Manipulator charging system and method for unmanned aerial vehicle

• Main Authors: HE LEI, SU CHENGYUE, LIAO ZONGJIAN, YE SHUFEN, REN KAIZHONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 22.11.2019
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; COSMONAUTICS; CURRENT COLLECTORS; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LINE CONNECTORS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention discloses a manipulator charging system and method for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the system comprises a manipulator, a charging execution part, a charging contact part, and a system control module, the charging execution part is disposed at the tail end of the manipulator, and the charging contact part is disposed on a rack of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The manipulator charging system further comprises an image recognition and positioning module, the image recognition and positioning module comprises a camera and an image processing module, and the camera is connectedwith the image processing module; the image processing module is connected with a system control module, the rack of the unmanned aerial vehicle is provided with an identification block, and the identification block is arranged at the corresponding position of the charging contact piece. When the image recognition positioning module recognizes the position of the identification block, the manipulator drives the charging