System and method for controlling takeoff and landing of drone
Disclosed herein is a system and method for controlling the takeoff and landing of a drone. The system for controlling the takeoff and landing of a drone includes: a landing control device configured to vary the transmission range of Low Frequency (LF) landing control signals based on whether a response signal to a transmitted landing control signal in the transmission range is received, and to transmit a landing signal if the varied transmission range is less than a minimum radius; and a drone configured to fly in a control signal-based flight mode based on a landing control signal when receiving the landing control signal transmitted from the landing control device during GPS signal-based flight, and to land at a destination by flying in a landing mode when receiving a landing signal from the landing control device during flight in the control signal-based flight mode.
1. A system for controlling takeoff and landing of a drone, the system comprising:
a control device configured to vary a transmission range of Low Frequency (LF) landing control signals based on whether a response signal to a transmitted landing control signal in the transmission range is received, and to transmit a landing signal if the varied transmission range is less than a minimum radius,
wherein the control device is further configured to vary a transmission range of LF takeoff control signals based on whether a response signal to a takeoff control signal transmitted range is received, and to transmit a flight signal if the varied transmission range is equal to or greater than a maximum radius; and
a drone configured to fly in a control signal-based flight mode based on a landing control signal when receiving the landing control signal transmitted from the control device during Global Positioning System (GPS) signal-based flight mode, and to land at a destination by flying in a landing mode when receiving a landing signal from the control device during flight in the control signal-based flight mode,
wherein the drone comprises a signal processor comprised of a three axis receiving antenna driven by the takeoff control signal for detecting 3 directional takeoff control signal strength from the takeoff control signal.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control device further comprises
a transmission range setting unit configured to set a maximum transmission radius to be a transmission range in an initial state and to vary the transmission range based on whether a response signal to a landing control signal is received;
a landing control signal transmitter configured to transmit an LF landing control signal based on the transmission range set by the transmission range setting unit; and
a landing controller configured to control the landing control signal transmitter to transmit a landing signal if the varied transmission range is equal to or less than the minimum transmission radius.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the transmission range setting unit is configured to
decrease the transmission range by a set radial unit when receiving a response signal to a landing control signal within a set period of time, and
increase the transmission range by the set radial unit when receiving no response signal to the landing control signal within the set period of time.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone comprises
a signal processor comprised of a three axis receiving antenna driven by a landing control signal for detecting 3 directional landing control signal strength from the received landing control signal;
a calculator configured to calculate three directional distances, including X, Y, and Z direction distances, between a current location and the control device based on the detected 3 directional landing control signal strength and reference signal strength of the landing control signal;
a flight setting unit configured to set a flight mode and flight distance based on the calculated three directional distances and the current location; and
a flight controller configured to control the drone in a control signal-based flight mode based on the flight mode and flight distance set by the flight setting unit, and to control the drone in a landing mode when a landing signal is received from the signal processor.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone is configured to
fly in a control signal-based flight mode based on the takeoff control signal transmitted from the control device, and fly in a GPS signal-based flight mode if receiving a flight signal from the control device during flight in the control signal-based flight mode.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises
a transmission range setting unit configured to set a minimum transmission radius to be a transmission range in an initial state, and to vary the transmission range based on whether a response signal to a takeoff control signal is received;
a takeoff control signal transmitter configured to transmit an LF takeoff control signal based on the transmission range set by the transmission range setting unit; and
a takeoff controller configured to control the takeoff control signal transmitter to transmit a flight signal if the varied transmission range is equal to or greater than the maximum transmission radius.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the transmission range setting unit is configured to
increase the transmission range by a set radial unit when receiving a response signal to a takeoff control signal within a set period of time, and
decrease the transmission range by the set radial unit when receiving no response signal to the takeoff control signal within the set period of time.
8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the drone comprises
a calculator configured to calculate three directional distances including X, Y, and Z direction distances between a current location and a target takeoff point based on the detected three directional takeoff signal strength and reference signal strength of the takeoff control signal;
a flight setting unit configured to set a flight mode and flight distance based on the calculated three directional distances and the current location; and
a flight controller configured to control the drone in a control signal-based flight mode based on the flight mode and flight distance set by the flight setting unit, and to control the drone in a GPS signal-based flight mode when a flight signal is received from the signal processor.