A remote control device includes, at least one processer configured to perform processes including, acquiring three-dimensional point cloud data measured using a distance measuring device, estimating at least one of a position and an orientation of a moving object in the three-dimensional point cloud data by matching a template point cloud indicating the moving object with the three-dimensional point cloud data, determining a start position to start matching of the template point cloud with the three-dimensional point cloud data; and generating a control command for remotely controlling the moving object using at least one of the estimated position and the estimated orientation of the moving object and transmit the control command to the moving object.

A calculation device includes a sensor information acquisition unit configured to acquire first sensor information acquired by a first sensor that detects a moving object classified into a first state from an outside of the moving object, and acquire second sensor information acquired by a second sensor that detects the moving object classified into a second state from the outside, and a calculation unit configured to calculate at least one of a position and an orientation of the moving object by using the first sensor information without executing preprocessing, and execute the preprocessing to calculate at least one of the position and the orientation of the moving object by using the second sensor information.

A control device is configured to control movement of a mobile object that can travel by driverless driving and that is transported in a process of manufacturing the mobile object. The control device includes a control command section configured to generate and output a control command to cause the mobile object to move. The control command section is configured to generate the control command by using vehicle state information that is information related to at least one of: magnitude of impact force applied to the mobile object; a direction in which the impact force acts; weight of the mobile object; weight of a trailer configured to carry a part and configured to be removably coupled to the mobile object and move, the part being configured to be attached to the mobile object; and a process in which the mobile object is positioned.

A transport method switching device includes a transport information acquisition unit that acquires transport status information indicating a transport status of a moving object capable of moving by unmanned driving, the moving object being transported by a transport device, the transport device being capable of transporting the moving object in a predetermined transport section while movement control for the moving object is stopped; a movement control determination unit that determines whether to start the movement control with respect to the moving object transported by the transport device using the acquired transport status information; and a command generation unit that generates and outputs a control command to move and release the moving object from the transport section by the movement control when the movement control determination unit determines to start the movement control.

A transport method switching device includes a position estimation unit estimating a position of a moving object capable of moving by unmanned driving, using moving object information detected by a moving object detector, the moving object information being at least one of an image of the moving object and 3D point cloud data of the moving object, a command generation unit generating and outputting a control command to move the moving object by movement control using the estimated position of the moving object; and a movement control determination unit determining whether to stop the movement control using a transport starting position of the moving object in a transport device, and a moving object position being a position of the moving object in the transport section and including the estimated position. When the movement control determination unit determines to stop the movement control, the command generation unit stops the movement control.

A vehicle detection apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect, using at least one of state information indicating a state of a vehicle capable of running by unmanned driving obtained from a detector provided on the vehicle, an image of the vehicle, 3D point cloud data of the vehicle, and position information of the vehicle, that at least one wheel provided in the vehicle departs from a transport unit of a transport device, and output a detection result, the transport unit being capable of transporting the vehicle.

A state switching device includes: a progress status acquisition unit that acquires a progress status of processing performed on a moving object in a manufacturing process of the moving object in a factory for manufacturing the moving object movable by unmanned driving, the moving object including at least one device; a device determination unit that determines a device to be switched to an actuation state, the determined device being included in the at least one device and being set to a standby state before the processing is performed, by using the acquired progress status; and a command generation unit that generates a control command for switching the determined device to the actuation state and outputs the control command.

Implementations are described herein for managing mobile robots in a robot staging area. In various implementations, a state of a mobile robot transitioning from a production mode to a staging mode may be determined. A state of a plurality of robot staging stations may also be determined. The plurality of robot staging stations may include at least one each of a charging station and a maintenance station. Based at least in part on the determined states of the mobile robot and plurality of robot staging stations, a robot staging station may be selected from the plurality of robot staging stations. The mobile robot may be assigned a staging mission, which may cause the mobile robot to travel to the selected robot staging station.

A vehicle manufacturing system includes: acquisition unit for acquiring a set value of a straight-ahead steering angle; detection unit for detecting position information on a position of the vehicle; a first control unit for performing a feedback-control of a steering angle of the vehicle in accordance with a straight route and the position information in such a way that the vehicle moves along a straight route in a first period; update unit for updating the set value of the straight-ahead steering angle in accordance with a result of traveling in the first period to obtain an update value; and a second control unit for controlling the steering angle by making distributions of a feedback component and a feedforward component change from those in the control in the first control unit in a second period in which the vehicle moves to a second point.

A vehicle manufacturing system is a vehicle manufacturing system for performing control in such a way that a plurality of vehicles forming a platoon travel, the vehicle manufacturing system including: a computing unit for computing a control instruction value for controlling a speed of the vehicle; a transmitter configured to transmit the control instruction value to vehicles included in a group including two or more of the vehicles included in the platoon, the control instruction value being common among the vehicles included in the group; a speed control unit for controlling the speed of the vehicle in accordance with the control instruction value; a sensor provided to detect an inter-vehicle distance, which is a distance between the vehicles; and a group adjustment unit for changing the vehicles included in the group in accordance with the inter-vehicle distance.