Rakuten Group, Inc.

Qingnan Zhou

Toshiaki Tazume

Hayato Mizukami

A landing management device sets a partition, in a predetermined landing area, on the basis of information of an unmanned aerial vehicle that lands on a landing area, the partition being obtained by virtually partitioning a part of the landing area, and transmits landing control information to a control device, in order to make the unmanned aerial vehicle land on a partial area corresponding to the partition. The control device controls landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the basis of the landing control information received from the landing management device.

Landing management device, landing management method, and landing management system

In an unmanned aerial vehicle system S, a target position Pt to which UAVis headed among a plurality of UAVsis determined on the basis of a position of each of a plurality of ports, and the UAVis controlled to fly toward the target position Pt. And then, a portto be used for landing of the UAVis determined on the basis of a reservation status of each of the plurality of portsby the other UAVdifferent from the UAVamong the plurality of the UAVswhile the UAVis flying toward the target position Pt, and the UAVis controlled to fly toward the determined port

Control method for unmanned aerial vehicle, management method, control device, management device, and unmanned aerial vehicle system

Detection means of an unmanned aerial vehicle control system is configured to detect an object existing at a location at which at least one of landing or takeoff of an unmanned aerial vehicle is to be performed. Type identification means is configured to identify a type of the object based on a result of detection by the detection means. Restriction means is configured to restrict at least one of landing or takeoff of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the type identified by the type identification means.

Unmanned aerial vehicle control system, unmanned aerial vehicle control method, and program

The article transfer system S selects an article transfer candidate on the basis of first sensing information obtained from first sensing performed by the unmanned aerial vehicle in flight, performs a movement control of the unmanned ground vehicle on the basis of position information of the selected article transfer candidate, and determines an article transfer place with reference to the selected article transfer candidate on the basis of second sensing information obtained from second sensing performed by the unmanned ground vehicle.

Determining method of article transfer place, determining method of landing place, article transfer system, and information processing device

Provided is a package receiving and holding apparatus including: a stage for unloading a package transported by an unmanned aerial vehicle; a storage repository, which is arranged adjacent to the stage, and includes a plurality of storage spaces arranged at least in a vertical direction, in order to store the package; a lifter for raising and lowering the stage; a pusher, which is movable in a manner so as to push the package on the stage; and an actuator for moving the pusher. The lifter is controlled so as to lower the stage from an unloading position of the package to a storage position corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of storage spaces. The actuator is controlled so as to move the pusher horizontally in order to slide and move the package toward the selected one of the plurality of storage spaces.

Package receiving and holding apparatus and package receiving and holding method

When a first holder and a second holder are positioned at a pair of midway positions, a belt is arranged between the first holder and the second holder breadthways across a work area, and a package is positioned between the belt and a selected one delivery section. The first holder and the second holder come closer to each other when approaching a pair of final positions from the pair of midway positions. The belt is retracted by a retractor into the first holder and the second holder to pull the package in the direction of the selected one delivery section.

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Qingnan Zhou