Control method for an unmanned vehicle (robot car)
US4939651A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0272
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is for controlling a robotic vehicle having a control section and a travel section, in which the travel section is equipped with a transport device for transporting the robotic vehicle from a start location to a target location. According to the method, the control section is supplied with the target location. An optimal nodal path from the start location to the target location is then determined and defined by a plurality of successive nodes. A plurality of command sets for each of the plurality of successive nodes is respectively prepared. Each command set specifies at least a target speed and target direction of the robotic vehicle as the robotic vehicle is transported from a vicinity of one node to a vicinity of a next node. The plurality of command sets are output to the travel section of the robotic vehicle. The actual travel speed and travel path of the robotic vehicle is then determined based on the target speed and target directions provided in the command sets, and further based on the particularities of the transport device of the robotic vehicle.
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