Method and System of Cooperative Charging Between an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and an Unmanned Surface Vessel
First Claim
1. A method of cooperative charging between an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vessel, comprising the steps of:
- using the unmanned aerial vehicle to capture an image of the unmanned surface vessel, and analyzing the relative position of a capturing device of the unmanned surface vessel and the moving velocity of the unmanned surface vessel;
controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to approach the capturing device and making the unmanned aerial vehicle to hover at a specific height with a capture range;
detecting whether the unmanned aerial vehicle is within the capture range and, if so, using the unmanned surface vessel to capture the unmanned aerial vehicle or using the unmanned aerial vehicle to re-capture the image of the unmanned surface vessel; and
using the capturing device to adjust the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle and charging the unmanned aerial vehicle in a wireless way.
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Abstract
A method and system for cooperative charging between an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vessel includes: using the unmanned aerial vehicle to capture an image of the unmanned surface vessel; analyzing the relative position of a capturing device and the velocity of the unmanned surface vessel; controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to approach the capturing device, and making the unmanned aerial vehicle to hover at a certain height within the capture range; detecting whether the unmanned aerial vehicle is within the capture range and, if within the range, using the unmanned surface vessel to capture the unmanned aerial vehicle or using the unmanned aerial vehicle to re-capture an image of the unmanned surface vessel; using the capturing device to adjust the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle and performing wireless charging.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of cooperative charging between an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vessel, comprising the steps of:
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using the unmanned aerial vehicle to capture an image of the unmanned surface vessel, and analyzing the relative position of a capturing device of the unmanned surface vessel and the moving velocity of the unmanned surface vessel; controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to approach the capturing device and making the unmanned aerial vehicle to hover at a specific height with a capture range; detecting whether the unmanned aerial vehicle is within the capture range and, if so, using the unmanned surface vessel to capture the unmanned aerial vehicle or using the unmanned aerial vehicle to re-capture the image of the unmanned surface vessel; and using the capturing device to adjust the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle and charging the unmanned aerial vehicle in a wireless way. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of cooperative charging between an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vessel, comprising:
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an unmanned aerial vehicle; an unmanned surface vessel for charging the unmanned aerial vehicle in a wireless way; and a capturing device installed on the unmanned surface vessel for capturing and moving the unmanned aerial vehicle to the charging place of the unmanned surface vessel; wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle analyzes a relative position of the capturing device on the unmanned surface vessel and the moving velocity of the unmanned surface vessel, and hovers within a capture range;
the unmanned aerial vehicle is provided with a charging reception coil and a wireless charging board;
the capturing device is provided with a crank slider, a barb with a connecting device, an infrared sensor, a servo and a linear track;
after the infrared sensor detects the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned surface vessel initiates the servo to slide the crank slider along the linear track, so that the barb with a connecting device captures the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
the unmanned surface vessel is provided with a charging device that includes a charging board and a charging coil. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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