公开(公告)号：US09573701B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14452819

申请日：2014-08-06

Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Inventor： Paul A. Beardsley ,  Michael Eriksson ,  Javier Alonso-Mora ,  Joern Rehder

IPC: B64F1/36 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/04

CPC classification number: B64F1/362 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1818 ,  B60L11/1824 ,  B60L11/1833 ,  B60L11/1835 ,  B60L11/1846 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B60L2230/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/042 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: A method of docking and recharging using a base station and a station-mating frame on the multicopter. The base station includes an upward-facing camera that is used by a docking controller to detect the presence, position, and orientation of a frame, with infrared light-emitting diodes arranged in a predefined pattern. The controller of the base station acts to emit wireless signals to the multicopter to guide the multicopter with its station-mating frame to a predefined position above the base station. The controller transmits a wireless signal to the multicopter to reduce thrust, and the multicopter lowers itself onto a sloped receiving surface that may be arranged in a crown pattern to provide passive gravity-driven centering, which causes the station-mating frame to slide to a lowest vertical point of the receiving assembly. A locking mechanism engages to lock the frame in place and provide electrical contact for recharging.

Abstract translation: 一种使用多台飞机上的基站和站对接框架进行对接和再充电的方法。 基站包括向上的摄像机，其由对接控制器用于利用以预定模式布置的红外发光二极管来检测框架的存在，位置和取向。 基站的控制器用于向多机器发射无线信号，以引导具有其站配对帧的多机器到基站上方的预定位置。 控制器将无线信号发射到多重飞行器以减小推力，并且多机器将自身降低到倾斜的接收表面上，该倾斜的接收表面可以布置成冠状图案以提供被动重力驱动的定心，这使得站配合框架滑动到 接收组件的最低垂直点。 锁定机构接合以将框架锁定在适当位置并提供用于再充电的电气接触。