DRONE MANEUVERING SYSTEM, MANEUVERING SIGNAL TRANSMITTER SET, AND DRONE MANEUVERING METHOD

• US 20190317528A1
• Filed: 12/20/2017
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: YANAGISAWA, Hiroaki, MORISHITA, Koji, NODA, Hisashi
• Granted Patent: US 11,209,835 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/00 UAVs characterised by their flight controls
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0016 characterised by the operator's input device input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0808 specially adapted for aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A drone maneuvering system includes a drone and a maneuvering signal transmitter set. The maneuvering signal transmitter set includes a first transmitter that controls at least forward, reverse, left, and right movement of the drone, and a second transmitter that controls vertical movement and rotational movement of the drone. The first transmitter includes a first auxiliary tool and transmits to the drone a maneuvering signal including tilt information of the first auxiliary tool that accompanies the actions of a pilot, in which the forward, reverse, left, and right movements of the drone are imaged. The second transmitter includes a second auxiliary tool and transmits to the drone a maneuvering signal including rotation information of the second auxiliary tool that accompanies the actions of the pilot, in which the vertical movements and rotational movements of the drone are imaged. The drone operates in accordance with the received maneuvering signals.

Claims

1. A drone maneuvering system comprising:

a drone; and

a maneuvering signal transmitter set configured to maneuver the drone,

the maneuvering signal transmitter set comprising;

a first transmitter configured to control at least forward, left, and right movement of the drone; and

a second transmitter configured to control vertical movement and rotational movement of the drone,

the drone comprising

a signal receptor that receives a maneuvering signal from the first transmitter and the second transmitter,

the first transmitter comprising;

a first auxiliary tool, the first auxiliary tool having a contact parts that contacts with a reference surface, and a fixing parts that fixes a bottom of a foot of a pilot;

a tilt information detector that acquires tilt information on a tilt of the first auxiliary tool with respect to the reference surface; and

a signal transmitter that transmits to the drone the maneuvering signal, the maneuvering signal including information to instruct the drone with respect to the at least forward, left, and right movement of the drone using the acquired tilt information, and

the second transmitter comprising;

a second auxiliary tool, the second auxiliary tool having a fitting parts to wear on a head of the pilot;

a rotation information detector that acquires rotation information on a rotational displacement of the second auxiliary tool; and

a signal transmitter that transmits to the drone the maneuvering signal, the maneuvering signal including information to instruct the drone with respect to the vertical movement or the rotational movement of the drone using the acquired rotation information.

2. The drone maneuvering system according to claim 1, wherein the contact parts of the first auxiliary tool in the first transmitter is a spherical body, and the fixing parts is coupled to the spherical body, and

the tilt information detector acquires movement information of the spherical body in the first auxiliary tool.

3. The drone maneuvering system according to claim 1, wherein the drone comprises:

an image device that acquires acquiring image information; and

an image transmitter that transmits the acquired image information to the second transmitter, and

wherein the second transmitter further comprises;

an image receiver that receives the image information transmitted from the drone; and

a display device that displays the image information.

4. The drone maneuvering system according to claim 3, wherein the image device of the drone is a camera.

5. The drone maneuvering system according to claim 3, wherein the display device in the second transmitter is a display.

6. The drone maneuvering system according to claim 3, wherein the second transmitter further comprises

a processor configured to predict a flight location of the drone or a flight route of the drone after a predetermined time using the received image information, and

wherein the display device further displays the predicted flight location or the predicted flight route.

7. A maneuvering signal transmitter set comprising:

a first transmitter configured to control at least forward, left, and right movement of a drone; and

a second transmitter configured to control vertical movement and rotational movement of the drone,

the first transmitter comprising;

a first auxiliary tool, the first auxiliary tool having a contact parts that contacts with a reference surface, and a fixing parts that fixes a bottom of a foot of a pilot;

a tilt information detector that acquires tilt information on a tilt of the first auxiliary tool with respect to the reference surface; and

a signal transmitter that transmits to the drone the maneuvering signal, the maneuvering signal including information to instruct the drone with respect to the at least forward, left, and right movement of the drone using the acquired tilt information, and

the second transmitter comprising;

a second auxiliary tool, the second auxiliary tool having a fitting parts to wear on a head of the pilot;

a rotation information detector that acquires rotation information on a rotational displacement of the second auxiliary tool; and

a signal transmitter that transmits to the drone the maneuvering signal, the maneuvering signal including information to instruct the drone with respect to the vertical movement or the rotational movement of the drone using the acquired rotation information.

8. The maneuvering signal transmitter set according to claim 7, wherein the tilt information detector of the first transmitter is provided in a first terminal device, the first terminal is equipped to the first auxiliary tool, and

the signal transmitter of the first transmitter is provided in a server which is communicably connected to the first terminal device, and

wherein the rotation information detector of the second transmitter is provided in a second terminal device, the second terminal is equipped to the second auxiliary tool, and

the signal transmitter of the second transmitter is provided in a server which is communicably connected to the second terminal device.

9. A drone maneuvering method comprising:

detecting a tilt of a foot of a pilot by a tilt information detector, the tilt information detector being provided in a first auxiliary tool and detecting the tilt of the foot with respect to a reference surface, the first auxiliary tool being worn on the foot of the pilot;

transmitting to a drone a maneuvering signal, the maneuvering signal including information to instruct the drone with respect to at least forward, left, and right movement of the drone using tilt information on the tilt of the foot;

detecting a rotational displacement of a head of the pilot by rotation information detector, the rotation information acquisition detector being provided in a second auxiliary tool and detecting the rotational displacement of the head, the second auxiliary tool being worn on the head of the pilot; and

transmitting to the drone a maneuvering signal, the maneuvering signal including information to instruct the drone with respect to vertical movement or rotational movement of the drone using rotation information on the rotational displacement of the head.