Drone-Storable Pole Elevation System for Ground-Level Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Maintenance of drone stations installed in high places is risky and costly, requiring workers to climb or use expensive equipment for repairs and battery recharging, as drones need periodic battery recharge and malfunctioning drones are difficult to collect safely.
Innovation Solution
A drone-storable pole elevation system with a vertically fastened pole and an elevation device that moves up or down, featuring a drone station with a top opening, sliding door, and sensors for drone identification and calibration, allowing drones to land and take off safely, and enabling ground-level maintenance and battery charging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If drone station is installed on rooftop or high place, then drone safety from crashing is improved, but maintenance difficulty and worker risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the drone station movable rather than fixed. The station can be elevated to high positions for drone operations and then lowered to ground level for maintenance activities. This dynamic positioning capability allows the system to adapt between two operational states: high-position for drone safety and ground-position for ease of maintenance, eliminating the need for workers to climb or use expensive crane equipment.
2Reliability
If drone station is installed on rooftop, then drone protection from external objects is improved, but maintenance cost increases due to need for crane equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The movable drone station design allows it to be dynamically positioned at high locations during drone operations to provide protection, then lowered to ground level for maintenance activities. This eliminates the need for expensive crane equipment or other complex maintenance machinery, as all maintenance can be performed from ground level when the station is in its lowered position.
3Reliability
If drone station is installed on rooftop, then drone landing safety is improved, but worker safety during drone collection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a movable drone station that can be elevated to provide safe landing zones for drones and then lowered to ground level for worker safety during drone collection and maintenance activities. This dynamic positioning eliminates the hazard of workers climbing to high positions, as all ground-level operations can be performed when the station is in its lowered position.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment, a drone-storable pole elevation system comprises a pole vertically fastened to a ground, an elevation device formed through the pole to be moved up or down by external power, and at least one drone station formed on the elevation device and having a top opening to receive a drone.