Operation facility for unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeDaifuku Co., Ltd.
InventorsToyoki Takahashi, Keisuke Takeno, Satoshi Nitta, Hidemoto Fukushima
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Abstract
An operation facility for an unmanned aerial vehicle with rotary wing of the present invention includes a passage space that extends in the up-down direction and is for the ascent and descent of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and an air pressure control system that controls the air pressure in the passage space. The air pressure control system performs control such that the air pressure above the unmanned aerial vehicle is lower than the air pressure below the unmanned aerial vehicle.
Claims7
An operation facility for an unmanned aerial vehicle with rotary wing, the operation facility comprising:
- a passage space extending in an up-down direction, and through which the unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of ascending and descending;
- and
- an air pressure control system configured to control air pressure in the passage space, wherein the air pressure control system performs control in such a manner that an air pressure above the unmanned aerial vehicle is lower than an air pressure below the unmanned aerial vehicle,
- wherein the passage space is defined by a tubular wall extending in the up-down direction, disposed through at least one partition wall, each partition wall being disposed between adjacent levels of consecutive levels, and the passage space is formed into a tubular shape with an open bottom so as to have an opening through which the unmanned aerial vehicle can pass, and
- wherein the air pressure control system comprises at least either one of:
- an air discharge unit provided in an upper portion of the passage space through the tubular wall and configured to discharge air from the passage space;
- and
- an air supply unit provided in a lower portion of the passage space through the tubular wall and configured to supply air to the passage space.
An operation facility for an unmanned aerial vehicle with rotary wing, the operation facility comprising:
- a passage space extending in an up-down direction, and through which the unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of ascending and descending;
- and
- an air pressure control system configured to control air pressure in the passage space, wherein the air pressure control system performs control in such a manner that an air pressure above the unmanned aerial vehicle is lower than an air pressure below the unmanned aerial vehicle,
- wherein the air pressure control system comprises:
- an air discharge unit provided in an upper portion of the passage space and configured to discharge air from the passage space;
- and
- an air supply unit provided in a lower portion of the passage space and configured to supply air to the passage space,
- wherein the passage space is defined by a tubular wall extending in the up-down direction and disposed through at least one partition wall each of which is disposed between adjacent levels of consecutive levels, and
- wherein the air discharge unit and the air supply unit pass through the tubular wall,
- wherein in a case where the unmanned aerial vehicle is to pass through a first region, which is a region in the up-down direction in which the air discharge unit is arranged in the passage space, the air pressure control system sets an air discharge pressure of the air discharge unit to a value lower than before entrance of the unmanned aerial vehicle into the first region, and
- wherein in a case where the unmanned aerial vehicle is to pass through a second region, which is a region in the up-down direction in which the air supply unit is arranged in the passage space, the air pressure control system sets an air supply pressure of the air supply unit to a value lower than before entrance of the unmanned aerial vehicle into the second region.
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