Forest area ad hoc network communication system based on unmanned aerial vehicle

By establishing a LoRa wireless network between drones and ground terminals, the problem of limited information transmission in collaborative operations among ground personnel in forest areas has been solved, enabling efficient positioning, tracking, and dispatching, and improving the safety and efficiency of forest operations.

CN223600033UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25HEJIANG COUNTY FUBAO STATE-OWNED FOREST FARM +1
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Application Number
CN202422743742.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-11
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-11

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Technical Problem

The reliance on walkie-talkies for collaborative operations among ground workers in forest areas is not conducive to efficient dispatching, resulting in limited information transmission and frequent mishandling, which can lead to casualties or property damage.

Method used

A forest area self-organizing network communication system based on drones is adopted, which establishes a LoRa wireless network between drones and ground terminals to realize the real-time transmission and dispatch of location information and command information.

Benefits of technology

It enables efficient positioning, tracking, and precise dispatching of ground workers in forest areas, improving operational efficiency and safety, and reducing inadequate dispatching due to poor communication.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of wireless communication, and particularly discloses a forest area ad hoc network communication system based on an unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller, a sky terminal and a plurality of ground terminals, and establishing signal connection with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and establishing wireless communication docking with each ground terminal. According to the utility model, an operation communication network can be quickly established in a forest region, so as to realize efficient positioning and tracking and accurate dispatching and commanding of ground operation personnel, improve the efficiency and safety of ground personnel operation in the forest region, eliminate the situation that ground personnel are not dispatched in place due to unsmooth communication, reduce casualties or property loss, and improve the working efficiency and safety of the ground personnel. The method is suitable for scene operation when forest fires or other emergencies occur in forest areas.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to wireless communication technical field, concretely relates to a kind of forest area ad hoc network communication system based on unmanned aerial vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] When forest fire or other emergency events occur in forest area, usually need a large number of ground operating personnel to cooperate to deal with, and the cooperative operation of each ground operating personnel in forest area needs to rely on effective dispatching command system to complete.But at present, the cooperative operation of ground operating personnel in forest area is still completed by using intercom talkback mode, which is not conducive to use in this emergency scene, and the information it can transmit is limited, and it is easy to cause ground personnel dispatching to be not in place due to poor communication, and further cause personnel casualties or property losses.Therefore, a more efficient forest area operation networking system is urgently needed. UTILITARY MODEL CONTENT

[0003] The utility model aims at providing a kind of forest area ad hoc network communication system based on unmanned aerial vehicle, to solve the above-mentioned problems existing in prior art.

[0004] In order to realize the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] The utility model provides a kind of forest area ad hoc network communication system based on unmanned aerial vehicle, including unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller, sky terminal and several ground terminals, the unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller establish unmanned aerial vehicle data transmission interface, the sky terminal is mounted on unmanned aerial vehicle, with unmanned aerial vehicle establishes signal connection, and with each ground terminal establishes wireless communication interface, the ground terminal is equipped with the positioning module for receiving positioning information, the ground terminal is used to send positioning information to sky terminal, and receives the command information sent by sky terminal, the sky terminal is used to transmit positioning information to unmanned aerial vehicle, and receives the command information transmitted by unmanned aerial vehicle, and sends command information to ground terminal, the unmanned aerial vehicle is used to send positioning information to unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller, and receives the command information sent by unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller, and transmit command information to sky terminal, the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller is used to receive positioning information, and send command information to unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0006] When the application is used, the ground terminal carried by the ground worker is used for corresponding work in the forest area, the unmanned aerial vehicle operator can control the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly above the forest area through the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller, so that the sky terminal on the unmanned aerial vehicle and the ground terminal carried by the ground worker establish stable wireless communication docking. When each ground worker works in the forest area, the ground terminal carried by the ground worker can obtain positioning information in real time through the positioning module, and transmit the positioning information to the sky terminal, and the sky terminal transmits the positioning information to the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the unmanned aerial vehicle transmits the positioning information of each ground terminal to the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller through the data transmission channel, and displays the positioning information of each ground terminal and the corresponding ground worker to the unmanned aerial vehicle operator through the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller. The unmanned aerial vehicle operator can send corresponding command information to the unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller, and the unmanned aerial vehicle transmits the command information to the sky terminal, and the sky terminal transmits the command information to the corresponding ground terminal, so as to command the work scheduling of the corresponding ground worker.

[0007] In one possible design, the sky terminal and each ground terminal establish LoRa wireless network docking.

[0008] In one possible design, the sky terminal comprises a first microcontroller, an unmanned aerial vehicle interface and a first LoRa transparent transmission module, the first microcontroller is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle interface and the first LoRa transparent transmission module respectively, the unmanned aerial vehicle interface is used for establishing signal connection with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the first LoRa transparent transmission module is used for establishing LoRa wireless network docking with each ground terminal.

[0009] In one possible design, the first microcontroller is further connected with a first state indicating lamp and a first control button.

[0010] In one possible design, the first microcontroller adopts an STM32F405RGT6 type microcontroller, the unmanned aerial vehicle interface adopts a Type-C interface, and the first LoRa transparent transmission module adopts a GC433-TC018 type LoRa transparent transmission module.

[0011] In one possible design, the ground terminal comprises a second microcontroller and a second LoRa transparent transmission module, the second microcontroller is connected with the second LoRa transparent transmission module, and the second LoRa transparent transmission module is used for establishing LoRa wireless network docking with the sky terminal.

[0012] In one possible design, the second microcontroller is further connected with a second state indicating lamp and a second control button.

[0013] In one possible design, the second microcontroller adopts an STM32G070RBT6 type microcontroller, and the second LoRa transparent transmission module adopts a GC433-TC018 type LoRa transparent transmission module.

[0014] Beneficial effects: the utility model discloses can set up the operation communication network in the forest area fast, to realize the efficient positioning tracking and accurate scheduling command of ground operation personnel, improve the efficiency and safety of ground personnel operation in the forest area, prevent the situation of ground personnel scheduling not in place due to poor communication, reduce personnel casualties or property loss, applicable to the scene operation when the forest fire or other emergency events occur in the forest area. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or prior art, below will be to the embodiment or prior art description needed to use the drawing briefly introduced, obviously, the drawing in the following description only some embodiments of the utility model, for those skilled in the art, under the premise of not paying creative labor, still can obtain other drawings according to these drawings.

[0016] Figure 1 It is the system configuration schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is the first part circuit schematic diagram of the first microcontroller in the embodiment;

[0018] Figure 3 It is the second part circuit schematic diagram of the first microcontroller in the embodiment;

[0019] Figure 4 It is the circuit schematic diagram of Type-C interface in the embodiment;

[0020] Figure 5 It is the circuit schematic diagram of LoRa transparent transmission module in the embodiment;

[0021] Figure 6 It is the circuit schematic diagram of the second microcontroller in the embodiment;

[0022] Figure 7 It is the circuit schematic diagram of state indicating lamp in the embodiment;

[0023] Figure 8 It is the circuit schematic diagram of control button in the embodiment;

[0024] Figure 9 It is the circuit schematic diagram of the first power conversion circuit in the embodiment;

[0025] Figure 10 It is the circuit schematic diagram of the second power conversion circuit in the embodiment.

[0026] In the drawing: 1, unmanned aerial vehicle;2, unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller;3, sky terminal;4, ground terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] It should be noted that the descriptions of these embodiments are intended to aid in understanding the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. The specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are merely for describing exemplary embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in many alternative forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0028] It should be understood that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be a connection within two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] Specific details are provided in the following description to provide a complete understanding of the exemplary embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the exemplary embodiments can be implemented without these specific details. For example, the system may be shown in block diagrams to avoid obscuring the example with unnecessary details. In other embodiments, well-known processes, structures, and techniques may be shown without non-essential details to avoid obscuring the embodiments.

[0030] Example:

[0031] This embodiment provides a forest area self-organizing network communication system based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as... Figure 1 As shown, the system includes a drone 1, a drone remote controller 2, a sky terminal 3, and several ground terminals 4. The drone 1 establishes a data transmission interface with the drone remote controller 2. The sky terminal 3 is mounted on the drone 1, establishes a signal connection with the drone 1, and establishes a wireless communication interface with the ground terminals 4. The ground terminals 4 are equipped with a positioning module for receiving positioning information. The ground terminals 4 are used to send positioning information to the sky terminal 3 and receive command information sent by the sky terminal 3. The sky terminal 3 is used to transmit positioning information to the drone 1, receive command information transmitted by the drone 1, and send the command information to the ground terminals 4. The drone 1 is used to send positioning information to the drone remote controller 2, receive command information sent by the drone remote controller 2, and transmit the command information to the sky terminal 3. The drone remote controller 2 is used to receive positioning information and send command information to the drone 1.

[0032] In implementation, the ground terminal 4 carried by the ground worker is used for corresponding operation in the forest area, the UAV operator can control the UAV 1 to fly above the forest area through the UAV remote controller 2, so that the sky terminal 3 on the UAV 1 and the ground terminal 4 carried by the ground worker establish stable wireless communication docking, and the sky terminal 3 can establish LoRa wireless network docking with each ground terminal 4. When each ground worker operates in the forest area, the ground terminal 4 carried by the ground worker can obtain the positioning information in real time through the positioning module (the positioning module can adopt a Beidou positioning module or a GPS positioning module), and send the positioning information to the sky terminal 3, and the sky terminal 3 transmits the positioning information to the UAV 1, and the UAV 1 sends the positioning information of each ground terminal 4 to the UAV remote controller 2 through the data transmission channel, and the UAV remote controller 2 displays the positioning information of each ground terminal 4 and the corresponding ground worker to the UAV operator. The UAV operator can send corresponding command information to the UAV 1 through the UAV remote controller 2, the UAV 1 transmits the command information to the sky terminal 3, and the sky terminal 3 sends the command information to the corresponding ground terminal 4, so as to command the operation of the corresponding ground worker.

[0033] Further, the sky terminal 3 comprises a first microcontroller, a UAV interface and a first LoRa transparent module, the first microcontroller is connected with the UAV interface and the first LoRa transparent module respectively, the UAV interface is used for establishing signal connection with the UAV 1, and the first LoRa transparent module is used for establishing LoRa wireless network docking with each ground terminal 4. The positioning information sent by the ground terminal 4 can be received through the first LoRa transparent module, and then the positioning information is transmitted to the first microcontroller, and the first microcontroller transmits the positioning information to the UAV 1 through the UAV interface. Exemplarily, the UAV 1 can adopt a DJI UAV, and the signal docking application between the UAV 1 and the mounted sky terminal 3 is realized through a PSDK development kit. The first microcontroller can adopt an STM32F405RGT6 type microcontroller as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 The UAV interface can adopt a Type-C interface as shown in Figure 4 The first LoRa transparent module can adopt a GC433-TC018 type LoRa transparent module as shown in Figure 5

[0034] The ground terminal 4 comprises a second microcontroller and a second LoRa transparent module, the second microcontroller is connected with the second LoRa transparent module, and the second LoRa transparent module is used for establishing LoRa wireless network docking with the sky terminal 3. The second microcontroller can adopt an STM32G070RBT6 type microcontroller as shown in Figure 6 The second LoRa transparent module can adopt a GC433-TC018 type LoRa transparent module as shown in Figure 5 ​The GC433-TC018 LoRa transparent transmission module shown is shown.

[0035] The first microcontroller can also be connected to a first status indicator light and a first control button; the first status indicator light can indicate the working status of the sky terminal 3, such as operating status, network status, and battery status; the first control button can control the working status of the first microcontroller. The second microcontroller can also be connected to a second status indicator light and a second control button; the second status indicator light can indicate the working status of the ground terminal 4, such as operating status, network status, and battery status; the second control button can control the working status of the second processor. Both the first and second status indicator lights can adopt... Figure 7 The LED indicator shown, the first control button, and the second control button can all be configured as follows: Figure 8 The control buttons are shown. Additionally, the first and second microcontrollers are equipped with corresponding peripheral circuits, such as crystal oscillator circuits, programming interface circuits, and debugging interface circuits.

[0036] Both the sky terminal 3 and the ground terminal 4 can be configured with corresponding power modules for power supply. The power modules include, for example, […]. Figure 9 The first power conversion circuit shown and as follows Figure 10 The second power conversion circuit is shown; the first power conversion circuit can input 2.7V-28V (such as 12V) power for power conversion and output 5V power with a working current of 200mA; the second power conversion circuit can input 2.7V-28V (such as 12V) power for power conversion and output 3.3V power with a working current of 500mA.

[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A UAV-based forest ad-hoc network communication system, characterized by, The application relates to a system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control, which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (1), an unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller (2), a sky terminal (3) and a plurality of ground terminals (4), the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller (2) through an unmanned aerial vehicle data transmission interface, the sky terminal (3) is mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) and is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) through a signal connection, and the sky terminal (3) is connected with each ground terminal (4) through a wireless communication interface, the ground terminal (4) is provided with a positioning module for receiving positioning information, the ground terminal (4) is used for transmitting the positioning information to the sky terminal (3) and receiving command information transmitted by the sky terminal (3), the sky terminal (3) is used for transmitting the positioning information to the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) and receiving command information transmitted by the unmanned aerial vehicle (1), and the sky terminal (3) is used for transmitting the command information to the ground terminal (4), the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) is used for transmitting the positioning information to the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller (2) and receiving command information transmitted by the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller (2), and the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) is used for transmitting the command information to the sky terminal (3), the unmanned aerial vehicle remote controller (2) is used for receiving the positioning information and transmitting the command information to the unmanned aerial vehicle (1), and the sky terminal (3) is connected with each ground terminal (4) through a LoRa wireless network interface. 2.The UAV-based forest self-organizing network communication system according to claim 1, wherein, The sky terminal (3) comprises a first microcontroller, an unmanned aerial vehicle interface and a first LoRa transparent transmission module, the first microcontroller is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle interface and the first LoRa transparent transmission module, the unmanned aerial vehicle interface is used for establishing a signal connection with the unmanned aerial vehicle (1), and the first LoRa transparent transmission module is used for establishing a LoRa wireless network interface with each ground terminal (4). 3.The UAV-based forest self-organizing network communication system according to claim 2, wherein, The first microcontroller is further connected with a first state indicating lamp and a first control button. 4.The UAV-based forest self-organizing network communication system according to claim 2, wherein, The first microcontroller is an STM32F405RGT6 microcontroller, the unmanned aerial vehicle interface is a Type-C interface, and the first LoRa transparent transmission module is a GC433-TC018 LoRa transparent transmission module. 5.The UAV-based forest self-organizing network communication system according to claim 1, wherein, The ground terminal (4) comprises a second microcontroller and a second LoRa transparent transmission module, the second microcontroller is connected with the second LoRa transparent transmission module, and the second LoRa transparent transmission module is used for establishing a LoRa wireless network interface with the sky terminal (3). 6.The UAV-based forest self-organizing network communication system according to claim 5, wherein, The second microcontroller is further connected with a second state indicating lamp and a second control button. 7.The UAV-based forest self-organizing network communication system according to claim 5, wherein, The second microcontroller is an STM32G070RBT6 microcontroller, and the second LoRa transparent transmission module is a GC433-TC018 LoRa transparent transmission module.