Patent ID: 11904897
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A safety management apparatus for an autonomous traveling cart comprising:
a protective shield with autonomous opening and closing configured to be normally open and, when closed, shield an occupant space of the autonomous traveling cart from an outside, the protective shield including a roof;
a sensor configured to obtain physical information related to an occupant boarded the autonomous traveling cart; and
a controller configured to control opening and closing of the protective shield, the controller comprising:
at least one memory including at least one program; and
at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory,

wherein the at least one processor executes upon execution of the at least one program:
determining whether the occupant is an infant or not based on the physical information obtained by the sensor; and
closing the protective shield when the occupant is determined to be the infant.