公开(公告)号：US20190129443A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16171900

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: ROVIBEC INC.

Inventor： Francis LECLAIR ,  Pascal LECLERC ,  Marc-Antoine DURAND ,  Richard FLEURENT ,  Marjolaine MARCOTTE ,  Yvon THERRIEN ,  Jean-Pierre MALLERET ,  Kevin ROUSSEAU ,  Victor ROUSSEAU ,  Martin ROUSSEAU ,  Claude BEAUREGARD

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A01K1/10 ,  A01K5/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0259 ,  A01K1/105 ,  A01K5/0266 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0265 ,  G05D2201/0201

Abstract: There is provided an autonomous vehicle for pushing feed lying on a floor, comprising a frame; a skirt rotatably connected to the frame, wherein a bottom portion of the skirt continuously contacts the floor to push the feed. The vehicle comprises a sensor assembly for detecting a magnetic field emitted from a magnetic guiding element inserted in the floor and a control unit mounted for directing rotation of the skirt and for guiding the vehicle along a predetermined path formed by the magnetic guiding element. Also provided is an autonomous vehicle with a skirt drive mechanism mounted to the frame for driving rotation of the skirt, and an autonomous vehicle comprising a prism-shaped skirt rotatably connected to the frame. There is also provided methods for installing a magnetically guided autonomous vehicle and for pushing feed using an autonomous vehicle, as well as systems and kits comprising said vehicle.