection with the on-board computer (3) through the wireless communication module and is used for receiving and processing the inventory data sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle.

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