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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A reference cost and a variable cost are included in a link cost for setting a set route for causing a setting vehicle to travel to a destination on a travelable route. A controller obtains an adjusted other vehicle cost by adjusting another vehicle cost with use of a separation adjustment value set smaller the higher a separation index is, obtains a variable cost based on a sum of the adjusted other vehicle costs of all target other vehicles, determines a link cost for each link in a candidate route, which is a candidate for a set route for the setting vehicle, based on the variable cost and the reference cost, obtains a route cost for each candidate route based on the link costs, and sets a set route based on the route costs of the candidate routes.