JP2024009938A - Flight management server and flight management system for unmanned flying body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically set an optimal flight route.

SOLUTION: A flight management server 1 is connected to a user terminal and an unmanned flying body through a network. The flight management server 1 includes: a receiving unit that receives a flight request which includes area information including at least two or more areas among plural mutually independent areas; a generation unit that generates a flight mission, which includes a flight route along which the unmanned flying body flies over at least two or more areas, in response to the flight request received from the user terminal; a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned flying body and receives information, which is acquired by the unmanned flying body, from the unmanned flying body; a classification unit that classifies the information, which is acquired from the unmanned flying body, area by area; and a memory unit that stores the classified information.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a flight management server and a flight management system for an unmanned aerial vehicle.

In recent years, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly popular.
2. Description of the Related Art Flying bodies (hereinafter collectively referred to as "flying bodies") such as 1 Vehicles are beginning to be used in industry. Under these circumstances, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that creates a flight route for an unmanned aircraft that acquires inspection data from a windmill, reflecting the control state of the windmill.

JP2018-21491A

However, although this is not particularly taken into consideration in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, for an object that includes multiple mutually independent areas divided by administrator, number, ID, etc., one
When giving one flight route, the preparation work such as setting the flight route and the number of flights itself increases, which increases the effort and time. After that, the data will have to be sorted and managed manually, which is expected to require a huge amount of human work. Furthermore, no special consideration was given to sharing work among multiple aircraft. Furthermore, no special consideration was given to changes in the inspection points over time.

The present invention has been made in view of this background, and provides a technology that enables setting of optimal flight routes and highly efficient sorting and management of information, especially when working on objects that include multiple mutually independent areas. The purpose is to provide technology that allows confirmation of changes over time.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above problems is a flight management server for an unmanned flying vehicle, which is connected to a user terminal and an unmanned flying vehicle via a network, and which manages at least two or more mutually independent areas. a reception unit that receives a flight request including region information; a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route to fly through the plurality of regions based on the flight request from the user terminal; and the generated flight mission. a communication unit that transmits the information to the unmanned aerial vehicle and receives information acquired by the unmanned aerial vehicle from the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a sorting unit that sorts the information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the area;
The present invention is a flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a storage unit that stores the sorted unmanned aerial vehicle acquisition information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to set an optimal flight route, to efficiently sort and manage information, and to check changes over time, especially when working on an object that includes a plurality of mutually independent areas.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the management server in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the aircraft shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functions of the management server in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functions of the user terminal in FIG. 1. FIG. This is a configuration example of a purpose-specific flight application. 1 is a flow diagram of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a usage image of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is an example of information acquired by the aircraft of FIG. 9. This is an example of information after the information in FIG. 10 has been sorted. This is an example of information after the information in FIG. 10 has been sorted. 1 is a diagram illustrating a usage image of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a usage image of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a usage image of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 16 is an example of information acquired by the aircraft of FIG. 15. This is an example of information after the information in FIG. 16 has been sorted. This is an example of information after the information in FIG. 16 has been sorted. 1 is a diagram illustrating a usage image of a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal side of the flight management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal side of the flight management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be listed and explained. A flight management server and a flight management system according to an embodiment of the present invention have the following configuration.
[Item 1]
A flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle connected to a user terminal and an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network,
a reception unit that accepts a flight request including area information including at least two of a plurality of mutually independent areas;
a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route over the at least two areas based on the flight request from the user terminal;
a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned flying vehicle and receives information acquired by the unmanned flying vehicle from the unmanned flying vehicle;
a sorting unit that sorts the information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the area; a storage unit that stores the sorted information;
A flight management server for unmanned aerial vehicles.
[Item 2]
The flight management server according to item 1, wherein the sorting unit sorts the information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle into each region based on reference information associated with each of the plurality of mutually independent regions. .
[Item 3]
The flight management server according to item 2, wherein the storage unit stores two-dimensional image data as the sorted information.
[Item 4]
The flight management server according to item 3, wherein the storage unit stores an overhead image from above as the two-dimensional image data.
[Item 5]
The flight management server according to item 2, wherein the storage unit stores three-dimensional image data as the sorted information.
[Item 6]
The flight management server according to items 1 to 5, further comprising a report generation unit that generates a report based on the sorted information stored in the storage unit.
[Item 7]
The flight management server according to item 6, wherein the report generation unit generates, as the report, a report that compares information at at least two different points in time.
[Item 8]
8. The flight management server according to item 7, wherein the report generation unit generates a report in which the information at the at least two different points of time is arranged close to each other for the comparison.
[Item 9]
The flight management server according to item 7, wherein the report generation unit generates a report that can be displayed by switching the information at the at least two different time points to the same position for the comparison.
[Item 10]
The flight management server according to items 6 to 9, wherein the report generation unit generates a report in which the sorted information is superimposed on map data obtained from a network.
[Item 11]
A flight management system for an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a user terminal, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a flight management server connected via a network,
The flight management server is:
Accepting flight requests that include area information that includes at least two of a plurality of mutually independent areas;
generating a flight mission including a flight route to fly over the at least two areas based on the flight request;
transmitting the generated flight mission to the unmanned aerial vehicle;
receiving information acquired by the unmanned flying vehicle through the execution of the flight mission;
Sorting the information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle by the area;
storing the sorted information;
Flight management system for unmanned aerial vehicles.

<Details of embodiment>
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a flight management device and a flight management system for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to embodiments of the present invention will be described, particularly an embodiment of a flight management system (hereinafter referred to as "this system"). In the accompanying drawings, the same or similar elements are given the same or similar reference numerals and names, and redundant description of the same or similar elements may be omitted in the description of each embodiment. Furthermore, features shown in each embodiment can be applied to other embodiments as long as they do not contradict each other.

<Configuration>
As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a management server 1, a plurality of user terminals 2 and 3,
It has one or more flying objects 4 and one or more flying object storage devices 5. The management server 1, the user terminals 2 and 3, the flying object 4, and the flying object storage device 5 are communicably connected to each other via a network. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a configuration that does not include the aircraft storage device 5 and is carried by the user.

<Management server 1>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the management server 1. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and other configurations may be used.

As illustrated, the management server 1 is connected to a plurality of user terminals 2 and 3, an aircraft 4, and an aircraft storage device 5, and constitutes a part of this system. The management server 1 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

The management server 1 includes at least a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a transmitting/receiving section 13, an input/output section 14, etc., which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 15.

The processor 10 is an arithmetic device that controls the overall operation of the management server 1, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs information processing necessary for application execution and authentication processing. For example, the processor 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
It executes programs for this system stored in the storage 12 and developed in the memory 11 to perform various information processing.

The memory 11 is a dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
The main memory consists of volatile storage devices such as flash memory and HDD (Hard
auxiliary storage constituted by a non-volatile storage device such as a disc drive). The memory 11 is used as a work area for the processor 10, and also includes a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) that is executed when the management server 1 is started.
and stores various setting information, etc.

The storage 12 stores various programs such as application programs. A database storing data used for each process may be constructed in the storage 12.

The transmitter/receiver 13 connects the management server 1 to the network and the blockchain network. Note that the transmitter/receiver 13 supports Bluetooth (registered trademark) and BLE (Blu
It may also include a short-range communication interface (etooth Low Energy).

The input/output unit 14 includes information input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, and output devices such as a display.

The bus 15 is commonly connected to each of the above elements and transmits, for example, address signals, data signals, and various control signals.

<User terminals 2 and 3>
The user terminals 2 and 3 shown in FIG. 3 also include a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 2
2, a transmitting/receiving section 23, an input/output section 24, etc., which are electrically connected to each other through a bus 25. Since the functions of each element can be configured in the same manner as the management server 1 described above, a detailed explanation of each element will be omitted.

<Aircraft 4>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the flying object 4. As shown in FIG. Flight controller 41 may include one or more processors, such as a programmable processor (eg, a central processing unit (CPU)).

Further, the flight controller 41 has a memory 411 and can access the memory. Memory 411 stores logic, code, and/or program instructions executable by the flight controller to perform one or more steps. The flight controller 41 also includes inertial sensors (acceleration sensors, gyro sensors), GP
Sensors 412 such as an S sensor, a proximity sensor (eg, lidar), etc. may be included.

Memory 411 may include, for example, a separable medium or external storage such as an SD card or random access memory (RAM). Data acquired from cameras/sensors 42 may be communicated directly to and stored in memory 411. For example, still image/video data taken with a camera or the like is recorded in the built-in memory or external memory. A camera 42 is installed on the flying object 4 via a gimbal 43.

Flight controller 41 includes a control module (not shown) configured to control the state of the aircraft. For example, the control module can control the spatial configuration, _{velocity , and} /or
Or use ESC44 (Electric Speed Control) to adjust the acceleration.
The propulsion mechanism (motor 45, etc.) of the aircraft is controlled via the controller. battery 4
A propeller 46 is rotated by a motor 45 supplied with power from the propeller 46, thereby generating lift of the flying object. The control module can control one or more of the states of the mounting section and sensors.

Flight controller 41 is a transceiver configured to transmit and/or receive data from one or more external devices (e.g., a transceiver 49, terminal, display, or other remote controller). It is possible to communicate with the unit 47. Transceiver 49 may use any suitable communication means, such as wired or wireless communication.

For example, the transmitter/receiver 47 uses one or more of a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), infrared rays, wireless, WiFi, point-to-point (P2P) network, telecommunications network, cloud communication, etc. can do.

The transmitting/receiving unit 47 transmits and/or receives one or more of data acquired by the sensors 42, processing results generated by the flight controller 41, predetermined control data, user commands from a terminal or a remote controller, etc. be able to.

The sensors 42 according to this embodiment include an inertial sensor (acceleration sensor, gyro sensor),
It may include a GPS sensor, a proximity sensor (eg, lidar), or a vision/image sensor (eg, camera).

<Management server functions>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating functions implemented in the management server 1. The management server 1 includes a communication section 110, a flight mission generation section 130, a report generation section 150, an application section 170, and a storage section 190. The flight mission generation section 130 includes a route generation section 132, an application selection section 134, an evaluation section 136, and a correction section 138.
The storage unit 190 also includes various databases such as flight route information 191, purpose-specific flight applications 193, flight logs 195, and interface information 197.

The communication unit 110 communicates with the user terminal 2 and the aircraft 4. The communication unit 110 also functions as a reception unit that receives a flight request from the user terminal 2 that includes at least a flight location (for example, including area information such as a manager, a number, and an ID). Note that the flight request may include the purpose of the flight and the number of flying objects. The flight mission generation unit 130 generates a flight mission. The flight mission is an application selected from the flight route and objective flight applications 193. The flight route is generated by the route generation unit 132 with reference to the flight route information 191. The flight application is selected by the application selection unit 134 with reference to the purpose-based flight application 193 and executed by the application unit 170. Note that the flight route is determined based on the information of the aircraft storage device 5 managed by the management server 1 (for example, position information, storage status information, hanger information, etc.). It may also be generated as a flight route including the location of At that time, information on the aircraft that can execute the selected application may be further taken into consideration.

In this embodiment, an evaluation unit 136 may be provided that evaluates whether the generated flight mission is appropriate. The evaluation unit 136 may, for example, evaluate the suitability of the flight mission using a score or the like based on a user's operation for the flight mission or machine learning based on flight missions accumulated in the past. If the score is not within the predetermined range, the flight mission is corrected by the correction unit 138.

In the present embodiment, information (still images, moving images, audio, and other information) acquired by the aircraft 4 is accumulated in the flight log 195. The report generation unit 150 generates report information to be transmitted to the user terminal 2 based on the flight log. The report according to this embodiment may be, for example, an inspection result of a facility to be inspected, a security result of a facility to be guarded, etc., but it may also be a variety of reports depending on needs.

The interface information 197 stores various control information to be displayed on the display section (display, etc.) of the user terminal 2 together with the application section 170.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram implemented in the user terminal 2. As shown in FIG. The user terminal 2 has a communication section 2
10, a storage section 220, an input section 240, an output section 250, and an application section 270, which interact with each other.

<Purpose-specific flight application>
As shown in FIG. 7, the purpose-based flight application 193 is prepared for each work purpose (application) of the flying object 4 that is operated by this system. Examples include, but are not limited to, a security/monitoring application 1931, an equipment inspection application 1932, a surveying application 1933, and a disaster countermeasure application 1934. Each application includes, for example, information regarding flight controls suitable for the purpose (altitude, speed, range, etc.), acquisition conditions (camera resolution, shooting angle, overlap rate, presence or absence of filters, scheduled flight time, battery requirements, etc.). quantity, etc.), and other aircraft necessary to accomplish the purpose 4
Contains control information.

The processing flow of this system will be explained with reference to FIG. The user transmits a flight request from the user terminal 2 (SQ101). The flight request includes at least information regarding the flight location (including area information such as the manager's name, number, and ID), the flight purpose, and the number of flying objects. The management server 1 refers to the storage unit 190 (see FIG. 5) (SQ102) and generates a flight mission (SQ104). The generated flight mission is transmitted directly (or indirectly via a terminal or radio) to the aircraft 4 (SQ106)
. The flying object 4 transmits (reports) information acquired during the flight mission to the management server 1 in real time (or after the fact) (SQ108). The management server 1 generates a report based on the information (flight log) acquired from the aircraft (SQ110). Note that the flight start position of the flying object 4 may be, for example, a location installed by the user, or may be the flying object storage device 5 selected by the management server 1. The same applies to the flight end position of the flying object 4.

FIG. 9 is an example of generating a flight mission (flight route) for a solar power generation facility. As shown in the figure, when the inspection range is wide, a route may be created that assumes inspection by a plurality of aircraft, taking into consideration the power source (battery) of the aircraft, inspection time, etc. In the illustrated example, flight areas A1 and A2 are set for each area information such as administrator name, number, ID, etc., and flight routes R1 and R2 for flight objects 4a and 4b are generated for flight areas A1 and A2. ing. Information acquired by the aircraft 4a, 4b (for example, table 1001 in FIG. 10,
(See Table 1002) is the reference information (see Table 1002) that is linked to the information acquired on the management server 1
(e.g., location information, time information, etc.) and are classified and managed, for example, by region based on region information (see, for example, table 1101 in FIG. 11 and table 1201 in FIG. 12), and are used, for example, to generate reports for each region. be done.

For example, when there are multiple areas to be inspected (for example, 10), a report may be created for each area as an inspection target (i.e., 10 image reports), or multiple areas may be grouped together. (For example, areas 1 to 3 are one unit, areas 4 to 7 are another unit, areas 8 to 10 are another unit, and a total of three large unit areas) are inspected and managed. It may also be a thing.

A more specific example of sorting and managing information is as follows. Location information (e.g., coordinate information from GPS, etc.) and time information (e.g., time when the information was acquired, elapsed time from the start of the flight, etc.) linked to information, and area information (e.g., administrator name, number, ID) By associating location information and time information linked to waypoint (WP) information, for example, information can be sorted and managed by area (for example, table 1101 in FIG. 11 and
(See Table 1201 of 2).

Flight routes for a plurality of aircraft may be generated, for example, by transmitting a flight request for each aircraft. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, based on the flight route R3 generated in response to the flight request of one flying object 4a, for each flying object (for example, the flying object 4a), as shown in FIG.
The flight routes R4 and R5 of the two aircraft (a and 4b) may be assigned. In this case, for example, if the flight routes R4 and R5 are in the same area (for example, an area where the area ID is set as A001), the information acquired by the flying objects 4a and 4b is managed together, 1
Can be generated as a single area report.

Therefore, by flying multiple aircraft at the same time to acquire information, it is possible to shorten the required work time compared to the case where one aircraft is used.

Note that the flight order of the plurality of flying objects may be such that they may be flown at the same time or may be flown at different times. It can be changed as appropriate depending on mutual distance, radio wave conditions, etc. Also,
Flight control should be performed taking into consideration the effects of each other's wake when the aircraft are close to each other, and the possibility that another aircraft may enter the imaging/detection range of one (if the altitudes are different). I can do it. In this case, the flying objects do not need to always fly at a constant speed, and may wait for each other to approach or pass over the waypoints or between waypoints as appropriate.

Furthermore, if one of the aircraft has a problem and is unable to continue its flight, the other aircraft may fill in the remaining part. In this case, progress information such as imaging by one aircraft may be directly or indirectly shared with the other aircraft.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 15, a series of flight routes R6 by one flying object 4 may be generated for a plurality of flight routes in the flight areas A1 and A2, which would normally be performed by two (plurality of aircraft). . Information acquired by the aircraft 4 (for example, see table 1601 in FIG. 16)
are sorted and managed, for example, by area based on reference information (for example, location information, time information, etc.) and area information linked to the information acquired on the management server 1 side (for example, Table 1701 in FIG. (see table 1801 in FIG. 18), and is used, for example, to generate a report for each area. For a more specific example of sorting and managing information, the above-described association method may be used. This eliminates the need for manual sorting and management of information acquired by flying over multiple independent areas even when a single aircraft is prepared as in the past. Highly efficient sorting and management of information becomes possible.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19, since the series of flight routes R6 for one aircraft 4 are long distances and there is a high possibility that the battery will run out, the replacement battery 5 is replaced in the middle of the flight route R6. A flight route R7 may be set for this purpose.

As described above, the optimal flight route (for example, the flight routes shown in Figures 9, 13, 14, 15, and 19) is selected based on the area information, number of aircraft, type of application, battery status, etc. becomes possible.

FIG. 20 is a display example in which a report generated based on still image information acquired by an aircraft is displayed on the display DP of the user terminal 2. As shown in the figure, still image information P1 acquired by the aircraft is displayed on a map image M acquired in advance (for example, an ortho image based on separately acquired information or a map image acquired through the Internet, etc.). G.P.
By superimposing information based on location information such as S information, a report is displayed in a way that makes it easy to check the latest information for the relevant location. Note that the information displayed on the display DP of the user terminal 2 as a report is not limited to superimposed still image information, but also information useful for inspection (for example, date and time, information regarding the aircraft, number of abnormalities, and information indicating the abnormality). marks, etc.) may be added to or substituted for the still image information, or 3D image information created by photographing the surroundings of a structure may be used instead of a bird's-eye still image from above. Furthermore, the map image M may be displayed grayed out or simplified with lines, figures, or the like.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 21, a report capable of comparing still image information at at least two (for example, three) different points of time is generated, and a report is generated on the display D of the user terminal 2.
This is an example of a display displayed on P. As illustrated, when the comparison process is executed, for example, in addition to the latest still image information P1, still image information P2 and P3 from past points in time are displayed side by side. This makes it possible to check changes over time in the inspection target all at once.
Note that the map image M may be acquired at any timing depending on the data acquisition frequency, user requests, etc. For example, the map image M may be acquired at a time close to the latest still image information P1, still image information P2, It may be a point close to P3 or even further in the past. In addition, still image information P
The relationship between 1-P3 and the time series is not limited to the illustrated relationship, and still image information at any number of different points in time may be displayed in accordance with the user's convenience.

Further, although FIG. 21 shows a display example in which a report is generated in which information from at least two different points of time is arranged in positions close to each other, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, based on an operation by the input unit 240 of the user terminal 2 (for example, an operation to select a certain time point in the time series), a report is generated that can switch and display information from at least two different time points at the same position. Good too. This makes it possible to check changes over time during inspection without changing the relative positional relationship between the map image M and the still image information P1-P3.

As an example, still image information used for comparison is sorted and managed as described above (for example, see Figures 11, 12, 17, and 18), and is classified and managed over time based on location information, time information, etc. A report is generated that allows you to check the changes.

The flying object of the present invention can be used in aircraft-related industries such as multicopters and drones, and furthermore, the present invention can be suitably used as a flying object for aerial photography equipped with a camera, etc. It can also be used in a variety of industries, including the security field, agriculture, infrastructure monitoring, surveying, inspection of sports venues such as golf courses and tennis courts, and inspection of roofs of buildings such as factories and warehouses.

Furthermore, the flight management server and flight management system according to the embodiments of the present invention may have the following configuration in consideration of the industries targeted by the present invention.
[Item 1-1]
A flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle connected to a user terminal and an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network,
a reception unit that receives a flight request including area information including at least two roof areas of a building that can be divided into multiple areas;
a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route over the at least two roof areas based on the flight request from the user terminal;
a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned flying vehicle and receives an image of the roof taken by the unmanned flying vehicle from the unmanned flying vehicle;
a sorting unit that sorts the roof images acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle into each of the roof areas; a storage unit that stores the sorted roof images;
A flight management server for unmanned aerial vehicles.

[Item 1-2]
A flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle connected to a user terminal and an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network,
a reception unit that receives a flight request including area information including at least two of the plurality of Tabata areas;
a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route to fly over the at least two or more fields, based on the flight request from the user terminal;
a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned aerial vehicle and receives from the unmanned aerial vehicle an image of a field taken by the unmanned aerial vehicle;
a sorting unit that sorts the field images acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle into each of the field areas; a storage unit that stores the sorted field images;
A flight management server for unmanned aerial vehicles.

[Item 1-3]
A flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle connected to a user terminal and an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network,
a reception unit that accepts a flight request including area information including at least two tennis court areas among the plurality of tennis court areas;
a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route over the at least two tennis court areas based on the flight request from the user terminal;
a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned flying vehicle and receives an image of a tennis court taken by the unmanned flying vehicle from the unmanned flying vehicle;
a sorting unit that sorts images of tennis courts acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle into each of the tennis court areas; a storage unit that stores the sorted images of the tennis courts;
A flight management server for unmanned aerial vehicles.

[Item 1-4]
A flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle connected to a user terminal and an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network,
a reception unit that receives a flight request including area information including at least two golf hole areas among the plurality of golf hole areas;
a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route over the at least two golf hole areas based on the flight request from the user terminal;
a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned flying vehicle and receives an image of a golf hole taken by the unmanned flying vehicle from the unmanned flying vehicle;
a sorting unit that sorts golf hole images acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle into each of the golf hole regions; a storage unit that stores the sorted golf hole images;
A flight management server for unmanned aerial vehicles.

The embodiments described above are merely illustrative to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to be interpreted as limiting the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from its spirit, and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

1 Management server 2 User terminal 4 Aircraft

Claims (11)

A flight management server for an unmanned aerial vehicle connected to a user terminal and an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network,
a reception unit that accepts a flight request including area information including at least two of a plurality of mutually independent areas;
a generation unit that generates a flight mission including a flight route over the at least two areas based on the flight request from the user terminal;
a communication unit that transmits the generated flight mission to the unmanned aerial vehicle and receives information acquired by the unmanned aerial vehicle from the unmanned aerial vehicle;
a sorting unit that sorts information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle into each of the areas; a storage unit that stores the sorted information;
A flight management server for unmanned aerial vehicles. The flight according to claim 1, wherein the sorting unit sorts the information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle by area based on reference information associated with each of the plurality of mutually independent areas. Management server. The flight management server according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores two-dimensional image data as the sorted information. The flight management server according to claim 3, wherein the storage unit stores an overhead image from above as the two-dimensional image data. The flight management server according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores three-dimensional image data as the sorted information. The flight management server according to claim 1, further comprising a report generation section that generates a report based on the sorted information stored in the storage section. The flight management server according to claim 6, wherein the report generation unit generates a report that compares information at at least two different points in time as the report. The flight management server according to claim 7, wherein the report generation unit generates a report in which the information at the at least two different points of time is arranged close to each other for the comparison. The flight management server according to claim 7, wherein the report generation unit generates a displayable report by switching the information at the at least two different time points to the same position for the comparison. The flight management server according to claim 6, wherein the report generation unit generates a report in which the sorted information is superimposed on map data obtained from a network. A flight management system for an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a user terminal, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a flight management server connected via a network,
The flight management server is:
Accepting flight requests that include area information that includes at least two of a plurality of mutually independent areas;
generating a flight mission including a flight route to fly over the at least two areas based on the flight request;
transmitting the generated flight mission to the unmanned aerial vehicle;
receiving information acquired by the unmanned flying vehicle through the execution of the flight mission;
Sorting the information acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle by the area;
storing the sorted information;
Flight management system for unmanned aerial vehicles.

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