Diagnostic sensing structure for drone's drive system and block-type diagnostic device for drone's drive system including same
AssigneeWeflo Inc.
InventorYee Jung Kim
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Abstract
Proposed is a diagnostic sensing structure for a drone's drive system and a block-type diagnostic device for a drone's drive system including the same, which, by having a diagnostic sensor unit measuring physical quantities generated from the drone's drive system, may accurately diagnose any abnormalities in the drive system such as a motor and blade before flight, may detect abnormal operation of the drone's drive system during takeoff and landing by configuring, together with a general block-type dummy pad, a block-type sensor pad that detects abnormal operation of the drive system as a takeoff and landing site for drones, and may significantly reduce the costs of building a station and diagnostic system for drones.
Claims8
A diagnostic sensing structure for a drone's drive system, the sensing structure comprising:
- a sensing housing unit that has a pad shape and constitutes a takeoff and landing site where the drone can take off and land;
- a diagnostic sensor unit located in the sensing housing unit and capable of detecting abnormal operation of a drone's drive system;
- a controller configured to transmit detection signals received from the diagnostic sensor unit to an external drone control system;
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- a thermal imaging camera unit located in the sensing housing unit for capturing images of a drive motor of the drive system and transferring the captured images to the controller,
- wherein the thermal imaging camera unit measures thermal distribution of the drive motor and is connected to the controller to determine a relative position between the drive motor and the diagnostic sensor unit, and
- wherein the controller adjusts a position of the drone and maintains an appropriate distance between the drone's drive system and the diagnostic sensor unit to prevent an accident in which the drone's drive system collides with an end of the sensor housing unit.
A diagnostic sensing structure for a drone's drive system, the sensing structure comprising:
- a sensing housing unit that has a pad shape and constitutes a takeoff and landing site where the drone can take off and land;
- a diagnostic sensor unit located in the sensing housing unit and capable of detecting abnormal operation of a drone's drive system;
- a controller configured to transmit detection signals received from the diagnostic sensor unit to an external drone control system;
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- a thermal imaging camera unit located in the sensing housing unit for capturing images of a drive motor of the drive system and transferring the captured images to the controller,
- wherein the sensing housing unit comprises:
- the sensing housing unit in which the controller and the thermal imaging camera unit are located;
- the sensing housing unit rotatably connected to the sensing housing unit and having the diagnostic sensor unit located therein;
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- the sensing housing unit capable of rotating and erecting the the sensing housing unit, and
- wherein the controller adjusts a position of the drone and maintains an appropriate distance between the drone's drive system and the diagnostic sensor unit to prevent an accident in which the drone's drive system collides with an end of the sensor housing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.