JP-2026075549-A - Unmanned mobile systems, programs, and computer-readable storage media

JP2026075549AJP 2026075549 AJP2026075549 AJP 2026075549AJP-2026075549-A

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an unmanned mobile vehicle system that enables control of at least one of the movement and functions of the main body of the unmanned mobile vehicle according to multiple modes. [Solution] The unmanned mobile vehicle system 100 comprises a main body 11 of the unmanned mobile vehicle 1, a flight-related control unit 5 that controls the main body 11, a mobile vehicle port unit 2 where the main body 11 returns and charges, and a mode setting unit 51 that can set a mode relating to at least one of the movement and functions of the main body 11. The mode setting unit 51 can be set in combination of multiple modes, and the flight-related control unit 5 controls at least one of the movement and functions of the main body 11 based on the mode set by the mode setting unit 51. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

山口哲司

Assignees

山口哲司

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20241022

Claims (20)

The main body of the unmanned mobile vehicle, A control unit that controls the main body, The main body includes a port section for return and charging, The system includes a mode setting unit that can set a mode relating to at least one of the movement and functions of the main body, The mode setting unit is capable of setting a combination of multiple modes, and the control unit controls the main unit based on the modes set by the mode setting unit, in an unmanned mobile system.
The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to return the main body to the port, and controls to charge the main body when it returns to the port.
The control unit is capable of automatically controlling all movements and functions of the main body, as described in claim 1.
The mode setting unit is capable of setting only one mode of movement and function, or a combination of multiple modes of movement and function, as described in claim 1 of the unmanned mobile system.
The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the main body and the port are capable of communication.
The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the main body and the port are connected to a network and capable of communicating with a mobile terminal and/or a server.
The mode setting unit automatically changes the mode based on predetermined conditions, as described in claim 1 of the unmanned mobile system.
The aforementioned predetermined conditions include at least one of a predetermined time period and a predetermined period, The unmanned mobile system according to claim 7, wherein the mode setting unit is capable of setting a plurality of modes such that the mode is automatically changed according to either the predetermined time period or the predetermined period.
The aforementioned unmanned mobile vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle, The modes set by the mode setting unit include: To prevent frost damage, the main unit is configured in an air circulation mode in which air is circulated by the rotation of the propellers of the unmanned aircraft, A deterrent mode in which the main unit is flown while using a deterrent function to deter targets including at least one of insects, vermin, and birds, A monitoring mode in which the main unit is flown to monitor a predetermined target object, A tracking mode that causes the main unit to fly in order to track an object to be tracked, which includes at least one of the aforementioned pest animals and the aforementioned pest birds, The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, comprising any of the following:
The aforementioned unmanned mobile vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle, It is equipped with a temperature measuring unit that measures temperature, The mode setting unit includes an air circulation mode among the multiple modes, in which air is circulated by the flight of the main body of the unmanned aircraft to prevent frost, and sets the mode to the air circulation mode when a predetermined temperature is measured by the temperature measuring unit. The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the main body based on the air circulation mode when the air circulation mode is set.
It is equipped with a unit for detecting objects to be repelled, including pests or harmful birds. The main body has a deterrent function for driving away the object to be driven away, The mode setting unit sets the mode to the deterrence mode when the deterrence target detection unit detects the deterrence target object. The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the main unit to drive away the object to be driven away by the driving function in the driving-away mode.
The unmanned mobile system according to claim 11, wherein the aforementioned deterrent function includes at least one of the following: a function to turn on a light; a function to output sound including at least one of a buzzer sound and ultrasonic waves; and a function to emit a scent.
It is equipped with a tracking target detection unit that detects tracking targets including harmful animals or birds, The main body has the function of tracking the object to be tracked, The mode setting unit sets the tracking mode when the tracking target detection unit detects the tracking target, The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the main unit to track the object to be tracked when set to the tracking mode.
The unmanned mobile system according to claim 13, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the user's mobile terminal when the tracking target detection unit detects the tracking target.
The aforementioned unmanned mobile vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle, It is equipped with a monitoring object detection unit that detects a predetermined object to be monitored, The mode setting unit includes a monitoring mode among the multiple modes, When the monitoring mode is set, the control unit will make the main unit perform a monitoring flight. The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein when the object detection unit detects an object, the control unit notifies the user's mobile terminal.
The system includes an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information, which is information that the main unit and the port unit are operating. The unmanned mobile system according to claim 1, wherein the operational information acquisition unit acquires the operational information in each of the plurality of modes.
The unmanned mobile system according to claim 16, wherein the operational information includes the operating time for each mode, the time period during which the mode was operated, and information regarding the switching of the modes.
It is equipped with a billing amount calculation unit that calculates the billing amount, A usage fee is set for each of the aforementioned modes. The unmanned mobile system according to claim 16, wherein the charge amount calculation unit calculates the charge amount based on the usage fee set for each of the plurality of modes and the operating time of each mode based on the operating information.
The main body of the unmanned mobile vehicle, A control unit that controls the main body, The main body includes a port section for return and charging, A computer for an unmanned mobile system equipped with This unit functions as a mode setting unit capable of setting modes related to at least one of the movement and functions of the main unit. Furthermore, the mode setting unit is capable of setting multiple modes in combination, and the control unit is programmed to control the main unit based on the modes set by the mode setting unit.
A computer-readable storage medium for storing the program described in claim 19.

Description

This disclosure relates to an unmanned mobile system, a program, and a computer-readable storage medium. Conventionally, it is known that unmanned mobile vehicles, such as drones, are flown by a person operating a remote controller (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Special Publication No. 2024-516480 This diagram shows the overall configuration of the unmanned mobile system according to Embodiment 1.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile controller of the unmanned mobile system in Embodiment 1.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main unit control section of the unmanned mobile system in Embodiment 1.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the port control unit of the unmanned mobile system in Embodiment 1.This is a block diagram showing the server configuration of the unmanned mobile system in Embodiment 1.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal of the unmanned mobile system in Embodiment 1.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the flight-related control unit of the unmanned mobile system in Embodiment 1.This is an explanatory diagram of the air circulation mode in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1.This is an explanatory diagram of the deterrent mode in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1.This is an explanatory diagram of the tracking mode in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1.This is an explanatory diagram of the monitoring mode in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1.This is a flowchart showing the flow of the automatic mode setting process in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1.This flowchart shows an example of setting modes based on the time of day.This flowchart shows an example of setting modes based on the season.This flowchart shows the process that occurs when the battery level becomes low.This is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation information acquisition process by the operation information acquisition unit in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1.This flowchart shows the flow of the billing calculation process by the billing amount calculation unit in the unmanned mobile system of Embodiment 1. The embodiments of the unmanned mobile system described herein will be explained below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) The unmanned mobile system 100 of Embodiment 1 will be described in detail below. Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of the unmanned mobile system 100 according to Embodiment 1. The unmanned mobile system 100 of Embodiment 1 includes an unmanned mobile body 1, a mobile body port unit 2, a server 3, a mobile terminal 4, and a flight-related control unit 5 (see Figure 7). Furthermore, the unmanned mobile unit 1, the mobile unit port unit 2, the server 3, the mobile terminal 4, and the flight-related control unit 5 are connected to each other via a network 200 so that they can communicate with one another. Preferably, the unmanned mobile unit 1, the mobile unit port unit 2, the server 3, the mobile terminal 4, and the flight-related control unit 5 share information regarding the date and time via a network 20 or the like. In this embodiment, an unmanned aerial vehicle referred to as a drone is used as the unmanned mobile vehicle 1, and this unmanned mobile vehicle 1 comprises a main body 11 and a remote controller 12. The main body 11 is equipped with a plurality (for example, four) of propellers 11a, and the propellers 11a are rotated by a drive mechanism 11b (see Figure 2) equipped with a motor. Furthermore, the drive mechanism 11b is powered by electricity supplied from the battery 11c, as shown in Figure 2, and is controlled by the mobile controller 13 mounted on the main body 11, thereby controlling the flight of the main body 11 of the unmanned mobile body 1. In other words, the mobile controller 13 controls the direction of travel and speed in the forward, backward, left, right, up, and down directions during the flight of the main body 11. The mobile controller 13 comprises a main unit control unit 14 and a group of mobile sensors 16. The main control unit 14 controls the flight (movement) and functions of the main unit 11. Regarding flight (movement) control, as described above, the main body 11 is made to fly in any direction and at any speed by controlling the drive of the drive mechanism 11b. On the other hand, regarding the control of functions, the output from the main unit output unit 17, which will be described later and is mounted on the main unit 11, is controlled. The main control unit 14, as shown in Figure 3, comprises one or more processors 141, memory 142, storage 143, a transmitting/receiving unit 144, an input/output unit 145, and a bus 146. The processor 141 is a central processing unit (CPU) and executes programs for this system stored in the storage 143. The memory 142 temporarily stores data using DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like. The transmitting/receiving unit 144