CN111439143A - A UAV recycling system and recycling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system and a recovery method thereof, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle main body and a liftable charging device, a driving device drives a charging body to ascend or descend, and the charging body is provided with a first electrode and a first magnet; the shell is provided with a second electrode, a positioning device and a second magnet. When the unmanned aerial vehicle flies to the opening range of the shell, the driving device operates to drive the charging body to descend into the bottom of the shell, the first magnet and the second magnet are fixed in a magnetic attraction mode, the first electrode and the second electrode are connected in a laminating mode to charge the unmanned aerial vehicle, if the unmanned aerial vehicle needs to execute a task again, the driving device operates to drive the charging body to ascend and retract, and if the unmanned aerial vehicle needs to retract, the unmanned aerial vehicle descends into the shell, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can be automatically and accurately butted with an unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station to charge, meanwhile, the charging state can be timely relieved to quickly carry out a task of flying again, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can also be retracted into the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station.

Description

A UAV recycling system and recycling method thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular, to an unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system and a recovery method thereof.

Background technique

UAV is the abbreviation of unmanned aircraft, which is an unmanned aircraft operated by radio remote control equipment and self-provided program control device, or operated completely or intermittently autonomously by on-board computer. When UAVs perform tasks, they are generally carried on mobile recycling mothers (such as vehicles, ships and other transportation equipment). Due to the limited battery life of the UAV, the UAV needs to be recharged after performing a certain period of tasks. At this time, the recycling matrix is in a high-speed driving state, and when the drone flies back to the transport equipment, it is difficult for the drone to dock with the charging device on the moving recycling matrix due to the speed difference between the two. Moreover, when the drone is charging, if there is an emergency task, it cannot be separated from the charging device in time to take off.

Therefore, the existing technology needs to be developed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings in the prior art, and to provide a UAV recycling system and a recycling method thereof, so that the UAV of the present invention can be automatically and accurately docked with the UAV recycling station for charging, and at the same time it can The charging state can be released in time to quickly perform another flight mission, and it can also be recycled to the drone recycling station.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle recycling system, including an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle recycling station and a recycling controller, wherein

The drone includes a drone body and a liftable charging device that is electrically connected to the drone body, the liftable charging device includes a drive device, a charging body, and a device that is electrically connected to the drone body and the charging body. A traction cable, the driving device drives the charging body to ascend or descend, the outer side wall of the charging body is provided with two first electrodes with opposite polarities and electrically connected to the traction cable, the charging body The bottom is provided with a first magnet;

The UAV recycling station includes a casing, the upper end of the casing is provided with an opening, and the inner sidewall of the casing close to the bottom is spaced with two opposite polarities and can be electrically connected to the first electrode. the second electrode, the second electrode is electrically connected with the external power supply, the bottom of the casing is provided with a positioning device, and a second magnet that can be adsorbed with the first magnet;

The recycling controller is connected in communication with the drone and the drone recycling station, respectively.

Further, the drone body is provided with a charging port, the positive and negative electrodes of the charging port are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding first electrodes through the traction cable, and the positive and negative electrodes of the power supply are respectively is electrically connected to the corresponding second electrode.

Further, a protection device is provided on the periphery of the drone body, and the protection device includes an upper guard plate arranged at the upper end of the drone body, a lower shield plate arranged at the lower end of the drone body, and A fixing piece connecting the upper guard plate and the lower guard plate, and the lower guard plate is provided with a through hole corresponding to the charging body.

Further, the liftable charging device further includes a support structure, the support structure includes two uprights respectively disposed on the lower guard plate, and a transverse column connecting the two uprights, and the driving device includes a The motor at one end of the horizontal column, and the traction cable is wound on the horizontal column.

Further, the charging body is an inverted cone structure, the two first electrodes are respectively arranged on the inclined surface of the inverted cone structure at intervals, and the electrodes of the first electrodes face downwards, and the first magnet is provided at the vertex position of the inverted cone structure.

Further, the casing is a funnel structure, and its diameter gradually increases from bottom to top, the second electrodes are respectively arranged on the inclined surface of the funnel structure at intervals, and the electrodes of the second electrodes face upwards and the The electrode surfaces of the first electrodes are matched.

Further, the unmanned aerial vehicle recycling station further includes a fixing structure and a snap-fit structure, the fixing structure includes a mounting plate and a plurality of supporting columns arranged on the mounting plate, the supporting columns support the casing, and the The clamping structure includes a plurality of clamping pieces horizontally penetrated on the support column, the side wall of the casing is provided with a clamping slot corresponding to the clamping pieces, and the clamping pieces can pass through the clamping pieces. slot to limit the range of motion of the charging body.

Further, the upper guard plate, the lower guard plate and the fixing piece are made of resin material.

The present invention also provides a UAV recovery method, which is applied to the UAV recovery system as described above, comprising the following steps:

Step A: the UAV controller sends a recovery instruction to the UAV, so that the UAV flies in the direction of the positioning device;

Step B: the drone flies to the opening of the drone recycling station, the driving device operates and drives the charging body to descend, and the charging body is along the inner side of the drone recycling station wall sliding;

Step C: The charging body slides to the bottom of the drone recycling station, the first magnet and the second magnet adsorb and fix the charging body and the drone recycling station, and the first electrode is connected to the drone recycling station. The second electrodes are in contact with each other and are electrically connected.

Further, the method further includes step D: the clamping piece passes through the clamping slot and abuts against the upper end surface of the charging body, and the drone flies downward and landed in the drone recycling station.

The beneficial effects that the technical solution of the present invention has:

In the UAV recycling system and the recycling method of the present invention, by setting up the UAV and the UAV recycling station, the main body of the UAV is electrically connected with a liftable charging device, and the driving device drives the charging body to ascend or descend, and at the same time The UAV recycling station includes a casing with an open upper end, the charging body is provided with a first electrode and a first magnet, and the casing is provided with a second electrode, a positioning device and a second magnet. Within the range of the opening of the casing, the driving device operates and drives the charging body to descend to the bottom of the casing. At this time, the first magnet and the second magnet are magnetically fixed, and the first electrode and the second electrode are connected to each other to connect the drone to the drone. For charging, if the drone needs to perform the task again, the driving device can run to drive the charging body to rise and retract. If the drone needs to be recovered, the drone can be lowered into the housing, so that the drone of the present invention can It can be automatically docked with the UAV recycling station for charging, and at the same time, the charging state can be released in time to quickly perform another flight mission, and it can also be recycled to the UAV recycling station.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging body of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the UAV recycling station of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the enlarged view of A in Fig. 3;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of the UAV recycling station of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the enlarged view of B in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the UAV recovery method of the present invention;

8 is a schematic diagram of the drone of the present invention flying to the top of the drone recycling station;

Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention lowering the charging body;

10 is a schematic diagram of the charging body of the present invention sliding down along the UAV recycling station;

Fig. 11 is the schematic diagram of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention charging in the unmanned aerial vehicle recycling station;

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of the present invention's clip against the charging body;

13 is a schematic diagram of the drone of the present invention being accommodated in a drone recycling station;

Description of reference numbers:

10-UAV, 11-UAV body, 121-motor, 122-charging body, 1221-first electrode, 1222-first magnet, 123-traction cable, 13-protection device, 131-upper guard plate , 132-lower guard plate, 1321-through hole, 133-fixing piece, 134-airflow hole, 14-support structure, 141-upright column, 142-cross column, 20-drone recycling station, 21-shell, 211 - Opening, 212 - second electrode, 214 - second magnet, 215 - card slot, 22 - fixing structure, 221 - mounting plate, 222 - support column, 23 - snap structure, 231 - snap connector.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relationship between various components under a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). The relative positional relationship, the movement situation, etc., if the specific posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "connection" and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connection" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated; It can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be an internal communication between two elements or an interaction relationship between the two elements, unless otherwise explicitly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

In addition, descriptions such as "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes, and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature delimited with "first", "second" may expressly or implicitly include at least one of that feature.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , the present invention provides a UAV recycling system, including a UAV 10, a UAV recycling station 20 and a recycling controller. In this embodiment, the UAV recycling station 20 is installed on a mobile recycling matrix (such as vehicles, ships, trains, planes and other transportation equipment), or the drone recycling station 20 has the function of stable movement;

The drone 10 includes a drone body 11 and a liftable charging device electrically connected to the drone body 11. The liftable charging device includes a driving device, a charging body 122 and an unmanned aerial vehicle that is electrically connected to the drone. The main body 11 and the traction cable 123 of the charging body 122, the driving device drives the charging body 122 to ascend or descend, and the outer side wall of the charging body 122 is provided with two opposite polarities and the traction cable 123 The first electrode 1221 that is electrically connected, that is, the first electrode 1221 is connected to the charging body 122 through the pulling cable 123, and the bottom of the charging body 122 is provided with a first magnet 1222;

The UAV recycling station 20 includes a casing 21, an opening 211 is provided at the upper end of the casing 21, and two inner walls of the casing 21 close to the bottom are spaced with opposite polarities and can be connected to the first. The electrode 1221 is electrically connected to the second electrode 212, and the second electrode 212 is electrically connected to an external power supply. The bottom of the casing 21 is provided with a positioning device and a magnet 1222 that can be adsorbed. the second magnet 214;

The recovery controller is respectively connected to the UAV 10 and the UAV recycling station 20 for controlling the flying state of the UAV 10, the operating state of the driving device and the operation of the positioning device state.

When the drone 10 needs to be charged, the recovery controller sends a recovery command to the drone 10, and revises the upward offset positioning information of the positioning device (must exceed the opening 211 of the casing 21 to ensure all The UAV 10 will not collide with the housing 21), the revised positioning information is sent to the UAV 10, and the UAV 10 flies to the position of the revised positioning information. The drone 10 is located within the range of the opening 211 of the casing 21 , and then the recovery controller starts the driving device to rotate to lower the charging body 122 , and the charging body 122 runs along the casing 21 . The inner side wall slides down, when it is close to the bottom of the casing 21, the first magnet 1222 and the second magnet 214 are adsorbed and fixed, and the charging body 122 is closely attached to the drone recycling station 20. , while the first electrode 1221 and the second electrode 212 are connected, so that the external power supply can charge the drone 10 . At this time, the UAV 10 can continue to fly above the opening 211 of the casing 21 . If the recovery controller needs to perform the task again, the recovery controller starts the driving device to rotate to lift the charging body 122 back. The drone 10 can then fly to the destination.

Since the charging body 122 is tightened only by the magnetic attraction of the first magnet 1222 and the second magnet 214, the UAV 10 does not require additional power to retract the charging body 122, and can quickly perform the flight mission again , which solves the problem that the UAV 10 is charged and released in time to perform the flight mission again.

When the drone 10 needs to be recovered, the drone 10 is gradually lowered and accommodated in the bottom of the drone recovery station 20 , and the driving device rotates to wind the traction cable 123 , thereby The recovery of the drone 10 is completed. During the charging and recycling process of the drone 10, manual docking and picking are not required, and the whole process is automatic, safe and convenient to operate.

Because the speed difference between the UAV 10 and the UAV recycling station 20 is affected by the speed difference and positioning accuracy, and also affected by the distance detection accuracy and air resistance of the UAV 10, the UAV Therefore, the opening 211 of the housing 21 of the present invention is much larger than the whole of the drone 10, so as to ensure that the drone 10 can be kept in any position. The first magnet 1222 and the second magnet 214 are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the first magnet 1222 and the second magnet 214 within the range of the opening 211 of the casing 21 , thereby improving the accuracy and precision of charging and recycling the drone 10 .

In this embodiment, the drone body 11 is provided with a rechargeable battery, and the charging body 122 is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, so as to charge the drone body 11 and ensure that no The endurance capability of the man-machine 10; the recycling controller can be connected to the drone recycling station 20 in a wired or wireless manner, and at the same time communicated with the drone 10 in a wireless manner, so as to The drone 10 is remotely controlled; the connecting wire 123 can be a flexible cable to ensure elasticity and free bending when ascending or descending; the charging body 122 can be a plastic shell.

Preferably, the drone body 11 is provided with a charging port, the positive and negative electrodes of the charging port are electrically connected to the corresponding first electrodes 1221 through the traction cable 123 respectively, and the positive and negative electrodes of the power supply are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding first electrodes 1221 . The negative electrodes are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding second electrodes 212, wherein the first electrodes 1221 and the second electrodes 214 are also divided into positive and negative electrodes, so that the drone recycling station 20 of the present invention can provide the The drone 10 is charged and recovered without manual operation, which is convenient to use.

Further, a protection device 13 is provided on the periphery of the drone body 11, and the protection device 13 is used to protect the drone body 11 and prevent the drone 10 from being connected to the drone recycling station 20. In case of collision damage, the protection device 13 includes an upper guard plate 131 arranged at the upper end of the drone body 11 , a lower guard plate 132 arranged at the lower end of the drone body 11 , and connected to the upper guard plate 131 , The fixing member 133 of the lower guard plate 132, the lower guard plate 132 is provided with a through hole 1321 corresponding to the charging body 122, and the charging body 122 ascends or descends through the through hole 1321.

In this embodiment, both the upper guard plate 131 and the lower guard plate 132 are provided with air flow holes 134 , so that the air flow can be discharged through the air flow holes 134 without affecting the inflow and outflow of the air flow generated by the wings of the UAV 10 . and the observation of the drone lens to ensure the normal use of the function of the drone 10; the upper guard plate 131, the lower guard plate 132 and the fixing part 133 can be made of resin material, which has good mechanical properties and can provide good For protection, the UAV 10 can be prevented from being damaged by impact; the upper guard plate 131 , the lower guard plate 132 and the fixing member 133 can be integrally formed to improve the overall stability of the UAV 10 .

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 , the liftable charging device further includes a support structure 14 , and the support structure 14 includes two uprights 141 respectively disposed on the lower guard plate 132 , and a transverse column 142 connecting the two uprights 141 . The driving device includes a motor 121 disposed at one end of the transverse column 142 , and the traction cable 123 is wound on the transverse column 142 and can be unfolded or folded, thereby realizing the descending and ascending of the charging body 122 .

Wherein, one end of the horizontal column 142 is connected with the transmission shaft of the motor 121, and the other end is rotatably connected with one of the vertical columns 141, for example, it can be connected by a bearing or the like. When the charging body 122 is retracted, the traction cable 123 is wound on the horizontal column 142. When the charging body 122 needs to be lowered, the motor 121 drives the horizontal column 142 to rotate, so that it is wound on the horizontal column 142. The traction cable 123 of the horizontal column 142 is rotated and lowered accordingly, so that the charging body 122 can be lowered into the housing 21 by its own gravity; when the charging body 122 needs to be retracted, the motor 121 reverses The direction of rotation retracts the pulling cable 123 and the charging body 122 .

As an embodiment, the charging body 122 is an inverted cone structure, and the two first electrodes 1221 are respectively arranged on the inclined surface of the inverted cone structure at intervals, that is, the first electrodes 1221 are arranged in an inverted stepped manner, To prevent the two first electrodes 1221 from touching by mistake, and the electrodes of the first electrodes 1221 face downward, the first magnet 1222 is arranged at the apex of the inverted cone structure, that is, the first magnet 1222 is arranged at the the bottom of the charging body 122 .

Correspondingly, the casing 21 is a funnel structure, and its diameter gradually increases from bottom to top, so that the opening 211 of the casing 21 can accommodate the drone 10, and the charging body 122 can be along the The inclined surface of the funnel structure gradually falls, and the whole process is stable and gentle. At the same time, the casing 21 is gradually tightened from top to bottom, which can stably clamp the drone 10. The second electrodes 212 are respectively arranged in a spaced ring. The inclined surface of the funnel structure, that is, the second electrode 212 is arranged in a stepped manner, corresponding to the first electrode 1221 , and the electrode surface of the second electrode 212 is facing upward to match the electrode surface of the first electrode 1221 .

The combination of the inverted cone structure and the funnel structure increases the range of cooperation between the drone 10 and the drone recycling station 20, and prevents the drone 10 from being unable to complete the charging and recycling operations due to minor errors. , and the diameter of the drone recycling station 20 is gradually tightened, so that the docking accuracy and stability of the charging body 122 can be further improved.

Further, the unmanned aerial vehicle recycling station 20 further includes a fixing structure 22 and an engaging structure 23. The fixing structure 22 includes a mounting plate 221 and a plurality of supporting columns 222 arranged on the mounting plate 221. The supporting columns 222 Support the housing 21, improve the stability of the drone recycling station 20, and avoid the tilt of the housing 21 due to wind, etc., the engaging structure 23 includes a number of horizontal The clip 231 on the support column 222, the side wall of the casing 21 is provided with a slot 215 corresponding to the clip 231, the clip 231 can pass through the slot 215 to restrict the The range of motion of the charging body 122 .

In this embodiment, the mounting plate 221 is used to fix the UAV recycling station 20 on a moving recycling mother body, such as vehicles, ships, trains, airplanes and other transportation equipment; or under the mounting plate 221 A mobile structure is installed.

After the charging body 122 is magnetically fixed by the second magnet 214 , the clip 231 extends through the card slot 215 to abut the upper end surface of the charging body 122 , thereby fixing the charging body 122 , to prevent the charging body 122 from shaking and detaching, the drone 10 can be dropped into the housing 21 to complete the recovery of the drone 10 .

When it needs to take off again, the clip 231 retracts to unlock the charging body 122 , and the drone 10 can take off and disengage from the adsorption of the second magnet 1222 , and attach the charging body 122 retracted, so as to complete the take-off of the UAV 10 again.

In this embodiment, the clip 231 can be driven by a power structure, so as to realize automatic extension or retraction without manual operation.

The UAV recycling system of the present invention can automatically complete the charging of the UAV 10, and can also automatically complete the recycling of the UAV 10, which is convenient for operation.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the present invention also provides a method for recycling the UAV 10, which is applied to the UAV recycling system as described above, including the following steps:

Step A: As shown in the state of FIG. 8 , when the UAV 10 needs to be charged, the UAV controller sends a recovery instruction to the UAV 10 and revises the upward offset positioning information of the positioning device (It must exceed the opening 211 of the housing 21 to ensure that the drone 10 will not collide with the housing 21), send the revised positioning information to the drone 10, so that the drone 10 will not collide with the housing 21. 10 flies in the direction of the positioning device, and the drone 10 flies to the position of the revised positioning information. At this time, the drone 10 is within the range of the opening 211 of the housing 21, and the clip 231 does not extend into the card slot 215;

Step B: The UAV 10 flies to the range of the opening 211 of the UAV recycling station 20. At this time, the UAV 10 is still in the flying state, and the recycling controller drives the driving device to operate and The charging body 122 is driven to descend (as shown in FIG. 9 ), and the traction cable 123 is unfolded downward, so that the charging body 122 can follow the direction of gravity and along the inner wall of the drone recycling station 20 For sliding (as shown in FIG. 10 ), the casing 21 is a funnel structure, so that the sliding of the charging body 122 can be stable and gentle;

Step C: As shown in FIG. 11 , the charging body 122 slides to the bottom of the drone recycling station 20 , and the first magnet 1222 and the second magnet 214 adsorb and fix the charging body 122 and the In the drone recycling station 20, the first electrode 1221 and the second electrode 212 are in contact with each other and are electrically connected, so that the external power supply can charge the drone 10, and the drone 10. It can be charged while flying, and when the flight mission needs to be performed again, the driving device operates to lift and retract the charging body 122, and then it can fly to the flight destination. The process is fast and convenient, and no manual operation is required.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 , the method for recovering the UAV 10 of the present invention further includes step D: the clip 231 passes through the clip slot 215 and abuts against the upper end surface of the charging body 122 to restrict In the range of activity of the charging body 122 , the drone 10 flies downward and landed in the drone recycling station 20 , so as to complete the recycling of the drone 10 .

In the UAV recycling system and its recycling method of the present invention, by setting the UAV 10 and the UAV recycling station 20, the UAV main body 11 is electrically connected with a liftable charging device, and the driving device drives the charging body 122 to rise Or descend, while the drone recycling station 20 includes a casing 21 with an open upper end, the charging body 122 is provided with a first electrode 1221 and a first magnet 1222, and the casing 21 is provided with a second electrode 212, a positioning device and a second magnet 214 , when the drone 10 flies toward the positioning device to the range of the opening 211 of the casing 21 , the driving device operates and drives the charging body 122 to descend to the bottom of the casing 21 . At this time, the first magnet 1222 and the second magnet 214 The magnetic attraction is fixed, and the first electrode 1221 and the second electrode 212 are connected to each other to charge the UAV 10. If the UAV 10 needs to perform the task again, the driving device can drive the charging body 122 to rise and retract. When the man-machine 10 needs to be recovered, the drone 10 can be lowered into the housing 21, so that the drone 10 of the present invention can be automatically and accurately docked with the drone recycling station 20 for charging, and at the same time, the charging state can be released in time to prevent Quickly perform another flight mission, and it can also be recycled to the drone recycling station 20.

The above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention are only examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, changes or modifications in other different forms can also be made on the basis of the above description. Not all implementations can be exhaustive here. Any obvious changes or changes derived from the technical solutions of the present invention are still within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system, its characterized in that, including unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle recycle bin and recovery control ware, wherein

The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle main body and a liftable charging device electrically connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, wherein the liftable charging device comprises a driving device, a charging body and a traction cable electrically connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body and the charging body, the driving device drives the charging body to ascend or descend, two first electrodes which are opposite in polarity and electrically connected with the traction cable are arranged on the outer side wall of the charging body, and a first magnet is arranged at the bottom of the charging body;

the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station comprises a shell, an opening is formed in the upper end of the shell, two second electrodes which are opposite in polarity and can be electrically conducted with the first electrodes are arranged on the inner side wall of the shell close to the bottom at intervals, the second electrodes are electrically connected with an external power supply, and a positioning device and a second magnet which can be adsorbed by the first magnet are arranged at the bottom of the shell;

the recovery controller is respectively in communication connection with the unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station.

2. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle body is provided with a charging port, the positive and negative poles of the charging port are electrically connected with the corresponding first electrodes through the traction cables, respectively, and the positive and negative poles of the power supply are electrically connected with the corresponding second electrodes, respectively.

3. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 1, wherein a protection device is disposed on the periphery of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, the protection device includes an upper protection plate disposed on an upper end of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, a lower protection plate disposed on a lower end of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, and a fixing member connecting the upper protection plate and the lower protection plate, and the lower protection plate is provided with a through hole corresponding to the charging body.

4. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 3, wherein the liftable charging device further comprises a support structure, the support structure comprises two upright posts respectively disposed on the lower guard plate and a cross post connecting the two upright posts, the driving device comprises a motor disposed at one end of the cross post, and the traction cable is wound on the cross post.

5. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 1, wherein the charging body is an inverted cone structure, the two first electrodes are respectively disposed at intervals around an inclined plane of the inverted cone structure, the electrodes of the first electrodes face downward, and the first magnet is disposed at a vertex of the inverted cone structure.

6. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 5, wherein the housing is a funnel structure, the diameter of the funnel structure increases gradually from bottom to top, the second electrodes are respectively arranged at intervals around the inclined plane of the funnel structure, and the electrode surfaces of the second electrodes face upward to be matched with the electrode surfaces of the first electrodes.

7. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station further comprises a fixing structure and a clamping structure, the fixing structure comprises a mounting plate and a plurality of support pillars arranged on the mounting plate, the support pillars support the housing, the clamping structure comprises a plurality of clamping members horizontally penetrating the support pillars, a clamping groove corresponding to the clamping members is formed in a side wall of the housing, and the clamping members can pass through the clamping groove to limit the range of motion of the charging body.

8. The unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system of claim 3, wherein the upper guard plate, the lower guard plate and the fixing member are made of resin.

9. A unmanned aerial vehicle recycling method applied to the unmanned aerial vehicle recycling system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising the following steps:

step A: the unmanned aerial vehicle controller sends a recovery instruction to the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle flies towards the direction of the positioning device;

and B: the unmanned aerial vehicle flies into the opening range of the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station, the driving device operates and drives the charging body to descend, and the charging body slides along the inner side wall of the unmanned aerial vehicle recovery station;

and C: the body that charges slides to the bottom of unmanned aerial vehicle recycle bin, first magnet with second magnet adsorbs fixedly the body that charges with the unmanned aerial vehicle recycle bin, first electrode with the second electrode laminating electrical property mutually switches on.

10. The unmanned aerial vehicle recycling method of claim 9, further comprising

Step D: the joint spare passes the draw-in groove supports the up end of the body that charges, unmanned aerial vehicle downstream descend extremely in the unmanned aerial vehicle recycle bin.

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