Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) device capable of detecting wind direction

TWI942546BActive Publication Date: 2026-10-11AIR FORCE INST TECH +1
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Application Number
TW114140022
Authority / Receiving Office
TW · TW
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-10-16
Publication Date
2026-10-11
Estimated Expiration
2045-10-15

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Abstract

This invention provides a drone device capable of detecting wind direction, which mainly includes a drone module, a processing module, a wind direction detection module, and at least one sound generation module. The processing module, the wind direction detection module, and the sound generation modules can be assembled into the drone module. The processing module calculates and processes whether the image is of a bird and marks it as a warning location through a connected image capturing unit. Then, it calculates and processes the wind direction and wind speed data provided by the wind direction detection module. The processing module then causes the sound generation modules to generate a sound towards the warning location to scare away the birds at the warning location, thus achieving convenience in use.
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Claims

1. A drone device capable of detecting wind direction, mainly comprising: a drone module, which includes a drone unit and a connection unit for assembling a camera; a processing module, which is assembled at one end of the connection unit and includes a first processing unit and a first communication unit, a database unit, an image capturing unit, a first power supply unit, and a first positioning unit electrically connected to the first processing unit, wherein... The image capturing unit transmits the captured and analyzed bird images to the first processing unit, and the first positioning unit transmits the acquired first positioning data to the first processing unit; a wind direction detection module is assembled on the outer periphery of the drone unit and transmits the acquired wind direction and wind speed data to the electrically connected first processing unit; and at least one sound generation module, each including a second processing unit and a second communication unit, a second power supply unit, a second positioning unit, a sound generator, a warning sound database unit, and a directional unit electrically connected to the second processing unit, wherein each second positioning unit transmits the acquired second positioning data to the second processing unit, and each second processing unit controls the second communication unit to exchange data with the first communication unit controlled by the first processing unit, and each second processing unit controls the directional unit to cause the sound generator on the directional unit to emit a sound in a set direction; wherein the first processing unit calculates and determines a warning position of the bird images acquired by the image capturing unit based on the returned first positioning data; The first processing unit performs calculations and processing based on the wind direction and speed data provided by the wind direction detection module, the second positioning data of the sound generation modules, the first positioning data of the processing module, and the warning location data. The first processing unit controls the directional units to make the sound generators emit sounds in the direction of the warning location.

2. The wind-detecting drone device as described in claim 1, further comprising the first processing unit controlling the sound generating modules to generate sounds of different intensities based on the warning location and the wind direction and speed data provided by the wind direction detection module.

3. The wind-detecting drone device as described in claim 1, further comprising a database unit containing multiple bird image patterns, and a warning sound database unit containing multiple raptor sounds and multiple warning sounds, wherein the first processing unit controls the sound generators to emit sounds based on at least one of the raptor sounds and the warning sounds.

4. The wind-detecting drone device as described in claim 3, further comprising the first processing unit controlling the sound generators to generate the sounds of the birds of prey of different intensities.

5. The wind-detecting drone device as described in claim 3, further comprising the first processing unit controlling the sound generators to generate warning sounds of different intensities.

6. The wind-detecting drone device as described in claim 1, further comprising a sound generation module and a light source generation unit, wherein the second processing unit controls the light source generation unit to emit a flash in the direction of the warning position according to the control signal received by the second communication unit.

7. The wind direction detection drone device as described in claim 1, further comprising an ultrasonic wind speed and direction unit and a virtual wind direction unit, wherein, The first processing unit calculates the current wind direction and wind speed data based on the ultrasonic wind speed and direction unit and the virtual wind direction unit.

8. The wind-detecting drone device as described in claim 1, further comprising the sound generation module being assembled in the connection unit.

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