CN206741310U - Multiple no-manned plane communication control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a multi-UAV communication control system, which includes a ground station and multiple sets of UAV systems. The ground station includes a ground monitoring system and a data communication system, which are used to monitor the UAV system and provide The drone system sends commands and receives data information sent back by the drone system; each drone system includes a wireless communication unit for Internet access, a microcomputer unit, and a flight control unit for controlling the flight attitude of the drone , a positioning unit for realizing global positioning and navigation, a driving unit for driving the unmanned aerial vehicle to operate, a mechanical structure unit for the normal flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a sensing unit for sensing the surrounding environment, a power detection unit and a power supply; the utility model Through the one-to-many multi-UAV communication control method, equipment redundancy and system complexity are greatly reduced, and the portability of the multi-UAV communication control system is enhanced.

Description

Multi-UAV communication control system

technical field

The utility model relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicle communication control, in particular to a multi-unmanned aerial vehicle communication control system.

Background technique

With the rapid development of UAV systems and related technologies, the application of UAVs is becoming more and more extensive. In terms of military, civilian and commercial use, drones are widely used in aerial reconnaissance, material airdrops, agricultural plant protection and target tracking.

However, as the application environment becomes more and more complex and the task difficulty gradually increases, the traditional single UAV is easily constrained by factors including the limitation of flight field of vision, poor cruise ability, and insufficient coordination ability between UAVs in the process of performing tasks. Can't perform tasks well. In contrast, multi-UAVs have significant advantages when performing tasks cooperatively, such as multi-machine cooperative tracking. However, for the cooperative operation of multi-UAVs, the existing multi-UAV communication control systems have deficiencies. Most of the current UAV ground control platforms adopt a one-to-one communication control method, which has a single function and does not have multi-machine control functions. However, the many-to-many communication control method implemented by integrating multiple sets of equipment increases the complexity of equipment, poor system portability and interference in communication. At present, this many-to-many communication control method cannot flexibly realize the switching between the control of a single drone and the control of multiple drones.

Utility model content

The main purpose of the utility model is to overcome the shortcomings and deficiencies of the prior art and provide a multi-UAV communication control system. The utility model greatly reduces equipment redundancy and The complexity of the system, and enhance the portability of multi-UAV communication control system.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

The utility model discloses a multi-UAV communication control system, which includes a ground station and multiple sets of UAV systems. The ground station includes a ground monitoring system and a data communication system, which are used to monitor the UAV system and provide The machine system sends commands and receives the data information sent back by the UAV system; each set of UAV system includes a wireless communication unit for Internet access, a microcomputer unit, and a flight control unit for controlling the flight attitude of the UAV , a positioning unit for realizing global positioning and navigation, a driving unit for driving the UAV to operate, a mechanical structure unit for the normal flight of the UAV, a sensing unit for sensing the surrounding environment, a power detection unit and a power supply; The wireless communication unit is connected with the microcomputer unit to provide wireless communication function and Internet service for the UAV system; the positioning unit is directly connected with the flight control unit to realize the positioning and navigation of the UAV; the driving unit and the flight control unit Directly connected; the mechanical structure unit is connected with the drive unit, and is mounted on the entire UAV system to realize the operation and flight of the UAV; the sensing unit is directly connected with the microcomputer unit and installed around the UAV system; The power detection unit is connected to the power supply and the flight control unit, and transmits power data to the flight control unit in time; the power supply directly supplies power to the entire UAV system.

As a preferred technical solution, the wireless communication unit uses a 3G/4G wireless network card and a WIFI wireless network card to perform wireless communication.

As a preferred technical solution, the flight control unit is a flight control board including a barometer, an accelerometer and a gyroscope sensor, and the flight control board can obtain the values of the onboard sensors in the current flight state.

As a preferred technical solution, the positioning unit includes an M8N-GPS module and a compass to realize the positioning of the UAV system.

As a preferred technical solution, the drive unit includes a brushless motor and an electric regulator, and the flight control unit controls the drive unit to drive the mechanical structural unit so as to realize the aerial flight of the drone.

As a preferred technical solution, the sensing unit includes an ultrasonic module, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and a PM2.5 sensor for acquiring ultrasonic, temperature, humidity and PM2.5 parameters of the external environment to realize real-time monitoring of the external environment.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

1. The utility model directly uses a one-to-many multi-UAV communication control method, which greatly reduces equipment redundancy and system complexity, and enhances the portability of the multi-UAV communication control system.

2. The utility model also introduces the function of group control to realize the mission control of single or multiple drone groups, and improve the cooperation ability and flexibility of the drone group.

3. The data communication method of the utility model mainly adopts 3G/4G mobile communication, which has the characteristics of long communication distance, wide communication range and low time delay.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the hardware connection relationship of the multi-UAV communication control system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a system architecture diagram of the multi-UAV communication control system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of network communication of the multi-UAV communication control system of the present invention.

detailed description

The utility model will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments and accompanying drawings, but the implementation of the utility model is not limited thereto.

Example

As shown in Figure 1, a multi-UAV communication control system of the utility model includes a ground station and multiple sets of UAV systems, and the ground station includes a ground monitoring system and a data communication system for monitoring UAV systems , to send commands to the UAV system and receive data information from the UAV system. Each UAV system includes a wireless communication unit for Internet access, a microcomputer unit, a flight control unit for controlling the flight attitude of the UAV, a positioning unit for global positioning and navigation, and a driving unit for driving the UAV. The driving unit, the mechanical structure unit for the normal flight of the UAV, the sensing unit for sensing the surrounding environment, the power detection unit and the power supply, etc.

The wireless communication unit is connected with the microcomputer unit to provide wireless communication function and Internet service for the UAV system; the positioning unit is directly connected with the flight control unit to realize the positioning and navigation of the UAV; the driving unit and The flight control unit is directly connected; the mechanical structure unit is connected with the drive unit, and is mounted on the entire UAV system to realize the operation and flight of the UAV; the sensing unit is directly connected with the microcomputer unit, and is installed on the UAV Periphery; the power detection unit is connected to the power supply and the flight control unit, and the power data is transmitted to the flight control unit in time; the power supply directly supplies power to the entire UAV system and is placed on the fuselage.

The above-mentioned wireless communication unit mainly includes 3G/4G wireless network card and WIFI wireless network card, which are used to realize Internet service and access wireless communication network.

The above-mentioned flight control unit includes a flight control board equipped with sensors such as barometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope; the flight control board can use the values obtained from the onboard sensors in the current flight state, such as acceleration, altitude, etc., to perform dual-loop PID control to maintain The drone system is stable in flight.

The above positioning unit includes M8N-GPS module and compass, which can not only be used to realize Beidou navigation, GPS navigation and GLONASS navigation at the same time, but also obtain the current heading of the UAV. The positioning unit can provide accurate positioning for the UAV system, help the ground station to obtain the current position of the UAV system in time, and also help the UAV system to adjust the course in time according to the current course deviation.

The above-mentioned drive unit mainly includes a brushless motor and an ESC, and the flight control unit controls the drive unit to drive the mechanical structural unit to realize the aerial operation of the drone.

The above-mentioned mechanical structure unit is connected with the drive unit, and mainly includes components such as the UAV frame, the chassis, and the propeller. The frame also includes machine arms, fuselage and so on.

The above-mentioned sensing unit includes an ultrasonic module, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a PM2.5 sensor, etc., which are used to obtain various parameters of the external environment and realize real-time monitoring of the external environment. Among them, the ultrasonic module can realize the judgment of obstacles around the UAV flight system and help the UAV to avoid obstacles in time.

The above-mentioned microcomputer unit waits to receive the data packet sent by the ground station, and after obtaining the next flight command, sends a flight control command to the flight control unit to control the UAV to establish a new flight mission and complete the flight attitude. At the same time, the microcomputer unit is used to obtain the values of all sensors of the sensing unit, and at the same time update all data to the server in real time.

The above-mentioned power detection unit includes a voltage and current sensor, which is used to realize real-time detection of the power of the UAV flight system.

The above-mentioned power supply is used to supply power to the whole UAV system.

The above-mentioned ground station includes a ground monitoring system and a data communication system, which are used to monitor the UAV, send commands to the UAV and receive data information sent back by the UAV.

In this embodiment, the implementation method of the above-mentioned multi-UAV communication control system is as follows:

Each UAV system has a unique ID number. Before taking off, the drone needs to register the group number, ID number, IP address, geographic information and last update time of the drone system with the server deployed at the ground station. The ground station will build and maintain data tables indexing group numbers, ID numbers, IP addresses, geographic information, and last update times. The group number realizes the group number of the UAV, the ID number realizes the unique marking of the UAV system, the IP address is used to realize the communication, and the geographical information is used for the ground station to obtain the information of each UAV in the current flying state. The geographical location of the man-machine and the last update time are used to judge whether the UAV fails to update the data table within the specified time, that is, to identify the communication failure or interruption between the UAV and the ground station.

After all the drones take off, as shown in Figure 2, the above information is sent to the ground station server regularly through the wireless communication unit, and the ground station server automatically updates other data items corresponding to the ID number of the drone in the ground station data table information, including IP address, geographic information and last update time, this data sheet contains the above details for all UAV systems currently in flight.

The ground monitoring system of the ground station monitors the detailed information of the UAV group in real time by reading the information in the data table and identifies whether any UAV system is currently in a state of communication interruption or failure.

The ground station sends a data packet containing the ID number and command control information to the wireless communication unit of the UAV through the data communication system to control a single UAV. When the ID number of the drone received in the data packet is consistent with the ID number obtained after decoding the data packet, it will be executed; otherwise, it will not be executed. As shown in Figure 3, the ground station can also realize group control of UAVs by sending data packets containing group numbers and command control information. When the group number of the unmanned aerial vehicle receiving the data packet is consistent with the group number obtained after decoding the data packet, execute the command and forward the data packet to other UAV systems; otherwise, only forward the data packet and not execute the command.

The above-mentioned embodiment is a preferred implementation mode of the present utility model, but the implementation mode of the present utility model is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiment, and any other changes, modifications and substitutions made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present utility model , combination, and simplification, all should be equivalent replacement methods, and are all included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims (6)

1. A multi-unmanned aerial vehicle communication control system, is characterized in that, comprises ground station and many sets of unmanned aerial systems, and described ground station comprises ground monitoring system and data communication system, is used for monitoring unmanned aerial system, to wireless The human-machine system sends commands and receives data information sent back by the UAV system; each UAV system includes a wireless communication unit for Internet access, a microcomputer unit, and a flight control unit for controlling the flight attitude of the UAV. unit, a positioning unit for global positioning and navigation, a drive unit for driving the UAV, a mechanical structure unit for the normal flight of the UAV, a sensing unit for sensing the surrounding environment, a power detection unit and a power supply; The wireless communication unit is connected with the microcomputer unit to provide wireless communication function and Internet service for the UAV system; the positioning unit is directly connected with the flight control unit to realize the positioning and navigation of the UAV; the driving unit is connected with the flight control unit The units are directly connected; the mechanical structure unit is connected with the driving unit and mounted on the entire UAV system to realize the operation and flight of the UAV; the sensing unit is directly connected with the microcomputer unit and installed around the UAV system The power detection unit is connected to the power supply and the flight control unit, and the power data is transmitted to the flight control unit in time; the power supply directly supplies power to the entire UAV system. 2. The multi-unmanned aerial vehicle communication control system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit adopts a 3G/4G wireless network card and a WIFI wireless network card for wireless communication. 3. The multi-unmanned aerial vehicle communication control system according to claim 1, wherein the flight control unit is a flight control board comprising a barometer, an accelerometer and a gyroscope sensor, and the flight control board can utilize Get the value of the onboard sensor in the current flight state. 4. The multi-unmanned aerial vehicle communication control system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning unit includes an M8N-GPS module and a compass to realize the positioning of the unmanned aerial vehicle system. 5. The multi-UAV communication control system according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit includes a brushless motor and an electric regulator, and the drive unit is controlled by the flight control unit to drive the mechanical structure unit so as to realize the Man-machine air flight. 6. The multi-unmanned aerial vehicle communication control system according to claim 1, wherein the perception unit includes an ultrasonic module, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and a PM2.5 sensor for obtaining ultrasonic waves, temperature, Humidity and PM2.5 parameters to realize real-time monitoring of the external environment.