Patent ID: 11873100
Assignee: NILEWORKS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  G  Y | IPC A  B  G

Claim 23:
24. A drone system in which a drone and a movable body operate in coordination with each other, the movable body being capable of moving with the drone aboard and allowing the drone to make a takeoff and a landing,
the movable body comprising:
a takeoff-landing area on which the drone can be placed and that serves as a takeoff-landing point from and on which the drone takes off and lands;
a movement control section capable of moving the movable body together with the drone aboard; and
a movable body transmission section that sends information on the movable body,

the drone comprising:
a flight control section that causes the drone to fly; and
a drone reception section that receives information on the movable body, wherein

the drone retains a position of the takeoff-landing point at a time when the drone is on the takeoff-landing point, and
the drone is capable of predicting the number of times of suspension of an operation on a planned traveling route determined in advance and return to the takeoff-landing point and is capable of notifying the movable body of the predicted number of times.