JP2005289307A - Flight guiding device, walk guiding method, and flight guiding program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an area guide by covering necessary information and functions by the use of a station, and reducing the weight of a flying robot as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: This flight guiding device controls the flying robot guiding flight according to an excursion route set by a terminal 2. It is provided with a robot control section 11 moving about a certain area according to a set flight route, obtaining the guide information of the point from a station 3 set at every point where the flying robot 1 arrives at and lands on by communications, and transmitting the obtained guide information to the terminal 2 to allow the point guide by an image and a voice. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a flight guidance device, a walking guidance method, and a flight guidance program for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a tour route set by a terminal.

  When traveling around certain courses such as amusement parks, museums, aquariums, zoos, art galleries, walking paths, sightseeing spots tours, factory tours, etc., guidance by guides or utterance type explanation guide devices are carried.

In order to provide a robot that can move without being influenced by an obstacle, a flapping robot is known as a flapping apparatus that flutters and flies in a space where a fluid exists by flapping motion. This flapping robot has various sensors built-in, and the base station is configured to control the flapping flight mode (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-118697 A

  It is conceivable to use a robot that does not depend on the above-mentioned obstacles in an environment where humans such as the above-mentioned guides are active, and guide the guide. However, since the robot described above is premised on flying, it is necessary to reduce the weight, and therefore it is not possible to add an extra function. there were.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and necessary information and functions are covered by using a station, and a flight guide device and a walk that realizes guidance of an area such as a theme park by reducing the weight of a flying robot as much as possible. An object is to provide a guidance method and a flight guidance program.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention is a flight guide device for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a travel route set by a terminal, and travels around an area according to the set flight route, The flying robot arrives and obtains the guidance information of the point from the station installed for each landing point by communication, and transmits the obtained guidance information to the terminal to guide the point by video and audio. A robot control unit.

According to the present invention, the robot control unit travels around an area according to the flight route set by the terminal, acquires the guidance information of the point from the station installed for each point where the flying robot lands, and communicates with the terminal. By transmitting to the terminal, the terminal can perform point guidance using the received video and audio. As described above, the station covers the functions originally possessed by the flying robot, so that the flying robot need not have the function for that purpose, and the corresponding weight can be reduced.
In the case of a theme park, “area” here refers to the theme park venue, and “point” refers to the attraction venue.

  In the present invention, the station includes a latest information transmitting unit that acquires the latest information from a server by communication and updates information to be transmitted to the flying robot.

  According to the present invention, the station obtains the latest information from the server by communication and updates the information transmitted to the flying robot, so that the flying robot can provide the latest information to the terminal. Guidance by information becomes possible, and it becomes possible to respond quickly even when attractions are changed.

  Further, in the present invention, the robot control unit may move the point according to a travel route set by the terminal and a degree of congestion at each point in the area transmitted from the server via the station. The priority is changed.

  According to the present invention, the robot controller can change the excursion route set by the terminal according to the degree of congestion at each point in the area transmitted from the server via the station. Therefore, it is possible to determine a flexible excursion route, and this enables a visitor to travel while avoiding congestion in real time.

  Further, the present invention is a flight guide method for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a tour route set by a terminal, and travels an area according to the set flight route, and the flight robot arrives, The guide information of the point is acquired by communication from a station installed for each landing point, and the acquired guide information is transmitted to the terminal to guide the point by video and audio.

  Further, the present invention is a flight guide program used in a flight guide device for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a tour route set by a terminal, wherein the program travels an area according to the set flight route; , The step of acquiring the guidance information of the point from the station installed for each point where the flying robot arrives and landing, and transmitting the acquired guidance information to the terminal to transmit the point information by video and audio And causing the computer to execute the step of providing guidance.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a flight guide device of the present invention.
The flight guide apparatus of the present invention includes a flying robot 1, a terminal 2 carried by a visitor, and a robot station (hereinafter simply referred to as station 3) on which the flying robot 1 lands.

FIG. 3 shows the usage image. Here, a theme park is assumed, and an information terminal called a station is installed in each attraction venue.
The flying height of the flying robot 1 is 2 to 3 m and is safe because it is a height that does not contact the visitors. A plurality of flying robots 1 fly in the theme park, but consideration is given to changing the color and shape of the flying robot 1 in order to identify the flying robot 1 that guides itself. In particular, with regard to the shape, if a character unique to the theme park is used, an advertising effect can be obtained.

The number of flying robots 1 may be one for each group, or may be two if one group is divided into two hands. The flying robot 1 wirelessly communicates with the terminal 2 lent to the visitors and flies so as to maintain a certain distance. In addition, it is assumed that the aircraft waits in the air so as not to lose sight of the flying robot 1 guided by the visitors.
The terminal 2 used by the visitors has a size and lightness that can be worn around the neck, and of course has a video and audio playback function, and is always carried to communicate with the flying robot 1, A means for short-range wireless communication such as BlueTooth is incorporated. Details will be described later. The station 3 is connected to a server (not shown) that manages and manages the entire theme park, and can obtain the latest information in the theme park including the congestion status of each event venue by appropriately communicating with the server. . In addition, it becomes a landing base of the flying robot 1 and a base for energy supply.

Returning to FIG. The flying robot 1 has an energy supply unit 12, an attitude control unit 13, a rotor 14, an actuator 15, a flight control unit 16, a voice output unit 17, and a latest information reception unit 18 with the robot control unit 11 as a core. Consists of.
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  The robot control unit 11 operates by receiving power supply from the energy supply unit 12 and serves as a control center for the flying robot 1 in addition to a wireless communication interface with the terminal 2 and controls the blocks 13 to 18 described above. I do. The robot control unit 11 also includes a wireless transceiver (not shown) for performing wireless communication between the terminal 2 and the station 3.

  The posture control unit 13 performs posture control in the air by moving the center of gravity by the linear actuator 15, for example. For example, the rotor 14 generates buoyancy by inverting the propeller by two ultra-thin ultrasonic motors. The flight control unit 25 controls the actuator 15 and the rotor 14 based on a command from the robot control unit 11. The voice output unit 17 performs voice output under the control of the robot control unit 11, and the original information is supplied from the station 3 via the latest information receiving unit 18.

The terminal 2 includes an energy supply unit 22, a control command input unit 23, an image display unit 24, an audio output unit 25, an area information reception unit 26, and a control signal transmission unit 27 with the controller 21 as a core. The
The controller 21 operates by receiving power supply from the energy supply unit 22 and serves as a wireless communication interface with the flying robot 1 and controls the above-described blocks 23 to 27 as a control center. It is assumed that a wireless transceiver (not shown) is incorporated.

  The control command input unit 23 takes in the setting from the visitor as a command regarding the excursion route and the like, and transmits it to the flying robot 1 via the controller 21 by the control signal transmission unit 27. Further, the image display unit 24 and the audio output unit 25 perform display and audio output of area information transmitted from the station 3 via the area information receiving unit 26 under the control of the controller 21.

The station 3 includes an energy supply unit 32, a latest information transmission / reception unit 33, and a video / audio output unit 34 with the station control unit 31 as a core.
The station control unit 31 operates by receiving power supply from the energy supply unit 32 and serves as a wireless communication interface with the flying robot 1 and also communicates with a server (not shown). In addition, the blocks 33 and 34 described above are also controlled as a control center. It is assumed that a wireless transceiver (not shown) is incorporated.
The latest information receiving unit 33 receives guide information updated from a server (not shown) or irregular information such as the congestion status of each attraction site, and flies under monitoring by the station control unit 31. Transmit to the robot 1. The video / audio output unit 34 outputs the received guidance information as video and audio.

  FIG. 2 is an operation sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, a visitor turns on the power of the portable terminal 2 to display area information (S31, S32), in which the excursion route of the theme park, for example, the attractions A, B, C, D, E The order or priority order is set and input (S33). At this time, the number of people, age, number of people, etc. of the group are also input according to the guidance displayed on the image display unit 24.
The data set here is taken in via the control command input unit 23, and the controller 21 wirelessly transmits to the flying robot 1 via the control signal transmission unit 27.

In the flying robot 1, the robot control unit 11 determines the flight speed from the data such as the number of persons and the age set as described above, and determines the excursion route from the excursion priority order of the attractions set by the visitors (S <b> 35). ). For example, when an elderly person is included in the visitors, the mode is switched to the low speed flight mode.
The flying robot 1 is given numerically the latest information on the degree of congestion at all the attractions in the theme park from the nearest station 3 via a server (not shown) (S34). 11 determines the final excursion route by comprehensively considering these pieces of information. Therefore, depending on the degree of congestion at the attraction venue, the excursion order of the attraction set by the visitors may be changed. When the change is made, the attendee is notified via the image display unit 24 or the audio output unit 25 to that effect. The route change process may be directly performed by the server.

The flying robot 1 can start the excursion flight by the pre-processing described above and can guide the visitor (S36). First, according to the determined excursion route, the vehicle arrives at the first station and lands on a predetermined position of the station 3, here a tree stump (S37).
The flying robot 1 can acquire more up-to-date information by appropriately communicating with an information terminal connected to a server called a station 3 (S40). The information in the theme park includes, for example, the waiting time of each attraction, whether the attraction is driving or inspecting, the total number of groups trying to guide by other flying robots, and the like.

The server comprehensively determines these information, and dynamically distributes the excursion route and the guidance information to each flying robot 1 via the station 3.
For distribution, the flying robot 1 may be wirelessly connected to the station in a state where the flying robot 1 has landed on the station 3. Moreover, you may communicate with the nearest station 3 during flight.
The station 3 described above is preferably installed near the attraction venue. While the visitors get guidance information and enjoy the attraction (S38), the flying robot 1 communicates with the station 3 and rewrites the information in the flying robot to the latest information including the guidance information. Further, it is possible to supplement the flight energy as required (S39). The former is executed by the latest information transmission / reception unit 33 and the latter is executed by the energy supply unit 32. The flying robot 1 ends the guided flight by detecting the end of the excursion of the excursion route following the set excursion route or changed in the middle (S41).

  As described above, according to the present invention, the robot control unit 11 travels around an area according to the flight route set by the terminal 2, and receives guidance information on the point from the station installed for each point where the flying robot 1 lands. It is acquired by communication and transmitted to the terminal 2, and the station 3 does not have to have a function for the flight robot 1 by covering the function originally possessed by the flight robot 1, thereby reducing the weight. It is realized.

In addition, the station 3 obtains the latest information from a server (not shown) by communication and updates the information transmitted to the flying robot 1, so that the flying robot 1 can provide the terminal 2 with the latest information regarding the area. As a result, the terminal 2 can provide guidance based on the latest information, and can respond promptly even when the attraction is changed.
Furthermore, since the robot controller 11 can change the excursion route set by the terminal 2 depending on the degree of congestion at each point in the area transmitted from the server via the station, the flying robot 1 It is possible to determine a flexible excursion route, and this enables a visitor to travel while avoiding congestion in real time.

  According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, only the flight guide of the theme park has been described. It can be applied to all

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of this invention embodiment. It is a figure which shows the implementation image of this invention in a theme park.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Flying robot, 2 ... Terminal, 3 ... Station, 11 ... Robot control part, 12 ... Energy supply part, 13 ... Attitude control part, 14 ... Rotor, 15 ... Actuator, 16 ... Flight control part, 17 ... Sound output part , 18 ... Latest information receiving unit, 21 ... Controller, 22 ... Energy supplying unit, 23 ... Control command input unit, 24 ... Image display unit, 25 ... Audio output unit, 26 ... Area information receiving unit, 27 ... Control signal transmitting unit 31 ... Station control unit, 32 ... Energy supply unit, 33 ... Latest information transmission / reception unit, 34 ... Video / audio output unit

Claims (5)

A flight guide device for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a tour route set by a terminal,
Travel around a certain area according to the set flight route, the flight robot arrives, obtains the guidance information of the point from the station installed for each landing point by communication, the obtained guidance information to the terminal A robot controller that transmits and guides the point by video and audio;
A flight guide device comprising: The station
The flight guide device according to claim 1, further comprising a latest information transmission unit that acquires latest information from a server by communication and updates information to be transmitted to the flying robot. The robot controller is
The excursion priority order of the points is changed according to the excursion route set by the terminal and the degree of congestion at each point in the area transmitted from the server via the station. The flight guide apparatus according to 1 or 2. A flight guidance method for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a migratory route set by a terminal,
Travel around an area according to the set flight route,
The flying robot arrives and obtains the guidance information of the point from the station installed for each point to land by communication,
A flight guidance method, wherein the obtained guidance information is transmitted to the terminal to guide the point by video and audio. A flight guidance program used for a flight guidance device for controlling a flying robot that performs flight guidance according to a tour route set by a terminal,
Traveling around an area according to the set flight route;
A step of obtaining the point guidance information by communication from a station installed for each point where the flying robot arrives and lands,
A flight guide program for causing the computer to execute the step of transmitting the acquired guide information to the terminal and guiding the point by video and audio.

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