Drone control system, method, and program
AssigneeOptim Corporation
InventorShunji Sugaya
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Abstract
A drone control system in which a drone can move to a position where a purpose can be achieved and performs an action according to the purpose is provided. The drone control system 1 controls a drone 10 capable of performing a predetermined action on a predetermined object, and includes a state data acquiring module 201 that acquires state data indicating a state of the object, a purpose data acquiring module 202 that acquires purpose data which is a purpose of moving the drone, and a detecting module 203 that detects an action point, which is position information at which an action for the purpose is executed, based on the acquired state data and purpose data.
Claims12
A drone control system for controlling a drone capable of performing a predetermined action on a predetermined object, the drone control system comprising:
- a state data acquiring unit that acquires state data indicating a state of the object;
- a purpose data acquiring unit that acquires purpose data which is a purpose of moving the drone among a plurality of purpose data;
- a detecting unit that detects an action point according to the acquired state data and purpose data, the action point being position information at which the drone executes an action for the purpose when the drone arrives, and the action point of the drone varying depending on the acquired state data and purpose data;
- a movement control unit that controls the drone to move to the detected action point;
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- an action control unit that controls the drone to execute the action corresponding to the purposed data when the drone has moved to the action point,
- wherein the plurality of purpose data include spraying an agrochemical to the object, and
- wherein the action control unit cause a sprayer provided in the drone to spray the agrochemical to the object when the acquired purpose data indicates spraying the agrochemical to the object.
A method executed by a drone control system for controlling a drone capable of performing a predetermined action on a predetermined object, the method comprising:
- acquiring state data indicating a state of the object;
- acquiring purpose data which is a purpose of moving the drone among a plurality of purpose data;
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- detecting an action point according to the acquired state data and purpose data, the action point being position information at which the drone executes an action for the purpose when the drone arrives, and the action point of the drone varying depending on the acquired state data and purpose data;
- controlling the drone to move to the detected action point;
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- controlling the drone to execute the action corresponding to the purposed data when the drone has moved to the action point,
- wherein the plurality of purpose data include spraying an agrochemical to the object, and
- wherein controlling the drone to execute the action includes causing a sprayer provided in the drone to spray the agrochemical to the object when the acquired purpose data indicates spraying the agrochemical to the object.
A program, stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, for causing a computer controlling a drone control system for controlling a drone capable of performing a predetermined action on a predetermined object to function as:
- a state data acquiring unit that acquires state data indicating a state of the object;
- a purpose data acquiring unit that acquires purpose data which is a purpose of moving the drone among a plurality of purpose data;
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- a detecting unit that detects an action point according to the acquired state data and purpose data, the action point being position information at which the drone executes an action for the purpose when the drone arrives, and the action point of the drone varying depending on the acquired state data and purpose data;
- a movement control unit that controls the drone to move to the detected action point;
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- an action control unit that controls the drone to execute the action corresponding to the purposed data when the drone has moved to the action point,
- wherein the plurality of purpose data include spraying an agrochemical to the object, and
- wherein the action control unit cause a sprayer provided in the drone to spray the agrochemical to the object when the acquired purpose data indicates spraying the agrochemical to the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.