Optical guidance system for industrial vehicles
US4947094A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatically guided vehicle system for steering a vehicle. Optical sensing detects an image of a segment of track mounted above the path of the vehicle. Electrical signals corresponding to the position of the track are generated. A control circuit then converts these signals into movements for the steering of the vehicle.
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