Abstract: Recovery of a flying vehicle that has fallen to the ground is facilitated. A positioning unit measures a position of the flying vehicle during flight. A specification unit specifies a feature of a region on the ground corresponding to the measured position. A determination unit determines a sending interval of position information indicating the position of the flying vehicle, according to the specified feature. A sending unit sends the position information at the determined sending interval.

Abstract: The robot lawn mower that executes lawn mowing work while autonomously running includes: a positional information acquisition unit for acquiring positional information; a slip rate acquisition unit for acquiring a slip rate indicating a slip degree; a storing unit for storing control information in which the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit and the slip rate acquired by the slip rate acquisition unit are associated with each other; and a running control unit for controlling the autonomous running based on the control information stored in the storing unit.

Abstract: A work system comprising a first autonomous work machine and a second autonomous work machine, wherein the first autonomous work machine includes: a detection unit configured to detect dirt on the second autonomous work machine; and a notification unit configured to, if the detection unit detects dirt, notify the second autonomous work machine of dirt information indicating the detection of the dirt, and the second autonomous work machine removes the dirt or waits in a predetermined position in response to the notification of the dirt information by the notification unit.

Abstract: To make it possible to correct a current position detected by an autonomous traveling work machine to the correct position with a simple configuration. A robot lawn mower includes a first position detecting unit for detecting a current position by using odometry and a second position detecting unit for detecting a current position by using an image capture. When position detection accuracy of both of the first and second position detecting units decreases to less than or equal to a predetermined value, the robot lawn mower is controlled to travel to either of zones Z1 and Z2 in which the position detection accuracy of the second position detecting unit is relatively high, and when the robot lawn mower moves to either of the zones Z1 and Z2, a current position used for autonomous traveling is corrected to the current position detected by the second position detecting unit.

Abstract: A placement position notification system specifies main points and sub-point which are placement positions of markers, based on input information specifying a work target area from a user; and provides a notification of the specified main points and sub-points as the placement positions of the markers. This allows placement object such as markers to be more easily placed.

Abstract: A mower executes a mowing work while traveling autonomously. Furthermore, the mower includes a mower main body and a first controller that controls an operation of the mower main body so that the mower main body is washed with tap water that is supplied from a washing station. The mower includes, for example, a work unit that executes the mowing work, and the first controller operates the work unit so that the mower main body is washed.

Abstract: A cleaning system includes a mower that executes a mowing work while traveling autonomously, and a cleaning station that cleans the mower. The cleaning system includes: an acquirer that acquires dirt information relating to a state of dirt of the mower; a determiner that determines at least one of a necessity of cleaning the mower and a method of cleaning the mower, based on the dirt information; and a first cleaning executor that executes a cleaning operation, according to a determination result of the determiner.

Abstract: A technology for improving a positioning precision is desired in a case where a positioning precision of a positioning signal is relatively low. A location estimation apparatus includes a sub area extraction section configured to extract one or more sub areas including at least a part of a region defined by a location and an error range indicated by positioning information, a precision parameter extraction section configured to refer to map information in which area identification information is associated with a precision parameter indicating a positioning precision and extract, with regard to each of the one or more sub areas extracted by the sub area extraction section, the precision parameter, and an output section configured to output the sub area where the positioning precision indicated by the precision parameter is equal to or worse than the positioning precision indicated by the positioning information, as a location of a moving object.

Abstract: It properly manages a growing state of a plant with a simple method. An information processing apparatus includes an image obtaining section to obtain, from an image capturing section configured to capture a work region where a plant is grown, data of an image of a work region and a sunshine condition determination section configured to analyze data obtained by a image obtaining section and determine a sunshine condition in each of a plurality of subareas included in a work region.

Abstract: Even in a case where positioning precision of positioning using a GPS signal or output data of an internal sensor is low, a location is precisely estimated. For example, a location of a moving object is estimated based on a relative locational relationship between at least two landmarks or at least two transmitters and the moving object. The location of the moving object may also be estimated based on a relative locational relationship between at least two parts of a single landmark and the moving object. The location of the moving object may also be estimated based on a relative locational relationship between a single transmitter that has output two signals and the moving object. The location of the moving object may also be estimated based on a relative locational relationship between each of at least one landmark and at least one transmitter, and the moving object.

Abstract: It efficiently performs a work inside a working region. It includes a historical information storage section to store historical information indicating work history of a work machine, and a path plan section to plan a return path to a return destination or a return region of a work machine when a remaining level of an electric storage section satisfies a predetermined first condition. The path plan section may refer to historical information stored in the historical information storage section and plan the return path such that, when a first path including a path included in a work history and the return path are compared, a distance or area of an overlapping portion between the return path and the path included in the history of the work is small.

Abstract: It includes an intensity pattern determination section to determine an intensity pattern indicating a distribution of a magnitude of a target quantity in at least a part of a moving path of the moving object, a subarea determination section to determine, among a plurality of subareas, one or more subareas having an intensity pattern which matches or is similar to an intensity pattern determined by the intensity pattern determination section based on map information which associates area identification information which identifies each of a plurality of subareas included in a target region having a predetermined geographic range and an intensity parameter indicating a magnitude of a target quantity premeasured in the subarea, and an output section to output, as a location of the moving object, one or more subareas determined by the subarea determination section.

Abstract: A moving efficiency of a work machine decreases if an obstacle, an entrance prohibiting region, and the like are arranged inside a region, if a positioning precision of the work machine is relatively low, and the like. A control apparatus includes a control section to control a movement of a moving object based on at least one of a completion level of map information indicating a region where a moving object is permitted to enter and a location estimation precision of a moving object.

Abstract: Development of a technique with which a boundary of a work region can be identified by simple means is desired. A control apparatus that controls a work machine having an autonomous travel function includes a vibration information obtaining section configured to obtain, from a vibration detection section mounted to the work machine, vibration information related to the vibration detected by the vibration detection section, and a control section configured to control at least one of a progress direction, a progress speed, a travel mode, and a work mode of the work machine based on the vibration information obtained by the vibration information obtaining section.

Abstract: If a self-location of a moving object is estimated by utilizing an internal sensor mounted on a moving object, errors accumulate as the moving distance increases. A management apparatus which manages a moving object having an autonomous movement function includes a return information transmission section which transmits, to a moving object at a predetermined timing, return information for a moving object to return from a current location of the moving object to a return destination of the moving object.

Abstract: A growing state of a plant is appropriately managed with a convenient method. For example, a control apparatus to control a work machine with an autonomous movement function includes an illuminance information obtaining section to obtain the illuminance information indicating at least one of (i) the illuminance of the work machine in motion and (ii) the illuminance of a region located on an advancing direction of the work machine in motion and a control section to control at least one of an advancing direction, an advancing speed, a work mode and a travel mode of the work machine based on the illuminance information obtained by the illuminance information obtaining section.

Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including a detection section which detects contact or proximity of a member with or to a display section which displays information, and a display control section which controls displaying of the information on the display section. In a state where the detection section detects contact with or proximity to a predetermined region of the display section continuously performed by a first member for a predetermined time period, the display control section controls scrolling display on the display section according to whether or not the detection section detects contact with or proximity to the display section performed by a second member different from the first member.

Abstract: The present method of forming a metal oxide film can increase production efficiency while maintaining the low resistance of the metal oxide film. The present method of forming a metal oxide film includes first misting a solution containing a metallic element and ethylenediamine; meanwhile, heating a substrate; and then, supplying the misted solution onto a first main surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a method for forming a metal oxide film which can further improve the production efficiency while maintaining low resistance of a metal oxide film formed thereby. In the method for forming a metal oxide film of the present invention, a solution (4) containing a metallic element and ammonia (4a) is formed into a mist. Meanwhile, a substrate (2) is heated. Then, the solution (4) formed into a mist is supplied onto a first main surface of the substrate (2) being heated.

Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including a detection section which detects contact or proximity of a member with or to a display section which displays information, and a display control section which controls displaying of the information on the display section. In a state where the detection section detects contact with or proximity to a predetermined region of the display section continuously performed by a first member for a predetermined time period, the display control section controls scrolling display on the display section according to whether or not the detection section detects contact with or proximity to the display section performed by a second member different from the first member.