Aiming at the problems that two or more aircrafts are butted in the air to improve the cruise efficiency or are separated in the air to complete subtasks respectively and the like, the invention provides a mechanism system capable of realizing a wingtip butting/separating function in the air, and three characteristics of simple structure, reliability and economy are considered. According to the implementation mode, a butt joint device is installed on wing tip end ribs of two aircrafts needing to be in butt joint. The butt joint point is controlled at a certain position on the outer side of the wingtip by a telescopic device, so that the interference of the wingtip vortex is reduced; meanwhile, the extending butt joint spear is captured and locked through the capturing and locking device; and finally, the two aircrafts are pulled close through the telescopic device again, and the wingtip butt joint process is completed. The separation process is contrary, and the two aircrafts are pushed away through the telescopic device; the docking spear is unlocked through the capturing and locking device; after the aircraft on one side where the capturing and locking device is arranged flies away, the aircraft on the other side retracts the docking spear, and then the separation process is completed. The problem of wing tip butt joint or separation of airplanes, especially unmanned aerial vehicles, in the air can be solved to a great extent. The equipment is simple and reliable in mechanism, and the wing structure is slightly changed when an existing airplane is additionally installed. Therefore, the equipment has good adaptability and has certain application and popularization performance in the aviation field and related fields.
本发明针对两架或多架飞机在空中对接以提高巡航效率或空中分离以各自完成子任务等问题,提出了一种在空中能够实现翼尖对接/分离功能的机构系统,兼顾了结构简单、可靠、经济三条特性。实现方式为在需要对接的两架飞机的翼尖端肋上安装对接装置。利用伸缩装置将对接点控制在翼尖外侧某处,从而降低翼尖涡的干扰;同时,利用捕获和锁定装置将伸出的对接矛捕获锁定;最后再一次利用伸缩装置将两架飞机拉近,完成翼尖对接过程。分离过程则与之相反,利用伸缩装置将两架飞机推开;利用捕获和锁定装置将对接矛解锁;在布置捕获和锁定装置一侧的飞机飞离后,另一侧飞机将对接矛收回则完成分离过程。本发明能够从较大程度上解决飞机特别是无人机在空中进行翼尖对接或分离的问题。该装置机构简单可靠,对现有飞机进行加装时对机翼结构改动较小。因此,该装置具有较好的适应性,在航空领域及相关领域有一定的应用推广性。
Aerial wingtip butt joint/separation mechanism
一种空中翼尖对接/分离机构
2021-07-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
Chinese
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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