Abstract: An autonomous work system includes a first work machine, a second work machine, and a setting apparatus, in which the setting apparatus sets a part of an entire work region as a first work region in which the first work machine performs work, and calculates a first work time required for the first work machine to perform the work in the first work region, sets a region other than the first work region in the entire work region as a second work region in which the second work machine performs work, and calculates a second work time required for the second work machine to perform the work in the second work region, changes the first work region and the second work region such that a difference between the first work time and the second work time is within a predetermined value, transmits information regarding the changed first work region to the first work machine, and transmits information regarding the changed second work region to the second work machine.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a collection unit configured to collect monitoring information indicating circumstances of a monitoring area from a plurality of monitoring information acquiring units; an object determining unit configured to detect an object which is located in the monitoring area on the basis of the monitoring information; a map information managing unit configured to update map information of the monitoring area using position information indicating a position of the object; and a map information providing unit configured to provide the map information to a working machine that performs predetermined work in the monitoring area.

Abstract: A control system including a charging station, a plurality of autonomous work machines, and a control apparatus configured to control the plurality of autonomous work machines, wherein the control apparatus comprises: an obtain unit configured to obtaining power information of each autonomous work machine; and a control unit configured to control each autonomous work machine based on the power information such that charging timings of the autonomous work machines at the charging station do not match each other.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a vegetation analysis section configured to analyze a vegetation state of a monitoring area on the basis of detection information acquired from a detection unit and indicating a status of the monitoring area, a restricted area determination section configured to define a restricted area, where entry is restricted, in the monitoring area on the basis of the vegetation state, and a guidance information providing section configured to provide a terminal device with guidance information indicating restrictions on entry into the restricted area.

Abstract: A work machine that operates based on an image of a camera, comprising: a plurality of cameras; a detection unit configured to detect a failure or a trouble in one of the plurality of cameras; a distance obtaining unit configured to, if the failure or the trouble is not detected, obtain distance information between the work machine and an object based on images with a parallax which are captured by the plurality of cameras, and if the failure is detected, obtaining the distance information based on an image captured by another camera in which the failure or the trouble is not detected; and a control unit configured to control the work machine based on the distance information obtained by the distance obtaining unit.

Abstract: An autonomous work machine that includes a camera configured to capture an image of an external world, comprises an obtainment unit configured to obtain, based on date and time information, azimuth information of the sun, and imaging date and time information of the autonomous work machine, sun information that indicates one of a position and an azimuth of the sun in which backlighting can occur while the autonomous work machine is traveling in a work area, and a control unit configured to set, based on the sun information obtained by the obtainment unit, tracks by which the autonomous work machine will avoid backlighting.

Abstract: An autonomous work machine that performs a work in a working area defined by a marker, comprising: a camera; a detection unit configured to detect the marker from a captured image of the camera; and a control unit configured to, if the marker deviates from a detection range of the detection unit, control at least one of a traveling speed and a traveling direction of the autonomous work machine.

Abstract: An autonomous work machine that includes a camera configured to capture an image of an external world, comprises a determination unit configured to determine, based on an image captured by the camera, whether backlighting has occurred, and a control unit configured to control, in a case in which the determination unit has determined that the backlighting has occurred, the autonomous work machine so as to avoid the backlighting.

Abstract: An autonomous work machine that works on a target object in a work area while performing an autonomous travel operation in the work area, comprises an obtainment unit configured to obtain a distribution the target object of the work, a determination unit configured to determine a turn direction of the autonomous work machine in accordance with the distribution of the target object, and a control unit configured to control the autonomous work machine so that the autonomous work machine will turn in the turn direction at a turn timing during the autonomous travel operation.

Abstract: An autonomous work machine for automatically performing a work on a work area while moving in the work area, includes an image capturing unit configured to capture the work area; and a control unit configured to specify, based on an image of the work area captured by the image capturing unit, contents of a failure having occurred in the work area, and control the autonomous work machine based on the specified contents of the failure.

Abstract: A traveling route determination apparatus for determining a traveling route of a work machine in a work region, comprising an obtaining unit configured to obtain geographical information of the work region, an evaluating unit configured to evaluate a gradient distribution of the work region based on the geographical information, and a determining unit configured to determine a traveling route of the work machine from a current position to a destination in the work region based on the gradient distribution, such that an undulation in the traveling route decreases.

Abstract: An autonomous snow removing machine includes: traveling apparatuses; a snow removal work unit; a region setting unit that sets a snow removal work region in which snow removal is performed by the snow removal work unit; and a control unit that controls the traveling apparatuses such that the traveling apparatuses do not deviate from the snow removal work region set by the region setting unit. As a result, the snow removal work can be performed while causing the autonomous snow removing machine to autonomously travel by controlling the traveling apparatuses in the snow removal work region set by the region setting unit.

Abstract: A detecting section detecting a change in a monitoring target of a monitoring device; and an operation mode deciding section deciding an operation mode of the device according to a detail of the change in the monitoring target detected by the detecting section are included. The device may have a work instrument for executing a second work different from a first work selected from a group of monitoring, security and guard works for the monitoring target. The operation mode deciding section may have: an alert level deciding section deciding an alert level indicating a level of threat to the monitoring target, according to the detail of the change in the monitoring target detected by the detecting section; and a second operation mode deciding section deciding a second operation mode indicating an operation detail about the second work, according to the alert level decided by the alert level deciding section.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus (100) includes: an organism recognizing unit (12) recognizing an organism in an outside world; a harmfulness level detecting unit (14) detecting a harmfulness level of the organism recognized by the organism recognizing unit (12); an emotion generating unit (15) generating an emotion that a device (1) is assumed to have in accordance with the harmfulness level detected by the harmfulness level detecting unit (14); and an emotion output unit (16) outputting the emotion produced by the emotion generating unit (15) in a mode recognizable by a user.

Abstract: A working system (100) includes: a working actuator (26) installed on a working machine (1); a camera (21) and a microphone (22) detecting a state of a user changing in accordance with a satisfaction level; a rework determining unit (11) determining whether a rework is needed based on the detected state of the user after a predetermined work is performed by the working machine (1); and an actuator controlling unit (15) controlling the working actuator (26) to perform the rework when it is determined by the rework determining unit (11) that the rework is needed.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus (100) includes: an organism recognizing unit (12) recognizing an organism in an outside world; a harmfulness level detecting unit (14) detecting a harmfulness level of the organism recognized by the organism recognizing unit (12); an emotion generating unit (15) generating an emotion that a device (1) is assumed to have in accordance with the harmfulness level detected by the harmfulness level detecting unit (14); and an emotion output unit (16) outputting the emotion produced by the emotion generating unit (15) in a mode recognizable by a user.

Abstract: An emotion improving apparatus (100) includes: a biological information acquiring unit (20) acquiring a biological information of a user; an uncomfortable emotion determining unit (11) determining whether a predetermined uncomfortable emotion occurs to the user based on the biological information acquired by the biological information acquiring unit (20); and a working machine controlling unit (15) controlling the working machine to perform a predetermined operation for improving the uncomfortable emotion to the user when it is determined by the uncomfortable emotion determining unit (11) that the predetermined uncomfortable emotion occurs.

Abstract: In an apparatus for controlling operation of a utility vehicle that is driven to run within a working area, a map is generated by arraying multiple cells in a grid pattern with respect to the working area, area of the working area is calculated based on the generated map, and required work period per unit time period is calculated in accordance with first characteristics with respect to the calculated area. Then user information including the calculated area and required work period are shown to prompt the user to input user's preferred work period and preferred working time of day. Next target work schedule is calculated by distributing the required work period within the unit time period in accordance with second characteristics based on the user's preferred work period and working time of day inputted by the user and work is controlled in accordance with the calculated schedule.

Abstract: A working system comprising a self-propelled working machine, an area wire for partitioning a working area of the working machine, and a station provided in the working area and configured to charge the working machine by connecting the working machine to the station, wherein the working machine comprises a traveling unit, a traveling control unit configured to control the traveling unit, a detection unit configured to detect the station, and an information acquisition unit, the information acquisition unit acquires input information which is input by a user, and the input information includes information indicating a layout of the station and the area wire for the station and its peripheral region, and the traveling control unit sets a control parameter of the traveling unit based on the input information in response to detection of the station by the detection unit.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image acquiring section that acquires image data of an image of a plant; a form recognizing section that recognizes at least either (i) a shape of the plant or (ii) an end portion of the plant, based on the image data acquired by the image acquiring section; and a deciding section that decides at least one of (a) a level of water content in a medium of the plant, (b) whether water-supply to the plant is necessary or not, and (c) an amount of water-supply to the plant, based on a feature of at least either the shape of the plant or the end portion of the plant that is recognized by the form recognizing section.