A method for determining the position of one or more automated guided vehicles in an environment, the method comprising: receiving from a first automated guided vehicle information comprising an initial estimate of the position of the automated guided vehicle, said initial estimate based on a vehicle position measurement system associated with the vehicle; receiving from the first automated guided vehicle safety scanner information form a contactless safety scanner associated with the vehicle, said safety scanner information comprising information regarding the presence of one or more objects within a zone outside of the vehicle monitored by the scanner; identifying, from the safety scanner information, the presence of one or more navigational markers having a predetermined size, shape, and location; and determining an updated location of the automated guided vehicle based on the received initially determined location information and the location of the one or more detected navigational markers.
Automated guided vehicle guidance system
2017-09-13
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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