UAV Shared Drive for Lens Elevation and Landing Gear Retraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing UAVs require complex structures and high costs due to separate driving mechanisms for the lens and landing gear, which obstruct panoramic imaging and increase weight, limiting endurance.
Innovation Solution
A UAV design where the top lens module and landing gear share a common driving mechanism, allowing synchronous raising and lowering to avoid interference during panoramic shooting and reduce structural complexity and cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate driving mechanisms are used for the lens and landing gear, then the lens and landing gear can be controlled independently, but the overall structure becomes complex and the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the driving mechanisms for the lens and landing gear into a single integrated system. The driving mechanism includes a driving component (motor) that drives a transmission component (gear train), which in turn simultaneously controls both the lens elevation and landing gear retraction. This merging eliminates the need for separate driving mechanisms, reducing structural complexity and cost while maintaining coordinated control of both components.
2Reliability
If the landing gear is made higher than the lens during landing to protect the lens, then the lens is protected, but the landing gear blocks part of the panoramic image during shooting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic positioning of the landing gear and lens through coordinated movement. During landing, the driving mechanism retracts the landing gear and lowers the lens to ensure the landing gear protects the lens. During panoramic shooting, the mechanism raises the landing gear and positions the lens to eliminate image blocking. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by adapting the relative positions to different operational states.
3Measurement precision
If the lens is raised to increase the fusion angle of splicing for panoramic imaging, then the imaging quality improves, but the landing gear may block part of the image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses dynamic coordination between lens elevation and landing gear retraction. When the lens is raised to increase the fusion angle for better panoramic imaging, the driving mechanism simultaneously retracts the landing gear to prevent it from blocking the image. This coordinated dynamic adjustment ensures both high-quality imaging and unobstructed views during panoramic shooting operations.
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AI summary
A unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage body, a top lens structure at a top of the fuselage body, the top lens structure protruding from the top of the fuselage body; and a bottom lens module at a bottom of the fuselage body, the bottom lens module protruding from the bottom of the fuselage body.