Described herein is a self-driving log forwarder shuttle system (1) comprising a self-driving log forwarder shuttle (20) a mobile charging station (10). The self-driving log forwarding shuttle (20) comprises an electrical energy storage (24), a log loading compartment (21) for receiving harvested logs, a traction arrangement (22) powered by the electrical energy storage (24) and configured to drive the shuttle (20), and a controller (26) connected to the traction arrangement (22) and configured to control the driving of the shuttle (20). The mobile charging station (10) comprises a fuel reservoir (12), an electrical energy generator (13) fuelled by a fuel from the fuel reservoir (12), and a traction arrangement (11) powered by the electrical energy generator (13) and configured to drive the mobile charging station (10). The shuttle (20) and mobile charging station (10) each comprise a respective electrical coupling (23) configured to mutually couple, thereby enabling charging of the electrical energy storage (24) of the shuttle (20) by the electrical energy generator (13) of the mobile charging station (10). Further described herein is a method for controlling such a system (1), the method comprising receiving logs in the log loading compartment (21) of the shuttle (20) and charging the electrical energy storage (24) of the shuttle (20) using the electrical energy generator (13) of the mobile charging station (10), wherein said receiving and said charging are at least partially simultaneous.
SELF-DRIVING LOG FORWARDER SHUTTLE
SELBSTFAHRENDES LOG-FORWARDER-SHUTTLE
NAVETTE DE TRANSFERT DE BILLES À AUTO-ENTRAÎNEMENT
2024-08-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |
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