METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING MATERIAL

• US 20130245878A1
• Filed: 05/01/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Armbruster, Steffen
• Application Number:
  US13/874,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20130245878A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/24
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/0755 Position control; Position detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/74 Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/767 Responders; Transponders teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying using reflecting targets or active targets F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/87 Combinations of sonar systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/74 Systems using reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. IFF, i.e. identification of friend or foe
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/28 Details of pulse systems
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0257 using a radar radar systems designed for anti-collision purposes between land vehicles or between land vehicle and fixed obstacles G01S13/931
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30

Abstract

A method and a system of transporting material are provided, wherein at least one mobile transport unit is detected by a detection device with a radar or laser detecting device. Position coordinates, position angles and speed of the transport unit are determined using a reference coordinate system and are transmitted to a stationary data processing device. A central material tracking with verification of storage locations is generated by the data processing device, wherein, particularly with use of the positing angle, a storage type for the material is automatically determined.

Claims

1. A method of transporting material, wherein at least one mobile transport unit is detected using at least one data processing device, the method comprising:

emitting signals by a detection device connected to a transport unit; and

sending signals back to the detection device by response units,

wherein the detection device determines position coordinates and a position angle of the transport unit using at least one reference coordinates system for verifying a storage location of material.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a current speed of the transport unit is determined.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the position coordinates of the transport unit are automatically calibrated to a material-relevant point.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the position coordinates are supplemented by at least one area identifier.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data processing device determines a type of storage of the material from the position angle.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detection device emits radar signals.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein data are transmitted between the detection device and a data processing device connected to the transport unit.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein data is transmitted between the detection device and/or a data processing device connected to the transport unit and a stationary data processing device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the data are transmitted wirelessly.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein material transport is controlled by the stationary data processing device and the data.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein a storage inventory with discrete storage locations is verified and provided by the stationary data processing device and the data.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein transport instructions, position, and/or material information is/are displayed visually using the data processing device connected to the transport unit.