CN108107906A - drone delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system, comprising: an unmanned aerial vehicle; a remote control terminal; a cargo management module used to record delivery information; an information confirmation module used to send an inquiry message whether to deliver goods to a target location, and use to receive delivery instructions; the flight route calculation module is used to calculate the time to arrive at the target location and the flight route; the control module is used to control the UAV to fly to the target location; the location verification module is used to send a positioning whether it is the target location information; the flight controller controls the UAV to stop at the target location according to the determined information; the identity verification module is used to scan a unique identity code on the smart terminal held by the user, and confirm the identity code and delivery information between the user After matching, return a piece of delivery information to the goods management module; the camera module is used to take a sign-in image for the user. The invention improves the accuracy of goods delivery and the efficiency of management, and avoids delivery of wrong goods.

Description

drone delivery system

technical field

The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle device, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system.

Background technique

At present, with the maturity of UAV technology, simple cargo delivery by UAV has appeared in the field of transportation. However, the method of drone delivery is still relatively simple, and the delivery management of goods is not perfect, resulting in low delivery efficiency. Due to the problem of inaccurate positioning in the traditional positioning method, it is easy to lead to the situation that the delivery cannot be made accurately. Once the wrong goods are delivered, the user may receive the goods under false names without acknowledgment, and there is a lack of complete process monitoring in terms of user receipt.

Contents of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to solve at least the above-mentioned problems and to provide at least the advantages which will be described later.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drone delivery system, including:

a drone having a flight controller;

A remote control terminal, which includes a cargo management module, an information confirmation module, a flight path calculation module and a control module;

The goods management module is used to record the delivery information, and the delivery information includes the user, the communication number of the smart terminal held by him, the target location and the status;

The information confirmation module is used to extract a piece of delivery information in the status of pending delivery from the goods management module, and send an inquiry about whether to deliver the goods to the target location to the smart terminal held by the user corresponding to the delivery information information, and used to receive delivery instructions from the smart terminal for the inquiry information;

The flight route calculation module is used to receive the delivery instruction, and to calculate the time to reach the target location and the flight route;

The control module is used to drive the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location according to the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module, and is used to drive the information confirmation module to The intelligent terminal sends the time of arrival at the target point calculated by the flight path calculation module; the control module is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the time calculated by the flight path calculation module to the intelligent terminal said flight route;

A position verification module, which is arranged on the UAV, is used to send a piece of positioning information to the communication number whether it is the target location when the UAV flies to the target location, and is used to receive information from Determination information for the positioning information based on the smart terminal; the flight controller controls the UAV to stop at the target location according to the determination information;

An identity verification module, which is arranged on the drone, and the identity verification module is used to scan a unique identity code on the smart terminal held by the user after the drone stops at the target location, and used to identify the identity code, and after confirming that the identity code and the user of the delivery information match each other, return a piece of cargo delivery information to the cargo management module;

a camera module, which is arranged on the UAV, and is used to take a picture of a sign for the user after the UAV stops at the target location and the identity verification module generates the delivery information of the goods, and for sending the sign-in image to the cargo management module via the wireless communication module provided on the drone, and the cargo management module is used for saving the sign-in image in the delivery information, and updating the status of the delivery information to delivered; the cargo management module is used to save the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module in the delivery information, and store the flight route A mapping relationship is established between the flight route calculated by the route calculation module and the user in the delivery information.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the unique identity code is a two-dimensional code, and the identity verification module is a two-dimensional code scanning module.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the smart terminal is a smart phone or a tablet computer.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the identity verification module is used to send a message to the cargo management module and the delivery information if the identity code and the user of the delivery information do not match each other. The control module returns a non-delivery information, and the control module is used to drive the flight controller to control the UAV to return to the starting point according to the non-delivery information.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the remote control terminal includes a flight route setting module, a touch panel and a visualized electronic map, the touch panel is used to display the visualized electronic map, and for receiving the touch track on the visualized electronic map, the flight route setting module is used for generating an externally set flight route according to the touch track, and the control module is used for setting the flight route according to the external Driving the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location.

Preferably, in the UAV delivery system, the cargo management module is used to store the externally set flight route generated by the flight route setting module in the delivery information, and The externally set flight route generated by the flight route setting module establishes a mapping relationship with the user in the delivery information.

The present invention at least includes the following beneficial effects:

The unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system of the present invention comprises: an unmanned aerial vehicle, which has a flight controller; a remote control terminal, which includes a cargo management module, an information confirmation module, a flight path calculation module, and a control module; the cargo management module For recording delivery information, the delivery information includes the user, the communication number of the smart terminal held by it, the destination location and the status; the information confirmation module is used to extract a piece of information from the cargo management module whose status is to be delivered delivery information, send an inquiry message whether to deliver to the target location to the smart terminal held by the user corresponding to the delivery information, and use it to receive delivery from the smart terminal for the inquiry information instructions; the flight route calculation module is used to receive the delivery instructions, and is used to calculate the time to reach the target location and the flight route; the control module is used to calculate the flight route according to the flight route calculation module The flight route drives the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location, and is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the arrival at the target location calculated by the flight route calculation module to the smart terminal. the time; the control module is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module to the smart terminal; the position verification module is arranged on the UAV, When the drone flies to the target location, send a piece of positioning information to the communication number whether it is the target location, and use it to receive confirmation information for the positioning information from the smart terminal ; The flight controller controls the UAV to stop at the target location according to the determined information; the identity verification module is set on the UAV, and the identity verification module is used to operate the UAV on the UAV After stopping at the target location, scan a unique identity code on the smart terminal held by the user, and use it to identify the identity code, after confirming that the identity code and the user of the delivery information match each other After that, return a piece of cargo delivery information to the cargo management module; the camera module, which is set on the drone, is used to generate the cargo when the drone stops at the target location and the identity verification module After delivering the information, take a sign-in image to the user, and use it to send the sign-in image to the cargo management module via the wireless communication module set on the drone, and the cargo management module is used to send the The sign-in image is saved in the delivery information, and the status of the delivery information is updated as delivered; the cargo management module is used to save the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module In the delivery information, a mapping relationship is established between the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module and the user in the delivery information.

The delivery personnel remotely control the drone by manipulating the remote control terminal. The remote control terminal has a cargo management module, an information confirmation module, a flight path calculation module and a control module. The cargo management module records delivery information. Before delivering the goods, the delivery personnel input instructions to the information confirmation module, so that the information confirmation module sends an inquiry message (which can be a text message or WeChat) to the smart terminal held by the user to ask the user whether the goods can be delivered. If the goods are not delivered, the user will reply with a delivery instruction, and if the user is inconvenient to receive the goods, the user will reply with a no-delivery instruction. After receiving the delivery instruction, the flight route calculation module calculates the time to reach the target location and the flight route. The control module sends control instructions to the flight controller, and the flight controller drives the UAV to fly to the target location, and at the same time drives the information confirmation module to send the arrival time to the target location to the smart terminal, so that the user can understand the movement of the UAV. When the UAV flies to the target location, the location verification module sends a positioning message to the smart terminal to confirm with the user whether the UAV has arrived at the exact location. When the UAV arrives at the exact location, the user can return to the A confirmation message, when the drone does not reach the exact location, the user can return a negative message through the smart terminal. When the UAV is determined to reach the exact position, the flight controller controls the UAV to hover at the exact position. Afterwards, the identity verification module verifies the identity of the current recipient. A unique identity code will be pre-stored on the user's smart terminal (this identity code can be automatically generated by the goods management module when the goods are sent by the sender), and the identity The verification module scans and recognizes the identity code, and if it is identified and matches the user in the delivery information, a delivery information of the goods is returned for delivery of the goods. In addition, the camera module captures a sign-in image for the user, and the sign-in image is stored in the goods management module to update the delivery status of the goods in time.

The present invention designs an unmanned aerial vehicle cargo delivery system, which improves the accuracy of cargo delivery and the efficiency of management, and avoids the situation of delivering wrong cargo or insufficient supervision of cargo.

Other advantages, objectives and features of the present invention will partly be embodied through the following descriptions, and partly will be understood by those skilled in the art through the study and practice of the present invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the drone delivery system according to the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can implement it with reference to the description.

It should be understood that terms such as "having", "comprising" and "including" as used herein do not entail the presence or addition of one or more other elements or combinations thereof.

As shown in Figure 1, the present invention provides a delivery system for unmanned aerial vehicles, including: unmanned aerial vehicle, which has a flight controller; remote control terminal, which includes a cargo management module, an information confirmation module, a flight route calculation module and a control module ; The cargo management module is used to record the delivery information, and the delivery information includes the user, the communication number, the target location and the state of the intelligent terminal held by the user; Extract a piece of delivery information whose status is waiting to be delivered, send an inquiry message whether to deliver to the target location to the smart terminal held by the user corresponding to the delivery information, and use it to receive a message from the smart terminal for the The delivery instruction of the query information; the flight path calculation module is used to receive the delivery instruction, and is used to calculate the time to reach the target location and the flight path; the control module is used to calculate the flight path according to the flight path calculation module The calculated flight route drives the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location, and is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module to the smart terminal. The time to arrive at the target location; the control module is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module to the smart terminal; the position verification module is arranged in the The unmanned aerial vehicle is used to send a piece of positioning information to the communication number whether it is the target location when the drone flies to the target location, and is used to receive information from the smart terminal for the target location. The determination information of the positioning information; the flight controller controls the UAV to stop at the target location according to the determination information; the identity verification module is set on the UAV, and the identity verification module is used for After the UAV stops at the target location, it scans a unique identity code on the smart terminal held by the user, and uses it to identify the identity code. After confirming that the identity code and the sending After the users of the cargo information are matched with each other, a cargo delivery information is returned to the cargo management module; the camera module, which is set on the drone, is used to stop the drone at the target location and the identity After the verification module generates the delivery information of the goods, it shoots a sign-in image to the user, and is used to send the sign-in image to the goods management module via the wireless communication module set on the drone, and the goods The management module is used to save the sign-in image in the delivery information, and update the status of the delivery information to delivered; the cargo management module is used to save the delivery information calculated by the flight path calculation module The flight route is stored in the delivery information, and a mapping relationship is established between the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module and the user in the delivery information.

The delivery personnel remotely control the drone by manipulating the remote control terminal. The remote control terminal has a cargo management module, an information confirmation module, a flight path calculation module and a control module. The cargo management module records delivery information. Before delivering the goods, the delivery personnel input instructions to the information confirmation module, so that the information confirmation module sends an inquiry message (which can be a text message or WeChat) to the smart terminal held by the user to ask the user whether the goods can be delivered. If the goods are not delivered, the user will reply with a delivery instruction, and if the user is inconvenient to receive the goods, the user will reply with a no-delivery instruction. After receiving the delivery instruction, the flight route calculation module calculates the time to reach the target location and the flight route. The control module sends control instructions to the flight controller, and the flight controller drives the UAV to fly to the target location, and at the same time drives the information confirmation module to send the arrival time to the target location to the smart terminal, so that the user can understand the movement of the UAV. When the UAV flies to the target location, the location verification module sends a positioning message to the smart terminal to confirm with the user whether the UAV has arrived at the exact location. When the UAV arrives at the exact location, the user can return to the A confirmation message, when the drone does not reach the exact location, the user can return a negative message through the smart terminal. When the UAV is determined to reach the exact position, the flight controller controls the UAV to hover at the exact position. Afterwards, the identity verification module verifies the identity of the current recipient. A unique identity code will be pre-stored on the user's smart terminal (this identity code can be automatically generated by the goods management module when the goods are sent by the sender), and the identity The verification module scans and recognizes the identity code, and if it is identified and matches the user in the delivery information, a delivery information of the goods is returned for delivery of the goods. In addition, the camera module captures a sign-in image for the user, and the sign-in image is stored in the goods management module to update the delivery status of the goods in time.

In the above process, once the person who signs for the receipt is not the user himself, the image of the receipt will be used as a file for the management personnel to check the actual receipt status at any time to avoid disputes.

The control module is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module to the smart terminal. The control module can also drive the information confirmation module to send the calculated flight route to the user, so that the user can learn the flight route of the drone, and then arrive at the target location to receive the goods at an appropriate time.

The cargo management module is used to save the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module in the delivery information, and combine the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module with the Establish a mapping relationship with users in the above delivery information. The user does not only buy the product once, in order to simplify the calculation process in the subsequent delivery process, the cargo management module can save the calculated flight route in the delivery information, so that the cargo can be delivered again in the future, and the flight route can be extracted directly.

In order to simplify the calculation process of the flight path, the target location can be selected as the outside of the building, such as the door of the unit.

The present invention designs an unmanned aerial vehicle cargo delivery system, which improves the accuracy of cargo delivery and the efficiency of management, and avoids the situation of delivering wrong cargo or insufficient supervision of cargo.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the unique identity code is a two-dimensional code, and the identity verification module is a two-dimensional code scanning module.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the smart terminal is a smart phone or a tablet computer.

Smartphones and tablets are widely used and portable, which increases the practicality of this system.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the identity verification module is used to send a message to the cargo management module and the delivery information if the identity code and the user of the delivery information do not match each other. The control module returns a non-delivery information, and the control module is used to drive the flight controller to control the UAV to return to the starting point according to the non-delivery information.

The identity verification module treats the identity verification of the signee. If he does not belong to the user recorded in the delivery information, he will not be allowed to sign for the goods, and the drone will directly return to the starting point according to the original route. This design can prevent someone from falsely claiming other people's goods and improve the safety of the goods.

Preferably, in the drone delivery system, the remote control terminal includes a flight route setting module, a touch panel and a visualized electronic map, the touch panel is used to display the visualized electronic map, and for receiving the touch track on the visualized electronic map, the flight route setting module is used for generating an externally set flight route according to the touch track, and the control module is used for setting the flight route according to the external Driving the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location.

Delivery personnel can also operate on the touch panel to plan and design flight routes. If the delivery person knows a more suitable flight route, he can touch it on the touch panel to form a certain trajectory, and then the flight route setting module will generate an externally set flight route according to the touched trajectory.

Preferably, in the UAV delivery system, the cargo management module is used to store the externally set flight route generated by the flight route setting module in the delivery information, and The externally set flight route generated by the flight route setting module establishes a mapping relationship with the user in the delivery information.

In addition, the cargo management module can also save the externally designed flight route in the delivery information, so that when delivering the goods to the user again, the flight route can be directly used to improve the efficiency of cargo delivery.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed as above, it is not limited to the use listed in the specification and implementation, it can be applied to various fields suitable for the present invention, and it can be easily understood by those skilled in the art Therefore, the invention is not limited to the specific details without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (6)

1. An unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system is characterized in that, comprising: a drone having a flight controller; A remote control terminal, which includes a cargo management module, an information confirmation module, a flight path calculation module and a control module; The goods management module is used to record the delivery information, and the delivery information includes the user, the communication number of the smart terminal held by him, the target location and the status; The information confirmation module is used to extract a piece of delivery information in the status of pending delivery from the goods management module, and send an inquiry about whether to deliver the goods to the target location to the smart terminal held by the user corresponding to the delivery information information, and used to receive delivery instructions from the smart terminal for the inquiry information; The flight route calculation module is used to receive the delivery instruction, and to calculate the time to reach the target location and the flight route; The control module is used to drive the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location according to the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module, and is used to drive the information confirmation module to The intelligent terminal sends the time of arrival at the target point calculated by the flight path calculation module; the control module is used to drive the information confirmation module to send the time calculated by the flight path calculation module to the intelligent terminal said flight route; A position verification module, which is arranged on the UAV, is used to send a piece of positioning information to the communication number whether it is the target location when the UAV flies to the target location, and is used to receive information from Determination information for the positioning information based on the smart terminal; the flight controller controls the UAV to stop at the target location according to the determination information; An identity verification module, which is arranged on the drone, and the identity verification module is used to scan a unique identity code on the smart terminal held by the user after the drone stops at the target location, and used to identify the identity code, and after confirming that the identity code and the user of the delivery information match each other, return a piece of cargo delivery information to the cargo management module; a camera module, which is arranged on the UAV, and is used to take a picture of a sign for the user after the UAV stops at the target location and the identity verification module generates the delivery information of the goods, and for sending the sign-in image to the cargo management module via the wireless communication module provided on the drone, and the cargo management module is used for saving the sign-in image in the delivery information, and updating the status of the delivery information to delivered; the cargo management module is used to save the flight route calculated by the flight route calculation module in the delivery information, and store the flight route A mapping relationship is established between the flight route calculated by the route calculation module and the user in the delivery information. 2. The drone delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the unique identity code is a two-dimensional code, and the identity verification module is a two-dimensional code scanning module. 3. The drone delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the smart terminal is a smart phone or a tablet computer. 4. The unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the identity verification module is used to send the user information to the user when the identity code and the delivery information do not match each other. The cargo management module and the control module return non-delivery information, and the control module is used to drive the flight controller to control the UAV to return to the starting point according to the non-delivery information. 5. The unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control terminal includes a flight route setting module, a touch panel and a visualized electronic map, and the touch panel is used to display the a visualized electronic map, and is used to receive a touch track on the visualized electronic map, the flight route setting module is used to generate an externally set flight route according to the touch track, and the control module is used to generate an externally set flight route according to the The externally set flight route drives the flight controller to control the UAV to fly to the target location. 6. The unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system according to claim 5, wherein the cargo management module is used to save the externally set flight route generated by the flight route setting module in the delivery information Among them, a mapping relationship is established between the externally set flight route generated by the flight route setting module and the user in the delivery information.