Variable path automated guided vehicle
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1. A method of controlling a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) between stations along predetermined routes, said method comprising:
- instructing a first AGV to follow a predetermined route along a travel surface to a destination station;
instructing the first AGV to apply a first deviation to the travel path of the first AGV so that the travel path of the first AGV does not match the predetermined route;
instructing a second AGV to follow said predetermined route along said travel surface to said destination station; and
instructing the second AGV to apply a second deviation to the travel path of the second AGV so that the travel path of the second AGV does not match the travel path of the first AGV.
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Abstract
An automated guided vehicle and a method of controlling an automated guided vehicle which are capable of varying the travel path of the automatic guided vehicle in order to reduce wear patterns created in the floor of the material handling facility. The travel path of the AGV is varied by intentionally applying a deviation from a selected predetermined route along which the AGV is traveling.
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1. A method of controlling a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) between stations along predetermined routes, said method comprising:
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instructing a first AGV to follow a predetermined route along a travel surface to a destination station; instructing the first AGV to apply a first deviation to the travel path of the first AGV so that the travel path of the first AGV does not match the predetermined route; instructing a second AGV to follow said predetermined route along said travel surface to said destination station; and instructing the second AGV to apply a second deviation to the travel path of the second AGV so that the travel path of the second AGV does not match the travel path of the first AGV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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