Drone system, drone, schedule management device, schedule management method for drone system, and schedule management program for drone system

Abstract

The work schedule for a drone and a mobile unit is automatically determined in a system having a drone which executes a prescribed task by means of automatic flight and a mobile unit which transports the drone. Additionally, an efficient work schedule is generated and the work schedule is modified in accordance with work conditions, thereby enhancing the work efficiency of the drone. A drone system in which a drone 100 performing a prescribed task at an agricultural field and a mobile unit 406a permitting landing and takeoff of the drone 100 operate in coordination with one another determines, by means of a schedule determination unit 41, a flight schedule for the drone 100 and a movement schedule for the mobile unit 406a corresponding to the flight schedule, and an instruction unit 42 instructs the drone 100 to execute a task in accordance with the flight schedule and instructs the mobile unit 406a to move or wait in accordance with the movement schedule.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle system, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a process management device, a process management method of the unmanned aerial vehicle system, and a process management program of the unmanned aerial vehicle system. Background technique [0002] The application of small helicopters (multi-rotor helicopters) generally called drones is advancing. As one of the important application fields thereof, chemical sowing of agricultural chemicals and liquid fertilizers to farmland (farm) is exemplified (for example, Patent Document 1). In narrow farmland, it is not suitable to use manned aircraft or helicopters but suitable for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. [0003] Through quasi-zenith satellite system or RTK-GPS (Real Time Kinematic-Global Positioning System) and other technologies, the drone can accurately know the absolute position of the drone in centimeters during flight. Therefore, in Japan, even in In a ty...

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[0006] However, in each of the patent documents, there is no description about a system including an unmanned aerial vehicle that performs a given task by autonomous flight and a mobile body that carries the unmanned aerial vehicle.

That is, regarding the automatic creation of drones and mobile objects in a system that includes a drone that performs a given job by automatic flight, and a mobile body that not only transports the drone but also serves as a departure and arrival point for the drone Process system, not disclosed

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