Emergency support robot for polar UAVs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12090910-B2
Application number	US-202017421109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2020
Priority date	Dec 23, 2019
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

The invention relates to an emergency support robot for polar UAVs, belonging to the technical field of emergency support robots for polar UAVs. The technical problem to be solved is to improve the structure of the existing emergency support robots for polar UAVs. The technical scheme adopted is as follows: the robot is of a car body structure; a support table is arranged on the upper side of the chassis of the car body; a traveling mechanism is arranged on both sides of the chassis of the car body; the two sides of the support table are hinged with a pair of casings through hinged buckles and push rods; the casings are also provided with a wind power plant; the support table is provided with a launching guide rail.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, wherein the robot is of a car body structure, a support table ( 1 ) is arranged on an upper side of a chassis of the car body, a traveling mechanism ( 2 ) is arranged on both sides of the chassis of the car body, the two sides of the support table ( 1 ) are hinged with a pair of casings ( 5 ) through hinged buckles ( 3 ) and push rods ( 4 ), the casings ( 5 ) are also provided with a wind-driven generator ( 6 ), the wind-driven generator is configured for storing wind energy to ensure Unmanned Aerial Vehicles charging;
the support table ( 1 ) is provided with a launching guide rail ( 7 ), a front end of the launching guide rail ( 7 ) is provided with a lifting device ( 8 ), a middle part is provided with an arresting device ( 9 ), and a rear part is provided with an ejection device ( 10 );
the launching guide rail ( 7 ) is also provided with a pneumatic chuck ( 11 ) and a clamping device ( 12 );
the support table ( 1 ) is also provided with a control circuit board, which is integrated with a microcontroller, the microcontroller is used to control a power communication system of a whole robot;
the clamping device ( 12 ) comprises a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle holder ( 28 ), a middle part of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle holder ( 28 ) is provided with an ejector rack sliding vane ( 29 ), the ejector rack sliding vane ( 29 ) is provided with a rectangular gripper ( 30 ), a pair of spring connecting rod chutes ( 31 ) is arranged in parallel at front and rear ends of the rectangular gripper ( 30 ), a pair of movable spring connecting rods ( 32 ) is arranged between the spring connecting rod chutes ( 31 ), a middle part of the spring connecting rod ( 32 ) is hinged with a reset spring ( 33 ), two sides of the reset spring ( 33 ) are respectively provided with a pair of Y-shaped jaw plates ( 34 ), the jaw plates ( 34 ) are hinged with each other through a connecting shaft ( 35 ), one end of the jaw plates ( 34 ) is connected in series on the spring connecting rod ( 32 ), and an other end of the jaw plates ( 34 ) is provided with a rubber head ( 36 ).

2. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the lifting device ( 8 ) comprises a front bracket ( 13 ), the front bracket ( 13 ) is a C-shaped structure, and two ends of the front bracket ( 13 ) are hinged with a pair of balance bars ( 14 ), which are welded with a lifting rod ( 15 ), the lifting rod ( 15 ) are arranged vertically with the support table ( 1 ), a pair of cylinder push rods ( 16 ) is arranged on both sides of the front bracket ( 13 ), and fixed ends of the cylinder push rods ( 16 ) are hinged with the lifting rods ( 15 ).

3. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the arresting device ( 9 ) is arranged on a lower side of the launching guide rail ( 7 ), the arresting device ( 9 ) comprises a pair of arresting net vertical rods ( 17 ), a pair of arresting net connecting rods ( 18 ), a pair of draw-in bars ( 19 ), a pair of supporting slide rods ( 20 ) and a pair of bases ( 21 ), Anan arresting net ( 22 ) is arranged between the arresting net vertical rods ( 17 ), middle parts of the arresting net vertical rods ( 17 ) are hinged with the bases ( 21 ), and free ends of the arresting net vertical rods ( 17 ) are hinged with one end of the arresting net connecting rods ( 18 ), an other end of the arresting net connecting rods ( 18 ) is hinged with one end of the supporting slide rods ( 20 ) and the draw-in bars ( 19 ), and an other end of the draw-in bar ( 19 ) is connected with a lifting cylinder ( 23 ), and the lifting cylinder ( 23 ) is arranged vertically with the support table ( 1 ).

4. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the pneumatic chuck ( 11 ) comprises a chuck groove ( 24 ), the chuck groove ( 24 ) is arranged on a lifting cylinder ( 25 ), the lifting cylinder ( 25 ) is arranged on a chuck base ( 26 ), the chuck base ( 26 ) is arranged on a sliding rail ( 27 );
a bottom of one side of the chuck groove ( 24 ) is hinged with the chuck base ( 26 ) through a connecting rod.

5. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the ejection device ( 10 ) comprises an ejector rack ( 37 ), an inner side of the ejector rack ( 37 ) is provided with a pair of booster cylinders ( 38 ), a free end of each of the booster cylinder ( 38 ) is connected with a sliding block ( 39 ) arranged horizontally, and two ends of the sliding block ( 39 ) are arranged in an ejector rack rail chute ( 40 ), the sliding block ( 39 ) is also hinged with one end of a scissor type expansion bracket ( 41 ), an other end of the scissor type expansion bracket ( 41 ) is provided with a pushing block ( 42 ), the pushing block ( 42 ) slides on an inner groove of the launching guide rail ( 7 ).

6. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the traveling mechanism ( 2 ) comprises a plurality of crawler wheels ( 43 ), which are connected through supporting rods ( 44 ), crawlers ( 45 ) are arranged on an outside of the crawler wheels ( 43 ), an air adaptive suspension spring ( 46 ) is also arranged between the supporting rods ( 44 ).

7. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 3 , wherein, the arresting net ( 22 ) is a cold-resistant nylon plastic net.

8. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 4 , wherein, the chuck groove ( 24 ) is arranged with a low temperature resistant polyurethane vacuum pneumatic chuck.

9. An emergency support robot for polar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as defined in claim 7 , wherein, a front end of the support table ( 1 ) is also provided with a camera ( 47 ) and a RTK device ( 48 );
an upper part of the crawler ( 45 ) is also provided with a fender ( 49 ), and an upper part of the fender ( 49 ) is provided with a solar panel ( 50 ).

Assignees

• Univ Taiyuan Technology

Inventors

• Wang Tao
• Zhang Jinzhu
• Shi Wei
• Shi Hanqing
• Ma Xiaoxiong
• Sun Qinkang
• Zhao Caiyun
• Xiong Xiaoyan
• Wang Hefeng
• Ren Zhongkai
• Ma Xiaobao

Classifications

• B64C39/024

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

• B64U70/99

  Means for retaining the UAV on the platform, e.g. dogs or magnets · CPC title

• B64U50/38

  by wireless transmission · CPC title

• B64U70/93

  for use on a land or nautical vehicle · CPC title

• B64U80/86

  Land vehicles · CPC title