Patent ID: 11966874
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A logistics robot control method for controlling a logistics robot that delivers two packages by autonomous traveling,
the logistics robot control method comprising, by one or more processors:
determining two delivery routes along which the logistics robot delivers each of the two packages; and
controlling the logistics robot so as to deliver each of the two packages along the two delivery routes, wherein

the determining of each of the two delivery routes comprises, for a plurality of delivery route candidates from a respective position of the logistics robot to a delivery destination of the respective package being delivered, selecting, as the delivery route, a delivery route candidate from the plurality of delivery route candidates based on at least a congestion degree of each of the plurality of delivery route candidates, and a time of day, the congestion degree being considered differently in selecting the delivery route based on the time of day, and
the logistics robot control method further comprises, by the one or more processors:
for a first package of the two packages, selecting a delivery route candidate with a lowest congestion degree among the plurality of delivery route candidates as the respective delivery route for the first package during a first time of day; and
for a second package of the two packages, selecting a delivery route candidate with a highest congestion degree among the plurality of delivery route candidates as the respective delivery route for the second package during a second time of day different from the first time of day.