Environmental information update apparatus, environmental information update method, and program for updating information regarding an obstacle in a space
US11687089B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B29/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Information regarding an obstacle region and information regarding an empty region are optimally updated to minimize an information amount. In the obstacle region, an obstacle exists in space where a mobile body moves. In the empty region, an obstacle does not exist. According to the disclosure, there is provided an environmental information update apparatus including an update unit that updates information regarding an obstacle region and information regarding an empty region, an obstacle existing in space where a mobile body moves in the obstacle region, the obstacle not existing in the empty region, in which the update unit updates the obstacle region, and updates the empty region on the basis of different periods of elapsed time.
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