Modular Drone Arm and Battery Coupling for Rapid Repair
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly racing drones, face frequent damage during high-speed flights and obstacle navigation, making maintenance and repair time-consuming and challenging due to the integrated nature of their components.
Innovation Solution
The design of unmanned aerial vehicles with detachable arm units, battery units, and main bodies allows for easy replacement and upgrading of damaged or broken parts without disassembly or soldering, featuring clamping structures for secure and rapid battery replacement and heat dissipation mechanisms for motor control members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the arm unit is made detachable for easy replacement, then the ease of repair is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional coupling mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The drone is divided into modular components including a main body, detachable arm units, and separate battery units. Each arm unit can be independently removed and replaced without affecting other components, enabling quick repair of damaged parts during racing operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanisms between arm units and main body are designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing for quick attachment and detachment. The clamping structures can be rapidly engaged or released without requiring complex tools or procedures, balancing ease of repair with minimal added complexity.
2Productivity
If the battery unit is made detachable for rapid replacement, then the productivity is improved, but the reliability decreases due to potential loose connections
Solution Approach 1:
The battery is designed as a separate detachable unit from the main body, allowing rapid replacement during or between racing sessions. This modular design enables quick battery swaps without disassembling other components, significantly improving operational productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
Clamping structures are pre-configured on both the battery unit and main body to ensure proper alignment and secure connection. These pre-designed coupling mechanisms guarantee reliable electrical and mechanical connections while enabling rapid attachment and detachment operations.
3Ease of operation
If the arm unit is designed to be easily detachable, then the ease of operation is improved, but the strength of connection decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism features a dynamic design that provides strong mechanical connection during flight operations while allowing for quick release when needed. The clamping structures are engineered to maintain firm attachment under vibration and stress during racing, yet can be easily detached by simple manual operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm units are pre-equipped with coupling interfaces that automatically align with corresponding receptacles on the main body. This preliminary configuration ensures strong, reliable connections during operation while maintaining ease of detachment through simple manual manipulation of the coupling mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of arm units, each having a rotary wing, a motor, and an arm main body and detachably coupled to a main body; the main body having a plurality of receptacles for coupling to the arm units; and a battery unit detachably coupled to the main body to be exposed to outside, in which at least a part of the battery unit is exposed to outside when the battery unit is coupled to the main body.