Abstract: It is prevented that a communication relay apparatus in an upper airspace, which is suitable for constructing a three-dimensional network, falls by a strong wind. A communication relay apparatus is provided with a relay communication station that performs a radio communication with a terminal apparatus, and is capable of flying in an upper airspace by an autonomous control or an external control. This communication relay apparatus includes a flight control section that controls a flight of the communication relay apparatus based on flight control information determined so as to reduce an influence of a strong wind generated around the communication relay apparatus. The flight control information may include information for controlling at least one of a flight direction, velocity, altitude, attitude, flight route and flight pattern of the communication relay apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a base station device mounted on an aircraft and configured to form a communication area on the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area. The base station device comprises a CPU; a determination unit configured to determine whether to execute congestion control in the wireless communication service, based on a use status of a CPU stack message queue of the CPU; and a congestion control execution unit that executes the congestion control when the determination unit determines to execute the congestion control.

Abstract: There is provided a system including: a control device mounted on an aircraft and configured to control the aircraft, the aircraft having a battery, and a wireless device configured to use power stored in the battery to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal; and a module that is physically attachable to and detachable from the control device, in which the control device has a housing that includes a module attachment and detachment unit, and an electrical connection unit configured to electrically connect the module to the battery when the module is attached to the module attachment and detachment unit, and the module has, a power receiving unit configured to receive power from the battery, and a communication processing unit configured to use the power received by the power receiving unit to communicate with the wireless device.

Abstract: Provided is a system comprising a projector; and a control device, wherein the control device includes a projector position information acquisition unit for acquiring projector position information indicative of a position of the projector, a flight vehicle position information acquisition unit for acquiring flight vehicle position information indicative of a position of a flight vehicle on which a solar cell panel is mounted, and an irradiation direction control unit for controlling an irradiation direction of light emitted from the projector, based on the projector position information and the flight vehicle position information.

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of aircrafts, each of which has an antenna for forming a communication area on the ground to provide a radio communication service to a user terminal in the communication area, and a management device for managing the plurality of aircrafts. The management device includes a signal transmitting unit that transmits a remote operation signal to an aircraft selected as the remote operation target from the plurality of aircrafts. Each of the plurality of aircrafts includes a remote operation flying control unit that, when an aircraft is selected as the remote operation target, causes the aircraft to fly based on the remote operation signal received from the management device, and a tuned flying control unit that, when the aircraft is not selected as the remote operation target, causes the aircraft to fly in tune with other aircraft selected as the remote operation target.

Abstract: Provided is an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus capable of reducing a size and suppressing a movement of a cell footprint. The communication relay apparatus comprises an array antenna that has plural antenna elements forming a cell for performing a radio communication of a service link with a terminal apparatus, an information acquisition section that acquires information on at least one of a position and an attitude of the communication relay apparatus, and a control section that controls phases and amplitudes of plural transmission/reception signals transmitted/received via each of the plural antenna elements of the array antenna so as to fix the position of the cell footprint, based on the information on at least one of the position and the attitude of the communication relay apparatus.

Abstract: A relay communication station is remotely controlled without increasing communication traffic of a feeder link of communication to be relayed between a communication relay apparatus such as a HAPS located in an upper airspace and a communication network on the ground side or on the sea side.

Abstract: There is provided a control device, configured to control a plurality of flight objects having a solar panel, a battery for storing an electrical power generated by the solar panel, and an antenna for forming a communication area on a ground with the electrical power stored in the battery and providing a wireless communication service for a user terminal within the communication area, the control device comprising: a flight object selecting unit configured to select a to-be-replaced active flight object among a plurality of active flight objects, which are flight objects each flying while covering a target area with the communication area; and a replacement controlling unit configured to replace the to-be-replaced active flight object with a standby flight object, which is a flight object flying without forming the communication area.

Abstract: Provided is a control device that controls flight vehicles having an antenna for forming a cell on the ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the cell. The control device includes a replacement control unit that controls replacement of a first flight vehicle covering an object area on the ground by means of a cell with a second flight vehicle. The replacement control unit controls the first flight vehicle and the second flight vehicle such that the second flight vehicle moves to a location corresponding to the location of the first flight vehicle, the second flight vehicle and the first flight vehicle start providing a wireless communication service to a user terminal by Coordinated Multiple Point transmission/reception (CoMP), and then the first flight vehicle stops forming its cell.

Abstract: Provided is a flying body comprising an antenna for forming a communication area by a beam irradiated toward the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area; and an attachment/detachment part configured to physically attach to and detach from another flying body for combining with and separating from another flying body. Provided is also a flying body comprising an antenna for forming a communication area by a beam irradiated toward the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area; a cable having an attachment/detachment part configured to physically attach to and detach from another flying body; a cable communication unit configured to communicate with another flying body via the cable; and an electric power transmission unit configured to transmit electric power with another flying body via the cable.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for controlling a plurality of flying bodies including a first flying body having an antenna for forming a communication area by a beam irradiated toward the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area. The control apparatus comprises a selection unit configured to select a flying body of a combination target to be combined with the first flying body from the plurality of flying bodies; and a flying body control unit configured to control combination of the first flying body and the flying body of a combination target.

Abstract: Provide a system capable of improving a frequency utilization efficiency of a feeder link of an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus. A system, which has an aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus that wirelessly communicates with a terminal apparatus, is provided with plural gateway stations that perform space-division multiplexing communication for transmitting and receiving different relay signals from each other on a same frequency in a feeder link with the aerial-stay type communication relay apparatus. Each of the plural gateway stations may be provided with an antenna control section that controls an antenna for feeder link so as to track the aerial-stay type communication relay apparatus.

Abstract: A control device is provided which forms a communication area on a ground to control an aircraft having an antenna for providing a radio communication service to a user terminal in the communication area. The control device includes a control unit that makes a plurality of aircrafts fly in formation, and controls the plurality of aircrafts such that the communication area of each of the plurality of aircrafts moves while covering a part of a preset target area and the entire target area is covered by a plurality of the communication areas of the plurality of aircrafts.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling a flight vehicle including a solar cell panel, and an antenna for forming a communication area on the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area by using electric power generated by the solar cell panel. The control device comprises a control unit for controlling a first flight vehicle and a second flight vehicle so that during a first time period, the second flight vehicle of the first flight vehicle and the second flight vehicle is caused not to cover a first target area and the first flight vehicle is caused to cover the first target area, and during a second time period following the first time period, the first flight vehicle is caused not to cover the first target area and the second flight vehicle is caused to cover the first target area.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling flight vehicles, including a replacement control unit for controlling replacement of a first flight vehicle covering a target area on the ground by a cell in a first frequency band with a second flight vehicle, in which the replacement control unit is for controlling the replacement such that, after the second flight vehicle moves to a location corresponding to a location of the first flight vehicle, the first flight vehicle continues using one part of a frequency band in the first frequency band and stops using a remaining part of the frequency band, and also the second flight vehicle forms a cell in a frequency band excluding the one part of the frequency band but including the remaining part of the frequency band, which overlaps with the cell formed by the first flight vehicle, and the first flight vehicle stops forming the cell.

Abstract: Provided is an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus capable of reducing a size and suppressing a movement of a cell footprint. The communication relay apparatus comprises an array antenna that has plural antenna elements forming a cell for performing a radio communication of a service link with a terminal apparatus, an information acquisition section that acquires information on at least one of a position and an attitude of the communication relay apparatus, and a control section that controls phases and amplitudes of plural transmission/reception signals transmitted/received via each of the plural antenna elements of the array antenna so as to fix the position of the cell footprint, based on the information on at least one of the position and the attitude of the communication relay apparatus.

Abstract: It is prevented that a communication relay apparatus in an upper airspace, which is suitable for constructing a three-dimensional network, falls by a strong wind. A communication relay apparatus is provided with a relay communication station that performs a radio communication with a terminal apparatus, and is capable of flying in an upper airspace by an autonomous control or an external control. This communication relay apparatus includes a flight control section that controls a flight of the communication relay apparatus based on flight control information determined so as to reduce an influence of a strong wind generated around the communication relay apparatus. The flight control information may include information for controlling at least one of a flight direction, velocity, altitude, attitude, flight route and flight pattern of the communication relay apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling a flight vehicle including a battery; and an antenna for forming a communication area on the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area by using electric power of the battery. The control device comprises a control unit for performing control so as to reduce the number of cells included in the communication area when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the flight vehicle forms the communication area including a plurality of cells to provide wireless communication service for the user terminal.

Abstract: Provide a system capable of improving a frequency utilization efficiency of a feeder link of an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus. A system, which has an aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus that wirelessly communicates with a terminal apparatus, is provided with plural gateway stations that perform space-division multiplexing communication for transmitting and receiving different relay signals from each other on a same frequency in a feeder link with the aerial-stay type communication relay apparatus. Each of the plural gateway stations may be provided with an antenna control section that controls an antenna for feeder link so as to track the aerial-stay type communication relay apparatus.

Abstract: A relay communication station is remotely controlled without increasing communication traffic of a feeder link of communication to be relayed between a communication relay apparatus such as a HAPS located in an upper airspace and a communication network on the ground side or on the sea side.