US 11,809,204 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle control system, unmanned aerial vehicle control method, and program
Junji Torii, Tokyo (JP); and Jun Takizawa, Chino (JP)
Assigned to RAKUTEN GROUP, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 16/636,030
Filed by RAKUTEN GROUP, INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Oct. 18, 2017, PCT No. PCT/JP2017/037675
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 3, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/077694, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0241571 A1, Jul. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/106 (2019.05) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control system comprising:
a first UAV;
a second UAV that flies near the first UAV during a flight of the first UAV and is configured to obtain present wind information; and
at least one processor configured to:
control the flight of the first UAV based on the wind present information obtained by the second UAV;
obtain first position information about a position of the first UAV;
obtain second position information about a position of the second UAV;
control the flight of the first UAV further based on the first position information and the second position information; and
control the flight of the first UAV based on the present wind information when the second UAV is on a windward side of the first UAV;
wherein the windward side is upwind of the first UAV.