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Control system for material handling conveyor vehicle

  • US 9,643,789 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2015
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control system for a mobile conveyor vehicle for transporting material, the mobile conveyor vehicle including:

  • a first belt conveyor system and a second belt conveyor system mounted on a chassis and cooperatively coupled for conveyance of the material from an infeed end of the first belt conveyor system to an output end of the second belt conveyor system;

    a first powered actuator system coupled to the first belt conveyor system for driving the infeed end to a desired location relative to the mobile conveyor vehicle;

    a second powered actuator system coupled to the second belt conveyor system for driving the output end to a desired location relative to the mobile conveyor vehicle; and

    a steerable, powered drive system for supporting and transporting the mobile conveyor vehicle on a surface,wherein the control system comprises;

    a. an operator interface configured to receive user input indicative of a desired infeed location of the infeed end and a desired output location of the output end;

    b. a computation module configured to determine a control solution for disposing the infeed end at the desired infeed location and disposing the output end at the desired output location; and

    c. a control center configured to cooperatively operate the first powered actuator system, the second powered actuator system and the powered drive system according to the control solution,wherein the steerable, powered drive system is operative in a first operating condition to rotate the chassis about a pivot point, the pivot point being selectable relative to the chassis, thereby rotationally positioning at least one of the first belt conveyor system and the second belt conveyor system, and wherein the determined control solution disposes the steerable, powered drive system to rotate the mobile conveyor vehicle around a selected pivot point.

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