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CN-122029833-A - Drive control device, moving object, drive control method, and program

CN122029833ACN 122029833 ACN122029833 ACN 122029833ACN-122029833-A

Abstract

The invention relates to a drive control device, a moving body, a drive control method, and a program. It is intended to enable a mobile body to travel for each travel mode by a simple operation. A drive control device includes a selection unit that selects a travel mode of a moving body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of modes according to a user operation, an image display unit that displays a first image representing the moving body and a second image that is an image indicating a direction of movement of the moving body in the selected travel mode on a touch panel, an operation detection unit that detects an operation of the user on the touch panel, and a control unit that controls travel of the moving body according to the detected operation.

Inventors

  • YAMAMURO KOJI
  • HORIUCHI Emiko
  • Ueda norimori

Assignees

  • 日本电气株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20231020

Claims (20)

  1. 1. A drive control apparatus comprising: A selection unit for selecting a travel mode of a mobile body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of travel modes according to a user operation; An image display unit for displaying, on a touch panel, a first image representing the moving body and a second image indicating a moving direction of the moving body in a selected travel mode; an operation detection unit for detecting an operation of a user on the touch panel, and And a control unit for controlling travel of the mobile body according to the detected operation.
  2. 2. The drive control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The control unit starts traveling of the mobile body after the user touches the touch panel, and stops traveling of the mobile body if the user releases the contact with the touch panel.
  3. 3. The drive control apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The operation detection unit divides a display screen of a touch panel into a plurality of areas according to a running mode and detects a change in an area to which a contact position belongs in a case where a user moves the contact position on the touch panel, and The control unit determines a moving direction of the moving body according to the change of the area.
  4. 4. The drive control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The plurality of travel modes include a turning travel mode in which the mobile body turns, and In a case where the user touches one of the plurality of areas and then moves the contact position so as to traverse the plurality of areas one turn in a predetermined order such that the area to which the contact position belongs returns to the one of the plurality of areas, the control unit turns the moving body to the right or left according to the order of the areas through which the contact position passes.
  5. 5. The drive control apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein, The plurality of travel modes include a lateral movement travel mode in which the mobile body moves in a lateral direction, The operation detection unit divides the display screen into at least two areas, and In a case where the user touches one of the at least two areas and then moves the contact position to the other of the at least two areas, the control unit moves the moving body in the right direction or the left direction according to a positional relationship between the one of the at least two areas and the other of the at least two areas.
  6. 6. The drive control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The selection unit displays a selectable travel mode on a display screen of the touch panel and causes a user to select the travel mode in a case where the moving body is stopped and a shift position is at a predetermined position.
  7. 7. The drive control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, The image display unit displays an orientation of each of a plurality of wheels of the moving body in a selected travel mode in the first image.
  8. 8. A mobile body, comprising: The drive control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and A vehicle control unit for controlling travel of the moving body, Wherein, the The control unit controls the traveling of the mobile body by transmitting signals related to the selected traveling mode and the detected operation to the vehicle control unit.
  9. 9. A drive control method, comprising: Selecting a travel mode of a mobile body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of travel modes according to a user operation; displaying, on a touch panel, a first image representing the moving body and a second image indicating a moving direction of the moving body in a selected travel mode; Detecting an operation of a user on the touch panel, and And controlling the traveling of the moving body according to the detected operation.
  10. 10. The drive control method according to claim 9, further comprising: Starting the travel of the moving body after the user touches the touch panel, and When the user releases the contact with the touch panel, the traveling of the mobile body is stopped.
  11. 11. The drive control method according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising: Dividing a display screen of a touch panel into a plurality of areas according to a driving mode, and detecting a change of an area to which a contact position belongs in a case where a user moves the contact position on the touch panel, and A moving direction of the moving body is determined according to the change of the area.
  12. 12. The drive control method according to claim 11, wherein, The plurality of travel modes includes a turning travel mode in which the mobile body turns, and the method further includes: In the case where the user touches one of the plurality of areas and then moves the contact position so as to traverse the plurality of areas one turn in a predetermined order so that the area to which the contact position belongs returns to the one of the plurality of areas, the moving body is turned right or left according to the order of the areas through which the contact position passes.
  13. 13. The drive control method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein, The plurality of travel modes includes a lateral movement travel mode in which the mobile body moves in a lateral direction, and the method further includes: dividing the display screen into at least two regions, and In a case where the user touches one of the at least two areas and then moves the contact position to the other of the at least two areas, the moving body is moved in the right direction or the left direction according to the positional relationship between the one of the at least two areas and the other of the at least two areas.
  14. 14. The drive control method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein, In a case where the moving body is stopped and the shift position is at a predetermined position, a selectable travel mode is displayed on a display screen of the touch panel, and a user is caused to select the travel mode.
  15. 15. The drive control method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, further comprising: In the first image, an orientation of each of a plurality of wheels of the mobile body in a selected travel mode is displayed.
  16. 16. A program for causing a processor to perform a process, the process comprising: Selecting a travel mode of a mobile body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of travel modes according to a user operation; displaying, on a touch panel, a first image representing the moving body and a second image indicating a moving direction of the moving body in a selected travel mode; Detecting an operation of a user on the touch panel, and And controlling the traveling of the moving body according to the detected operation.
  17. 17. The program of claim 16, further causing the processor to: Starting the travel of the moving body after the user touches the touch panel, and When the user releases the contact with the touch panel, the traveling of the mobile body is stopped.
  18. 18. The program of claim 16 or 17, further causing the processor to: Dividing a display screen of a touch panel into a plurality of areas according to a driving mode, and detecting a change of an area to which a contact position belongs in a case where a user moves the contact position on the touch panel, and A moving direction of the moving body is determined according to the change of the area.
  19. 19. The program of claim 18, wherein: The plurality of travel modes includes a turning travel mode in which the mobile body turns, and further causes the processor to: In the case where the user touches one of the plurality of areas and then moves the contact position so as to traverse the plurality of areas one turn in a predetermined order so that the area to which the contact position belongs returns to the one of the plurality of areas, the moving body is turned right or left according to the order of the areas through which the contact position passes.
  20. 20. The program of claim 18 or 19, wherein: the plurality of travel modes includes a lateral movement travel mode in which the mobile body moves in a lateral direction, and further causes the processor to: dividing the display screen into at least two regions, and In a case where the user touches one of the at least two areas and then moves the contact position to the other of the at least two areas, the moving body is moved in the right direction or the left direction according to the positional relationship between the one of the at least two areas and the other of the at least two areas.

Description

Drive control device, moving object, drive control method, and program Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a drive control device, a moving body, a drive control method, and a program. Background As a related art, patent literature (PTL) 1 discloses an operating device that indicates a moving direction to a moving body such as a cart. In PTL 1, a cart is configured to be movable in all directions. The operating device includes a touch panel. The user touches the screen with a finger in a movement indication area on the touch panel. The operating means determines a command to be transmitted to the cart in response to a touch operation by a user. The commands include translational movement, rotational movement, translational stop, and rotational stop. The cart receives a command from the operation device and travels according to the received command. List of references Patent literature PTL 1:JP 2014-155129 A。 Disclosure of Invention Technical problem In PTL 1, a user can indicate translational movement or rotational movement to a cart through an intuitive operation on a touch panel. However, the user needs to memorize the command that can be indicated to the cart and the movement of the finger on the touch panel. If the movement of the user's finger is determined to be a command different from the user's intention, the cart cannot be moved as intended. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a drive control apparatus, a mobile body, a drive control method, and a program capable of running the mobile body by a simple operation for each running mode of the mobile body. The drive control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present disclosure includes a selection unit for selecting a travel mode of a moving body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of travel modes according to a user operation, an image display unit for displaying a first image representing the moving body and a second image as an image indicating a moving direction of the moving body in the selected travel mode on a touch panel, an operation detection unit for detecting an operation of the user on the touch panel, and a control unit for controlling travel of the moving body according to the detected operation. The mobile body according to the second aspect of the present disclosure includes the drive control device, and a vehicle control unit for controlling travel of the mobile body, wherein the control unit controls travel of the mobile body by transmitting signals related to the selected travel mode and the detected operation to the vehicle control unit. The driving control method according to the third aspect of the present disclosure includes selecting a travel mode of a moving body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of travel modes according to a user operation, displaying a first image representing the moving body and a second image as an image indicating a moving direction of the moving body in the selected travel mode on a touch panel, detecting an operation of the user on the touch panel, and controlling traveling of the moving body according to the detected operation. The program according to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure causes the processor to execute processing including selecting a travel mode of a mobile body configured to be capable of traveling in a plurality of travel modes according to a user operation, displaying a first image representing the mobile body and a second image as an image indicating a direction of movement of the mobile body in the selected travel mode on a touch panel, detecting an operation of the user on the touch panel, and controlling traveling of the mobile body according to the detected operation. Advantageous effects of the invention The drive control apparatus, the mobile body, the drive control method, and the program according to the present disclosure enable the mobile body to travel by a simple operation for each travel mode of the mobile body. Drawings Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a moving body according to the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a vehicle according to the present disclosure. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the drive control apparatus. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a travel mode selection screen. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a turning operation screen. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of turning direction specification. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a method of determining a turning direction. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the lateral movement operation screen. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which a user designates a movement direction. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a method of determining a moving direction. Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of operations in the drive control apparatus 114. Fig. 12 i