Transport management apparatus, transport system, and transport management program

A transport management apparatus comprising:

• a receiving unit which receives position information of respective transport vehicles transporting a transported object and stores the position information of the respective transport vehicles that is received, in a storage unit,
• a transfer area setting unit which, when transferring the transported object from a transfer source vehicle of the respective transport vehicles to a transfer destination vehicle of the respective transport vehicles, decides a transfer area at a destination to which the transported object is transported by the transfer source vehicle,
• a transfer vehicle setting unit which decides the transport vehicle that is the transfer destination vehicle on the basis of position information of the transfer area and the position information of the respective transport vehicles, and
• an instruction unit which instructs the transfer source vehicle to carry out a task of transporting the transported object to the transfer area, and instructs the transfer destination vehicle to carry out a task of transporting the transported object from the transfer area, wherein
• the transported object is a target of work by an operator, and
• after a notification that work is done on the transported object carried to the transfer area, the instruction instructs the transfer destination vehicle to carry out a task of carrying the transported object on which the work is done, from the transfer area.

A transport system comprising:

• a transport management apparatus, the transport management apparatus comprising a receiving unit which receives position information of respective transport vehicles transporting a transported object and stores the position information of the respective transport vehicles that is received, in a storage unit, a transfer area setting unit which, when transferring the transported object from a transfer source vehicle of the respective transport vehicles to a transfer destination vehicle of the respective transport vehicles, decides a transfer area at a destination to which the transported object is transported by the transfer source vehicle, a transfer vehicle setting unit which decides the transport vehicle that is the transfer destination vehicle on the basis of position information of the transfer area and the position information of the respective transport vehicles, and an instruction unit which instructs the transfer source vehicle to carry out a task of transporting the transported object to the transfer area, and instructs the transfer destination vehicle to carry out a task of transporting the transported object from the transfer area, and
• a transport vehicle, the transport vehicle including a detection unit, which detects whether an object exists in front of the apparatus itself or not,
• wherein the detection unit invalidates a detection process while the transport vehicle on which the detection unit is installed is rotating.