| 摘要 |
A material handling and transport system for transporting goods between a nu mber of discharge/induction stations and selectively receiving and discharging goods at the stations. A moving transport unit (2 4), for example a train-type string or cars (28, etc.) o r trolleys with tilting trays (70, etc.) for receiving, transporting and discharging go ods between induction (38) and discharge stations (52, e tc.) positioned along a track (22), incorporates a number of self-contained, loca lly controlled sensing (58), signal (62, etc.) and actua tion (30) devices which allow the trolleys to selectively interact with passive statio ns around the track. The centralization of systems cont rol (54) on the trolleys themselves, as opposed to on the track-side stations, results i n greater system flexibility, reduced cost, and allows t he train to operate in essentially autonomous mode without the need for external control and monitoring.
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