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Control device, program, and control method

US11169546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2020
Grant dateNov 9, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T90/16
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a control device, configured to control a plurality of flight objects having a solar panel, a battery for storing an electrical power generated by the solar panel, and an antenna for forming a communication area on a ground with the electrical power stored in the battery and providing a wireless communication service for a user terminal within the communication area, the control device comprising: a flight object selecting unit configured to select a to-be-replaced active flight object among a plurality of active flight objects, which are flight objects each flying while covering a target area with the communication area; and a replacement controlling unit configured to replace the to-be-replaced active flight object with a standby flight object, which is a flight object flying without forming the communication area.

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