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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control system includes: a moving object; and a control apparatus. The moving object is configured to: determine a face direction based on whether or not a face image of the human exists; and control the movement apparatus so that the moving object moves in accordance with path information. The control apparatus is configured to: detect a position of the human and the moving object in the area; calculate, based on the position of the human and the moving object, and the face direction, the path information for allowing the moving object to arrive at any one of a position within a predetermined range from the human and in a field of view of the human and a position within the predetermined range from the human and outside the field of view of the human; and transmit the path information to the moving object.