Control of automatic guided vehicles without wayside interlocking
US9002546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L99/002
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle management system for automatic vehicles running on a guideway independent of wayside signals or interlocking devices includes intelligent on-board controllers on each vehicle for controlling operation of the vehicle. The on-board controllers communicate with each other as well as individual wayside devices and a data storage system to identify available assets needed to move along the guideway and to reserve these assets for their associated vehicle.
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