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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Iwase, Tokyo, JP;
RAKUTEN GROUP, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A specific object is quickly detected to improve safety of flight. A control unit of an unmanned aerial vehicle control system obtains an image in which surroundings of an unmanned aerial vehicle are captured, the unmanned aerial vehicle being movable in any direction. A control unit for obtaining movement direction information about a movement direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle. A control unit for specifying a part to be processed in the image based on the movement direction information. A control unit for performing detection processing on the part to be processed to detect a specific object. A flight control unit for controlling flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on a result of the detection processing.