Work device and work support system including same

Abstract

Provided is a work device that is towed by a flying device and is capable of traveling appropriately in coordination with the flying device.　A work device (61) includes a traveling vehicle body (62), a traveling device (64) that supports the traveling vehicle body (62) so as to be capable of traveling, and a work unit (63) that is provided on the traveling vehicle body (62) and performs work, wherein the traveling vehicle body (62) is towed by one or a plurality of string members (51) connected to a flying device (11), and the traveling device (64) is driven on the basis of tension (T) acting on the string members (51).

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a vehicle body that supports the vehicle body so that it can move; and a work unit provided on the vehicle body for performing work, wherein the vehicle body is towed by one or more rope members connected to a flying device, and the vehicle body is a work unit driven based on the tension acting on the rope members.

2. The working device according to claim 1, wherein the traveling vehicle body is connected to the flying device by a plurality of string members, the plurality of string members including a first string member connecting one side of the traveling vehicle body in the width direction to the flying device, and a second string member connecting the other side of the traveling vehicle body in the width direction to the flying device, and the traveling device is driven based on a first tension acting on the first string member and a second tension acting on the second string member.

3. The working device according to claim 2, wherein the traveling device is driven such that the difference between the first tension and the second tension becomes small.

4. The working device according to claim 3, comprising: a first running section that supports one side of the vehicle body in the width direction; and a second running section that supports the other side of the vehicle body in the width direction, wherein when the first tension is greater than the second tension, the thrust of the first running section is greater than the thrust of the second running section, and when the second tension is greater than the first tension, the thrust of the second running section is greater than the thrust of the first running section.

5. A work support system comprising: the work device according to any one of claims 1 to 4; and the flying device connected to the traveling vehicle body of the work device by a plurality of rope members, and capable of towing the work device.

6. The work support system according to claim 5, wherein the flying device comprises an aircraft body, a plurality of rotors attached to the aircraft body and capable of changing the altitude of the aircraft body, and a drive device attached to the aircraft body and capable of changing the relative position of the work device with respect to the aircraft body by winding and unwinding the string member.

7. The work support system according to claim 5, wherein the traveling device is driven based on the road surface condition of the contact surface of the traveling device.

8. The work support system according to claim 7, wherein the traveling device is driven based on the road surface condition of the contact surface of the traveling device, and the propulsion force is changed according to the tension acting on the plurality of string members.

9. The work support system according to claim 5, wherein the flying device tows the work device along a predetermined travel path, and the travel device is driven based on the travel path.

10. The work support system according to claim 9, wherein the traveling device is driven to move along the traveling path when the traveling vehicle body is not located on the traveling path.

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