Title:
TRANSPORTATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/078118
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In order to provide a transportation device that hangs and carries cargo from an unpiloted aerial vehicle, via a flexible member, and is capable of releasing the cargo after confirming cargo landing, when lowering the cargo towards the ground from the hovering unpiloted aerial vehicle, this transportation device 1 has: an unpiloted aerial vehicle 91 having a plurality of rotor blades 911 having the rotation thereof driven by a motor 86; a support wire 30 attached to the unpiloted aerial vehicle 91 and comprising a long flexible member capable of supporting a cargo B to be carried; and a landing detection unit capable of detecting landing by the cargo B when the cargo B supported by the support wire 30 is being lowered towards the ground G from the air. Ideally, the landing detection unit detects landing by the cargo B, by using change in at least one out of the load applied to the unpiloted aerial vehicle 91 by the weight of the cargo, the weight of the cargo applied to the support wire 30, and the distance from the cargo B to the ground G.
Inventors:
ICHIHARA KAZUO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/082732
Publication Date:
May 11, 2017
Filing Date:
November 04, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PRODRONE CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B64D1/22; B64C27/08; B64C39/02; B64D47/00
Foreign References:
| US20140374532A1 | 2014-12-25 | |||
| US3838836A | 1974-10-01 | |||
| JP2012201176A | 2012-10-22 | |||
| US20130054054A1 | 2013-02-28 | |||
| JP2005263112A | 2005-09-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WENO & PARTNERS (JP)
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