JP2016165215A - 無人式空中移動体を係留して充電するシステム及び方法 - Google Patents
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- 光源ソケットに対して結合されるべく構成された光源ソケット用コネクタと、
前記光源ソケット用コネクタに対して電気的に結合された電力回路と、
前記電力回路に対して電気的に結合された一つ以上の電気接触領域であって、一台以上の無人式空中移動体に対して電気的に係合可能であるという一つ以上の電気接触領域を有する充電ステーション胴体と、
を備える、無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。 - 前記一台以上の無人式空中移動体を検出すべく構成された一つ以上の検出センサを更に備える、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 前記一つ以上の検出センサは、一台以上のカメラ、一つ以上の近接センサ、または、それらの組み合わせを備える、請求項2に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 前記一つ以上の検出センサは、一台以上の無人式空中移動体が前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションからスレッショルド距離内に在るときに、前記前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションに対して信号を提供すべく構成される、請求項2に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 前記一つ以上の検出センサが、前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションから前記スレッショルド距離内に一台以上の無人式空中移動体を検出したときに、前記一つ以上の電気接触領域が誘導的充電を行う如く、前記一つ以上の検出センサは、前記一つ以上の電気接触領域に対して通信的に結合される、請求項4に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 前記充電ステーション胴体は、一台以上の無人式空中移動体に対して磁気的に係合すべく構成された一つ以上の磁気係合部分を更に備える、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 前記一つ以上の磁気係合部分は起動可能であり、
前記一つ以上の検出センサが、前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションからスレッショルド距離内に一台以上の無人式空中移動体を検出したときに、前記一つ以上の磁気係合部分が磁界を生成する如く、前記一つ以上の検出センサは、前記一つ以上の磁気係合部分に対して通信的に結合される、請求項6に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。 - 前記充電ステーション胴体は環状部分を更に備え、前記一つ以上の電気接触領域は前記環状部分内に位置される、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 前記充電ステーション胴体は、一つ以上の取付けフックを更に備え、
前記一つ以上の電気接触領域は、各取付けフック内に配設される、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。 - 前記充電ステーション胴体は、係合表面と、一つ以上の磁気係合部分とを更に備え、
前記一つ以上の電気接触領域及び前記一つ以上の磁気係合部分は、前記係合表面上に配設される、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。 - 前記充電ステーション胴体は、当該無人式空中移動体用格納庫内に一台以上の無人式空中移動体を囲繞すべく寸法設定かつ構成された無人式空中移動体用格納庫を更に備える、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 一台以上の無人式空中移動体と無線通信すべく構成された通信モジュールを更に備える、請求項1に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーション。
- 無人式空中移動体と、
無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションであって、
電力回路に対して電気的に結合された光源ソケット用コネクタであって、光源ソケットに対して電気的に結合されるべく構成されたという光源ソケット用コネクタと、
前記無人式空中移動体と無線通信すべく構成された通信モジュールと、
前記電力回路に対して電気的に結合された一つ以上の電気接触領域であって、前記無人式空中移動体に対して電気的に係合可能であるという一つ以上の電気接触領域を有する充電ステーション胴体と、
を備える、という無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションと、
を備える、無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。 - 前記通信モジュールは、RF、WiFi、ブルートゥース(登録商標)、または、それらの組み合わせを用いて前記無人式空中移動体と無線通信する、請求項13に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。
- 前記通信モジュールは、前記無人式空中移動体から、以下のものの内の一つ以上を表す該無人式空中移動体のステータスを伝える信号を無線受信すべく構成される、請求項13に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電システム:
前記無人式空中移動体の充電可能バッテリの充電レベル、
前記無人式空中移動体の存在、及び、
前記無人式空中移動体と前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションとの間の距離。 - 前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションは、前記無人式空中移動体を検出すべく構成された一つ以上の検出センサを更に備える、請求項13に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。
- 前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションは、前記無人式空中移動体と磁気的に係合するための一つ以上の磁気係合部分を更に備える、請求項13に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。
- 電力回路と、一つ以上の電気接触領域と、一つ以上の検出センサと、一つ以上の起動可能な磁気係合部分と、を備える無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションであって、
前記一つ以上の電気接触領域は、前記電力回路に対して電気的に結合され、
前記一つ以上の電気接触領域は、一台以上の無人式空中移動体に対し、導電的充電、誘導的充電、または、両方を提供すべく構成され、
前記一つ以上の起動可能な磁気係合部分は、磁界を生成すべく構成され、且つ、
前記一つ以上の検出センサが、前記無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションからスレッショルド距離内に一台以上の無人式空中移動体を検出したときに、前記一つ以上の起動可能な磁気係合部分が磁界を生成する如く、前記一つ以上の検出センサは、前記一つ以上の起動可能な磁気係合部分に対して通信的に結合される、
という無人式空中移動体用の充電ステーションを備える、無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。 - 前記一つ以上の検出センサは、一台以上のカメラ、一つ以上の近接センサ、及び、それらの組み合わせを備える。請求項18に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。
- 前記一台以上の無人式空中移動体が、前記一つ以上の起動可能な磁気係合部分に対して磁気的に結合されたときに、前記一台以上の無人式空中移動体は前記一つ以上の電気接触領域に対して電気的に結合される如く、前記一つ以上の電気接触領域及び前記一つ以上の起動可能な磁気係合部分は、各々、係合表面上に配設される、請求項18に記載の無人式空中移動体用の充電システム。
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