Driverless transport system for vehicles with arbitrary wheel configuration

    公开(公告)号:DE19823260A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-09

    申请号:DE19823260

    申请日:1998-05-26

    Abstract: The system guides transport vehicles (1) with a combined drive- and steering arrangement (6) and an electronic path control (7) along reference marks (8) which are installed in a floor along a reference path (2). Sensor arrangement (10) are arranged in the transport vehicle, and a path-measuring arrangement (11) is connected with the path control, to determine the actual position of the vehicle. Each reference mark consists of two discreet reference elements (13), especially in form of magnet elements embedded in or glued on the floor A control program in the path control calculates the necessary nominal values for a path- and steering angle. Each reference mark consists of two discreet reference elements (13), especially in form of magnet elements embedded in or glued on the floor, whereby the distance between the reference elements is smaller than the distances between the reference marks. A sideways deviation of the vehicle is continuously determined with respect to the passed reference marks, and a corresponding steering angle is determined based on the data provided by the path-measuring arrangement.

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