Patent ID: 11959740
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 4:
5. A three-dimensional data generation device provided on a first moving vehicle, robot, or drone which moves along a traveling direction, the three-dimensional data generation device comprising:
a communication circuit configured to wirelessly receive first data representing three-dimensional positions;
a processor coupled to the communication circuit to generate second data based on detection by a sensor provided on the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone, the second data representing at least three-dimensional positions of a space in front of the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone in the traveling direction; and
the communication circuit configured to wirelessly transmit third data to at least one of a second moving vehicle, robot, or drone following the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone in the traveling direction or a traffic monitoring system, the third data representing three-dimensional positions generated based on the first data and the second data, the space being a static area situated a predetermined distance ahead of the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone on a forward road in the traveling direction and the space being hidden from view of the second moving vehicle, robot, or drone following the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone because of a proximity of the second moving vehicle, robot, or drone from the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone, wherein
a first distance in the traveling direction between the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone and the space varies depending on a moving speed of the first moving vehicle, robot, or drone, and
wherein the three-dimensional positions of the space represented by the second data are included in the three-dimensional positions represented by the third data, the detectable spaces being detectable by the sensor.