Interactive display for use on an automatic guided vehicle
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1. An automatic guided vehicle (AGV) for transporting material between at least two pickup and delivery stands within a warehouse-type facility, said automatic guided vehicle (AGV) being part of a hierarchial traffic control and routing system comprising:
- a) a chassis adapted to carry material;
b) information processing means carried by, and integrally disposed upon said chassis for controlling and monitoring AGV operation upon said chassis including the routing thereof; and
c) an interactive display including a CRT screen operatively connected to said information processing means and supported by said chassis, said CRT screen of said interactive display having means for simultaneously displaying both diagnostic and routing information thereon, said diagnostic information being menu controllable via said information processing means, and said display and information processing means being operative to display said diagnostic information in analog, digital and graphical format.
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Abstract
An AGV for transporting material between at least two pickup and delivery stands. The AGV has a chassis for carrying objects. A computer processor is supported by the chassis for controlling and monitoring AGV operation. An interactive display is connected to the computer processor and mounted on the chassis for displaying status, current assignment and diagnostic information relating to AGV operation.
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1. An automatic guided vehicle (AGV) for transporting material between at least two pickup and delivery stands within a warehouse-type facility, said automatic guided vehicle (AGV) being part of a hierarchial traffic control and routing system comprising:
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a) a chassis adapted to carry material; b) information processing means carried by, and integrally disposed upon said chassis for controlling and monitoring AGV operation upon said chassis including the routing thereof; and c) an interactive display including a CRT screen operatively connected to said information processing means and supported by said chassis, said CRT screen of said interactive display having means for simultaneously displaying both diagnostic and routing information thereon, said diagnostic information being menu controllable via said information processing means, and said display and information processing means being operative to display said diagnostic information in analog, digital and graphical format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An interactive diagnostic subsystem for use upon a chassis of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) being guided through a warehouse according to a facility floor plan and which is part of a hierarchial routing and traffic control system, comprising:
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a) information processing means for monitoring a plurality of AGV operating conditions; b) an interactive display means including a CRT screen operatively connected to said information processing means for displaying information in analog, digital and graphical format; and c) means operatively connected to said information processing means and to said display means for updating information displayed thereon responsive to changes in one of said plurality of AGV operating conditions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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