Modular UAV Housing With Deployable Landing Pads for All-Weather Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current housing structures for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) lack efficient solutions for charging, sheltering, and storage, especially for modular and scalable deployment, and do not effectively accommodate varying weather conditions or high-volume UAV operations.
Innovation Solution
The development of modular and adaptable housing structures with retractable, foldable, and rotating components that include integrated charging systems, navigational aids, and automated mechanisms for UAV management, allowing for easy deployment, storage, and operation in various environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If fixed housing structures are used for UAV charging and storage, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to varying weather conditions and high-volume operations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure incorporates movable components including a retractable landing pad that can extend outward from the housing and a rotatable roof section that can open to provide weather protection. These dynamic elements allow the structure to adapt between providing stable shelter and enabling UAV operations depending on weather conditions and operational needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If modular housing structures with movable components are used, then adaptability and ease of deployment are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is divided into distinct modular segments including a main housing body, a separately movable landing pad, and an independently rotatable roof section. This segmentation allows each component to be controlled separately by its own actuator, enabling flexible deployment while keeping individual component complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The landing pad is positioned within the housing structure when retracted, nesting inside the main body. The roof section can also be positioned to cover the landing pad when not in use. This nesting arrangement reduces the overall footprint when the structure is in storage mode while maintaining full functionality when deployed.
3Ease of operation
If landing pads are permanently extended, then UAV access is improved, but protection from weather and secure storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The landing pad is designed to be dynamically positioned - extending outward when UAV access is needed and retracting into the housing when weather protection or secure storage is required. This dynamic positioning allows the same structure to provide both easy UAV access and protected storage at different times.
Solution Approach 2:
The landing pad moves along the vertical dimension, extending downward from the housing when needed and retracting upward into the housing for protection. This vertical movement allows the landing pad to transition between providing access and providing protection without requiring horizontal space.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular housing structure for housing a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a plurality of housing segments and a plurality of landing pads. The plurality of housing segments are shaped to mechanically join together to define an interior of the modular housing structure. The individual housing segments have a common structural shape that repeats when assembled to form the modular housing structure. The plurality of landing pads are positioned within the individual housing segments, each of the landing pads sized to physically support and charge a corresponding one of the UAVs.