Rack entry vehicle communication system
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1. In a vehicle for transporting loads among the racks of a warehousing system, improved apparatus for communicating variable information between the vehicle and a reference station as the vehicle is moving along a vehicle path comprising:
- source means for generating optical radiation;
transducer means for converting optical radiation into corresponding electrical signals;
means for supporting the source means and transducer means in alignment along an optical path as the vehicle is moved along the vehicle path; and
transceiver means for modulating the generated optical radiation according to the information to be communicated and for converting the electrical signals resulting from received optical radiation into a useful form of information.
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Abstract
Improved apparatus for communicating information between a movable rack entry vehicle and a reference station by means of optical radiation, such as infrared radiation. A universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter is located on both the vehicle and the reference station so that information originating in parallel form can be communicated in serial form.
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1. In a vehicle for transporting loads among the racks of a warehousing system, improved apparatus for communicating variable information between the vehicle and a reference station as the vehicle is moving along a vehicle path comprising:
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source means for generating optical radiation; transducer means for converting optical radiation into corresponding electrical signals; means for supporting the source means and transducer means in alignment along an optical path as the vehicle is moved along the vehicle path; and transceiver means for modulating the generated optical radiation according to the information to be communicated and for converting the electrical signals resulting from received optical radiation into a useful form of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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