Method of route management
AssigneePatou Investments (Pty) Ltd
InventorTudor Drummond Wolff
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Abstract
A method of route management includes the steps of: (i) providing a plurality of vehicles; (ii) providing pathways along which the vehicles may travel; (iii) determining the current position of each of the vehicles; (iv) associating a destination with each of the vehicles; and (v) determining a first optimal route and speed profile for each vehicle from their current position to the destination, which first optimal route and speed profile for each vehicle is: determined to avoid collision between vehicles; and based on a total efficiency rating for all the vehicles.
Claims8
A method of route management including the steps of:
- providing a plurality of vehicles;
- providing pathways along which the vehicles may travel;
- providing a control system for guiding the plurality of vehicles along the pathways;
- determining the current position of each of the vehicles;
- associating a destination with each of the vehicles;
- determining a first optimal route and speed profile for each vehicle from their current position to the destination, which first optimal route and speed profile for each vehicle is:
- determined to avoid collision between vehicles;
- and
- based on a total efficiency rating for all the vehicles;
- and
- operating the control system to guide each of the vehicles along its respective first optimal route.
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