18455630. CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Ryotaro Fujiwara of Tokyo-to (JP)

Hirotada Nakanishi of Toyota-shi (JP)

Fuhito Kodama of Nagoya-shi (JP)

Yuki Uchida of Iwakura-shi (JP)

Satoshi Komamine of Nagoya-shi (JP)

Yoshinori Okada of Okazaki-shi (JP)

Satoshi Hirano of Obu-shi (JP)

CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18455630 titled 'CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

- Controller acquires weather information, including wind speed, for scheduled spraying date and time - Controller determines flight altitude of unmanned aircraft based on wind speed - Controller generates spraying plan for unmanned aircraft, including determined flight altitude

Potential Applications

- Precision agriculture - Crop spraying - Weather-informed flight planning

Problems Solved

- Inefficient use of agricultural chemicals - Inaccurate spraying due to wind conditions - Lack of real-time weather data for flight planning

Benefits

- Increased efficiency in agricultural spraying - Improved accuracy in chemical application - Reduced environmental impact from overspraying

Original Abstract Submitted

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire weather information including a wind speed on a scheduled spraying date and time at which an unmanned aircraft is to spray an agricultural chemical on a field, determine a flight altitude of the unmanned aircraft according to the wind speed, and generate a plan for spraying of the agricultural chemical by the unmanned aircraft, the plan for spraying including the determined flight altitude.