| CPC B64D 27/357 (2024.01) [B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. A control device configured to control a flying object equipped with an electric power system configured to supply electric power to electric loads including a vertical takeoff and landing motor that drives a vertical takeoff and landing rotor that generates an upward thrust on the flying object and a cruise motor that drives a cruise rotor that generates a horizontal thrust on the flying object,
wherein the electric power system comprises:
a generator configured to generate electric power by being driven by an engine;
a power supply circuit configured to supply the electric power output from the generator to the electric loads; and
a battery connected to the power supply circuit;
wherein the control device comprises one or more processors that execute computer-executable instructions stored in a memory,
wherein the one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the control device to:
acquire information indicative of generated power the generator generates, information indicative of regenerative power expected to be supplied from the vertical takeoff and landing motor to the power supply circuit, information indicative of maximum allowable power that is a maximum amount of power allowable to be input to the battery and information indicative of required power expected to be consumed by the electric loads;
determine whether a power surplus situation in which surplus power calculated by deducting the required power from a sum of the generated power and the regenerative power becomes greater than the maximum allowable power is brought about; and
enable execution of power consumption increase control for increasing power consumption by reducing operation efficiency of the cruise motor in a case where the power surplus situation is determined to be brought about.
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