A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF A MOBILE ROBOT IN A MULTIPLE NODE FACTORY

The invention provides a method for communicating the need to move a mobile robot, such as an AGV , from one location (node) (2,4,6-10) to another, on a node-by-node basis, incrementally, among the nodes established in a physical environment such as a factory. The invention also provides the means t...

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Hauptverfasser:	RICE, HARADON J, SUMMERVILLE, DAVID F, DOTY, THOMAS J, WILLISTON, JOHN P, WAND, MARTIN A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONTROLLING PHYSICS REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention provides a method for communicating the need to move a mobile robot, such as an AGV , from one location (node) (2,4,6-10) to another, on a node-by-node basis, incrementally, among the nodes established in a physical environment such as a factory. The invention also provides the means to generate the commands necessary to accomplish this motion, by providing specific steering and drive information such as angle and speed to the mobile robot or AGV . The invention accomplishes these tasks in response to direct commands from a stationary controller as well as in response to continuous node-by-node position updates provided by an external navigation system, such as a visual navigation system, or an internal dead-reckoning navigation system, or both.