VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR WELFARE, WELFARE VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR WELFARE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle system for welfare in which a mobile robot is quickly, easily, and safely connected and fixed to a floor of a welfare vehicle.;SOLUTION: The mobile robot automatically gets in the welfare vehicle and autonomously moves to a position enabling the mobile robot to be connected to the floor of the welfare vehicle by a connecting device. The angle of the mobile robot is detected by an in-vehicle sensor provided inside the welfare vehicle. The angle of the mobile robot in the welfare vehicle is calculated by a laser range sensor of the mobile robot. The detection result by the in-vehicle sensor is compared with the detection result by the laser range sensor. When a difference between the results is within a prescribed threshold, the autonomous movement of the mobile robot is advanced and the mobile robot is connected to the floor by the connecting device. When the difference between the results exceeds the prescribed threshold, the state is determined to be abnormal and the operation is stopped.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT