JP2020071715A - Information processor, information processing method, information processing program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To realize an information processor capable of extending a travel distance at the time of traveling in line.SOLUTION: An information processor includes: an acquisition unit (111) that acquires battery information containing remaining power quantity information on plural batteries; and a line formation information production unit (114) that produces line formation information representing sequential orders in a line of plural moving bodies which utilize the plural batteries by referencing the battery information obtained from the acquisition unit (111).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a recording medium.

  A method of sharing electric power between electric vehicles during platooning is known as a conventional technique. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electric vehicle including a power receiving device configured to be capable of contactlessly receiving power from the outside of the vehicle, and a power transmitting device configured to be capable of transmitting the power received by the power receiving device to the outside of the vehicle. Has been done.

JP, 2013-70514, A

  However, in the related art as described above, since the total amount of electric power is calculated only between vehicles, the vehicle that does not form a platoon cannot be selected as a candidate, and the destination may not reach due to lack of electric power. There is.

  An object of one aspect of the present invention is to realize an information processing device capable of extending the traveling distance during platooning.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention provides an acquisition unit that acquires battery information including remaining power amount information of a plurality of batteries, and the battery information acquired from the acquisition unit. And a formation formation information generation unit that generates formation formation information indicating an order in a formation of a plurality of mobile bodies using the plurality of batteries, the formation formation information generation unit forming the formation. By referring to the total remaining energy of the battery used by the moving body, the formation formation information is included in the formation formation information by including at least one other moving body in the formation formation. Update information.

  According to the above configuration, by joining at least one other moving body to the row, it is possible to increase the total remaining power amount of the battery used by the moving bodies forming the row. As a result, it is possible to extend the mileage during platooning.

  Further, the information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention refers to the battery information, and a remaining power amount difference calculation unit that calculates a difference in remaining power amount between batteries used by each moving body; Further comprising a power transmission / reception amount calculation unit for calculating a power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries used by each mobile unit, with reference to a difference in remaining power amount between the batteries used by the body. The formation information generation unit may generate the formation formation information of the plurality of moving bodies by further referring to the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries.

  According to the above configuration, the formation formation information generation unit can generate formation formation information according to the amount of power transmission / reception of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries. As a result, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more preferably.

  Further, in the information processing device according to an aspect of the present invention, the acquisition unit further acquires mobile body information or map information, and the platoon formation information generation unit further refers to the mobile body information or the map information. Then, formation information of the plurality of mobile units may be generated.

  According to the above-mentioned composition, the formation formation information generation part can generate formation formation information according to mobile body information or map information. As a result, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more preferably.

  Further, in the information processing device according to an aspect of the present invention, the moving body information includes size of each moving body, weight of each moving body, shape of each moving body, electricity cost information of each moving body, loading of each moving body. At least one of the quantity information and the current location information of each mobile may be included.

  According to the above configuration, the formation formation information generating unit, the size information of each moving body, the weight information of each moving body, the shape information of each moving body, the electricity cost information of each moving body, the load amount information of each moving body, And the formation information can be generated according to at least one of the current position information of each moving body. As a result, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more preferably.

  Further, in the information processing device according to the aspect of the present invention, the map information may include at least one of destination information, traffic jam information, charging point information, and battery replacement point information of each mobile body.

  According to the above configuration, the map information can generate platooning information according to at least one of destination information, traffic jam information, charging point information, and battery replacement point information of each mobile body. .. As a result, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more preferably.

  Further, in the information processing device according to an aspect of the present invention, the formation formation information generation unit refers to the map information and provides information indicating that at least one moving body should be separated from the formation, the formation formation information. The platoon formation information may be updated by including it in the.

  According to the above configuration, although the destinations are different, a group of mobile units close to the destination travel in the platoon to the departure point, and when the departure point is reached, the predetermined mobile unit leaves the platoon and reaches the destination. can do.

  The information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention further includes a travel route determination unit that determines a travel route of each mobile by referring to the battery information, the mobile information, and the map information. Good.

  According to the above configuration, the traveling route determination unit can determine the traveling route according to the battery information, the mobile body information, and the map information. As a result, it is possible to increase the possibility that each mobile body can reach the destination.

  Further, the information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention refers to the formation formation information, the map information, and the travel route to form formation formation points for determining formation formation points forming formations indicated by the formation formation information. You may further provide the point determination part.

  According to the above configuration, the formation formation point determination unit can determine formation formation points according to formation formation information and a travel route.

  Further, the information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention may further include a charging point determination unit that determines a charging point or a battery replacement point with reference to the formation formation information and the traveling route.

  According to the above configuration, the charging point determination unit can determine the charging point or the battery exchange point according to the formation information and the traveling route. As a result, it is possible to increase the total amount of remaining power of the batteries used by the mobile bodies forming the formation. Therefore, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more appropriately.

  Further, the information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention presents at least one of the formation formation information, the traveling route, the formation formation point, the charging point, and the battery exchange point to the driver of each mobile body. You may further provide the presentation information generation part which produces | generates the presentation information for.

  According to the above configuration, the presentation information can be presented to the driver of each mobile body.

  Further, in the information processing device according to an aspect of the present invention, the moving body may be at least one of a baggage delivery vehicle, a baggage carrying robot, and a vehicle on which a character is boarded.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to extend the travel distance of at least one of the baggage delivery vehicle, the baggage transport robot, and the vehicle on which the character is boarded during platooning. Therefore, the luggage delivery vehicle can deliver the luggage to a longer distance. In addition, the baggage carrying robot can carry a baggage farther. In addition, a vehicle in which a character is boarding, forming a formation in a theme park, and performing a parade can perform a parade over a longer distance.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention is an information processing method executed by an information processing device, and acquires battery information including remaining power amount information of a plurality of batteries. An acquisition step; and a formation formation information generation step of generating formation formation information indicating an order in formation of a plurality of moving bodies using the plurality of batteries with reference to the battery information acquired in the acquisition step. ..

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to extend the traveling distance during platooning.

  An information processing program according to an aspect of the present invention is an information processing program for causing a computer to function as the information processing device, and may cause a computer to function as the platoon formation information generation unit.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to extend the traveling distance during platooning.

  Further, the recording medium according to one aspect of the present invention may be computer-readable in which the information processing program is recorded.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to extend the traveling distance during platooning.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize an information processing device capable of extending the traveling distance during platooning.

It is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating formation formation information in the information processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating formation formation information in the information processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 3 is a table illustrating information referred to and generated by the information processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating formation formation information in the information processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the information processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to one aspect of the present invention (hereinafter, also referred to as “the present embodiment”) will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention in all respects. It goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. That is, in implementing the present invention, a specific configuration according to the embodiment may be appropriately adopted. It should be noted that although the data that appears in this embodiment is described in natural language, more specifically, it is specified by a computer-recognizable pseudo language, command, parameter, machine language, or the like. Further, for convenience of description, members having the same functions as the members shown in the respective embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

[Embodiment 1]
First, an example of a scene to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device (server) 1 according to this embodiment. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the server 1 according to the present embodiment acquires battery information including remaining power amount information of a plurality of batteries by the acquisition unit 111, and refers to the battery information acquired from the acquisition unit 111. The platoon formation information generation unit 114 generates platoon formation information indicating an order in the platoon of a plurality of moving bodies using a plurality of batteries.

  The server 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to sharing the electric power of the battery used by each moving body between the moving bodies that are running in a row, and the moving bodies that do not form a row The battery used and the battery alone can also be candidates for sharing power.

  As a result, the server 1 according to the present embodiment can extend the traveling distance during platooning.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the server 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device (server) 1 according to this embodiment. 2A and 2B are schematic diagrams for explaining formation formation information in the server 1 according to the present embodiment. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams for explaining formation formation information in the server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The server 1 includes a control unit 11 and an input / output unit (acquisition unit) 111.

(Acquisition department)
The acquisition unit 111 acquires battery information, moving body information, and map information. The battery information includes remaining power amount information of the plurality of batteries.

  The battery information may be acquired from each battery via a communication unit or the like, may be acquired from a mobile body equipped with the battery, or may be acquired from a server that manages the battery information.

  The moving body information includes size information of each moving body, weight information of each moving body, shape information of each moving body, electricity cost information of each moving body, load amount information of each moving body, and current location information of each moving body. At least one is included. In this specification, the size information of each moving body, the weight information of each moving body, and the shape information of each moving body are collectively referred to as attribute information of the moving body. The electricity cost information is information indicating power consumption.

  The map information includes at least one of destination information, traffic jam information, charging point information, and battery exchange point information of each mobile body.

  The moving body is at least one of a baggage delivery vehicle, a baggage transport robot, and a vehicle on which a character is boarded. The vehicle on which the character boarded is a vehicle on which the character boarded, formed a line in the theme park, and performed a parade. It is preferable that the moving body includes a transmitting unit that transmits electric power from another moving body in a non-contact manner and a power receiving unit that receives electric power that receives electric power in a non-contact manner with another moving body.

(Control unit)
The control unit 11 includes a remaining power amount difference calculation unit 112, a power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113, a platoon formation information generation unit 114, a travel route determination unit 115, a platoon formation point determination unit 116, and a charging point determination unit 117. The presentation information generating unit 118, the extracting unit 119, and the electricity cost / mileage calculating unit 120 are provided.

(Extractor)
The extraction unit 119 extracts necessary information (for example, current location information of each mobile unit, electricity cost information of each mobile unit, and load amount information of each mobile unit) from the mobile unit information acquired from the acquisition unit 111.

  The power consumption / mileage calculation unit 120 refers to the extracted information and the difference in the remaining power amounts of the batteries used by the respective mobile units calculated by the remaining power amount difference calculation unit 112, which will be described later, for each mobile unit. Calculate electricity costs and mileage.

(Residual energy difference calculation unit)
The remaining power amount difference calculation unit 112 refers to the battery information and calculates the difference in the remaining power amount between the batteries used by each mobile body. The difference in the remaining electric energy between the batteries used by each moving body is the difference in the remaining electric energy between at least two batteries among the plurality of batteries used by the plurality of moving bodies in the row.

(Transmission / reception amount calculation unit)
The power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113 calculates the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries used by each mobile body by referring to the difference in the remaining power amount between the batteries used by each mobile body. Here, the amount of power transmission / reception means the amount of power transmitted to a battery used by another moving body, or a part of the battery power used by another moving body. The amount of electric power received by the mobile unit from the battery of the mobile unit is intended.

(Group formation information generator)
The platoon formation information generation unit 114 refers to the battery information, the mobile body information, the map information acquired from the acquisition unit 111, and the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception that should be performed by the batteries, and uses a plurality of batteries. The platoon formation information indicating the order of the mobile units in the platoon is generated.

  Next, the formation process of formation formation information by the formation formation information generation unit 114 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the formation formation information generation unit 114 forms a first formation by combining a moving body with a relatively large amount of battery remaining power and a moving body with a relatively small amount of battery remaining power. The information regarding formation of the second platoon is included in the formation formation information by combining the moving body having a relatively large remaining power amount of the battery and the moving body having no remaining power amount of the battery.

  The order of order in the platoon is not particularly limited, but for example, a mobile body equipped with a battery having a relatively large remaining power amount and a remaining power amount so that the batteries can perform future power transmission / reception. The platoon formation information may include information indicating that a mobile body equipped with a battery having a relatively small number is located in the front and rear. In addition, since the moving body located in the foremost position during platooning is most likely to be affected by air resistance, platooning information is provided that the moving body equipped with the battery with the largest amount of remaining power should be located in the forefront where power is required. It may be included in the information.

2A and 2B show the case where each battery is mounted on each moving body. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the moving bodies of cars 1 to 3 having a relatively large amount of battery remaining power and the moving bodies of cars 4 and 5 having a relatively small battery remaining power. A case will be described in which a platoon is formed with No. 6 vehicle, which has no remaining battery power. In this case, the platooning information generation unit 114 refers to the battery information including the remaining power amount information of the battery included in each moving body, the moving body information of each moving body, and the map information including the destination information of each moving body. To generate platooning information. As shown in (b) of FIG. 2, the formation formation information generation unit 114 sets the moving bodies of the first car, the third car, the fourth car, and the fifth car whose destination is the destination A as the first formation, and Grouping is performed with the moving bodies of the second car and the sixth car whose destination is the destination B as the second formation. The platoon formation information generation unit 114 refers to the battery information, the mobile body information, and the map information in the first platoon and sets the order in the platoon to the first car, the third car, the fourth car, the fifth car. Generate platoon information. In addition, the formation formation information generation unit 114 refers to the battery information, the mobile body information, and the map information in the second formation to obtain formation formation information that sets the order in the formation to the second car and the sixth car from the front. To generate.
The first row is formed by combining a moving body with a relatively high remaining battery power and a moving body with a relatively low remaining battery power, and moving with a relatively high remaining battery power. The first formation is formed by combining the body and the mobile body that has no remaining power of the battery.

  Next, the formation processing of formation formation information by the formation formation information generation unit 114 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 3, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 forms a platoon by combining a moving body having a relatively high remaining battery power amount and a moving body having a relatively low battery remaining power amount to generate power. The platoon formation information includes information indicating that a required forward moving body is combined with a battery having a relatively large amount of remaining power.

  The order of order in the platoon is not particularly limited, but for example, a mobile body equipped with a battery having a relatively large remaining power amount and a remaining power amount so that the batteries can perform future power transmission / reception. The platoon formation information may include information indicating that a mobile body equipped with a battery having a relatively small number is located in the front and rear. In addition, since the moving body located in the foremost position during platooning is most likely to be affected by air resistance, platooning information is provided that the moving body equipped with the battery with the largest amount of remaining power should be located in the forefront where power is required. It may be included in the information. Although the moving body may be loaded with a spare battery, the loading amount of the moving body may be affected, and thus it may be advantageous to save the electricity cost without loading the moving body. The formation formation information generation unit 114 may generate formation formation information including information on whether or not to mount a spare battery on the moving body with reference to the battery information, the moving body information, and the map information.

  Further, FIGS. 3A and 3B show a case where each battery is attachable to and detachable from each mobile body. That is, the battery may be a so-called swap version battery. For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 3, a case will be described in which any of the moving bodies of vehicles 1 to 6 and any of the batteries A to F are combined to form a formation. In this case, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 causes the battery information including the remaining power amount information of the battery included in each moving body and the remaining power amount information of the swap version battery, the moving body information of each moving body, and each movement. The formation information is generated by referring to the map information including the body destination information. As shown in (b) of FIG. 3, the formation formation information generation unit 114 performs grouping in which the moving bodies of the first car, the third car, and the fourth car whose destination is the destination A are one formation. The platoon formation information generation unit 114 refers to the battery information, the moving body information, and the map information to combine the moving body of No. 1 vehicle and the battery A with the moving body of No. 3 vehicle and the battery B with each other. After combining the moving body and the battery D, platoon formation information is generated in which the order in the platoon is the first car, the third car, and the fourth car.

(Driving route determination unit)
The travel route determination unit 115 refers to the battery information, the mobile body information, and the map information to determine the travel route of each mobile body. The traveling route determination unit 115 determines whether or not it is difficult to reach the destination by further referring to the difference in the remaining electric energy between the batteries used by each moving body, and determines the traveling route of each moving body. You may decide.

  The traveling route determination unit 115 further refers to the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception that should be performed by the batteries used by each mobile body, and determines whether or not the total remaining power amount of the battery is sufficient until reaching the destination. Alternatively, the traveling route of each mobile body may be determined. For example, when the total amount of remaining power of the battery is insufficient to reach the destination, the travel route determination unit 115 determines the travel route so that the distance to the destination is the shortest.

  Whether the traveling route determination unit 115 can move to the charging point or the battery replacement point with the total remaining power of the battery by further referring to the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception that should be performed by the batteries used by the respective mobile bodies. It may be determined whether or not the traveling route of each moving body is determined. When it is determined that the total remaining power of the battery cannot move to the charging point or the battery replacement point, the traveling route determination unit 115 travels so as to move to the charging point or the battery replacement point with the total remaining power of the battery. Determine the route.

(Group formation point determination unit)
The platoon formation point determining unit 116 refers to the platoon formation information, the map information, and the travel route to determine the platoon formation points forming the platoon indicated by the platoon formation information. A platoon formation point refers to a place where platooning starts, or where platoon formation is changed.
For example, the platoon formation point determination unit is a place where the distance of each moving body from the current position is the shortest on the traveling route, a place where the road width is relatively wide on the traveling route, and a place where traffic congestion is relatively small on the traveling route. Etc. as a formation formation point.

(Charging point determination unit)
The charging point determination unit 117 determines a charging point or a battery exchange point with reference to the formation formation information and the traveling route. The charging point determination unit can determine the charging point or the battery replacement point according to the formation formation information and the traveling route. As a result, it is possible to increase the total amount of remaining power of the batteries used by the mobile bodies forming the formation. Therefore, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more appropriately.
For example, the charging point determination unit 117 sets the location of the nearest power supply station on the traveling route as the charging point. In addition, the charging point determination unit 117 sets a place where the road width is relatively wide on the travel route, a place where traffic congestion is relatively small on the travel route, and the like as the battery exchange points.

(Presentation information generator)
The presentation information generation unit 118 generates presentation information for presenting at least one of the formation formation information, the traveling route, the formation formation point, the charging point, and the battery exchange point to the driver of each moving body. Thereby, the presentation information can be presented to the driver of each mobile body.

  The presentation information is information such as images, sounds, and combinations thereof. When the presentation information is image information, the presentation information may include information indicating that the formation formation point, the charging point, and the battery exchange point are displayed on the map by a marker or the like.

  FIG. 4 is a table exemplifying information referenced and generated by the server 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the battery information includes remaining power amount information of the battery. The moving body information includes attribute information of each moving body, electricity cost information of each moving body, load amount information of each moving body, and current location information of each moving body. In addition, the map information includes destination information, traffic jam information, and charging point information of each mobile body.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the control unit 11 manages the batteries by referring to the remaining power amount information of the plurality of batteries and the electricity cost information of each mobile body.

  In addition, the control unit 11 controls the remaining electric energy information of the plurality of batteries, the attribute information of each moving body, the electricity cost information of each moving body, the load amount information of each moving body, the current location information of each moving body, and the moving body of each moving body. The electricity cost and mileage for each mobile unit are calculated with reference to the destination information.

  In addition, among the battery information, the mobile body information, and the map information, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 determines the remaining power amount information of the plurality of batteries, the attribute information of each mobile body, the power consumption information of each mobile body, and each mobile body. The platoon formation information is generated by referring to the load amount information, the current position information of each moving body, and the destination information of each moving body.

  In addition, among the battery information, the moving body information, and the map information, the traveling route determination unit 115 determines the remaining power amount information of the plurality of batteries, the attribute information of each moving body, the electricity cost information of each moving body, and the moving body of each moving body. The traveling route is determined with reference to the load amount information, the current location information of each mobile body, the destination information of each mobile body, the traffic jam information, and the charging point information.

  Further, the platoon formation point determination unit 116 determines the platoon formation point by referring to the destination information, the traffic jam information, and the charging point information of each mobile body, among the map information.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of description, members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining formation formation information in the server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 11 further includes a comparison unit 121. The comparing unit 121 refers to the total remaining power amount of the battery used by the moving bodies in the platoon extracted, and the calculated electricity cost and mileage for each moving body, to determine the current travel route and the battery in the platoon. Compare with the total remaining power.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 merges at least one other mobile body with the platoon by referring to the total remaining power amount of the battery used by the mobile bodies forming the platoon. The formation formation information is updated by including the information indicating that the formation formation information is included in the formation formation information.

  For example, the total remaining energy of the batteries used by the vehicles forming the platoon is calculated by adding a predetermined value to the expected electric energy required for the platoon to reach its destination. If it is also small, the platoon formation information includes information indicating that at least one other moving body should join the platoon.

  By merging at least one other mobile unit with the platoon, it is possible to increase the total remaining power amount of the battery used by the mobile units forming the platoon. As a result, the traveling distance during platooning can be extended more preferably.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 updates the platoon formation information by referring to the map information and including the information indicating that at least one moving body should leave the platoon in the platoon formation information. To do.

  For example, when the destination of one of the plurality of moving bodies included in the platoon is located away from the movement route of the platoon, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 determines that the The formation formation information includes information indicating that the moving body should be separated. More specifically, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 sets the point where the distance between the destination of the one moving body and the movement route of the platoon is the shortest on the movement route of the platoon movement route. The information regarding the set point as the departure point is included in the formation information.

  According to the above configuration, although the destinations are different, a group of mobile units close to the destination travels to the departure point in a platoon, and when the departure point is reached, a predetermined mobile unit leaves the platoon and reaches the destination. can do.

(Server processing example)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the server 1 according to this embodiment.

  First, the use of the server 1 is started, and the process proceeds to step (hereinafter, “step” is omitted) S1.

  In S1, when a moving body leaves the group of moving bodies, the formation formation information generation unit 114 refers to the map information and provides information indicating that at least one moving body should be separated from the formation. The formation formation information is updated by including it in the information. Further, in S1, when the moving body merges with the moving body group that is running in the platoon, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 refers to the total remaining power amount of the battery used by the moving bodies forming the platoon. Then, the formation formation information is updated by including the information indicating that at least one other moving body should join the formation in the formation formation information. The platoon formation information generation unit 114 transmits the updated platoon formation information to the platoon formation point determination unit 116, the charging point determination unit 117, and the presentation information generation unit 118, and proceeds to S2.

  In S2, the acquisition unit 111 acquires battery information, moving body information, and map information. The acquisition unit 111 transmits the acquired battery information, moving body information, and map information to the remaining power amount difference calculation unit 112, platoon formation information generation unit 114, and travel route determination unit 115, and proceeds to S3.

  In S3, the remaining power amount difference calculation unit 112 refers to the battery information and calculates the difference in the remaining power amount between the batteries used by each mobile body. The remaining power amount difference calculation unit 112 transmits the calculated difference in the remaining power amount between the batteries used by the respective mobile bodies to the power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113, and proceeds to S4.

  In S4, the power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113 calculates the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries used by the mobile units, with reference to the difference in the remaining power amount of the batteries used by the mobile units. To do. The power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113 transmits the calculated power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries used by each mobile body to the platoon formation information generation unit 114, and proceeds to S5.

  In S5, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 refers to the battery information, the mobile body information, the map information acquired from the acquisition unit 111, and the power transmission / reception amount of the future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries, and determines a plurality of batteries. The platoon formation information indicating the order in the platoon of a plurality of mobile units to be used is generated. The formation formation information generation unit 114 transmits the generated formation formation information to the formation formation point determination unit 116, the charging point determination unit 117, and the presentation information generation unit 118, and proceeds to S6.

  In S6, the traveling route determination unit 115 refers to the battery information, the moving body information, and the map information to determine the traveling route of each moving body. The traveling route determination unit 115 transmits the determined traveling route of each moving body to the formation formation point determination unit 116, the charging point determination unit 117, and the presentation information generation unit 118, and proceeds to S7.

  In S7, the formation formation point determination unit 116 refers to the formation formation information and the traveling route to determine formation formation points forming the formation indicated by the formation formation information. The formation formation point determination unit 116 transmits the determined formation formation points to the presentation information generation unit 118, and proceeds to S8.

  In S8, the charging point determination unit 117 determines a charging point or a battery exchange point with reference to the formation formation information and the traveling route. The charging point determination unit 117 transmits the determined charging point or battery replacement point to the presentation information generation unit 118, and proceeds to S9.

  In S9, the presentation information generation unit 118 generates presentation information for presenting at least one of the formation formation information, the traveling route, the formation formation point, the charging point, and the battery exchange point to the driver of each mobile body. The presentation information generation unit 118 transmits the generated presentation information to the presentation unit (not shown) of each mobile body, and proceeds to S10.

  In S10, when the traveling route determination unit 115 determines that it is difficult to reach the destination due to a difference in the conventional traveling route and battery consumption (YES in S10), the process proceeds to S11. When the travel route determination unit 115 determines that the destination can be reached (NO in S10), the use of the server 1 ends.

  In S11, the power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113 allocates power between the mobile units so that the destination can be reached, and recalculates the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries used by each mobile unit. The traveling route determination unit 115 determines the traveling route again with reference to the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception that should be performed by the batteries used by the mobile bodies. The power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113 transmits, to the travel route determination unit 115, the power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception that should be performed by the batteries used by each mobile body, and the process proceeds to S12.

  In S12, when the travel route determination unit 115 determines that the total remaining power amount of the battery is insufficient until reaching the destination based on the calculation results of the power transmission and reception amount calculation unit 113 and the travel route determination unit 115 (YES in S12). ), And proceeds to S13. When the traveling route determination unit 115 determines that the total amount of remaining power of the battery is sufficient to reach the destination (NO in S12), the process proceeds to S16.

  In S13, when the traveling route determination unit 115 determines that the battery can be moved to the charging point or the battery replacement point with the total remaining power of the battery (YES in S13), the process proceeds to S14. When the traveling route determination unit 115 determines that it is impossible to move to the charging point or the battery replacement point based on the total remaining power of the battery (NO in S13), the process proceeds to S15.

  In S14, the traveling route determination unit 115 determines the traveling route so as to move to the charging point or the battery replacement point with the total remaining power of the battery.

  In S15, the formation formation information generation unit 114 generates formation formation information so that the formation formation information 114 is connected to other nearby formations capable of power supply or moving bodies dedicated to power supply.

  In S16, the platoon formation information generation unit 114 stores the platoon formation information between the mobile units based on the calculation results of the power transmission / reception amount calculation unit 113 and the traveling route determination unit 115 so that the platoon formation information can travel while allocating power. To generate.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of the server 1 (particularly the control unit 11) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the server 1 includes a computer that executes the instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 server (information processing device)
11 control unit 111 acquisition unit (input / output unit)
112 Remaining Electric Energy Difference Calculation Unit 113 Power Transmission / Reception Amount Calculation Unit 114 Platoon Formation Information Generation Unit 115 Travel Route Determination Unit 116 Platoon Formation Point Determination Unit 117 Charging Point Determination Unit 118 Presentation Information Generation Unit

Claims (14)

An acquisition unit that acquires battery information including remaining power amount information of a plurality of batteries,
With reference to the battery information acquired from the acquisition unit, a formation formation information generation unit that generates formation formation information indicating an order in a formation of a plurality of moving bodies that use the plurality of batteries,
The platoon formation information generation unit refers to the total amount of remaining power of the battery used by the mobile bodies forming the platoon, and information that the at least one other mobile body should join the platoon. An information processing device for updating the formation formation information by including the formation formation information in the formation formation information. With reference to the battery information, a remaining power amount difference calculation unit that calculates a difference in remaining power amount between batteries used by each mobile body,
A power transmission / reception amount calculation unit that calculates a power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries used by each mobile unit with reference to a difference in remaining power amount between the batteries used by each mobile unit. ,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the formation formation information generation unit further forms formation formation information of the plurality of moving bodies by further referring to a power transmission / reception amount of future power transmission / reception to be performed by the batteries. The acquisition unit further acquires mobile body information or map information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the formation formation information generation unit further forms formation formation information of the plurality of mobile bodies by further referring to the mobile body information or the map information. The moving body information includes size information of each moving body, weight information of each moving body, shape information of each moving body, electricity cost information of each moving body, load amount information of each moving body, and current location information of each moving body. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, including at least one of them. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the map information includes at least one of destination information, traffic jam information, charging point information, and battery replacement point information of each mobile body. The platoon formation information generation unit updates the platoon formation information by referring to the map information and including information indicating that at least one moving body should leave the platoon in the platoon formation information. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 3 to 5. The information according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising a travel route determination unit that determines a travel route of each mobile by referring to the battery information, the mobile information, and the map information. Processing equipment. The platoon formation point determination unit for deciding a platoon formation point that forms a platoon indicated by the platoon formation information by further referring to the platoon formation information, the map information, and the travel route. Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a charging point determination unit that determines a charging point or a battery replacement point with reference to the formation information and the traveling route. The vehicle further includes a presentation information generation unit that generates presentation information for presenting at least one of the formation formation information, the traveling route, the formation formation point, the charging point, and the battery exchange point to the driver of each mobile body. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving body is at least one of a baggage delivery vehicle, a baggage carrying robot, and a vehicle on which a character is boarded. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, comprising:
An acquisition step of acquiring battery information including remaining power amount information of a plurality of batteries;
A platooning information generating step of generating platooning information indicating an order in a platoon of a plurality of moving bodies using the plurality of batteries, with reference to the battery information acquired in the acquisition step,
In the platoon formation information generating step, information indicating that at least one other mobile unit should join the platoon by referring to the total remaining power amount of the battery used by the mobile units forming the platoon. An information processing method for updating the formation formation information by including the formation formation information in the formation formation information.   An information processing program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the computer functions as the platoon formation information generation unit.   A computer-readable recording medium recording the information processing program according to claim 13.

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