Automated Guided Vehicle, System Having A Computer And An Automated Guided Vehicle, And Method For Operating An Automated Guided Vehicle

摘要

The invention relates to an automated guided vehicle, a system having a computer and an automated guided vehicle, and a method for operating an automated guided vehicle. The automated guided vehicle is to travel along track sections automatically from a start point to an end point.

主权项

1. A method, for operating an automated guided vehicle within an environment, which is configured to travel automatically from a start point to an end point, wherein the environment comprises intermediate points and track sections connecting the intermediate points, the start point, and the end point, the method comprising:
a) providing a graph assigned to the environment, the graph comprising nodes assigned to the intermediate points, a start node assigned to the start point, an end node assigned to the end point, and edges assigned to the track sections connecting the start node, the end node, and the nodes, wherein information is assigned to the edges in each case, regarding the navigability of whether the corresponding track section can be travelled at a specific point in time and the travel time required by the automated guided vehicle for travelling the course of the corresponding navigable track section, b) based on the information assigned to the edges and the current point in time at the start point, calculating a strategy for determining the track sections along which the automated guided vehicle can travel most quickly in an automated manner to the end point, wherein the strategy comprises information regarding calculated potential arrival times at the corresponding intermediate points and the end point, c) based on the strategy, automatically moving the automated guided vehicle from the start point to the corresponding intermediate point adjacent to the start point, along the corresponding track section, d) based on the current arrival time at the intermediate point adjacent to the start point, and based on the strategy, automatically moving the automated guided vehicle to the next intermediate point along the corresponding track section, e) based on the current arrival time at the next intermediate point, and based on the strategy, automatically moving the automated guided vehicle along the corresponding track section to the intermediate point, following the next intermediate point, and f) repeating steps d) and e) until the automated guided vehicle arrives at the end point.