AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DRIVE CONTROL OF THE SAME
First Claim
1. An automatic guided vehicle that measures a surrounding state by a sensor capable of measuring a distance to an object, performs matching between map data and measurement data obtained by the measuring to obtain a current position, and runs, following preset route data, based on the obtained current position, comprising:
- a storage section that stores correspondence information between addresses of certain positions in a drive area where the automatic guided vehicle runs and coordinates that are set in the drive area; and
a control section that, when a movement target position is designated with one of the addresses from an external device, transfers the designated address into coordinates, based on the correspondence information between addresses and coordinates, and drives the automatic guided vehicle to coordinates that correspond to the address, following the route data.
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Abstract
An automatic guided vehicle and a method for drive control enable driving of the vehicle with a coordinate system, while using designation of a movement position by address. The automatic guided vehicle measures a surrounding state by a laser, performs matching between map data and measurement data obtained by the measuring to obtain the current position, and runs, following preset route data, based on the obtained current position. The vehicle includes a data memory that stores correspondence information between addresses of certain positions in a drive area where the vehicle runs and coordinates that are set in the drive area, and a processing section that, when a movement target position is designated by address from a host computer, transforms the designated address into coordinates, based on the correspondence information between addresses and coordinates, and drives the vehicle, following the route data to the coordinates corresponding to the address.
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1. An automatic guided vehicle that measures a surrounding state by a sensor capable of measuring a distance to an object, performs matching between map data and measurement data obtained by the measuring to obtain a current position, and runs, following preset route data, based on the obtained current position, comprising:
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a storage section that stores correspondence information between addresses of certain positions in a drive area where the automatic guided vehicle runs and coordinates that are set in the drive area; and a control section that, when a movement target position is designated with one of the addresses from an external device, transfers the designated address into coordinates, based on the correspondence information between addresses and coordinates, and drives the automatic guided vehicle to coordinates that correspond to the address, following the route data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for drive control by an automatic guided vehicle that measures a surrounding state by a sensor, performs matching between map data and measurement data obtained by the measuring to obtain a current position, and runs, following preset route data, based on the obtained current position, wherein the automatic guided vehicle includes a storage section that stores correspondence information between addresses of certain positions in a drive area where the automatic guided vehicle runs and coordinates that are set in the drive area and a control section that performs drive control of the automatic guided vehicle, the method comprising the steps, executed by the control section, of
when a movement target position is designated with one of the addresses from an external device, transferring the designated address into coordinates, based on the correspondence information between addresses and coordinates; - and
driving the automatic guided vehicle to coordinates that correspond to the address, following the route data. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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