Drone system, drone, movable body, drone system control method, and drone system control program

A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,

• the movable body comprising:
• a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
• a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard;
• and
• a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body,
• the drone comprising:
• a flight control section that causes the drone to fly;
• and
• a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body, wherein
• the drone retains a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point, and
• the drone is a drone that flies within a target area to perform a predetermined operation, the drone sending information on an access route that connects the takeoff-landing point and an access point through which the drone enters the target area, to the movable body.

A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,

• the movable body comprising:
• a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
• a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard;
• and
• a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body,
• the drone comprising:
• a flight control section that causes the drone to fly;
• and
• a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body, wherein
• the drone retains a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point, and
• the drone is capable of predicting the number of times of suspension of an operation on a planned traveling route determined in advance and return to the takeoff-landing point and is capable of notifying the movable body of the predicted number of times.

A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,

• the movable body comprising:
• a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
• a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard;
• and
• a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body,
• the drone comprising:
• a flight control section that causes the drone to fly;
• and
• a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body, wherein
• the drone retains a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point,
• the drone is equipped with chemical agent that can be spread over a target area,
• the drone is capable of performing replenishment of the chemical agent loaded in the drone at the takeoff-landing point, and
• the movable body is capable of notifying the drone reception section of chemical-agent replenishment information indicating a status of a replenishment operation on the chemical agent.

A movable body that is capable of moving with a drone aboard and allows the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,

• the movable body comprising:
• a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
• a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard;
• and
• a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body, wherein
• the drone retains a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point,
• the movable body receives information on a position at which the drone is to land, from the drone, and
• in a case where a position of the movable body is not a position that allows the drone to return, the movable body is caused to move to a position that allows the drone to return, or a user is notified of a request for moving the movable body.

A control method for a drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,

• the movable body including:
• a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
• a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard;
• and
• a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body,
• the drone including:
• a flight control section that causes the drone to fly;
• and
• a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body,
• the control method comprising:
• a step of retaining, a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point;
• a step of sending, by the drone, information on a position at which the drone is to land, to the movable body;
• and
• a step of, in a case where a position of the movable body is not a position that allows the drone to return, causing the movable body to move to a position that allows the drone to return or notifying a user of a request for moving the movable body.

A control program for a drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,

• the movable body including:
• a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
• a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard;
• and
• a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body,
• the drone including:
• a flight control section that causes the drone to fly;
• and
• a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body,
• the control program causing a computer to execute:
• a command to cause the drone to retain a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point;
• a command to cause the drone to send information on a position at which the drone is to land, to the movable body;
• and
• a command to cause, in a case where a position of the movable body is not a position that allows the drone to return, the movable body to move to a position that allows the drone to return or to notify a user of a request for moving the movable body.

A drone that is capable of being moved together with a movable body while being aboard the movable body, the drone comprising:

• a flight control section that causes the drone to fly;
• and
• a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body, wherein
• the drone sends, to the movable body, a position of a takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point,
• the drone sends, to the movable body, information on a position at which the drone is to land, and
• in a case where a position of the movable body is not a position that allows the drone to return, the movable body is caused to move to a position that allows the drone to return, or a user is notified of a request for moving the movable body.