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AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorsIngvar Hognaland, Ivar Fjeldheim, Jørgen Djuve Heggebø
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Method and vehicle for tracking the position of a remotely operated vehicle following a set route relative to tracks laid out on a frame structure forming a grid, the vehicle having first and second sets of wheels connected to drives for moving the vehicle in corresponding x- and y-directions on the grid, the method comprising: receiving information of the number of track crossings to pass between start and stop positions in x- and y-directions according to the set route; directing sensors attached to the vehicle at the tracks along the route of the vehicle; detecting and monitoring track crossings passed when moving the vehicle in the x- and y-directions according to the set route, and transmitting a signal to a controller, controlling the drives of the wheels of the vehicle, when the number of track crossings passed is close to the total number of track crossings to pass between the start and stop positions in respective x- and y-directions along the set route.
A method for tracking a position of a remotely operated vehicle following a set route relative to tracks laid out on a frame structure forming a storage grid, the vehicle having first and second sets of wheels connected to drives for moving the vehicle in corresponding x- and y-directions on the storage grid, comprising:
A remotely operated vehicle capable of tracking its own position and following a set route relative to tracks laid out on a frame structure forming a storage grid, the vehicle having first and seconds sets of wheels connected to drives for moving the vehicle in corresponding x- and y-directions on the storage grid, said vehicle comprising:
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