Control augmentation apparatus and method for automated guided vehicles
US10662045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0238
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An augmentation module is described for an automated guided vehicle (AGV) deployed in a facility and including a control module for controlling a drive mechanism based on navigational data received from a navigation sensor. The module includes a inter-module communications interface connected to the control module; a memory; and a processor connected to the communications interface and the memory. The processor is configured to: obtain an operational command; generate control data to execute the operational command; convert the control data to simulated sensor data; and send the simulated sensor data to the control module.
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