VTOL Drone Storage Station with Rotating Coupling Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drone storage stations are primarily designed for single drone storage and charging, making it difficult to efficiently store and charge multiple drones simultaneously, which is necessary for swarm flight technology.
Innovation Solution
A storage station with a rotating mechanism that allows unmanned VTOL aircrafts to be rotated 90 degrees and stored sideways in a transverse or longitudinal direction, utilizing multiple coupling members for efficient space utilization and simultaneous charging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a storage station is designed to accommodate a single drone, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it is difficult to store multiple drones simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The storage station is divided into multiple storage cases, each capable of holding a drone. The coupling members are segmented into first coupling members (attached to storage case) and second coupling members (attached to drone), allowing independent modular operation while achieving multi-drone storage capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The second coupling member is rotatably coupled to the first coupling member, creating a nested rotational mechanism where the drone coupling can rotate independently within the storage case coupling structure, enabling compact multi-drone arrangement
2Area of stationary object
If multiple drones are stored in traditional configuration, then storage capacity increases, but space utilization is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The second coupling member is designed to rotate about a rotation axis in the longitudinal direction of the first coupling member, allowing drones to be dynamically positioned at different orientations (including sideways storage) to optimize space utilization and enable simultaneous charging of multiple drones
Solution Approach 2:
By allowing rotation in the longitudinal direction and enabling sideways storage orientation, the system utilizes three-dimensional space more effectively, transitioning from traditional single-orientation storage to multi-orientation storage that maximizes available volume
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
Enables the simultaneous storage and charging of multiple drones with maximized space utilization, effectively addressing the need for efficient storage solutions for swarm flight technology.
Implementation Method 1
one end of which is pivotably coupled to an inner surface of the storage case
Implementation Method 2
the second coupling member is rotatable about a rotation axis in a longitudinal direction of the first coupling member
Implementation Method 3
a rack 155 may be provided inside the post and a pinion 110a may be provided on one side of the storage case so as to convert a rotational motion into a linear motion
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AI summary
A storage station for unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircrafts includes a storage case (110) for accommodating an unmanned VTOL aircraft therein, a first coupling member (120) having one end pivotably coupled to an inner upper surface of the storage case and the other end protruding out of the storage case by a pivoting operation, and a second coupling member (130) provided at the other end of the first coupling member, in which one end of a main body of the unmanned VTOL aircraft is coupled to the second coupling member, and the second coupling member is rotatable about a rotation axis in a longitudinal direction of the first coupling member, whereby it is possible to provide an advantageous effect of simultaneously storing and charging multiple drones on sides, and it is particularly possible to provide an advantageous effect of charging and storing a large number of drones used in swarm flight technology, which has recently become increasingly useful.