Management system and management method
A management system includes multiple autonomous moving bodies existing in a predetermined area, and a management device configured to manage the multiple autonomous moving bodies, in which each of the multiple autonomous moving bodies is configured to communicate with both the management device and other autonomous moving bodies, the management device is configured to attempt to transmit a specific instruction for a first autonomous moving body to each of the multiple autonomous moving bodies, when a second autonomous moving body receives the specific instruction from the management device, transmit an instruction corresponding to the specific instruction received from the management device to the first autonomous moving body, and when receiving the instruction corresponding to the specific instruction from the second autonomous moving body, the first autonomous moving executes processing according to the instruction corresponding to the specific instruction received from the second autonomous moving body.
1 . A management system comprising:
multiple autonomous moving bodies existing in a predetermined area; and
a management device configured to manage the multiple autonomous moving bodies,
wherein each of the multiple autonomous moving bodies is configured to communicate with both the management device and other autonomous moving bodies,
the management device is configured to
transmit a work instruction to a first autonomous moving body among the multiple autonomous moving bodies,
when a communication state with the first autonomous moving body remains unreachable for a predetermined time, determine that an abnormality has occurred in the first autonomous moving body, and transmit abnormality handling instructions including route information of the first autonomous moving body and handling method information indicating a handling method for the abnormality that has occurred in the first autonomous moving body to each of the other multiple autonomous moving bodies,
receive responses from each of the other multiple autonomous moving bodies after transmitting the abnormality handling instructions,
select a second autonomous moving body among the other multiple autonomous moving bodies based on the received responses, and
transmit handling start instructions to the second autonomous moving body to start the abnormality handling instructions,
when the second autonomous moving body executes the abnormality handling instructions and is in a vicinity of the first autonomous moving body, the second autonomous moving body transmits the handling method information to the first autonomous moving body, the first autonomous moving body executes the handling method included in the handling method information received from the second autonomous moving body, and transmits current state information to the second autonomous moving body, and the second autonomous moving body transmits the current state information to the management device.
2 . A management method for managing multiple autonomous moving bodies existing in a predetermined area, the management method comprising:
transmitting a work instruction to a first autonomous moving body among the multiple autonomous moving bodies;
when a communication state with the first autonomous moving body remains unreachable for a predetermined time, determining that an abnormality has occurred in the first autonomous moving body, and transmitting abnormality handling instructions including route information of the first autonomous moving body and handling method information indicating a handling method for the abnormality that has occurred in the first autonomous moving body to each of the other multiple autonomous moving bodies;
receiving responses from each of the other multiple autonomous moving bodies after transmitting the abnormality handling instructions;
selecting a second autonomous moving body among the other multiple autonomous moving bodies based on the received responses;
transmitting handling start instructions to the second autonomous moving body to start the abnormality handling instructions; and
when the second autonomous moving body executes the abnormality handling instructions and is in a vicinity of the first autonomous moving body
transmitting, by the second autonomous moving body, the handling method information to the first autonomous moving body,
executing, by the first autonomous moving body, the handling method included in the handling method information received from the second autonomous moving body, and transmitting, by the first autonomous moving body, current state information to the second autonomous moving body, and
transmitting, by the second autonomous moving body, the current state information to a management device.