Projection unit for a self-directing mobile platform, transport robot and method for operating a self-directing mobile platform

摘要

A projection unit for a self-directing mobile platform, in particular for a freely moving transport robot and/or for one or more freely moving transport devices of a transport robot, is characterized in that the projection unit is adapted for signal transmission for projecting the movement path of the mobile platform, wherein the projection takes place within the spatial vicinity of the mobile platform.

主权项

1. A system for generating projected movement paths in a self-directing mobile platform comprising:
a sensor unit configured to generate sensor data corresponding to an object within a predetermined distance of the self-directing mobile platform; a projection unit configured to generate an indicia of a path of movement for the self-directing mobile platform; and a calculation unit operatively connected to the sensor unit and the projection unit, the calculation unit being configured to:
identify a position of the object with reference to the sensor data;generate a movement path for the self-directing mobile platform that avoids a collision with the object;operate the projection unit to emit light at a first intensity level to project a first depiction of the movement path on a surface proximate to the self-directing mobile platform, the first depiction of the movement path not intersecting with the object prior to movement of the self-directing mobile platform along the movement path; andoperate the projection unit to emit light at a second intensity level, the second intensity level being less than the first intensity level, in response to the self-directing mobile platform moving to within a predetermined distance of the object.