Multi-Vehicle Motion Control Without Physical Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for controlling multiple inverted pendulum type vehicles as a group are limited by the need for physical connections, such as strings, which restrict distance and positional relationships, requiring vehicles to stop and change connections, leading to inconvenience and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A moving body control device and method that includes a positional relationship grasping part and a vehicle control part to manage the movement of multiple vehicles as a group, allowing vehicles to change movement modes based on their positional relationships and movement results, enabling vehicles to move with greater freedom and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vehicles are connected by a string-shaped body, then the vehicles can move as a group, but the distance and positional relationship are limited and require stopping to change connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical string-shaped body connection with a wireless communication-based control system. The control device transmits control signals wirelessly to multiple vehicles, eliminating the need for physical connections while maintaining group movement coordination. This substitution resolves the contradiction by providing unlimited distance and positional flexibility without the complexity of physical connection management.
2Reliability
If multiple vehicles are connected by a string-shaped body, then the vehicles can travel in a row, but it is necessary to stop first when traveling and change the connection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous group movement by using wireless control signals that can be transmitted and adjusted without stopping. The control device continuously transmits control information to multiple vehicles, allowing them to maintain their formation and change positions dynamically without interruption. This eliminates the need to stop for connection changes, resolving the contradiction between movement stability and time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vehicles are connected by a string-shaped body, then the vehicles can move as a group, but changing the connection is troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical connection system with an electronic wireless control system. The control device manages vehicle positions and relationships through transmitted control signals, allowing easy adjustment of group formations without physical connection changes. This substitution makes operation much easier while maintaining full adaptability of positional relationships.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a moving body control device, a moving body control method, and a non-transient computer-readable recording medium recording a program capable of moving multiple vehicles as a group with a higher degree of freedom. A moving body control device includes: a positional relationship grasping part that grasps a positional relationship of multiple vehicles; and a vehicle control part that controls a movement mode of the multiple vehicles based on the positional relationship. The vehicle control part controls the multiple vehicles to move as a group and, according to a movement result of a part of vehicles among the multiple vehicles, changes a movement mode of another vehicle different from the part of vehicles.