发明名称 |
Method and system for describing, generating and checking non-wire guidepaths for automatic guided vehicles |
摘要 |
A method and system for controlling the movement of one or more automatic guided vehicles includes a system controller, a number of non-wire automatic guided vehicles (AGV's) and location markers positioned on a floor. The system controller serves as a dispatcher and traffic controller for the system, providing, in one embodiment, two way wireless communication to each AGV in the system. Each AGV is equipped with a navigation and guidance system for controlling the AGV's movement along a predefined guidepath. Differential X, Y-coordinates from a path point database stored in the system controller are communicated to a given AGV which can then follow the predefined guidepath. Communicating just the differential X, Y-coordinates allows for improved control over systems utilizing a large number of AGV's.
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申请公布号 |
US6092010(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.07.18 |
申请号 |
US19970922752 |
申请日期 |
1997.09.03 |
申请人 |
JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY |
发明人 |
ALOFS, CORNELL W.;DRENTH, RONALD R.;DRENTH, JUSTIN R. |
分类号 |
G08G1/09;G05D1/02;G06F17/00;G06F19/00;(IPC1-7):G01C22/00 |
主分类号 |
G08G1/09 |
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