US 11,111,018 B2 · Aerial vehicle and control method for aerial vehicle

Abstract

The present invention provides an aerial vehicle for which landing or movement of the aerial vehicle downward or in the direction of gravitational force, for example, can be easily identified by people in the surrounding area. Also provided is a control method for the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle is provided with an alerting device that issues warnings in the velocity vector direction of the aerial vehicle. The alerting device may be equipped with a light projecting device that emits visible light toward the velocity vector direction of the aerial vehicle. The alerting device may also be equipped with a warning sound outputting device that outputs a warning sound toward the velocity vector direction of the aerial vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A flying body comprising:

a warning apparatus including an output apparatus configured to output a warning in a velocity vector direction of the flying body when the flying body moves downward or in a direction of gravity,
wherein the output apparatus includes a warning source configured to generate the warning, and an actuator configured to adjust an output direction of the warning,
the flying body further comprising:
a direction detecting section configured to detect the velocity vector direction of the flying body;
and
a control section configured to control the warning source and the actuator,
wherein the control section is configured to control the actuator to output the warning in the velocity vector direction detected by the direction detecting section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Aerial vehicle and control method for aerial vehicle

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Aerial vehicle and control method for aerial vehicle

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Abstract

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