JP7426225B2 - Building data management device, unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port, building, unmanned aerial vehicle management device, unmanned aerial vehicle management program, and unmanned aerial vehicle management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a building data management device, an unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port, a building, an unmanned aerial vehicle management device, an unmanned aerial vehicle management program, and an unmanned aerial vehicle management method.

Currently, as the number of dual-income households, elderly households, single-person households, etc. is increasing, demand for home delivery services such as home delivery services is increasing. However, with the increase in demand for home delivery services, the problem of increasing burden on deliverers to deliver products has become more serious. BACKGROUND ART Technologies that utilize unmanned flying vehicles such as drones to deliver products are attracting attention as a technology that reduces the burden on deliverers of delivering products. An example of such technology is the transportation system disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

This transportation system is attached to an unmanned flying vehicle with cargo to be transported stored, stores electricity to be supplied to the unmanned flying vehicle, and connects the cargo shipping destination to the delivery destination when the unmanned flying vehicle is not moving. It includes a container equipped with a power storage unit that is charged at a relay station.

JP2017-105242A

However, the above-mentioned transportation system may not be able to guide the unmanned aerial vehicle to a suitable relay base from among multiple relay bases based on the unmanned aerial vehicle's current location and the amount of electricity that should be charged to the power storage unit. . Furthermore, the above-described transportation system may not be able to evacuate the unmanned aircraft to an appropriate position during bad weather such as strong winds or sudden heavy rain.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a building data management device, an unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port, a building, an unmanned aerial vehicle management device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle management device that can guide an unmanned aerial vehicle to a suitable position. The object of the present invention is to provide an air vehicle management program and an unmanned air vehicle management method.

One aspect of the present invention provides at least a charging port for charging a battery that supplies power to an unmanned aerial vehicle with solar power generated by a solar power generation device installed in a building including a single-family home or an apartment complex. charging environment data indicating at least the amount of solar power that can be supplied to the unmanned aircraft by a battery connected to the charging port; and a roof indicating a roof environment; The building data management device acquires environmental data and building data including surrounding environment data indicating the environment around the roof and transmits the acquired building data to at least one of an unmanned flying vehicle management device and an unmanned flying vehicle.

One aspect of the present invention is an unmanned aircraft takeoff and landing port that includes the charging device and the building data management device described above.

Further, in the above-described unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port, the building data management device may record the number of charging ports, the positions of the charging ports, the availability status of the charging ports , and the type of power source connected to the charging ports. The charging environment data indicating at least one may be acquired and transmitted to the unmanned aircraft management device.

Further, in the above-described unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port, the building data management device includes information regarding the roof, information regarding the handrail installed on the roof, information regarding the structure located on the roof, information regarding the structure located on the roof, The roof environment data indicating at least one of wind speed and temperature on the roof may be acquired and transmitted to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device.

Further, in the unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port described above, the building data management device may acquire the surrounding environment data indicating information regarding obstacles existing around the roof and transmit it to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device. good.

One aspect of the present invention is a building including any one of the above-described unmanned aircraft takeoff and landing ports.

One aspect of the present invention provides at least a charging port for charging a battery that supplies power to an unmanned aerial vehicle with solar power generated by a solar power generation device installed in a building including a single-family home or an apartment complex. Information regarding one charging device , the charging environment data indicating at least the amount of solar power that can be supplied to the unmanned aircraft by the battery connected to the charging port, and the environment of the roof of the building. a building data acquisition unit that acquires building data including roof environment data indicating the surrounding environment of the roof and surrounding environment data indicating the environment around the roof from the building; and an unmanned aerial vehicle including position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle. An unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires data from the unmanned aerial vehicle, and is capable of supplying sufficient power for round trip between the delivery base and the delivery destination based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data. a guidance position specifying unit that identifies a guidance position to which the unmanned aerial vehicle should be guided by determining whether the unmanned aerial vehicle is a charging port ; an unmanned aerial vehicle guiding unit that guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to the guidance position; It is an unmanned aerial vehicle management device equipped with.

Further, in the above-described unmanned aerial vehicle management device, the building data acquisition unit may include the number of charging ports, the position of the charging ports, the availability status of the charging ports, the type of power source connected to the charging ports, and the The charging environment data may be obtained from the building indicating at least one amount of power that a battery connected to a charging port can supply to the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Further, in the above-described unmanned aerial vehicle management device, the building data acquisition unit may collect information regarding the roof, information regarding handrails installed on the roof, information regarding structures located on the roof, and information regarding the structures located on the roof. The roof environmental data indicating at least one of wind speed and temperature on the roof may be obtained from the building.

Further, in the above-described unmanned aerial vehicle management device, the building data acquisition unit may acquire the surrounding environment data indicating information regarding obstacles existing around the roof from the building.

Further, in the above-described unmanned flying vehicle management device, the unmanned flying vehicle data acquisition unit may generate supplyable power amount data indicating the amount of power that can be supplied to the unmanned flying vehicle by a battery that supplies power to the unmanned flying vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle data may further include:

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a computer with roof environment data indicating the environment of the roof of a building , surrounding environment data indicating the environment around the roof , and a battery for supplying power to an unmanned aerial vehicle. or information regarding a charging device having at least one charging port for charging solar power generated by a solar power generation device installed in a building including an apartment complex , wherein the battery connected to the charging port is a building data acquisition function for acquiring building data from the building, including charging environment data indicating at least the amount of solar power that can be supplied to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle. An unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition function that acquires unmanned aerial vehicle data from the unmanned aerial vehicle, and sufficient power for round trip between the delivery base and the delivery destination based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data. A guidance position specifying function that identifies a guidance position to which the unmanned aerial vehicle should be guided by identifying whether or not the charging port is available for supply; and unmanned aerial vehicle guidance that guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to the guidance position. This is an unmanned aerial vehicle management program that realizes the following functions.

One aspect of the present invention is to provide roof environment data indicating the environment of the roof of a building , surrounding environment data indicating the environment around the roof , and a battery for supplying power to an unmanned aerial vehicle to a detached house or an apartment complex. Information regarding a charging device having at least one charging port for charging solar power generated by a solar power generation device installed in a building including a building , the battery connected to the charging port being connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle. Building data including charging environment data indicating at least the amount of solar power that can be supplied to the unmanned aerial vehicle is acquired from the building, and unmanned aerial vehicle data including position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle is acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle. Based on the data acquisition step acquired from the body, the building data and the unmanned aircraft data , it is determined whether the charging port is capable of supplying sufficient power for round trip between the delivery base and the delivery destination. An unmanned aerial vehicle management method comprising: a guiding position specifying step of identifying a guiding position to which the unmanned aerial vehicle should be guided; and an unmanned aerial vehicle guiding step of guiding the unmanned aerial vehicle to the guiding position. be.

According to the present invention, there is provided a building data management device, an unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port, a building, an unmanned aerial vehicle management device, an unmanned aerial vehicle management program, and an unmanned aerial vehicle management method that can guide an unmanned aerial vehicle to a suitable position. can be provided.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an unmanned aircraft management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a charging port installed on the roof of a building according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of information shown by building data concerning an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a process executed by an unmanned aerial vehicle, a building, and an unmanned aerial vehicle management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an unmanned aircraft management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the unmanned aerial vehicle management system 1 includes unmanned aerial vehicles 10-1, ..., unmanned aerial vehicles 10-N (N: an integer greater than or equal to 1), a building 20, and an unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30. Equipped with. The unmanned aerial vehicles 10-1, . . . , the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N (N: an integer of 1 or more), the building 20, and the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 are mutually connected by a network NW. The network NW is, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or an intranet.

The unmanned flying objects 10-1, . . . and the unmanned flying object 10-N are, for example, drones with removable batteries that supply power necessary for flight. Drones are limited in flight time and distance due to the weight density of the batteries. The flight time is, for example, 30 minutes. The flight distance is, for example, 5 km to 24 km.

After each of the unmanned flying objects 10-1, . . . and the unmanned flying object 10-N delivers a package from a delivery base to a delivery destination, it returns from the delivery destination to the delivery base. The delivery base is, for example, a delivery company's office or a delivery company's truck. The delivery destination is, for example, the building 20.

In addition, the unmanned aerial vehicles 10-1, . . . and the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N may all stop at a relay base when delivering a package from a delivery base to a delivery destination, or when returning from a delivery base to a delivery base. The relay base is, for example, a delivery company's business office, a delivery company's truck, or a building 20.

The building 20 is, for example, a detached house, a housing complex, or an office building, and has a roof. Further, the roof is not limited to a specific type of roof, and includes, for example, a flat roof, a gable roof, a hipped roof, a single-slope roof, and a square roof. Furthermore, the building 20 may be a delivery destination for packages delivered by the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, . . . or the unmanned flying vehicle 10-N.

As shown in FIG. 1, the building 20 includes a charging device 21, a solar power generation device 22, a building data reception device 23, and a building data management device 24.

The charging device 21 is a facility installed on the roof of the building 20 to charge batteries that supply power to the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned flying vehicle 10-N, and has at least one charging port connected to each of the charging ports. Prepare one. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a charging port installed on the roof of a building according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging device 21 is installed on the flat roof L of the building 20, and supplies power to a battery that supplies power to the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1 that delivers the luggage C.

The power source is, for example, the solar power generation device 22 or a storage battery installed in the building 20, and may further include a power amount measuring device. The solar power generation device 22 is a device that generates power from sunlight to be used to charge a battery that supplies power to the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, . . . or the unmanned flying vehicle 10-N. Electric power generated by the solar power generation device 22 is supplied to a charging port provided in the charging device 21. The power amount measuring device measures the amount of power that can be supplied by the solar power generation panel or storage battery or the amount of power actually supplied by the solar power generation panel or storage battery.

The charging port charges a battery that supplies power to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, . . . or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N using electric power supplied from the power source. The charging port may charge the battery while attached to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N, or may be used to charge the battery from the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1,... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N. The battery may be charged while removed. Further, the charging port may employ a non-contact charging method or a contact charging method.

The building data receiving device 23 receives building data input using a keyboard, mouse, or the like. Alternatively, the building data receiving device 23 receives automatic input of building data measured by at least one of a sensor installed in the building 20 and a sensor installed around the building 20. These sensors are, for example, anemometers, thermometers. The building data includes at least one of charging environment data, rooftop environment data, and surrounding environment data, and may also include other data. Further, for example, among the building data, data indicating the wind speed on the roof and data indicating the temperature on the roof are automatically input from the sensor, and other data is input by the construction company of the building 20 and the management company of the building 20. The information may also be entered manually using a keyboard, mouse, etc. installed in the office of the person in charge.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information indicated by building data according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first column of the table shown in FIG. 3 shows identification information unique to each building. The second to sixth columns of the table shown in FIG. 3 show information indicated by the charging environment data. The seventh to eleventh columns of the table shown in FIG. 3 show information indicated by the rooftop environment data. The twelfth column of the table shown in FIG. 3 shows information indicated by the surrounding environment data. Furthermore, the second and third lines of the table shown in FIG. 3 show data regarding the building 20 to which the identification information "B012" is assigned. The fourth and fifth lines of the table shown in FIG. 3 show data regarding buildings to which identification information "B003" and identification information "B004" are respectively assigned.

The charging environment data indicates information regarding the charging device 21. Specifically, the charging environment data includes the number of charging ports, the location of the charging ports, the availability of the charging ports, the time period during which the charging ports are scheduled to be available, the type of power source connected to the charging ports, and the information connected to the charging ports. The indicated battery indicates at least one amount of power that can be supplied to the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, . . . or the unmanned flying vehicle 10-N.

For example, as shown in the second and third lines in FIG. It shows that two of the charging ports are included. Additionally, the charging environment data indicates that the charging port with identification information "P001" and the charging port with identification information "P002" are located at a position of "X12 degrees" north latitude and "Y12 degrees" east longitude. . The charging environment data indicates that the charging port with identification information "P001" is vacant, and indicates that the charging port with identification information "P002" is in use. Further, the charging environment data indicates that the scheduled time slot for the charging port having the identification information "P002" is "after 3:00 p.m.". The charging environment data indicates that the power source attached to each of these two charging ports is a storage battery, and that the amount of power that can be supplied is "W12".

Similarly, as shown in the fourth line of FIG. 3, the charging environment data includes a charging port to which identification information "P003" is assigned to a charging device installed in a building to which identification information "B003" is assigned. It shows that Further, the charging environment data indicates that the charging port is located at a position of "X3 degrees" in north latitude and "Y3 degrees" in east longitude. Additionally, the charging environment data indicates that the charging port is empty. Further, the charging environment data indicates that the power source attached to the charging port is a solar power generation panel, and that the amount of power that can be supplied is "W3".

Furthermore, as shown in the fifth line of FIG. 3, the charging environment data includes a charging port to which identification information "P004" is assigned to a charging device provided in a building to which identification information "B004" is assigned. It is shown that. Further, the charging environment data indicates that the charging port is located at "X4 degrees" in north latitude and "Y4 degrees" in east longitude. Additionally, the charging environment data indicates that the charging port is empty. Further, the charging environment data indicates that the power source attached to the charging port is a storage battery, and that the amount of power that can be supplied is "W4".

The rooftop environment data indicates the environment of the roof. Specifically, the rooftop environment data includes at least one of information about the roof, information about handrails installed on the roof, information about structures located on the roof, wind speed on the roof, and temperature on the roof. It shows. The wind speed and temperature on the roof are measured by an anemometer and a thermometer installed on the roof, respectively.

For example, as shown in the second and third lines of FIG. 3, the rooftop environment data indicates that the roof of the building 20 is for non-walking, and no handrails are installed. Further, the rooftop environment data indicates that an antenna is installed on the roof. Further, the rooftop environment data indicates that the wind speed on the roof is "V12" and the temperature on the roof is "T12".

Similarly, as shown in the fourth line of Figure 3, the rooftop environment data indicates that the roof of the building to which identification information "B003" is assigned is for non-walking purposes, and no handrails are installed. ing. Additionally, the rooftop environment data indicates that a charging port enclosure is installed on the roof. Further, the rooftop environment data indicates that the wind speed on the roof is "V3" and the temperature on the roof is "T3".

Further, as shown in the fifth line of FIG. 3, the rooftop environment data indicates that the roof of the building to which the identification information "B004" is assigned is for walking, and that handrails are installed. Additionally, the rooftop environment data indicates that a charging port enclosure is installed on the roof. Further, the rooftop environment data indicates that the wind speed on the roof is "V4" and the temperature on the roof is "T4".

Note that the rooftop environment data may include, for example, data indicating at least one of the position, area, and height of the roof as information regarding the roof. Further, the rooftop environment data may include, for example, data indicating at least one of the number of handrails, the position where the handrails are installed, and the dimensions of the handrails. Further, the rooftop environment data may include, for example, data indicating at least one of the number of structures located on the rooftop, the positions where the structures are installed, and the dimensions of the structures.

The surrounding environment data indicates the environment around the roof. Specifically, the surrounding environment data indicates information regarding obstacles that exist around the roof. For example, as shown in the second and third lines of FIG. 3, the surrounding environment data indicates that a three-story house exists around the building 20. Similarly, as shown in the fourth line of FIG. 3, the surrounding environment data indicates that utility poles exist around the building to which identification information "B003" is assigned. Further, as shown in the fifth line of FIG. 3, the surrounding environment data indicates that trees exist around the building to which the identification information "B004" is assigned. Note that the surrounding environment data includes, for example, data indicating at least one of the number of obstacles located in the surrounding area, the position where the obstacles are installed, the distance between the obstacles and the charging port, and the dimensions of the obstacles. You can stay there. Further, the surrounding environment data may include two-dimensional data and three-dimensional data included in map information.

The building data management device 24 acquires building data and transmits it to the unmanned aircraft management device 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 includes a building data acquisition section 31, an unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition section 32, a guidance position specifying section 33, and an unmanned aerial vehicle guidance section 34. The unmanned aircraft management device 30 may be installed either inside or outside the building 20. For example, the location where the unmanned aircraft management device 30 is installed includes the building 20 and other rooms provided in the building, a balcony, a roof, and a charging port installed on the roof. In the following explanation, the unmanned flying object 10-1 will be used as an example, but the same applies to the unmanned flying object 10-2, . . . and the unmanned flying object 10-N.

The building data acquisition unit 31 acquires building data from the building 20.

The unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition unit 32 acquires unmanned aerial vehicle data including position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 from the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1. The position data is generated using a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver mounted on the unmanned flying object 10-1.

Further, the unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition unit 32 may acquire unmanned aerial vehicle data including supplyable power amount data indicating the amount of electric power that can be supplied by the battery supplying power to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1. . The suppliable power amount data is generated using a power amount measuring device attached to the battery.

The guidance position specifying unit 33 identifies a guidance position to which the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 is to be guided, based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data.

The guidance position mentioned here is, for example, where the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 temporarily lands when it becomes unable to continue flying due to insufficient battery power or bad weather such as strong winds, rain, snow, or lightning. It's the location. Further, the guiding position is on the roof of the building 20 or other buildings, or a charging port installed on the roof. Furthermore, the guidance position may be a delivery destination for packages delivered by the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, or a place where at least one of the unmanned flying vehicles 10-1 stops on the way from the delivery base to the delivery destination. It can also be a place.

For example, the guidance position specifying unit 33 identifies the guidance position to which the unmanned flying object 10-1 should be guided by comparing the contents indicated by the charging environment data with the suppliable power amount data. The charging environment data includes the location of the charging port installed on the roof of the building 20 and other buildings, the availability of the charging port, the type of power source connected to the charging port, and the battery connected to the charging port. Shows the amount of power available. In this case, the guidance position specifying unit 33 determines that the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 can reach the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 with the remaining amount of the battery currently attached to it, and that the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 delivers the cargo to the delivery destination. A charging port that can charge the battery with the power necessary to return to the base is specified as the guidance position. Alternatively, in this case, the guidance position specifying unit 33 determines that the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 can reach the destination with the remaining battery power currently attached to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, and that the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 can deliver the cargo to the delivery destination. A charging port that has a battery that stores the power necessary for returning to the delivery base is specified as the guiding position.

Alternatively, the guidance position specifying unit 33 identifies the guidance position to which the unmanned flying object 10-1 should be guided by comparing the rooftop environment data and surrounding environment data with the position data. The rooftop environment data shows, for example, information regarding handrails installed on the roofs of the building 20 and other buildings, information regarding structures located on the roofs, and wind speeds on the roofs. In this case, the guidance position specifying unit 33 identifies the roof of a building as close as possible to the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 as the guidance position. Further, in this case, the guidance position specifying unit 33 may preferentially identify, as the guidance position, a roof where a charging port enclosure is installed, where the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 can escape and survive bad weather. .

The unmanned flying object guiding unit 34 guides the unmanned flying object 10-1 to a guiding position. For example, the unmanned aerial vehicle guiding unit 34 guides the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 to the guiding position by transmitting charging port position data indicating only the position of the charging port to be guided to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1. Alternatively, the unmanned aerial vehicle guiding unit 34 guides the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 to the guiding position by transmitting route data indicating the route to the charging port to be guided to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1. Note that the route data is generated based on, for example, the above-mentioned surrounding environment data.

The unmanned flying object 10-1 flies to the guidance position according to guidance by the unmanned flying object guiding section 34 and lands. Then, while the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 is landing at the guidance position, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 charges the battery attached to itself at the charging port. Alternatively, the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1 replaces the battery with insufficient remaining power with a battery with sufficient remaining power. Alternatively, the unmanned flying object 10-1 lands at the guidance position and waits until the weather improves and it can fly without any problems.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, an example of a process executed by the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N, the building 20, and the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a process executed by the unmanned aerial vehicle, building, and unmanned aerial vehicle management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the following explanation, a case where the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 transmits position data to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 will be taken as an example, but the same applies to each of the unmanned aerial vehicles 10-2, . . . and the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N. It is.

In step S101, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 acquires position data.

In step S102, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1 transmits position data to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30.

In step S103, the building data receiving device 23 receives input of building data.

In step S104, the building data management device 24 transmits the building data to the unmanned aircraft management device 30.

In step S105, the guidance position identifying unit 33 identifies a guidance position for guiding the unmanned flying object 10-1.

In step S106, the unmanned aerial vehicle guiding unit 34 guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to the guidance position specified in step S105.

Note that steps S101 to S104 shown in FIG. 4 may be rearranged in any order. For example, step S102, step S101, step S104, and step S103 may be executed in this order. Furthermore, step S101 or step S102 and step S103 or step S104 may be executed simultaneously.

The unmanned aircraft management system 1 according to the embodiment has been described above. By transmitting the building data to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30, the building 20 transmits information necessary for specifying the guidance position to which the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N should be guided. It can be provided to the management device 30.

The building 20 transmits charging environment data to the unmanned aircraft management device 30 as building data. This determines whether the building 20 is a charging port capable of supplying sufficient power for the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned flying vehicle 10-N to travel back and forth between the delivery base and the delivery destination. It is possible to provide the unmanned aircraft management device 30 with the information necessary to identify the unmanned aircraft management device 30.

The building 20 transmits rooftop environment data to the unmanned aircraft management device 30 as building data. Thereby, the building 20 provides the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 with information necessary to specify whether or not the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N can land without any problem. I can do it. In addition, as a result, the building 20 provides the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 with information necessary for identifying whether the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N can survive the bad weather. can be provided.

The building 20 transmits surrounding environment data as building data to the unmanned aircraft management device 30. Thereby, the building 20 provides the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 with information necessary to specify whether or not the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N can land without any problem. I can do it. Additionally, this allows the building 20 to provide the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 with information necessary to generate route data to be transmitted to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N. .

The unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 identifies the guidance position to which the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N should be guided based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data, and guides the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1. , ... or guide the unmanned flying object 10-N to the guidance position. Thereby, the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 can identify an appropriate guidance position and guide the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, . . . or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N to the relevant guidance position.

The unmanned aircraft management device 30 acquires charging environment data from the building 20 as building data. As a result, the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 establishes a charging port that can supply sufficient power for the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N to travel back and forth between the delivery base and the delivery destination. It can be specified as a guided position. In addition, as a result, the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 will be able to adjust the selling price of the electricity generated by the solar power generation panels to the owner of the solar power generation panels due to a review of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) system, etc. Even if it does not meet your wishes, the power can be used effectively.

The unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 acquires rooftop environment data from the building 20 as building data. Thereby, the unmanned flying object management device 30 can specify a place where the unmanned flying object 10-1, . . . or the unmanned flying object 10-N can land without any problem as the guidance position. Also, thereby, the unmanned flying object management device 30 can specify a place where the unmanned flying object 10-1, ... or the unmanned flying object 10-N can survive bad weather as a guidance position.

The unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 acquires surrounding environment data from the building 20 as building data. Thereby, the unmanned flying object management device 30 can specify a place where the unmanned flying object 10-1, . . . or the unmanned flying object 10-N can land without any problem as the guidance position. Also, thereby, the unmanned flying object management device 30 can generate route data indicating an appropriate route from the current position of the unmanned flying object 10-1, . . . or the unmanned flying object 10-N to the guidance position.

The unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 stores aircraft data including suppliable power amount data indicating the amount of power that can be supplied by the batteries supplying power to the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned aerial vehicle 10-N. get. As a result, the unmanned flying vehicle management device 30 can reach the destination with the remaining power of the currently installed battery, and the unmanned flying vehicle 10-1, ... or the unmanned flying vehicle 10-N can deliver the cargo to the delivery destination. A charging port that can supply the necessary power to return to the delivery base can be specified as the guiding location.

Note that at least some of the functions of the building 20 or the unmanned aircraft management device 30 described above may be realized by hardware including a circuitry executing a program. The hardware referred to here is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Further, the above-mentioned program is stored in a storage device including a storage medium. The storage medium referred to here is, for example, an HDD, flash memory, or ROM. Furthermore, the above-mentioned program may be a differential program that implements some of the functions of the building 20 or the unmanned aircraft management device 30.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the building data management device 24 is installed in the building 20 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the building data management device 24 may be installed near the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30 or may be integrated with the unmanned aerial vehicle management device 30. Alternatively, building data management device 24 may be independent from other devices.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the unmanned aircraft management system 1 is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications, substitutions, combinations, or design changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1... Unmanned aerial vehicle management system, 10-1,..., 10-N... Unmanned aerial vehicle, 20... Building, 21... Charging device, 22... Solar power generation device, 23... Building data reception device, 24... Building data management Device, 30... Unmanned aerial vehicle management device, 31... Building data acquisition section, 32... Unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition section, 33... Guidance position identification section, 34... Unmanned aerial vehicle guidance section

Claims (13)

Information regarding a charging device having at least one charging port for charging the battery powering the unmanned aerial vehicle with solar power generated by a solar power generation device installed in a building, including a single-family home or an apartment complex. Charging environment data indicating at least the amount of solar power that can be supplied to the unmanned aircraft by a battery connected to the charging port, and roof environment data indicating an environment on the roof of the building ; acquiring surrounding environment data indicating an environment around the roof and building data including building data , and transmitting the obtained data to at least one of an unmanned aerial vehicle management device and an unmanned aerial vehicle;
Building data management equipment. The charging device;
The building data management device according to claim 1;
Unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port. The building data management device acquires the charging environment data indicating at least one of the number of charging ports, the position of the charging ports, the availability of the charging ports, and the type of power source connected to the charging ports. and transmitting the information to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device.
The unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port according to claim 2. The building data management device includes at least one of information regarding the roof, information regarding a handrail installed on the roof, information regarding a structure located on the roof, wind speed on the roof, and temperature on the roof. acquiring said roof environment data indicating one and transmitting said roof environment data to said unmanned aerial vehicle management device;
The unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port according to claim 2. The building data management device acquires the surrounding environment data indicating information regarding obstacles existing around the roof and transmits it to the unmanned aerial vehicle management device.
The unmanned aerial vehicle takeoff and landing port according to claim 2. A building comprising the unmanned aircraft takeoff and landing port according to any one of claims 2 to 5. Information regarding a charging device having at least one charging port for charging the battery powering the unmanned aerial vehicle with solar power generated by a solar power generation device installed in a building, including a single-family home or an apartment complex. Charging environment data indicating at least the amount of solar power that can be supplied to the unmanned aircraft by a battery connected to the charging port, and roof environment data indicating an environment on the roof of the building ; a building data acquisition unit that acquires building data including surrounding environment data indicating an environment around the roof from the building;
an unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires unmanned aerial vehicle data including position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle from the unmanned aerial vehicle;
Based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data , the unmanned aerial vehicle a guidance position specifying unit that identifies a guidance position to which the information should be guided;
an unmanned flying vehicle guiding unit that guides the unmanned flying vehicle to the guiding position;
An unmanned aerial vehicle management device equipped with: The building data acquisition unit includes the number of charging ports, the location of the charging ports, the availability of the charging ports, the type of power source connected to the charging ports, and whether the battery connected to the charging ports is unattended. acquiring the charging environment data indicating at least one amount of electric power that can be supplied to the aircraft from the building;
The unmanned flying vehicle management device according to claim 7. The building data acquisition unit acquires at least one of information regarding the roof, information regarding a handrail installed on the roof, information regarding a structure located on the roof, wind speed on the roof, and temperature on the roof. obtaining the roof environment data from the building indicating one of the following:
The unmanned flying vehicle management device according to claim 7. The building data acquisition unit acquires the surrounding environment data indicating information regarding obstacles existing around the roof from the building.
The unmanned flying vehicle management device according to claim 7. The unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition unit acquires the unmanned aerial vehicle data further including supplyable power amount data indicating an amount of electric power that can be supplied to the unmanned aerial vehicle by a battery supplying power to the unmanned aerial vehicle. ,
An unmanned aircraft management device according to any one of claims 7 to 10. to the computer,
Roof environment data indicating the environment of the roof of a building including a detached house or an apartment complex , surrounding environment data indicating the environment around the roof , and a battery installed in the building for supplying power to the unmanned aerial vehicle. Information regarding a charging device having at least one charging port for charging solar power generated by a solar power generation device , wherein a battery connected to the charging port is capable of supplying solar power to the unmanned aerial vehicle. a building data acquisition function that acquires building data from the building, including charging environment data indicating at least the amount of optical power ;
an unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition function that acquires unmanned aerial vehicle data including position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle from the unmanned aerial vehicle;
Based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data , the unmanned aerial vehicle a guidance position identification function that identifies the guidance position where the
an unmanned aerial vehicle guidance function that guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to the guidance position;
An unmanned aerial vehicle management program that makes this possible. Roof environment data indicating the environment of the roof of a building including a detached house or an apartment complex , surrounding environment data indicating the environment around the roof , and a battery installed in the building for supplying power to the unmanned aerial vehicle. Information regarding a charging device having at least one charging port for charging solar power generated by a solar power generation device , wherein a battery connected to the charging port is capable of supplying solar power to the unmanned aerial vehicle. Building data including charging environment data indicating at least the amount of optical power is acquired from the building, and unmanned aerial vehicle data including position data indicating the current position of the unmanned aerial vehicle is acquired from the unmanned aerial vehicle. step and
Based on the building data and the unmanned aerial vehicle data , the unmanned aerial vehicle a guiding position specifying step of identifying a guiding position where the
an unmanned aerial vehicle guiding step of guiding the unmanned aerial vehicle to the guiding position;
Unmanned aerial vehicle management methods, including:

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