Hydrology and water quality monitoring unmanned ship
By adjusting the orientation and pitch angle of the solar panels, and using a cleaning drive rod and cleaning brush to remove contaminants, the problem of insufficient endurance of unmanned vessels has been solved, achieving efficient endurance and convenient water quality monitoring.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520497757.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-20
AI Technical Summary
Existing unmanned vessels for hydrological and water quality monitoring have insufficient endurance in harsh environments and require manual refueling, which affects their ease of use.
By adjusting the orientation and pitch angle of the solar panels, continuous power replenishment is achieved using the solar panels. Contaminants are removed by cleaning drive rods and cleaning brushes, ensuring the power generation efficiency of the solar panels and extending the endurance of the unmanned vessel.
It improves the endurance of unmanned vessels, reduces the number of times manual refueling is needed, enhances the device's resistance to pollution, and makes the process of use more convenient.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of hydrological and water quality monitoring, and in particular to an unmanned vessel for hydrological and water quality monitoring. Background Technology
[0002] An existing patent (publication number: CN222474392U) proposes an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for hydrological and water quality monitoring, comprising a USV body and an airbag. The USV body has an internal propulsion component that extends the airbag around its perimeter. An inflation pump is installed on the USV body to inflate the airbag, increasing its contact area with the water surface. The propulsion component extends the airbag around the USV body, and the inflation pump inflates it to provide buoyancy. However, this device requires a motor to be started and a lead screw to rotate when encountering harsh environments (such as strong winds) to enhance the stability of the USV body. The USV relies solely on its internal power supply for operation, requiring manual recharging after the power is depleted, which affects ease of use. Summary of the Invention
[0003] This invention addresses the aforementioned shortcomings of existing technologies by providing a hydrological and water quality monitoring unmanned vessel that adjusts the orientation of the solar panel by rotating the solar panel support cylinder via an orientation adjustment motor and the pitch angle of the solar panel by rotating the solar panel support block via a pitch angle adjustment motor. This ensures that the solar panel always faces the side with sufficient sunlight, thereby guaranteeing the power generation efficiency of the solar panel, further increasing the endurance of the unmanned vessel, reducing the frequency of manual refueling, and making the process more convenient.
[0004] The objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0005] A hydrological and water quality monitoring unmanned surface vessel (USV) includes a USV body, a detection camera, a solar panel, a solar panel support cylinder, an orientation adjustment motor, a drive gear, a driven gear, a cleaning drive motor, a cleaning brush support platform, a pitch angle adjustment motor, a cleaning brush, a cleaning drive rod, a slider mounting shaft, and a driven slider. The top of the USV body has a monitoring support platform, and the top of the monitoring support platform has a main support column and a shielding platform. The main support column is centrally located, and the shielding platform surrounds the outside of the main support column. The top of the main support column has a detection camera support platform. The solar panel support cylinder is connected to the main support column and rotates outside the main support column. A driven gear is fixedly connected to the bottom of the solar panel support cylinder. The side of the shielding platform has an orientation motor platform. An orientation adjustment motor is inserted into the orientation motor platform and fixed. The orientation adjustment motor has a transmission shaft that is fixedly connected to a drive gear. The drive gear meshes with the driven gear. The shielding platform covers the outside of the drive gear and the driven gear. There are side solar panel support columns on both sides of the solar panel support cylinder. There is a side solar panel connecting column at the top of the side solar panel support column.
[0006] The side of the side panel connecting column near the panel support cylinder has a pitch angle motor slot, into which the pitch angle adjustment motor is inserted and fixed. The side of the side panel connecting column away from the panel support cylinder has a panel mounting slot. A solar panel is mounted on the top of the side panel connecting column, and a panel support block is located at the bottom of the solar panel. A panel mounting block is located on the side of the panel support block, and the panel mounting block is adapted to the panel mounting slot. The panel mounting block is connected to the panel mounting slot and rotates inside the panel mounting slot. The drive shaft of the pitch angle adjustment motor is fixedly connected to the panel mounting block. The bottom of the solar panel has a drive rod protective cover, located on the side of the panel support block away from the panel support cylinder.
[0007] The protective cover for the drive rod contains a cleaning drive rod. Both ends of the cleaning drive rod have drive rod mounting posts. The protective cover also contains a drive rod mounting groove, which corresponds to the position of the drive rod mounting posts. The drive rod mounting groove and the drive rod mounting posts are rotatably connected. One side of the protective cover has a cleaning motor platform. The cleaning drive motor is inserted into and fixed within the cleaning motor platform. The drive motor's transmission shaft is fixedly connected to the cleaning drive rod. The side surface of the cleaning drive rod has a circulating groove. A cleaning brush support platform is located on the top of the solar panel. The cleaning brush is adapted to the cleaning brush support platform and connected to it.
[0008] Beneficial effects: 1. During the hydrological and water quality monitoring process, the solar panel can continuously replenish the power of the detection camera and the unmanned vessel body, thereby extending the endurance of the unmanned vessel body. At the same time, depending on the location of the unmanned vessel, the orientation of the solar panel is adjusted by driving the solar panel support cylinder to rotate through the orientation adjustment motor, and the pitch angle of the solar panel is adjusted by driving the solar panel support block to rotate through the pitch angle adjustment motor, so that the solar panel can always face the side with sufficient sunlight, thereby ensuring the power generation effect of the solar panel, further increasing the endurance of the unmanned vessel body, reducing the number of times manual recharging is required, and making the use process more convenient.
[0009] 2. In this utility model, the bottom of the driven slider contacts the solar panel. When the cleaning drive motor drives the cleaning drive rod to rotate, the driven slider slides continuously inside the circulating groove, thereby driving the drive rod docking ring to slide cyclically along the cleaning drive rod. This causes the cleaning brush to slide cyclically on the surface of the solar panel, removing contaminants from the surface of the solar panel, preventing contaminants from blocking the solar panel and affecting its power generation effect, and increasing the anti-pollution capability of this device during operation.
[0010] 3. The drive rod protective cover of this utility model covers the outside of the cleaning drive rod, with only the narrow opening of the cleaning platform docking groove communicating with the outside, thereby reducing the probability of external pollutants entering the drive rod protective cover and affecting the operation of the cleaning drive rod, and further increasing the anti-fouling ability of this device.
[0011] 4. The driven slider of this utility model is designed as a long strip, and the driven slider gradually narrows from the middle to both sides, so that when the driven slider slides inside the circulating groove, it will not enter the wrong track when passing the intersection of the circulating groove. The driven slider can run completely from one end to the other end and then return inside the circulating groove, which has good running stability. Attached Figure Description
[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an unmanned vessel for hydrological and water quality monitoring as described in this utility model.
[0013] Figure 2 This is a partial side view of an unmanned surface vessel for hydrological and water quality monitoring according to the present invention.
[0014] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing the installation state of the driven gear described in this utility model.
[0015] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing the installation state of the pitch angle adjustment motor described in this utility model.
[0016] Figure 5 This is a diagram showing the installation state of the cleaning brush described in this utility model.
[0017] Figure 6 This is a diagram showing the installation state of the cleaning drive rod described in this utility model.
[0018] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the unmanned vessel described in this utility model.
[0019] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the solar panel structure described in this utility model.
[0020] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning drive rod structure described in this utility model.
[0021] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the driven slider structure described in this utility model. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments:
[0023] Example 1:
[0024] A hydrological and water quality monitoring unmanned surface vessel (USV) includes a USV body 1, a detection camera 4, a solar panel 5, a solar panel support cylinder 7, an orientation adjustment motor 9, a drive gear 10, a driven gear 11, a cleaning drive motor 13, a cleaning brush support platform 15, a pitch angle adjustment motor 19, a cleaning brush 23, a cleaning drive rod 28, a slider mounting shaft 32, and a driven slider 33. The top of the USV body 1 has a monitoring support platform 2, and the top of the monitoring support platform 2 has a main support column 6 and a shielding platform 16. The main support column 6 is centrally located, and the shielding platform 16 surrounds the outside of the main support column 6. The top of the main support column 6 has a detection camera support platform 3. The detection camera 4 is connected. The battery panel support cylinder 7 is adapted to the main support column 6. The battery panel support cylinder 7 is connected to the main support column 6 and rotates outside the main support column 6. The driven gear 11 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the battery panel support cylinder 7. The side of the shielding platform 16 has an orientation motor platform 8. The orientation adjustment motor 9 is inserted into the orientation motor platform 8 and fixed. The orientation adjustment motor 9 has a transmission shaft fixedly connected to the driving gear 10. The driving gear 10 meshes with the driven gear 11. The shielding platform 16 shields the outside of the driving gear 10 and the driven gear 11. The battery panel support cylinder 7 has side battery panel support columns 12 on both sides. The top of the side battery panel support column 12 has a side battery panel connecting column 17.
[0025] Example 2:
[0026] The side solar panel connecting column 17 of this invention has a pitch angle motor slot 18 on the side near the solar panel support cylinder 7. A pitch angle adjustment motor 19 is inserted into the pitch angle motor slot 18 and fixed. The side of the side solar panel connecting column 17 away from the solar panel support cylinder 7 has a solar panel mounting slot 20. A solar panel 5 is provided on the top of the side solar panel connecting column 17. During the hydrological and water quality monitoring process of this unmanned surface vessel, the solar panel 5 can continuously replenish the power of the detection camera 4 and the unmanned surface vessel body 1, thereby extending the endurance of the unmanned surface vessel body 1. At the same time, according to the position of the unmanned surface vessel, the orientation of the solar panel 5 is adjusted by driving the solar panel support cylinder 7 to rotate through the orientation adjustment motor 9, and the pitch angle of the solar panel 5 is adjusted by driving the solar panel support block 21 to rotate through the pitch angle adjustment motor 19, so that the solar panel 5 can always face the side with sufficient sunlight, thereby ensuring the solar panel... The solar panel 5 generates electricity, thereby further increasing the endurance of the unmanned vessel body 1. The bottom of the solar panel 5 has a solar panel support block 21, and the side of the solar panel support block 21 has a solar panel mounting block 22. The solar panel mounting block 22 is adapted to the solar panel mounting groove 20 and is connected to the solar panel mounting groove 20. The solar panel mounting block 22 rotates inside the solar panel mounting groove 20. The pitch angle adjustment motor 19 has a drive shaft that is fixedly connected to the solar panel mounting block 22. The bottom of the solar panel 5 has a drive rod protective cover 24, which covers the outside of the cleaning drive rod 28. Only the cleaning platform docking groove 25 with a narrow opening is connected to the outside, thereby reducing the probability of external pollutants entering the interior of the drive rod protective cover 24 and affecting the operation of the cleaning drive rod 28, further increasing the anti-fouling ability of this device. The drive rod protective cover 24 is located on the side of the solar panel support block 21 away from the solar panel support cylinder 7.
[0027] Example 3:
[0028] The drive rod protective cover 24 of this utility model is provided with a cleaning drive rod 28 inside. Both ends of the cleaning drive rod 28 have drive rod mounting posts 35. The drive rod protective cover 24 has a drive rod mounting groove 34 inside. The drive rod mounting groove 34 corresponds to the position of the drive rod mounting post 35. The drive rod mounting groove 34 and the drive rod mounting post 35 are rotatably connected. One side of the drive rod protective cover 24 has a cleaning motor platform 14. The cleaning drive motor 13 is inserted into the cleaning motor platform 14 and fixed. The drive shaft of the cleaning drive motor 13 is fixedly connected to the cleaning drive rod 28. The side surface of the cleaning drive rod 28 has a circulating groove 29. The top of the solar panel 5 is provided with a cleaning brush support platform 15. The cleaning brush 23 is adapted to the cleaning brush support platform 15 and is connected to the cleaning brush support platform 15.
[0029] Example 4:
[0030] The cleaning brush 23 of this invention is inserted into the cleaning brush support platform 15. The bottom of the cleaning brush 23 contacts the solar panel 5. The side of the cleaning brush support platform 15 has a cleaning platform support column 26. The bottom of the cleaning platform support column 26 has a cleaning platform docking block 27. The side of the drive rod protective cover 24 has a cleaning platform docking groove 25. The cleaning platform docking block 27 is adapted to the cleaning platform docking groove 25. The cleaning platform docking block 27 is connected to the cleaning platform docking groove 25 and slides inside the cleaning platform docking groove 25. The end of the cleaning platform docking block 27 has a drive rod docking ring 30, which is adapted to the cleaning drive rod 28.
[0031] Example 5:
[0032] The drive rod docking ring 30 of this invention connects to the cleaning drive rod 28. The drive rod docking ring 30 slides on the outside of the cleaning drive rod 28. One side of the drive rod docking ring 30 has a slider shaft mounting groove 31. A slider mounting shaft 32 is inserted into the slider shaft mounting groove 31 and fixed. A driven slider 33 is provided inside the drive rod docking ring 30. The bottom of the driven slider 33 contacts the solar panel 5. When the cleaning drive motor 13 drives the cleaning drive rod 28 to rotate, the driven slider 33 continuously slides inside the circulating groove 29, thereby driving the drive rod docking ring 30 to slide cyclically along the cleaning drive rod 28. This causes the cleaning brush 23 to slide cyclically on the surface of the solar panel 5, removing contaminants from the surface of the solar panel 5. To remove contaminants and prevent them from obstructing the solar panel 5 and affecting its power generation, the device is designed to increase its resistance to contamination during operation. The driven slider 33 is rotatably connected to the slider mounting shaft 32. The driven slider 33 is adapted to the circulating groove 29 and is connected to the circulating groove 29. The driven slider 33 slides inside the circulating groove 29. The driven slider 33 is a long strip design, and it gradually narrows from the middle to both sides, so that the driven slider 33 will not enter the wrong track when passing the intersection of the circulating groove 29. The driven slider 33 can run completely from one end to the other and then back inside the circulating groove 29, resulting in good operational stability.
[0033] Example 6:
[0034] The installation steps of this utility model are as follows: The detection camera 4 is fixedly connected to the top of the detection camera support platform 3 on the unmanned vessel body 1; the battery panel support cylinder 7 is rotatably connected to the main support column 6 on the unmanned vessel body 1; the driven gear 11 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the battery panel support cylinder 7; the orientation adjustment motor 9 is inserted into the orientation motor platform 8 on the unmanned vessel body 1 and fixedly connected; the drive shaft of the orientation adjustment motor 9 is fixedly connected to the drive gear 10, so that the drive gear 10 meshes with the driven gear 11; the pitch angle adjustment motor 19 is inserted into the pitch angle motor slot 18 on the battery panel support cylinder 7 and fixedly connected; the battery panel mounting block 22 on the solar panel 5 is rotatably connected to the battery panel mounting slot 20 on the battery panel support cylinder 7; the drive shaft of the pitch angle adjustment motor 19 is fixedly connected to the battery panel mounting block 22; the cleaning brush support platform 15 is then connected to the cleaning brush support platform 15. The cleaning platform docking block 27 is inserted into the cleaning platform docking groove 25 of the solar panel 5. The drive rod mounting post 35 of the cleaning drive rod 28 is rotatably connected to the drive rod mounting groove 34 of the solar panel 5. The cleaning drive motor 13 is inserted into the cleaning motor platform 14 of the solar panel 5 and fixed. The drive shaft of the cleaning drive motor 13 is fixedly connected to the cleaning drive rod 28. The drive rod docking ring 30 of the cleaning brush support platform 15 is sleeved on the outside of the cleaning drive rod 28. The slider mounting shaft 32 is inserted into the slider shaft mounting groove 31 and fixed. The driven slider 33 is rotatably connected to the slider mounting shaft 32, so that the driven slider 33 slides in the circulation groove 29 of the cleaning drive rod 28. The cleaning brush 23 is inserted into the cleaning brush support platform 15 and fixed, so that the bottom of the cleaning brush 23 contacts the solar panel 5. The installation of this device is completed.
[0035] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A hydrological and water quality monitoring unmanned ship, characterized in that : The unmanned ship body (1) includes a monitoring bearing table (2), a monitoring bearing table (2) top has a main support column (6), a shade table (16), the main support column (6) is in the central position, the shade table (16) surrounds the outside of the main support column (6), the main support column (6) top has a detection camera bearing table (3), the detection camera bearing table (3) top is connected with the detection camera (4), the battery plate support cylinder (7) is adapted to the main support column (6), the battery plate support cylinder (7) is connected with the main support column (6), the battery plate support cylinder (7) rotates outside the main support column (6), the battery plate support cylinder (7) bottom fixedly connected with the driven gear (11), the shade table (16) side has a direction motor table (8), the direction adjusting motor (9) is inserted into the inside of the direction motor table (8) and is fixed, the direction adjusting motor (9) has a transmission shaft fixedly connected with the driving gear (10), the driving gear (10) is engaged with the driven gear (11), the shade table (16) is shaded outside the driving gear (10) and the driven gear (11), the battery plate support cylinder (7) both sides have side battery plate support columns (12), the side battery plate support columns (12) top have side battery plate connecting columns (17).
2. The unmanned ship for hydrological and water quality monitoring according to claim 1, characterized in that : The side battery plate connecting column (17) is close to one side of the battery plate support cylinder (7) and has a pitch angle motor groove (18), the pitch angle adjusting motor (19) is inserted into the inside of the pitch angle motor groove (18) and is fixed, the side battery plate connecting column (17) is away from one side of the battery plate support cylinder (7) and has a battery plate mounting groove (20), the side battery plate connecting column (17) top is provided with a solar cell panel (5), the solar cell panel (5) bottom has a battery plate support block (21), the battery plate support block (21) side has a battery plate mounting block (22), the battery plate mounting block (22) is adapted to the battery plate mounting groove (20), the battery plate mounting block (22) is connected with the battery plate mounting groove (20), the battery plate mounting block (22) rotates inside the battery plate mounting groove (20), the pitch angle adjusting motor (19) has a transmission shaft fixedly connected with the battery plate mounting block (22), the solar cell panel (5) bottom has a drive rod protection cover (24), the drive rod protection cover (24) is located at the side of the battery plate support block (21) away from the battery plate support cylinder (7).
3. The unmanned ship for hydrological and water quality monitoring according to claim 2, characterized in that The driving rod protection cover (24) is internally provided with a cleaning driving rod (28), both ends of the cleaning driving rod (28) are provided with a driving rod mounting column (35), the driving rod protection cover (24) is internally provided with a driving rod mounting groove (34), the driving rod mounting groove (34) is in position correspondence with the driving rod mounting column (35), the driving rod mounting groove (34) is rotationally connected with the driving rod mounting column (35), one side of the driving rod protection cover (24) is provided with a cleaning motor table (14), the cleaning driving motor (13) is inserted into the inside of the cleaning motor table (14) and fixed, the transmission shaft of the cleaning driving motor (13) is fixedly connected with the cleaning driving rod (28), the side surface of the cleaning driving rod (28) is provided with a circulating curved groove (29), the top of the solar cell panel (5) is provided with a cleaning brush bearing table (15), the cleaning brush (23) is adapted to the cleaning brush bearing table (15), and the cleaning brush (23) is connected with the cleaning brush bearing table (15).
4. The unmanned ship for hydrological and water quality monitoring according to claim 3, characterized in that The cleaning brush (23) is inserted into the inside of the cleaning brush bearing table (15), the bottom of the cleaning brush (23) is in contact with the solar cell panel (5), the side of the cleaning brush bearing table (15) is provided with a cleaning table support column (26), the bottom of the cleaning table support column (26) is provided with a cleaning table butt joint block (27), the side of the driving rod protection cover (24) is provided with a cleaning table butt joint groove (25), the cleaning table butt joint block (27) is adapted to the cleaning table butt joint groove (25), the cleaning table butt joint block (27) is connected with the cleaning table butt joint groove (25), the cleaning table butt joint block (27) slides in the inside of the cleaning table butt joint groove (25), and the tail end of the cleaning table butt joint block (27) is provided with a driving rod butt joint ring (30).
5. The unmanned ship for hydrological and water quality monitoring according to claim 1, characterized in that The driving rod butt joint ring (30) is connected with the cleaning driving rod (28), the driving rod butt joint ring (30) slides outside the cleaning driving rod (28), one side of the driving rod butt joint ring (30) is provided with a sliding block shaft mounting groove (31), a sliding block mounting shaft (32) is inserted into the inside of the sliding block shaft mounting groove (31) and fixed, the inside of the driving rod butt joint ring (30) is provided with a driven sliding block (33), the driven sliding block (33) is rotationally connected with the sliding block mounting shaft (32), the driven sliding block (33) is adapted to the circulating curved groove (29), the driven sliding block (33) is connected with the circulating curved groove (29), and the driven sliding block (33) slides in the inside of the circulating curved groove (29).
Citation Information
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Automatic tracking hydrology and water quality monitoring unmanned ship
CN222474392U