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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hidenori Yabushita, Seto, JP;
Nobuyuki Matsuno, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A movement planning apparatus includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire an environmental map in which a no-entry area is indicated for each of turning angles that a moving robot may have; and a planning unit configured to search for a moving path that allows at least one search branch to be extended from a departure point to a destination point based on the environmental map without making a change in the turning angle become discontinuous and without passing the no-entry area, and determine the turning angle on the moving path to the destination point based on a predetermined condition.