MOVING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING POSITION OF MOVING VEHICLE
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1. A moving vehicle system comprising:
- a moving vehicle; and
a moving route of the moving vehicle;
whereinsaid moving vehicle includes a detection head arranged to detect a position of the moving vehicle along the moving route, the detection head including a coil array including a plurality of coils arranged along a moving direction of the moving vehicle and dummy coils on both sides of the coil array;
said moving route including magnetic marks, and continuous segments where the magnetic marks are provided at a constant first pitch to determine the position of the moving vehicle continuously, and discrete segments where the magnetic marks are arranged at a pitch wider than the first pitch to determine the position of the moving vehicle only where the detection head detects the magnetic marks; and
said moving vehicle further includes an identification unit arranged to identify whether the moving vehicle is in one of the continuous segments or one of the discrete segments based on a difference between outputs of the dummy coils.
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Abstract
A detection head is provided for a moving vehicle. The detection head includes a coil array defined by a plurality of coils arranged along a moving direction of the moving vehicle. Dummy coils are provided on both sides of the coil array. Based on a difference between outputs of the dummy coils, whether the moving vehicle is in a continuous segment where the magnetic marks are provided at a constant first pitch or a discrete segment where the magnetic marks are arranged at a pitch wider than the first pitch is identified.
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1. A moving vehicle system comprising:
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a moving vehicle; and a moving route of the moving vehicle;
whereinsaid moving vehicle includes a detection head arranged to detect a position of the moving vehicle along the moving route, the detection head including a coil array including a plurality of coils arranged along a moving direction of the moving vehicle and dummy coils on both sides of the coil array; said moving route including magnetic marks, and continuous segments where the magnetic marks are provided at a constant first pitch to determine the position of the moving vehicle continuously, and discrete segments where the magnetic marks are arranged at a pitch wider than the first pitch to determine the position of the moving vehicle only where the detection head detects the magnetic marks; and said moving vehicle further includes an identification unit arranged to identify whether the moving vehicle is in one of the continuous segments or one of the discrete segments based on a difference between outputs of the dummy coils. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of detecting a position of a moving vehicle along a moving route of the moving vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the moving vehicle with a detection head including a coil array including a plurality of coils arranged along a moving direction of the moving vehicle and dummy coils on both sides of the coil array; providing the moving route with magnetic marks; providing the moving route with continuous segments where the magnetic marks are provided at a constant first pitch and discrete segments where the magnetic marks are arranged at a pitch wider than the first pitch; identifying by the detection head whether the moving vehicle is in one of the continuous segments or one of the discrete segments according to a difference between outputs of the dummy coils; determining the position of the moving vehicle continuously by the detection head in one of the continuous segments; and determining the position of the moving vehicle by the detection head only where the detection head detects the magnetic marks in the discrete segments.
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