Autonomous moving body and control program for autonomous moving body
US11241790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40211
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is an autonomous moving body configured to move along a planned movement path to execute a given task, including: an external sensor configured to recognize another autonomous moving body given another task and an operation state of the another autonomous moving body; an overtaking determination unit configured to determine, when it is recognized by the external sensor that the another autonomous moving body moves along the movement path, whether to overtake the another autonomous moving body; and a movement control unit configured to control a moving unit based on the determination of the overtaking determination unit.
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