PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extend the flying time of a multicopter without restricting a place of use and without causing a large waste in flying of the multicopter.SOLUTION: A method of exchanging a battery during flight of a multicopter, according to an aspect of the present invention, comprises: a first step in which a supply side multicopter holding a supply battery and a supplied side multicopter that is the object to be supplied with a battery, while flying each other, secure a supply path for supplying a battery between both multicopters; a second step in which the supply side multicopter supplies the supply battery to the supplied side multicopter via the supply path; a third step in which the supplied side multicopter receives the supply battery supplied from the supply side multicopter; and a fourth step in which the supplied side multicopter exchanges a loaded battery mounted on the supplied side multicopter for the supply battery received from the supply side multicopter.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
【課題】利用場所を制限されず、かつマルチコプタの航行に大きな無駄を生じさせることなく、マルチコプタの航続時間を延長する。【解決手段】本発明の一側面に係るマルチコプタの飛行中におけるバッテリ交換方法は、供給用のバッテリを保持する供給側マルチコプタ、及びバッテリの供給対象となる被供給側マルチコプタが、互いに飛行しながら当該両マルチコプタの間でバッテリを供給するための供給経路を確保する第1ステップと、供給側マルチコプタが、被供給側マルチコプタに供給経路を介して供給用のバッテリを供給する第2ステップと、被供給側マルチコプタが、供給側マルチコプタから供給される供給用のバッテリを受け取る第3ステップと、被供給側マルチコプタが、当該被供給側マルチコプタに搭載された搭載バッテリを、供給側マルチコプタから受け取った供給用のバッテリに交換する第4ステップと、を備える。【選択図】図1
METHOD OF EXCHANGING BATTERY DURING FLIGHT OF MULTICOPTER, SUPPLY SIDE MULTICOPTER, AND SUPPLIED SIDE MULTICOPTER
マルチコプタの飛行中におけるバッテリ交換方法、供給側マルチコプタ、及び被供給側マルチコプタ
2018-08-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
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