Moving body management system, moving body, traveling management device, and computer program

A travel management apparatus for use in a management system which manages travel of at least one vehicle,

• the vehicle including
• a motor,
• a drive unit which moves the vehicle by controlling the motor,
• a first communication circuit which communicates with the travel management apparatus, and
• a control circuit which controls the drive unit and the first communication circuit,
• the travel management apparatus including
• a signal processing circuit which generates an nth command for causing the vehicle to move from an n (n:
• a positive integer) location to an (n+1)th location, and
• a second communication circuit which transmits the nth command to the vehicle, wherein,
• when the vehicle arrives in a region defined for the (n+1)th location while the vehicle moves from the nth location toward the (n+1)th location in accordance with the nth command, the first communication circuit of the vehicle transmits a notification of arrival-in-region;
• the second communication circuit receives the notification of arrival-in-region;
• the signal processing circuit generates an (n+1)th command for causing the vehicle to move from the (n+1)th location to an (n+2)th location;
• and
• the second communication circuit transmits the (n+1)th command to the vehicle.

A vehicle whose travel is managed by using a management system that includes a travel management apparatus, the vehicle comprising:

• a motor;
• a drive unit which moves the vehicle by controlling the motor,
• a communication circuit which communicates with the travel management apparatus;
• and
• a control circuit which controls the drive unit and the communication circuit, wherein,
• while the vehicle moves in accordance with an nth command received from the travel management apparatus for causing the vehicle to move from an n (n:
• a positive integer) location to an (n+1)th location, when the vehicle arrives in a region defined for the (n+1)th location, the control circuit transmits a notification of arrival-in-region to the travel management apparatus via the communication circuit;
• and,
• after transmitting the notification of arrival-in-region, the communication circuit receives from the travel management apparatus an (n+1)th command for moving from the (n+1)th location to an (n+2)th location.