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US 12,566,460 B2Granted
Management device, positioning system, and management method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKoichi Tsuno, Tetsuya Matsuhisa
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Abstract
A management device includes: a processor, and the processor specifies a first mobile machine that is not scheduled to operate during a predetermined period, based on data of operation plans of a plurality of mobile machines that are autonomously movable and have a function of a positioning base station, and transmits, to the first mobile machine, an instruction to operate the first mobile machine as the base station during the predetermined period.
Claims9
A management device comprising:
- a processor,
- wherein the processor
- specifies a first mobile machine that is not scheduled to operate during a predetermined period, based on data of operation plans of a plurality of mobile machines that are autonomously movable and have a function of a positioning base station,
- specifies a first position that satisfies a first condition, based on data of an area in which the plurality of mobile machines operate, and
- transmits, to the first mobile machine, an instruction to operate the first mobile machine as the base station during the predetermined period, the instruction including a movement instruction to the first position,
- wherein the processor receives data of a surrounding environment of the first position from the first mobile machine moved to the first position, and
- when the data of the surrounding environment satisfies a second condition, the processor specifies a second position that satisfies the first condition and is different from the first position, based on the data of the area in which the plurality of mobile machines operate.
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A positioning system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile machines;
- and
- a management device comprising a processor,
- wherein the processor specifies a first mobile machine that is not scheduled to operate during a predetermined period, based on data of operation plans of the plurality of mobile machines that are autonomously movable and have a function of a positioning base station, and transmits, to the first mobile machine, an instruction to operate the first mobile machine as the base station during the predetermined period.
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A management method executed by a computer, the management method comprising:
- specifying a first mobile machine that is not scheduled to operate during a predetermined period, based on data of operation plans of a plurality of mobile machines that are autonomously movable and have a function of a positioning base station;
- specifying a first position that satisfies a first condition, based on data of an area in which the plurality of mobile machines operate;
- and
- transmitting, to the first mobile machine, an instruction to operate the first mobile machine as the base station during the predetermined period, the instruction including a movement instruction to the first position,
- wherein the management method executed by the computer comprises:
- receiving data of a surrounding environment of the first position from the first mobile machine moved to the first position;
- and
- when the data of the surrounding environment satisfies a second condition, specifying a second position that satisfies the first condition and is different from the first position, based on the data of the area in which the plurality of mobile machines operate.
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A management system comprising:
- a plurality of autonomous mobile machines;
- and
- an information processing device,
- wherein each of the plurality of autonomous mobile machines comprises:
- an autonomous movement controller that controls autonomous movement of the each of the plurality of autonomous mobile machines;
- and
- a receiver that receives a signal from a satellite in a satellite positioning system, and
- wherein the information processing device is configured to:
- specify a first autonomous mobile machine that is not scheduled to operate during a predetermined period, based on data of operation plans of the plurality of autonomous mobile machines;
- and
- transmit, to the first autonomous mobile machine, an instruction to move the first autonomous mobile machine to a predetermined geographical location and make the first autonomous mobile machine to conduct survey-in operation at the predetermined geographical location.
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A management system comprising:
- a plurality of autonomous mobile machines;
- and
- an information processing device,
- wherein each of the plurality of autonomous mobile machines comprises:
- an autonomous movement controller that controls autonomous movement of the each of the plurality of autonomous mobile machines;
- and
- a receiver that receives a signal from a satellite in a satellite positioning system, and
- wherein the information processing device is configured to:
- specify a first autonomous mobile machine that is not scheduled to operate during a predetermined period, based on data of operation plans of the plurality of autonomous mobile machines;
- transmit, to the first autonomous mobile machine, an instruction to move the first autonomous mobile machine to a predetermined geographical location;
- and
- when a residual capacity of a battery of the first autonomous mobile machine becomes less than a predetermined capacity at the predetermined geographical location, transmit, to a second autonomous mobile machine different from the first autonomous mobile machine, an instruction to move the second autonomous mobile machine to the predetermined geographical location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.