Self-driving control device and unmanned driving device with the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12009569-B2
Application number	US-202117524131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2021
Priority date	Dec 19, 2019
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

Provided are a self-driving control device and an unmanned driving device with the same. The self-driving control device includes a mounting base, a control device, a communication device, and an antenna assembly, the mounting base is provided with an accommodation cavity, the control device is disposed in the accommodation cavity, the communication device is disposed in the accommodation cavity and electrically connected to the control device, and the antenna assembly is mounted on the mounting base and electrically connected to the communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A self-driving control device, comprising:
a mounting base provided with an accommodation cavity;
a control device disposed in the accommodation cavity;
a communication device disposed in the accommodation cavity and electrically connected to the control device; and
an antenna assembly mounted on the mounting base and electrically connected to the communication device;
wherein the antenna assembly comprises:
an antenna bracket fixed on the mounting base;
a first antenna mounted on the antenna bracket and electrically connected to the communication device; and
a second antenna mounted on the antenna bracket and electrically connected to the communication device;
wherein the antenna bracket comprises: a bracket body, a first mounting part and a second mounting part, the first mounting part is located at one end of the bracket body, the second mounting part is located at the other end of the bracket body, and the first antenna and the second antenna are disposed at each of the first mounting part and the second mounting part;
wherein the mounting base comprises:
a mounting housing, in which the accommodation cavity is formed; and
a fixed bracket placed in the accommodation cavity and fixed to an inner wall of the mounting housing, and the fixed bracket divides the accommodation cavity into a control device mounting cavity for accommodating the control device and a communication device mounting cavity for accommodating the communication device.

2. The self-driving control device according to claim 1 , wherein a wire trough is formed in one side, facing the mounting base, of the antenna bracket, and both the first antenna and the second antenna that are located at each of the first mounting part and the second mounting part are wired through the wire trough to be electrically connected to the communication device.

3. The self-driving control device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting housing comprises: a first housing body, a second housing body, a third housing body and a fourth housing body, the first housing body is a hollow cavity with a closed upper end, the second housing body is fixed at a lower end of the first housing body, and the third housing body and the fourth housing body are respectively fixed at two opposite ends of the first housing body.

4. The self-driving control device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna bracket is fixed at an upper end of the mounting housing, and a wire through hole for a connection wire of the antenna bracket to penetrate through is formed in the upper end of the mounting housing.

5. The self-driving control device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed bracket comprises:
a support plate; and
a support leg, wherein one end of the support leg is fixed to the support plate, the other end of the support leg is adapted to be fixed to the inner wall of the mounting housing, to form the control device mounting cavity between the support plate and the inner wall of the mounting housing, and the communication device mounting cavity is formed in one side, away from the control device mounting cavity, of the support plate.

6. The self-driving control device according to claim 5 , wherein the communication device comprises: a first communication device and a second communication device, the fixed bracket further comprises: a connection plate located in the communication device mounting cavity, the first communication device and the second communication device are respectively located on two sides of the connection plate, the first communication device is adapted to be connected to the first antenna and the second antenna that are located at the first mounting part, and the second communication device is adapted to be connected to the first antenna and the second antenna that are located at the second mounting part.

7. The self-driving control device according to claim 6 , wherein the fixed bracket further comprises: a fixing plate disposed at one end, away from the support plate, of the connection plate; and
the antenna assembly further comprises: a third antenna fixed on the fixing plate and electrically connected to the communication device.

8. The self-driving control device according to claim 7 , wherein the fixing plate comprises: a fixed connection plate, a first bracket plate and a second bracket plate, the fixed connection plate is connected to the connection plate, the first bracket plate is located at one end of the fixed connection plate, the second bracket plate is located at the other end of the fixed connection plate, free ends of both the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate extend towards the support plate, an angle between the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate is greater than 90 degrees and smaller than 180 degrees, and the third antenna is a patch antenna and is attached onto the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate.

9. An unmanned driving device, comprising a self-driving control device, the self-driving control device comprising:
a mounting base provided with an accommodation cavity;
a control device disposed in the accommodation cavity;
a communication device disposed in the accommodation cavity and electrically connected to the control device; and
an antenna assembly mounted on the mounting base and electrically connected to the communication device;
wherein the antenna assembly comprises:
an antenna bracket fixed on the mounting base;
a first antenna mounted on the antenna bracket and electrically connected to the communication device; and
a second antenna mounted on the antenna bracket and electrically connected to the communication device;
wherein the antenna bracket comprises: a bracket body, a first mounting part and a second mounting part, the first mounting part is located at one end of the bracket body, the second mounting part is located at the other end of the bracket body, and the first antenna and the second antenna are disposed at each of the first mounting part and the second mounting part;
wherein the mounting base comprises:
a mounting housing, in which the accommodation cavity is formed; and
a fixed bracket placed in the accommodation cavity and fixed to an inner wall of the mounting housing, and the fixed bracket divides the accommodation cavity into a control device mounting cavity for accommodating the control device and a communication device mounting cavity for accommodating the communication device.

10. The unmanned driving device according to claim 9 , wherein a wire trough is formed in one side, facing the mounting base, of the antenna bracket, and both the first antenna and the second antenna that are located at each of the first mounting part and the second mounting part are wired through the wire trough to be electrically connected to the communication device.

11. The unmanned driving device according to claim 9 , wherein the fixed bracket comprises:
a support plate; and
a support leg, wherein one end of the support leg is fixed to the support plate, the other end of the support leg is adapted to be fixed to the inner wall of the mounting housing, to form the control device mounting cavity between the support plate and the inner wall of the mounting housing, and the communication device mounting cavity is formed in one side, away from the control device mounting cavity, of the support plate.

12. The unmanned driving device according to claim 11 , wherein the communication device comprises: a first communication device and a second communication device, the fixed bracket further comprises: a connection plate located in the communication device mounting cavity, the first communication device and t

Assignees

• Guangzhou Xaircraft Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wen Haijun

Classifications

• H01Q21/28

  Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• B64U20/80

  Arrangement of on-board electronics, e.g. avionics systems or wiring · CPC title

• G05D2101/10

  using artificial intelligence [AI] techniques · CPC title

• B64C39/024

  of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV · CPC title

• G05D1/223 Primary

  Command input arrangements on the remote controller, e.g. joysticks or touch screens · CPC title