Autonomous mobile system

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of achieving an autonomous mobile system that is provided with a means for safe two-way traffic or overtaking if the crossing or approach of travel paths arises with respect to another party such as a pedestrian, bicycle or the like during autonomous travel over a designated reference path in an environment in which mobile obstacles such as pedestrians, bicycles and the like moving in free directions are present in public or in a facility. To solve this problem, in the present invention, it is necessary before an approach to induce circumstances such that mutual motion is defined and to obtain defining information of the movement of the other party, thereby maintaining uniform circumstances when passing nearby such that no large changes in course are performed. Consequently, if the crossing or approach of travel paths arises with respect to another party such as a pedestrian, bicycle or the like, the autonomous mobile system behaves in a manner easy to predict by the other party in order to induce circumstances such that the movement of the other party is defined, and after obtaining the defining information of the movement of the other party, maintains uniform circumstances when passing nearby such that no large changes in course are performed, thereby achieving safe and secure two-way traffic and overtaking.