Control of formation flight of aircraft and communication area for providing radio communication service
US11126205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/59
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control device is provided which forms a communication area on a ground to control an aircraft having an antenna for providing a radio communication service to a user terminal in the communication area. The control device includes a control unit that makes a plurality of aircrafts fly in formation, and controls the plurality of aircrafts such that the communication area of each of the plurality of aircrafts moves while covering a part of a preset target area and the entire target area is covered by a plurality of the communication areas of the plurality of aircrafts.
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