Autonomous travel vehicle control device, autonomous travel vehicle control system, and autonomous travel vehicle control method
There is provided an autonomous travel vehicle control device that sets a travel path of an autonomous travel vehicle performing autonomous travel based on surroundings information. The device includes; a moving path determination unit that sets the travel path, a travelling influence information acquisition unit that acquires travelling influence information influencing a travel state of the autonomous travel vehicle, a travel path prediction unit that predicts the travel path based on the travelling influence information, and a travel path display unit that displays the travel path predicted by the travel path prediction unit.
1. An autonomous travel vehicle control device that sets a travel path of an autonomous travel vehicle performing autonomous travel based on surroundings information, comprising:
a display unit that displays a travel path of the autonomous travel vehicle;
a path setting unit that sets a first travel path according to an instruction of a user;
a travelling influence information acquisition unit that acquires travelling influence information influencing a travel state of the autonomous travel vehicle;
a travel path prediction unit that predicts a second travel path based on the travelling influence information by comparing the first travel path set by the path setting unit to the second travel path on which the autonomous travel vehicle actually travels; and
a travel path display unit that displays the second travel path predicted by the travel path prediction unit on the display unit.
2. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travel path display unit displays the first travel path set by the path setting unit based on surroundings information which does not include the travelling influence information.
3. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the travel path prediction unit predicts the second travel path based on travel information on a previously travelled path.
4. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travel path prediction unit predicts the second travel path based on travel information on a previously travelled path.
5. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travelling influence information includes a road surface state.
6. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a road surface state display unit that displays the road surface state on the display unit based on the travelling influence information.
7. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the road surface state display unit sets a color of the road surface displayed on the display unit according to a friction coefficient of the road surface, and displays the road surface state on the display unit based on information on the set color.
8. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travelling influence information includes position information of an obstacle.
9. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travelling influence information includes an inclination state of a road surface.
10. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 8 ,
wherein, in a case where an obstacle is present on the second travel path, the travel path prediction unit makes the predicted second travel path be up to a front of the obstacle.
11. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travelling influence information includes weather information.
12. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the road surface state display unit sets a pattern of the road surface displayed on the display unit according to a friction coefficient of the road surface, and displays the road surface state on the display unit based on information on the set pattern.
13. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travelling influence information acquisition unit is a detection unit that detects an area ahead of the autonomous travel vehicle, and
wherein the travel path display unit has a function of displaying a detection area of the travelling influence information acquisition unit on the display unit.
14. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the detection area is displayed in a color which is different from that of another area displayed on the display unit.
15. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the detection area is displayed in a manner of blinking.
16. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the detection area is displayed by changing a color depending on a type of the detection unit used as the travelling influence information acquisition unit.
17. The autonomous travel vehicle control device according to claim 13 ,
wherein, in a case where the travelling influence information acquisition unit detects an obstacle, the detection area is displayed by changing from a color of the detection area in a normal time to a different color.
18. An autonomous travel vehicle control system that sets a travel path of an autonomous travel vehicle, comprising:
an autonomous travel vehicle that performs autonomous travel based on surroundings information; and
an external server that is capable of wirelessly communicating with the autonomous travel vehicle,
wherein the autonomous travel vehicle includes;
a control unit that controls the travelling of the autonomous travel vehicle, and
a travelling influence information acquisition unit that acquires travelling influence information influencing a travel state of the autonomous travel vehicle,
wherein the external server includes;
a display unit that displays a travel path of the autonomous travel vehicle,
a path setting unit that sets a first travel path according to an instruction of a user,
a travel path prediction unit that predicts a second travel path based on the travelling influence information acquired by the travelling influence information acquisition unit by comparing the first travel path set by the path setting unit to the second travel path on which the autonomous travel vehicle actually travels, and
a travel path display unit that displays the second travel path predicted by the travel path prediction unit on the display unit.
19. An autonomous travel vehicle control method for setting a travel path of an autonomous travel vehicle performing autonomous travel based on surroundings information, comprising:
displaying the travel path of the autonomous travel vehicle;
setting a first travel path according to an instruction of a user;
acquiring travelling influence information influencing a travel state of the autonomous travel vehicle;
predicting a second travel path based on the travelling influence information by comparing the first travel path set by the path setting unit to the second travel path on which the autonomous travel vehicle actually travels; and
displaying the second travel path predicted by the travel path prediction unit on the display unit.
20. A non-transitory recording medium in which a program for executing the autonomous travel vehicle control method according to claim 19 is recorded.