Vehicle control system
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- at least one sensor disposed in a facility and configured to determine locations of one or more vehicles in the facility, and to generate sensor signals, indicative of the locations of the vehicles;
a controller having at least one processor and configured to receive first signals relating to movement of one or more vehicles and to receive the sensor signals, and to generate second signals, based on the received first signals and the sensor signals, relating to movement control of the one or more vehicles;
wherein the controller also is operable to provide selectable options to a user for controlling the movement of the one or more vehicles within the facility and to control generation of displayed graphical representations of;
the facility, the one or more vehicles within the facility, and one or more characteristics of the one or more vehicles,wherein the controller also is operable to receive input from the user, as the first signals, to move at least one of the displayed graphical representations of the one or more vehicles to indicate one or more of moving the one or more vehicles into storage, moving the one or more vehicles out of the storage, repair of the one or more vehicles, or replenishing the one or more vehicles,wherein the controller is also operable to compare the input from the user with one or more designated criteria to determine whether the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input by the user is possible in the facility and, responsive to determining that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input by the user is not possible, provide an indication to the user that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input from the user is not possible, andwherein the controller is operable to generate the second signals relating to the movement control of the one or more vehicles, based on the input from the user, responsive to a determination that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input by the user is possible.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system includes a controller that is configured to generate control signals for moving vehicles in a yard or other facility. The vehicle control system is configured to generate the control signals responsive to a determination that a user selection of vehicle movement is possible within the yard or other facility.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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at least one sensor disposed in a facility and configured to determine locations of one or more vehicles in the facility, and to generate sensor signals, indicative of the locations of the vehicles; a controller having at least one processor and configured to receive first signals relating to movement of one or more vehicles and to receive the sensor signals, and to generate second signals, based on the received first signals and the sensor signals, relating to movement control of the one or more vehicles; wherein the controller also is operable to provide selectable options to a user for controlling the movement of the one or more vehicles within the facility and to control generation of displayed graphical representations of;
the facility, the one or more vehicles within the facility, and one or more characteristics of the one or more vehicles,wherein the controller also is operable to receive input from the user, as the first signals, to move at least one of the displayed graphical representations of the one or more vehicles to indicate one or more of moving the one or more vehicles into storage, moving the one or more vehicles out of the storage, repair of the one or more vehicles, or replenishing the one or more vehicles, wherein the controller is also operable to compare the input from the user with one or more designated criteria to determine whether the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input by the user is possible in the facility and, responsive to determining that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input by the user is not possible, provide an indication to the user that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input from the user is not possible, and wherein the controller is operable to generate the second signals relating to the movement control of the one or more vehicles, based on the input from the user, responsive to a determination that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the one or more vehicles that is input by the user is possible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle control system comprising:
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one or more sensors deployed in a facility, the one or more sensors configured to generate sensor signals indicative of vehicle locations of vehicles in the facility; a controller having at least one processor and configured to communicate with the one or more sensors to receive the sensor signals from the one or more sensors; and a user device configured to communicate with the controller, wherein the user device and the controller are operable to control generation of displayed representations of the vehicle locations in the facility, based on the sensor signals, wherein the user device and the controller are further operable to provide selectable options to a user for controlling the vehicles within the facility, wherein the controller also is operable to receive input from the user device to move at least one of the displayed graphical representations of the vehicles to indicate one or more of moving the vehicles into storage, moving the vehicles out of the storage, repair of the vehicles, or replenishing the vehicles, and wherein the controller is operable to compare the input received from the user device with one or more designated criteria to determine whether the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is received from the user device is possible in the facility and, responsive to determining that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is received from the user device is not possible, provide an indication to the user device that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is input received from the user device is not possible, and, responsive to determining that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is received from the user device is possible, generate control signals relating to movement control of the vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a facility, wherein plural vehicles are located within the facility, the vehicles being configured, in at least one mode of operation, for autonomous movement within the facility; one or more sensors deployed in the facility, the one or more sensors configured to generate sensor signals indicative of vehicle locations of the vehicles in the facility; a controller having at least one processor and configured to communicate with the one or more sensors to receive the sensor signals from the one or more sensors; and a user device configured to communicate with the controller, wherein the user device and the controller are operable to control generation of displayed representations of the vehicle locations in the facility, based on the sensor signals, wherein the user device and the controller are further operable to provide selectable options to a user for controlling the vehicles within the facility, wherein the controller also is operable to receive input from the user device to move at least one of the displayed graphical representations of the vehicles to indicate one or more of moving the vehicles into storage, moving the vehicles out of the storage, repair of the vehicles, or replenishing the vehicles, and wherein the controller is operable to compare the input received from the user device with one or more designated criteria to determine whether the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is received from the user device is possible in the facility and, responsive to determining that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is received from the user device is not possible, provide an indication to the user device that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is input received from the user device is not possible, and, responsive to determining that the move, the repair, or the replenishment of the vehicles that is received from the user device is possible, generate control signals to control autonomous movement of the vehicles in the facility.
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