AU564220B1

AU564220B1 – Optical beacon automatic guided vehicle system
– Google Patents

AU564220B1 – Optical beacon automatic guided vehicle system
– Google Patents
Optical beacon automatic guided vehicle system

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Publication number
AU564220B1

AU564220B1
AU56551/86A
AU5655186A
AU564220B1
AU 564220 B1
AU564220 B1
AU 564220B1
AU 56551/86 A
AU56551/86 A
AU 56551/86A
AU 5655186 A
AU5655186 A
AU 5655186A
AU 564220 B1
AU564220 B1
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Prior art keywords
vehicle system
guided vehicle
automatic guided
optical beacon
beacon automatic
Prior art date
1986-03-10
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AU56551/86A
Inventor
Nikolai Eberhardt
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SI Handling Systems Inc

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SI Handling Systems Inc
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1986-03-10
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1986-04-23
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1987-08-06

1986-04-23
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1987-08-06
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1987-08-06
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patent/AU564220B1/en

2006-04-23
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G—PHYSICS

G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING

G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot

G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions

G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles

G05D1/0268—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means

G05D1/0272—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means comprising means for registering the travel distance, e.g. revolutions of wheels

G—PHYSICS

G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING

G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot

G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions

G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles

G05D1/0231—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means

G05D1/0234—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means using optical markers or beacons

G—PHYSICS

G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING

G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot

G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions

G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles

G05D1/0268—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means

G05D1/027—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means comprising intertial navigation means, e.g. azimuth detector

G—PHYSICS

G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING

G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot

G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions

G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles

G05D1/0276—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle

G05D1/028—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle using a RF signal

AU56551/86A
1986-03-10
1986-04-23
Optical beacon automatic guided vehicle system

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US838088

1986-03-10

US06/838,088

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1986-03-10
1986-03-10
Automatic guided vehicle system

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1986-03-10
1986-04-23
Optical beacon automatic guided vehicle system

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