| 摘要 |
The invention relates to flying robots which can cover large distances between arrangements of smooth or curved surfaces without requiring manual redeployment. This reduces the need for personnel and allows fully-automated maintenance of large surfaces, for example, solar power stations. The flying robot consists of a drive unit having at least two rotors, and is attached to a cleaning module. This comprises a brush, as well as solar cells on one side, and electrodes for receiving current on the other. The flying robot is suitable for use on solar power station, both photovoltaic and photo-reflective. The design of the cleaning module allows the flying robot to charge itself using sunlight or undergo a quick charge using electrodes. |
| 主权项 |
1. A flying robot for processing and cleaning smooth, curved, and modular surfaces, in particular, of solar modules, solar reflectors, and glass, characterized in that
the flying robot is made from a flying body with multiple rotors, called a drone, comprising a cleaning module, a locking mechanism, and a drive for translational or rotational positioning and tracking with respect to the surface, movement forces in any direction and the adoption of static positions are generated by the drone, a cleaning module is attached to the drone and mechanically receives supporting forces during the cleaning process, the cleaning module has a mechanical locking mechanism which defines the orientation of the cleaning module to the surface and also influences the position and orientation of the cleaning module during landing, a cleaning module is adaptable to the curvature of the surface due to differently shaped, exchangeable support devices, the drone is provided with a frame which cleans a cleaning module during a cleaning operation against the frame, the cleaning module and the associated retaining frame are provided with adapters for permanent attachment to the drone, for the drive for positioning, for the locking mechanism, the charging station, smartphones, other robots or automats, a strain gauge records the force applied at the cleaning module, a separate accumulator additionally energizes the flying robot during a battery exchange or power outage, the drone generates sufficient lift force on the flying robot, by which means, except for the cleaning module, no actuators tactilely affect the surface, the cleaning module has an receptacle for a smartphone, sensors for distance measurement are respectively arranged toward the ends of the cleaning module to enable navigation along the modular surfaces. |
