JP-7856415-B2 - Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program

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Inventors

中島徹也
澤田耀介

Assignees

ＴＩＳ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260511
Application Date: 20211202

Claims (9)

A car transmission unit transmits movement request information to a control device that controls the elevator, requesting the elevator to move to the current floor of the autonomous vehicle, based on a request for use of the elevator, which includes information on the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle obtained from the autonomous vehicle. A car receiving unit receives from the control device the car orientation information indicating the direction of travel of the elevator as it moves to the current floor in response to the aforementioned movement request information. A robot orientation information generation unit generates robot orientation information indicating the direction in which the autonomous vehicle moves when it uses the elevator, based on information regarding the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle. A boarding eligibility determination unit determines whether the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator based on the aforementioned cage orientation information and robot orientation information, A transmitter unit for a robot, Information regarding the determination result made by the boarding eligibility determination unit is transmitted to the autonomous vehicle . A robot transmission unit transmits disembarkation request information to the autonomous vehicle, requesting it to disembark from the elevator, based on overload information transmitted from the control device, indicating that the elevator's load exceeds a predetermined threshold . A position determination unit determines whether or not the autonomous vehicle will come into contact with the elevator door when it closes, based on position information relating to the position of the autonomous vehicle that is disembarking based on the disembarking request information, An information processing system equipped with the following features.
The elevator car transmitter transmits reset request information to release the control of the elevator based on the usage request when the position determination unit determines that the autonomous vehicle does not come into contact with the door of the elevator when the door closes. The information processing system according to claim 1 .
A car transmission unit transmits movement request information to a control device that controls the elevator, requesting the elevator to move to the current floor of the autonomous vehicle, based on a request for use of the elevator, which includes information on the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle obtained from the autonomous vehicle. A car receiving unit receives car orientation information from the control device, which indicates the direction of travel of the elevator as it moves to the current floor in response to the movement request information. A robot orientation information generation unit generates robot orientation information indicating the direction in which the autonomous vehicle moves when it uses the elevator, based on information regarding the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle. A boarding eligibility determination unit determines whether the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator based on the car orientation information and the robot orientation information, A robot transmission unit that transmits information regarding the determination result determined by the boarding eligibility determination unit to the autonomous vehicle, It is an information processing system equipped with, The elevator car transmitter unit transmits mode switching request information to the control device, requesting that the elevator's operating mode be switched to the specific operating mode, based on a mode switching request obtained from the autonomous vehicle for switching the elevator's operating mode to the specific operating mode, which is the operating mode when the autonomous vehicle uses the elevator. The aforementioned specific driving modes include a passenger driving mode when an autonomous vehicle and a person use the elevator, and a dedicated driving mode when only one or more autonomous vehicles use the elevator. The car receiving unit receives mode status information indicating the elevator's operating mode from the control device. The information processing system further includes a mode determination unit that determines whether the operating mode indicated by the mode switching request information and the operating mode of the elevator indicated by the mode state information are the same specific operating mode. The cage transmission unit transmits the movement request information to the control device when the mode determination unit determines that the operating mode indicated by the mode switching request information and the operating mode indicated by the mode status information are the same specific operating mode. Information processing system.
A car transmission unit transmits movement request information to a control device that controls the elevator, requesting the elevator to move to the current floor of the autonomous vehicle, based on a request for use of the elevator, which includes information on the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle obtained from the autonomous vehicle. A car receiving unit receives from the control device the car orientation information indicating the direction of travel of the elevator as it moves to the current floor in response to the aforementioned movement request information. A robot orientation information generation unit generates robot orientation information indicating the direction in which the autonomous vehicle moves when it uses the elevator, based on information regarding the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle. A boarding eligibility determination unit determines whether the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator based on the car orientation information and the robot orientation information, A robot transmission unit that transmits information regarding the determination result determined by the boarding eligibility determination unit to the autonomous vehicle, Equipped with, The aforementioned transmission unit for the cage is, Based on a mode switching request obtained from the autonomous vehicle to switch the elevator's operating mode to a specific operating mode, which is the operating mode used when the autonomous vehicle uses the elevator, mode switching request information is transmitted to the control device requesting that the elevator's operating mode be switched to the specific operating mode. Based on setting information indicating the correspondence between the autonomous vehicle and the specific driving mode, the mode switching request information is transmitted to the control device requesting it to switch the elevator's operating mode to the specific driving mode corresponding to the autonomous vehicle. Information processing system.
A car transmission unit transmits movement request information to a control device that controls the elevator, requesting the elevator to move to the current floor of the autonomous vehicle, based on a request for use of the elevator, which includes information on the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle obtained from the autonomous vehicle. A car receiving unit receives from the control device the car orientation information indicating the direction of travel of the elevator as it moves to the current floor in response to the aforementioned movement request information. A robot orientation information generation unit generates robot orientation information indicating the direction in which the autonomous vehicle moves when it uses the elevator, based on information regarding the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle. A boarding eligibility determination unit determines whether the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator based on the car orientation information and the robot orientation information, A robot transmission unit that transmits information regarding the determination result determined by the boarding eligibility determination unit to the autonomous vehicle, Equipped with, The aforementioned transmission unit for the cage is, Based on a mode switching request obtained from the autonomous vehicle to switch the elevator's operating mode to a specific operating mode, which is the operating mode used when the autonomous vehicle uses the elevator, mode switching request information is transmitted to the control device requesting that the elevator's operating mode be switched to the specific operating mode. The boarding eligibility determination unit determines whether the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator based on the elevator car orientation information, the robot orientation information, the mode state information indicating the elevator's operating mode, and the mode switching request information. Information processing system.
The boarding eligibility determination unit determines whether the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator based on the elevator car orientation information, the robot orientation information, arrival information transmitted from the control device indicating that the elevator has arrived at the current floor of the autonomous vehicle in response to the movement request information , and door open information indicating that the elevator doors are open. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .
The control device is Includes a plurality of relays for controlling the elevator, When at least one of the aforementioned multiple relays is activated, a predetermined control is performed on the elevator. The cage transmitter unit transmits information for operating the relay corresponding to the predetermined control among the plurality of relays. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .
Computers Based on a request to use the elevator, which includes information about the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle obtained from the autonomous vehicle, a movement request information is transmitted to the control device that controls the elevator, requesting the elevator to move to the current floor of the autonomous vehicle. The control device receives car orientation information indicating the direction of travel of the elevator as it moves to the current floor in response to the movement request information. Based on information regarding the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle, the system generates robot orientation information indicating the direction in which the autonomous vehicle moves when using the elevator. Based on the aforementioned cage orientation information and robot orientation information, it is determined whether or not the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator. The autonomous vehicle is to transmit information regarding the determined determination result, Based on overload information transmitted from the control device indicating that the load capacity of the elevator exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system transmits disembarkation request information to the autonomous vehicle requesting it to disembark from the elevator . Based on the position information relating to the position of the autonomous vehicle disembarking in accordance with the disembarking request information, it is determined whether or not the autonomous vehicle will come into contact with the elevator door when the door closes. An information processing method that performs the following.
On the computer, Based on a request to use the elevator, which includes information about the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle obtained from the autonomous vehicle, a movement request information is transmitted to the control device that controls the elevator, requesting the elevator to move to the current floor of the autonomous vehicle. The control device receives car orientation information indicating the direction of travel of the elevator as it moves to the current floor in response to the movement request information. Based on information regarding the current floor and destination floor of the autonomous vehicle, the system generates robot orientation information indicating the direction in which the autonomous vehicle moves when using the elevator. Based on the aforementioned cage orientation information and robot orientation information, it is determined whether or not the autonomous vehicle is allowed to board the elevator. The autonomous vehicle is to be transmitted information regarding the determination result of whether or not the autonomous vehicle is permitted to board the elevator. Based on overload information transmitted from the control device indicating that the load capacity of the elevator exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system transmits disembarkation request information to the autonomous vehicle requesting it to disembark from the elevator. Based on the position information relating to the position of the autonomous vehicle disembarking in accordance with the disembarking request information, it is determined whether or not the autonomous vehicle will come into contact with the elevator door when the door closes. An information processing program to execute an action.

Description

This invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program. A control device is disclosed (Patent Document 1) that controls an elevator equipped with multiple elevator cars so that users have priority over robots when both users and robots are using the elevator. Patent No. 6569819 This diagram shows the configuration of the integrated management system 10.This figure shows an example of information stored in the contact signal storage unit 111.This figure shows an example of information stored in the mode setting information storage unit 113.This figure shows an example of the overview of the determination made by the boarding eligibility determination unit 143.This is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in the integrated management system 10.This is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in the integrated management system 10.This diagram shows an example of the hardware configuration of computer 700. A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. Figure 1 shows the configuration of the integrated management system 10. The integrated management system 10 is a system that links an autonomous vehicle and an elevator system using a general-purpose system configuration. That is, for example, the integrated management system 10 can realize elevator control corresponding to the unique operation of the autonomous vehicle by using information to operate relays commonly used for elevator control. Alternatively, the integrated management system 10 may be a system that realizes elevator control corresponding to the unique operation of the autonomous vehicle by using an information processing system that controls the elevator with software. In other words, for example, if the elevator is controlled by software, the integrated management system 10 may transmit information to the elevator system to operate the software that controls the elevator. Here, the information may be, for example, electrical signals used to control electrical circuits (e.g., relay circuits) or electronic circuits, or information (data) used to control an information processing system. Hereinafter, as an example, the integrated management system 10 will be described as transmitting information to the elevator system for controlling an elevator controlled by relays. As shown in Figure 1, the integrated management system 10 includes a linkage system 100, an autonomous vehicle 200, and an elevator system 300. The collaborative system 100 is a system that controls the autonomous vehicle 200 and the elevator system 300. The collaborative system 100 sends and receives various information with the autonomous vehicle 200, for example, through API (Application Programming Interface) communication. Note that the communication method between the collaborative system 100 and the autonomous vehicle 200 is not limited to API communication; various communication methods can be applied. Furthermore, the interconnection system 100 transmits and receives information regarding the operation of various relays in the control panel 310 (hereinafter referred to as "contact signals") to and from the elevator system 300 via the interface 101. Note that the interface 101 may be a gateway device not included in the interconnection system 100. Here, the contact signals may be, for example, text data in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format, or data in other formats. The contact signals may also be electrical signals for operating the various relays in the control panel 310 (described later). For convenience, hereinafter, the contact signals refer to information regarding the operation of one relay in the control panel 310, or information regarding a combination of the operations of multiple relays in the control panel 310. Details of the interconnection system 100 will be described later. The autonomous vehicle 200 is a robot that moves autonomously. The autonomous vehicle 200 moves to its destination based on image information and location information acquired from, for example, cameras, various sensors, and GPS devices installed on the vehicle. Examples of autonomous vehicles 200 include indoor cleaning robots, transport robots that deliver goods to a destination, security robots that detect suspicious individuals within buildings, and inspection robots that inspect building equipment. The autonomous vehicle 200 can, for example, recognize its surroundings using various sensors and determine its own position by referring to map information stored within the vehicle. Furthermore, the autonomous vehicle 200 can provide the cooperating system 100 with information regarding its position. The autonomous vehicle 200 makes a request to the coordinating system 100 to use the elevator from its current floor to its destination floor. The request includes information about the autonomous vehicle 200's current floor and dest