Abstract: An object gripping method includes determining a gripping center coordinate system when gripping a target object assumed to be gripped by an end effector having a plurality of fingers for each of a plurality of gripping postures that are able to be taken by the end effector, determining an initial fingertip position from the determined gripping center coordinate system, instructing the end effector to grip the target object at the initial fingertip position and gripping the target object, fixing a fingertip position of the end effector with respect to the gripping center coordinate system, and determining an operation amount of the gripping center coordinate system according to a desired operation amount of the target object and operating the target object according to an operation of the gripping center coordinate system.

Abstract: An object holding method includes: a step of determining a center of a first object assumed to be held by an end effector for a plurality of holding postures which the end effector is able to take; a step of measuring a shape of a second object based on an image in which the second object is captured from a viewpoint; a step of selecting a holding posture when the end effector holds the second object from the holding postures based on centers of the second object and the first object; and a step of reducing a portion of the shape of the second object in a case where the end effector holds the second object by using the selected holding posture.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is configured to control travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows a preceding vehicle based on information received from the preceding vehicle, and determine, based on information regarding a cargo space of the preceding vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle when the vehicles stop. Upon the preceding vehicle having stopped, the device stops the vehicle such that a distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle becomes the inter-vehicle distance determined by the device.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is provided. The device controls travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows another vehicle based on information received from the other vehicle; and determines whether to allow the vehicle to start to follow another vehicle based on at least one of whether a user of the vehicle is inside the vehicle or an instruction from the user. The processor starts to follow another vehicle in a case where the travel control circuit is allowed to follow the other vehicle.

Abstract: A system designed such that a following vehicle performs following travel to follow a leading vehicle is provided. A departure point and a destination point desired by a user of the following vehicle is obtained. Search for the leading vehicle to be followed by the following vehicle is performed based on the departure point and the destination point. A travel plan including a section of the following travel as at least a part of travel between the departure point and the destination point is generated. Information representing the section of the following travel to a user of the leading vehicle is transmitted.

Abstract: There is provided with a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. A departure point and a destination desired by a user of the following vehicle. Based on the departure point and the destination, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched. A travel plan that includes a section of the following travel in at least a part between the departure point and the destination. A reward to the leading vehicle for the following travel is calculated based on the travel plan.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a gripping position determination device, a gripping position determination system, a gripping position determination method, and a recording medium. The gripping position determination device for a robot hand having a plurality of multi joint fingers includes: a frictional force distribution calculation part estimating, from a predictive control of a gripping force when an object is gripped by at least two fingers, a frictional force between one of the gripping fingers and the object, and calculates a frictional force distribution where grapping of the object is possible on a surface of the object based on a value related to a frictional force calculated by using the estimated frictional force; a grippable region selection part selecting, from the frictional force distribution, at least one grippable region; and a gripping position calculation part calculating, from the selected grippable region, a gripping position where stable gripping of the object is possible.

Abstract: There is provided with an information processing method performed by a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. An information representing motion performance of each of the following vehicle and the leading vehicle is obtained. Based on the information representing the motion performance of each of the following vehicle and the leading vehicle, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched.

Abstract: There is provided with a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. A departure point and a destination desired by a user of the following vehicle and a rest condition desired by the user of the following vehicle is obtained. Based on the departure point and the destination, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched. A travel plan that includes a section of the following travel in at least a part between the departure point and the destination and further includes a rest complying with the rest condition is generated.

Abstract: There is provided with an information processing method performed by a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. A departure point and a destination desired by a user of the following vehicle and information representing a drivable distance of the following vehicle is obtained. Based on the departure point and the destination, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched. A travel plan including a section of the following travel in at least a part between the departure point and the destination while judging whether to stop by a facility for increasing the drivable distance in accordance with the drivable distance of the following vehicle is generated.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is provided. The device controls traveling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows another vehicle based on information received from the other vehicle; and determines whether to allow the vehicle to start to follow another vehicle based on at least one of whether a user of the vehicle is inside the vehicle or an instruction from the user. The processor starts to follow another vehicle in a case where the travel control circuit is allowed to follow the other vehicle.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is configured to control travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows a preceding vehicle based on information received from the preceding vehicle, and determine, based on information regarding a cargo space of the preceding vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle when the vehicles stop. Upon the preceding vehicle having stopped, the device stops the vehicle such that a distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle becomes the inter-vehicle distance determined by the device.

Abstract: A route planning apparatus configured to create a travel plan that includes a planned travel route for a leading vehicle to electronically tow a following vehicle using inter-vehicle communication, the route planning apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a request to stop at a waypoint during traveling by the electronic towing, the stop-over request being input on a second information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the following vehicle; a searching unit configured to search, for a waypoint according to the request, the planned travel route and a surrounding region of the planned travel route; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding a found waypoint and a route to the waypoint to a first information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the leading vehicle.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is provided. The device executes a following operation of controlling travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows another vehicle based on information received from the other vehicle and a parking operation of controlling travelling of the vehicle to park the vehicle at a parking space, determines whether the vehicle is at a position at which the parking operation can be started; and notifies the other vehicle that leading can be finished, in a case where it is determined that the vehicle is at a position at which the parking operation can be started while the device is executing the following operation.

Abstract: A vehicle following traveling system including a leading vehicle and a following vehicle is provided. The leading vehicle is a two-wheel vehicle. The following vehicle determines the possibility that the leading vehicle turns over or understeers; and performs control such that the following vehicle is caused to execute a risk aversion operation based on the determined possibility that the leading vehicle turns over or understeers.

Abstract: A scene understanding device obtains map data where one, two or more obstacle detection frames, shaped corresponding to a road structure, for detecting an obstacle are set in advance for a specific spot on a road where a vehicle would otherwise bump into a vehicle or a pedestrian. The scene understanding device determines whether there exists an obstacle in the obstacle detection frames set for the specific spot on a scheduled traveling route of a host vehicle, and calculates the degree of risk at the specific spot based on a result of determining whether there exists an obstacle therein.

Abstract: An occlusion control device includes: a map obtaining unit that obtains map data with a close observation detecting criterion set in each of one or more close observation regions in which presence or absence of a moving object should be closely observed; a proportion calculator that calculates proportion of a blind spot for a host vehicle with respect to the close observation detecting criterion; and a behavior determining unit that selects coping behavior of the host vehicle based on the proportion.

Abstract: A scene understanding device obtains map data where one, two or more obstacle detection frames, shaped corresponding to a road structure, for detecting an obstacle are set in advance for a specific spot on a road where a vehicle would otherwise bump into a vehicle or a pedestrian. The scene understanding device determines whether there exists an obstacle in the obstacle detection frames set for the specific spot on a scheduled traveling route of a host vehicle, and calculates the degree of risk at the specific spot based on a result of determining whether there exists an obstacle therein.

Abstract: An occlusion control device includes: a map obtaining unit that obtains map data with a close observation detecting criterion set in each of one or more close observation regions in which presence or absence of a moving object should be closely observed; a proportion calculator that calculates proportion of a blind spot for a host vehicle with respect to the close observation detecting criterion; and a behavior determining unit that selects coping behavior of the host vehicle based on the proportion.