Drone system, drone, plan management apparatus, plan management method for drone system, and plan management program for drone system

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

• a plan determining section that determines a flight plan for the drone and a movement plan for the movable body in accordance with the flight plan;
• a first instructing section that instructs the drone to execute an operation in accordance with the flight plan;
• and
• a second instructing section that instructs the movable body to move or to be on standby in accordance with the movement plan, wherein
• the flight plan and the movement plan include a takeoff point at which the drone takes off from the movable body and a landing point at which the drone lands on the movable body after completion of an operation, and
• the landing point is determined to be a point that is in a vicinity of an operation-completion scheduled point of the drone, allows the movable body to move to the point, and is closest to the operation-completion scheduled point.

A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the drone performing a predetermined operation in a predetermined area, the movable body allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing, the drone system comprising:

• a plan determining section that determines a flight plan for the drone and a movement plan for the movable body in accordance with the flight plan;
• a first instructing section that instructs the drone to execute an operation in accordance with the flight plan;
• and
• a second instructing section that instructs the movable body to move or to be on standby in accordance with the movement plan, wherein
• the flight plan and the movement plan include a takeoff point at which the drone takes off from the movable body and a landing point at which the drone lands on the movable body after completion of an operation, and
• in a case where a time taken by the drone to fly from an operation-completion scheduled point to the takeoff point is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, the plan determining section determines a point different from the takeoff point as the landing point of the drone.

A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the drone performing a predetermined operation in a predetermined area, the movable body allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing, the drone system comprising:

• a plan determining section that determines a flight plan for the drone and a movement plan for the movable body in accordance with the flight plan;
• a first instructing section that instructs the drone to execute an operation in accordance with the flight plan;
• and
• a second instructing section that instructs the movable body to move or to be on standby in accordance with the movement plan, wherein
• the flight plan and the movement plan include a takeoff point at which the drone takes off from the movable body and a landing point at which the drone lands on the movable body after completion of an operation, and
• the drone system further comprising:
• a second determination processing section that determines, during an operation by the drone, based on information concerning a remaining amount of liquid or powder to be spread included in the drone and a current position of the drone, whether the remaining amount is sufficient for the drone to spread the liquid or the powder to be spread over the predetermined area from the current position to the landing point;
• and
• a second plan changing section that changes, when the remaining amount is determined to be insufficient to spread the liquid or powder to be spread over the predetermined area to the landing point, the flight plan and/or the movement plan.