JP2019159672A - Management device and method for controlling the same, and mobile body - Google Patents

Abstract

To appropriately grasp a state of an energy supply facility without using information from existing monitoring network and system facility for an energy supply facility.SOLUTION: A management device which monitors an operation state of an energy supply facility that supplies energy to a mobile body includes: acquisition means which acquires information with which information on an energy residual amount and positional information of one or a plurality of mobile bodies are associated; and estimation means which estimates an operation state of the energy supply facility based on the information acquired by the acquisition means and the positional information of the energy supply facility.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for managing an operating state of an energy supply facility.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, facilities (hereinafter referred to as energy supply facilities) that provide energy (electricity, liquid fuel, etc.) for operating vehicles and various devices are provided at various positions in the region. Normally, these energy supply facilities use an existing monitoring network, system facilities, and the like, and the operation status of the facilities and the inventory of energy that can be provided are managed and grasped in an integrated manner.

  On the other hand, in the event of a disaster, when the existing monitoring network and system facilities for energy supply facilities are not operating normally, the status of each energy supply facility (such as the remaining amount of fuel and whether or not it is operating) is properly grasped. There is a problem that you can not.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a method of transmitting safety information via an in-vehicle terminal and a mobile terminal when a failure occurs in a mobile phone network or an Internet access network at the time of a disaster.

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  However, Patent Document 1 does not consider the problem of appropriately grasping the situation of the energy supply facility as described above.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a configuration that can appropriately grasp the status of an energy supply facility without using information from an existing monitoring network or system facility for the energy supply facility.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, it is a management device that monitors the operating state of an energy supply facility that supplies energy to a mobile body, and acquires information in which information about the remaining amount of energy and position information of one or more mobile bodies are associated with each other. An obtaining unit; and an estimation unit configured to estimate an operating state of the energy supply facility based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit and the position information of the energy supply facility.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately grasp the status of an energy supply facility without using information from an existing monitoring network or system facility for the energy supply facility.

The figure for demonstrating the whole outline | summary which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the mobile body which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of the software configuration of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the process which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of the information recorded with the mobile body which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the structure shown below is an example and is not limited to this.

<First Embodiment>
[Overview]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overall outline of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a plurality of energy supply facilities 101 capable of supplying energy are provided at each point. In these energy supply facilities 101, information on the state is collected and managed at a management base (for example, a management server) via a monitoring network 103 composed of an existing communication network or system equipment. It shall be. Also, around the energy supply facility 101, various moving bodies 102 such as vehicles (for example, electric cars and electric motorcycles) that receive energy supply and can move using the supplied energy come and go. To do. The type of energy here is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, liquid fuel such as gasoline or liquid hydrogen, gaseous fuel, or electricity. Further, the mobile body 102 may be a mobile body that can be operated by being charged with energy, such as a drone or a mobile robot, in addition to a vehicle such as an electric vehicle or an electric motorcycle.

  Here, it is assumed that an abnormal situation such as a disaster occurs. In such a case, the monitoring network 103 does not function normally, and the state of some or all of the energy supply facilities cannot be monitored. For example, it is assumed that information regarding the state of the energy supply facility 104 arranged at a certain point cannot be acquired via the monitoring network 103. As a result, the state of the energy supply facility 104 cannot be grasped, and as a result, the energy supply facility 104 is isolated from the monitoring network 103. Even if it is not a disaster, there may be a situation where information from the energy supply facility cannot be collected due to a communication network or monitoring network failure or communication failure.

  In the present embodiment, the state of the energy supply facility 104 that could not be acquired via the monitoring network 103 is estimated based on information held by the mobile body 105 located in the vicinity of the isolated energy supply facility 104, and the operation status, etc. A configuration that makes it possible to grasp the above will be described.

[Hardware configuration example]
(Moving body)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus provided in the moving body according to the present embodiment. Here, a vehicle will be described as an example of the moving body. Note that the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 shows only the part related to the information processing part according to the present embodiment, and for example, the part related to movement (steering, braking, etc.) is omitted here.

  The moving body 200 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, an HDD 204, a NIC 205, a detection device 206, a GPS 207, and an energy storage unit 208. Each part is connected to be communicable with each other via an internal bus 209. The CPU 201 controls the entire information processing of the moving body 200. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 202 is a volatile storage area and is used as a work memory or the like. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 203 is a non-volatile storage area and holds various programs and data. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 204 is a non-volatile storage area and holds various data. A NIC (Network Interface Card) 205 manages communication with an external device via an external network (not shown), and transmits and receives various data. The communication method here is not limited to wired / wireless or communication methods, and may be performed in combination.

  The detection device 206 corresponds to, for example, an imaging device such as a camera or a sensor for acquiring information around the moving body. A GPS (Global Positioning System) 207 acquires position information of the moving body 200. The energy storage unit 208 is a part that stores energy for the moving body 200 to operate. The energy stored in the energy storage unit 208 is consumed by operating the mobile body 200, and can be filled by receiving supply from the outside. Further, the energy storage unit 208 may be configured to be detachable from the moving body 200.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the mobile body 200 holds the information related to the remaining amount of the energy storage unit 208 and the position information acquired by the GPS 207 in the HDD 204 in a timely manner. Further, when the energy storage unit 208 is filled with energy, the filled position and filling amount are also stored in the HDD 204 in association with each other. Information stored in the HDD 204 is provided to an external device (for example, a management server) via the NIC 205 at regular or predetermined timing.

(Management server)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus here will be described by taking, as an example, an apparatus having a function as a management server that manages the state of each energy supply facility.

  The information processing apparatus 300 includes a CPU 301, a RAM 302, a ROM 303, an HDD 304, a NIC 305, a display device 306, and an input device 307. Each part is communicably connected to each other via an internal bus 308. The CPU 301 controls the overall processing of the information processing apparatus 300. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 302 is a volatile storage area and is used as a work memory or the like. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 303 is a non-volatile storage area, and holds various programs and data. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 304 is a non-volatile storage area and holds various data. A NIC (Network Interface Card) 305 manages communication with an external device via an external network (not shown), and transmits and receives various data. The communication method here is not limited to wired / wireless or communication methods, and may be performed in combination. The display device 306 displays various data for the user. The input device 307 receives input and operation from the user.

Software configuration
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of a management apparatus that functions as a management server according to the present embodiment. The management server 400 includes an energy supply facility management unit 401, an operation information acquisition unit 402, a connection state confirmation unit 403, an operation state estimation unit 404, a mobile body information management unit 405, a notification unit 406, an energy supply facility information DB 407, and mobile body information. A DB 408 and a map information DB 409 are included.

  The energy supply facility management unit 401 manages information on energy supply facilities provided at each position in the energy supply facility information DB 407 and updates the information in a timely manner. The operation information acquisition unit 402 acquires operation information of each energy supply facility via an existing network facility. In the present embodiment, the operation information acquisition unit 402 collects various types of information from the mobile object 200 when operation information of each energy supply facility cannot be acquired via an existing monitoring network at least during a disaster or the like. The operation information acquisition unit 402 is not limited to this configuration, and may be configured to receive and accumulate various types of information transmitted from the moving body 200 at regular or predetermined timings. .

  The connection state confirmation unit 403 confirms the communication state with each energy supply facility and confirms whether or not operation information can be acquired from the energy supply facility periodically or at a predetermined timing. For example, when it is determined that the operation information of each energy supply facility cannot be acquired by the confirmation of the connection state check unit 403, the operation state estimation unit 404 acquires the operation information using the information acquired from the mobile object. Estimate the operating status of energy supply facilities that cannot be used. An example of the estimation method will be described later. The mobile body information management unit 405 manages and updates various information provided by the mobile body 200 (hereinafter, mobile body information) in the mobile body information DB 408. The notification unit 406 notifies the user of the operating state of each energy supply facility. The notification method here may be configured to provide a screen as a user interface, or may be configured to notify by e-mail or the like.

  The energy supply facility information DB 407 is a database for managing information such as the operating state and energy storage state of each energy supply facility. Information such as the location information of the energy supply facility and the type of energy handled may also be managed. The moving body information DB 408 is a database for managing various types of information related to the moving body (type of energy used, remaining capacity, position information, movement history, etc.). Map information DB409 is a database for hold | maintaining the map information regarding the area of management object.

[Processing flow]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the management server 400 according to the present embodiment. This processing flow is realized by the CPU 301 of the information processing apparatus 300 functioning as the management server 400 reading out a program held in the ROM 303 or the like and functioning as each processing unit shown in FIG.

  In S501, management server 400 selects one from a plurality of energy supply facilities to be managed. Here, an energy supply facility for which a certain period has elapsed since the previous selection or an energy supply facility that has reached a timing set as a predetermined timing is selected. It is assumed that the energy supply facilities to be managed are sequentially selected and the subsequent processing is performed periodically so that the processing for a specific energy supply facility is not biased. Note that a plurality of energy supply facilities to be managed are registered in advance.

  In S502, the management server 400 determines whether or not communication with the energy supply facility selected in S501 is normally performed and various information can be acquired by the connection state confirmation unit 403. For example, the connection state confirmation unit 403 may transmit a connection confirmation signal to the energy supply facility at a predetermined interval via the NIC 305 and confirm the connection state according to the response. The confirmation method is not particularly limited, and a plurality of means may be combined. If it is determined that the connection is normally performed (YES in S502), the process proceeds to S503. If it is determined that the connection is not normally performed (NO in S502), the process proceeds to S504.

  In S503, management server 400 acquires various information from the energy supply facility selected in S501 by operation information acquisition unit 402. Examples of information acquired here include information on operation and information on available energy stock. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S508.

  In S504, the management server 400 uses the energy supply facility management unit 401 to acquire position information of the energy supply facility selected in S501 from the energy supply facility information DB 407. At this time, the management server 400 may refer to the map information DB 409 to acquire information related to the periphery.

  In S505, the management server 400 specifies a mobile body located within a predetermined range from the position based on the position information acquired in S504 by the mobile body information management unit 405. The predetermined range here may vary according to the position of the energy supply facility, or may be defined in advance for each energy supply facility. In this embodiment, it is assumed that each mobile unit periodically transmits a signal (information) related to its own position, and the management server 400 grasps the position of each mobile unit based on this information.

  In S506, the management server 400 acquires mobile body information from the mobile body specified in S505 by the mobile body information management unit 405. Here, movement information and energy information are acquired as moving body information. The movement information includes information regarding the movement history (traveling route, stop position, stop time, etc.) of the moving body. The energy information corresponds to the remaining capacity of the energy storage unit 208 provided in the mobile body, information related to the history of fluctuations in the remaining amount, and the like. The acquired mobile body information is held and accumulated in the mobile body information DB 408. The mobile body information may be configured to be acquired and accumulated over a predetermined time interval, or may be configured to continue until mobile body information is acquired from a predetermined number of mobile bodies. Also good. Alternatively, when the mobile body information transmitted from the mobile body is periodically accumulated, the management server 400 specifies the mobile body information stored in the mobile body information DB 408 in S505. You may acquire by extracting the information of a moving body.

  In S507, management server 400 estimates the operating state of the energy supply facility selected in S501 based on the information acquired from the moving body in S506 by operating state estimating unit 404. As an estimation method here, for example, when the moving body stops at a position (in the site) of the energy supply facility for a certain period of time and then starts moving again, the remaining amount of the energy storage unit 208 of the moving body increases. If so, the energy supply facility may be assumed to be operating. In addition, even if the remaining amount of the energy storage unit 208 of the mobile body is small (for example, below a predetermined threshold), the energy supply facility is in operation if it does not stop at the position of the nearby energy supply facility. It may be presumed that they are not. In addition, if the remaining amount of energy storage unit 208 has not increased before and after the stoppage, the energy supply facility can be provided even if it stops around the location of the energy supply facility and then resumes moving. It may be estimated that a lot of energy is depleted. Moreover, you may determine the likelihood concerning estimation based on the energy information of a several mobile body. In this step, it is assumed that criteria for determining whether or not the energy supply facility is operating and how much remaining energy can be supplied are defined in advance. Moreover, the determination criteria may be different for each energy supply facility. Then, the process proceeds to S508.

  In S508, management server 400 updates information in energy supply facility information DB 407 based on the information acquired in S503 or the information estimated in S507. Then, the process returns to S501, another management target energy supply facility is selected, and the process is repeated.

[Mobile information]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of mobile object information recorded by the mobile object according to the present embodiment and used when estimating the state of the energy supply facility. The mobile body 200 stores and updates mobile body information as shown in FIG. 6 periodically or at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing here corresponds to, for example, the timing when the energy storage unit 208 is filled with energy.

  In FIG. 6, date and time, energy storage unit remaining amount, position, filling position, and filling information are held in association with each other. The date / time indicates date / time information in which the corresponding record is stored. The remaining energy storage unit indicates the remaining energy of the energy storage unit 208 included in the mobile body 200. The position indicates information on the position of the moving body 200 when the corresponding record is stored, and information acquired from the GPS 207 provided in the moving body 200 is stored. The filling position is stored when the energy storage unit 208 is filled with energy and information about the filled location can be acquired. The filling information indicates information related to the filling of energy, and includes, for example, the type and amount of filling energy.

  The moving body information shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other information may be included depending on the type of energy used by the moving body 200.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately grasp the state of the energy supply facility without using information from an existing monitoring network or system facility for the energy supply facility. Therefore, for example, even in the event of a disaster, even when an existing monitoring network or system facility is not operating normally, it is possible to appropriately grasp the status of each energy supply facility.

<Other embodiments>
In the above embodiment, when communication between the management server and the energy supply facility becomes impossible, the operating state of the energy supply facility is estimated based on information from the mobile body located around the energy supply facility. It was. At this time, it is assumed that the management server and the mobile body can communicate with each other. On the other hand, at the time of a disaster or the like, it is assumed that a failure also occurs in the communication facility between the management server and the mobile body. In such a case, for example, when the moving body is a vehicle, a configuration may be used in which vehicle-to-vehicle communication is performed and information including energy information and movement information is transmitted to the management server. In this case, for example, even when a certain vehicle cannot communicate directly with the management server, by transmitting information to another vehicle traveling in the vicinity, the other vehicle is transmitted to the management server as a proxy. It can be configured.

  Moreover, the method of relaying energy information is not limited to vehicle-to-vehicle communication. For example, a configuration may be employed in which relaying is performed when a communicable method or range is switched (such as handover) as the mobile object moves. Moreover, the structure which relays between several types of apparatuses may be sufficient.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the management server collects information from the moving body and estimates the operating state of the energy supply facility based on the information. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the operating state of the energy supply facility is determined based on information collected by the mobile body and then provided to an external device (for example, a management server). There may be.

  Further, the mobile body itself may be provided with a management device that functions as a management server or a function thereof. With this configuration, for example, it is possible to determine which energy supply facility is operating in the moving body itself, and it is possible to perform an action plan and navigation based on the information. In this case, the mobile device itself determines the operating state of the energy supply facility by using the fluctuation of the remaining amount of energy of itself, position information, and the like, so that an external device (for example, another management server provided outside) is used. The information based on the determination result can be used without performing communication with.

  When the mobile body itself has the function of a management device, the operating state of the energy supply facility corresponding to the energy used by itself may be determined. Further, when the moving body is a vehicle or the like, energy used by various devices connected inside the vehicle may be a management target. For example, a vehicle using liquid fuel may be configured to manage the operation status of an energy supply facility for liquid fuel and an energy supply facility for electricity when an electronic device is connectable inside. .

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the operating state of the energy supply facility is estimated based on information from the mobile body when communication between the management server and the energy supply facility is not possible. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the configuration may be such that the operating state of the energy supply facility is estimated based on information from the moving body at a predetermined timing regardless of whether communication is possible. .

  Moreover, the structure which provides the information estimated by this embodiment to an external installation (not shown) may be sufficient. For example, according to the kind of energy which an energy supply facility provides, the structure provided to the external apparatus provided by the organization of various local governments, the provider of energy, the management company of an energy supply facility, etc. may be sufficient. The provision here may be performed by, for example, the notification unit 406 included in the management server 400.

  Further, when the mobile body is charged with energy, the mobile device may be configured to collect information related to its surroundings by the detection device 206 provided in the mobile body. Thereby, for example, when the detection device 206 is a camera, it is possible to acquire a peripheral image of an isolated energy supply facility.

<Summary of Embodiment>
1. The management device of the above embodiment is a management device (for example, 300, 400) that monitors the operating state of an energy supply facility (for example, 101) that supplies energy to a moving body (for example, 200).
Acquisition means (for example, 405) for acquiring information in which information on the remaining amount of energy and position information of one or more mobile objects are associated;
Based on the information acquired by the acquisition means and the position information of the energy supply facility, there is an estimation means (for example, 404) for estimating the operating state of the energy supply facility.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately grasp the status of the energy supply facility (the remaining amount of fuel and whether or not it is operating) without using information from the existing monitoring network and system facilities for the energy supply facility. Become.

2. In the management device of the above embodiment,
The estimation means estimates that the energy supply facility is in operation when the mobile body stops around the energy supply facility and the remaining amount of energy of the mobile body increases after the stop. To do.

  According to this embodiment, the operating state of the surrounding energy supply facility can be estimated according to the fluctuation of the energy charging of the mobile body.

3. In the management device of the above embodiment,
The estimation means is such that when the moving body stops around the energy supply facility, and the remaining amount of energy of the moving body has not changed before and after the stop, the energy supply facility is not operating, Alternatively, it is estimated that there is no remaining amount of energy that can be supplied to the energy supply facility.

  According to this embodiment, the operating state of the surrounding energy supply facility can be estimated according to the fluctuation of the energy charging of the mobile body.

4). In the management device of the above embodiment,
The estimation means estimates that the energy supply facility is not in operation when a mobile object whose remaining amount of energy is smaller than a predetermined threshold does not stop around the energy supply facility.

  According to this embodiment, the operating state of the surrounding energy supply facility can be estimated according to the fluctuation of the energy charging of the mobile body.

5). In the management device of the above embodiment,
The management server further includes a specifying unit (e.g., 405) that specifies one or a plurality of moving objects located within a predetermined range from the position of the energy supply facility,
The acquisition unit acquires information on the moving object specified by the specifying unit.

  According to this embodiment, the operating state of the energy supply facility can be appropriately estimated based on the information from the mobile body located around the energy supply facility.

6). In the management device of the above embodiment,
As the predetermined range, a different range is set for each energy supply facility.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to determine the range of a moving body that is a target for acquiring information used for estimation, according to the type of energy supply facility and the energy to be provided.

7). In the management device of the above embodiment,
The management server further includes means (for example, 403) for determining whether or not connection with the energy supply facility is possible,
The specifying means specifies an energy supply facility that is determined to be unable to be connected.

  According to this embodiment, even when there is an energy supply facility that can no longer be monitored by the existing monitoring network, it is possible to estimate the operation using the energy supply facility as a gymnastic exercise.

8). In the management device of the above embodiment,
The moving body is a vehicle,
The movement information and the energy information are transmitted to an external device via inter-vehicle communication.

  According to this embodiment, it becomes possible to appropriately transmit information related to vehicle energy to an external device via inter-vehicle communication.

9. In the management device of the above embodiment,
It further has a means (for example, 406) which provides the result estimated by the said estimation means to an external device.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to perform processing based on the estimation result in cooperation with an external device.

10. The control method of the management apparatus of the above embodiment is a control method of a management server (eg, 300, 400) that monitors the operating state of an energy supply facility (eg, 101) that supplies energy to a mobile body (eg, 200). Because
An acquisition step of acquiring information in which information on the remaining amount of energy and position information of one or a plurality of moving objects are associated;
An estimation step of estimating an operating state of the energy supply facility based on the information acquired in the acquisition step and the position information of the energy supply facility.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately grasp the status of the energy supply facility (the remaining amount of fuel and whether or not it is operating) without using information from the existing monitoring network and system facilities for the energy supply facility. Become.

11. The mobile body of the above embodiment is a mobile body (for example, 200),
Energy storage means (for example, 208) for storing energy for operating the moving body;
Storage means (for example, 204) that stores the positional information of the mobile body in association with information on the remaining energy of the energy storage means;
Determination means (for example, 201) that determines the operating state of the energy supply facility based on information stored in the storage means and position information of an energy supply facility (for example, 101) that supplies energy to the moving body. )When,
Notification means (for example, 201, 205) for notifying the determination result by the determination means to the outside.

  According to this embodiment, without using the information from the existing monitoring network and system facilities for the energy supply facility, the mobile body appropriately estimates the state of the energy supply facility (remaining amount of fuel and whether or not it is operating), and externally It can be provided to the apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 200 ... Mobile body, 206 ... Detection apparatus, 207 ... GPS, 208 ... Energy storage part, 400 ... Management server, 401 ... Energy supply facility management part, 402 ... Operation information acquisition part, 403 ... Connection state confirmation part, 404 ... Operation State estimation unit, 405 ... moving body information management unit, 406 ... notification unit, 407 ... energy supply facility information DB, 408 ... moving body information DB, 409 ... map information DB

Claims (11)

A management device that monitors the operating state of an energy supply facility that supplies energy to a moving object,
Obtaining means for obtaining information in which information on the remaining amount of energy and position information of one or more moving objects are associated;
A management apparatus comprising: an estimation unit configured to estimate an operating state of the energy supply facility based on information acquired by the acquisition unit and position information of the energy supply facility.   The estimation means estimates that the energy supply facility is in operation when the mobile body stops around the energy supply facility and the remaining amount of energy of the mobile body increases after the stop. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   The estimation means is such that when the moving body stops around the energy supply facility, and the remaining amount of energy of the moving body has not changed before and after the stop, the energy supply facility is not operating, Alternatively, it is estimated that there is no remaining amount of energy that can be supplied to the energy supply facility.   The said estimation means presumes that the said energy supply facility is not operate | moving, when the mobile body with the remaining amount of energy smaller than a predetermined threshold does not stop around the said energy supply facility. The management apparatus as described in any one of thru | or 3. The management device further includes a specifying unit that specifies one or a plurality of moving bodies located within a predetermined range from the position of the energy supply facility,
5. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires information on the moving object specified by the specifying unit.   The management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined range is set to a different range for each energy supply facility. The management device further includes means for determining whether or not connection with the energy supply facility is possible,
The management device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the specifying unit specifies an energy supply facility that is determined to be unable to be connected. The moving body is a vehicle,
8. The management according to claim 1, wherein the information in which the information on the remaining amount of energy and the position information are associated with each other is transmitted to an external device via inter-vehicle communication. apparatus.   The management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for providing a result estimated by the estimation means to an external device. A control method of a management device that monitors the operating state of an energy supply facility that supplies energy to a moving object,
An acquisition step of acquiring information in which information on the remaining amount of energy and position information of one or a plurality of moving objects are associated;
A control method comprising: an estimation step of estimating an operating state of the energy supply facility based on the information acquired in the acquisition step and position information of the energy supply facility. A moving object,
Energy storage means for storing energy for operating the moving body;
Storage means for storing the positional information of the mobile body in association with information on the remaining energy of the energy storage means;
A determination unit that determines an operating state of the energy supply facility based on information stored in the storage unit and position information of an energy supply facility that supplies energy to the moving body;
And a notification means for notifying the determination result of the determination means to the outside.

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