Method, apparatus, and kit for assembling a mobile platform

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a kit for assembling a mobile platform are provided. A flowable substance is carried on the mobile platform. A module is enabled to contain the flowable substance and to couple with the mobile platform, with a power device of the mobile platform being installed in a recess having a depth extending from a surface toward an interior of the module. The module is configured to include an anti-drift structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for carrying a flowable substance on a mobile platform, comprising:
 enabling a module to contain the flowable substance and to couple with the mobile platform, with a power device of the mobile platform being installed in a recess having a depth extending from a surface toward an interior of the module; and   configuring the module to include an anti-drift structure.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein enabling the module to couple with the mobile platform comprises coupling the module to a landing support member of the mobile platform. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising enabling the landing support member to increase a tilt angle, relative to a groundward direction, to a threshold angle value to release the module with the power device upon being subjected to a predetermined impact force. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein enabling the module to contain the flowable substance comprises configuring a container of the module to hold the flowable substance. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein configuring the module to include the anti-drift structure comprises:
 adapting the container to include a hollow structure inside the container; and   enabling the hollow structure to be permeated by the flowable substance.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein configuring the module to include the anti-drift structure comprises enabling the hollow structure to fit through an opening of the container. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 adapting the container to include an internal spacer board inside the container; and   enabling the spacer board to restrict a movement of the flowable substance in the container.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein enabling the module to couple with the mobile platform comprises installing the module and the power device outside a control device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus for carrying a flowable substance on a mobile platform, comprising:
 a module configured to contain the flowable substance and to couple with the mobile platform, with a power device of the mobile platform being installed in a recess having a depth extending from a surface toward an interior of the module; and   an anti-drift structure arranged inside the module.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the module is coupled with a landing support member of the mobile platform. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the landing support member is configured to increase a tilt angle, relative to a groundward direction, to a threshold angle value to release the module with the power device upon being subjected to a predetermined impact force. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the module comprises a container configured to hold the flowable substance. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the anti-drift structure comprises a hollow structure configured to be placed inside the container, the hollow structure comprising a shell and a hole on the shell for the flowable substance to flow into the hollow structure. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the hollow structure has a size smaller than or approximately equal to a size of an opening of the container. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the hollow structure comprises a hollow sphere. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the hollow sphere has a diameter ranging from 60 mm to 100 mm. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the hollow sphere has more than 10 holes on the shell, each hole having a diameter ranging from 5 mm to 15 mm. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , further comprising a spacer board inside the container for restricting a movement of the flowable substance in the container. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the mobile platform comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the module and the power device being installed outside a control device of the UAV. 
     
     
         20 . An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
 an apparatus configured to carry a flowable substance on the UAV, the apparatus comprising:
 a module configured to contain the flowable substance and to couple with the mobile platform, with a power device of the mobile platform being installed in a recess having a depth extending from a surface toward an interior of the module; and 
 an anti-drift structure arranged inside the module.