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公开(公告)号：US20200064845A1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-27
申请号：US16593225
申请日：2019-10-04
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kiyokazu SUGAKI , Kazuo ICHIHARA
Abstract: To provide such an unmanned aircraft and such a moving object capturing system that quickly disable an unidentified object that has intruded into a predetermined airspace.The problem is solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes a plurality of rotary wings, a capturing net launching device, and a launching direction controller. The capturing net launching device is configured to launch and spread a capturing net. The launching direction controller is configured to hold the capturing net launching device to control an aiming direction of the capturing net launching device independently of a direction in which an airframe of the unmanned aerial vehicle is pointed. The problem is also solved by a moving object capturing system that includes a monitor configured to monitor a predetermined space, the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the present invention, and an intermediate processor communicable with the monitor and the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20180305012A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-25
申请号：US15768785
申请日：2016-10-07
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C13/18 , B64C27/08 , B64C39/02 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/145 , B64C2201/146 , B64D47/08 , G01C21/00 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/10 , G05D1/101 , G06K9/00536 , G08G5/045
Abstract: A method for controlling a small-size unmanned aerial vehicle that sets a flight path based on a real-time state of the ground and that controls the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle to fly through the flight path. The small-size unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a plurality of propellers; and a photographing device configured to take an image of a ground below the photographing device. The method includes: an information obtaining step of moving the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle upward from the ground and photographing a state of the ground using the photographing device so as to obtain the image of the ground; a path setting step of setting, over the image, a flight path for the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle to fly through; and a flying step of causing the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle to fly through the flight path.
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公开(公告)号：US20180251217A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-06
申请号：US15756048
申请日：2016-08-30
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA , Kiyokazu SUGAKI
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C27/08 , B64C39/02 , B64C39/022 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/06 , B64C2201/123 , B64C2201/148 , B64D27/24 , B64D47/08 , B64F3/00 , G05D1/08
Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a still position in the air, allowing a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a plurality of rotors to move swiftly to a given position in the air and make its airframe hover stably in that position, the apparatus including a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a plurality of rotors, a stationary plane from which and on which the miniature unmanned aerial vehicle takes off and lands, and a plurality of string-like members which link the miniature unmanned aerial vehicle with the stationary plane, wherein the plurality of string-like members are stretched to a length for all the members to become tense when the miniature unmanned aerial vehicle has come to a specified position which is a given position in the air. Also, it is preferable that the plurality of string-like members include at least three string-like members.
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公开(公告)号：US20180251212A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-06
申请号：US15759811
申请日：2016-09-06
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kiyokazu SUGAKI , Kazuo ICHIHARA
CPC classification number: B64C25/34 , B64C27/08 , B64C39/02 , B64C39/024 , B64C2025/325 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/162
Abstract: To provide an unmanned aerial vehicle that can allow its airframe to approach a structure surface safely and is able to move on a surface of the structure, while keeping a constant clearance between the structure surface and the airframe. This is solved by an manned aerial vehicle including one or a plurality of rotors and a plurality of rotating bodies having one or more driving sources, wherein at least a part of each of the rotating bodies in their rotational radius direction extends forth on an air intake side of the rotors relative to a position of rotational planes of the rotors, and negative pressure produced on the air intake side of the rotors causes the airframe to adhere by suction to a structure surface, and in this state, by driving the plurality of rotating bodies, the vehicle is enabled to travel on the surface.
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公开(公告)号：US20200064830A1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-27
申请号：US16607198
申请日：2018-08-29
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA
Abstract: An unmanned moving body includes: a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal; a controller configured to process the wireless signal that has been received; and a position information obtainer configured to detect a current position of the unmanned moving body. The wireless signal includes target area information indicating a position range. The controller is configured to determine whether to accept or disregard the wireless signal based on the position of the unmanned moving body and the target area information. The above object is also solved by an unmanned moving body system that includes: the unmanned moving body according to the present invention; and a transmitter configured to transmit the wireless signal simultaneously to a plurality of the unmanned moving bodies.
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公开(公告)号：US20190112025A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-18
申请号：US16089305
申请日：2017-04-13
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kiyokazu SUGAKI , Kazuo ICHIHARA
Abstract: To provide an unmanned aerial vehicle that is optimized for freight purposes and that efficiently performs loading and unloading of freight and efficiently performs airframe management. This object is solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes a plurality of propellers. An airframe of the unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a body having a freight chamber that is a hollow portion and that is integral with the body; and a plurality of arms supporting each of the plurality of propellers. A combination of the one arm and the one propeller or plurality of propellers supported by the one arm constitute a retractable propeller. The retractable propeller is partially or entirely storable in the freight chamber.
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公开(公告)号：US20180312247A1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-01
申请号：US15771365
申请日：2016-11-04
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA
Abstract: A carrying device that carries a piece of freight by hanging it from an unmanned aerial vehicle via a flexible member and, in moving the freight toward the ground with the vehicle hovering, confirms the freight has landed, and removes it. The device includes: an unmanned aerial vehicle including a plurality of propellers each drivable into rotation by a motor; a support wire mounted on the vehicle and made of a flexible member configured to support a piece of freight; and a landing detector configured to detect a landing of freight supported on the wire when moved from a space in air toward a ground. The landing detector is preferably configured to detect the landing of the freight based on at least one change in a load acting on the vehicle as a weight, a weight acting on the support wire, and a distance from the freight to the ground.
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公开(公告)号：US20180086433A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-29
申请号：US15567576
申请日：2016-11-02
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA
CPC classification number: B64C13/20 , B64C27/06 , B64C27/08 , B64C39/02 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/123 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/143 , B64C2201/146 , B64D47/08 , G01C15/008 , G05D1/0033 , G05D1/101 , G05D1/104
Abstract: An unmanned moving vehicle piloting method and an unmanned moving vehicle watching device enabling it to pilot an unmanned moving vehicle, while keeping in visual contact with the vehicle from the vicinity of the vehicle from a third person viewpoint. In the vicinity of an unmanned moving vehicle, a watching aircraft is positioned, which is an unmanned aerial vehicle and includes a single or a plurality of rotors and image capturing means capable of capturing an image of surroundings of the watching aircraft and is able to stand still at one point in the air and piloting the unmanned moving vehicle, while viewing a third person viewpoint image captured by the watching aircraft. Moreover, the watching aircraft includes accompanying flight means for causing the watching aircraft to fly automatically, following movement of an unmanned moving vehicle. This enables the manipulator to concentrate solely on piloting the unmanned moving vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20180037317A1
公开(公告)日：2018-02-08
申请号：US15552364
申请日：2016-02-25
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA , Kiyokazu SUGAKI
CPC classification number: B64C27/20 , B64C27/08 , B64C27/28 , B64C29/00 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/162
Abstract: To provide a multicopter that enables it to prevent generation of a vortex ring state of a rotor and control lift and thrust efficiently and elaborately. This is solved by a multicopter having a plurality of rotors installed radially to a frame, wherein at least one of the plurality of rotors is provided with a cylindrical duct surrounding and enclosing the rotor; and the duct is formed in a shape making an air flow from an air intake side to an air outlet side of the rotor imbalanced in a circumferential direction of the duct.
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公开(公告)号：US20200140057A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-07
申请号：US16576250
申请日：2019-09-19
Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
Inventor： Kiyokazu SUGAKI , Kazuo ICHIHARA
IPC: B64C1/22 , B64C27/08 , B64D9/00 , B64C39/02 , B64C1/30 , B64C1/06 , B64C27/30 , B64C1/28 , B64C27/56 , B64C27/20 , B64C27/50
Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propellers and an airframe. The airframe includes a body having a hollow portion, and a plurality of through holes connected to the hollow portion and formed on an outer peripheral surface of the body. The airframe also includes a plurality of arms supporting the plurality of propellers, and each arm of the plurality of arms includes a base end portion disposed at a body side in a longitudinal direction of the respective arm. The base end portion is inserted in a corresponding through hole of the plurality of through holes and supported by the body. Each arm of the plurality of arms is configured to be stored in the hollow portion of the body by being retracted into the body via the through hole, and expanded out of the body by being pulled out of the body via the through hole.
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