Apparatus, systems, processes, and computer-readable mediums for facilitating the use of drones are described. For one embodiment, such a system includes a user element having a user application computer program configured to instruct a user interface device to facilitate use of user data and use of mission parameter(s) for a proposed drone mission. An owner element includes an owner application computer program configured to facilitate use of owner data and use of at least one drone parameter. A fleet system element is communicatively coupled to the user element and to the owner element and includes a computer system processor configured to facilitate use of a fleet record and use of at least one fleet parameter.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (103) is provided which includes a radioactive fuel source (111), and an external combustion engine (107) powered by said radioactive fuel source.

An atmospheric parameter measuring device includes a cone top, a balance rod an upper propeller, a lower propeller, a transmission module, an accelerating module, a DC generator, an object-carrying shell, an inertial generation module, a wireless energy-carrying communication module, a sensor carrier, a base, an airbag and a low-power-consumption sensor. Electric energy can generate by using four methods of wind energy, microwave, inertia and solar energy, so the energy supply for the carried low-power-consumption sensor can be ensured and the measuring device can generate electric energy at day and night to ensure the working state of the carried low-power-consumption sensor and measure the atmospheric temperature, humidity, wind speed, intensity of pressure and cloud and water grain shape parameters at the current position conveniently; the measuring device can float in the air by the lift force provided by the rotation of the two propellers.

An atmospheric parameter measuring device includes a cone top, a balance rod an upper propeller, a lower propeller, a transmission module, an accelerating module, a DC generator, an object-carrying shell, an inertial generation module, a wireless energy-carrying communication module, a sensor carrier, a base, an airbag and a low-power-consumption sensor. Electric energy can generate by using four methods of wind energy, microwave, inertia and solar energy, so the energy supply for the carried low-power-consumption sensor can be ensured and the measuring device can generate electric energy at day and night to ensure the working state of the carried low-power-consumption sensor and measure the atmospheric temperature, humidity, wind speed, intensity of pressure and cloud and water grain shape parameters at the current position conveniently; the measuring device can float in the air by the lift force provided by the rotation of the two propellers.

An autonomous base station for unmanned aerial vehicles (‘UAVs’) is disclosed, which includes a landing surface for a UAV, configured with at least one power transfer bus for supplying power to a power source of a UAV thereon. The base station further includes a networking module and data processing means operably connected to, and configured to control, the power transfer bus and the networking module. The data processing means is operably connected to the UAV through the networking module, and further configured to receive, store and process data from the UAV or another. The base station further includes a power supply operably connected to the or each power transfer bus, the or each networking module and the data processing means. A network of at least two such base stations is also disclosed, for sensing, modelling and monitoring an environment with UAVs.

Provided is a circuit abnormality diagnosis device capable of simply and easily diagnosing a circuit abnormality, a current generating device including the circuit abnormality diagnosis device, a deployed object ejection device for a flight object including the current generating device, an airbag device for a flight object including the current generating device, and a cutting device for a flight object including the current generating device.

A circuit abnormality diagnosis device 110 includes a calculation unit 1, an inspection power supply 2, a rectifier element 3, overcurrent preventing resistors 4 and 5, a voltage amplification unit 6, a voltage reading unit 7, and a light emitting unit 8, and performs a circuit abnormality diagnosis at a preset time (including the time of initial mounting) or every predetermined time. The circuit abnormality diagnosis device 110 diagnoses (determines) that a case where a voltage value is within a range of a first voltage value V.sub.1 or more and a second voltage value V.sub.2 or less, which is set in advance as a range of voltage values indicating that a circuit is normal, is a normal state, a case where the voltage value is less than the voltage value V.sub.1 is a short-circuit state in which the circuit is short-circuited, and a case where the voltage value is higher than the voltage value V.sub.2 is a disconnection state in which the circuit is disconnected.

Provided is a circuit abnormality diagnosis device capable of simply and easily diagnosing a circuit abnormality, a current generating device including the circuit abnormality diagnosis device, a deployed object ejection device for a flight object including the current generating device, an airbag device for a flight object including the current generating device, and a cutting device for a flight object including the current generating device.

A circuit abnormality diagnosis device 110 includes a calculation unit 1, an inspection power supply 2, a rectifier element 3, overcurrent preventing resistors 4 and 5, a voltage amplification unit 6, a voltage reading unit 7, and a light emitting unit 8, and performs a circuit abnormality diagnosis at a preset time (including the time of initial mounting) or every predetermined time. The circuit abnormality diagnosis device 110 diagnoses (determines) that a case where a voltage value is within a range of a first voltage value V.sub.1 or more and a second voltage value V.sub.2 or less, which is set in advance as a range of voltage values indicating that a circuit is normal, is a normal state, a case where the voltage value is less than the voltage value V.sub.1 is a short-circuit state in which the circuit is short-circuited, and a case where the voltage value is higher than the voltage value V.sub.2 is a disconnection state in which the circuit is disconnected.

A moving body that can be transported in a state to stabilize the posture of the transport object, without affecting the transport object due to the inclination of the moving body when moving forward. A moving body comprising a holding mechanism that has a rotation unit that rotates in the pitch direction, and approximately horizontally holds an object to be transported from the side near the center of gravity of a transport unit capable of storage or above the center of gravity. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism has a uniaxial rotation unit that rotates only in the pitch direction. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by active control. Alternatively, the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by passive control.

An abnormality warning system provides an abnormality warning for multiple motor systems that drive a motor used correspondingly to each of multiple rotors included in an electric aircraft. The abnormality warning system includes an abnormality determination unit and a warning level setting unit. The abnormality determination unit determines an abnormal one of the motor systems. The warning level setting unit sets a warning level to warn abnormality, based on at least position information of the rotor in the electric aircraft or the usage of the rotor corresponding to a motor system determined to be abnormal by the abnormality determination unit.

A system for exploiting a transmitted signal from an aircraft or drone to determine parameters of the aircraft or drone's motion. The system includes at least one antenna for receiving the transmitted signal from the aircraft, and an analysis system for analyzing the transmitted signal as compared with stored characteristic anomalies associated with any of the aircraft or drone, and the at least one antenna, for confirming parameters of the aircraft or drone's motion.