Patent ID: 11868144
Assignee: NILEWORKS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B  Y | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the drone performing a predetermined operation in a predetermined area, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing, the drone system comprising:
a plan determining section that determines a flight plan for the drone and a movement plan for the movable body in accordance with the flight plan;
a first instructing section that instructs the drone to execute an operation in accordance with the flight plan; and
a second instructing section that instructs the movable body to move or to be on standby in accordance with the movement plan, wherein
the flight plan and the movement plan include a takeoff point at which the drone takes off from the movable body and a landing point at which the drone lands on the movable body after completion of an operation, and
the landing point is determined to be a point that is in a vicinity of an operation-completion scheduled point of the drone, and the movable body is allowed to move to the point, and is closest to the operation-completion scheduled point.