Management apparatus, management method and coating processing facility

A management method of managing driving of a plurality of automated guided vehicles that convey a conveyance target object in a production facility by a management apparatus which is capable of communicating with the plurality of automated guided vehicles, the method comprising:

• acquiring remaining amount information of a battery provided in a selected vehicle selected from the plurality of automated guided vehicles;
• acquiring a conveyance condition of the conveyance target object, the conveyance condition including a condition for specifying a conveyance destination;
• estimating, based on the remaining amount information and the conveyance condition, a remaining amount of the battery at a time of conveying the conveyance target object to the conveyance destination;
• controlling the selected vehicle so as to convey the conveyance target object to the conveyance destination without charging the battery in a charging area in a case where the remaining amount indicated by an estimation result is larger than a threshold;
• determining whether a charging is completed before a conveyance start time if charging the battery in the charging area in a case where the remaining amount indicated by the estimation result is not larger than the threshold;
• and
• controlling the selected vehicle so as to convey the conveyance target object to the conveyance destination with charging the battery in the charging area in a case where it is determined that the charging is completed before the conveyance start time.

A coating processing facility of a vehicle body of a vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of automated guided vehicles configured to convey the vehicle body;
• a plurality of work areas including at least a charging area, a coating area, and a drying area;
• and
• a management apparatus including at least one processor and at least one storage device, and configured to monitor driving of the plurality of automated guided vehicles, the management apparatus being configured to perform:
• acquiring remaining amount information of a battery provided in a selected vehicle selected from the plurality of automated guided vehicles;
• acquiring a conveyance condition of the vehicle body, the conveyance condition including a condition for specifying a conveyance destination;
• estimating, based on the remaining amount information and the conveyance condition, a remaining amount of the battery at a time of conveying the vehicle body to the conveyance destination;
• controlling the selected vehicle so as to convey the vehicle body to the conveyance destination without charging the battery in the charging area in a case where the remaining amount indicated by an estimation result is larger than a threshold;
• determining whether a charging is completed before a conveyance start time if charging the battery in the charging area in a case where the remaining amount indicated by the estimation result is not larger than the threshold;
• and
• controlling the selected vehicle so as to convey the vehicle body to the conveyance destination with charging the battery in the charging area in a case where it is determined that the charging is completed before the conveyance start time.