WO2016166983A1 - 制御装置、機器、情報処理システム、制御方法、および、記憶媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a technique for controlling the arrangement of a plurality of moving nodes.
- Patent Document 1 describes a technique for quickly collecting products ordered by customers in a factory for e-commerce using a plurality of luggage-carrying robots.
- Patent Document 2 describes a technique for performing a weeding operation using a plurality of weeding robots in a field where a plurality of weed groups exist.
- Patent Document 3 describes a technique for searching for a search target using a plurality of unmanned aircraft.
- UxV Unmanned x Vehicle
- x is a phrase representing the operation space.
- UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle
- USV Unmanned Surface Vehicle
- UUV Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
- drone There are two types of drone as described above: one that is operated by a human from a remote location, and one that acts autonomously by an installed program.
- the direction of technology is to be as autonomous as possible by the installed program.
- an unmanned aircraft or a group of unmanned aircraft that wants to take over various actions and labors in the absence of humans is desired.
- Patent No. 4617293 JP 2009-199359 A Patent No. 4926958
- a central management system can be considered.
- the drone may not be able to communicate with the central management system.
- Patent Document 1 aims to reduce the operation cost of the operator.
- this related technology does not consider improving the overall value (for example, high product collection efficiency) by a plurality of luggage carrying robots.
- Patent Document 2 determines a weed group to perform the next weeding work so as to improve the work efficiency of each of the plurality of weeding robots.
- this related technology does not consider improving the overall work efficiency of all weeding robots.
- Patent Document 3 the related technology described in Patent Document 3 is that each robot updates a dynamic particle cluster that represents the existence probability of an object using the same algorithm, and models each other's behavior. Reduce data communication. However, this related technique is insufficiently considered for improving the overall search probability by a plurality of robots.
- Such a problem is not limited to the cooperative operation of the drone.
- a plurality of persons operate in a distributed manner for one purpose, such as searching for a suspicious person by a plurality of guards or police officers.
- a technique for instructing who and how to operate in order to increase a certain overall value without centrally managing location information of all persons has not yet been proposed.
- these related technologies do not centrally manage information related to multiple nodes (such as unmanned aircraft and humans), and the purpose is to increase a certain value for the entire node through the coordinated operation of multiple nodes. Is difficult to achieve.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. That is, the present invention aims to provide a technique for controlling the operations of a plurality of nodes so as to further increase a desired overall value without centrally managing information on each of the plurality of nodes operating in cooperation. And
- control device of the present invention represents a state related to a predetermined value according to the position of each node including at least one node among a plurality of movable nodes including the responsible node.
- control information generation means for generating control information for controlling movement of the responsible node based on the state information of at least some of the nodes, and on the basis of the control information Control means for controlling movement of the responsible node.
- the device of the present invention is equipped with the above-described control device as a device for controlling its own movement.
- the information processing system of the present invention includes a plurality of the above-described control devices to change the spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes according to the change in the state of each of the plurality of nodes.
- control method of the present invention provides state information representing a state related to a predetermined value according to the position of each node including at least one node in charge among a plurality of movable nodes. And generating control information for controlling movement of the responsible node based on the status information of at least some of the nodes, and controlling the movement of the responsible node based on the control information.
- control method of the present invention acquires state information representing a state related to a predetermined value according to the position of each node including at least a part in charge among a plurality of movable nodes. Generating control information for controlling movement of the responsible node based on state information of at least some of the nodes, and controlling movement of the responsible node based on the control information; When executed by the computer device each serving as the responsible node, the spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes is changed in accordance with the change in the state of each of the plurality of nodes.
- the storage medium of the present invention obtains state information representing a state relating to a predetermined value according to the position of each node including at least one node among a plurality of movable nodes.
- a control program for causing the computer device to execute control steps for control is stored.
- the present invention can provide a technique for controlling the operations of a plurality of nodes so as to further increase the desired overall value without centrally managing information on each of the plurality of nodes that operate in a coordinated manner.
- FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an information processing system 1 as a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the information processing system 1 includes a plurality of control devices 10 that control each of a plurality of nodes 90.
- the node 90 may be, for example, a drone or a person, but is not limited thereto.
- Various mobile objects can be applied as the node 90.
- Each control device 10 controls the movement of the node 90 that it is in charge of.
- the node 90 that each control device 10 is in charge of is also referred to as a responsible node 90.
- each control device 10 is connected to be able to communicate with another control device 10.
- each control device 10 does not necessarily need to be able to communicate with all the other control devices 10. Further, each control device 10 need not always be able to communicate with other control devices 10.
- the information processing system 1 causes a plurality of nodes 90 to operate cooperatively for a predetermined purpose.
- the predetermined purpose include, but are not limited to, search for a target and formation of a suitable formation.
- the information processing system 1 has an overall predetermined value that is targeted for improvement in a cooperative operation using a plurality of nodes 90 in advance.
- the predetermined value include, but are not limited to, battery consumption in the entire node 90 and high search probability in the whole.
- the control device 10 includes a state information acquisition unit 11, a control information generation unit 12, and a control unit 13.
- the direction of the arrow connecting the rectangles indicating the components is an example, and the direction of the signal between the components is not limited.
- the control device 10 can be configured by hardware elements as shown in FIG.
- the control device 10 includes a computer device including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1001, a memory 1002, and a network interface 1003.
- the memory 1002 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an auxiliary storage device (such as a hard disk), and the like.
- the network interface 1003 is an interface connected to a network constituted by the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a public line network, a wireless communication network, or a combination thereof.
- each functional block of the control device 10 is constituted by a CPU 1001 that reads and executes a computer program stored in the memory 1002 and controls each unit.
- the plurality of control devices 10 included in the information processing system 1 may be configured by different computer devices, or some of the plurality of control devices 10 may be configured by the same computer device. Good. Or all the control apparatuses 10 may be comprised by the same computer apparatus. In addition, each control device 10 may be realized at a location away from the responsible node 90 or may be realized on the responsible node 90. Note that the hardware configuration of the control device 10 and each functional block thereof is not limited to the above-described configuration.
- the status information acquisition unit 11 acquires status information for at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90 among the plurality of nodes 90.
- the state information represents a state related to a predetermined value according to the position of the node 90.
- the state information may include information representing the current position of the node 90 itself.
- the state information may include information related to a predetermined value when the node 90 moves from the current position to an arbitrary position.
- the state information may include information based on the capability level at the current position of the function of the node 90.
- the state information acquisition unit 11 may acquire position information regarding the assigned node 90 and obtain the state information of the assigned node 90 based on the acquired position information. If the responsible node 90 is configured by a communicable device, the state information acquisition unit 11 may acquire the position information by communicating with the responsible node 90 to obtain the state information. In addition, if the responsible node 90 is configured by a mobile body such as a person who cannot communicate, the state information acquisition unit 11 is a terminal carried by the responsible node 90, a device that monitors the responsible node 90, or the like. The position information may be obtained by communicating with the information to obtain the state information.
- the state information acquisition unit 11 may acquire the position information of the own device and obtain the state information. Further, the state information acquisition unit 11 may receive state information about the assigned node 90 from another control device 10 that is responsible for the other node 90.
- the control device 10 in charge of each of the plurality of nodes 90 does not need to acquire the state information of the responsible node 90 in synchronization with the other control devices 10. Therefore, the status information acquisition unit 11 may acquire the status information from the control device 10 that has been able to acquire the status information of the node in charge 90 within a predetermined period including the current time among the other control devices 10. Further, when the information processing system 1 is configured by a plurality of computer devices, the control device 10 on a certain computer device necessarily communicates with other control devices 10 on other computer devices due to network conditions and other factors. It is not always possible. In this case, the state information acquisition unit 11 may acquire the state information of the node in charge 90 from the control device 10 that can communicate at the present time. Thus, the state information acquisition unit 11 does not have to acquire the state information for all the nodes 90. The status information acquisition unit 11 may acquire status information for at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90.
- the control information generation unit 12 generates control information for controlling the movement of the responsible node 90 based on at least some of the state information of each node 90. Specifically, the control information generation unit 12 controls the responsible node 90 using an algorithm that increases a predetermined value (increases the value) in at least some of the nodes 90 for which the state information is obtained. Generate information. For example, the control information generation unit 12 may generate information indicating the movement direction and the movement control amount as the control information. The movement control amount may be a movement distance, for example. Alternatively, the movement control amount may be an energy amount used for moving the node in charge 90. Further, if there is a restriction on the movement of each node 90, the control information generation unit 12 may generate the control information in consideration of the restriction.
- the control unit 13 controls the movement of the responsible node 90 based on the control information.
- the control information represents a movement direction and a movement control amount.
- the control unit 13 outputs information (instruction information) for instructing the movement direction and the movement control amount to the responsible node 90, so that the responsible node 90 is divided into the movement control amount corresponding to the corresponding movement direction.
- the control unit 13 may transmit instruction information based on the control information to a moving mechanism mounted on the unmanned aircraft.
- the control unit 13 may display the instruction information based on the control information on the display device of the portable information terminal possessed by the person.
- control device 10 in the information processing system 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
- the state information acquisition unit 11 acquires, for at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90, state information related to a predetermined value according to the position of the node 90 (step S1).
- the state information acquisition unit 11 may obtain the state information based on the position information obtained for the responsible node 90. Further, the state information acquisition unit 11 may acquire the state information of the responsible node 90 from another control device 10 capable of communication.
- control information generation unit 12 generates control information for controlling the movement of the responsible node 90 based on the state information acquired in step S1 (step S2).
- control information generation unit 12 generates the control information of the responsible node 90 using an algorithm that increases the predetermined value within the range of at least some of the nodes 90 for which the state information is obtained. May be. Further, the control information generation unit 12 may generate information indicating the movement direction and the movement control amount.
- control unit 13 controls the movement of the responsible node 90 based on the control information determined in step S2 (step S3).
- the control unit 13 may transmit instruction information based on the control information to the moving mechanism mounted on the unmanned aircraft.
- the control unit 13 may display the instruction information based on the control information on the display device of the portable information terminal possessed by the person.
- the control device 10 repeats the above operations. Note that the control device 10 does not necessarily perform the operations of steps S1 to S3 in this order.
- the state information acquisition unit 11, the control information generation unit 12, and the control unit 13 may each operate asynchronously at predetermined timings.
- the control information generation unit 12 may operate using the state information acquired most recently by the state information acquisition unit 11.
- the control part 13 should just operate
- the information processing system 1 can spatially arrange the plurality of nodes 90 according to a change in state related to a predetermined value according to the position of each of the plurality of nodes 90. Adjust.
- the information processing system does not need to centrally manage information related to each of a plurality of nodes that operate in a coordinated manner, and performs the operations of the plurality of nodes so as to further increase the desired overall value. Each can be controlled.
- the state information acquisition unit determines at least a part of each of the nodes including the responsible node among the plurality of movable nodes according to the position of the node. State information representing a state related to the predetermined value is acquired. And a control information generation part produces
- each control device controls the movement of the responsible node using the status information of at least some of the nodes including the responsible node, so there is no need to centrally manage the status of all nodes.
- each control device controls the movement of the responsible node based on the state information of some nodes so as to improve a predetermined value in those nodes, so that it is realized based on the spatial arrangement of a plurality of nodes.
- the overall predetermined value can be further increased.
- the information processing system of the present invention is applied to a purpose of searching for a target to be searched by cooperative operation of a plurality of nodes.
- the target shall move.
- the high target search probability is applied as the overall predetermined value aimed at improving the target search by a plurality of nodes.
- the presence probability density of the target is expressed by the following equation (1).
- x, y, and z represent coordinates (positions).
- X t , y t , and z t represent the x coordinate, y coordinate, and z coordinate (position) of the target.
- Equation (1) may be defined to indicate a mountain shape in which the existence probability density decreases as the target position (x t , y t , z t ) peaks and the distance from the position decreases. .
- the position where the target was most recently discovered may be applied to the target position (x t , y t , z t ) in Expression (1).
- the current target predicted position calculated based on the position where the target was most recently found may be applied to the target position (x t , y t , z t ).
- the discovery probability that each node discovers the search target is expressed by the following equation (2).
- ⁇ i is a search effort given to the i-th node i among a plurality of nodes (i is a positive integer).
- the search effort may be considered as a movement control amount.
- Discovery means recognizing a target by a recognition function (for example, eyes or sonar) of a node.
- the discovery probability refers to the probability (high ability) that a target in a peripheral area centering on the own node can be recognized. The discovery probability often varies depending on the environment in which each node exists.
- ⁇ i is an amount that depends on radio wave propagation.
- ⁇ i is an amount that varies depending on the sea area where the node exists, and a coefficient suitable for the environment is determined.
- the target search probability at each node can be represented by the product of the existence probability density of the search target and the discovery probability of the node as in the following equation (4).
- x i , y i , and z i represent the x coordinate, y coordinate, and z coordinate (position) of the node i.
- the search probability in the whole plurality of nodes is expressed by the following equation (5).
- the search effort should be considered finite considering the energy of the node. Thus, the overall search probability is maximized for a given search effort put into the whole. In other words, for a limited search effort, the search probability must be increased as much as possible.
- an upper limit ⁇ of search effort that is put into the entire unit per unit time is set as a constraint, and then the search probability is maximized.
- the above optimization problem can be easily solved if the status information of all nodes can be acquired synchronously.
- the information processing system in cases where the state information of each node cannot be collected synchronously, or in a case where a system for centrally managing a plurality of nodes cannot be provided, allows a plurality of nodes to target The search probability is further improved while searching. Details of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below.
- FIG. 5 shows the configuration of an information processing system 2 as a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the information processing system 2 includes a plurality of control devices 20 that control each of the plurality of nodes 90.
- the control device 20 includes a state information acquisition unit 21, a control information generation unit 22, a control unit 23, and a target position acquisition unit 24. Further, the state information acquisition unit 21 includes an evaluation function setting unit 211. In addition, the control information generation unit 22 includes a constraint acquisition unit 221, a movement direction determination unit 222, and a movement control amount determination unit 223.
- the direction of the arrow connecting the rectangles indicating the components is an example, and the direction of the signal between the components is not limited.
- control device 20 and each functional block thereof can be configured by the same hardware elements as those of the first embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG.
- the hardware configuration of the control device 20 and each functional block thereof is not limited to the above-described configuration.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 acquires position information related to the target.
- the target is a target to be searched by the plurality of nodes 90.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 acquires the position information from the node 90 in charge of the device.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 may receive the target position information transmitted by the node 90.
- the node 90 is a mobile object such as a person who cannot communicate
- the target position acquisition unit 24 may receive target position information transmitted by a portable information terminal or the like possessed by the node 90.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 may acquire target position information by using a target position specifying function or an input provided in the responsible node 90. .
- the target position acquisition unit 24 transmits the position information of the target to the other control device 20.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 may acquire the position information by receiving the target position information from another control device 20. Further, the target position acquisition unit 24 may acquire the position information by predicting the current position of the target using the position information of the target most recently received from the responsible node 90 or another control device 20. Good. It should be noted that a known technique that takes into account the characteristics and environment of the target can be employed for the target position prediction process.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 acquires the state information of at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90 using the evaluation function set by the evaluation function setting unit 211.
- the evaluation function setting unit 211 sets an evaluation function related to the responsible node 90.
- the evaluation function is a function that evaluates the degree to which a certain node 90 contributes at an arbitrary position with respect to the improvement of the overall predetermined value realized by the spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes 90.
- a search at an arbitrary position of the node 90 is performed based on the high discovery capability (discovery probability) according to the environment at the position of the corresponding node 90 and the presence probability density of the target.
- a function representing probability is applicable. It is assumed that the discovery probability according to the environment at the position of the node 90 is determined in advance.
- the evaluation function setting unit 211 may use the search probability represented by Expression (4) as the evaluation function.
- Such an evaluation function is determined according to the update of the position of the corresponding node 90 or the position of the target. Therefore, the evaluation function setting unit 211 updates the evaluation function according to the acquisition of the state information of the responsible node 90 or the acquisition of the target position information.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 acquires information based on the evaluation function set by the evaluation function setting unit 211 as the state information for the responsible node 90. Further, the state information acquisition unit 21 further stores information on the other node 90 based on the evaluation function set for the node 90 by the state information acquisition unit 21 of the control device 20 in charge of the other node 90. Obtained as status information. That is, the state information acquisition unit 21 may transmit / receive information based on the evaluation function set by the evaluation function setting unit 211 to / from the state information acquisition unit 21 of another control device 20 that can communicate.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 does not need to acquire the state information for all the nodes 90, like the state information acquisition unit 11 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the status information acquisition unit 21 may acquire status information for at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90.
- the control information generation unit 22 generates control information (movement direction and movement control amount) related to the responsible node 90 based on at least some state information of each node 90 and target position information. Specifically, the control information generation unit 22 uses the constraint acquisition unit 221, the movement direction determination unit 222, and the movement control amount determination unit 223 to generate control information regarding the assigned node 90.
- the constraint acquisition unit 221 acquires information representing constraints related to movement of the plurality of nodes 90. As restrictions on movement, there are restrictions on the arrangement of a plurality of nodes 90 and restrictions on the amount of movement control, for example.
- the constraint acquisition unit 221 may acquire information representing a constraint that the distance between the nodes 90 is greater than or equal to a threshold value as a constraint related to arrangement.
- the constraint acquisition unit 221 may acquire information representing a constraint that the overlapping state of the searchable range of each node 90 satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the searchable range is a predetermined peripheral area centered on the position of the node 90.
- the predetermined condition may be that a searchable range of a certain node 90 does not overlap with a searchable range of another node 90.
- the predetermined condition may be that a size of an area overlapping a searchable range of another node 90 in a searchable range of a certain node 90 is equal to or less than a threshold value. Such a restriction on the arrangement is provided in order to prevent a range that can be searched as a whole from becoming narrow when a plurality of nodes 90 are crowded.
- the restriction acquisition unit 221 may acquire information representing a restriction that defines an upper limit of the total movement control amount that can be input to all the nodes 90 per unit time.
- the moving direction determination unit 222 determines the moving direction of the responsible node 90 in consideration of the position information of the responsible node 90, the position information of the target, and any restrictions related to the arrangement.
- the movement direction determination unit 222 creates a vector that extends from the position of the responsible node 90 to the target position as the starting point, indicating the movement direction.
- the movement direction determination unit 222 adjusts the direction of this vector in consideration of the restriction.
- a vector indicating the movement direction is also referred to as a movement vector.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 considers the state information of at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90, target position information, and restrictions on the movement control amount, if any, while considering the restrictions. Determine the amount of movement control.
- the movement control amount include a movement distance and an energy amount (for example, a motor torque amount) input to move the node 90, but are not limited thereto.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 uses an algorithm for increasing the search probability of all the nodes 90 when unit search efforts are made for at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90.
- the movement control amount of the responsible node 90 may be determined.
- At least some of the nodes 90 may be all nodes 90 from which state information is obtained, or may be nodes 90 that satisfy a predetermined condition.
- the predetermined condition may be, for example, a condition that the distance from the responsible node 90 is within a threshold (neighboring).
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 compares the information obtained using the evaluation function for the assigned node 90 with the information obtained using the evaluation function for the other nodes 90. Then, based on the comparison result, the movement control amount determination unit 223 moves to increase the total search probability when the unit search effort is input to at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90. A control amount can be determined.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 currently sets the increment of the search probability from the current time when the unit search effort is input in the direction determined by the movement direction determination unit 222 for the responsible node 90. It is obtained using the evaluation function. In addition, the movement control amount determination unit 223 obtains an increment from the present time of the search probability when the unit search effort is input in the direction determined for the other node 90 for which the state information is obtained. . In this case, as an increase in the search probability for the other node 90, the increase in the search probability per unit search effort calculated by the movement control amount determination unit 223 of the control device 20 in charge of the other node 90 is the state information. Is acquired by the state information acquisition unit 21.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 uses the unit of movement control amount of the responsible node 90 in the next control step as the unit of the movement control amount. Search efforts may be determined.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 sets the movement control amount of the assigned node 90 in the next control step as zero. May be determined. In other words, in this case, the movement control amount determination unit 223 may determine that the search effort is not put into the assigned node 90 in the next control step, and that it does not operate.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 compares the increment between the responsible node 90 and each of the other nodes 90 as described above, and integrates the comparison results, thereby obtaining the movement control amount of the responsible node 90. Can be determined.
- the search probability per unit search effort is equivalent to the differentiation of the evaluation function. Therefore, as described above, when the operation for determining the movement control amount is repeated so as to increase the search probability per unit search effort in at least some of the nodes 90 including the responsible node 90, the derivatives of the evaluation functions are changed. It becomes equal in each node 90. Therefore, the movement control amount determination unit 223 may determine the movement control amount so that the differentiation of the evaluation function set in at least some of the nodes 90 including the assigned node 90 is equal.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 substantially omits information (differentiation) obtained from the evaluation function set for the assigned node 90 and information (differentiation) obtained from the evaluation functions set for the other nodes 90.
- the movement control amount of the responsible node 90 may be determined so as to be the same.
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 further considers the restriction on the movement control amount. For example, it is assumed that the upper limit of the total amount of movement control is set. In this case, if the movement control amount determination unit 223 can acquire the determined movement control amount from all of the control devices 20 in charge of each of the plurality of nodes 90, the movement control amount determination unit 223 sets the movement control amount so that the total does not exceed the upper limit. adjust. Further, when there is a control device 20 that cannot acquire the movement control amount, the movement control amount determination unit 223 obtains an estimated value of the movement control amount determined for the node 90 that the control device 20 is responsible for. As the estimation method, a predetermined assumed value may be used, or other known estimation techniques may be used.
- control information generation unit 22 provides control information for moving the responsible node 90 in the movement direction determined by the movement direction determination unit 222 by the movement control amount determined by the movement control amount determination unit 223. Generate.
- the control unit 23 controls the movement of the responsible node 90 according to the control information generated by the control information generation unit 22. Specifically, the control unit 23 outputs the instruction information based on the control information generated by the movement control amount determination unit 223 to the node 90, thereby causing the node 90 to move in the movement direction. Move by the amount of.
- each control device 20 in the information processing system 2 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the constraint acquisition unit 221 has already acquired the constraint on the arrangement and the constraint on the movement control amount.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 acquires target position information (step S11).
- the target position acquisition unit 24 acquires the position information of the target discovered by the responsible node 90 or other control responsible for the node 90 with the position information of the target discovered by the other node 90. You may acquire from the apparatus 20. FIG. As described above, the target position acquisition unit 24 may acquire the target position by predicting the current target position based on the target position information acquired in the past.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 acquires position information of the responsible node 90 (step S12).
- the state information acquisition unit 21 uses the evaluation function setting unit 211 to set an evaluation function that reflects the position of the target and the position of the responsible node 90. And the status information acquisition part 21 calculates
- the state information acquisition unit 21 acquires information based on the evaluation function set for the node 90 from the control device 20 that controls the node 90 as the state information of at least some other nodes 90. (Step S14).
- control information generation unit 22 uses the movement direction determination unit 222 to determine the movement direction of the responsible node 90 in consideration of the restrictions on the arrangement (step S15).
- the movement direction determination unit 222 generates a movement vector that extends in the direction of the target position starting from the position of the responsible node 90 and then determines the direction in consideration of restrictions on the arrangement. You may adjust.
- control information generation unit 22 uses the movement control amount determination unit 223 to determine the movement control amount to be input to the assigned node 90 (step S16).
- the movement control amount determination unit 223 includes information obtained from the evaluation function represented by the state information of the node in charge 90, and information obtained from the evaluation function represented by the state information of the other node 90. Based on the comparison result, the movement control amount of the responsible node 90 may be determined.
- control information generation unit 22 generates control information for controlling the responsible node 90 to move in the direction determined in step S14 by the movement control amount determined in step S15 (step S17). .
- control unit 23 controls the movement by outputting the instruction information based on the control information generated in step S17 to the responsible node 90 (step S18).
- control unit 23 may transmit instruction information based on the control information to the moving mechanism mounted on the unmanned aircraft as the responsible node 90. Further, for example, the control unit 23 may display the instruction information based on the control information on the display device of the portable information terminal possessed by the person as the responsible node 90.
- the control device 20 repeats the above operation. Note that the control device 20 does not necessarily perform the operations of steps S11 to S18 in this order.
- the state information acquisition unit 21, the control information generation unit 22, the control unit 23, and the target position acquisition unit 24 may operate asynchronously at predetermined timings.
- the control information generation unit 22 includes the state information based on the evaluation function most recently set by the state information acquisition unit 21 (evaluation function setting unit 211) and the target acquired most recently by the target position acquisition unit 24. It is sufficient to operate using the position information.
- the control unit 23 may operate using the control information generated most recently by the control information generation unit 22.
- the information processing system 2 changes the spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes 90 according to a change in the state related to the search probability according to the position of each of the plurality of nodes 90. adjust.
- UUV Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
- the UUV is an unmanned aerial vehicle that autonomously operates underwater and searches for a target with sonar.
- the UUV can move according to control information received from the outside.
- UUV as the node 90 is also referred to as UUV90.
- the information processing system 2 is realized on the cloud in cloud computing as shown in FIG. That is, each control device 20 remotely controls the UUV 90 in charge from the cloud. Thereby, the information processing system 2 searches for a target using the plurality of UUVs 90.
- each control device 20 moves its state with respect to the UUV 90 that it is in charge of, while transmitting and receiving state information to and from the control device 20 that is in charge of the neighboring UUV 90, as if the UUV 90 exchanges information with the neighboring UUV 90 Will be controlled.
- the evaluation function setting unit 211 applies the above-described formula (4) as the evaluation function.
- the existence probability density g of the target in the equation (4) is a Gaussian type in which the position (x t , y t , z t ) where the target was most recently discovered is peaked, and the existence probability density decreases with increasing distance from the position. Is used.
- the detection probability p i for each UUV90 in equation (4) applying equation (3).
- ⁇ i in equation (3) varies depending on the sea area where UUV90 exists. Therefore, in this specific example 1, ⁇ i for each sea area is stored in a database in advance.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 changes ⁇ i based on the position information of the UUV 90.
- each UUV 90 has an upload function for transmitting various information to the control device 20 or the like.
- the UUV 90 finds a target by itself, it acquires its position information. Then, the UUV 90 transmits the position information of the target discovered by the own device to the control device 20 on the cloud in charge of the other UUV 90 and the own device.
- the UUV 90 transmits the position information to the control apparatus 20 on the cloud in charge of the own apparatus. Thereby, the target position acquisition part 24 of each control apparatus 20 acquires the positional information on a target.
- the UUV 90 transmits the position information of the own device to the control device 20 on the cloud in charge of the own device.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 of each control device 20 acquires the position information of the UUV 90 that the device itself is in charge of, and sets the evaluation function based on the position information of the UUV 90 that is in charge and the target position information. .
- Each UUV 90 asynchronously executes such information transmission operation. That is, uploading of various position information to the control device 20 is executed asynchronously. Therefore, in the information processing system 2 realized on the cloud, even if the control devices 20 can communicate with each other, information on all UUVs 90 is not collected synchronously. Therefore, a general optimization technique cannot be applied in order to improve the search probability in the entire UUV90. However, even in an environment where information on each UUV 90 is collected only asynchronously using a general optimization technique, it is possible to perform optimization calculation by forcibly interlacing old information. However, since old information has a bad influence on the whole, a suitable optimization is not actually performed. Thus, an environment is assumed in which uploading of various position information to the control device 20 is executed asynchronously.
- FIG. 9 shows how the spatial arrangement of the UUV 90 group whose movement is controlled by the operation of the information processing system 2 changes over time.
- the formation of the UUV90 group was formed as shown in the “initial state” of FIG.
- the target moves in the space where such UUV90 group exists.
- a triangle indicates a target. Circles indicate UUV90.
- FIG. 9 shows that time has passed from the top to the bottom. From FIG. 9, it can be seen that the UUV 90 group approaches to wrap around the target as the target moves, and the target can be tracked. Further, from FIG. 9, it can be seen that the UUV 90 located far from the target (for example, the two UUVs 90 at the right end surrounded by the dotted circle) has not moved, and no unnecessary movement has been performed.
- the search probability has a characteristic that, in principle, the search effort increases as the search effort is input, a comparison was made with a value per input search effort (per unit search effort).
- the simulation of the specific example 1 of the information processing system 2 has an overall search probability (per unit search effort) that is about 30% higher on average than the simulation to be compared.
- the overall search probability is increased while the target is tracked by the plurality of UUV 90 groups. was found to be possible.
- each UUV 90 transmits / receives information to / from a control device 20 mounted in another nearby UUV 90 capable of communication using the control device 20 mounted on the own device. It moves autonomously and decentralized under the control.
- a UUV 90 constitutes an embodiment of the device of the present invention.
- Specific Example 2 assumes a case where it is difficult to transmit information to a remote place from the field in which the UUV 90 group moves, and each UUV 90 must expect autonomous movement. Such cases are very common in actual application.
- the second specific example is effective for a case where it is difficult to install the information processing system 2 in a remote place like the first specific example.
- the second specific example is also effective in a case where the remote information processing system 2 like the first specific example does not function.
- Specific example 2 differs from specific example 1 in that UUV 90 does not need to have an upload function.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 of the control device 20 mounted on the UUV 90 finds a target by itself, the position information is acquired and transmitted to the other UUV 90.
- the target position acquisition part 24 acquires by receiving the positional information on a target from other UUV90, when not finding a target with an own machine.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 determines the current location based on the past position information. You may acquire the positional information on a target by prediction.
- the state information acquisition unit 21 and the control information generation unit 22 acquire the position information of the own device as necessary.
- Other assumptions regarding the evaluation function, target existence probability density g, discovery probability p i , ⁇ i for each sea area, and the like are the same as in the first specific example.
- a person is assumed as the node 90.
- a target area is guarded by a plurality of guards, and if a suspicious person is found, the suspicious person is tracked and captured by an appropriate number of persons.
- the guard as the node 90 is also referred to as the guard 90.
- the control apparatus 20 was implement
- FIG. 11 it assumes that the control apparatus 20 was implement
- the control unit 23 of each control device 20 displays instruction information based on the control information on the display device of the tablet terminal. For example, the control unit 23 displays information indicating the movement destination determined by the movement direction determination unit 222 and the destination point moved by the movement control amount determined by the movement control amount determination unit 223 on the display device. May be. As a result, the guard 90 moves toward the destination point displayed on the display device. Thereby, the control apparatus 20 controls the movement of the guard 90.
- the control device 20 displays a user interface (for example, a button-type graphic that can be pressed) on the display device to notify the suspicious person discovery. Also good. Thereby, the guard 90 who found the suspicious person operates the user interface.
- the target position acquisition unit 24 that has received the operation may transmit the position information of the own device at that time as position information of the suspicious person to the control device 20 on the tablet terminal carried by another guard 90. .
- Specific example 3 is similarly described in the description of specific example 2 by replacing the target with a suspicious person and replacing UUV with a guard.
- the evaluation function and the target existence density g it is possible to assume the same assumptions as in specific examples 1 and 2.
- the detection probability p i may be set the function associated with the field of view of the guards 90. That is, a function set to an amount proportional to the field of view may be applied as ⁇ i according to the environment.
- Specific Example 3 of the information processing system 2 uses the control device 20 on the tablet terminal carried by each of the plurality of guards 90 to increase the overall search probability while tracking the suspicious person. can do.
- the specific example 3 of the information processing system 2 enables efficient guarding, tracking and capturing of suspicious persons.
- the node 90 is not limited to a guard, but can be applied to other people such as a police officer and a running police.
- the suspicious person was assumed as a target, it is not restricted to this.
- a group such as “crowded” where problems are likely to occur may be applied as a target.
- the specific example 3 of the information processing system 2 can be applied to efficient security for crowds.
- each control apparatus 20 demonstrated the example implement
- each control device 20 may be realized on a wearable terminal or a glasses-type terminal.
- each control apparatus 20 may be implement
- the information processing system 2 can be realized on the cloud as in the first specific example.
- each control device 20 on the cloud receives various types of information from a terminal that moves with a person serving as the node 90 in charge, and transmits instruction information based on the control information so as to be displayed on the display device of the terminal. Good.
- the information processing system as the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention does not need to centrally manage information regarding all of the nodes that search for a target by cooperative operation, and can improve the overall search probability while tracking the target well. Can be increased.
- the target position acquisition unit acquires target position information.
- the state information acquisition unit uses the evaluation function to generate state information for at least some of the nodes including the responsible node.
- the evaluation function is a function that evaluates the degree to which a node contributes at an arbitrary position with respect to the improvement of the overall predetermined value realized by the spatial arrangement of a plurality of nodes.
- the state information acquisition unit uses the evaluation function setting unit to update the evaluation function related to the assigned node in accordance with the update of the target position information and the update of the assigned node position information.
- the control information generation unit uses the movement direction determination unit to determine the direction from the current position of the node in charge toward the target position as the movement direction while considering restrictions on arrangement.
- control information generation unit uses the movement control amount determination unit to consider the information obtained from the evaluation function of the responsible node and the information obtained from the evaluation function of the other node while considering restrictions on the movement control amount. Based on the comparison result, the movement control amount of the node in charge is determined. This is because the control unit controls the responsible node to move in the determined direction by the determined movement control amount.
- the information processing system may, for example, set up a computer device on which the information processing system is mounted on the beach and remotely control the movement of a plurality of UUVs.
- the information processing system may be realized on a computer device mounted on a mother ship that collects a plurality of UUVs.
- UUV has been described as an example of the unmanned machine applied as a node, but other unmanned machines may be applied as a node.
- unmanned machines such as an airplane-type unmanned aircraft flying in the sky and an unmanned aircraft running on land can be applied as nodes.
- control is performed by applying the improvement of the overall search probability as a predetermined value in the use of searching and tracking a moving target using a plurality of nodes.
- the present embodiment is not limited to this.
- the present embodiment applies a search for better energy efficiency and more search objects as a predetermined value, and performs control. May be performed.
- a formation that can transmit / receive information to / from each other at a desired transfer rate in a wider range as a predetermined value The control may be performed by applying the above.
- the present embodiment can be applied to an application that uses a plurality of nodes to achieve a predetermined purpose while further increasing the overall predetermined value.
- the target existence probability density, the node discovery probability, and the search probability are described as being expressed by the equations (1) to (4), but these are expressed by other equations. It may be.
- the constraint condition and the predetermined value are described as being expressed by the equations (5) to (6), but these may be expressed by other equations.
- the constraint acquisition unit does not necessarily acquire these constraints, and may acquire many other constraints.
- each functional block of the control device is realized by a CPU that executes a computer program stored in a storage device or ROM.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and some, all, or a combination of each functional block may be realized by dedicated hardware.
- the functional block of the control device may be realized by being distributed among a plurality of devices.
- the operation of the control device described with reference to each flowchart is stored in a storage device (storage medium) of the computer device as a computer program of the present invention. Then, the computer program may be read and executed by the CPU.
- the present invention is constituted by the code of the computer program or a storage medium.
- a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information representing a state related to a predetermined value according to the position of each node including at least a part in charge of a plurality of movable nodes;
- a control information generating unit that generates control information for controlling movement of the responsible node, based on state information of each of the at least some of the nodes;
- a control unit that controls movement of the responsible node based on the control information;
- a control device comprising:
- the state information acquisition unit uses an evaluation function that evaluates the degree of contribution of the node at an arbitrary position to the overall improvement in the predetermined value realized by the spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes.
- the control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the state information is generated for at least some of the nodes including the responsible node.
- the control information generation unit generates the control information based on a comparison result between information obtained using the evaluation function for the responsible node and information obtained using the evaluation function for the other nodes.
- the control apparatus according to appendix 2, characterized in that: (Appendix 4) The control information generation unit generates the control information so that information obtained using the evaluation function for the assigned node is substantially the same as information obtained using the evaluation function for the other nodes. 4.
- the control device according to appendix 3, wherein (Appendix 5) A target position acquisition unit that acquires position information related to a search target (target) by the plurality of nodes; Any one of appendix 1 to appendix 4, wherein the control information generation unit generates the control information related to the node based on the position information related to the target in addition to the state information of the at least some of the nodes.
- the control device according to one. (Appendix 6) 6.
- the control device according to appendix 5, wherein the state information acquisition unit uses a function based on information indicating the existence probability at an arbitrary position of the target as the evaluation function.
- Appendix 7 The control apparatus according to appendix 5 or appendix 6, wherein the state information acquisition unit uses a function based on a high discovery capability of the node with respect to the target as the evaluation function.
- Appendix 8 The control device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 7, wherein the control information generation unit generates information indicating a movement direction and a movement control amount of the node as the control information.
- Appendix 9) 9. The control device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 8, wherein the control information generation unit generates the control information based on restrictions on movement of the plurality of nodes.
- the control information generation unit adjusts the movement control amount of the responsible node in consideration of the upper limit of the movement control amount assigned as a total to the plurality of nodes as the restriction on the movement.
- the control device according to appendix 9. The control information generation unit considers a predetermined condition determined to satisfy an overlapping situation between the searchable range of the responsible node and the searchable range of another node as a restriction on the movement, and The control apparatus according to appendix 9 or appendix 10, wherein the moving direction is adjusted.
- An information processing system that includes the control device according to any one of a plurality of supplementary notes 1 to 11 and changes a spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes according to a change in the state of each of the plurality of nodes. .
- (Appendix 14) For at least some of the nodes including the responsible node among a plurality of movable nodes, obtain state information representing a state relating to a predetermined value according to the position of the node, Based on the status information of each of the at least some of the nodes, generating control information for controlling the movement of the responsible node, A control method for controlling movement of the responsible node based on the control information.
- each node including the responsible node among a plurality of movable nodes For at least a part of each node including the responsible node among a plurality of movable nodes, obtain state information indicating a state related to a predetermined value according to the position of the node, and the state of each of the at least some nodes Generating control information for controlling movement of the responsible node based on the information, and controlling movement of the responsible node based on the control information, executing each of the plurality of nodes as the responsible node
- a control program for causing a computer device to execute.
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Description
本発明の第1の実施の形態としての情報処理システム1の構成を図1に示す。図1において、情報処理システム1は、複数のノード90のそれぞれを制御する複数の制御装置10を備えている。ノード90は、例えば、無人機であってもよいし人であってもよいが、これらに限らない。ノード90としては、様々な移動体を適用可能である。各制御装置10は、それぞれが担当するノード90の移動を制御する。以降、各制御装置10が担当するノード90を、担当ノード90とも記載する。
次に、本発明の第2の実施の形態について図面を参照して詳細に説明する。なお、本実施の形態の説明において参照する各図面において、本発明の第1の実施の形態と同一の構成および同様に動作するステップには同一の符号を付して本実施の形態における詳細な説明を省略する。
具体例1では、ノード90として、UUV(Unmanned Undersea Vehicle)と呼ばれる無人機を想定する。UUVは、水中を自律動作し、ソナーでターゲットを探索する無人機である。UUVは、外部から受信する制御情報に応じて移動可能である。以降、ノード90としてのUUVを、UUV90とも記載する。また、この具体例1では、情報処理システム2を、図8に示すように、クラウドコンピューティングにおけるクラウド上に実現したことを想定する。つまり、各制御装置20は、担当するUUV90を、クラウド上から遠隔制御する。これにより、情報処理システム2は、複数のUUV90を用いてターゲットを探索する。
具体例2では、具体例1と同様に、ノード90として、UUV90を適用する。ただし、この具体例2では、図10に示すように、複数のUUV90のそれぞれに、本実施の形態における制御装置20を搭載した例について説明する。つまり、この具体例2では、各UUV90は、自機に搭載された制御装置20を用いて、近隣の通信可能な他のUUV90に搭載された制御装置20と情報を送受信し、制御装置20の制御の元に自律分散的に移動することになる。このようなUUV90は、本発明の機器の一実施形態を構成する。
具体例3では、ノード90として、人(警備員)を想定する。これは、例えば、複数の警備員で対象地域を警備し、不審者を発見したら、しかるべき人数で不審者を追跡・捕獲するというような応用例を想定している。以降、ノード90としての警備員を、警備員90とも記載する。また、具体例3では、図11に示すように、警備員90に携帯されるタブレット端末上に、制御装置20を実現したことを想定する。
また、上述した各実施の形態の一部又は全部は、以下の付記のようにも記載されうるが、以下には限られない。
(付記1)
移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得する状態情報取得部と、
前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成する制御情報生成部と、
前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御部と、
を備えた制御装置。
(付記2)
前記状態情報取得部は、前記複数のノードの空間的配置により実現される全体的な前記所定の価値の向上に対して前記ノードが任意の位置において寄与する度合いを評価する評価関数を用いて、前記担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについてその状態情報を生成することを特徴とする付記1に記載の制御装置。
(付記3)
前記制御情報生成部は、前記担当ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報と、他の前記ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報との比較結果に基づいて、前記制御情報を生成することを特徴とする付記2に記載の制御装置。
(付記4)
前記制御情報生成部は、前記担当ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報と、他の前記ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報とが略同一になるよう、前記制御情報を生成することを特徴とする付記3に記載の制御装置。
(付記5)
前記複数のノードによる探索対象(ターゲット)に関する位置情報を取得するターゲット位置取得部をさらに有し、
前記制御情報生成部は、前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に加えて前記ターゲットに関する位置情報に基づいて、前記ノードに関する制御情報を生成することを特徴とする付記1から付記4のいずれか1つに記載の制御装置。
(付記6)
前記状態情報取得部は、前記評価関数として、前記ターゲットの任意の位置における存在確率を表す情報に基づく関数を用いることを特徴とする付記5に記載の制御装置。
(付記7)
前記状態情報取得部は、前記評価関数として、前記ノードによる前記ターゲットに対する発見能力の高さに基づく関数を用いることを特徴とする付記5または付記6に記載の制御装置。
(付記8)
前記制御情報生成部は、前記制御情報として、前記ノードの移動方向および移動制御量を表す情報を生成することを特徴とする付記1から付記7のいずれか1つに記載の制御装置。
(付記9)
前記制御情報生成部は、前記複数のノードの移動に関する制約に基づいて、前記制御情報を生成することを特徴とする付記1から付記8のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。
(付記10)
前記制御情報生成部は、前記移動に関する制約として、前記複数のノードに対して合計として割り当てられた移動制御量の上限を考慮して、前記担当ノードの移動制御量を調整することを特徴とする付記9に記載の制御装置。
(付記11)
前記制御情報生成部は、前記移動に関する制約として、前記担当ノードの探索可能範囲と他の前記ノードの探索可能範囲との重複状況が満たすよう定められた所定条件を考慮して、前記担当ノードの移動方向を調整することを特徴とする付記9または付記10に記載の制御装置。
(付記12)
自らの移動を制御する装置として、付記1から付記11のいずれか1つに記載の制御装置を搭載した機器。
(付記13)
複数の付記1から付記11のいずれか1つに記載の制御装置を備えることにより、前記複数のノードのそれぞれの前記状態の変化に応じて前記複数のノードの空間的配置を変化させる情報処理システム。
(付記14)
移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得し、
前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成し、
前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御方法。
(付記15)
移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得し、前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成し、前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御することを、前記複数のノードのそれぞれを前記担当ノードとして実行することにより、前記複数のノードのそれぞれの前記状態の変化に応じて前記複数のノードの空間的配置を変化させる制御方法。
(付記16)
移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得する状態情報取得ステップと、
前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成する制御情報生成ステップと、
前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御ステップと、
をコンピュータ装置に実行させる制御プログラム。
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221 制約取得部
222 移動方向決定部
223 移動制御量決定部
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- 移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得する状態情報取得手段と、
前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成する制御情報生成手段と、
前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御手段と、
を備えた制御装置。 - 前記状態情報取得手段は、前記複数のノードの空間的配置により実現される全体的な前記所定の価値の向上に対して前記ノードが任意の位置において寄与する度合いを評価する評価関数を用いて、前記担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについてその状態情報を生成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御情報生成手段は、前記担当ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報と、他の前記ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報との比較結果に基づいて、前記制御情報を生成することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御情報生成手段は、前記担当ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報と、他の前記ノードについて前記評価関数を用いて得られる情報とが略同一になるよう、前記制御情報を生成することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の制御装置。
- 前記複数のノードによる探索対象であるターゲットに関する位置情報を取得するターゲット位置取得手段をさらに有し、
前記制御情報生成手段は、前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に加えて前記ターゲットに関する位置情報に基づいて、前記ノードに関する制御情報を生成することを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記状態情報取得手段は、前記評価関数として、前記ターゲットの任意の位置における存在確率を表す情報に基づく関数を用いることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の制御装置。
- 前記状態情報取得手段は、前記評価関数として、前記ノードによる前記ターゲットに対する発見能力の高さに基づく関数を用いることを特徴とする請求項5または請求項6に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御情報生成手段は、前記制御情報として、前記ノードの移動方向および移動制御量を表す情報を生成することを特徴とする請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御情報生成手段は、前記複数のノードの移動に関する制約に基づいて、前記制御情報を生成することを特徴とする請求項1から請求項8のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御情報生成手段は、前記移動に関する制約として、前記複数のノードに対して合計として割り当てられた移動制御量の上限を考慮して、前記担当ノードの移動制御量を調整することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御情報生成手段は、前記移動に関する制約として、前記担当ノードの探索可能範囲と他の前記ノードの探索可能範囲との重複状況が満たすよう定められた所定条件を考慮して、前記担当ノードの移動方向を調整することを特徴とする請求項9または請求項10に記載の制御装置。
- 自らの移動を制御する装置として、請求項1から請求項11のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置を搭載した機器。
- 複数の請求項1から請求項11のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置を備えることにより、前記複数のノードのそれぞれの前記状態の変化に応じて前記複数のノードの空間的配置を変化させる情報処理システム。
- コンピュータ装置が、
移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得し、
前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成し、
前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御方法。 - 移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得し、前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成し、前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御することを、前記複数のノードのそれぞれを前記担当ノードとするコンピュータ装置が実行することにより、前記複数のノードのそれぞれの前記状態の変化に応じて前記複数のノードの空間的配置を変化させる制御方法。
- 移動可能な複数のノードのうち担当ノードを含む少なくとも一部の各ノードについて、そのノードの位置に応じた所定の価値に関わる状態を表す状態情報を取得する状態情報取得ステップと、
前記少なくとも一部の各ノードの状態情報に基づいて、前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御情報を生成する制御情報生成ステップと、
前記制御情報に基づいて前記担当ノードの移動を制御する制御ステップと、
をコンピュータ装置に実行させる制御プログラムを記憶した記憶媒体。
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