ANTENNA AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

• US 20190013578A1
• Filed: 05/25/2018
• Published: 01/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd (Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. (f/k/a Autel Intelligent Technology Company Limited))
• Original Assignee: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd (Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. (f/k/a Autel Intelligent Technology Company Limited))
• Inventors: NI, Feng
• Granted Patent: US 10,707,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 1/36 adapted to receive antennas or radomes
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 20/87 Mounting of imaging devices, e.g. mounting of gimbals
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/28 Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/282 Modifying the aerodynamic properties of the vehicle, e.g. projecting type aerials
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/02 using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/06 over a restricted angle

Abstract

The present invention discloses an antenna and an unmanned aerial vehicle, where the antenna is applied to the unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a camera apparatus, the antenna including an antenna body and a bending part connected to the antenna body; and the bending part bends to a direction avoiding a field of view of the camera apparatus. Based on the foregoing technical solutions, in the embodiments of the present invention, it can be ensured that the antenna has a certain effective length to obtain a relatively strong radio signal, and avoids a shooting vision of the camera apparatus at the same time, so that images satisfying user demands are obtained.

Claims

1. An antenna, applied to an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a camera apparatus, wherein the antenna comprises an antenna body and a bending part connected to the antenna body;

and the bending part bends to a direction avoiding a field of view of the camera apparatus.

2. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna body and the bending part are in a fixed connection.

3. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna body is hingedly connected to the bending part.

4. The antenna according to claim 3, wherein the antenna is further provided with a limiting structure.

5. The antenna according to claim 4, wherein the antenna body has a first bevel, the bending part having a second bevel, the second bevel abuts against the first bevel in a state the bending part bending to the antenna body.

6. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna body extends to a direction perpendicular to the ground.

7. The antenna according to claim 6, wherein the field of view of the camera apparatus is FOV, and an angle formed by the antenna body and the bending part is:

90°

+FOV/2 or 90°

−

FOV/2.

8. The antenna according to claim 7, wherein the angle formed by the antenna body and the bending part is:

90°

+FOV/2.

9. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle body;

an arm, connected to the vehicle body;

a power apparatus, disposed on the arm;

a camera apparatus, mounted below the vehicle body; and

a component having a built-in antenna, wherein the component is mounted on the arm and capable of rotating relative to the power apparatus.

10. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the component is a landing gear.

11. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the component is located below the power apparatus.

12. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the component is located below the power apparatus.

13. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the component is located at an end of the ann.

14. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the arm is rotatably connected to the vehicle body.