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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Acsl Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Njs Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Kuroiwa, Chiba, JP;
Yusuke Inagaki, Suita, JP;
Kohei Yamasaki, Funabashi, JP;
Akikazu Onishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Katsuoka, Shinjuku, JP;
Yukinori Masuya, Sagamihara, JP;
Ichiro Okada, Soka, JP;
ACSL Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
NJS Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly efficient method for capturing images inside a confined space without the need for direct visual observation by an inspector. Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with at least four rotors, a drive device that drives the rotors, a control signal generation circuit that generates a control signal for causing the drive device to drive the rotors, and an imaging camera, wherein said unmanned aerial vehicle is configured to fly within a confined space by driving the rotors while capturing images inside the confined space by means of the imaging camera.