Rotorcraft landing device
AssigneeAeronext Inc.
InventorYouichi SUZUKI
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Abstract
A drone loaded with a package takes off from a takeoff device and uses a GPS system to fly to a user house that is a delivery destination of the package as the destination. Further, when the drone approaches the user house that is the destination, the flight of the drones is switched from autonomous navigation using the GPS system to remote control performed by a landing device and an in-house control device installed in the user house. The drone lands on the landing device by remote control from the landing device and the in-house control device, separates the package, and then returns to the warehouse using the GPS system and lands on the takeoff device.
Claims7
A delivery system using a flying object, comprising;
- a management system;
- and
- an in-warehouse control device provided at the destination,
- wherein the management system acquires information regarding delivery requests for packages and sends delivery notifications to the in-warehouse control device based on the delivery requests,
- wherein the in-warehouse control device acquires response information pertaining to the response to the delivery notification and transmits it to the management system,
- wherein the delivery notification includes a drone ID identifying the flying object,
- wherein the in-warehouse control device receives information pertaining to the drone ID transmitted by the flying object, which is the drone carrying the packages, enters the area within a threshold distance of the destination;
- and transmits a signal to the flying object based on the received information indicating the switch of control over the flying object to be controlled by the in-warehouse control device.
A delivery method using a flying object, comprising;
- a management system;
- and
- an in-warehouse control device provided at the destination,
- wherein the management system acquires information regarding delivery requests for packages and sends delivery notifications to the in-warehouse control device based on the delivery requests,
- wherein the in-warehouse control device acquires response information pertaining to the response to the delivery notification and transmits it to the management system,
- wherein the delivery notification includes a drone ID identifying the flying object,
- wherein the in-warehouse control device receives information pertaining to the drone ID transmitted by the flying object, which is the drone carrying the packages, enters the area within a threshold distance of the destination;
- and transmits a signal to the flying object based on the received information indicating the switch of control over the flying object to be controlled by the in-warehouse control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.