Drone Landing Apparatus with Rotating Trunk Door and Moving Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drone landing apparatuses installed in vehicles either protrude externally, compromising vehicle design and safety, or require manual drone retrieval, reducing user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A drone landing apparatus with a rotatable trunk door and a moving platform that allows the drone housing to be horizontal to the ground, featuring a magnetic or resonant induction charger, enabling automatic drone take-off and landing within the vehicle trunk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the storage box for the drone is installed outside the vehicle, then the drone can be easily accessed, but the vehicle design is degraded and safety problems occur
Solution Approach 1:
The drone storage system is nested within the vehicle's trunk space. The housing unit is contained inside the trunk, and the moving platform is nested within the housing, creating a compact nested structure that utilizes internal vehicle space rather than external mounting, thereby maintaining vehicle safety and design integrity while providing drone storage functionality
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the storage box for the drone is installed inside the vehicle, then vehicle safety and design are maintained, but the drone needs to be manually taken out which reduces user convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The moving platform is designed to be dynamically movable within the housing along the guide rail. It can be extended outward when drone retrieval or deployment is needed, and retracted when not in use. This dynamic movement mechanism automates the drone retrieval process, eliminating manual intervention while maintaining vehicle safety and design
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates a charger that automatically charges the drone when it lands on the moving platform. The charger and drone are configured to engage automatically, and the charging process occurs without manual intervention. The system also automatically extends and retracts the moving platform based on operational needs, providing self-service functionality that enhances user convenience
3Ease of operation
If a moving platform is added to enable automatic drone take-off and landing, then user convenience is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The landing apparatus is segmented into distinct functional modules: a housing containing the drone, a moving platform with guide rail for take-off and landing operations, and a separate charger unit. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall system simplicity. The modular design reduces complexity by avoiding integrated complex mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures safe vehicle operation by keeping the drone housing internal, enhances user convenience with automatic charging and operation, and facilitates easy storage and movement of the drone.
Implementation Method 1
The charger may charge the drone through a magnetic induction method or resonant induction method.
Implementation Method 2
The charger may charge the drone through a magnetic induction method or resonant induction method.
Data Source
AI summary
A drone landing apparatus may include: a trunk door configured to open or close a trunk of a vehicle; a drone housing contained in the trunk, and configured to provide a space in which a drone is housed; a rotator mounted on the trunk door, and configured to rotate the drone housing according to an opening angle of the trunk door; and a moving platform appearing from the drone housing or disappearing into the drone housing, and having the drone seated thereon.