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System and method for operating a vehicle

US11092969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Josef Schmidt · Graben-Neudorf, DE
Jürgen Böckle · Bruchsal, DE
Zhidong Hua · Bruchsal, DE
Thomas Schäfer · Karlsdorf-Neuthard, DE
Andreas Wanjek · Waghäusel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2017
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2520/06
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a system and method for operating a vehicle, the system includes the vehicle and a concrete floor, which has at least one reinforcement rod, the vehicle is disposed on the concrete floor so as to be movable, the vehicle has an evaluation device and a first sensor group, which has at least two sensors, the sensors are situated along a first reference line at a distance from one another, the sensors are adapted to detect the reinforcement rod, and the evaluation device is connected to the sensors and adapted to determine the driving direction based on the signals from the sensors.

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