Abstract: The route generation device includes a controller configured to generate, in response to acceptance of an allowable arrival time period assigned to at least one of the plurality of destinations, an input of information regarding specifics of a task to be performed at the at least one destination, and setting of a required time period according to the specifics of the task, a route that allows the autonomous mobile body to arrive at the at least one destination within the allowable arrival time period, based on the required time period. The controller is configured to control and cause the autonomous mobile body to travel along the generated route.

Abstract: A pallet structure includes a positioning mechanism is provided. The positioning mechanism includes an engaging element disposed on a sloping edge and adapted to be engaged with slits formed on the inclined surface of a vehicle. A coil spring is connected between the engaging element and the sloping edge and biasing the engaging element to protrude outward from an outer surface of the sloping edge. A retaining element is disposed between an inner surface of the sloping edge and a bottom deck board of the pallet and configured to retain the engaging element to move between an engaging position and a disengaging position. The protruding end of the engaging element is protruded outward from the outer surface of the sloping edge in the engaging position, and the protruding end of the engaging element is not protruded from the outer surface of the sloping edge in the disengaging position.

Abstract: An autonomous mobile body control device includes a control unit that is capable of executing a first movement control that controls movement of an autonomous mobile body on the basis of a main map, and a second movement control that controls the movement of the autonomous mobile body on the basis of a local map. In the case that a map used when causing the autonomous mobile body to move is switched from the main map to the local map, or alternatively, in the case that the map used when causing the autonomous mobile body to move is switched from the local map to the main map, the control unit temporarily executes a third movement control that controls the movement of the autonomous mobile body on the basis of a landmark appearing in an acquired image.

Abstract: A pallet structure includes a positioning mechanism is provided. The positioning mechanism includes an engaging element disposed on a sloping edge and adapted to be engaged with slits formed on the inclined surface of a vehicle. A coil spring is connected between the engaging element and the sloping edge and biasing the engaging element to protrude outward from an outer surface of the sloping edge. A retaining element is disposed between an inner surface of the sloping edge and a bottom deck board of the pallet and configured to retain the engaging element to move between an engaging position and a disengaging position. The protruding end of the engaging element is protruded outward from the outer surface of the sloping edge in the engaging position, and the protruding end of the engaging element is not protruded from the outer surface of the sloping edge in the disengaging position.

Abstract: A moving body includes a sensor that detects a protruding portion of a load, a determination unit that determines whether or not the protruding portion is present, a footprint setting unit that sets a footprint formed by a first region obtained by projecting the moving body on the ground and a second region obtained by projecting the protruding portion on the ground or a footprint formed by the first region, depending on the presence or absence of the protruding portion, and a travel control unit that controls traveling of the moving body based on the footprint.

Abstract: A route determination system includes: an initial route line setting section that sets an initial route line including a plurality of split points between a starting point and a destination and connecting the first and second waypoints; and a movement route determination section that generates a candidate route line starting from the first waypoint and reaching the second waypoint by setting a predetermined number of control points at arbitrary positions within a specific range on the map, and that when all split points of the candidate route line are positioned within the passable area, determines, as a movement route for a mobile object, a route in a real space corresponding to the candidate route line, and when at least one of the split points of the candidate route line is positioned within an impassable area, increases the number of control points and performs the curving processing again.

Abstract: A rotor structure of an electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is fixed to a motor shaft and rotates integrally with the motor shaft. The stator is fixed around the rotor. The rotor includes a cylindrical rotor core coaxially press-fitted and fixed to the motor shaft, a pair of ring-shaped end surface plates disposed facing two axial end surfaces of the rotor core, and permanent magnets respectively housed in slots penetrating an outer peripheral portion of the rotor core in an axial direction. A plurality of openings in which the permanent magnets are exposed are formed in a circumferential direction in an outer peripheral portion of one of the end surface plates, and a ring-shaped cover that covers the openings is detachably attached to an outer end surface of the outer peripheral portion of the end surface plate.

Abstract: An autonomous traveling body includes a body portion that has a longitudinal direction, a traveling unit that travels autonomously. The autonomous traveling body includes a rollover determination unit that determines whether or not the autonomous traveling body is likely to roll over due to traveling, and a travel control execution unit that controls the traveling unit so as to change an orientation of the longitudinal direction with respect to an advancing direction, in a case where the rollover determination unit determines that the autonomous traveling body is likely to roll over.

Abstract: An autonomous traveling system includes: an information storage unit storing beforehand, for each of points on a target route from a departure place to a destination, turnability information indicating whether an autonomous traveling body traveling autonomously along the target route can turn to change a traveling posture thereof; and a travel planning unit determining the traveling posture with respect to each of traveling sections connecting the points, and determines, from among the points, a turn execution point at which the autonomous traveling body turns in order to take the determined traveling posture in each of the traveling sections, based on the turnability information, wherein the autonomous traveling body includes a travel control execution unit executing control for causing the autonomous traveling body to turn every time the autonomous traveling body reaches the turn execution point and to advance in each of the traveling sections in the determined traveling posture.

Abstract: A drone coordination device includes an acquisitor which acquires an action plan from an automated vehicle and a determinator which determines a flight plan of a drone including a section in which the drone will be mounted on the automated vehicle on the basis of the action plan acquired by the acquisitor.

Abstract: A motor includes: a rotor core which rotates about an axis; a plurality of magnets which extend in an axial direction of the axis inside the rotor core and are disposed in a circumferential direction; a shaft body which is disposed coaxially with the rotor core and has a hollow portion through which a fluid is able to pass from a first side to a second side in the axial direction; and a plurality of heat radiation portions which are disposed along the magnet in the circumferential direction and have a planar portion disposed to be parallel to a side surface of the magnet facing a radial direction, wherein the heat radiation portion extends to be closer to the second side than a second side core end surface located on the second side in the axial direction of the rotor core.

Abstract: A vehicle driving apparatus including, a first shaft provided at a center portion of a rotor and having a first bevel gear projected from an top surface of the rotor, a second bevel gear engaged with the first bevel gear and having an inner peripheral surface fitted to an outer peripheral surface of a second shaft extended in a horizontal direction, and a case having a first case forming a first housing space to accommodate the first shaft and the first bevel gear and a second case forming a second housing space to accommodate the second shaft and the second bevel gear. The second case has an opening at an upper surface thereof for inserting the second bevel gear and a cover to close the opening.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of a dynamoelectric machine including a rotor and stator, wherein the dynamoelectric machine is mounted on a vehicle in a manner that an axial line of rotation thereof is oriented in a height direction of the vehicle. The cooling apparatus includes a hydraulic power source, a discharge port provided over a circumferential direction toward a space above a winding of the stator, a case configured in which the rotor and the stator are accommodated, and a coolant oil passage formed in the case so as to lead a coolant oil supplied from the hydraulic power source to the discharge port.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle in which, when viewed in a vertical direction, at least part of an electric motor is disposed below: a second power transmission member disposed on a power transmission path between a first rotating element and one wheel LWf; a third power transmission member disposed on a power transmission path between a third rotating element and the other wheel Rwf; or a differential mechanism. The part of the electric motor is disposed so as to overlap the second power transmission member, the third power transmission member, or the differential mechanism.

Abstract: A rotor structure of an electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is fixed to a motor shaft and rotates integrally with the motor shaft. The stator is fixed around the rotor. The rotor includes a cylindrical rotor core coaxially press-fitted and fixed to the motor shaft, a pair of ring-shaped end surface plates disposed facing two axial end surfaces of the rotor core, and permanent magnets respectively housed in slots penetrating an outer peripheral portion of the rotor core in an axial direction. A plurality of openings in which the permanent magnets are exposed are formed in a circumferential direction in an outer peripheral portion of one of the end surface plates, and a ring-shaped cover that covers the openings is detachably attached to an outer end surface of the outer peripheral portion of the end surface plate.

Abstract: A power transmission device is provided which can avoid an increase in pressure applied to bearings even when a dimension of thickness of a case is small or when a gear supported by a rotary shaft has a large dimension of diameter. The power transmission device includes: a hollow rotary shaft; a first case configured to support one end portion of the rotary shaft via a first bearing; a second case configured to support the other end portion of the rotary shaft via a second bearing; a shaft component disposed on an inner side of the rotary shaft; a first fixer configured to fix one end portion of the shaft component to the first case; and a second fixer configured to fix the other end portion of the shaft component to the second case.

Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus, including: an electric motor rotating about an axial line in a vertical direction, a first planetary gear mechanism of a single pinion type and a second planetary gear mechanism of a double pinion type arranged inside the electric motor, a torque transmission mechanism transmitting a torque output from the second planetary gear mechanism to a pair of drive shafts. The torque transmission mechanism includes a first torque transmission unit transmitting a torque output from a sun gear of the second planetary gear mechanism to one of the pair of drive shafts, and a second torque transmission unit transmitting a torque output from a carrier of the second planetary gear mechanism to the other of the pair of drive shafts.

Abstract: A drone coordination device includes an acquisitor which acquires an action plan from an automated vehicle and a determinator which determines a flight plan of a drone including a section in which the drone will be mounted on the automated vehicle on the basis of the action plan acquired by the acquisitor.

Abstract: An aeration preventing apparatus including a partition erected on an upper surface of a bottom wall portion of a case member to separate a reservoir space of oil into a radially inward space and a radially outward space and provided with openings formed over a whole circumference in the partition so as to communicate the radially inward space and the radially outward space, an oil passage forming part forming an oil passage from a suction port facing the radially inward space to an oil pump, a movable plate formed in a substantially arc shape and disposed facing a peripheral surface of the partition so as to cover a part of the openings, and a plate support supporting the movable plate to be movable along the peripheral surface of the partition by a gravitational or inertial force acting on the movable plate.

Abstract: A power transmission device is provided which can avoid an increase in pressure applied to bearings even when a dimension of thickness of a case is small or when a gear supported by a rotary shaft has a large dimension of diameter. The power transmission device includes: a hollow rotary shaft; a first case configured to support one end portion of the rotary shaft via a first bearing; a second case configured to support the other end portion of the rotary shaft via a second bearing; a shaft component disposed on an inner side of the rotary shaft; a first fixer configured to fix one end portion of the shaft component to the first case; and a second fixer configured to fix the other end portion of the shaft component to the second case.