Transport facility

A transport facility, comprising:

• at least one transport vehicle configured to transport a transport article;
• a transport control device configured to communicate with the at least one transport vehicle to control the at least one transport vehicle;
• a communication system configured to allow communication between the at least one transport vehicle and the transport control device;
• and a monitoring system configured to monitor a status of the communication system, and wherein:
• the communication system comprises a plurality of wireless transmitter-receivers distributed throughout an area in which the transport vehicle travels, each transmitter-receiver of the plurality of wireless transmitter-receivers defining a communication area, the plurality of wireless transmitter receivers configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicle communicator in the at least one transport vehicle, the communication system configured to connect the plurality of wireless transmitter-receivers to the transport control device to allow communication with the transport control device, the monitoring system comprises a travel data obtainer, a connection data obtainer, a display configured to display information, and a controller, the travel data obtainer is configured to obtain travel data comprising position information and time information in a manner associated with each other, the position information indicating a position of the at least one transport vehicle, the time information indicating time, the connection data obtainer is configured to obtain connection data comprising connection destination information and the time information in a manner associated with each other, the connection destination information indicating a relationship between the vehicle communicator and a destination wireless transmitter-receiver to which the vehicle communicator is connected based on the transport vehicle being within the communication area of the destination wireless transmitter-receiver, and the destination wireless transmitter-receiver is included in the plurality of wireless transmitter-receivers, the connection destination information comprises transmitter-receiver specifying information identifying the destination wireless transmitter-receiver to which the vehicle communicator is connected, and the controller is configured to perform a display process of causing the display to display connection information based on the travel data and the connection data, the connection information indicating a relationship between the position of the at least one transport vehicle and the destination wireless transmitter-receiver to which the at least one transport vehicle is connected at the position;
• wherein:
• the monitoring system is configured to refer to map data indicating a map of a travel path of the at least one transport vehicle, the controller causes, in the display process, the display to display the map based on the map data and to display, on the map, a first mark indicating a position of at least one particular wireless transmitter-receiver among the plurality of wireless transmitter-receivers and a second mark indicating a position of the at least one transport vehicle as the connection information, and the controller causes, in the display process, the display to display a connected transport vehicle among the at least one transport vehicle, the connected transport vehicle being connected to the at least one particular wireless transmitter-receiver, in a manner different from a manner in which the display displays an unconnected transport vehicle among the at least one transport vehicle.