Provided is a technique by which, in an article transport facility in which a plurality of article transport vehicles travel along a track so as to transport articles, it is possible to appropriately detect an obstacle that may possibly come into contact with the plurality of article transport vehicles, without hindering the smooth travel of the article transport vehicles. An article transport vehicle includes an obstacle sensor 8 having a detection area E that includes at least the width of the own vehicle and that expands in the advancing direction, controls the travel of the own vehicle, based on as front inter-object distance FD corresponding to own-vehicle position information indicating a position Qf of the own vehicle and front object position information indicating a position Qp on a track of a front object that is located in front of the own vehicle and whose position on the track is specified, and sets a length DD of the detection area E along the advancing direction of the obstacle sensor 8 to be variable according to the front inter-object distance FD such that the length DD is less than the front inter-object distance FD.
ARTICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLE
ARTIKELTRANSPORTFAHRZEUG
VÉHICULE DE TRANSPORT D'ARTICLE
2019-11-20
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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