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Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2019
Applicant:

Thk Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kaoru Hoshide, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

THK CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 27/08 (2023.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); G05D 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flying robot executing predetermined work, the flying robot comprising: a body unit; and a propulsion portion comprising a plurality of propulsion units configured to cause propulsion to occur by driving rotor blades, the plurality of propulsion units being provided on the body unit; the flying robot further comprising: a contact support unit configured to contact a predetermined contact surface to be capable of supporting at least a part of the body unit; a sensor configured to detect an inclination of the body unit; and a control unit configured to, when the contact support unit contacts the predetermined contact surface, and the predetermined work is being performed, execute posture control to drive at least one of the plurality of propulsion units based on the inclination of the body unit detected by the sensor so that the inclination of the body unit is kept within a predetermined angle range.


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