The present invention aims to control position of flying object with respect to a structural object in a situation where it is difficult to perform positioning based on radio signals transmitted from a satellite. A position identification unit identifies position of flying object in troublesome GPS signal reception space, using different methods for coordinate axes. Specifically, position identification unit identifies position, on Z axis (first coordinate axis), of flying object in troublesome GPS signal reception space, based on distance from flying object to structural object (distance measured at time of position identification), and identifies positions, on X and Y axes (second coordinate axes), of flying object based on change in shape of structural object in respective axis directions of X and Y axes (second coordinate axes) (history of distance from flying object to bridge B measured multiple times until position identification).

In an embodiment, an optical sensor includes (i) a first lens array including a plurality of first lenses, (ii) a photodetector array including a plurality of photodetectors each aligned with a respective one of the plurality of first lenses, and (iii) a plurality of signal-modifying elements each aligned with a respective one of the plurality of first lenses. The plurality of signal-modifying elements includes (a) a first signal-modifying optical element having a first spatially-dependent transmission function, and (b) a second signal-modifying optical element having a second spatially-dependent transmission function differing from the first spatially-dependent transmission function.

Disclosed subject matter identifies, characterizes, and mitigates previously unforeseen safety hazards that are likely to be encountered by autonomous conveyancesfinding these hazards, assessing their potential safety impact, modifying the design to mitigate them should they occur, disseminating updated design programming to all units, including those under construction or those already in the field, and including those hazard mitigations of high severity that exceed the maximum capabilities of the controller as manufactured. These hazards can include rare, infrequent and unforeseen hazards by monitoring conveyances already in the field, gathering data from autonomous conveyances, such as those using a design being updated, and data obtained from those using other autonomous designs in the field. By obtaining data from non-autonomous conveyances, as supplied by their drivers and operators, reporting real-time via a smartphone application, categories of rare, infrequent or unforeseen hazards can be integrated into modified designs.

Disclosed subject matter identifies, characterizes, and mitigates previously unforeseen safety hazards that are likely to be encountered by autonomous conveyancesfinding these hazards, assessing their potential safety impact, modifying the design to mitigate them should they occur, disseminating updated design programming to all units, including those under construction or those already in the field, and including those hazard mitigations of high severity that exceed the maximum capabilities of the controller as manufactured. These hazards can include rare, infrequent and unforeseen hazards by monitoring conveyances already in the field, gathering data from autonomous conveyances, such as those using a design being updated, and data obtained from those using other autonomous designs in the field. By obtaining data from non-autonomous conveyances, as supplied by their drivers and operators, reporting real-time via a smartphone application, categories of rare, infrequent or unforeseen hazards can be integrated into modified designs.

An information processing apparatus is provided, including: a prediction result obtainment unit which obtains a result of prediction of weather in stratosphere; and a flight path determination unit which determines a flight path of a flight vehicle based on the result of prediction of weather in stratosphere such that the flight vehicle flies through an area in stratosphere that has been predicted to satisfy a predetermined stratospheric path condition, wherein the flight vehicle functions as a stratospheric platform, and forms a wireless communication area by emitting a beam and provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area.

An information processing apparatus is provided, including: a prediction result obtainment unit which obtains a result of prediction of weather in stratosphere; and a flight path determination unit which determines a flight path of a flight vehicle based on the result of prediction of weather in stratosphere such that the flight vehicle flies through an area in stratosphere that has been predicted to satisfy a predetermined stratospheric path condition, wherein the flight vehicle functions as a stratospheric platform, and forms a wireless communication area by emitting a beam and provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area.

Outward leg instructing unit provides a first instruction for causing drone to acquire examination data of a facility while flying in the vicinity of the facility. Position information acquiring unit acquires position information of a place of focus specified based on the examination data acquired in accordance with the first instruction. Return leg instructing unit provides, as a second instruction, an instruction for causing drone to acquire a greater amount of examination data than that acquired in accordance with the first instruction with regard to the place of focus indicated by the acquired position information, while flying so as to return on a path flown due to the first instruction. Return leg instructing unit provides as the second instruction an instruction to acquire examination data including image data of a greater number of shots, as compared with shooting performed in accordance with the first instruction.

An aspect of this invention relates to a method for controlling motion of a climbing robot comprising the steps of receiving high-level commands; receiving sensory feedbacks comprising roll angle data; generating basic locomotion pattern signals based on received high-level commands; amplifying the generated basic locomotion pattern signals based on received high-level commands; adapting the basic locomotion pattern signals to obtain adaptation commands; generating motor commands based on received high-level commands, obtained adaptation command, and amplified basic locomotion pattern signals to drive a plurality of joint motors of the robot; and generating electromagnet activate signals based on received high-level commands and generated basic locomotion pattern signals. Another aspect of the invention relates to a system for controlling motion of the climbing robot, which comprises a sensory preprocessing module, a central pattern generator, a velocity regulating module, an adaptation module, a joint motor angle determine module, and an electromagnet activate module.

An aspect of this invention relates to a method for controlling motion of a climbing robot comprising the steps of receiving high-level commands; receiving sensory feedbacks comprising roll angle data; generating basic locomotion pattern signals based on received high-level commands; amplifying the generated basic locomotion pattern signals based on received high-level commands; adapting the basic locomotion pattern signals to obtain adaptation commands; generating motor commands based on received high-level commands, obtained adaptation command, and amplified basic locomotion pattern signals to drive a plurality of joint motors of the robot; and generating electromagnet activate signals based on received high-level commands and generated basic locomotion pattern signals. Another aspect of the invention relates to a system for controlling motion of the climbing robot, which comprises a sensory preprocessing module, a central pattern generator, a velocity regulating module, an adaptation module, a joint motor angle determine module, and an electromagnet activate module.

A computation load distribution method includes determining a processing task associated with a mobile vehicle, and determining one or more processing resources for performing the processing task based at least partially on characteristics of the processing task. Determining the one or more processing resources includes determining whether to perform the processing task locally at the mobile vehicle and/or remotely at a remote terminal.