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Central management server, unmanned cargo aircraft and unmanned delivery robot for delivering goods considering status of local delivery hub

US12380396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2022
Grant dateAug 5, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/57
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A central management server includes a determination module determining a landable local delivery hub among a plurality of local delivery hubs located within a preset radius centered around a destination, when a location information request for the landable local delivery hub is received from an unmanned cargo aircraft; and a control module configured to transmit a landing command including the location information of the determined landable local delivery hub to the unmanned cargo aircraft, and transmit a task execution command to cause the unmanned cargo aircraft to deliver goods to the destination. The determination module determines the landable local delivery hub, based on a combination of an expected landing standby period of the unmanned cargo aircraft, an expected battery consumption amount of the unmanned cargo aircraft, an expected delivery period of the unmanned delivery robot, and an expected battery consumption amount of the unmanned delivery robot.

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