A flight method for a moving body including a detection unit, the method includes: a first flight process of flying while the detection unit detects a surface of a normal portion other than a specific portion of a crane; and a second flight process of flying while the detection unit detects a surface of the specific portion of the crane in a state where at least one of a position, a turning angle, and a boom angle is different, compared to the first flight process.

A movable object according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a body unit, a notification unit, and a notification control unit. The notification unit is provided in the body unit. The notification control unit controls an operation of the notification unit, to thereby notify of information regarding at least one of an orientation of the body unit or a position on the body unit as assistance information for assisting work of a user on the movable object. This enables the user to intuitively recognize which orientation the user should put the body unit in, and the workability in user's work can be improved.

A system includes an image analyzer and a motion controller in communication with the image analyzer. The image analyzer is configured to receive an image captured by an imaging device coupled to a movable object and analyze the image to determine one or more parameters of a target object in the image. The motion controller is configured to receive input signals indicating one or more motion characteristics of the movable object and one or more motion path parameters, determine a motion path for the movable object to travel based on the one or more parameters of the target object and the one or more motion path parameters, and generate control signals to adjust at least one of a velocity, an acceleration, an altitude, an attitude, or an orientation of the movable object while the movable object is traveling along the motion path based on the one or more motion characteristics.

A device for placing at the entrance to a maintenance space, comprises a counter to count a number of persons passing the entrance, a touchscreen to obtain structured data about the maintenance space, and a transmitter, associated with the counter and with the touchscreen, for transmitting counting results and structured data to a remote location. A cloud based maintenance regulation system based on the above device is also disclosed.

A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.

The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, an information processing device, and a mobile body control system that enable real-time notification to a user of a movement plan modified during the automatic movement of a mobile body. The mobile body control system outputs, in reference to modification information input during automatic movement of a mobile body based on a movement plan, a modified plan obtained by modifying the movement plan, and displays the modified plan during the automatic movement of the mobile body based on the modified plan. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a drone system configured to allow intervention by manual operation for drones in automatic flight.

An information terminal carried by a user of a moving object includes: a display configured to perform a position instruction operation on a display image; and a controller configured to perform movement control of the moving object based on a specific operation including a rotation instruction operation of the user on the display. After the controller causes the display to display a first guidance image that extends in a left-right direction, the controller causes the display to display, at a first position instructed by the user on the first guidance image, a second guidance image that has a length in a left-right direction shorter than that of the first guidance image and that serves as a starting point of the specific operation.

Some embodiments may include a touchscreen or other user input interface to select part of a displayed map and one or more processors coupled to the touchscreen or other user input interface. The one or more processors may be configured to setup an autonomous operating zone for a working machine based on a user selection from a displayed map. The working machine may monitor its current location with respect to the autonomous operation zone, and may de-actuate at least one of its actuator(s) or send a new actuation signal to its actuator(s) to change an operation of at least one motorized device of the working machine. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

A movable object according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a body unit, a notification unit, and a notification control unit. The notification unit is provided in the body unit. The notification control unit controls an operation of the notification unit, to thereby notify of information regarding at least one of an orientation of the body unit or a position on the body unit as assistance information for assisting work of a user on the movable object. This enables the user to intuitively recognize which orientation the user should put the body unit in, and the workability in user's work can be improved.

The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.