Drone Mission Equipment Mount With Damping Frame for Stable Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drone systems face challenges in mounting mission equipment, such as vision recognition systems and LiDAR sensors, in a standardized manner, which limits accessibility and increases costs. Additionally, the conventional mounting of mission equipment on the lower center part of the drone restricts imaging capabilities for structures higher than the flight altitude and compromises control performance and maintainability.
Innovation Solution
A mission equipment mount apparatus is designed to securely attach mission equipment to the front of a commercial drone, utilizing a damping part with a ⊏ -shaped frame configuration to maintain a stable center of gravity and minimize vibration transfer. This apparatus includes a mount part with a ▭ -shaped frame for firm mounting of imaging modules and sensing systems, and a connecting part with a single arm type frame for improved maintainability and assembly convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mission equipment is mounted on a drone, then the drone can perform various missions, but the control performance deteriorates due to changes in center of gravity and moment of inertia
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic balance adjustment mechanism that actively adapts to changing mass distribution when mission equipment is mounted. The balance adjustment unit moves counterweights or adjusts balance member positions in real-time to compensate for center of gravity shifts and moment of inertia changes, maintaining stable flight control across different mission configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes physical parameters of the drone by introducing adjustable balance members and counterweights that can be repositioned. This allows modification of the drone's mass distribution parameters (center of gravity position, moment of inertia) to match different mission equipment configurations, thereby maintaining optimal control performance.
2Reliability
If a balance adjustment unit is added to compensate for center of gravity changes, then control performance is maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The balance adjustment unit is designed to serve multiple functions: it compensates for center of gravity changes, adjusts moment of inertia, and adapts to various mission equipment configurations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate adjustment mechanisms for each parameter, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity while maintaining control performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The balance adjustment mechanism is divided into modular components including balance members, counterweights, and adjustment actuators that can be independently positioned and adjusted. This segmentation allows for precise control with simpler individual components rather than a single complex mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The mission equipment mount apparatus enables flexible imaging of structures higher or lower than the drone's flight altitude, enhances control performance and maintainability, and reduces economic and time-related costs by allowing for the use of standardized mission equipment on commercial drones.
Implementation Method 1
a damping part including a first damping part connected to a first side of a body of a drone, a second damping part connected to a second side that is connected to the first side of the body of the drone, and a third damping part connected to a third side that is connected to the second side of the body of the drone
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AI summary
A mission equipment mount apparatus comprising: a damping part including a first damping part connected to a first side of a body of a drone, a second damping part connected to a second side that is connected to the first side of the body of the drone, and a third damping part connected to a third side that is connected to the second side of the body of the drone, a mount part which is connected to the second damping part and on which a mission equipment is seated, and a connecting part configured to connect the second damping part and the mount part to each other, wherein the damping part has a shape of a ⊏ -shaped frame through disposition of the first damping part, the second damping part, and the third damping part.