Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a system that assists an operator in remote control for moving bodies capable of moving autonomously and executing tasks. The method includes executing first to third transmission modes in accordance with an operation of an operator acquired by a front-end. In the second transmission mode, control of a target moving body is remotely instructed by transmitting a single travel instruction signal to the target moving body. In the third transmission mode, the target moving body is remotely controlled by transmitting continuous control signals to the target moving body. The method includes, in the second and third transmission modes, periodically transmitting a notification signal by the front-end to a back-end and executing, by the back-end, monitoring of the notification signal from the front-end and a stoppage of the target moving body when a delay occurs in a cycle of the notification signal.

Abstract: An information processing method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: detecting a sound output from a first speaker included in a mobile object; and determining whether the sound output from the first speaker is a predetermined sound based on the result of the detecting of the sound output from the first speaker.

Abstract: A method of remote control according to the present disclosure includes outputting prediction region information indicating a region, in an image, in which a moving object is predicted to be likely to be present based on delay information indicating a time from when the image is captured to when the image is drawn and a position of the moving object caught in the image.

Abstract: An information processing method for remote control of one or more mobile bodies including a first mobile body by one or more operators including a first operator includes: obtaining an assignment request for assigning responsibility for remote control of the first mobile body to the first operator; obtaining, from the first operator, an operation regarding whether the assignment request obtained is acknowledged; and assigning the responsibility for the first mobile body and a right to operate the first mobile body to the first operator, when a first operation acknowledging the assignment request is obtained from the first operator.

Abstract: An information processing method according to the present disclosure includes generating, by a computer, a traveling route for each set of a type of ground support equipment (GSE) to be generated and a type of an aircraft, based on the type of the GSE to be generated indicating a target for which the traveling route indicating a traveling path of the GSE in an airport is generated, the type of the aircraft, coordinates of a departure point and a destination point of the GSE to be generated, and a standard traveling route indicating a traveling route preset for each set of the type of the GSE and the type of the aircraft.

Abstract: A delay detection method, which is a delay detection method to be executed by a mobile body that is remotely controllable by an operator, includes: adding first time information to mobile body information indicating a state of the mobile body, and transmitting, to a terminal of the operator, the mobile body information to which the first time information has been attached; receiving an operation signal that includes details of remote control performed by the operator in response to the mobile body information, the operation signal including second time information that is based on the first time information included in the mobile body information; and detecting a delay in a remote control system including the mobile body and the terminal, based on the second time information and a predetermined time.

Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes: a microphone including a plurality of elements; and a processor that processes signals output from target elements included in the plurality of elements. In the unmanned aircraft, the processor performs a detection process of detecting a target sound signal of a target sound from the signals output from the target elements included in the plurality of elements, and changes the target elements that output the signals to be processed by the processor to select at least one target element that outputs a signal to be processed by the processor from among the plurality of elements, in accordance with a result of the detection process.

Abstract: An information processing method is performed by an information processing apparatus. The information processing method including receiving first information from a moving body, based on operation information regarding an operator who monitors the moving body.

Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes: a microphone including a plurality of elements; and a processor that processes signals output from target elements included in the plurality of elements. In the unmanned aircraft, the processor performs a detection process of detecting a target sound signal of a target sound from the signals output from the target elements included in the plurality of elements, and changes the target elements that output the signals to be processed by the processor to select at least one target element that outputs a signal to be processed by the processor from among the plurality of elements, in accordance with a result of the detection process.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first wire and a second wire which are coupled to a right upper ankle belt and a right lower ankle belt, a third wire and a fourth wire which are coupled to a left upper ankle belt and a left lower ankle belt, an obtainer obtaining user information about a user and information about walking action of the user, and a controller controlling tensions of the first wire and the second wire at the same time and controlling tensions of the third wire and the fourth wire at the same time using a first stiffness target value corresponding to the first wire, a second stiffness target value corresponding to the second wire, a third stiffness target value corresponding to the third wire, and a fourth stiffness target value corresponding to the fourth wire that are determined based on the user information and the walk information.

Abstract: An unmanned moving body includes a directional speaker that outputs sound in an orientation direction and a processor that obtains one or more instances of sensing data. The processor: determines whether or not a second target is present in a vicinity of a first target in accordance with at least one of the one or more instances of sensing data; calculates a positional relationship between the first target and the second target when it is determined that the second target is present; and determines a first position of the unmanned moving body in accordance with the positional relationship and causes the unmanned moving body to move to the first position, the first position being a position that places the first target and the second target within a range over which the sound from the directional speaker reaches at at least a predetermined quality.

Abstract: An unmanned moving body includes a directional speaker that outputs sound in an orientation direction and a processor that obtains one or more instances of sensing data. The processor: determines whether or not a second target is present in a vicinity of a first target in accordance with at least one of the one or more instances of sensing data; calculates a positional relationship between the first target and the second target when it is determined that the second target is present; and determines a first position of the unmanned moving body in accordance with the positional relationship and causes the unmanned moving body to move to the first position, the first position being a position that places the first target and the second target within a range over which the sound from the directional speaker reaches at at least a predetermined quality.

Abstract: An information processing device (or a vehicle control device) includes: a vehicle information obtainer that obtains a first moving speed of a vehicle; a communicator that obtains an operation amount of an operation related to a speed by an instrument for a remote operation of the vehicle; a vehicle speed instruction generator that generates a second moving speed based on the operation amount; and an outputter that outputs the operation amount as a moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is lower than a first threshold, and a control amount converted from the second moving speed as the moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is higher than or equal to a second threshold.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a sensor including at least a microphone that generates sound data; and a processor. The processor determines a quality of a target sound by using the sound data generated by the microphone, acquires a positional relationship between the unmanned aerial vehicle and a sound source of the target sound by using data generated by the sensor, determines a destination to which the sound source is to move based on the quality of the target sound and the positional relationship, and presents target movement information that prompts the sound source to move toward the destination.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus serves to manage a conveyance body. The conveyance body sequentially conveys one or more articles to a pickup site of the article. The information processing apparatus includes a processor that is connected to the conveyance body via a communication network. The processor acquires, via the conveyance body, operation information representing an operation related to a consignee's receipt at the pickup site. The processor determines a type of the consignee on the basis of the operation information. The processor adjusts a conveyance plan of an article to be conveyed to a next pickup site in accordance with a determination result of the type of the consignee.

Abstract: An information processing device (or a vehicle control device) includes: a vehicle information obtainer that obtains a first moving speed of a vehicle; a communicator that obtains an operation amount of an operation related to a speed by an instrument for a remote operation of the vehicle; a vehicle speed instruction generator that generates a second moving speed based on the operation amount; and an outputter that outputs the operation amount as a moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is lower than a first threshold, and a control amount converted from the second moving speed as the moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is higher than or equal to a second threshold.

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicle includes a microphone which picks up a sound emitted by a target, an actuator which extends to change a position of the microphone, and a processor. The processor obtains positional relationship information which indicates at least one of a position of the target or a distance from the unmanned aerial vehicle to the target, causes the unmanned aerial vehicle to move to a first position at which the unmanned aerial vehicle and the target have a predetermined positional relationship based on the positional relationship information, and causes actuator to extend toward the target after unmanned aerial vehicle moves to the first position.

Abstract: A controller includes processor and memory. The memory stores (i) a captured image outputted from a camera in an unmanned aircraft and (ii) sound outputted from a directional microphone in the unmanned aircraft, and stores (i) a position and an orientation of the camera and (ii) a position and an orientation of the directional microphone. The processor obtains, from the memory, the captured image, the sound, the position and the orientation of the camera, and the position and the orientation of the directional microphone, calculates a sound pickup direction of the directional microphone using the position and the orientation of the camera and the position and the orientation of the directional microphone, superimposes an object indicating the sound pickup direction at a position, on the captured image, corresponding to the sound pickup direction calculated, and causes a display device to display the captured image on which the object is superimposed.

Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes: a microphone including a plurality of elements; and a processor that processes signals output from target elements included in the plurality of elements. In the unmanned aircraft, the processor performs a detection process of detecting a target sound signal of a target sound from the signals output from the target elements included in the plurality of elements, and changes the target elements that output the signals to be processed by the processor to select at least one target element that outputs a signal to be processed by the processor from among the plurality of elements, in accordance with a result of the detection process.

Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes: a sensor that includes at least a microphone that generates sound data; and a processor. The processor determines quality of a target sound using the sound data generated by the microphone, obtains a positional relationship between the unmanned aircraft and a sound source of the target sound using data generated by the sensor, and controls movement of the unmanned aircraft to control a distance between the unmanned aircraft and the sound source of the target sound, in accordance with the quality of the target sound and the positional relationship.