Rail vehicle system, rail vehicle, and visual sensing device

A rail vehicle configured to travel on a rail, comprising:

• a vehicle body configured to travel on the rail;
• a processing device disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the processing device includes:
• a communication module configured to be communicatively connected to a remote device, wherein the communication module is configured to receive a travel data transmitted by the remote device;
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• a calculation module electrically connected to the communication module, wherein when the communication module receives the travel data, the calculation module is configured to control the vehicle body to travel on the rail along a travel direction;
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• a visual sensing device disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the visual sensing device is electrically connected to the processing device, and the visual sensing device includes:
• an image capture module disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the image capture module is configured to capture an image from one side of the vehicle body to generate an image capture data, and wherein the image capture module is configured to transmit the image capture data to the processing device;
• a laser emitting module disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the laser emitting module is disposed near the image capture module, and the laser emitting module is configured to emit a laser beam toward one side of the vehicle body;
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• a laser receiving module disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the laser receiving module is disposed near the image capture module, wherein the laser receiving module is configured to receive the laser beam reflected by an object that is located at one side of the vehicle body, and after the laser receiving module receives the reflected laser beam, the laser receiving module correspondingly generates a laser sensing data, and wherein the laser receiving module is configured to transmit the laser sensing data to the processing device,
• wherein in a process where the processing device controls the vehicle body to travel on the rail along the travel direction, the image capture module continuously captures images and continuously transmits the image capture data to the processing device, the laser emitting module continuously emits the laser beam, and the laser receiving module continuously receives the reflected laser beam and continuously transmits the laser sensing data to the processing device, and
• wherein in the process where the processing device controls the vehicle body to travel on the rail along the travel direction, the calculation module determines whether or not to change at least one of a travel speed and the travel direction of the vehicle body according to at least one of the image capture data and at least one of the laser sensing data.

A visual sensing device configured to be disposed on a rail vehicle, wherein the rail vehicle is configured to travel on a rail along a travel direction, and the rail vehicle includes a processing device, the visual sensing device comprising:

• a vision calculation module;
• an image capture module configured to capture an image from one side of the vehicle body to generate an image capture data, wherein the image capture module is electrically connected to the vision calculation module, and wherein the image capture module is configured to transmit the image capture data to the vision calculation module;
• a laser emitting module disposed near the image capture module, wherein the laser emitting module is configured to emit a laser beam toward one side of the vehicle body;
• a laser receiving module disposed near the image capture module, wherein the laser receiving module is configured to receive the laser beam reflected by an object that is located at one side of the vehicle body, and after the laser receiving module receives the reflected laser beam, the laser receiving module correspondingly generates a laser sensing data, and wherein the laser receiving module is configured to transmit the laser sensing data to the vision calculation module;
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• a connection unit electrically connected to the vision calculation module, wherein the connection unit is connected to the processing device, and the connection unit is configured to transmit the image capture data and the laser sensing data to the processing device, and wherein the vision calculation module is configured to receive a start signal transmitted by the processing module through the connection unit,
• wherein when the vision calculation module receives the start signal through the connection unit, the vision calculation module controls the image capture module, the laser emitting module, and the laser receiving module to be operated, and the vision calculation module transmits the image capture data and the laser sensing data to the processing device through the connection unit, so that when the rail vehicle travels, the processing device is configured to determine whether or not to change at least one of a travel speed and the travel direction according to the image capture data and the laser sensing data.