Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a cross-sea air medium communication relay node which is separated into a three-section structure when in use, can realize bidirectional conversion of radio or laser signals and underwater acoustic signals and can realize multi-communication requirements with underwater users, and when in communication, the upper section of the three-section structure floats out of the water surface to transmit and receive the radio or laser signals, and after the communication is finished, the upper section is hidden under the water surface to realize safe concealment.
The invention is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:
the application relates to a cross-sea air medium communication relay node, which is characterized by comprising the following components:
the first relay structure is provided with a radio or laser signal communication receiving and transmitting device, a communication and data processing unit, a first underwater sound communication module and a first power supply unit for supplying power to the power utilization component in the first relay structure, wherein the communication and data processing unit is respectively connected with the radio or laser signal communication receiving and transmitting device and the first underwater sound communication module;
The second relay structure is provided with a deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle, a comprehensive control unit, a second underwater sound communication module, an underwater rope laying control device and a second power supply unit for supplying power to an electric component in the second relay structure; the comprehensive control unit is respectively connected with the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle and the second underwater sound communication module, wherein a cable of the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle is connected with the first relay structure and used for winding and unwinding the first relay structure, the second underwater sound communication module is in bidirectional communication with the first underwater sound communication module, and the underwater cable arrangement control device is used for controlling the suspension depth of the second relay structure;
The third relay structure is provided with an information carrier and an anchor device, the information carrier is arranged on the anchor device, a cable rope of the underwater cable laying control device is respectively connected with the information carrier and the anchor device, the information carrier at least comprises a third underwater sound communication module and a third power supply unit for supplying power to an electric component in the information carrier, and the third underwater sound communication module is in bidirectional communication with the first underwater sound communication module;
When the marine air medium communication relay node is distributed in water, the first relay structure and the second relay structure are separated through the first underwater separating device, the second relay structure and the third relay structure are separated through the second underwater separating device, and when sinking to a certain depth, the information carrier is separated from the anchor device and suspended.
In some embodiments of the present application, the third underwater acoustic communication module receives information issued by an overwater user through the first relay structure, where the information includes at least instruction data and location data.
In some embodiments of the present application, the cross-sea air medium communication relay node includes:
the information access unit is connected with the communication and data processing unit or the comprehensive control unit and is used for storing output information after processing information issued by the water user and/or storing information used for uploading by the water user.
In some embodiments of the present application, the third relay structure further includes:
The information processing unit is in bidirectional communication with the third underwater acoustic communication module, and the information transmitted by the underwater user and received through the third underwater acoustic communication module is processed and output by the information processing unit and/or is used for uploading information by the underwater user.
In some embodiments of the present application, the cross-sea air medium communication relay node includes:
The information access unit is connected with the information processing unit and is used for storing output information after processing information issued by the underwater user and/or output information after processing information used for uploading by the underwater user.
In some embodiments of the application, an underwater user communicates with the third underwater acoustic communication module, sends an activation instruction to the information carrier, and invokes information in the information access unit.
In some embodiments of the present application, the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle receives a first cable control command from the integrated control unit for releasing a cable, so as to release the radio or laser signal communication transceiver of the first relay structure to the top communication head of the radio or laser signal communication transceiver to be exposed out of the water surface, so as to transmit and receive radio or laser signals;
The deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle receives a second cable control instruction from the comprehensive control unit, wherein the second cable control instruction is used for recovering cables, so that the radio or laser signal communication receiving and sending device of the first relay structure is pulled back to a preset suspension depth below the water surface.
In some embodiments of the application, the integrated control unit is connected with the underwater cable laying control device, and the underwater cable laying control device receives a preset depth control instruction from the integrated control unit and controls the preset suspension depth of the second relay structure.
In some embodiments of the application, the information carrier comprises:
An information unit comprising a housing, and a third underwater acoustic communication module and a third power supply unit located within the housing, the third underwater acoustic communication module being in contact with water;
The floating body is provided with positive buoyancy, the shell is fixedly arranged in the floating body, and the floating body is arranged in the anchor shell of the anchor device;
The cable of the underwater cable laying control device is connected with the top end of the information unit, and the bottom end of the information unit is connected with the anchor device through the cable;
when placed under the third relay structure to a certain depth, the floating body is connected with the information unit to be separated from the anchor device and suspended.
In some embodiments of the application, the number of information units is two of a parallel redundancy design.
In some embodiments of the application, the anchor device comprises:
the anchor housing having an open bottom;
an anchor floor for closing the bottom opening;
An anchor base positioned within the cavity of the anchor housing and disposed on the anchor bottom plate;
A pair of flukes, each of which is secured to the anchor base;
a shank rotatably connected between the pair of flukes;
one end of the anchor chain is connected with the top end of the anchor rod, and the other end of the anchor chain is connected with the anchor shell;
A pair of seal slide assemblies respectively sealingly fitted within the respective flukes and extending beyond the free ends of the flukes into the sidewall throughbores of the anchor housing;
when the anchor device is in a non-working state, the sealing sliding component and the anchor shell are clamped and fixed;
when the anchor device is positioned at a preset depth under water, the sealing sliding assembly is separated from the anchor shell under the action of water pressure.
In some embodiments of the application, the pair of flukes includes a first fluke and a second fluke symmetrically disposed with respect to the shank, a first sealing slide assembly is disposed corresponding to the first fluke and a second sealing slide assembly is disposed corresponding to the second fluke, the anchor device further comprising:
A first connector having a first end fixedly coupled to the anchor bottom plate and a second end positioned between a first end of the first seal slide assembly extending beyond the first fluke and a first sidewall throughbore corresponding to the anchor housing, the first end part of the first sealing sliding component penetrates through a first through hole formed in the first end of the first connecting piece and stretches into the first side wall through hole;
A second connecting piece, the first end of which is fixedly connected with the anchoring bottom plate, the second end of which is positioned between the first end part of the second sealing sliding component extending beyond the second fluke and the second side wall through hole corresponding to the anchor shell, the first end part of the second sealing sliding component penetrates through a second through hole formed in the first end of the second connecting piece and stretches into the second side wall through hole;
an ear hook fixedly connected with the anchor bottom plate, and the free end of the ear hook is hung on a convex block on the inner side wall of the anchor shell;
The first connecting piece, the second connecting piece and the ear hook form a triangular pattern.
In some embodiments of the application, the fluke is provided with a limit groove, and the seal sliding assembly comprises:
the plunger is arranged in the limiting groove in a sealing sliding manner and extends beyond the fluke;
And the elastic piece is positioned in the limiting groove, one end of the elastic piece is propped against the bottom wall of the limiting groove, and the other end of the elastic piece is propped against one end of the plunger positioned in the limiting groove.
In some embodiments of the present application, at least one annular clamping groove is formed on the outer side wall of the portion of the plunger extending into the limiting groove, and the sealing sliding assembly further comprises:
at least one sealing ring, each sealing ring is sleeved at each annular clamping groove.
In some embodiments of the application, a pair of flukes are symmetrically disposed on the anchor base and the anchor device comprises:
one end of the rotating shaft is fixedly arranged on one of the pair of flukes, and the other end of the rotating shaft is fixedly arranged on the other of the pair of flukes.
In some embodiments of the application, the anchor mount comprises a first anchor plate and a second anchor plate arranged in parallel;
One of the pair of flukes is clamped between one end of the first anchor plate and one end of the second anchor plate, and the other of the pair of flukes is clamped between the other end of the first anchor plate and the other end of the second anchor plate;
in some embodiments of the application, the anchor device further comprises:
The anchor comprises a first cavity, a second cavity, a partition plate, an anchor base, a pair of flukes, an anchor rod and an anchor chain, wherein the first cavity is used for connecting a cable, the second cavity is used for dividing a cavity of the anchor shell into the first cavity, the floating body is located in the first cavity, a connecting cross rod used for connecting the cable is arranged in the first cavity and located below the floating body, the anchor base, the anchor claw, the anchor rod and the anchor chain are respectively located in the second cavity, one end of the anchor chain is connected with the top end of the anchor rod, and the other end of the anchor chain is connected with the partition plate.
In some embodiments of the application, the partition plate is provided with a lug on the bottom surface facing the second cavity, at which lug the other end of the anchor chain is fixed.
In some embodiments of the application, the anchor housing comprises:
A first housing forming a first accommodation space and having an annular boss provided on an inner sidewall of the first housing, the floating body being disposed in the first accommodation space and above the annular boss;
The first shell is connected with the second shell up and down, the first shell is provided with a second accommodating space communicated with the first accommodating space, the second shell is internally provided with the partition plate, and the first accommodating space and the region, above the partition plate, of the second accommodating space form the first cavity.
In some embodiments of the application, the first housing lower end has a first interface portion and the second housing upper end has a second interface portion, the first and second interface portions being adapted to connect.
In some embodiments of the application, the first interface portion is a first interface flange and the second interface portion is a second interface flange.
Compared with the prior art, the cross-sea air medium communication relay node provided by the application has the following advantages and beneficial effects:
(1) When the relay node is placed under water to work, the relay node can be separated into a first relay structure, a second relay structure and a third relay structure, and when the third relay structure is sunk to a certain depth, the information carrier can be separated from the anchor device and suspended, so that the three-section layout of the relay node is realized, and three communication of water, water and underwater are satisfied;
(2) The method comprises the steps of utilizing a radio or laser signal communication transceiver, a communication and data processing unit and a first underwater acoustic communication module in a first relay structure, utilizing a deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle, a comprehensive control unit, a second underwater acoustic communication module, an underwater rope laying control device and a third underwater acoustic communication module in an information carrier to realize bidirectional conversion between an overwater laser or radio signal and an underwater acoustic signal, providing technical support for creating transparent sea and developing and utilizing sea resources for human beings, and simultaneously providing information for underwater users;
(3) The comprehensive control unit can retract the first relay structure through controlling the deep sea retraction vehicle, so that the first relay structure can be released to the water surface, and the first relay structure can be pulled back to be standby near the second relay structure, thereby avoiding the first relay structure from being exposed on the water surface and realizing safe hiding.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the detailed description of the invention in conjunction with the drawings.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments.
All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention. In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate describing the present invention and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "coupled" are to be construed broadly, as well as, for example, fixedly coupled, detachably coupled, or integrally coupled, unless otherwise specifically indicated and defined. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art. In the description of the above embodiments, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.
In order to realize communication between the cross-sea and air mediums, a transparent ocean is created, and the present application relates to a cross-sea and air medium communication relay node (hereinafter referred to as relay node) which includes a first relay structure 100, a second relay structure 200 and a third relay structure 300, see fig. 1 to 3.
When the relay node does not operate, the first relay structure 100, the second relay structure 200 and the third relay structure 300 are sequentially connected up and down to form a whole, and the whole is torpedo-shaped.
Specifically, the lower end of the first relay structure 100 is connected to the upper end of the second relay structure 200 through a first underwater separating device, and the lower end of the second relay structure 200 is connected to the upper end of the third relay structure 300 through a second underwater separating device.
When the relay node is deployed under water and in an operating state, referring to fig. 2, the lower end of the first relay structure 100 is separated from the upper end of the second relay structure 200 by the first underwater separating device, and the lower end of the second relay structure 200 is separated from the upper end of the third relay structure 300 by the second underwater separating device, and a cable is shown by a dotted line in fig. 2.
The first underwater separating device and the second underwater separating device are respectively connected by adopting the existing underwater separating device.
The existing underwater separation device can adopt an underwater separation device (named as an underwater separation device A) disclosed in the patent application No. 20201314066. X and named as an underwater separation device.
The lower end of the first relay structure 100 is connected with a third separator in the underwater separating device a, the upper end of the second relay structure 200 is connected with a fourth separator in the underwater separating device a, the lower end of the second relay structure 200 is connected with a third separator in the underwater separating device a, and the upper end of the third relay structure 300 is connected with a fourth separator in the underwater separating device a.
The underwater separation device a is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The existing underwater separation device may also employ an underwater separation device (denoted as an underwater separation device B) disclosed in patent application No. 202011310345.9 under the name of "underwater separation device".
The lower end of the first relay structure 100 is connected with the second separator in the underwater separating device B, the upper end of the second relay structure 200 is connected with the first separator in the underwater separating device B, the lower end of the second relay structure 200 is connected with the second separator in the underwater separating device B, and the upper end of the third relay structure 300 is connected with the first separator in the underwater separating device B.
The underwater separation device B is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Of course, other underwater separation methods can be used for separating the two objects, and the separation method is not limited herein, so long as the separation of the two objects is realized.
The present application relates to water users, including surface users (e.g., vessels, surface unmanned vessels, buoys, etc.), aerial platforms (e.g., flying platforms (e.g., aircraft, drones, balloons, airships, etc.), aerial platforms (e.g., platforms applied through satellite nodes), or land-based platforms (e.g., liu Shangji land base stations, onshore control rooms, radio transceivers, etc.).
Many of the above-mentioned water users are equipped with the underwater acoustic communication device, and thus, communication can be directly performed within the underwater acoustic communication range of the water users having the underwater acoustic communication device (see the broken line portion of fig. 1), which is not described in detail in the present application.
When the underwater communication range of the water surface user is exceeded, the water surface user is also communicated by adopting a radio or laser signal, and the water surface user communicated by adopting the radio or laser signal can communicate by converting the radio or laser signal and the underwater sound signal when the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head to expose the water surface in a preset time period.
The application mainly relates to a relay node for realizing communication among cross-sea air media, in particular to bidirectional communication between radio signals or laser signals and underwater sound signals.
Referring to fig. 1, the first relay structure 100 includes, in addition to a housing, a radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110, a communication and data processing unit 120, a first underwater sound communication module 130, and a first power supply unit (not shown), and the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110, the first underwater sound communication module 120, and the first power supply unit are respectively connected to the communication and data processing unit 120 and controlled by the communication and data processing unit 120.
The first power supply unit is configured to supply power to the power consuming parts in the first relay structure 100, and may include a first battery and a first battery management unit configured to monitor and manage the first battery.
The radio signal may be a satellite communication signal, a Beidou signal, or the like, and the laser signal may be a laser communication device, a laser signal emitted by a satellite, or the like.
The radio or laser signal is received by the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110 and sent to the communication and data processing unit 120.
The processed underwater sound information is sent to the first underwater sound communication module 130 through the communication and data processing unit 120.
After receiving the underwater acoustic information, the first underwater acoustic communication module 130 emits an underwater acoustic signal, thereby implementing conversion from a radio signal or a laser signal to the underwater acoustic signal.
The first underwater acoustic communication module 130 as described above is used to implement conversion between an underwater acoustic signal and an electric signal, and is designed, for example, by an underwater acoustic transducer and its peripheral circuits and the like.
The underwater acoustic signal continues to be transmitted to the second relay structure 200.
The second relay structure 200 includes, in addition to a housing, a deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230, an integrated control unit 220, a second underwater sound communication module 210, an underwater rope laying control device 240, and a second power supply unit (not shown).
The second underwater acoustic communication module 210 as described above is also used to implement conversion between an underwater acoustic signal and an electric signal, for example, designed by an underwater acoustic transducer and its peripheral circuits and the like.
The deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230, the second underwater acoustic communication module 210 and the second power supply unit are respectively connected with the integrated control unit 220, and are controlled by the integrated control unit 220.
The second power supply unit is used to supply power to the power consuming components in the second relay structure 200, and may include a second battery and a second battery management unit for monitoring and managing the second battery.
The deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230 adopts a deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle disclosed in patent application number 202111255728.5 and named as a deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle, and the specific structure of the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The cable of the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230 is connected to the first relay structure 100, and its controller is part of the integrated control unit 220.
The second underwater acoustic communication module 210 is disposed at an upper end of the second relay structure 200, and receives the underwater acoustic signal transmitted from the first relay structure 100.
The underwater sound signal is processed by the second underwater sound communication module 210 and then output the underwater sound information to the integrated control unit 220.
The integrated control unit 220 processes the underwater sound information, outputs a signal to the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230, or outputs to the underwater rope laying control device 240, that is, at this time, realizes air-to-sea medium communication.
Normally, the first relay structure 100 is hidden under water at a predetermined levitation depth, which may be controlled by a predetermined instruction of the integrated control unit 220.
The winding and unwinding time and the interval time of the cable control command of the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230 can also be set by a preset program in the integrated control unit 220, so as to control the interval time and the time of the first relay structure 100 to be floated.
In order to change the floating interval time and the floating time of the first relay structure 100, it is necessary to change the floating interval time and the floating time by an external command when the first relay structure 100 floats up to the top communication head to be exposed to the water surface by the communication method as described above.
Of course, the preset levitation depth of the first relay structure 100 may also be set by an external command, but in general, the preset levitation depth will not be changed after being preset in the integrated control unit 220.
The first cable control command for releasing the cable is received from the integrated control unit 220 at the deep sea reel-up 230, and is used for releasing the radio or laser signal communication reel-up 110 of the first relay structure 100 to the water surface, thereby being used for receiving and transmitting radio or laser signals in the floating time range.
After the floating time range is exceeded, the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230 receives a second cable control instruction from the integrated control unit 220 for recovering the cable, and the second cable control instruction is used for pulling the first relay structure 100 back to the preset suspension depth under the water surface, so that the first relay structure 100 is safely hidden and prevented from being damaged or found due to exposure to the water surface.
The first cable control command and the second cable control command as described above are both commands preset in the integrated control unit 220 or commands after the preset commands are modified by external commands in the present application.
In addition, a weapon, a jammer, a detector, or the like may be mounted on the top end of the first relay structure 100, and when the first relay structure 100 is released to the water surface, an opponent may be warned, hit, or disturbed, or the above functions may be provided at the same time.
Similarly, the integrated control unit 220 is connected to the underwater rope laying control device 240 (see the dashed line frame in fig. 1), and a preset depth control instruction for setting the second relay structure 200 to a preset levitation depth is also preset in the integrated control unit 220. The cable in the underwater cable deployment control device 240 is connected to the third relay structure 300.
The underwater rope laying control device 240 receives a preset depth control instruction for controlling a preset suspension depth of the second relay structure 200 from the integrated control unit 220, and the underwater rope laying control device 240 operates. .
The underwater rope laying control device 240 receives the issued preset depth control instruction corresponding to the fixed depth, and realizes the fixed depth of the second relay structure 200 (for example, a depth of several tens meters to several hundreds meters residing under water).
Generally, the preset levitation depth of the second relay structure 200 is not changed after being set by the preset depth control command in the integrated control unit 220, and thus, the second relay structure 200 can be used as a base point for the first relay structure 100 to descend (i.e., to float up to the top communication head to be exposed to the water surface) after being set to a depth (i.e., to pull back to the preset levitation depth below the water surface).
In some embodiments of the present application, the underwater cable deployment control device 240 employs the underwater cable deployment control device disclosed in patent application number 202011363352.5, entitled "underwater cable deployment control device," the specific structure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
At this time, the preset levitation depth of the second relay structure 200 is determined by the structure of the underwater control deployment control device 240 itself.
Referring to the dashed line part in fig. 1 and 2, when the underwater acoustic communication range of the water surface user is within, the underwater acoustic communication machine of the water surface user directly transmits an underwater acoustic signal to the underwater user.
When the underwater user exceeds the underwater sound communication range of the water user, the underwater user who is the water user also adopts radio or laser signals to communicate at the moment, and the underwater user who adopts radio or laser signals to communicate floats to the top end communication head of the first relay structure 100 to expose the water surface, information such as position or data (such as information and instructions) of the underwater user can be received and directly downloaded to the underwater user, so that the underwater user can use the underwater user immediately when the underwater user arrives immediately.
The relevant data of the underwater user can be directly uploaded to the water user.
Referring to the dashed line portions of fig. 1 and 2, a surface user is also able to communicate with the second underwater acoustic communication module 210.
When the underwater acoustic communication range of the water surface user is within, the water surface user may also issue information (for example, information for modifying the floating interval time and the floating time of the first relay structure 100) to the integrated control unit 220 through the second underwater acoustic communication module 210, so as to control the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230.
In addition, the integrated control unit 220 is also capable of receiving relevant instant information about the second battery, such as a remaining power, an instant current voltage, etc., through the second battery management unit in the second power supply unit.
The relevant instant messages can be sent to the communication and data processing unit 120 through the second underwater sound communication module 210 and the first underwater sound communication module 130 by the integrated control unit 220, after being processed by the communication and data processing unit 120, the control information representing the instant messages is output, and when the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head to be exposed out of the water surface, the control information is returned to the water surface through the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110, so that the monitoring of the underwater second battery is realized.
In this way, the conversion of the underwater acoustic signal into a radio or laser signal is achieved, i.e. the sea-to-air medium communication is achieved.
Likewise, the communication and data processing unit 120 can also receive relevant instant information about the first battery, such as the remaining power, the instant current voltage, etc., through the first battery management unit in the first power supply unit.
After the related instant messages are processed by the communication and data processing unit 120, control information representing the instant messages is output, and when the first relay structure 100 floats up to the top communication head to expose out of the water surface, the control information is returned to the water surface by the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110, so that the monitoring of the underwater first battery is realized.
In this way, the conversion of the underwater acoustic signal into a radio or laser signal is also achieved.
The above-mentioned various information of the first battery and the second battery can be returned to the above-mentioned user through the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110 when the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head to expose the water surface after receiving the issued instruction according to the requirement of the above-mentioned user, that is, the above-mentioned user can realize the on-demand return, so that the above-mentioned user can timely master the electric quantity condition in the processing device.
In general, the third relay structure 300 consumes less power, and therefore, the power consumption of the third battery in the third power supply unit is not generally monitored.
However, as the ocean depths vary, the ocean environments vary, and thus, in order to achieve reliable transmission of underwater acoustic signals, and with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the relay node is further provided with a third relay structure 300.
The third relay structure 300 comprises an information carrier 310 and an anchor device 320, the information carrier 310 being arranged on the anchor device 320, and a cable in the underwater rope deployment control device 240 connecting the information carrier 310 and the anchor device 320 (see fig. 3), in particular the cable connecting the upper end of the information carrier 310, the lower end of the information carrier 310 being connected to the anchor device 320 by the cable.
The information carrier 310 comprises an information unit 311, which information unit 311 comprises a third underwater acoustic communication module 3112 and a third power supply unit (not shown).
The third underwater acoustic communication module 3112 as described above is for realizing conversion between an underwater acoustic signal and an electric signal, and is designed by an underwater acoustic transducer, a peripheral circuit thereof, and the like, for example.
The third power supply unit is configured to supply power to the power consuming parts in the third relay structure 300, and may include a third battery and a third battery management unit configured to monitor and manage the third battery.
The third underwater acoustic communication module 3112 is provided at an upper end of the information carrier 310, and receives information issued by the user on water through the first underwater acoustic communication module 130 in the first relay structure 100.
When the underwater communication range of the water surface user is exceeded, the water surface user is also communicated by adopting a radio or laser signal, and the water surface user communicated by adopting the radio or laser signal can communicate by converting the radio or laser signal and the underwater sound signal when the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head to expose the water surface.
Accordingly, when the third underwater acoustic communication module 3112 is provided, the third underwater acoustic communication module 3112 receives the underwater acoustic signal transferred through the first underwater acoustic communication module 130 in the first relay structure 100.
When the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head and is exposed to the water surface, the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110 may receive information such as position or data (e.g. information, instructions, etc.) from the user on the water, and control the first underwater acoustic communication module 130 to output an underwater acoustic signal corresponding to the information after being processed by the communication and data processing unit 120, where the underwater acoustic signal is received by the third underwater acoustic communication module 130 and is output to the user under water, and the user under water is used immediately when coming immediately.
I.e. to enable communication of air-to-sea media.
The underwater user may upload the related data of the underwater user to the radio or laser signal communication transceiver 110 and then upload the data to the above-water user through the third underwater acoustic communication module 3112, the first underwater acoustic communication module 130 and the communication and data processing unit 120 in sequence.
The underwater user may also sequentially send information (for example, information for modifying the floating interval time and the floating time of the first relay structure 100) to the integrated control unit 220 of the second relay structure 200 through the third relay structure 300 and the first relay structure 100, so as to control the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 23.
Namely, the communication between the sea to the air and the sea medium is realized.
When the underwater acoustic communication range of the water surface user is exceeded, the water surface user is also communicated by using a radio or laser signal, and all the water surface users communicating by using the radio or laser signal communicate with each other by using the first relay structure 100 as a relay node.
That is, the intercommunication between the first relay structure 100 and the second relay structure 200 is, as described above, used to modify the floating interval time and the floating time of the first relay structure 100, the information monitoring of the first battery/the second battery, and the like.
The first relay structure 100 and the third relay structure 300 communicate with each other for communication between the above-water user and the underwater user when the above-water user's underwater acoustic communication range is exceeded and the above-water user (e.g., an aerial platform, an overhead platform, a land platform, etc.) communicating by radio or laser signals is used.
In the present application, since the first and third underwater sound communication modules 130 and 3112 communicate with each other and the first and second underwater sound communication modules 130 and 210 communicate with each other, the information storage unit a or the information access unit B may be provided in the first relay structure 100 or the second relay structure 200.
When the information access unit a is provided in the first relay structure 100, the information access unit a is connected to the communication and data processing unit 120.
When the information access unit B is provided in the second relay structure 200, the information access unit B is connected to the integrated control unit 220. In the present application, referring to fig. 2, an information access unit 3114 may be provided in the third relay structure 300, and the information storage unit 3114 may be connected to the information processing unit 3113.
The information access unit a/B/3114 is used for storing data (e.g., location, intelligence, instructions, etc.) from the user on water, for delaying the incoming underwater user from invoking when the relay node is activated, and ensuring underwater security when the underwater user extracts information.
The underwater user can also store the related data of the underwater user in the information access unit A/B/3114, and when the underwater user is within the underwater sound communication range, the underwater user activates the relay node to call the required information.
When the underwater acoustic communication range of the water surface user is exceeded, the water surface user is also communicated by adopting a radio or laser signal, and aiming at the water surface user communicated by adopting the radio or laser signal, when the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head to expose the water surface within a preset time period, the relay node is activated, and the required information is called and converted into the radio or laser signal to be sent back or uploaded.
The information access unit 3114 is provided in fig. 2 for illustration.
When the underwater user exceeds the underwater acoustic communication range of the water surface user, the above-water user also uses radio or laser signals to communicate, and the above-water user can store data in the information access unit 3114 through the first relay structure 100 and the third underwater acoustic communication module 3112 when the first relay structure 100 is floated to the top communication head to expose the water surface within a preset period of time.
When the underwater user arrives with a delay, the third relay structure 300 is activated, and the required information is retrieved from the information access unit 3114.
When the underwater user extracts information and sends the information to the water user, if the water user is a water user and is in the underwater sound communication range, the underwater user directly uploads the information to the water user.
If the communication range of the underwater user exceeds the underwater sound communication range of the water surface user, the above-water user who is the water surface user also uses radio or laser signals to communicate at this time, when the first relay structure 100 does not float to the top communication head to expose the water surface, information can be stored in the information access unit 3114, and after the first relay structure 100 floats to the top communication head to expose the water surface, the marine information processing apparatus is activated to call the required information.
Thus, when the first relay structure 100 floats to the point that the top communication head is exposed to the water and returns information to the user on the water, the underwater user is also away from the original place, so as to ensure the safety of the underwater user, and after the information is sent, the first relay structure 100 is also pulled back to be hidden to the preset suspension depth below the water by the deep sea winding and unwinding vehicle 230.
Upon arrival of the lagging underwater user, the underwater user first needs to send an activation instruction to the information carrier 310 to activate the information carrier 310, after which the information in the information access unit 3114 can be extracted.
When, for example, the aerial platform, the land platform, the aerial platform communication, and the navigation are limited, the first relay structure 100 replaces its function by information conversion when it is floating to the top communication head and is exposed to the water, and the communication manner is as described above, which is not limited herein.
When the third relay structure 300 is deployed underwater, the information carrier 310 is released from the anchor device 320 when submerged to a depth (this depth can be preset), and the anchor device 320 is submerged to the sea floor to achieve relay node anchoring.
In order to achieve the above-described design between the information carrier 310 and the anchor device 320, reference is made to fig. 4 to 11.
In order to enable the information carrier 310 to be removed from the anchor device 320, the information carrier 310 is designed as follows.
The information carrier 310 comprises, in addition to the information unit 311, a float 312, wherein the information unit 311 comprises a housing 3111.
As above, the third underwater sound communication module 3112, the information processing unit 3113, the information access unit 3114 and the third power unit are all disposed in the housing 3111, wherein the third underwater sound communication module 3112 is exposed to contact water.
Referring to fig. 4 to 7, the housing 3111 is integrally formed with the third underwater acoustic communication module 3112, the information processing unit 3113 and the third power unit inside thereof, is torpedo-shaped, and is circular in cross section.
The housing 3111 is fixed to the floating body 312, and the third underwater sound communication module 3112 provided at the top end should protrude from the floating body 312 when the housing 3111 is fixed to the floating body 312.
The housing 3111 is secured within the float 312 in the following manner.
A through hole 313 is formed in the floating body 312 in the water depth direction, and a housing 3111 is inserted into the through hole 313, and at this time, both the upper end and the lower section of the housing 3111 extend out of the floating body 312.
A plurality of annular grooves (not shown) are formed in the inner side wall of the through hole 313 along the water depth direction, the casing 3111 is sleeved on the plurality of annular rings 314, and each annular ring 314 is respectively arranged at the corresponding annular groove, as follows, the casing 3111 is limited to move up and down in the floating body 312, the casing 3111 is prevented from being separated from the floating body 312, and accordingly the casing 3111 is fixed in the floating body 312.
To meet the redundancy design, two information units 311 and 311 'are juxtaposed within floating body 312, each information unit 311/311' being identical in design.
The cable in the underwater rope deployment control device 240 is connected to the upper end of the housing 3111, and the lower end of the housing 3111 is connected to the anchor device 320 by the cable.
As described above, the information carrier 310 is provided on the anchor device 320, and since the housing 3111 is fixedly provided together with the internal means (the third underwater sound communication module 3112, the information processing unit 3113 and the third power supply unit) and the floating body 312, it is achieved that the information carrier 310 is placed on the anchor device 320, in particular, the floating body 312 is placed in an anchor housing (not shown) of the anchor device 320.
When a certain depth is not reached, the information carrier 310 is stabilized in the anchor housing due to its own weight being greater than its buoyancy, and continues to sink until the information carrier 310 is subjected to a buoyancy greater than its own weight, from which the information carrier 310 is extracted and suspended.
Wherein the float 312 has a positive buoyancy in line with the first relay structure 100 and the second relay structure 200 and the anchor device 320 has a negative buoyancy.
The anchor device 320 as described above may be referred to as an anchor device (denoted as anchor device a) as disclosed in prior patent application number 202111254747.6, entitled "an anchor device", the specific structure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The anchor device 320 described herein may be an anchor device a, and the anchor housing is the housing of the anchor device a.
An annular boss may be provided on the inside wall of the anchor housing for supporting the information carrier 310 and a connector (e.g., a through-hole hanger, a connecting rod, a connecting bump, etc.) for connecting the cable is provided in the anchor housing.
The cable in the underwater rope deployment control device 240 is connected to the upper end of the housing 3111, and the lower end of the housing 3111 is connected to the connector of the anchor device 320 by the cable.
When submerged to a depth, the information carrier 310 is subjected to a buoyancy greater than its own weight, and is lifted out of the anchor housing and suspended, the suspended height being limited by the cable length.
Thereafter, the anchor device 320 is able to perform the function of ground holding as described in the prior art for anchor device a.
Alternatively, the anchor device 320 may be implemented in other configurations.
Referring to fig. 8-11, the anchor device 320 has an anchor housing, an anchor bottom plate 323, an anchor base 324, a pair of flukes, an anchor shank 326, an anchor chain 327 and a pair of seal slide assemblies.
The pair of flukes includes a first fluke 325 and a second fluke 325', the pair of seal slide assemblies includes a first seal slide assembly 328 and a second seal slide assembly 328', the first seal slide assembly 328 corresponds to the first fluke 325, and the second seal slide assembly 328 'corresponds to the second fluke 325'.
The anchor casing is cylindric structure and enclose into the cavity, link up from top to bottom, and promptly, the upper end has the open-top, and the lower extreme has the bottom to open.
The upper end of the information carrier 310 is exposed from the top opening.
The anchor bottom plate 323 serves to close off the bottom opening, and the anchor bottom plate 323 may have a water flow portion (not shown) thereon through which the water flows.
An anchor mount 324 is positioned within the cavity and rests on an anchor floor 323.
A pair of flukes is secured to anchor mount 324. In some embodiments of the application, first fluke 325 and second fluke 325' are symmetrically disposed on anchor mount 324.
The provision of flukes 325/325' enhances the grip of anchor device 320.
Anchor bar 326 is rotatably coupled between first fluke 325 and second fluke 325 'such that first fluke 325 and second fluke 325' are stabbed into the sea floor at a suitable angle.
In some embodiments of the present application, the anchor bar 326 may be connected to the first fluke 325 and the second fluke 325 'via a rotation shaft 329, respectively, i.e. a first end of the rotation shaft 329 is fixedly connected to the first fluke 325, a second end of the rotation shaft 329 is fixedly connected to the second fluke 325', and a bottom end of the anchor bar 326 is in grabbing and rotating connection with the rotation shaft 329.
Referring to fig. 8 to 11, the anchor mount 324 includes a first anchor plate 3241 and a second anchor plate 3242 arranged in parallel, a first fluke 325 is sandwiched between one end a of the first anchor plate 3241 and one end a ' of the second anchor plate 3242 corresponding to one end a, and a second fluke 325' is sandwiched between the other end B of the first anchor plate 3241 and the other end B ' of the second anchor plate 3242 corresponding to the other end B.
And at the same time, the intermediate portion a 'of the first anchor plate 3241 between the one end a and the other end B and the intermediate portion B' of the second anchor plate 3242 between the one end a 'and the other end B' constitute a restriction portion of the anchor 326 in the rotation direction for restricting the rotation angle of the anchor 326.
Alternatively, anchor bar 326 may be coupled to anchor mount 324 via a rotation shaft 329 such that anchor bar 326 is rotatably coupled between first anchor jaw 325 and second anchor jaw 325', i.e., one end of rotation shaft 329 is fixedly coupled to a portion of anchor mount 324 on the same side of first anchor jaw 325 and second anchor jaw 325', and the other end is fixedly coupled to a portion of anchor mount 324 on the same side of first anchor jaw 325 and second anchor jaw 325 '.
One end of the anchor chain 327 is connected with the anchor rod 326, and the other end is connected with the anchor shell, and the length of the anchor chain 327 can be designed according to the requirement.
The anchor housing may be provided with a connector for connecting to the anchor chain 327.
In some embodiments of the present application, the anchor device 320 further includes a partition plate 3221 for dividing the cavity of the anchor housing into a first cavity and a second cavity (i.e., a lower cavity C2) up and down.
Referring to fig. 5, the float 312 is positioned within the first cavity and may be configured to support the information carrier 310 by providing an annular boss 3211 on an inner sidewall of the first cavity.
Referring to fig. 8, a connector for connecting a cable is provided in the first chamber below the float 312, and may be a connecting rail 3222 on the inner sidewall of the first chamber, a connecting block on the inner sidewall of the first chamber, or the like.
Anchor foot 324, anchor shaft 326, anchor chain 327 and first and second flukes 325, 325' are all located in the second cavity, the bottom opening of the anchor housing being the bottom opening of the second cavity.
Referring to fig. 8, a lug 3225 is provided on a bottom surface of the partition plate 3221 facing the second cavity, and the other end of the anchor chain 327 is connected to the lug 3225.
Specifically, a connection hole is formed in the lug 3225, and the other end of the anchor chain 327 is connected to the connection hole by locking.
In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 8-11, first fluke 325 and second fluke 325' lie flat on anchor bottom plate 323, taking up little space, thereby reducing the space of the second cavity, contributing to a miniaturized, compact design of the product.
Referring to fig. 5 and 10, first seal slide assembly 328 is sealingly mounted within first fluke 325 and extends beyond free end 3284 of first fluke 325 into first sidewall throughbore 3223 of the anchor housing, and in particular into first sidewall throughbore 3223 of the second cavity.
Second seal slide assembly 328 'is sealingly mounted within second fluke 325' and extends beyond free end 3284 'of second fluke 325' into second sidewall throughbore 3223 'of the anchor housing, and in particular into second sidewall throughbore 3223' of the second cavity.
The first seal slide assembly 328 and the second seal slide assembly 328' are each secured to the anchor housing when the anchor device 320 is in the inactive state.
When the anchor device 320 is positioned at a predetermined depth under water, the first seal slide assembly 328 and the second seal slide assembly 328' are separated from the anchor housing by the water pressure.
Specifically, the anchor housing is connected to the side wall of the anchor housing, specifically to the side wall of the second cavity, by a connection assembly.
The connection assembly includes a first connector 3231, a second connector 3232, and an ear hook 3233.
The first connector 3231 is an L-shaped plate comprising a first horizontal plate fixedly attached to the anchor bottom plate 323 and a first vertical plate disposed between the free end 3284 of the first seal slider assembly 328 extending beyond the first fluke 325 and the first sidewall throughbore 3223 of the anchor housing, and the free end 3284 of the first seal slider assembly 328 extending beyond the first fluke 325 extends into the first sidewall throughbore 3223 of the anchor housing through the first throughbore formed in the first vertical plate.
The second connector 3232 is an L-shaped plate comprising a second horizontal plate and a second vertical plate, the second horizontal plate is fixedly connected to the anchor bottom plate 323, the second vertical plate is disposed between the free end 3284 'of the second seal slider assembly 328' extending beyond the second fluke 325 'and the second sidewall throughbore 3223' of the anchor housing, and the free end 3284 'of the second seal slider assembly 328' extending beyond the second fluke 325 'extends into the second sidewall throughbore 3223' of the anchor housing through a second throughbore formed in the second vertical plate.
Referring to fig. 8 to 10, in order to stabilize the anchor bottom plate 323, an ear hook 3233 is further provided, and the ear hook 3233, the first connector 3212, and the second connector 3232 form a triangle pattern.
An ear hook 3233 is fixedly secured to the anchor bottom plate 323 and a free end is suspended from a projection (not shown) on the inside wall of the anchor housing.
The free ends of the ear hanger 3233 are hooked on the lugs in a manner that facilitates separation of the ear hanger 3233 from the lugs when the first and second seal slider assemblies 328, 328' are separated from the anchor housing by hydraulic pressure.
Specifically, the ear hook 3233 can be provided to be Z-shaped, including a first lateral portion, a vertical portion interfacing with the first lateral portion, and a second lateral portion interfacing with the vertical portion, wherein the extension directions of the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion are both away from the vertical portion to extend away from the back.
The first lateral portion is erected on the bump and the second lateral portion is fixedly attached to the anchor bottom plate 323.
The first seal slide assembly 328 and the second seal slide assembly 328' are identical in structure and, therefore, the structure of the first seal slide assembly 328 is described as an example.
To assemble first seal slide assembly 328 to first fluke 325, a limit groove 3251 is provided corresponding to first fluke 325.
Referring to fig. 10, the first seal slide assembly 328 includes an elastic member 3281 and a plunger 3282.
The elastic member 3281 is disposed in the limit groove 3251, one end of the elastic member abuts against the bottom wall of the limit groove 3251, the plunger 3282 is disposed in the limit groove 3251 in a sealing sliding manner, and extends beyond the first fluke 325, i.e., a portion of the plunger 3282 is disposed in the limit groove 3251, slides relative to the limit groove 3251, seals the limit groove 3251 while sliding, and the other end of the elastic member 3281 abuts against one end of the plunger 3282 disposed in the limit groove 3251.
In the present application, the elastic member 3281 is a spring for providing an elastic force to the plunger 3282 to clamp the anchor housing through the first connection member 3231 in a non-operating state, and is capable of being compressively deformed in an operating state.
Alternatively, the resilient member 3281 is any deformable element that can provide an elastic restoring force, such as silicone or the like.
Referring to fig. 10 and 11, the free end 3284 of the plunger 3282, which extends beyond the first cat-foot 325, extends into the first throughbore of the first vertical plate in the first connector 3231 and further into the first sidewall throughbore 3223 of the anchor housing.
When the relay node is deployed under water, as the depth increases, the hydraulic pressure acts to the free end 3284 of the plunger 3282 (see the direction indicated by the right arrow in fig. 11) so that the plunger 3282 moves toward the elastic member 3281 side and presses the elastic member 3281 until the hydraulic pressure acts to move the plunger 3282 until the free end 3284 thereof is disengaged from the first side wall through hole 3223 of the anchor housing.
Likewise, for the second seal slide assembly 328', the hydraulic action moves the plunger of the second seal slide assembly 328' such that its free end 3284 'disengages from the second sidewall throughbore 3223' of the anchor housing, see the direction indicated by the left arrow in FIG. 11.
Because the other pivot point of anchor floor 323 is connected to the anchor housing by means of ear-hook 3233, when both plunger 3282 of first seal slide assembly 328 and the plunger of second seal slide assembly 328 'are disengaged from the anchor housing, anchor floor 323 is submerged along with anchor base 324, anchor bar 326, anchor chain 327 and a pair of flukes 325/325', see fig. 9.
During continued sinking, water pressure continues to act on the plunger 3282 of the first seal slide assembly 328, causing the plunger 3282 to continue moving toward the side of the resilient member 3281 and compressing the resilient member 3281 until the water pressure acts to move the plunger 3282 until its free end 3284 disengages from the first through-hole of the first vertical plate in the first connector 3231, and also acts on the plunger of the second seal slide assembly 328', causing the plunger to continue moving toward the side of the resilient member and compressing the resilient member until the water pressure acts to move the plunger until its free end 3284' disengages from the second through-hole of the second vertical plate in the second connector 3232.
At this point, the entirety of anchor foot 324, shank 326, chain 327 and pair of flukes 325/325 'is separated from anchor bottom plate 323, allowing for a ground engaging securement by flukes 325/325'.
In order to seal the limit groove 3251 and prevent water from entering the cavity where the elastic member 3281 is located, referring to fig. 11, at least one annular clamping groove 3283 is formed on the outer side wall of a portion of the plunger 3282 extending into the limit groove 3251, and a sealing ring (not shown) is installed in each annular clamping groove 3283.
The sealing rings seal the gap between the plunger 3282 and the inner side wall of the limiting groove 3251, and meanwhile the plunger 3282 can drive each sealing ring to slide in the limiting groove 3251, so that sliding sealing is achieved.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments of the present application, the anchor housing includes a first housing 321 and a second housing 322 connected up and down.
The first housing 321 forms a first accommodating space.
The second housing 322 has a partition plate 3221 therein, the partition plate 3221 dividing the second housing into an upper cavity C1 and a lower cavity C2, the first accommodating space and the upper cavity C1 forming the first cavity as described above, the lower cavity C2 being the second cavity as described above.
An annular boss 3211 is formed on an inner sidewall of the first receiving space for supporting the floating body 312, and a connecting rail 3222 as described above may be provided on an inner sidewall of the upper chamber C1.
The first casing 321 and the second casing 322 are connected by an interface portion, which is, for example, a connection flange.
That is, the first housing 321 has a first interface portion 3212 at a lower end thereof, and the second housing 322 has a second interface portion 3224 at an upper end thereof, and the first interface portion 3212 and the second interface portion 3224 are connected in an adapted manner.
In some embodiments of the present application, the first interface portion 3212 is a first interface flange and the second interface portion 3224 is a second interface flange.
A set of first interface connection holes 3213 are formed in the side wall of the first interface flange, a set of second interface connection holes 3226 are formed in the side wall of the second interface flange, and the first interface connection holes 3213 and the second interface connection holes 3226 are correspondingly connected and fixed through screws.
By designing the anchor housing as a first housing 321 and a second housing 322 as described above, it is possible to counterweight the anchor device 320 while making the anchor housing easier to assemble.
The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, but not for limiting the same, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the technical solution described in the above embodiments or equivalents may be substituted for some of the technical features thereof, and the modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution as claimed in the present invention.