The present invention relates to an autonomous follower vehicle configured for following a guide element. The autonomous follower vehicle wirelessly determines the location of the guide element, maps the location of the guide element over time as a path, and controls a drive system on the autonomous vehicle to follow the same path traversed by the guide element, preferably using inertial navigation. Figure 8
AUTONOMOUS FOLLOWER VEHICLE
2025-01-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS |
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