Programmable Manipulator Arm for Multi-Model UAV Hangar
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hangars for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are typically designed for specific UAV models, limiting their ability to accommodate UAVs with different characteristics, such as manufacturer, type, and design.
Innovation Solution
A hangar with a programmable manipulator arm that can safely grip and transport UAVs of varying characteristics, allowing for the storage and deployment of multiple UAV types within the same hangar.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a hangar is designed for a specific UAV model, then the gripping and transportation function is optimized for that model, but the adaptability to accommodate different UAV types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The manipulator arm employs dynamic and adjustable gripping mechanisms that can adapt to different UAV geometries. The arm's programmable nature allows it to modify its gripping force, position, and configuration based on real-time feedback and pre-programmed parameters for different UAV types, thereby maintaining reliable gripping across diverse models without requiring fixed, model-specific fixtures
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as gripping force magnitude, arm trajectory, joint angles, and gripper positioning based on the identified UAV type. By storing multiple sets of parameters for different UAV models and dynamically switching between them, the manipulator maintains optimal gripping reliability across various UAV configurations while preserving adaptability
2Reliability
If separate hangars are built for each UAV model, then each hangar can be optimized for its specific model, but the space and cost requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The hangar is designed as a universal facility that can accommodate multiple UAV models through a programmable manipulator arm. The manipulator can be reconfigured via software to handle different UAV types, eliminating the need for dedicated hangars for each model. This multi-functionality allows a single hangar space to serve multiple purposes and accommodate various UAV sizes and configurations
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating physical duplicates of model-specific hangars, the system uses digital copying through programmable control. The manipulator arm's behavior can be copied from one UAV model's operational parameters to another, allowing the same physical infrastructure to be replicated virtually for different models without requiring additional physical space
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a hangar for at least one unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising: an interior, which is delimited by a lower side, an upper side and at least one side part, at least one manipulator arm in the interior, wherein the manipulator arm is designed to transport the at least one unmanned aerial vehicle through a closable opening in the at least one side part from the interior to the outer upper side of the hangar and/or wherein the manipulator arm is configured to transport the at least one unmanned aerial vehicle through a closable opening in the at least one side portion from the outer top of the hangar into the interior, wherein the manipulator arm is programmable and/or adapted to transport different unmanned aerial vehicles having different characteristics. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a system comprising at least two hangars.