UAV Landing Platform With Conductive Plates for Position-Free Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing landing platforms for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) require specific positioning and complex navigation systems for charging, which limits their ease of use and adaptability to different terrains.
Innovation Solution
A landing platform with detachable components and coplanar electroconductive plates that allows UAVs to land anywhere on the platform, eliminating the need for specific positioning and complex navigation systems. The platform includes a control unit that detects changes in electric potential and current to charge the UAV's batteries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If specific positioning and complex navigation systems are used for charging, then charging accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical navigation and positioning systems with a simplified electrical detection system. The control unit monitors electric potential changes between electroconductive plates to detect UAV presence and initiate charging, eliminating the need for complex navigation while maintaining charging accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the UAV to charge itself automatically upon landing on any portion of the platform. The electroconductive plates and control unit automatically detect the UAV's presence through electric potential changes and initiate charging without requiring complex navigation or manual intervention
2Reliability
If fixed positioning systems are used for charging, then charging reliability is improved, but adaptability to different terrains worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The landing platform is designed with multiple electroconductive plates that can detect and charge UAVs regardless of their specific landing position. This universal detection capability allows the system to adapt to different terrains and landing scenarios while maintaining reliable charging functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from fixed positioning requirements to dynamic detection capabilities. The control unit continuously monitors electric potential changes across multiple plates, enabling the system to adapt to varying landing positions and terrain conditions while maintaining charging reliability
3Ease of operation
If detachable components are used for platform assembly, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The landing platform is divided into multiple detachable electroconductive plates that can be independently assembled. This segmentation enables easy deployment and reconfiguration while the electrical connection requirements provide inherent alignment guidance during assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit serves as an intermediary that compensates for minor alignment variations between detachable plates. By monitoring electric potential changes across the plate array, the system can detect UAV presence even with slight misalignments, reducing manufacturing precision requirements
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 platform provides a flexible and adaptable solution for charging UAVs, allowing them to land and charge anywhere on the platform without the need for complex navigation systems, thus enhancing usability and terrain adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
a control unit configured to detect changes in an electric potential and/or current of said electrical circuit due to an unmanned vehicle having land on said platform
Implementation Method 2
supply energy from an external power source to said electroconductive plates in order to charge powering means included in said unmanned vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
The platform comprises supporting legs (12) fastened to the platform (10), and a control unit (13) and provides an electrical charging system including a plurality of coplanar adjacent electroconductive plates (14), with adjacent edges electrically insulated, arranged on an electrically insulated support. Each electroconductive plate (14) is connected by an electroconductive cable (15) to the control unit (13) and to a power source (16), wherein the electroconductive plate (14), electroconductive cable (15) and control unit (13) form an electrical circuit and the control unit (13) is configured to detect a change of an electric potential and/or current of the electrical circuit due to a UAV, landing on said platform and providing at least two points of contact with two different electroconductive plates (14). The platform supply energy, from power source to said two different electroconductive plates (14) using corresponding electroconductive cables (15) in order to charge powering means of said UAV.