Automated guided vehicle, operation control system and method for the same, and automotive vehicle
First Claim
1. (Amended) an automated guided vehicle for conducting a transport of articles or other work by running a designated running route, the automated guided vehicle comprising a wireless local area network adapter for passing or referring to information or software needed for running in the automated guided vehicle by radio between an external device connected to the local area network or between another automated guided vehicle, a memory part for storing at least information passed or referred to from the external device or from the another automated guided vehicle and information related to the automated guided vehicle itself, and a control part for controlling the wireless local area network adapter and the memory part.
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Abstract
A waiting time of an automated guided vehicle is substantially eliminated by significantly shortening the communication time of various information, and the transport efficiency of an automated guided vehicle as well as the operating rate of work stations and production lines as a whole are improved, and in addition, the flexibility of an operation control system for the automated guided vehicle is improved. An automated guided vehicle 1 includes a wireless local area network adapter 11 for passing information by radio with an operation control unit connected to the local area network or with another automated guided vehicle, a memory part 12 for storing at least information from the operation control unit or from another automated guided vehicle and information related to the automated guided vehicle itself, and a control part 14 for controlling the wireless local area network adapter and the memory part.
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20 Claims
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1. (Amended) an automated guided vehicle for conducting a transport of articles or other work by running a designated running route, the automated guided vehicle comprising
a wireless local area network adapter for passing or referring to information or software needed for running in the automated guided vehicle by radio between an external device connected to the local area network or between another automated guided vehicle, a memory part for storing at least information passed or referred to from the external device or from the another automated guided vehicle and information related to the automated guided vehicle itself, and a control part for controlling the wireless local area network adapter and the memory part.
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16. (Amended) An automotive vehicle with the function of self-running, the automotive vehicle comprising
a wireless local area network adapter for passing or referring to information or software needed for running in the automotive vehicle by radio between an external device connected to the local area network or between another automotive vehicle, a memory part for storing at least information passed or referred to from the external device or from the another automotive vehicle and information related to the automotive vehicle itself, and a control part for controlling the wireless local area network adapter and the memory part.
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18. An operation control system for an automated guided vehicle including an automated guided vehicle for conducting a transport of articles or other work by running a designated running route and an external device for passing information by radio with the automated guided vehicle,
wherein the automated guided vehicle comprises a wireless local area network adapter for passing information by radio with the external device connected to the local area network or with another automated guided vehicle, the external device or one of automated guided vehicles stores information on start instructions for the automated guided vehicle or other information needed for running, and the automated guided vehicle refers to and timely obtains the information needed for running, which is stored in the external device or in another automated guided vehicle, by itself via the wireless local area network adapter, and running control is conducted by itself based on the obtained information.
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19. A method for controlling an operation of an automated guided vehicle by passing information by radio between the automated guided vehicle for conducting a transport of articles or other work by running a designated running route and an external device connected to a local area network via a wireless local area network, the method comprising the steps of
storing information needed for running including information on start instructions for the automated guided vehicle in the external device or one of a plurality of automated guided vehicles, referring to and obtaining the information needed for running, which is stored in the external device or in another automated guided vehicle, via the wireless local area network in the automated guided vehicle, and conducting running control by itself based on the obtained information.
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