A method for destroying enemy's targets is disclosed which comprises the following steps: (a) carrying a multicopter drone in a backpack of a first soldier; (b) removing the multicopter drone from the backpack, unfolding, and coupling a missile to the multicopter drone; (c) remote controlling the multicopter drone to search for the enemy' targets using a remote control; and (d) launching the missile from the multicopter drone when the enemy' targets are detected.

A method for destroying enemy's targets is disclosed which comprises the following steps: (a) carrying a multicopter drone in a backpack of a first soldier; (b) removing the multicopter drone from the backpack, unfolding, and coupling a missile to the multicopter drone; (c) remote controlling the multicopter drone to search for the enemy' targets using a remote control; and (d) launching the missile from the multicopter drone when the enemy' targets are detected.

Problems to be Solved To provide a control apparatus for an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial system capable of pruning a tree by appropriately specifying a pruning position to prune a branch of the tree and further adjusting a shape of the tree. [Solution] A control apparatus 3 for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2 according to the present invention includes a tree shape information generation section 312 capable of generating tree shape information of a target tree T1 targeted for pruning by using two or more tree images P of the target tree T1 taken from different directions and a shape generating neural network N1; a pruning position specifying section 316 capable of specifying a pruning position of the target tree T1 by using the tree shape information; an operation control section 318 capable of controlling a flight state of the unmanned aerial vehicle and an operation of the pruning structure in accordance with the pruning position P; a tree shape evaluation receiving section 313 capable of receiving a tree shape evaluation related to the tree shape information; and a shape learning section 314 capable of causing the shape generation neural network N1 to machine-learn a shape of the tree on the basis of the tree images, the tree shape information, and the tree shape evaluation.

A cleaning method includes controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to fly to a region of a wall body according to a path to be cleaned, determining a distance between the UAV and a wall surface of the region of the wall body based on a cleaning mode, and controlling the UAV to clean the wall surface via the cleaning mode and at the determined distance away from the wall surface.

Rotorcraft including a fuselage, at least three rotor system arms, a forward propulsion unit for providing forward propulsion to the rotorcraft and a flight control system. Each rotor system arm has a rotor system including a mast having at least two rotor blades and an electric rotor motor coupled to the mast for driving the mast whereupon the rotor blades act as a rotating rotor disc. Each rotor system has an individually controllable collective rotor blade pitch. At least one rotor system has a controllable cyclic rotor blade pitch. The flight control system controls the at least three electric rotor motors, the collective rotor blade pitch of each rotor system, the cyclic rotor blade pitch of the at least one rotor system and the forward propulsion unit in response to an input control indicating a desired maneuver to operate the rotorcraft for takeoff, flight and landing.

Rotorcraft including a fuselage, at least three rotor system arms, a forward propulsion unit for providing forward propulsion to the rotorcraft and a flight control system. Each rotor system arm has a rotor system including a mast having at least two rotor blades and an electric rotor motor coupled to the mast for driving the mast whereupon the rotor blades act as a rotating rotor disc. Each rotor system has an individually controllable collective rotor blade pitch. At least one rotor system has a controllable cyclic rotor blade pitch. The flight control system controls the at least three electric rotor motors, the collective rotor blade pitch of each rotor system, the cyclic rotor blade pitch of the at least one rotor system and the forward propulsion unit in response to an input control indicating a desired maneuver to operate the rotorcraft for takeoff, flight and landing.

An unmanned aerial vehicle executes: a movement control process that moves the unmanned aerial vehicle to a delivery area including a delivery address to which a package is to be delivered, the delivery area including delivery destination candidates, and each of the delivery destination candidates including an identification information indicator located at a position where the identification information indicator is readable from outside; an identification information acquiring process that acquires identification information associated with each delivery destination candidate by reading a corresponding identification information indicator; a delivery destination identifying process that identifies, as a delivery destination, a delivery destination candidate in which the acquired identification information matches the delivery address; a position identifying process that identifies a receiving position of the package based on a position of the identified delivery destination; and a placing process that places the package at the identified receiving position.

An unmanned aerial vehicle executes: a movement control process that moves the unmanned aerial vehicle to a delivery area including a delivery address to which a package is to be delivered, the delivery area including delivery destination candidates, and each of the delivery destination candidates including an identification information indicator located at a position where the identification information indicator is readable from outside; an identification information acquiring process that acquires identification information associated with each delivery destination candidate by reading a corresponding identification information indicator; a delivery destination identifying process that identifies, as a delivery destination, a delivery destination candidate in which the acquired identification information matches the delivery address; a position identifying process that identifies a receiving position of the package based on a position of the identified delivery destination; and a placing process that places the package at the identified receiving position.

The present disclosure provides cargo systems for unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) such as drones, and method of using same to deliver (e.g., load, transport, and unload) cargo.

The present disclosure provides cargo systems for unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) such as drones, and method of using same to deliver (e.g., load, transport, and unload) cargo.