Unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing system

1 . An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) takeoff and landing system adapted to be used with a UAV, said UAV takeoff and landing system comprising:

a landing member adapted to be disposed under the UAV; and

a parking platform adapted for guiding the UAV to land thereon, and including

a top wall that surrounds a longitudinal axis and that defines a through hole extending therethrough along the longitudinal axis,

a guiding wall that extends downwardly along the longitudinal axis from a hole-defining periphery of said top wall defining said through hole, and that converges downwardly along the longitudinal axis, and

a bottom wall that is connected to one end of said guiding wall opposite to said through hole, and that cooperates with said guiding wall to define a parking space for accommodating said landing member;

the takeoff and landing system further comprising a balance mechanism mounted under said parking platform along the longitudinal axis, and configured to maintain said parking platform to be parallel to a substantially horizontal plane, said balance mechanism comprising a ball and socket joint arranged along the longitudinal axis.

2 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 1 ,

said bottom wall of said parking platform has a central point located at a center thereof, the longitudinal axis extending through said central point;

said balance mechanism includes

a central support rod connected to said bottom wall at said central point,

a first support rod connected securely to said top wall and disposed on a first axis that extends through the longitudinal axis and that extends along said top wall, and

a second support rod connected securely to said top wall and disposed on a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, that extends through the longitudinal axis, and that extends along said top wall;

said first support rod has a retractable length such that said parking platform is rotatable about the second axis with said central point serving as a rotation center; and

said second support rod has a retractable length such that said parking platform is rotatable about the first axis with said central point serving as the rotation center.

3 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 1 , the UAV including an electrical contact, wherein:

said UAV takeoff and landing system further comprises a mount base mounted under said balance mechanism along the longitudinal axis and defining an accommodation space;

said guiding wall is formed with a through opening extending therethrough;

said mount base includes a stranded wire mechanism that is disposed in said accommodation space, and that includes an electrical wire extending through said through opening and adapted to be connected to the electrical contact for charging the UAV when said landing member is accommodated in said parking space.

4 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

said UAV takeoff and landing system further comprises an identification device adapted to be mounted to the UAV;

said parking platform further includes a first barcode disposed on said top wall, a second barcode disposed on said guiding wall, and a third barcode disposed on said bottom wall; and

said identification device is configured to identify said first barcode, said second barcode, and said third barcode and generate landing information adapted for guiding the UAV to land on said parking platform according to each of said first barcode, said second barcode and said third barcode.

5 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein an area covered by said first barcode is larger than an area covered by said second barcode and an area covered by said third barcode.

6 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

said landing member includes two branch portions spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal axis;

each of said two branch portions has an outermost point that is farthest from said outermost point of another one of said two branch portions; and

a distance between said outermost points of said two branch portions in the transverse direction is smaller than a maximum cross-sectional size of said through hole along the longitudinal axis.

7 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:

each of said branch portions is semicircular;

said branch portions cooperate with each other such that said landing member is circular; and

said guiding wall is a frusto-conical wall.

8 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an acute included angle defined between said guiding wall and said bottom wall is 45 degrees.

9 . An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) takeoff and landing system comprising:

a UAV;

a landing member disposed under said UAV; and

a parking platform for guiding said UAV to land thereon, and including

a top wall that surrounds a longitudinal axis and that defines a through hole extending therethrough along the longitudinal axis,

a guiding wall that extends downwardly along the longitudinal axis from a hole-defining periphery of said top wall defining said through hole, and that converges downwardly along the longitudinal axis, and

a bottom wall that is connected to one end of said guiding wall opposite to said through hole, and that cooperates with said guiding wall to define a parking space for accommodating said landing member;

the takeoff and landing system further comprising a balance mechanism mounted under said parking platform along the longitudinal axis, and configured to maintain said parking platform to be parallel to a substantially horizontal plane, said balance mechanism comprising a ball and socket joint arranged along the longitudinal axis.

10 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

said bottom wall of said parking platform has a central point located at a center of said bottom wall, the longitudinal axis extending through said central point;

said balance mechanism includes

a central support rod connected to said bottom wall at said central point,

a first support rod connected to said top wall and disposed on a first axis that extends through the longitudinal axis and that extends along said top wall, and

a second support rod connected to said top wall and disposed on a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, that extends through the longitudinal axis, and that extends along said top wall;

said first support rod has a retractable length such that said parking platform is rotatable about the second axis with said central point serving as a rotation center; and

said second support rod has a retractable length such that said parking platform is rotatable about the first axis with said central point serving as the rotation center.

11 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

said UAV includes an electrical contact;

said UAV takeoff and landing system further comprises a mount base mounted under said balance mechanism and defining an accommodation space;

said guiding wall is formed with a through opening extending therethrough; and

said mount base includes a stranded wire mechanism that is disposed in said accommodation space, and that includes an electrical wire extending through said through opening and connected to said electrical contact for charging said UAV when said landing member is accommodated in said parking space.

12 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

said UAV takeoff and landing system further comprises an identification device mounted to said UAV;

said parking platform further includes a first barcode disposed on said top wall, a second barcode disposed on said guiding wall, and a third barcode disposed on said bottom wall; and

said identification device is configured to identify said first barcode, said second barcode, and said third barcode to generate landing information for guiding said UAV to land on said parking platform according to each of said first barcode, said second barcode and said third barcode.

13 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein an area covered by said first barcode is larger than an area covered by said second barcode and an area covered by said third barcode.

14 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

said landing member includes two branch portions spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal axis;

each of said two branch portions has an outermost point that is farthest from said outermost point of another one of said two branch portions; and

a distance between said outermost points of said two branch portions in the transverse direction is smaller than a maximum cross-sectional size of said through hole along the longitudinal axis.

15 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein:

each of said branch portions is semicircular;

said branch portions cooperate with each other such that said landing member is circular; and

said guiding wall is a frusto-conical wall.

16 . The UAV takeoff and landing system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein an acute included angle defined between said guiding wall and said bottom wall is 45 degrees.