LONG-RANGE DRONE REMOTE-CONTROL EQUIPMENT

摘要

This unit implements a remote-control console (20) supporting a tablet (18). The console comprises a TX/RX module (48) interfaced with a TX/RX module (50) of the tablet to form a first Wi-Fi local network, which is a short-range standard network. The console comprises another specific TX/RX module (54), interfaced with an TX/RX module (58) of the drone (10) to form a second Wi-Fi local network, which is an optimized long-range network, both being networks operating on non-shared channels. A bidirectional routing module (78) ensures the interfacing between the two Wi-Fi networks, to allow the transparent exchange of data between the drone (10) and the tablet (18), as well as with levers and buttons of the console (64, 66) or with a peripheral (80) connected thereto.

主权项

1. A unit for the bidirectional transmission of data between a remote-control equipment (16) and a remote drone (10), said data comprising piloting commands, flight parameters and a video flow, this unit including:
a drone (10) comprising:
piloting circuits;an on-board video camera (14); anda long-range wireless transceiver module (58), coupled to the piloting circuits and to the on-board video camera; a portable device of the tablet type (18) comprising:
a visual display screen (22);a software module (70′) including a drone piloting and image visualization applicative module (76′); anda short-range wireless transceiver module (50); and a remote-control console (20), comprising:
a support (24) receiving the tablet;a short-range wireless transceiver module (48), interfaced with the short-range wireless transceiver module (50) of the tablet;a long-range wireless transceiver module (54), interfaced with the long-range wireless transceiver module (58) of the drone; andlevers and buttons (28, 30) adapted to generate flight commands as a function of actions exerted on these levers and buttons, this unit being characterized in that: the console (20) comprises a software module (70) including a bidirectional routing module (62; 78) for the exchange said data, this routing module being coupled to the short-range (48) and long-range (54) wireless transceiver modules as well as to the levers and buttons (28, 30); the short-range wireless transceiver module (48) of the console (20) is interfaced with the short-range wireless transceiver module (50) of the tablet to form a short-range tablet local network (LAN1); the long-range wireless transceiver module (54) of the console (20) is interfaced with the long-range wireless transceiver module (58) of the drone to form a long-range drone local network (LAN2); the short-range tablet local network (LAN1) and the long-range drone local network (LAN2) are distinct wireless networks and operate on non-shared channels; the short-range tablet local network (LAN1) is a network operating according to a non-modified standard protocol, whereas the long-range drone local network (LAN2) is a network operating according to a non-standard dedicated protocol; and said data are exchanged:
between the drone (10) and the tablet (18) through the tablet local network (LAN1) interfaced with the drone local network (LAN2) via the routing module (62; 78); andbetween the levers and buttons (28, 30) and the drone (10) through the drone local network (LAN2) via the routing module (62; 78).