| 摘要 |
A system includes a drivable surface that includes location encoding markings. A mobile agent is provided that includes a drive motor, an imaging system for taking images of the markings, a vehicle wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the motor, the imaging system, and the vehicle wireless transceiver. A basestation is provided that includes a controller operatively coupled to a basestation wireless transceiver. Via wireless communication between the wireless transceivers of the mobile agent and the basestation, an action to be implemented by the mobile agent can be determined by the basestation and communicated to the mobile agent, whereupon the microcontroller of the mobile agent controls detailed movement of the mobile agent on the drivable surface based on images taken of the markings of the drivable surface by the imaging system to cause the mobile agent to implement the action on the drivable surface. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system comprising:
a surface having a plurality of machine-readable codes indicating locations on the surface; one or more mobile agents configured to travel along the surface, each mobile agent comprising:
a propulsion mechanism, configured to impart motive force to the mobile agent,a sensor, configured to detect the machine-readable codes as the mobile agent travels along the surface,a mobile wireless transceiver, anda microcontroller operatively coupled to the propulsion mechanism, the sensor, and the mobile wireless transceiver, the microcontroller configured to control movement of the mobile agent on the surface based on detected machine-readable codes; and a basestation comprising a controller and a basestation wireless transceiver operatively coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine via wireless communication from each mobile wireless transceiver a current location of a corresponding mobile agent with respect to the surface based on machine-readable codes detected by the sensor of the mobile agent;store a virtual representation of the surface;determine based on said virtual representation and the current location of at least one mobile agent at least one action to be taken by at least one mobile agent; andtransmit, via wireless communication, one or more signals to at least one mobile wireless transceiver of at least one mobile agent at least one mobile agent, each of the one or more transmitted signals specifying at least one action to be taken by the mobile agent on the drivable surface. |
