Self-contained unmanned vehicle
US4982329A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/024
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-contained unmanned vehicle (robot car) is designed to be capable of independently traveling, on the basis of previously specified geographic data, to convey parts, finished products, etc. etc. in a factory or similar, and achieves fine travel position control while simultaneously reducing the X memory capacity for the geographic data and ensures easy preparation and entry of geographic data and facilitates the comprehensibility of the contents of the geographic data. The vehicle includes: a first memory for storing the coordinate data of the node located on the traversable travel path; a second memory for storing the geographic data consisting of operation codes indicating the travel path conditions, and a scene command with the main operands denoting the continuous distance of the travel path under these operation codes; a decision-making unit for determining the path to be traversed by establishing the nodes to be traversed by the unmanned vehicle on its approach towards the designated target location; and a travel control section for controlling the travel movement of the unmanned vehicle on the basis of scene commands in accordance with the pre-set sequence in which the …
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