Robots such as automatic doors move horizontally on floors and monitor multiple devices, adding functions to "Ville-feuille": BAS.

　Mitsubishi Electric makes use of the building application support service of the building IoT platform "Ville-feuille (Ville-feuille)", adding "in and out room management system cooperation" to the existing robot mobile support service and "remote monitoring control" in the energy management service, starting from November 1, 2021.

自走式ロボットのセキュリティエリアを跨いだ横移動が可能に

　As the foundation, Ville-feuille is the IoT platform, which collects and stores the operation data and sensor data of the equipment in the building, and uses the most advanced technologies such as AI and big data analysis for data processing. Because API is open, its characteristic is that service operators can install their own applications. The first batch of two energy management services will be provided from October 2020: robot mobility support services to support the smooth movement of self-propelled robots such as security, cleaning and goods handling in the building, and energy management services to remotely confirm energy-related data such as storing electricity consumption on the cloud.

　This time, one of the functions added to the Ville-feuille is the joint function of the entry and exit room management system, which is the joint function of the robot mobile support service binding (rope). When passing through the security door and the automatic door, the ID of the robot is handed over to the access room management system to authenticate the access. The opening of the door and the unlocking of the door automatically give the instructions of the traffic timing service robot to allow autonomous movement between the smooth floors of the robot.

　So far, in addition to moving up and down floors of robots using elevators, lateral movement across safe areas has been increased, thus achieving vertical and horizontal seamless movement within the building. In addition, it can cover a wider range of robot services with fewer units than in the past.

遠隔で複数棟の設備状況を把握

　On the other hand, the function of remote monitoring and control, which takes the energy management service as the object, centrally manages the operation data of building equipment on the cloud, such as the operation status, action mode, alarm status and so on. The building administrator can remotely perform operations such as switching on / off power and changing device settings, including confirmation of the operating status of the device. Even when managers are in remote areas or undertake multiple buildings, regardless of time and place, detailed identification of the building's energy use on mobile PC and tablet computers helps to analyze BEMS data and modify energy use to achieve ZEB's energy reduction targets.

　The function has expanded the specifications of the two services, Robot Mobile support Service 1 contract buildings up to 5. The number of IoT gateways (IoTGW) is 3 / building, robots is 30 / building, IDC is 20 / IoTGW, doors are 80 / IoTGW. Energy management services, 300 sets per contract, 3000 cents for manageable contracts and 10, 000 cents for one contract.

　Mitsubishi Electric's goal of function addition, with the aging of a few children as the background, there is also a problem of labor shortage in the building management industry. in order to serve the humanization of robots, it is required to be able to move independently in the building environment. In addition, in the equipment management of the building, managers need to be resident in each building, or managers are sent to the local area every time, which provides new functions for the purpose of ensuring talents and improving the efficiency of operations.

　As a future development, in the robot mobile support service, the signal of using light animation will be displayed on the ground to convey the robot's proximity to human "animation lighting union". To achieve a variety of, multiple robots smooth movement of the "robot control" and so on. It is reported that in terms of energy management services, it is planned to provide "energy conservation support" to make more efficient use of the building's energy.