| 摘要 |
<p>Code means are assigned to article processing stations, such as a casting mould C and a subsequent station B (eg. a rolling mill) in a steel mill, and to article storage regions P1, P2, P3, P4. The code means may be in the form of transponders T inset into the floor at the various stations and regions. To move an article within the installation, a CPU transmits the codes of the article pickup and destination positions to an article conveying vehicle V. The vehicle V then moves to the pickup point, picks up the required article after checking for code match with the pickup point transponder T, transports the article to the destination and deposits the article after checking for a code match with the destination transponder T. Signal communications may be by radio waves or by optical, laser, or inductive coupling means. <IMAGE></p> |
