Patent ID: 11970267
Assignee: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A control device, comprising:
at least one memory storing computer program code; and
at least one processor operable to read the computer program code and operate as instructed by the computer program code, wherein
the computer program code includes:
aircraft control code configured to cause the at least one processor to perform control to cause a transport aircraft to lower a ground vehicle to a target area while the transport aircraft is flying above the target area, the transport aircraft being configured to be physically connected to the ground vehicle and being configured to transport the ground vehicle;
ground vehicle control code configured to cause the at least one processor to perform, after the ground vehicle is lowered to the target area, control to cause the ground vehicle to travel the target area while the transport aircraft is flying; and
acquiring code configured to cause the at least one processor to acquire state information expressing a state of a surface of the target area, the state being a state of the surface when the ground vehicle travels the target area,
wherein the aircraft control code is configured to cause the at least one processor to further perform, after the ground vehicle travels the target area, control to cause the transport aircraft to lift the ground vehicle from the target area while the transport aircraft is flying, and
wherein the computer program code further includes determination code configured to cause the at least one processor to determine, based on the acquired state information, whether or not an aircraft is landable at the target area, the aircraft being identical to the transport aircraft or being different from the transport aircraft.